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Public Asked To Weigh In On Pesticide Use In Smith River’s Easter Lily Bulb Industry

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Conservationists seeking to eliminate the use of “highly toxic pesticides” on Smith River’s Easter lily fields want to give residents and county officials a chance to voice their concerns next week.

Scientists with the North Coast Regional Water Quality Control Board also want to hear from the public as they continue work to develop water quality regulations for commercial Easter lily bulb production in the Smith River area.

Representatives with the Environmental Protection Information Center (EPIC), the Siskiyou Land Conservancy and the Tolowa Dee-ni’ Nation will lead a discussion at 6 p.m. Monday at the Smith River United Methodist Church before going before the Del Norte County Board of Supervisors.

Monday’s public forum will be broadcast live on KFUG Community Radio, 101.1 FM — listen by clicking here.

“We are hoping that affected community members will come to each of the two meetings and help make a compelling case as to why pesticide application needs to be more regulated,” Josefina Barrantes, EPIC’s Del Norte advocate, told Redwood Voice Community News on Thursday. “We want both the water board staff and the Board of Supervisors to hear how the pollution has affected the community so that it can motivate real change.”

The North Coast Regional Water Quality Control Board will hold a public scoping meeting from 4-6 p.m. Tuesday at the United Methodist Church in Crescent City. This meeting will also be held virtually. For more information about efforts to develop waste discharge permit requirements for Easter lily bulb production in Smith River, click here.

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The Impact of Construction on Richardson’s Grove – Redwood Voice Community News

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October 17th, 2024 – For Redwood Voice Community News, a production of Redwood Voice Youth Media, today’s news: roadwork updates from CalTrans District 1; Crescent City’s new pump track finally opens to the public; voters on the west coast can expect election mail soon; the Oregon Beaches Forever campaign announces a new series of webinars regarding shoreline protection; the effects of highway construction on Richardson Grove; pesticides used to cultivate Easter Lilies threaten the health of the Smith River and its tributaries; an update on Klamath’s school bus schedule changes; the fire danger level decreased in the southwest Oregon forestry district; the City of Brookings announces its new City Manager; a PSA from the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife about vehicle collisions; and information on California’s proposition 4 and 5. All this and our regular segments from the Pacifica Radio Network and National Native News.

We’re broadcasting on KFUG 101.1FM and kfugradio.org! every day at 12PM, with a rebroadcast at 5PM. We’re also airing on KZZH 96.7FM at 6AM, and KCIW 100.7FM at 6PM!

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Confronting Pesticide Impacts on the Smith River – Redwood Voice Community News

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October 16th, 2024 – For Redwood Voice Community News, a production of Redwood Voice Youth Media, today’s news: roadwork updates from CalTrans District 1; a 75 year old woman is the sole casualty of an apple drive-by at a recent political rally; Crescent City’s new pump track finally opens to the public; a community update from the Del Norte Unified School District; updates on Klamath Transportation schedules; PBS Nova released a documentary highlighting the Tolowa’s role in marine science; the effects of highway construction on Richardson Grove; pesticides used to cultivate Easter Lilies threaten the health of the Smith River and its tributaries; the City of Brookings announces its new City Manager; and information on California’s proposition 4. All this and our regular segments from the Pacifica Radio Network and National Native News.

We’re broadcasting on KFUG 101.1FM and kfugradio.org! every day at 12PM, with a rebroadcast at 5PM. We’re also airing on KZZH 96.7FM at 6AM, and KCIW 100.7FM at 6PM!

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‘Something This Amazing’; Crescent City Cuts The Ribbon On New Pump Track

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Crescent City cut the ribbon Saturday on the first amenity at Beachfront Park built using Prop 68 grant money. | Jessica C. Andrews

Wesley Phillips’ experience with pump tracks is limited — the new course at Crescent City’s Beachfront Park was his first taste.

Though the official grand opening wasn’t until last Saturday, Wesley’s dad, Tom Phillips, said his son had already been practicing. Wesley and his friends Aidan Evans and Landon and Chase Feight were demo riders — zipping over the jumps and scaling the wall ride, the wooden structure towering above the rest of the track — while Tom looked on.

“He’s blown away by it,” Tom said, watching Wesley and his buddies. “He had always ridden bikes and asked [me], ‘Can you build me a jump?’”

As the bike pump track took shape over the last two months, Wesley’s thoughts have been “nothing else but BMX,” his dad says.

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No Bus Service to Klamath This Week – Redwood Voice Community News

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October 15th, 2024 – For Redwood Voice Community News, a production of Redwood Voice Youth Media, today’s news: roadwork updates from CalTrans District 1; a woman injured at a Harris/Walz rally in Brookings; an update from Del Norte Unified School District; Del Norte Unified School District cancels bus service to Klamath this week; info on Measure H; PBS Nova makes a short documentary on the Tolowa Dee-ni’; Alexandre Family Farm faces a lawsuit; info on California’s Prop 3; and increased yard sign theft this election season. All this and our regular segments from the Pacifica Radio Network and National Native News.

We’re broadcasting on KFUG 101.1FM and kfugradio.org! every day at 12PM, with a rebroadcast at 5PM. We’re also airing on KZZH 96.7FM at 6AM, and KCIW 100.7FM at 6PM!

Today’s news card image is courtesy of Redwood Voice Reporter Persephone Rose, which has been edited.

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75-Year-Old Woman Injured After Someone Threw an Apple at a Harris/Walz Rally in Brookings

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A 75-year-old Brookings woman sustained facial injuries after someone threw an apple into the crowd at a Harris/Walz rally Friday.

The woman, who asked that her name not be used for fear of harassment, said the apple hit her left eye and fractured the orbital bone. She said she sustained scratches to her cornea and has had to put off cataract surgery. She said she had just had surgery on her right eye.

“I was just standing there waving the Harris/Walz sign and, bam!” She told Redwood Voice Community News on Monday. “We were getting some fair response — people honking horns and waving, so we were all waving back and stuff — and then, wham!”

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Restoration on Prairie Creek at ‘O Rew – Redwood Voice Community News

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October 14th, 2024 – For Redwood Voice Community News, a production of Redwood Voice Youth Media, today’s news: roadwork updates from CalTrans District 1; nautical news from Fishing The North Coast; the Yurok restoration of Prairie Creek at ‘O Rew nears completion; an overview of the local measures that will appear on the ballot; Alexandre Family Farm faces a lawsuit from Sacramento-based non-profit Legal Impact For Chickens; information on California’s proposition 2; some of the recent Assembly and Senate Bills governor Newsom signed into environmental legislation; this election more and more signs disappear from people’s yards; and the Bureau of Land Management proposed a new protection plan for the Cascade-Siskiyou National Monument. All this and our regular segments from the Pacifica Radio Network and National Native News.

We’re broadcasting on KFUG 101.1FM and kfugradio.org! every day at 12PM, with a rebroadcast at 5PM. We’re also airing on KZZH 96.7FM at 6AM, and KCIW 100.7FM at 6PM!

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Measure H Will Allow DNUSD To Chip Away At Facilities Master Plan, Advocates Say

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To make her case for why voters should favor Measure H, Coleen Parker drew the Crescent City Council’s attention to another proposed bond — this one aimed at improving school facilities statewide.

If Del Norters approve the $59 million general obligation bond Del Norte Unified School District placed on the ballot this presidential election, DNUSD stands a better chance at receiving state facilities money should California’s Proposition 2 succeed, Parker told councilors on Monday.

“The way the Office of Public School Construction works is … if you are in a community that has passed a bond, now your community says, ‘Yes, schools are important to us.’ They help with matching dollars in a variety of things,” said Parker, who retired from DNUSD about two years ago and is part of the Support Our Kids — Yes On Measure H Committee. “If our [Measure] H doesn’t pass and the state bond does, the chances of Del Norte seeing any of that money is very slim.”

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Geomagnetic Storms May Keep Lighting Up the Sky – Redwood Voice Community News

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October 11th, 2024 – For Redwood Voice Community News, a production of Redwood Voice Youth Media, today’s news: roadwork updates from CalTrans District 1; chinook Salmon pass former Iron Gate dam site after 100 years; a marine update from Fishing The North Coast; a Prairie Creek habitat restoration update from the Yurok Tribe; Crescent City councilors review municipal code on landscaping; Alexandre Family Farm faces lawsuit for animal cruelty; info on Geomagnetic Storms; California Governor Gavin Newsom signs new environmental legislation; US Forest Service offers $190 million funding against climate change to private forest landowners; and The Bureau of Land Management announces plan to protect the Cascade-Siskiyou National Monument. All this and our regular segments from the Pacifica Radio Network and National Native News.

We’re broadcasting on KFUG 101.1FM and tinyurl.com/listentoKFUG every day at 12PM, with a rebroadcast at 5PM. We’re also airing on KZZH 96.7FM at 6AM, and KCIW 100.7FM at 6PM!

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“Deshelve Sabra” — Marching with Protesters on Wildberries & College Creek Marketplaces

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“It’s important to remember that there’s no such thing as empires that last forever,” one protester, Ryan, declared before an assembled crowd.

Over 30 people by my count gathered at the Arcata Plaza on Oct. 4th at around 4:30 PM. They stood around one protester holding a Palestinian flag and two others carrying a large banner, reading: “Boycott Sabra Genocide Hummus.” Stragglers made their way from every side of the Plaza and a small marching band began to set up with instruments. Two protesters brought their own drums, another hand bells, to join in the making of noise.

Ryan — addressing the crowd with no bullhorn nor microphone, and who would later describe himself as “not some kind of grand leader, [just] some guy that felt strongly that this should happen,” — continued to address the growing crowd. “It’s a time where many of us feel powerless with the intensified Israeli assault on Lebanon, the Gaza Strip and the West Bank. But it’s important to remember that we can look back into our history, and we can look at tactics that have historically worked.”

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