Monday, February 1st, 2010

An example of one of the signs the County of Del Norte has put up around Tolowa Dunes State Park and the Lake Earl Wildlife Area.
Take Action Now! Send a letter to California State Parks and the Department of Fish and Game.
It looks like the County of Del Norte likes to disregard the law and play by its own rules. A series of signs designating county roads as combined use—allowing both cars and off highway vehicles (OHVs)—have been placed within the Pacific Shores subdivision providing easy access to adjacent Tolowa Dunes State Park and the Lake Earl Wildlife Area north of Crescent City, California. (more…)
Tags: California Coastal Commission, California State Parks, Del Norte County, Department of Fish and Game, Lake Earl Wildlife Area, OHV, Tolowa Dunes State Park
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Monday, January 25th, 2010
You know something big is brewing when environmentalists and bikers are on the same wavelength. Redwood Run, which describes itself as the “Ultimate Old School Biker Party,” is an annual Harley-Davidson motorcycle run that ends in a big shindig at Riverview Ranch in Piercy every June. Well, it seems that bikers love Richardson Grove just as much as they love to ride and party. The Redwood Run website proclaims its opposition to Caltrans’s plans to widen Richardson Grove to accomodate large commercial trucks. The Redwood Run’s assessment of the situation, as described on its website, is pretty right on. As the movement to Save Richardson Grove continues to grow, it is becoming clear that the community as a whole—from environmentalists to bikers to college students to everyday folks on the North Coast—does not want Caltrans to open the North Coast to increased truck traffic and the onslaught of big box retail stores. Take action now by sending Caltrans an electronic letter telling them you oppose the project to widen Richardson Grove.
Tags: biker, CalTrans, environmentalists, EPIC, Humboldt County, redwood, Redwood Run, Richardson Grove
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Thursday, January 21st, 2010
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service announced Wednesday, January 20, that the marbled murrelet will remain a threatened species and continue to receive protection under the Endangered Species Act. The announcement came in response to a petition filed by the American Forest Resource Council, a timber industry lobbying group. The announcement is welcomed news for the Environmental Protection Information Center, which has worked for years to protect the dwindling population of the small seabirds. (more…)
Tags: endangered species act, EPIC, Humboldt County, marbled murrelet, old growth, redwood, threatened species
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Tuesday, January 19th, 2010
This weekend dedicated volunteers hand painted and installed a colorful billboard along Highway 101 just south of Standish Hickey State Park reading “Save Richardson Grove.” The ongoing effort to protect Richardson Grove from a Caltrans construction project continues to gain momentum with weekly meetings, an active listserv and multi-pronged strategy for success. (more…)
Tags: activism, billboard, CalTrans, Environment, Environmentalism, EPIC, grassroots, Humboldt County, Richardson Grove, Standish Hickey
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Friday, January 15th, 2010

After two years of working with EPIC, I am so excited to see the swelling enthusiasm of our small but dedicated team of activists and organizers. EPIC’s work over the years has ebbed and flowed from an epicenter of information based in the heart of the struggle to defend redwood forests in Garberville to sparse offices in Eureka and skeleton staff with board leadership. Our totally redesigned website is a step into a new era for the organization, but we haven’t lost sight of where we came from. (more…)
Tags: EPIC, Eureka, Garberville, Humboldt County, North Coast, Richardson Grove, Tolowa Dunes, Website, wild
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Friday, January 15th, 2010
Please join EPIC Friday, February 19 at 7 p.m. at Northtown Books in Arcata, to hear excerpts from Doug Bevington’s new book, The Rebirth of Environmentalism: Grassroots Organizing from the Spotted Owl to the Polar Bear. Admission is free and donations are welcome. (more…)
Tags: Douglas Bevington, Environmentalism, EPIC, grassroots activism, Northtown Books
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Friday, January 15th, 2010
Take a moment to send a clear message to the California Department of Transportation (CalTrans) to keep their hands off the old growth redwoods within Richardson Grove State Park. Caltrans has proposed a highway widening project that would damage the intact cathedral grove that marks the southern entrance to Humboldt County. With your help, we can stop this project! (more…)
Tags: CalTrans, Humboldt County, Save Richardson Grove, Take Action
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