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THE ECONEWS REPORT: Building Cities for People, Not Cars
The EcoNews Report / Sept. 5, 2020, 10 a.m. / Environment
… THE ECONEWS REPORT: Building Cities for People, Not Cars Three major phenomena are shaping the future of the transportation system in Humboldt County and nationwide: climate …
VICTORY ACHIEVED! Local Gardener Harvests Giant Veggies From His Pandemic Plot
Stephanie McGeary / Sept. 3, 2020, 12:07 p.m. / Community , Food , garden
… to Grow Their Own FoodTHE ECONEWS REPORT: Victory Gardens! …
THE ECONEWS REPORT: ‘Dog Ranch’ Dunes Saved from Development
The EcoNews Report / Aug. 22, 2020, 10 a.m. / Environment
… will create a continuous connected area of more than 1,600 acres of dunes, including the furthest southern extent of coastal dune forest in the world.AUDIO:”The EcoNews Report,” August 22, 2020.LINKS …
THE ECONEWS REPORT: Round-up Show! Billboards, Birdwatching and the Trump Administration’s Attack on Federal Environmental Laws
LoCO Staff / Aug. 8, 2020, 10 a.m. / Environment
… THE ECONEWS REPORT: Round-up Show! Billboards, Birdwatching and the Trump Administration's Attack on Federal Environmental Laws This week's show is a lightning round …
THE ECONEWS REPORT: What Will the Next Plan for the Northwest’s Forests Look Like?
The EcoNews Report / Aug. 1, 2020, 10 a.m. / Environment
… to incorporate everything we've learned in the last quarter-century.AUDIO:”The EcoNews Report,” Aug. 1, 2020LINKS:The Northwest Forest Plan (Wikipedia)The Wilderness SocietyMike Anderson …
Green Diamond Asks Locals to Stay off the Strawberry Rock Trail For a While Due to Logging Operations in the Surrounding Area
LoCO Staff / July 29, 2020, 12:02 p.m. / Nature
… Green Diamond Asks Locals to Stay off the Strawberry Rock Trail For a While Due to Logging Operations in the Surrounding Area ###PREVIOUSLY: THE ECONEWS REPORT: Treesits and Forest Defense …
THE ECONEWS REPORT: A State of the Klamath Update: A Spirited Discussion on What That Big Federal Energy Regulatory Commission Decision Means
LoCO Staff / July 25, 2020, 10 a.m. / Environment
… THE ECONEWS REPORT: A State of the Klamath Update: A Spirited Discussion on What That Big Federal Energy Regulatory Commission Decision Means Copco #1 dam. Photo: U.S. Fish …
THE ECONEWS REPORT: A Proposed New Central Valley Dam Could Have Big Impacts on the Trinity River
The EcoNews Report / July 18, 2020, 10 a.m. / Environment
… THE ECONEWS REPORT: A Proposed New Central Valley Dam Could Have Big Impacts on the Trinity River A big ol' chinook. Photo: California Sea Grant, Creative Commons license …
THE ECONEWS REPORT: Treesits and Forest Defense in 2020
The EcoNews Report / July 11, 2020, 10 a.m. / Environment
… THE ECONEWS REPORT: Treesits and Forest Defense in 2020 Photo: Redwood Forest Defense.Tom Wheeler (Environmental Protection Information Center) talks with Meredith of Redwood …
THE ECONEWS REPORT: The State of the Klamath
The EcoNews Report / July 4, 2020, 10 a.m. / Environment
… THE ECONEWS REPORT: The State of the Klamath Mouth of the Klamath, at Requa. Photo: California Coastal Records Project.What's the state of the Klamath River in July 2020 …
THE ECONEWS REPORT: Let’s Talk About the Fabulous Abalone, With Author Ann Vileisis
LoCO Staff / June 27, 2020, 10 a.m. / Environment
… THE ECONEWS REPORT: Let's Talk About the Fabulous Abalone, With Author Ann Vileisis Photo: Wikimedia.Explore the exciting world of abalone! Author, naturalist …
THE ECONEWS REPORT: Why Spring- and Summer-Run Salmonids are So Damn Interesting and Weird
The EcoNews Report / June 20, 2020, 10 a.m. / Environment
… THE ECONEWS REPORT: Why Spring- and Summer-Run Salmonids are So Damn Interesting and Weird Spring-run chinook and summer-run steelhead are exceedingly strange creatures. What …
THE ECONEWS REPORT: Kristen Lark, Ranger of the Six River National Forest’s Mad River Ranger District
The EcoNews Report / June 13, 2020, 10 a.m. / Environment
… THE ECONEWS REPORT: Kristen Lark, Ranger of the Six River National Forest's Mad River Ranger District Better know a ranger district! Kristen Lark, ranger of the Six River …
THE ECONEWS REPORT: Humboldt Social Media-Friendly Naturalist John Griffith
The EcoNews Report / May 23, 2020, 10 a.m. / Environment
… THE ECONEWS REPORT: Humboldt Social Media-Friendly Naturalist John Griffith John Griffith waited 20 years for his dream job. At long last, he is a naturalist at Humboldt Redwoods …
THE ECONEWS REPORT: Roundup — Dams, Billboards, Wildfire Smoke and All the Recent News
The EcoNews Report / May 16, 2020, 10 a.m. / Environment
… THE ECONEWS REPORT: Roundup — Dams, Billboards, Wildfire Smoke and All the Recent News Photo: PG&E.A roundup of local environmental news from Gang …
THE ECONEWS REPORT: An Existential Toolkit for the Climate Generation
The EcoNews Report / May 9, 2020, 10 a.m. / Environment
… THE ECONEWS REPORT: An Existential Toolkit for the Climate Generation Illustration: “Angst,” by Johann Robert Schürch.Humboldt State professor Sarah Jaquette Ray talks …
THE ECONEWS REPORT: Welcome to the Wonderful New World of Electric Bicycles!
The EcoNews Report / May 2, 2020, 10 a.m. / Environment
… THE ECONEWS REPORT: Welcome to the Wonderful New World of Electric Bicycles! Everything you ever wanted to know about e-bikes! Tom Wheeler is joined by Chris Johnson of Adventure …
THE ECONEWS REPORT: Backyard Birding for the Bored!
The EcoNews Report / April 25, 2020, 10 a.m. / Environment
… THE ECONEWS REPORT: Backyard Birding for the Bored! Gulls by Audubon.Are you bored at home? Do you keep seeing a bird in your backyard and wonder, “what are you …
THE ECONEWS REPORT: Humboldt’s Climate Action Plan, With County Planner Connor McGuigan
The EcoNews Report / April 11, 2020, 10 a.m. / Environment
… THE ECONEWS REPORT: Humboldt's Climate Action Plan, With County Planner Connor McGuigan Photo: National Weather Service, Woodley Island Office.###Connor McGuigan, lead …
THE ECONEWS REPORT: Victory Gardens!
The EcoNews Report / April 4, 2020, 10 a.m. / Environment
… THE ECONEWS REPORT: Victory Gardens! Illustration: Wikimedia###Grocery store shelves got you anxious about food security? Bored at home with nothing to do? Start a Victory …
THE ECONEWS REPORT: Rep. Jared Huffman on the Federal COVID-19 Response
The EcoNews Report / March 25, 2020, 6:55 a.m. / Environment
… THE ECONEWS REPORT: Rep. Jared Huffman on the Federal COVID-19 Response Clockwise from left: Huffman, Greacen, Wheeler. Congressman Huffman joins the Green Gang to talk about …
THE ECONEWS REPORT: Let’s Talk About Transportation Emissions
The EcoNews Report / March 14, 2020, 10 a.m. / Environment
… THE ECONEWS REPORT: Let's Talk About Transportation Emissions Photo: Daniel R. Blume, Creative Commons license.###Dan Jacobson of Environment California joins the Green Gang …
THE ECONEWS REPORT: How Can We Be Happy, Healthy, Effective Activists and People?
The EcoNews Report / March 7, 2020, 10 a.m. / Environment
… THE ECONEWS REPORT: How Can We Be Happy, Healthy, Effective Activists and People? Photo: Fabrice Florin, Creative Commons Licence.Scott Greacen, Jen Kalt and Tom Wheeler discuss …
THE ECONEWS REPORT: The Wildlands Conservancy Protects Valuable California Ecology by Buying it Up
The EcoNews Report / Feb. 29, 2020, 10 a.m. / Environment
… THE ECONEWS REPORT: The Wildlands Conservancy Protects Valuable California Ecology by Buying it Up This week: Emily Allee of the Wildlands Conservancy joins Tom Wheeler (of EPIC …
THE ECONEWS REPORT: Local Hugo-Award Winning Author Becky Chambers Talks About Her Worlds and This One
The EcoNews Report / Feb. 22, 2020, 10 a.m. / Environment
… THE ECONEWS REPORT: Local Hugo-Award Winning Author Becky Chambers Talks About Her Worlds and This One Becky Chambers, local resident and Hugo Award-winning science fiction author …
THE ECONEWS REPORT: Dead Billboards, The Great Redwood Trail and More!
The EcoNews Report / Feb. 15, 2020, 10 a.m. / Environment
… THE ECONEWS REPORT: Dead Billboards, The Great Redwood Trail and More! It's an environmental news roundup conrnucopia, as Alicia Hamann of Friends of the Eel joins us to talk …
THE ECONEWS REPORT: Monte Merrick, Wildlife Rescuer, Tells Us About His Work and Offers Some Tips
The EcoNews Report / Feb. 8, 2020, 10 a.m. / Environment
… THE ECONEWS REPORT: Monte Merrick, Wildlife Rescuer, Tells Us About His Work and Offers Some Tips What do you do when a raccoon is living in the walls of your home? What about when …
THE ECONEWS REPORT: Lessons From Terra-Gen
The EcoNews Report / Feb. 5, 2020, 12:10 p.m. / Environment
… THE ECONEWS REPORT: Lessons From Terra-Gen ###Note: The Econews Report, which is usually published Saturday morning at 10 a.m., is late this week. Sorry! —Ed.###A divided …
THE ECONEWS REPORT: How Can We Make the Outdoors an Inclusive Space?
The EcoNews Report / Jan. 25, 2020, 10 a.m. / Environment
… THE ECONEWS REPORT: How Can We Make the Outdoors an Inclusive Space? On this week's episode, Luis Villa, Director of Latino Outdoors, joins the Green Gang to talk about how …