Building Green Communities Conference

The 2nd annual Building Green Communities Conference is taking place today at the Arcata Community Center. Plan It Green is a local group of engineers, planners, builders, contractors, architects, and other professionals dedicated to green community planning and design. Plan It Green’s mission is to encourage the adoption of economically, socially, and environmentally sustainable practices in Humboldt County and to facilitate their implementation through education, collaborative partnerships, and technical assistance.

Kindred Spirits plays at forest benefit at HSU

There was a Forest Defense benefit show at the Kate Buchanan Room tonight. Kindred Spirits, Moonsong, and Calamity Jane performed.

House Burns on 15th Street

There was a house fire today on 15th St. between F and G Streets. G Street was closed down. Numerous fire engines responded from Arcata and Eureka.

Arcata Cracks Down on Poor

I hear this morning that the police may be getting ready to raid an encampment in the Community Forest. The encampment was apparently inspired by last year's People Project Encampment. People tell me that Kevin Hoover of the Arcata Eye was there taking pictures the other day. Also, in today's Eureka Reporter it was reported that the Endeavor is going to stop feeding meals to the needy unless they can show proof of residency and provide free labor for downtown businesses. The Endeavor keeps cutting services to appease right-wing fanatics that will never be appeased until all the poor and people that are different (Gypsies, gays, Jews) are put in concentration camps and killed. If the churches in Arcata are really Christian they will sever ties with Arcata Endeavor Inc. and develop an independent alternative to provide Christian charity for the poor like the scripture calls for.

Subaru Films Commercial at Moonstone Beach

Yesterday, a large film crew was at Moonstone Beach to film a Subaru commercial.

City Council Votes to Kill Arcata Endeavor

Last night the Arcata City Council again voted to get rid of the Arcata Endeavor Service Center. In a two to two vote the council rejected a proposal to extend the endeavor's lease. The Endeavor needs the extension while they try to find a new site. Finding a new site location has been impossible because of extreme NIMBYism in Arcata.

Tree-sit Raided : Base Camp at Grizzly

The Spooner Tree-sit was raided in the last couple of days and PL climber Eric Shatz was seen there yesterday. Much of the sitter's gear and supplies have been taken. Grizzly Creek State Park has been announced as the location for the Action Camp that starts tomorrow. Help is needed to defend this huge ancient redwood tree and the grove around it. For more info go to http://mattolewild.blogspot.com

Forest Defense Action/ Base Camp Coming to SoHum

A direct action/base camp will be taking place September 6th-10th. The location will probably be somewhere in Humboldt Redwoods State Park. Non-Violence, Solidarity, Backwoods and Climbing trainings will be offered. The camp is free, but donations are needed and appreciated. The focus of the camp is to prepare activists to be effective in non-violent forms of direct action, and to support the tree-sits in Fern Gully ( in Freshwater ) and Nanning Creek ( near Scotia ). We are brought together with the common goal of preventing old-growth logging, clear cutting, the use of herbicides and non-sustainable forestry in all areas of the region, the nation and the planet. For more information please call 707-834-3100 or 949-274-0998 or 707-845-9046 or email spooner@spoonerdirect.org.

Strawberry Festival

Yesterday, there was a strawberry festival at the Salmon House in Arcata. Everyone seemed to have a great time. There was music, good food, drumming, and of course plenty of fresh strawberries grown at the Salmon House Farm.

Author talks about World Peace Diet

Author Will Tuttle talked about his book "The World Peace Diet" last Thursday at the Arcata Community Center. The World Peace Diet is the first book to make explicit the invisible connections between our culture, our food, and the source of our broad range of problems—and the way to a positive transformation in our individual and collective lives. For more information go to http://www.willtuttle.com/WPD.htm