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Supervisors Limiting Cannabis Ordinance To Residential Grows

By kevpod

“What’s caused a lot of the furor in this county and in general is the industrial level of marijuana growing that’s happening in our county and is destroying our environment – that’s the problem,” she continued. »

Volunteer Trail Stewards To Work In Arcata Community Forest

By kevpod

An orientation and initial organizing meeting for all interested volunteers will be held Thursday, Feb. 28 at 6 p.m. in the Council Chamber at Arcata City Hall. Contact Rees Hughes at (707) 826-0163 or hughes@humboldt.edu with any questions. »

Arcata Ridge Trail In Home Stretch

By kevpod

A $180,000 grant is anticipated, leaving an estimated $10,000 gap. Those wishing to assist with closing that funding gap may make a donation via the Humboldt Area Foundation website, make a check out to the City of Arcata Forest Fund and send or deliver it to City Hall, or donate auction items to and... »

Mark Andre: Seeking a Sister Forest in Belize

By kevpod

Arcata’s Forest Management Committee (FMC) is a City Council appointed technical advisory committee with expertise in forest ecology, wildlife, fisheries, geology and watershed management. The FMC met and discussed the potential for a sister forest arrangement with Belize and they enthusiastically endorsed the concept. »

Bottled Water, Razor Wire Trip Up Arcata Resource Recovery Center

By kevpod

“Sometimes you learn from the curve,” Schager said. “We’ll have to try something else.” »

‘Adaptation’ Building Green Communities Conference Begins – July 19, 2012

By kevpod

Humboldt Plan It Green is holding its sixth annual Building Green Communities conference from Thursday, July 19 through Saturday, July 21, highlighting the theme, Adaptation: Creating a Resilient Future. »

Newly Flooded Baylands Estuaries Open Up For Eco-Business – December 21, 2011

By kevpod

The Baylands project helps establish a connectivity of habitat encompassing over 1,300 acres of local, state and federally-protected lands adjacent to the northern edge of Humboldt Bay. »

Robert Eckart: The Nature Walk… To The Bank – September 26, 2010

By kevpod

In most parts of the world where I have worked, this might be known as “protection money” and usually stays out of the courts. Now, all this has been allegedly accomplished within the Superior Court system, so it is NOT illegal. Therefore, to an environmentalist, it might not seem so heinous, except that it... »

Ted Halstead: One Man’s Battle Against Armies Of Nighttime Dumpers – May 13, 2010

By kevpod

If you’re looking for a wonderful place to kayak, bird watch, paint, bike, run or walk, Liscom Slough will not disappoint. It is a beautiful place that is worthy of a better fate. »

Out With Ted At The Scene Of The Grime – May 13, 2010

By kevpod

You wonder what thoughts might pass through the dumpers’ minds as they hurl pollution into the waters. “I’m a good person” probably isn’t one of those thoughts, but who knows? There’s almost certainly some self-justifying rationale for the wrongness. »