Blog entries tagged trees http://krcb.org Sat, 18 May 2013 17:23:44 +0100 FeedCreator 1.7.3 http://krcb.org/1068-fog-and-redwoods <p><img style="float: left; margin-left: 8px; margin-right: 8px;" src="http://krcb.org/images/65/Archive/7-10/FoggyRedwoods.jpg" alt="" /></p><br/><p>A new analysis finds there are fewer foggy days along the Northern California coast than there were&nbsp; 100 years ago. That&rsquo;s bad news for the venerable coast redwoods.</p><br/><p>{play}http://media.krcb.org/audio/nbr/7-12-10.mp3{/play}</p><br/><p><img style="float: right; margin-left: 8px; margin-right: 8px;" src="http://krcb.org/images/65/Archive/7-1Read More... Bruce Robinson Mon, 12 Jul 2010 12:00:00 +0100 weather water trees Science research parks history environment education coast climate change California http://krcb.org/929-bat-lady-remembered <p><img style="float: left;" src="http://www.krcb.org/images/65/Archive/10-09/batlogo.jpg" alt="" width="173" height="155" />More than 50 years ago, Patricia Winters got her first bat, and promptly fell in love with it. As an advocate for the small nocturnal flying mammals, she was known throughout the North Bay and beyond as the Bat Lady. She died of cancer at age 70 recently, but shared her enthusiasm and knowledge in an early North Bay Report from January 2006. This is a repeat of that reportRead More... Bruce Robinson Fri, 02 Jul 2010 12:00:00 +0100 wildlife trees toxic nonprofit orgs farms environment chemicals California animals agriculture http://krcb.org/1183-fire-season <p><img style="float: left; margin-left: 9px; margin-right: 9px;" src="http://www.fire.ca.gov/about/images/CAL_FIRE_logo_large.jpg" alt="" width="148" height="200" /></p><br/><p>Late rains along the coast and low moisture in other parts of California portend a busy wildfire season in the months ahead.</p><br/><p>{play}http://media.krcb.org/audio/nbr/6-3-10.mp3{/play}</p><br/><p>It&rsquo;s impossible to predict how much the state will need to pay for fire suppression costs in any give year, but CalFire spokeRead More... Bruce Robinson Thu, 03 Jun 2010 06:00:00 +0100 wildlife trees public safety environment coast California http://krcb.org/1121-luther-burbanks-farm <p><img style="float: left; margin-left: 9px; margin-right: 9px;" src="http://krcb.org/images/65/Archive/Apr-10/luther.gif" alt="" />Luther Burbank&rsquo;s greenhouse is an icon of Santa Rosa, but the famed horticulturalist actually did most of his ground-breaking work at another site&mdash;his 18 acre Goldridge Farm in Sebastopol.{play}http://media.krcb.org/audio/nbr/4-23-10.mp3{/play}</p><br/><p><img style="float: right;" src="http://krcb.org/images/65/Archive/Apr-10/mist-oak.jpg" alt="" width="1Read More... Bruce Robinson Fri, 23 Apr 2010 06:00:00 +0100 volunteer trees Sonoma County Sebastopol research parks nonprofit orgs history food farms environment California agriculture http://krcb.org/1072-apple-moths-in-new-zealand <p><img style="float: right;" src="http://krcb.org/images/65/Archive/Feb-10/New_Zealand_map.jpg" alt="" width="149" height="196" />While California&rsquo;s policy is to eradicate the Light Brown Apple Moth, a local researcher reports that New Zealand has adopted other tactics to control the bugs, which have been present in that country for more than a century.</p><br/><p>{play}http://media.krcb.org/audio/nbr/2-26-10.mp3{/play}</p><br/><p><img style="float: left;" src="http://krcb.org/images/65/Archive/FRead More... Bruce Robinson Fri, 26 Feb 2010 14:00:00 +0100 vineyards trees research international farms environment coast chemicals California business animals agriculture http://krcb.org/1011-project-grow <p style="text-align: left;"><img style="float: left;" src="http://krcb.org/images/65/Archive/Feb-10/12729697.jpg" alt="" width="132" height="110" />It may take a lifetime to see the results, but students replanting a native oak forest near Glen Ellen are taking the long view.</p><br/><p style="text-align: left;">{play}http://media.krcb.org/audio/nbr/2-16-10.mp3{/play}</p><br/><p style="text-align: right;"><img style="float: right;" src="http://krcb.org/images/65/Archive/Feb-10/deepwoods.jpg" alt="" />&Read More... Bruce Robinson Tue, 16 Feb 2010 14:00:00 +0100 youth volunteer trees teens students Science resources open space nonprofit orgs jobs Green farms environment education http://krcb.org/688-the-dangerous-world-of-butterflies <p> <img src="http://www.krcb.org/images/65/Archive/6-09/butterfliescover.jpg" alt=" " hspace="8" width="140" height="211" align="left" /> Nature lovers versus breeders. Preservationists versus poachers and smugglers.&nbsp; A history that goes back eons versus threatened extinctions in the 21st&nbsp; century. These are just some of the stories that lie within the dangerous world of....butterflies?</p><br/><p>{mp3remote}http://media.krcb.org/audio/nbr/6-16-09.mp3{/mp3remote}</p><br/><p></p><br/><p><img src="Read More... Bruce Robinson Tue, 29 Dec 2009 08:00:00 +0100 wildlife trees tourism timber resources policy parks open space media law enforcement international government farms environment conservation author animals http://krcb.org/1019-recording-nature-in-the-tetons <p><img style="float: right;" src="http://krcb.org/images/65/Archive/12-09/members_day09.gif" alt="" width="183" height="148" /></p><br/><p>You have to get up pretty early to capture the pure sounds of nature&hellip; and get a long way away from the rest of the noisy human race.</p><br/><p>{play}http://media.krcb.org/audio/nbr/12-22-09.mp3{/play}</p><br/><p><img style="margin-left: 8px; margin-right: 8px; float: left;" src="http://krcb.org/images/65/Archive/12-09/Gina_160pixels.jpg" alt="" /></p><br/><p>Gina FaRead More... Bruce Robinson Tue, 22 Dec 2009 08:00:00 +0100 wildlife water trees technology Science open space media environment conservation climate change birds animals http://krcb.org/1009-climate-change-and-vineyards <p><img style="float: right;" src="http://www.krcb.org/images/65/Archive/12-09/Ted Lemon.jpg" alt="" width="332" height="221" />Global warming poses a real and serious threat to California&rsquo;s wine industry, but vineyards throughout the state&mdash;and other agricultural lands&mdash;can also take steps to blunt the pace of climate change.</p><br/><p>{play}http://media.krcb.org/audio/nbr/12-13-09.mp3{/play}</p><br/><p>It is increasingly clear, says Ted Lemon (right) , co-owner of Littorai Wines in SeRead More... Bruce Robinson Tue, 15 Dec 2009 08:00:00 +0100 wine weather water trees Sonoma County politics planning Ideas Green government go green farms environment climate change chemicals carbon California business alternative energy agriculture http://krcb.org/955-builders-of-the-pacific-coast <p><img style="float: left;" src="http://www.krcb.org/images/65/BPC-288DSW.jpg" alt="" width="207" height="272" />From remote cabins crafted of driftwood to stunningly beautiful and unconventional family homes, Bolinas-based writer and photographer Lloyd Kahn collects innovative individual builders up and down the Pacific Coast.</p><br/><p>{play}http://media.krcb.org/audio/nbr/10-298-09.mp3{/play}</p><br/><p>Below are two examples of the buildings featured in the book: The elbaorate temple built by SunRRead More... Bruce Robinson Thu, 29 Oct 2009 07:00:00 +0100 trees Science planning open space Ideas housing environment design coast California author art http://krcb.org/946-ecosystem-rights <p><img style="float: right;" src="http://www.krcb.org/images/65//Archive/10-09/title2.gif" alt="" />U.S. law gives constitutional rights to corporations. Now a countervailing legal theory is emerging that defines and defends the legal rights of the environment.</p><br/><p style="text-align: center;">{play}http://media.krcb.org/audio/nbr/10-16-09.mp3{/play}</p><br/><p style="text-align: left;"><img style="margin-left: 8px; margin-right: 8px;" src="http://www.krcb.org/images/65//Archive/10-09/margil.gif"Read More... Bruce Robinson Fri, 16 Oct 2009 13:00:00 +0100 wildlife water trees speaker resources protest politics policy nonprofit orgs Marin legislation land rights justice international Ideas government environment conservation climate change birds author animals activism http://krcb.org/944-protecting-oaks <p>6</p><br/><p><img style="margin-left: 8px; margin-right: 8px; float: left;" src="http://krcb.org/images/65/Archive/10-09/winter-oak.jpg" alt="" width="150" />The pathogen that causes sudden oak death tends to spread during rainstorms, so with forecasts of a wet winter ahead, now is the time to apply a protective treatment to trees in high-risk areas.</p><br/><p style="text-align: center;">{play}http://media.krcb.org/audio/nbr/10-12-09.mp3{/play}</p><br/><p>According to Katie Palmieri, the public informatRead More... Bruce Robinson Mon, 12 Oct 2009 07:00:00 +0100 weather trees timber research environment coast chemicals California agriculture http://krcb.org/742-wildfire-season <p><img style="margin-left: 8px; margin-right: 8px; float: right;" src="http://www.krcb.org/images/65/Archive/8-09/firedanger.jpg" alt="" width="200" />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.</p><br/><p>{mp3remote}http://media.krcb.org/audio/nbr/8-7-09.mp3{/mp3remote}</p><br/><p><img style="margin-left: 8px; margin-right: 8px; float: left;" src="http:/Read More... Bruce Robinson Fri, 07 Aug 2009 03:00:00 +0100 wildlife weather trees resources public safety parks open space news government environment California http://krcb.org/667-bohemia-ranch <p><img src="http://krcb.org/images/65/Archive/5-09/2waterfall.jpg" alt="" align="right" />A little-seen watershed near Occidental, informally known as Waterfall Park, may be moving toward actually becoming a real park.</p> {mp3remote}http://media.krcb.org/audio/nbr/5-26-09.mp3{/mp3remote} <p>&nbsp;<img src="http://krcb.org/images/65/Archive/5-09/logo_banner.gif" alt="" /> </p><p>Conservation consultant David Katz, who is representing the property owner in talks with the Sonoma County ARead More... Bruce Robinson Tue, 26 May 2009 03:00:00 +0100 wildlife West County water trees timber resources recreation parks open space fish environment conservation http://krcb.org/591-baldwin-as-muir <p> <img src="http://krcb.org/images/65/Archive/4-09/muir.JPG" alt=" " width="120" height="197" align="right" />John Muir (right) died 95 years ago, but he still speaks to modern day California. And not just through his writings.</p> {mp3remote}http://media.krcb.org/audio/nbr/4-15-09.mp3{/mp3remote} <p>&nbsp;<img src="http://krcb.org/images/65/Archive/4-09/MUIR-photo.jpg" alt=" " hspace="9" width="320" height="434" align="left" /> </p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>&nbsRead More... Bruce Robinson Wed, 15 Apr 2009 03:00:00 +0100 wildlife water trees students speaker sacred resources recreation policy parks Ideas history Health events environment education conservation author http://krcb.org/623-bohemian-grove <p> <img src="http://krcb.org/images/65/Archive/4-09/private.jpg" alt="" align="right" />A bitter battle is being fought over logging plans for one of the least visited corners of western Sonoma County.</p> {mp3remote}http://media.krcb.org/audio/nbr/4-14-09.mp3{/mp3remote} <p>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.</p> <p>{mp3remote}http://media.krcb.org/audio/nbr/bohohistory.mp3{/mp3remote}Read More... Bruce Robinson Tue, 14 Apr 2009 03:00:00 +0100 trees Sonoma Russian River resources planning parks nonprofit orgs fish environment conservation activism