Transcript of notes Lucile Vinyard saved for 30 years; she 
gave this to Tim McKay at the NEC 30th birthday:

"The meeting to organize a Northcoast Environmental Council 
and Environmental Center was held on Tuesday, Nov. 24, 1970 
at the Arcata Transit Authority.

Those present were:  Chuck Kennedy, Steve O'Meara, ATA; 
Chuck Seldon, Ted Trichilo, Audubon; Lucile Vinyard, Dave 
Van de Mark, Bill Devall, Sierra Club; Ray Peart, North 
Coast Rivers Association; Dr. W.F. Murison, Dean of Public 
Services, HSC; Dr. E.H. Watkins, Trout Unlimited, Comm. of 
Two Million; Kop Roberti, Ed. Dept. HSC, Ron Hunsinger, 
HOPE; Robert and Linda Wunner, Biol. Dept., CR; Mike 
Diggles, Boot and Blister; Andrea Hammond, Richard Smith, 
Mary Overlock, ZPG; Donna Hankins, Vern Korb, George 
Lester, Joe Tysl, Sherry and Terry O'Sullivan.

There was general agreement on the need to establish both 
an environmental center and a council to coordinate 
activities of northcoast environmental groups.  Discussion 
centered on the possible structure and function of a 
coordinating council, its powers and activities.  The 
structure of the Montana Environmental Council was 
presented as a guideline by Dave Van de Mark and 
[unreadable] structure was proposed by Bill Devall."

This note was lost in the NEC fire a year or so later but 
Mike Diggles took a Kodachrome of it at the anniversary 
celebration.  
http://www.diggles.com/nec/0107P-26_Nov_24_1970_notes.jpg

Steve O'Meara pointed out that a group he was in was 
meeting weekly at Sambos on this topic even before that.