30 Years Ago: The Bombing of Earth First! Activists Judi Bari and Darryl Cherney
Bay Area Coalition for Headwaters On May 24, 1990, a pipe bomb planted in the car of Earth First! activist Judi Bari exploded, sending her and fellow activist Darryl Cherney to Highland Hospital in Oakland—Judi with life-threatening injuries. Despite the location of the bomb—hidden under her driver’s seat—the FBI proceeded to blame Judi and Darryl…
Read MorePODs: A Solution to Fire in the Time of Climate Change
By Joseph Vaile, KS Wild While all of us are focused on the COVID-19 virus and the widespread impacts on our lives and communities, we know that fire season is looming on the horizon. While our lives feel at a total standstill, nature continues onward. Wildfire season will come this summer, and we will be…
Read MoreSalmon Creek Grassland Reclamation Project Brings In Biodiversity
By Kyle Keegan, Fools Farm Over a two-year period, two $10,000 U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service grants were awarded to the Fool’s Farm in the Salmon Creek watershed, tributary of the South Fork Eel, to carry out local grassland reclamation. The project’s focus was to remove encroaching conifers on approximately 10 acres of historic grasslands.…
Read MoreEel River Fall Chinook 2019–2020 Run Declines Due to Variable Ocean Conditions
Eel River Recovery Project Times are changing in the world of salmon assessment on the Eel River as technology provides more accurate counts than people can, with sonar in the river and drones in the sky. But the data does not provide good news about fish-run trends. The 2019–2020 fall Chinook Salmon escapement (the number…
Read MoreNeotropical Migrant Songbirds: A Miraculous Journey
By Kyle Keegan, Fools Farm As the days become longer and the storms of winter pass, each year brings the promise of an ancient ritual that has taken place on the North Coast for millennia—spring migration. Oak woodlands, forests, and meadows that were virtually silent during winter months come alive with the songs and antics…
Read MoreRedwood Creek Flow-Enhancement Efforts Focus on the Marshall Ranch
By Salmonid Restoration Federation Since 2013, Salmonid Restoration Federation has been conducting low-flow monitoring in Redwood Creek, a critical tributary to the South Fork Eel River. With funding from the Wildlife Conservation Board and the California Department of Fish and Wildlife, SRF and Stillwater Sciences have been exploring the feasibility of various streamflow enhancement opportunities…
Read MoreSPAWN to Remove Central California’s Top-Priority Fish Barrier This Summer
Salmon Protection And Watershed Network The Salmon Protection And Watershed Network (SPAWN) will manage another large-scale restoration project on the former San Geronimo golf course this summer to remove the highest-priority fish passage obstacle in central California, which currently limits the migration of endangered Coho Salmon and threatened Steelhead Trout and creates poor habitat conditions.…
Read MoreCancelled: Summer Adventure Camp
Unfortunately, due to the continued Covid-19 restrictions on gatherings, Summer Camp is cancelled this year. Field Activities for Kids in Southern Humboldt and Northern Mendocino Friends of the Lost Coast Summer Adventure Camp (SAC) is a science and nature day camp for children 4–13 years old. A program of Friends of the Lost Coast (formerly Lost…
Read MoreTwo Klamath National Forest Timber Sales
One Is an Old-Growth Timber Grab, The Other Is a Legitimate Plantation Thinning Project These days many Forest Service timber planners like to call everything they propose “restoration,” regardless of the impacts to wildlife and watersheds. So it’s always a good idea to get out on the ground and make sure that the agency rhetoric…
Read MoreMendocino National Forest Backtracks on Logging Project Amidst Scrutiny
1,284 Acres Spared from Logging Under Revised Plan Environmental Protection Information Center Another EPIC win: In response to criticism by the public, the Mendocino National Forest has drastically scaled back proposed logging in the “Green Flat Restoration Project.” Originally planned for 1,534 acres, the Forest Service is now proposing to cut 250 acres. The agency…
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