SLC Administrator

Many supporters of Siskiyou Land Conservancy are aware that the organization grew out of the Smith River Project. Siskiyou Land Conservancy now serves five counties in Northwestern California, but our commitment to the Smith River has never waned. Recently the Siskiyou Land Conservancy board of directors opted to ramp up our protection efforts for the Read more

One of our most important conservation groups protects one of the West’s rarest, oldest and most endangered fish. A green sturgeon negotiates an equally green Klamath River. Photo © Thomas Dunklin. Here at Siskiyou Land Conservancy, we’re grateful for the work of the Center for Biological Diversity and other groups willing to trudge the long Read more

Award-winning environmental filmmaker and Mattole River forestry and restoration activist are SLC’s newest Directors. Siskiyou Land Conservancy added two new board members today, as the land trust continues to grow as a leading conservation voice in Northwestern California. Frank Green, a veteran television journalist and documentary filmmaker, and Ali Freedlund, Forest Practices Program coordinator for the Read more

Many thanks to all who made SLC’s April 23 Bruce Cockburn concert a huge success. The concert sold out, with nearly 500 people celebrating the life and art of this incredible musician at the Arcata Theatre. We give thanks to our staff and volunteers, to our Board of Directors, and to the ticket buyers for Read more

Siskiyou Land Conservancy Endorses Short-Sea Shipping for Humboldt Bay and the North Coast A major local initiative — a short-sea shipping “Manhattan Project” — is needed now to ensure that Humboldt and the North Coast take advantage of this new “wave” of commerce and protect our environment.     It may seem odd for a land Read more

A Near Doubling of “Bad Actor” Pesticide Use on Lily Fields Surrounding the Smith River Estuary A recent confluence of local events begs important questions about the epidemiological consequences of environmental toxins, and efforts to “fight cancer.” In January the California Department of Pesticide Regulation released its annual “Pesticide Use Report” for California counties. The most Read more

That is, at least according to big med’s Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, which is apparently ranking counties throughout the country. It’s a business venture for the Foundation, but it provides fodder for contemplation. Recently Del Norte was down to one physician for the entire county, which figures into the RWJ ranking for access to health care. The Read more

Landowner Donates Easement for Rare West County Wildland     Siskiyou Land Conservancy recently recorded a conservation easement that permanently protects 163 acres of privately owned second-growth redwood forestland and meadows in western Mendocino County.  The two parcels, near Elk, stretch from a rolling ridgetop to a significant salmonid stream, and feature extensive redwood groves, including Read more

Siskiyou Land Conservancy President Greg King delivered the following address at the Humboldt Watershed Council’s annual meeting on Nov. 20, 2009 in Arcata. Good evening. I’m honored to be presenting the Klamath River to this particular audience. Many thanks to Humboldt Watershed Council, Bill and Carlos, for asking me. There is no shortage of individuals Read more