Plan Now for Clean Water!

Your voice is needed to prevent uncontrolled development (aka sprawl) from polluting our waterways and hurting Humboldt Bay.  Our choices in the General Plan Update will determine whether we protect our waterways with good land use policy, or create a blueprint for sprawl that sends runoff from new development and increased stormwater pollution into the Bay.

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Baykeeper and Bobby

On Thursday, April 24, Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. visited Humboldt County and shared some words of wisdom with Baykeeper supporters. Check out photos and his remarks from the reception at the Humboldt Bay Aquatic Center in Eureka.
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Timber Company Agrees To Clean Up Dioxin

Humboldt Baykeeper and Californians for Alternatives to Toxics are pleased to announce that Simpson Timber Company has agreed to remove tons of sediment laden with cancer-causing dioxin from a contaminated site in Eureka. Said Baykeeper Director Pete Nichols, "This settlement is a pivotal step in addressing and fixing the dioxin problem in and around Humboldt Bay."
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Coastal Commission Honors Ted Halstead

Humboldt Baykeeper volunteer and Eureka resident Ted Halstead has earned state-level recognition for his dedication to keeping Liscom Slough free from trash and debris. Ted submitted an essay to the Coastal Stewards contest and was chosen as the number one defender of the California coast! Read his essay on the California Coastal Commission website along with other inspiring stories of coastal advocacy from around the state.

Ted and his wife Pam have been volunteering with Humboldt Baykeeper since our founding, as water quality monitors for Coastal Snapshot Day and First Flush. You can stop by the Baykeeper office for more info on Ted's good deeds - he wrote an essay for our first issue of Currents magazine. Way to go Ted!