Thanks to each and every one of you who have already renewed your membership! If you haven't already, please consider making a donation today — we rely on your annual contributions to help us fight pollution, watchdog development, and get people on the water to enjoy Humboldt Bay.Looking back over the past year, we want to share a few highlights:
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Humboldt County's new Outdoor Lighting Ordinance has many people asking, “How can I protect the night sky?”To protect the night sky, choose lighting that is fully shielded, directed downward, and turns off when not needed. Brightness is 1,000 lumens or less, and the color temperature is warm (2,700 K or less).For info on addingshielding to existing fixtures, buying fully-shielded fixtures, and more, check out our new flier: How to Protect the Night Sky & Prevent Light Pollution!
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Humboldt Waterkeeper was founded 20 years ago after the defeat of a proposed Liquified Natural Gas facility on the Samoa Peninsula. Ever since, we've focused cleaning up contaminated sites, protecting water quality, and getting people outside to enjoy the bay's beauty and to learn how to help protect it.Photo: This year, we successfully blocked one more fallen bay billboard from being rebuilt – 19 down, two more to go!
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Jen is a botanist with more than 20 years of conservation and advocacy experience on the North Coast. She leads Humboldt Waterkeeper's efforts to restore water quality, protect habitat, and increase awareness of Humboldt Bay and coastal resources through advocacy, outreach, and research.She has led the development of a database of contaminated sites most vulnerable to rising sea level and groundwater, as well as two California EPA-funded studies on mercury levels in local fish and shellfish. She also teaches environmental planning for Cal Poly Humboldt's Department of Environmental Science & Management. Jen earned an MA in Biology and a BS in Botany with a minor in Anthropology from Humboldt State University.
Jasmin has had the privilege of living on unceded Wiyot land since 2007 when she relocated from Los Angeles to attend HSU to pursue a degree in Botany. Through her work as Bay Tours Coordinator for Humboldt Waterkeeper, she has had the incredible opportunity to connect and build partnerships with wonderful humans.The intersection between social and environmental justice is paramount to authentic and sustainable progress in Humboldt County and beyond. Her goal through her work is to foster safe and meaningful experiences on and around Humboldt Bay.
Sylvia has had the pleasure and honor of living on unceded Wiyot and Karuk land since she relocated to Northern California to attend Cal Poly Humboldt in 2014. Sylvia has 5 years of experience in the natural resources field, ranging from Geospatial Information Systems (GIS) to forestry to air quality monitoring. She has primarily worked with tribes, non-profits, and natural resource management agencies.Throughout her work a common theme has been GIS—providing mapping services, field data collection, data management, and telling stories through a geographic lens. In her various positions, Sylvia has collaborated with tribal communities, the Nature Conservancy, the US Forest Service, the US EPA, the Western Klamath Restoration Partnership, Redwood National & State Parks, and private timber management companies. A major career goal, Sylvia strives to build equitable, accessible, and sustainable human communities that thrive within the surrounding natural environment.
Aldaron Laird will hold his first book signing Saturday April 6 at 6pm at the Da Gou Rou Louwi’ Cultural Center at 417 2nd Street in Eureka.Aldaron will be joined by Marnie Atkins, who contrinbuted place names in Soulatluk, the language of the Wiyot people. Wigi is the Soutlatluk name for Humboldt Bay.Aldaron's book is also for sale at local bookstores, and a free digital version is available at the Cal Poly Humboldt Digital Commons.
Thanks to each and every one of you who have already renewed your membership! If you haven't already, please consider making a donation today — we rely on your annual contributions to help us fight pollution, watchdog development, and get people on the water to enjoy Humboldt Bay.Looking back over the past year, we want to share a few highlights: 
Humboldt County's new Outdoor Lighting Ordinance has many people asking, “How can I protect the night sky?”To protect the night sky, choose lighting that is fully shielded, directed downward, and turns off when not needed. Brightness is 1,000 lumens or less, and the color temperature is warm (2,700 K or less).For info on adding shielding to existing fixtures, buying fully-shielded fixtures, and more, check out our new flier: How to Protect the Night Sky & Prevent Light Pollution! 
Humboldt Waterkeeper was founded 20 years ago after the defeat of a proposed Liquified Natural Gas facility on the Samoa Peninsula. Ever since, we've focused cleaning up contaminated sites, protecting water quality, and getting people outside to enjoy the bay's beauty and to learn how to help protect it.Photo: This year, we successfully blocked one more fallen bay billboard from being rebuilt – 19 down, two more to go! 
Jen is a botanist with more than 20 years of conservation and advocacy experience on the North Coast. She leads Humboldt Waterkeeper's efforts to restore water quality, protect habitat, and increase awareness of Humboldt Bay and coastal resources through advocacy, outreach, and research.She has led the development of a database of contaminated sites most vulnerable to rising sea level and groundwater, as well as two California EPA-funded studies on mercury levels in local fish and shellfish. She also teaches environmental planning for Cal Poly Humboldt's Department of Environmental Science & Management. Jen earned an MA in Biology and a BS in Botany with a minor in Anthropology from Humboldt State University. 
Jasmin has had the privilege of living on unceded Wiyot land since 2007 when she relocated from Los Angeles to attend HSU to pursue a degree in Botany. Through her work as Bay Tours Coordinator for Humboldt Waterkeeper, she has had the incredible opportunity to connect and build partnerships with wonderful humans.The intersection between social and environmental justice is paramount to authentic and sustainable progress in Humboldt County and beyond. Her goal through her work is to foster safe and meaningful experiences on and around Humboldt Bay. 
Sylvia has had the pleasure and honor of living on unceded Wiyot and Karuk land since she relocated to Northern California to attend Cal Poly Humboldt in 2014. Sylvia has 5 years of experience in the natural resources field, ranging from Geospatial Information Systems (GIS) to forestry to air quality monitoring. She has primarily worked with tribes, non-profits, and natural resource management agencies.Throughout her work a common theme has been GIS—providing mapping services, field data collection, data management, and telling stories through a geographic lens. In her various positions, Sylvia has collaborated with tribal communities, the Nature Conservancy, the US Forest Service, the US EPA, the Western Klamath Restoration Partnership, Redwood National & State Parks, and private timber management companies. A major career goal, Sylvia strives to build equitable, accessible, and sustainable human communities that thrive within the surrounding natural environment. 
Aldaron Laird will hold his first book signing Saturday April 6 at 6pm at the Da Gou Rou Louwi’ Cultural Center at 417 2nd Street in Eureka.Aldaron will be joined by Marnie Atkins, who contrinbuted place names in Soulatluk, the language of the Wiyot people. Wigi is the Soutlatluk name for Humboldt Bay.Aldaron's book is also for sale at local bookstores, and a free digital version is available at the Cal Poly Humboldt Digital Commons. 
