Blog entries tagged Russian River

Rivers of a Lost Coast

Bruce Robinson — Mon, 27 Apr 2009 03:00:00 +0100

The rise and surprisingly rapid fall of fly fishing on the Russian and other northern California rivers is told in a new documentary film, Rivers of a Lost Coast.

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As a boy, Justin Coupe, co-director of RiveRead More...

Bohemian Grove Logging

Bruce Robinson — Tue, 14 Apr 2009 03:00:00 +0100

A bitter battle is being fought over logging plans for one of the least visited corners of western Sonoma County.

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The Bohemian Club has owned the Grove for over a century, but John Hooper says that the history of logging there dates back only 20-odd years.

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Geo Tourism

Bruce Robinson — Thu, 19 Mar 2009 03:00:00 +0100

Eco-tourism may draw some visitors to the North Bay, but some forward-looking groups are betting that even more travelers can be enticed through the broader approach called Geo-tourism.

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Anyone wanting a broader understanding of Geotourism in general or the North Coast Read More...

Dutch Bill Creek

Bruce Robinson — Thu, 26 Feb 2009 04:00:00 +0100

With rainfall again filling our area's creeks and rivers, it is possible to conduct precise measurements of the changes in water quality in those streams.

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Dutch Bill Creek is relatively short, beginning in the hills above Occidental, and flowing northerly downslope through Camp Meeker and on to the Russian River. ThiRead More...

March & Vigil

Bruce Robinson — Fri, 13 Feb 2009 04:00:00 +0100

Local activism comes in many forms. Two contrasting public events tonight demonstrate that range.

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The campaign to curtail or ban taser use has gained considerably support across Canada, where the RCMP is being pressured to change its policies with marches, such as this one, and legislative inquiries.

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Vet Connect

Bruce Robinson — Thu, 29 Jan 2009 04:00:00 +0100

As many as 25% of the homeless in Sonoma County are veterans, people who are entitled to services and assistance they often don't know about. But a new volunteer coalition is working to change that.
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One frequent obstacle that Vet Connect volunteers must often overcome, says Andy PybRead More...

Guerneville Early Days

Bruce Robinson — Mon, 19 Jan 2009 04:00:00 +0100

The history of Guerneville has been marked by a series of economic surges, most of them relatively short-lived.

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John Schubert

An early businessman named John Bagley may have been the most prominent citizen of the town that becRead More...

Forestville History

Bruce Robinson — Mon, 29 Dec 2008 04:00:00 +0100

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To folks passing through today, Forestville appears to be a quiet residential hamlet in western Sonoma County. But it wasn’t all that long ago that the railroads still ran to the town, and Forestville was a bustling center of commerce. Those Read More...

Coho release

Bruce Robinson — Fri, 12 Dec 2008 04:00:00 +0100

The carefully coordinated release of some ready-to-spawn adult coho may mean that three years from now, Salmon Creek will once again contain its namesake.

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Steelhead Beach

Bruce Robinson — Wed, 03 Dec 2008 04:00:00 +0100

The possibility of a new wastewater discharge pipeline to the county's popular Steelhead Beach in Forestville (above) has apparently been killed by cost considerations.

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The pipeline to the proposed Steelhead Beach discharge site would have run through the quieRead More...