Register for Upcoming Workshops on Challenging White Bias in Environmentalism!
The Whiteness Within: Challenging White Supremacy Culture August 10 & 11, 3pm – 5pm Sponsored by Southern Humboldt Organic & Regenerative Education (SHORE) and OpenArt Group Click here to register. A sliding scale donation is requested and goes exclusively to the BIPOC (Black, Indigenous, and people of color) facilitators and workshop advisors. This online workshop…
Read MoreEnvironmental Justice in Native California: Free Summer Webinar Series
The speaker series focuses on issues such as the state of California’s salmon, culture, advocacy & environmental justice for Tribal communities, sustainable food systems, and direct action & allyship with Indigenous movements.
Read MoreNo More Prescribed-Fire Barriers: Lessons from Lamprey
By Lenya Quinn-Davidson On a typical summer weekend in the late 1990s, you might have found me amid other teenagers, all lounging in the sun a few miles up the road from my house at one of our favorite swimming holes. At this place, the cool waters of Hayfork Creek tumble through a series of…
Read MoreFrom the River to the Ridge: MRC and Partners Continue Coastal Prairie and Estuary Restoration the King Range National Conservation Area
By Hugh McGee, Program Director,Mattole Restoration Council Over the past several years Mattole Restoration Council (MRC) has been working with the Mattole Salmon Group, the Bureau of Land Management (BLM), various federal and state agencies, and local contractors to implement multiple phases of two important ecosystem restoration projects in the King Range National Conservation Area:…
Read MoreWhat Do I Do if I Find a Baby?
By Traci Pellar Bird The first thing to ask if a baby has fallen from its nest is: “Is it a fledgling or a nestling?” A fledgling has some feathers and can perch and hop. A nestling is fluffy with maybe some partially formed feathers. They usually can cry pretty loud, so let them cry…
Read MoreStream Orchid
Epipactus Gigantea By Cheryl Lisin At first it is easy for stream orchid flowers to go unnoticed. From a distance, the flowers appear brownish green, but up close one is treated to a rainbow of colors! Once you notice one, all the flowers around you will pop into view. Ranging from British Columbia south to…
Read MoreOcean-Going Coho End Season Strong
By Salmon Protection And Watershed Network (SPAWN) This year’s coho salmon smolt season in Marin County’s San Geronimo Creek marked a significant year for the endangered species! After installing a fyke net trap on San Geronimo Creek—the largest free-flowing tributary to Lagunitas Creek—and monitoring coho migration for seven weeks in mid-April, the Salmon Protection And…
Read MoreCollaborative Partnerships Key to Restoring the Mattole River Watershed
Starting in 2002, MRC, MSG, and SFI entered into subcontracting arrangements to complete various restoration and watershed planning projects under the umbrella of the Mattole River and Range Partnership (MRRP).
Read MoreMonitoring Aquaculture Growth and Impacts in Humboldt Bay
By Salmonid Restoration Foundation In May 2020, the Salmonid Restoration Foundation (SRF) was awarded a grant from the Rose Foundation’s California Watershed Protection Fund for its project on Humboldt Bay Aquaculture Research, Outreach, and Education. This project proposes to track the Nordic Aquafarms project (NAF), advocate on behalf of the community, communicate important information to…
Read MoreLow Flow Monitoring in the South Fork Eel River
By Salmonid Restoration Federation The South Fork Eel River provides critical habitat for coho salmon and other aquatic species including steelhead, red-tailed frogs, lamprey, and Pacific giant salamanders. Juvenile salmon utilize different parts of the watershed from the tributaries to the mainstem during various stages of their life cycle. The forested tributaries of the South…
Read MoreTrees Foundation Welcomes Mid-Eel Watershed Stewards
This spring, Trees Foundation was thrilled to welcome Mid-Eel Watershed Stewards (MEWS) into our Fiscal Sponsorship umbrella. Fiscal Sponsorship is one of the primary ways that Trees Foundation supports the North Coast grassroots environmental community. It allows groups to move swiftly forward in accomplishing their objectives, while we handle the 501(c)3 bookkeeping and financial reporting required to accept tax-deductible donations and grant funding. We asked MEWS founding member Mickey Bailey to share more with Forest & River News readers about this emerging organization.
Read MorePoem: The Rage of the Barred Owl
Barred Owls have been migrating to the North Coast for decades. As a less specialized species than the Northern Spotted Owl, they have been able to move successfully into the habitat of this old-growth-dependent and endangered species. Previously, the decline or “poor population performance” of the Northern Spotted Owl was blamed on the disappearance of old and mature forests. But now the guilt has settled on the Barred Owl, who interbreeds with the Northern Spotted Owl and is therefore accused of “genetic swamping” along with habitat invasion. So, shooting Barred Owls has been accepted as a mitigation for cutting down more ancient forest. Hence, the Barred Owl’s rage. Click READ MORE for poem.
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