Nature and the Environment

  • Dolphins at Monterey

    Dolphins at Monterey

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    Share with Friends Fall whale migration season is coming to the Sonoma Coast. Check out this amazing video of a pod of hundreds of dolphins swimming together off the Monterey […]

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  • Pepperwood Fire Recovery

    Pepperwood Fire Recovery

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    Share with FriendsAt Sonoma County’s Pepperwood Preserve, cutting-edge research now underway is helping scientists gauge the impact of fire, and climate change, on California’s landscapes. As Karl Van Amburg reports, […]

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  • A Walk with a Fire Ecologist

    A Walk with a Fire Ecologist

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    Share with FriendsMore than 10 months after the Northern California firestorms of 2017, Sonoma County’s forests are rebounding in ways that are surprising, even to those who study fire. This […]

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  • Mark West Regional Park

    Mark West Regional Park

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    Share with FriendsA longtime dream of open space and park lovers is becoming a reality in northeast Santa Rosa.   In the watershed of Mark West Creek, a huge new regional […]

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  • Striking Space Images – Mendocino Fires

    Striking Space Images – Mendocino Fires

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    Share with FriendsEven as Cal Fire announced that containment on the 329 thousand acre Ranch fire had increased to 76 percent, NASA and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration released […]

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  • Tahoe Looking Good

    Tahoe Looking Good

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    Share with FriendsLooking to visit Lake Tahoe this weekend?  The smoke from regional fires has cleared, as Karl Van Amburg reports.

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  • Fire Camera Network Moves Forward

    Fire Camera Network Moves Forward

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    Share with Friends Firefighters across the North Bay will soon have a new high tech tool to detect and battle wildfires.  An ambitious plan to install fire detection cameras on […]

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  • Spectacular Space Images – Smokey Skies this Week

    Spectacular Space Images – Smokey Skies this Week

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    Share with Friends The Bay Area Air Quality Management District has issued an air quality advisory, saying the North Bay Area will be under smokey skies for much of the […]

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  • Mountaintop Fire Cameras on the Way

    Mountaintop Fire Cameras on the Way

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    Share with FriendsComing up on News of the North Bay….new high definition, high tech cameras mounted on Sonoma County peaks could soon help North Bay agencies spot fires before they […]

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  • Sheep help restore Laguna de Santa Rosa

    Sheep help restore Laguna de Santa Rosa

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    Share with FriendsScientists have turned to an old but trusted tool to help restore ecological balance to Sonoma County’s Laguna de Santa Rosa wetlands. Karl Van Amburg reports.

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  • Coho Salmon on the Rise

    Coho Salmon on the Rise

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    Share with FriendsThe spectacular and endangered Coho salmon is a key part of the Russian River ecosystem.  But its survival, has long been in doubt. Now a new study just […]

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