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February's Ocean Night will feature Ancient Sea Turtles Stranded in the Modern World, a film about endangered sea turtles, which begin life as hatchlings, follow a several thousand mile and decades-long migration route, and return as adults to the very beach where they began - completing a cycle that has endured for 100 million years. The modern world poses many threats to sea turtles: poaching, entanglement in fishing gear, destruction of nest sites, and pollution. |
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Our annual report highlights Humboldt Baykeeper's successes over the past year. Click on the Table of Contents on the right to read a section of the report. To download the Annual Report 2011 in its entirety, click HERE. For the last 7 years, Humboldt Baykeeper has been working to act as your voice for Humboldt Bay and the coast. Our goal is to protect not only the quality of our water around the Bay, but also our quality of life on the North Coast. Reflecting on our work in 2011 provides insight into 2012 and the challenges ahead, and we need your help! |
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In 2009, Humboldt Baykeeper initiated an internship program in conjunction with Dr. Alison Purcell O’Dowd, Assistant Professor and Environmental Science Program Coordinator at Humboldt State University. Interns are students enrolled in Applied Ecological Restoration (ENVS 450) who study riparian and instream conditions in Widow White Creek, a tributary of the Lower Mad River in McKinleyville. |
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6/1/11 It is bittersweet to announce that our Executive Director, Pete Nichols, has been promoted to the new Western Regional Director of the Waterkeeper Alliance, Humboldt Baykeeper's parent organization. His new position at Waterkeeper will take him around the western United States to help other Keepers with logistics, funding, and programs. |
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1.5 cents increase per barrel of oil will fund prevention and response measures The California Office of Spill Prevention and Response – part of the Department of Fish and Game – is set to get an increase in funding from oil companies doing business in the state. AB 1112 was signed by Governor Brown October 8. |
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Report spills to the Stormwater Pollution Hotline: 707.441.4192 or 1.877.NCSC.001 (1.877.627.2001) Storm drains are separate from sewer systems, so stormwater flows into our coastal waterways UNTREATED. Humboldt Baykeeper is working hard to protect our environment but we can't do it alone. We need your help! |
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