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David Rains Wallace, the revered chronicler of the majesty and mystery of North Coast wildlands, appears Thursday, Sep. 10 at the Arcata Playhouse for a reading and interview with North Coast writer and activist Greg King. Doors open at 6:30, and the event begins at 7:30. Cost is $10, students $8. Tickets are available at Read more
Our presentation on pesticide use at the Smith River estuary is now up on YouTube.Read More
CORRECTION: The meeting begins at 10, not 9. Please attend the Del Norte County Board of Supervisors meeting next Tuesday, May 26 at 10 a.m. to hear a presentation by the state Water Board on toxicity at the estuary, and you add your voice for a clean and healthy Smith River, from headwaters to the Read more
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We’ve been overwhelmed by the concern and support shown for the Smith River estuary, coming from all parts of the West. Combined with a great turnout (more than 100 people) for our presentation at HSU April 2, I’d say we have a constituency for change. Thanks to all. Soon we will link to a professional Read more
Hope you can make it! 6:30 April 2, Kate Buchanan Room, Humboldt State University Read more
In March 2015, in one of the most Orwellian displays of deference to industry ever shown by a California state agency, the California Department of Pesticide Regulation (DPR) gave Easter lily farmers an “Integrated Pest Management (IPM) Innovator Award” for allegedly reducing pesticide use “by about 50 percent over the last 20 years.” Read More
Often a non-profit organization will put out a fundraising plea asking supporters to “match” a certain major contribution. It’s usually wishful thinking. After Siskiyou Land Conservancy received a $25,000 grant from the San Francisco-based Lisa and Douglas Goldman Fund, late last year, for our work to reduce pesticide use at the Smith River estuary, we Read more
State and federal regulators charged with protecting public trust values — such as clean air and water, healthy wildlife, and human health — are apparently uninterested in enforcing laws that should protect the estuary. It was in spring of 2014 that Siskiyou Land Conservancy obtained the clearest evidence that pesticides are indeed poisoning one of Read more