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  • Walbridge Watershed Repair About to Begin

    Walbridge Watershed Repair About to Begin

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    Share with Friends  In the past few weeks, an emergency Cal Fire team has been at work in the Walbridge fire zone, assessing and mapping environmental and safety impacts of […]

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  • One Year Since Flooding. From Wettest, to Driest.

    One Year Since Flooding. From Wettest, to Driest.

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    Share with FriendsJust one year ago, massive flooding was occurring along the Russian River as torrential atmospheric river rainfall poured down on the North Bay. For most locations, it was […]

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  • Urban Flooding Possible as Storm Packs a Punch

    Urban Flooding Possible as Storm Packs a Punch

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    Share with FriendsHeavy rain moved into the North Bay at about 5AM on Thursday, with the intensity of rain prompting urban and small stream flood advisories for much of the […]

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  • Top 7 Sonoma County Stories of 2019

    Top 7 Sonoma County Stories of 2019

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    Share with FriendsIt’s been an eventful year across Sonoma County.  From near record February flooding along the Russian River, to October’s historic Kincade Fire, from evacuations and PG&E power shutdowns, […]

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  • Crews Rush to Contain Kincade Fire Damage

    Crews Rush to Contain Kincade Fire Damage

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    Share with FriendsWith another potent winter storm headed to the North Bay, conservation crews are hard at work across the Kincade Fire zone, working against time to contain erosion and […]

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  • Forestville Slide Halts, Some Residents Return

    Forestville Slide Halts, Some Residents Return

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    Share with FriendsOne of the largest, most dangerous landslides caused by record February rains has apparently stablized, and some residents have been allowed to return to their homes. The dramatic […]

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  • Recovered Guerneville Awaits Tourist Crush

    Recovered Guerneville Awaits Tourist Crush

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    Share with FriendsAfter near record winter flooding, Guerneville and other towns on the lower Russian River are hoping a big, busy summer season helps speed economic recovery. But, as Karl […]

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  • No FEMA Bailout for Russian River Flood Victims

    No FEMA Bailout for Russian River Flood Victims

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    Share with FriendsAlthough President Donald Trump finally approved a federal disaster declaration in the wake of February’s Russian River floods, lower river homeowners won’t be seeing federal aid. That’s because […]

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  • The Barlow Shines at Block Party

    The Barlow Shines at Block Party

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    Share with FriendsThe sun broke out over Sebastopol’s Barlow shopping district on Saturday, as dozens of merchants and hundreds of shoppers gathered to celebrate the center’s ongoing recovery from February’s […]

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  • Stakeholders Join Forces on Highway 37 Future

    Stakeholders Join Forces on Highway 37 Future

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    Share with FriendsIts repair and redesign will take years, and likely cost more than a billion dollars. But the future of flood-prone Highway 37 and the sensitive wetlands it crosses […]

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  • Infrastructure Bill May be Key to Highway 37 Future

    Infrastructure Bill May be Key to Highway 37 Future

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    Share with FriendsAs the rainy season winds down across the North Bay, the hard work of recovery from the storms of the past winter continues.  And nowhere is the vulnerability […]

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  • Quick Atmospheric River Arrives Friday

    Quick Atmospheric River Arrives Friday

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    Share with FriendsIn a winter chocked full of atmospheric river events, what could be the last of the season is taking aim at the North Bay, and will arrive on […]

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