Conservation Corps

Bruce Robinson — Wed, 01 Sep 2010 06:00:00 +0100

What’s the antidote to gangs, unemployment and juvenile crime? In part, it’s the newly rechristened Conservation Corps North Bay.

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Nieghborhood Summit

Bruce Robinson — Thu, 19 Aug 2010 06:00:00 +0100

The basic building block for influencing local elected officials is the neighborhood, says organizer Jim Diers, because people tend to be most involved and active closest to their homes.

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Windsor Substation

Bruce Robinson — Tue, 17 Aug 2010 06:00:00 +0100

A power struggle in Windsor is pitting homeowners against PG&E, whose engineers have concluded that the best place for a new electrical substation lies in the town’s south center area. The people already living nearby think that’s a very bad idea.

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Fort Ross

Bruce Robinson — Fri, 30 Jul 2010 12:00:00 +0100

Fort Ross, the only Russian outpost ever established on what is now the continental United States, celebrates the 198th anniversary of its founding with an annual Cultural Heritage Day on Saturday, July 31.

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Fog and Redwoods

Bruce Robinson — Mon, 12 Jul 2010 12:00:00 +0100

A new analysis finds there are fewer foggy days along the Northern California coast than there were 100 years ago. That’s bad news for the venerable coast redwoods.

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Hands Across The Sand

Bruce Robinson — Fri, 25 Jun 2010 12:00:00 +0100

Offshore oil drilling has never been embraced here on California’s north coast, but recent events in the Gulf Coast have bolstered that view elsewhere. Hands Across the Sand, a coordinated series of demonstrations across the country, including one near Bodega Bay, will try to reinforce those changing attitudes on June 26th.

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Luther Burbank's Farm

Bruce Robinson — Fri, 23 Apr 2010 06:00:00 +0100

Luther Burbank’s greenhouse is an icon of Santa Rosa, but the famed horticulturalist actually did most of his ground-breaking work at another site—his 18 acre Goldridge Farm in Sebastopol.{play}http://media.krcb.org/audio/nbr/4-23-10.mp3{/play}

Bruce Robinson — Tue, 29 Dec 2009 08:00:00 +0100

Nature lovers versus breeders. Preservationists versus poachers and smugglers. A history that goes back eons versus threatened extinctions in the 21st century. These are just some of the stories that lie within the dangerous world of....butterflies?

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Bruce Robinson — Mon, 28 Dec 2009 08:00:00 +0100

Marin County artist Tom Killion has spent his life portraying different views of Mount Tamalpias--but filtered through the techniques of Japanese woodcut printmaking.

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When he set out to draft the text for Tamalpais Walking, Killion discovered he had a lot to learn about the history of Mount Tamalpais.

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The Immigrant Paradox

Bruce Robinson — Thu, 08 Oct 2009 23:00:00 +0100

What segment of California’s population is healthiest? It’s probably not what you would think.

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Wildfire Season

Bruce Robinson — Fri, 07 Aug 2009 03:00:00 +0100

Another drought-fueled fire season is underway across northern California, when any passing storms are more likely to bring blaze-sparking lightning strikes than enough rain to ease the danger.

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Urban Permaculture

Bruce Robinson — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 03:00:00 +0100

Permaculture - an idea that began around sustainable agriculture - is moving into the urban environment.

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You can also learn more about this subject at the Oakland-based Urban Permaculture Guild.

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Grow Smart Bay Area

Bruce Robinson — Mon, 15 Jun 2009 03:00:00 +0100

With another 2 million people expected in the Bay Area by 2035, Greenbelt Alliance is urging local governments to plan now where they are going to live. And they've got some ideas to suggest, too.

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