Current environmental, economic and other issues under consideration by federal, state, city, county and special district elected officials, and/or administrative agencies and community advocates
Molly Brown: Five principles that communities (and individuals) can adopt to create cultures of longevity and justice, which help everyone to live longer and healthier lives.
Pamela Neronha: One of the challenges any community has is facing the fact that individuals in a community often lack a shared vision and goals; that we have mental models that prevent us from dreaming that vision into reality. We put 90% of our efforts into implementation, frequently promoting action of a policy that is not a shared vision.
Arielle Halpern: Rivers meander through towns, parks, and states, careless of who administers the land on which they run. Our forests and watersheds predate the advent of jurisdictional boundaries. So, why should we approach land management in a way that acknowledges the boundaries but not the landscape?
Raising Shasta Dam is a step in the wrong direction - little benefit and great cost! In the face of drought and salmon decline, California should be restoring rivers, not damming them further.
Read the Ecology Center's comments authored by Program Director, Angelina Cook.
Our overall position is that the USFS procedures must remain true to NEPA’s core values of environmental protection and meaningful public participation. Read the full letter here. the environment.
Learn more about trail expansion plans on Mt. Shasta!
Dr. Halpern of the Ecology Center provided comments on the "McBride Plantations" USFS project on the way up Mt. Shasta.
Comments due 2/5 on McCloud Artesian Spring Water Company proposal!
Rising to the challenges of climate change, our area is in a unique position to prosper in 2018 and beyond.
