Comments on: Brad Job: Rapacious Grows Destroy Habitat, Undo Restoration Work – January 29, 2012

By: Cannabis Grows Draining Water, Polluting Habitat, Razing Forests, Destroying Watersheds | The Arcata Eye

Wed, 08 May 2013 18:08:03 +0000

[...] presentations have been made across the region and to those who have been at them or read news reports on them, none of it is [...]

By: Local Fish Biologist

Local Fish Biologist — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 23:59:59 +0000

Yes Rick, growing is the problem, legal or not. The illegal withdraw of water from fish-bearing creeks is HUGE and getting worse. Then add in the fertilizers, desiel fuel, chemicals and trash. These folks think they’re so groovy, yet in their greed to make more $$$$, they trash and dewater the creeks all over northern CA that steelhead and coho salmon require for summer rearing. In 2010 we had to deal with a huge grow on State Park property just upstream from a restoration project site. It was utterly disgusting, including the fertilizer they dumped directly into two dammed tribs where water lines were located. No regard for the environment……just money, baby, money. Glad they got their plants ripped out of the ground!

By: Diff Timezone

Diff Timezone — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 13:12:05 +0000

Bravo, Mr. Job, and The Eye, bravo. I’ve been waiting years for someone to raise this topic. I got out of the grow scene a long time ago, partly because of this issue. I’ve never seen the scale of clearing depicted in the photos, but the high-powered fertilizer, water consumption and pollution, animal traps, rat poison, abandoned plastic grow bags and PVC pipe, fuel leaks, latrines, not to mention the firearms and paranoia, were all too much. Ironically, or should I say, hypocritically, most of the growers I know who are responsible for what I saw are avid and active environmentalists. Some are environmental lawyers. Don’t let the growers bullshit you, Brad, it’s all about the money, period. Maybe legalization is the answer, but in the meantime, don’t get your hopes up.

By: Hydro-nerd

Hydro-nerd — Tue, 31 Jan 2012 07:28:35 +0000

What are the odds of an environmentally ignorant grower (a stupid person, if you insist, Humboldt Rick) reading a letter to the editor and then slightly changing their behavior so that salmon and steelhead populations are less likely to go extinct? Oh, that’s right, they’re stupid, so they probably don’t read the Eye. But, Rick did… Now I’m confused. Oh hell, now this has turned into a hit piece on him. Sorry dude.

By: Growing Weed Soil | Legal cannabis grower speaks out | What Else Could You Use To Develop Weed Apart From Soil? | Weed Strains Medical Marijuana

Mon, 30 Jan 2012 17:17:01 +0000

[...] Legal cannabis grower speaks out The grower says he uses only organic soil and fertilizers and filtered water to grow his plants. There are currently 631 people in Alberta who are licensed to buy medical marijuana. A Calgary man who runs a legal marijuana grow operation in his home … Read more on CTV.ca Brad Job: Rapacious Cultivates Destroy Habitat, Undo Restoration Work – January 29 … However, increased sedimentation is not the only or necessarily the worst environmental consequence of rapacious pot growing out in the hills. The giant hunk of failing fill is located right above Bear Creek where it exits the King Range NCA could not … Read more on Arcata Eye [...]

By: kevpod

kevpod — Sun, 29 Jan 2012 21:25:41 +0000

What’s nonsensical about it?

By: Humboldt Rick

Humboldt Rick — Sun, 29 Jan 2012 20:44:24 +0000

The blame is misdirected. Cannabis cultivation is NOT the problem. The problem (aside from the legalization issue) is stupid people! Maybe science education (and education in general) should be broadened and made effective so that Americans can be an educated group of people and know how to treat the environment. This article seems to be nothing more than a hit-piece written by some anti-marijuana crusader. You really shouldn’t publish such nonsense, Kevin.

By: kevpod

kevpod — Sun, 29 Jan 2012 16:23:48 +0000

Maybe, common sense police, we could just show up at the voting booth and legalize cannabis rather than fight wars and misuse apostrophes?

By: common sense police

common sense police — Sun, 29 Jan 2012 13:26:07 +0000

Yet another side effect of marijuana prohibition. The only danger from marijuana is CAUSED by its prohibition. There is no argument that can be made to keep it illegal so the government just stonewalls us and continues it’s war on American citizens. As Americans it is our duty to rebel against this tyranny. Growing marijuana is the patriotic thing to do honestly, if for no other reason than as a means to fight our oppressive government. If you have the seeds then plant them everywhere and when the government cannot sustain it’s war trying to destroy patriotic Americans we will have won. Overgrow the government!
End welfare for law enforcement.