California is redrawing its federal and state legislative maps (including losing one congressional seat!). That means that your legislative district might change. The Citizen Redistricting Commission has released its first draft maps. And here’s the good news: they are largely what we have asked for! The draft maps draw together the North Coast from Marin through Del Norte and help preserve our voting power. The draft maps aren’t perfect though. The Karuk Tribe wants the Comm

The results are in from EPIC's Board of Director's 2022 election and the board will keep its current members. Thank you so much to those that ran and to our members who voted! As of now, you can view EPIC's current Board of Directors bios below: Tony Silvaggio (President): Tony is an Associate Professor in the Department of Sociology and the Environment & Community MA Program at Humboldt State University, where he teaches courses on civil liberties, social movements, communit

On Monday, the Mendocino Board of Supervisors will vote on a resolution that calls for a reconsideration of the management objectives of the Jackson Demonstration State Forest. The resolution, sponsored by Supervisors Ted Williams and Dan Gjerde, recognizes that in this time defined by rapid and accelerating climate change the Jackson can and should be managed differently to sequester and store carbon in the forest, protect wildlife, safeguard rural communities against wildfi

The entire Board and Staff of EPIC would like to express our heartfelt appreciation to all of the local businesses, artists, makers, and more for their donations to our Virtual Silent Auction. This was our second year pivoting to a virtual alternative in lieu of our Annual Fall Celebration and we are so incredibly grateful to all who made our Virtual Silent Auction possible. While we love throwing a party for our supporters and members, we are honored that we are still able t

The 2021 United Nations Climate Change Conference, or COP26, is the 26th United Nations Climate Change conference. It is being held in Glasgow, Scotland, from November 1st-12th. U.S. climate representatives John Kerry and Gina McCarthy will work together to demonstrate U.S. commitment to addressing the threat of climate change. If our leaders can call on other countries to halt deforestation of tropical rainforests, they should be able to show commitment to protecting the tem

On October 11th, the California Natural Resources Agency released its draft Natural and Working Lands Climate Smart Strategy for public comment. In some ways, this document is a win for environmentalists. We have been saying for years that, if stewarded properly, our natural and working lands can contribute to the climate solution instead of the climate crisis. We also appreciated the process through which this document was created. The agency held numerous public input heari