Parks and the Environment

  • 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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  • 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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  • Andy’s Unity Park

    Andy’s Unity Park

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    Share with FriendsAndy Lopez, killed in a controversial sheriff’s shooting in 2013, was honored at the dedication of a new Santa Rosa park in his name.  For the Moorland neighborhood, […]

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  • Safari West Rebounds

    Safari West Rebounds

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    Share with FriendsSix months after being scorched by the Tubbs fire, Sonoma County’s Safari West Wildlife Preserve has been nominated for recognition as the top safari park in the nation.  […]

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  • Pupping Season at Marine Mammal Center

    Pupping Season at Marine Mammal Center

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    Share with FriendsAlong hundreds of miles of California Coast, pupping season is now underway as thousands of young seals and sea lions take to ocean waters.  It can be a […]

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  • Santa Rosa Greenway

    Santa Rosa Greenway

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    Share with FriendsThe battle to preserve an important open space greenway in eastern Santa Rosa is nearing completion, with important milestones on the horizon. As Karl Van Amburg reports, the […]

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  • Southeast Santa Rosa Greenway

    Santa Rosa Greenway

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    Share with FriendsComing up on News of the North Bay, it was destined to be a freeway.  Now the long-awaited green corridor connecting Santa Rosa’s east side to the city […]

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