Nature and the Environment

  • Forestville Landslide Threatens Homes

    Forestville Landslide Threatens Homes

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    Share with FriendsA slow-moving landslide, brought on by recent heavy rains, threatens homes along a hillside road in the Hacienda neighborhood of Forestville. Karl Van Amburg has more.

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  • Crews Save Road, Hold Russian River at Bay

    Crews Save Road, Hold Russian River at Bay

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    Share with Friends County road crews took advantage of a break in the rain to shore up a critical embankment on the Russian River, where erosion threatens to swallow a […]

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  • Giant Russian River Cleanup Begins

    Giant Russian River Cleanup Begins

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    Share with FriendsThe huge task of cleanup and moving forward has begun on the lower Russian River, where residents are struggling with thousands of tons of soggy flood debris. But, […]

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  • Guerneville Flood Cleanup Begins

    Guerneville Flood Cleanup Begins

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    Share with Friends Just hours after emerging from near historic flooding, the Russian River town of Guerneville got back to work, and recovery.  Everywhere, the spirit of resilience was on […]

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  • Aerial Views Over Flooding

    Aerial Views Over Flooding

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    Share with FriendsSome spectacular aerial drone shots taken today over western Sonoma County by Zachary Peterson.  They show flooding in Sebastopol where the closure of Hwy 12 from the east […]

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  • Major Flooding Begins Along Russian River

    Major Flooding Begins Along Russian River

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    Share with FriendsNear historic flooding of the lower Russian River has forced the evacuation of hundreds of Sonoma County residents from Healdsburg to the sea. The flooding will peak on […]

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  • Live in Guerneville as Russian River Floods

    Live in Guerneville as Russian River Floods

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    Share with FriendsNews of the North Bay is Live in Guerneville as Russian River begins to flood, headed toward major flooding on Wednesday and Thursday.  Evacuations have been ordered for […]

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  • Huge Rainfall Totals. Major Flooding on Russian Coming Wednesday.

    Huge Rainfall Totals. Major Flooding on Russian Coming Wednesday.

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    Share with FriendsThe weather story across the North Bay is big rains, flooding, and more to come.  The current storm totals as of Tuesday morning are impressive.  Notice Venado, at […]

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  • Update: The Atmospheric River. Where Will It Stall?

    Update: The Atmospheric River. Where Will It Stall?

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    Share with FriendsWith rain spreading across the North Bay…the big question among forecasters is…where will the Atmospheric River of heaviest rain stall over the next 24-36 hours? High resolution models […]

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  • 5-10 Inches of Rain by Wednesday.  Flooding, Slides Likely.

    5-10 Inches of Rain by Wednesday. Flooding, Slides Likely.

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    Share with Friends Our incredibly stormy February is about to get even wetter, with yet another Atmospheric River headed into the North Bay Area, and very likely bringing flash flooding […]

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  • Fire Resiliency Town Hall

    Fire Resiliency Town Hall

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    Share with FriendsHundreds turned out as Congressmen Jared Huffman and Mike Thompson came to Santa Rosa to lead a Fire Resiliency Town Hall, discussing federal help for continuing recovery from […]

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  • Live in Guerneville as Russian River Floods

    Live in Guerneville as Russian River Floods

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    Share with FriendsNews of the North Bay was live in Guerneville as the Russian River jumped it’s banks.  

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