Nature and the Environment

  • Warming Up, Heightened Fire Concerns Next Week

    Warming Up, Heightened Fire Concerns Next Week

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    Share with FriendsAs the showery weather moves out of our region, all eyes are on next week and the possibility of warm, dry fire weather conditions developing. Across California, showers […]

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  • More Light Rain Headed In

    More Light Rain Headed In

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    Share with FriendsMost everyone across Northern California was excited to see the season’s first rain arrive Monday morning.  Amounts across the North Bay ranged from less than a tenth of […]

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  • Pure Farming Shines at 9th Heirloom Expo

    Pure Farming Shines at 9th Heirloom Expo

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    Share with FriendsThe Sonoma County Fairgrounds is the center of the pure food and agriculture world this week, as the 9th National Heirloom Expo takes over the site with a […]

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  • Huge Turnout as Rohnert Park Forced to Cancel Pesticide Hearing

    Huge Turnout as Rohnert Park Forced to Cancel Pesticide Hearing

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    Share with FriendsScores of Rohnert Park residents turned up at the city council meeting on Tuesday night, hoping to persuade council members to ban synthetic pesticide use on city property. […]

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  • Tropical Storm Moisture Arrives late Tuesday

    Tropical Storm Moisture Arrives late Tuesday

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    Share with FriendsEven as our temperatures heat up for Monday and Tuesday, weather forecasters are watching as the remnants of a tropical storm are expected to arrive in our neck […]

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  • Yes, it’s Muggy.  Here’s Why.

    Yes, it’s Muggy. Here’s Why.

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    Share with FriendsWith the North Bay and all of central California  experiencing unusually muggy, hot weather, many people are asking what’s going on.  The simple answer is that our region […]

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  • Golden State Taproom Latest Chapter for Sebastopol Apple Pioneers

    Golden State Taproom Latest Chapter for Sebastopol Apple Pioneers

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    Share with FriendsWhen Golden State Cider’s Sebastopol taproom opened on Friday, it was but the latest chapter in the Devoto family’s long quest to help save Sonoma County’s heirloom apples. […]

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  • Cal Fire Crews Brace for Active Weeks Ahead

    Cal Fire Crews Brace for Active Weeks Ahead

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    Share with FriendsWithin the past month, the state of California approved a billion dollars in additional fire funding, money that will add more firefighters, helicopters, planes and fire detection cameras […]

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  • Very Hot Temps Coming This Weekend

    Very Hot Temps Coming This Weekend

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    Share with FriendsAfter a brief pause on Tuesday, North Bay temperatures will soar as the weekend approaches, with heat watches and warnings a definite possiblity for Saturday and Sunday. In […]

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  • Midsummer Heat Arriving this Weekend

    Midsummer Heat Arriving this Weekend

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    Share with FriendsAfter a couple of weeks of cooler than average weather, the North Bay’s typical midsummer heat is due return this upcoming weekend.  And, the heat-up has already begun. […]

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  • Early July 4th Weekend Outlook – Near Perfection

    Early July 4th Weekend Outlook – Near Perfection

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    Share with FriendsIt may be a bit early, but we thought we’d go out on a limb and provide an early look at the upcoming Independence Day weekend forecast, for […]

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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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