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Bay Area Bountiful: OSA Mapping
Bay Area Bountiful: OSA Mapping
There’s a MAP for that! Cartographer Anna McGarrigle uses the latest Geographic Information System technology (GIS )to make up-to-date maps for the Santa Clara Valley Open Space Authority. F or more i...
Tracking SF’s coyotes from the Presidio to Bernal Hill
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Tracking SF’s coyotes from the Presidio to Bernal Hill
Max Brimelow and Miki Katoni track coyotes traveling in the Bernal Hill area and elsewhere in San Francisco. They also follow Jonathan Young, a wildlife ecologist with the Presidio Trust. Young is doc...
For the Love of Penguins
For the Love of Penguins
Have you ever wondered how the African penguins at the California Academy of Sciences find a mate? Take a behind the scenes tour of the museum to meet adorable penguin chicks and see how their parents...
Cycles of Change
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Cycles of Change
One bike at a time, East Oakland nonprofit Cycles of Change is making biking accessible to all. Watch this video to learn more about this unique collective, the transformative power of riding a bike,...
Brown Girl Surf
Brown Girl Surf
Brown Girl Surf is building a community and a movement. Watch this video to learn more about the important work this organization does as part of its mission of fostering a more diverse, environmental...
Mycelium Youth Network
Mycelium Youth Network
Mycelium Youth Network trains youth in both climate adaptation and mitigation. Its Gaming for Justice program provides homebrewed roleplaying campaigns where adventurers use teamwork and problem-solvi...
Bay Area Bountiful: Urban Bobcats
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Bay Area Bountiful: Urban Bobcats
Bobcats in the city? Shravan Sundaram has the evidence: stunning images he has captured of the elusive felines living as our neighbors in very close proximity. A wildlife photographer and environmenta...
Independence Day
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Independence Day
Have you ever come across a sick or injured bird and not known what to do? Since the 1970’s, The Bird Rescue Center of Sonoma County has taken in injured birds and helped them recover so they can be r...
Walk on the Wild Side
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Walk on the Wild Side
Take a "Walk on the Wild Side" with Dutch photographer Jouko van Der Kruijssen as he captures images of wildlife in and around San Francisco. (Producer-Director: Joshua Dylan Mellars)
Bay Area Bountiful: Student Environmental Film Festival
Bay Area Bountiful: Student Environmental Film Festival
On this edition of BAY AREA BOUNTIFUL, we present a student environmental film festival. First, we learn about the crisis of plastic in the world’s oceans, then we explore how increasing regulation an...
The Basket Weavers
The Basket Weavers
The Pomo basket-weaving tradition in Northern California has been passed down for generations. But development projects and the encroachment of invasive non-native plant species continue to threaten t...
Preserving Traditions
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Preserving Traditions
On this edition of Bay Area Bountiful, we explore some of the traditions of native people and their relationship to the environment. First, we visit Sonoma County where Pomo basket weavers are preserv...
Bay Area Bountiful: Makers
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Bay Area Bountiful: Makers
On this edition of Bay Area Bountiful, we bring you the creations of Makers. First, we’ll step into the workshop of modern day luthiers, hand crafting works of art using sustainably sourced materials....
Good Spirits
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Good Spirits
Bay Area craft spirits maker Griffo Distillery is now producing hand sanitizer to help combat the coronavirus. This documentary—filmed before the Covid-19 pandemic shut down California—takes you on a...
Close Encounters of a Virtual Kind
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Close Encounters of a Virtual Kind
Take a virtual journey to visit sheep, giraffe, goats, cheetahs, antelope, flamingos, lemurs, rhinoceros, zebra and other animals. Filmmaker Joshua Dylan Mellars talks with the animals' caretakers to...
Six String Duende
Six String Duende
What is the secret to handcrafting a guitar that lasts a lifetime? Step into the workshops of Sonoma County luthiers Maegen Wells and Bruce Sexauer to see what it takes to build these instruments. (Pr...
Swimming Upstream
Swimming Upstream
The endangered coho salmon that inhabit the Russian River watershed are fighting for their survival. What threat do recent California wildfires pose to these fish and what are conservationists doing t...
Scientists to the Rescue
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Scientists to the Rescue
Our world is facing a host of complex challenges such as the coronavirus pandemic and climate change. Can science come to our rescue? We visit the California Academy of Sciences, Monterey Bay Aquarium...
The Ocean Planet
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The Ocean Planet
What is it like to take a deep dive below the ocean’s surface? In this video we dive into the Monterey Bay Aquarium’s Kelp Forest Exhibit to explore this essential marine ecosystem and then journey fr...
The Ocean Planet Short Story
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The Ocean Planet Short Story
Take a dive in the Monterey Bay Aquarium's Kelp Forest Exhibit to learn the pivotal role this ecosystem plays for our planet. (Producer-Director: Joshua Dylan Mellars)
Scientists to the Rescue Short Story
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Scientists to the Rescue Short Story
Scientists are working hard to meet a variety of global challenges. Learn more about the important work being carried out at the California Academy of Sciences to combat the Coronavirus Pandemic. (Pro...
Bay Area Bountiful: Science To The Rescue
Bay Area Bountiful: Science To The Rescue
On this edition of Bay Area Bountiful, we look at some of the many contributions science and scientists make to our society. We visit San Francisco’s California Academy of Sciences where vital researc...
Possums Short Story
Possums Short Story
For over 30 years the Wildlife Education and Rehabilitation Center -- known as "W-E-R-C "-- has been rescuing injured local wildlife and nursing them back to health in Morgan Hill. Among the most char...
Baby Goats Short Story
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Baby Goats Short Story
Celebrating Spring, Bay Area Bountiful visited Redwood Hill Farm and their herd of happy dairy goats. Yes, baby goats are as cute and as lovable as they look, and you can come play with them too! Prod...
Counting Sheep Short Story
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Counting Sheep Short Story
Full Circle Wool, a grazing operation run by shepherd Marie Hoff, uses a flock of primitive sheep to graze cover crop on agricultural lands, as well as reduce wildfire fuels around small properties. W...
CALFIRE's battle with the CZU Lightning Complex Fires Short Story
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CALFIRE's battle with the CZU Lightning Complex Fires Short Story
CZU Unit Fire Chief Ian Larkin recounts the harrowing development of the Santa Cruz Mountain fires of 2020, and cites changes in climate as a main contributing factor.
Pescadero's Puente Short Story
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Pescadero's Puente Short Story
Social services agency Puente de la Costa Sur in Pescadero was uniquely qualified to assist with San Mateo County's emergency services during the CZU Lightning Complex Fires of 2020. Executive Directo...
San Vicente Redwoods Short Story
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San Vicente Redwoods Short Story
San Vicente Redwoods is a large tract of protected land near Bonny Doon in northwestern Santa Cruz County. Managed by four partner land trusts it was profoundly impacted by the 2020 CZU Lightning Comp...
Fire Stewardship with the Amah Mutsun Tribal Band Short Story
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Fire Stewardship with the Amah Mutsun Tribal Band Short Story
Amah Mutsun Tribal Chair Val Lopez and CSU Chico's Don Hankins explain the vital potential that controlled burning has, both in terms of the health of California's wildlands and its indigenous people....
Bay Area Bountiful: People Power
Bay Area Bountiful: People Power
Northern California is home to a diverse array of grassroots organizations and individuals who are striving to change our world for the better. On this episode of Bay Area Bountiful, we explore People...
Filmmaker Mark Decena
Filmmaker Mark Decena
Filmmaker Mark Decena travels the world telling stories about people making change and standing up to powerful interests. In this interview, the filmmaker discusses his work. (Producer-Director: Joshu...
Veggielution
Veggielution
Once a leading agricultural area, now most of the Santa Clara Valley has been paved over. In East San Jose, an urban farm is bringing the community together. Watch this video to learn more about Veggi...
Veggielution Short Story
Veggielution Short Story
For years, San Jose's Eastside neighborhoods have been underserved and misunderstood, cut off from the rest of the City by both physical and cultural barriers. But nestled right underneath the massive...
Cycles of Change Short Story 1
Cycles of Change Short Story 1
One bike at a time, East Oakland nonprofit Cycles of Change is making biking accessible to all. Watch this video to learn more about this unique collective and the transformative power of riding a bik...
Cycles of Change Short Story 2
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Cycles of Change Short Story 2
One bike at a time, East Oakland nonprofit Cycles of Change is making biking accessible to all. Watch this video to learn how biking can take you on a journey from Berkeley to Brazil. (Producer-Direct...
Brown Girl Surf Short Story
Brown Girl Surf Short Story
Brown Girl Surf is building a community and a movement. Watch this video to learn more about the important work this organization does as part of its mission of fostering a more diverse, environmental...
Bay Area Bountiful Promo: Feeding A Need
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Bay Area Bountiful Promo: Feeding A Need
On the upcoming episode of Bay Area Bountiful , “ Feeding a Need,” we explore the realities of food insecurity in our region. From San Francisco to Albany, and Santa Clara County to Sonoma County, we...
Bay Area Bountiful: Preparing for Fire
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Bay Area Bountiful: Preparing for Fire
On this episode of Bay Area Bountiful, we visit a rebuilt Santa Rosa winery destroyed by the 2017 Tubbs Fire; we discover how some wildfire mitigation may actually damage Sonoma County communities; we...
Bay Area Bountiful: Preparing for Fire - Bay Area Fire Marshals
Bay Area Bountiful: Preparing for Fire - Bay Area Fire Marshals
We spoke with three Bay Area fire chiefs from Cal Fire to learn more on how to best prepare ourselves, our homes and our communities for California's now year-round wildfire season. Jessica Power, a f...
Drought and Cattle Ranching Short Story
Drought and Cattle Ranching Short Story
Carissa Koopmann Rivers, a fifth generation cattle rancher, runs her operation, Rivers Red Angus, at Curry Canyon Ranch in the hills of Mount Diablo in collaboration with a conservation organization –...
Bay Area Bountiful: Hazy Daze - Bay Area Air Quality
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Bay Area Bountiful: Hazy Daze - Bay Area Air Quality
More wildfires and higher temperatures combine to produce more days with poor air quality throughout our region. Bay Area Bountiful visits the Bay area Air Quality Management District to learn about t...
Bay Area Bountiful: Life Underground – Bay Area Soil Health
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Bay Area Bountiful: Life Underground – Bay Area Soil Health
In this edition of Bay Area Bountiful, we dig below Earth’s surface to get the dirt on what it takes to make healthy soils. We learn about the impacts of soil salinity, why composting and carbon seque...
Earthworms and Vermicompost Short Story
Earthworms and Vermicompost Short Story
Jack Chambers co-founded the Sonoma Valley Worm Farm a quarter of a century ago after a surprising discovery in his home garden's compost bin. The composting worms he had bought from a local bait worm...
Compost and Carbon Sequestration Short Story
Compost and Carbon Sequestration Short Story
Kevin Lunny founded West Marin Compost after realizing the local need to recycle organic materials from the area into nutrient-rich and biologically active soil amendments which could be placed right...
Carbon Farming and Ranching Short Story
Carbon Farming and Ranching Short Story
Loren Poncia discovered the powers of carbon sequestration after partnering with the Marin Carbon Project a decade ago. After learning from the environmental stewardship program, Poncia has continued...
The Soil Food Web Short Story
The Soil Food Web Short Story
Dr. Sajeemas "Mint" Pasakdee is a University of California Cooperative Extension master gardener. Her passion is studying the amazing microscopic world of the soil food web: the complex interaction of...
Western Monarch Butterflies Bounce Back from Verge of Extinction | Bay Area Bountiful
Western Monarch Butterflies Bounce Back from Verge of Extinction | Bay Area Bountiful
Every year, volunteer citizen scientists return to the California Coast to participate in the Western Monarch Thanksgiving Count. Their work observing and counting monarch butterflies at hundreds of o...
Monarch Butterflies Make Miraculous Population Rebound | Bay Area Bountiful
Monarch Butterflies Make Miraculous Population Rebound | Bay Area Bountiful
Every year, volunteer citizen scientists return to the California Coast to participate in the Western Monarch Thanksgiving Count. Their work observing and counting monarch butterflies at hundreds of o...
Winter Bird Observing with Alex Cho | Bay Area Bountiful
Winter Bird Observing with Alex Cho | Bay Area Bountiful
Teen Alex Cho is an avid East Bay birder, photographer and artist who says birdwatching is contagious. His parents Brenda and Richard concur, as they have joined son Alex on many outings. Bay Area Bou...
Winter Bird Observing with Alvaro Jaramillo | Bay Area Bountiful
Winter Bird Observing with Alvaro Jaramillo | Bay Area Bountiful
Some may think winter is a quiet time for nature in the Bay Area. SF Bay Bird Observatory biologist and lifelong birder Alvaro Jaramillo has news for them: during wintertime in our region the bird pop...
Finding Fungi in the Wintertime | Bay Area Bountiful
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Finding Fungi in the Wintertime | Bay Area Bountiful
When winter rains fall, life that was dormant underground begins to make its appearance. Mushrooms pop up all over our region – from the forest floor to your own backyard! In this story, we followed a...
Identifying a Death Cap Mushroom Could Save Your Life | Bay Area Bountiful
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Identifying a Death Cap Mushroom Could Save Your Life | Bay Area Bountiful
The death cap is California’s most notable poisonous mushroom. While it’s safe to touch and smell, the death cap causes severe poisonings each year, some deadly, when people misidentify and then eat t...
Winter Bird Observing | Bay Area Bountiful
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Winter Bird Observing | Bay Area Bountiful
During the winter season the Bay Area plays an important role for birds. At this time, bird watchers all around our region migrate to their favorite viewing spots to marvel at the increased numbers of...
Hunting for Wintertime Fungi in Sonoma County | Bay Area Bountiful
Hunting for Wintertime Fungi in Sonoma County | Bay Area Bountiful
When winter rains fall, life that was dormant underground begins to make its appearance. Mushrooms pop up all over our region – from the forest floor to your own backyard! In this story, we followed a...
Bay Area Bountiful: Winter Wild
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Bay Area Bountiful: Winter Wild
On this edition of Bay Area Bountiful, we’ll discover how the changing season impacts the natural patterns of wild creatures from the sky to the soil. We’ll see why the Bay Area plays an important rol...
Bay Area Bountiful: Made Here
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Bay Area Bountiful: Made Here
On this edition of Bay Area Bountiful, we explore the creations of makers in our region. These makers draw on their backgrounds, cultures, and communities to express and interpret their unique experie...
Insiya Dhatt
Insiya Dhatt
Artist's Books are pieces of art in which imagination, artistic sensibility and the book format intersect in three dimensions. Artist Insiya Dhatt creates them with stunning intricacy and design inspi...
Piñata Artist Patty Botello
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Piñata Artist Patty Botello
Patty Botello has been making piñatas since she was a little girl. Though some are destined to be joyously destroyed by children at parties, much of her work is museum quality and intended for gallery...
Bay Area Bountiful: Eat Here – Global Made Local
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Bay Area Bountiful: Eat Here – Global Made Local
Bay Area Bountiful tucks in to enjoy local food. From farms, to markets, to two unique restaurants, experience flavors of the world – and flavors from right here in our area – on your plate. Savor a m...
Raptor Fest
Raptor Fest
Master Falconer Kenny Elvin supports a Peregrine Falcon in his gloved hand when he tells us, "Falconry is the art of hunting with raptors." He should know: his company Full Circle Falconry provides pe...
Bay Area Bountiful: Finding Home
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Bay Area Bountiful: Finding Home
On this episode of Bay Area Bountiful, we turn our lens to the region’s housing crisis. We’ll learn about unique solutions that are providing shelter to those most in need — from a controversial RV pa...
Bay Area Bountiful: Living With Climate Change
Bay Area Bountiful: Living With Climate Change
Bay Area Bountiful explores living with climate change in this first of a three-part series. Projections and modeling may provide insight on a broader scale, but Bay Area residents already feel the im...
Bay Area Bountiful: Living With Climate Change – Heads Above Water
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Bay Area Bountiful: Living With Climate Change – Heads Above Water
In the San Francisco Bay Area, we are a maritime region. Our nearby ocean and Bay influence everything in our lives: the air we breathe, the water we drink—and sometimes, even the weather that leads t...
Youth United for Community Action
Youth United for Community Action
In the underserved community of East Palo Alto, neighbors increasingly feel the impacts of climate change in their homes. Members of Youth United for Community Action are making a difference not only...
Bay Area Bountiful: Changemakers and Trailblazers
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Bay Area Bountiful: Changemakers and Trailblazers
On this edition of Bay Area Bountiful, we’ll explore environmental justice through the eyes of three local advocates and learn how they’re actively uplifting the next generation through access and edu...
Bay Area Bountiful: Greener Power
Bay Area Bountiful: Greener Power
Embracing cutting edge technology for years, the Bay Area helps set the standard for sustainable practices around the world. Advancements in the area of alternative energy production – geothermal, win...
Changemaker & Trailblazer: Dr. Alyssa Griffin
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Changemaker & Trailblazer: Dr. Alyssa Griffin
Meet Dr. Alyssa Griffin! Dr. Griffin is the principal investigator of the Coastal Health and Near-shore Geochemistry Laboratory. She uses marine geochemistry to study changing ecosystems, build climat...
Changemaker & Trailblazer: Violet Saena
Changemaker & Trailblazer: Violet Saena
Meet Violet! Violet Saena is the founder and executive director of Climate Resilient Communities. CRC is a nonprofit that works within the communities of Belle Haven, East Palo Alto, and North Fair Oa...
Bay Area Bountiful: Alcatraz Cruises
Bay Area Bountiful: Alcatraz Cruises
Alcatraz City Cruises operates their fleet of hybrid electric powered vessels in an effort to greatly reduce their emissions of greenhouse gasses on San Francisco Bay. Solar panels and wind turbines o...
Bay Area Bountiful: California Native Plants
Bay Area Bountiful: California Native Plants
For years, the California Native Plant Society has been working in the field, online, in meeting rooms, and in gardens to promote the health of indigenous flora. We join them at their recent conferenc...
Bay Area Bountiful: Caltrain
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Bay Area Bountiful: Caltrain
Passengers have ridden the train from San Jose to San Francisco since before the turn of the 20th Century. Now, commuters are looking forward to traveling with reduced greenhouse gas emissions when Ca...
Bay Area Bountiful: Local Heroes Who Give Back (Pt. 1)
Bay Area Bountiful: Local Heroes Who Give Back (Pt. 1)
This month on Bay Area Bountiful is the first episode of a three-part series where we celebrate and learn from farm-to-community leaders, champions of agricultural biodiversity and regenerative food p...
Bay Area Bountiful: Anita Oberholster, PhD
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Bay Area Bountiful: Anita Oberholster, PhD
As cooperative extension enologist at UC Davis, Prof. Anita Oberholster brings research and developments from the Department of Viticulture and Enology to the wine industry and continually interacts w...
Bay Area Bountiful: Dr. Martin Griffin
Bay Area Bountiful: Dr. Martin Griffin
Game Changer Martin (Marty) Griffin, M.D. helped save the Marin and Sonoma County coasts from development by preventing the building of a four-lane freeway. Working tirelessly to preserve the Russian...
Bay Area Bountiful: Getting Loud for the Climate!
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Bay Area Bountiful: Getting Loud for the Climate!
Young activists with Citizens’ Climate Lobby San Mateo take to the streets to spread their message to the community: It’s time to get loud for the climate! For more information: https://citizensclimat...
Bay Area Bountiful: Makers & Heroes, Part 2
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Bay Area Bountiful: Makers & Heroes, Part 2
This month, Bay Area Bountiful continues its 3-part series featuring the people who work for environmental sustainability, food justice, and food education in our communities. Join us as we learn abou...
Bay Area Bountiful: Makers & Heroes, Part 3 – Alice Waters
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Bay Area Bountiful: Makers & Heroes, Part 3 – Alice Waters
This month Bay Area Bountiful continues its 3-part series featuring the people who work for environmental sustainability, food justice, and food education in our communities. On this episode we spotli...
Bay Area Bountiful: The Center for Ecoliteracy
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Bay Area Bountiful: The Center for Ecoliteracy
This month on Bay Area Bountiful we visit Peterson Middle School, where the staff has teamed up with The Center for Ecoliteracy. Together, through transformational experiences in the cafeteria, classr...
Bay Area Bountiful: Greener Cement
Bay Area Bountiful: Greener Cement
The California Dept. of Transportation (CalTrans), Peninsula state senator Josh Becker, and the California-Nevada Cement Association explain recent efforts to reduce carbon emissions by the cement man...
Atmospheric Rivers
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Atmospheric Rivers
The meteorological phenomenon known as Atmospheric Rivers has a significant impact on the frequency and severity of floods and droughts in the North Bay. Advanced forecasting techniques currently bein...
Bay Area Bountiful: State Street Market
Bay Area Bountiful: State Street Market
Tear it down or fix it up? When an old building in downtown Los Altos needed renovation, owner Los Altos Community Investments engaged architectural firm Gensler to devise a plan that had environmenta...
Bay Area Bountiful: Flyway Trail
Bay Area Bountiful: Flyway Trail
Snowy plovers say thanks! In Menlo Park, former industrial salt ponds have been restored back to natural wetlands where endangered species can thrive. We visit the Flyway Trail at the Ravenswood Unit...
Bay Area Bountiful: Fisher Creek Women
Bay Area Bountiful: Fisher Creek Women
When a group of female environmentalists from Point Blue Conservation Science and Santa Clara Valley Open Space Authority get together to plant native flora along a creek bank in Coyote Valley, the co...
Bay Area Bountiful: The Worm Lady
Bay Area Bountiful: The Worm Lady
Master Composter Alane O’Rielly Weber is an evangelist for healthier plants and sustainable soil. She is an indomitable force in support of natural soil health, and has shared her enthusiasm with many...
Minute with Matt: Sticky Monkey-Flower & Dusty-Footed Woodrat
Minute with Matt: Sticky Monkey-Flower & Dusty-Footed Woodrat
That orange flower by the trail has a lot to offer, and that pile of sticks is not just a pile of sticks! Naturalist Matt Dolkas runs face-first into the lesser known details of sticky monkeyflower an...
Minute with Matt: Wetlands
Minute with Matt: Wetlands
Get your feet wet and explore some wetlands! Along with providing habitat for fascinating local wildlife, these areas perform a crucial job that helps moderate climate change, called carbon sequestrat...
Minute with Matt: Monarch Butterflies
Minute with Matt: Monarch Butterflies
It’s amazing what you can see if you look—Matt shares a newly emerged western monarch butterfly he has found, and whispers in reverence as it gathers strength. Areas that are preserved for wildlife li...
Minute with Matt: Bay Laurel
Minute with Matt: Bay Laurel
California Bay Laurel smells so good! Just crush the leaf and it releases a signature scent. Small mammals and birds line their nests with Bay Laurel leaves to help repel parasites. For more informati...
Bay Area Bountiful: Canopy
Bay Area Bountiful: Canopy
When is the best time to plant a tree? Find out from Palo Alto nonprofit Canopy, which is committed to growing urban tree canopy in Midpeninsula communities. Their Teen Urban Forester program enlists...
Bay Area Bountiful: Horses at Wunderlich
Bay Area Bountiful: Horses at Wunderlich
Long before the rise of high tech, the San Francisco Peninsula was home to successful entrepreneurs…and their horses! In Woodside, San Mateo County Parks’ Wunderlich Park is the perfect place to explo...
Bay Area Bountiful: ALAS Half Moon Bay
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Bay Area Bountiful: ALAS Half Moon Bay
Dr. Belinda Hernandez Arriaga is Executive Director of Half Moon Bay Latino-centered nonprofit ALAS, Ayudando Latinos a Soñar (Helping Latinos Dream). Now 10 years old, this coastside agency provides...
Citizen Scientists
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Citizen Scientists
As our planet faces mounting threats to its biodiversity, a new kind of scientist is emerging: the Citizen Scientist . Watch this KRCB North Bay Bountiful production to learn how the California Academ...
Bay Area Bountiful: Hokule’a Voyaging Canoe
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Bay Area Bountiful: Hokule’a Voyaging Canoe
Since the 1970’s, the traditional Hawaiian double-hulled voyaging canoe Hokule’a has helped spark an era of renewal for Hawai‘i’s indigenous people, and captured the imagination of many around the wor...
Bay Area Bountiful: Sung Lee "The Bee Charmer"
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Bay Area Bountiful: Sung Lee "The Bee Charmer"
East Bay beekeeper Sung Lee has been creating a real buzz on social media lately. He is an enthusiastic spokesperson for taking good care of our important pollinators. At a time when honeybee populati...
Bay Area Bountiful: East Bay Monarchs
Bay Area Bountiful: East Bay Monarchs
Founder and Chief Scientist at Creekside Science, biologist Dr. Stu Weiss is passionate about preserving Bay Area habitat for migrating monarch butterflies. We visit the returning monarchs at some of...
Bay Area Bountiful: The Fox Guy
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Bay Area Bountiful: The Fox Guy
For more than 10 years Bill Leikam has been keeping track of the small and elusive gray foxes at the Palo Alto Baylands. The goal of his nonprofit Urban Wildlife Research Project is to identify and re...
What Is Groundwater?
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What Is Groundwater?
There is more fresh water stored underground in Northern California than is accessible from surface water sources, such as lakes, rivers and streams. To understand just how essential groundwater is, w...
What is a Watershed?
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What is a Watershed?
Bay Area Bountiful examines how watersheds form, what they look like, and how geology and topography influences the way water reaches the ocean. Bay Area Bountiful examines how watersheds form, what t...
Bay Area Bountiful: Carol Rathmann & Forget Me Not Farm
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Bay Area Bountiful: Carol Rathmann & Forget Me Not Farm
Forget Me Not Farm Children’s Services is a sanctuary for rescued farm animals and abused and neglected youth. Carol Rathmann is the director and founder. Since opening over 30 years ago, Forget Me No...
Bay Area Bountiful: Winter Wild
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Bay Area Bountiful: Winter Wild
Season six of Bay Area Bountiful brings you to the wild side of winter in our first episode, Winter Wild. In the next edition of Bay Area Bountiful, discover how the changing season impacts the natura...
Gulls Galore Short Story
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Gulls Galore Short Story
Though many people think all "seagulls" are alike, Alvaro Jaramillo loves to share the fascinating stories of our diverse local gulls with those wanting to learn more. A senior biologist with San Fran...
Saving Heirlooms: Honey Bees, Seed Banks and Crop Diversity
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Saving Heirlooms: Honey Bees, Seed Banks and Crop Diversity
This segment of North Bay Bountiful travels to Petaluma’s Seed Bank, one of an increasing number of providers of heirloom seeds for gardeners desiring a wider diversity of feedstock and a re-connectio...
Bay Area Bountiful Promo: Walk on the Wild Side
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Bay Area Bountiful Promo: Walk on the Wild Side
"Walk on the Wild Side" follows urban wildlife photographer Jouko van Der Kruijssen as he discovers the many animals hiding in plain sight in San Francisco and Point Reyes National Seashore. Take a be...
Bay Area Bountiful Promo: The Earth Laughs in Flowers
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Bay Area Bountiful Promo: The Earth Laughs in Flowers
"The Earth Laughs in Flowers" visits Coyote Family Farm in the San Francisco Bay Area. Take a behind the scenes look at the making of this Bay Area Bountiful documentary with filmmaker Joshua Dylan Me...
The Swedish Gardener
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The Swedish Gardener
How do you start growing your own Climate Victory Garden and what are the potential benefits of these home gardens? We take a closer look at the roots of this movement in this Bay Area Bountiful story...
Bay Area Bountiful Short Story 3-2
Bay Area Bountiful Short Story 3-2
We met Mac McDonald in his family garden in Windsor. The son of a moonshiner, Mac was first introduced to wine at the age of twelve. At that young age he had a vision of becoming a winemaker and has h...
Bay Area Bountiful Short Story 3-5
Bay Area Bountiful Short Story 3-5
In 2020, Brianna Noble founded Humble, an Oakland-based equine program dedicated to positively impacting youth from disenfranchised communities. Through enriching learning experiences, Humble uses hor...
Bay Area Bountiful Short Story 3-1
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Bay Area Bountiful Short Story 3-1
Cascade Ranch is a 418-acre farm just north of Pie Ranch in the ancestral homeland of the Amah Mutsun Tribal Band. Under the leadership of Leonard Diggs, the Cascade Regenerator Program plans to creat...
Bay Area Bountiful Celebrates Black Owned Businesses
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Bay Area Bountiful Celebrates Black Owned Businesses
For February, Bay Area Bountiful celebrates Black History Month with local leaders who are making history. From volunteers at the Sonoma County Black Forum feeding families with food insecurity to Bla...
Bay Area Bountiful: Wildlife Pledge
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Bay Area Bountiful: Wildlife Pledge
Bay Area Bountiful: Farms and Food Pledge
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Bay Area Bountiful: Farms and Food Pledge
Bay Area Bountiful: Tracking Wildlife
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Bay Area Bountiful: Tracking Wildlife
Bay Area naturalists are hot on the trail of our local animal residents to better understand their movements and figure out ways to protect them. We learn about the landmark preservation accomplishmen...
Bay Area Bountiful: COVID
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Bay Area Bountiful: COVID
On this edition of Bay Area Bountiful, we take a look at animals and the COVID Pandemic. First, we’ll explore how technology is bridging the gap between farms and visitors as the public practices soci...
Bay Area Bountiful: Sustainable Nonprofits
Bay Area Bountiful: Sustainable Nonprofits
On this edition of Bay Area Bountiful, we’ll explore Sustainable Nonprofits. First, we’ll see how children are learning to protect the earth with the help of Environmental Volunteers. Then, we’ll visi...
Environmental Volunteers
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Environmental Volunteers
Environmental Volunteers believe that all children deserve to learn about the natural world through personal exploration, so they can become responsible stewards of the Earth. They believe that what c...
Pacific Beach Coalition
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Pacific Beach Coalition
Pacific Beach Coalition is a growing community of ‘Earth Heroes’ teeming with passion for protecting and preserving the health of our ocean, beaches, wildlife, and coastal environment. They have creat...
Acterra at 50
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Acterra at 50
On the occasion of its 50th anniversary, we survey the wide range of activities conducted by Acterra, a Palo Alto nonprofit that brings people together to create local solutions for a healthy planet....
Organic Beer 101
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Organic Beer 101
San Francisco has a tradition of serving beer with bold and creative flavors. In this story, we hear from the owner and brewmaster of ThistyBear, a brewpub offering organic beer that benefits the envi...
Home Base Spirits
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Home Base Spirits
Home Based Spirits produces farm-to-table bourbon and whiskey. With a commitment to sourcing from a local supply chain, Home Base creates California spirits that reflect the fresh flavors of the regio...
Bay Area Bountiful: Spirited Discovery
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Bay Area Bountiful: Spirited Discovery
On this edition of Bay Area Bountiful, we’ll go on a Spirited Discovery. First, we’ll explore an eco-friendly distillery that creates locally sourced spirits and hosts outreach events to foster more s...
Grow Rules
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Grow Rules
Pedro Cota and Kristen Hwang explore the dark side of some marijuana cultivation. Illegal growers are diverting water and using banned pesticides, leading to the environmental destruction of our land...
Bay Area Bountiful: Sustainable Landscapes
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Bay Area Bountiful: Sustainable Landscapes
The already arid climate of Northern California is further challenged by the effects of climate change, and even native plants are struggling to survive. When we implement smart landscaping practices,...
Border Air
Border Air
Pedro Cota uncovers a story at the intersection of immigration and environmental health. Long lines of cars and trucks queue up awaiting permission to pass through the busy Tijuana/San Diego border cr...
The Last Straw
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The Last Straw
Julian Jordan presents a jarring short film that expresses the problems, causes, and effects of plastic pollution in our oceans. We explore the complex issues behind ocean pollution through the views...
Are Gray Whales the Canary in the Climate Coal Mine?
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Are Gray Whales the Canary in the Climate Coal Mine?
NorCal Public Media explores the mystery of Gray Whales washing up on California beaches. Locals and tourists marvel at the yearly northward migration of the Gray Whales, which occurs every spring. Bu...
Bay Area Bountiful: Sustainable Communities
Bay Area Bountiful: Sustainable Communities
On this edition of Bay Area Bountiful, we ask the question, “What makes a community sustainable?” There are many facets of sustainability, from energy use and human capital, to transportation and futu...
Bay Area Bountiful: Sustainable Building
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Bay Area Bountiful: Sustainable Building
On this edition of BAY AREA BOUNTIFUL, we explore new innovations and historic techniques to construct more sustainable buildings. First, we tour a Palo Alto home designed to be carbon neutral. We stu...
Bay Area Bountiful: Alternative Energy
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Bay Area Bountiful: Alternative Energy
In the San Francisco Bay Area, environmentalists are working with entrepreneurs and industry to find ways to incorporate wind, solar and other alternative energy sources into our power generation mix....
The Bellwether Cheesemakers
The Bellwether Cheesemakers
The Callahan family began raising sheep in Sonoma County three decades ago. Today, the family run Bellwether Farms produces a variety of European inspired cheeses and yoghurts from sheep and cow milk....
Bay Area Bountiful: People & Wildlife
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Bay Area Bountiful: People & Wildlife
Explore how human development has impacted the wildlife of California. The Grizzly Bear was once a dominant species, but as people settled here in greater numbers, the population of the Grizzly declin...
The Earth Laughs in Flowers
The Earth Laughs in Flowers
The farmers at Coyote Family Farm are among a new generation who see farming as a combination of spiritual practice, political act, community engagement and art form. Selling their fresh produce weekl...
Bay Area Bountiful: Forests
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Bay Area Bountiful: Forests
Forests are some of the most wild places in our region, but also a living laboratory for exploring the science of plants, wildlife and soil health. In this episode we travel up and down the West Coast...
Bay Area Bountiful: Groundwater
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Bay Area Bountiful: Groundwater
During the recent drought, groundwater became scarce as aquifers throughout Northern California began to dry up. New laws will require municipalities and water well owners to adhere to new guidelines...
Bay Area Bountiful: The Changing Face of Agriculture
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Bay Area Bountiful: The Changing Face of Agriculture
Farming is becoming more diverse, and new perspectives bring innovation. Immigrant populations are introducing unique produce to the marketplace; new farmworker safety protocols are being implemented;...
Bay Area Bountiful: Orchards
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Bay Area Bountiful: Orchards
The orchard: as old as civilization, yet adaptable to the needs of our society today. Orderly rows of monoculture hide a deep and meaningful history of Northern California. We'll explore three generat...
Bay Area Bountiful: Fermented Foods
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Bay Area Bountiful: Fermented Foods
Find out why Sonoma County is a fermentation hot spot in the Bay Area, visit a fermentation bar, an artisanal sourdough bakery and make sauerkraut and kimchi. Discover the magic of Kefir beverages, an...
Down Home on the Zazu Farm
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Down Home on the Zazu Farm
Featuring internationally acclaimed Sonoma County farm to table chefs and restauranteurs Duskie Estes and John Stewart, “Down Home on the Zazu Farm” provides a behind-the-scenes look at two successful...
Bay Area Bountiful: Edgewood Preserve
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Bay Area Bountiful: Edgewood Preserve
The serpentine grasslands of Edgewood Park and Natural Preserve are famous for their magnificent displays of wildflowers each spring. The park's location, within easy access to Interstate 280 and Edge...
When the Waters Speak...
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When the Waters Speak...
Healthy riparian corridors engender biological diversity, mitigate against the impact of natural disasters, and help keep our drinking water clean and plentiful. The preservation of these vital areas...
North Bay Bountiful: Water Conservation
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North Bay Bountiful: Water Conservation
NORTH BAY BOUNTIFUL explores water conservation and water quality. Learn about the water cycle and where our water comes from, an innovative fish ladder on the Russian River and how weather pattern pr...
Where Water Flows
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Where Water Flows
Water going back into the watershed in a healthy way is very important to our everyday life. The different ways water returns to our rivers will be explained in this video. Tennis Wick the director of...
Bay Area Bountiful: Citizen Science
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Bay Area Bountiful: Citizen Science
Every day, regular people volunteer to document our natural world. Through journals, photography and smart phone apps, people are making a difference and shaping environmental policy. Citizen scientis...
Bay Area Bountiful: Watersheds
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Bay Area Bountiful: Watersheds
On this edition of Bay Area Bountiful, we explore watersheds. First we’ll discover the science of watershed regions; next, we’ll explain how to best manage riparian corridors for water quality; and th...
Bay Area Bountiful
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Bay Area Bountiful
Cultivate. Celebrate. Connect. The San Francisco Bay Area enjoys an incredible bounty of resources—both natural and creative—that enrich all our lives. Northern California Public Media presents the st...
Bay Area Bountiful: Sustainable Communities
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Bay Area Bountiful: Sustainable Communities
“What makes a community sustainable?” There are many facets of sustainability, from energy use and human capital, to transportation and future strategic planning. Sustainability is the goal of many co...
Friends of the Petaluma River
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Friends of the Petaluma River
Friends of the Petaluma River improve watershed stewardship through public events and hands-on youth education programs. Produced by KRCB North Bay Public Media's Student Reporting Initiative, with su...
Sonoma Ecology Center
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Sonoma Ecology Center
The Sonoma Ecology Center is committed to improving the ecological health of our region’s wild spaces. Friends of the Petaluma River improve watershed stewardship through public events and hands-on yo...
Daily Acts
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Daily Acts
Daily Acts helps people live more sustainably by reclaiming the power of daily actions through smart landscaping and water conservation. Produced by KRCB North Bay Public Media's Student Reporting Ini...
Sonoma Inspired: Erik Castro
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Sonoma Inspired: Erik Castro
Erik Castro is a photojournalist that takes beautiful and thought-provoking images of the fields and vineyards of Sonoma County and the people who work in these environments. The photos appreciate the...
Sonoma Inspired: Peter Krohn
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Sonoma Inspired: Peter Krohn
Peter Krohn is in the forefront of a new artform - "scanography." Using a high quality scanner, Krohn arranges natural material including fruits, vegetables and flowers. These "blessings of the Earth"...
Sonoma Inspired: Bruce Johnson
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Sonoma Inspired: Bruce Johnson
Bruce Johnson is a sculptor/craftsman who works with redwood material. These "elders" of Sonoma County serve as his inspiration for pieces that exude the energy and vitality of the region. These falle...
Sonoma Inspired: Upside Dance Company
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Sonoma Inspired: Upside Dance Company
Tanya Tolmasoff choreographs contemporary dance inspired by, and performed within, the dramatic landscapes of Sonoma County. The Upside Dance Company's work is defined by the towering redwoods, the me...
Sonoma Inspired: Jack Stuppin
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Sonoma Inspired: Jack Stuppin
Jack Stuppin is a painter that thinks of his landscape paintings as an environmental statement. His background in geology brings new insight to his work. He celebrates the beauty of Sonoma County land...
Sonoma Inspired: Ned Kahn
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Sonoma Inspired: Ned Kahn
Ned Kahn is an environmental artist. He is inspired by natural phenomena, including the waves and water of Sonoma County. Water becomes a changable mirror to what the atmosphere is doing. A response s...
Sonoma Inspired: Sandy Eastoak
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Sonoma Inspired: Sandy Eastoak
Sonoma artist, Sandy Eastoak, is inspired by the waterscapes of Sonoma County. The creeks, the Russian River and the Pacific beaches. She is obessed with nature, ecology and how we can be in a more he...
Sonoma Inspired: Agriculture
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Sonoma Inspired: Agriculture
Sonoma County is a place of beauty and agricultural bounty. Photojournalist Erik Castro captures images of this beauty and studies the faces and experiences of the people who work the fields and viney...
Sonoma Inspired: Landscape
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Sonoma Inspired: Landscape
Many artists find inspiration in the landscapes of Sonoma County. Tanya Tolmasoff and the Upside Dance Company create performances that speak to the majestic redwoods and reflect the waterways of the...
Sonoma Inspired: Water
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Sonoma Inspired: Water
Artists Ned Kahn and Sandy Eastoak create artwork inspired by the waterscapes of Sonoma County. Water often appears in, and influences, their work. Kahn creates environmental sculptures. Eastoak paint...
Gathering Leaves: Sudden Oak Death Research
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Gathering Leaves: Sudden Oak Death Research
In collaboration with the University of California and Sonoma State University, citizen scientists in Sonoma County are collecting bay laurel leaves to assist in controlling the pathogen responsible f...
The Laguna de Santa Rosa Foundation
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The Laguna de Santa Rosa Foundation
Learn about the science and ecology of the Laguna de Santa Rosa and the work of the Laguna Foundation. Video created in the summer of 2017. Larry Campbell narrator.
Apple Country
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Apple Country
The area around Sebastopol, California was once well known for its apples. But vineyards have now replaced many orchards. Two family owned apple orchards that remain—Walker Apples and Devoto Gardens &...
Staying Grounded
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Staying Grounded
In 2014, California enacted the Sustainable Groundwater Management Act. This KRCB North Bay Bountiful production explores the ways in which the legislation will impact Sonoma County and its water supp...
In the Shadow of Tall Trees
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In the Shadow of Tall Trees
Muir Woods National Monument and its uncut old-growth coast redwoods would not exist today were it not for the foresight of early conservationists. Theodore Roosevelt's signing of the Antiquities Act...
Wheat or White? | The Lexicon of Sustainability
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Wheat or White? | The Lexicon of Sustainability
Learn the difference between whole wheat and white and meet the people preserving grains. As consumers, we must learn how to tell the difference between whole wheat and white, while farmers can tell a...
Food Waste | The Lexicon of Sustainability
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Food Waste | The Lexicon of Sustainability
Did you know nearly 40 percent of food that's grown, distributed, and bought never gets eaten? Learn why "ugly" food gets a bad rap. Through actions like food rescue and redistribution, composting and...
What is the Lexicon of Sustainability?
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What is the Lexicon of Sustainability?
Learn about the newest web series on PBS Food. The Lexicon of Sustainability is a multi-platform project that educates, engages and activates people to pay closer attention to how they eat, what they...
Cirque Du Ferments: A Fermented Circus
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Cirque Du Ferments: A Fermented Circus
locally sourced fermented foods: sauerkraut, kimchi, fermented drinks, and more. Their products go through long fermentation periods, which brings them to their peak probiotic potential. Lactobacillus...
Good Eats at Culinary Arts Program at SRJC | Spoiled In Sonoma
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Good Eats at Culinary Arts Program at SRJC | Spoiled In Sonoma
I had the privilege of sitting down with Chef Jim Cason, the department Chair of the Culinary Arts Program at Santa Rosa Junior College in Sonoma County, CA. Chef Jim gave me a complete tour of the ne...
Fermented Beverages | The Kefiry | Spoiled In Sonoma
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Fermented Beverages | The Kefiry | Spoiled In Sonoma
Join Emily Somple for a segment of Spoiled In Sonoma, a video blog about fermentation, pickling and food preservation. Emily visits the Kefiry in Sebastopol, Ca and meets owners Tom and Deana. Learn m...
Fermentation Fever
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Fermentation Fever
Fermentation, an ancient form of food preservation, has been practiced on nearly every continent. Jennifer Harris, who runs the Fermentation Festival, takes a journey around Sonoma County to get to kn...
Green String Farm and Institute: Joining Farming and Education
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Green String Farm and Institute: Joining Farming and Education
Green String Farm in Petaluma aims to provide sustainably grown food for the local community, while teaching future farmers the skills and knowledge to feed their own communities and take care of the...
Rescue, Rehabilitation and Release
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Rescue, Rehabilitation and Release
The Marine Mammal Center is a nonprofit veterinary research hospital and educational center dedicated to the rescue and rehabilitation of ill and injured marine mammals – primarily elephant seals, har...
The Catch
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The Catch
Every year, the San Francisco Bay Area looks forward to the November crab season opening, but recently the Bodega Bay small boat crabbing fleet has experienced especially rough waters in bringing its...
The Good Earth
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The Good Earth
The Napa Resource Conservation District's Charles Schembre is on a mission to sequester carbon in the ground of our vineyards. This practice keeps carbon from being released in the atmosphere, and mak...
Saving the Arnold Scott Ranch - Petalumans for Responsible Planning
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Saving the Arnold Scott Ranch - Petalumans for Responsible Planning
Members of Petalumans for Responsible Planning and the Kelly Creek Foundation talk about the current and future state of the Arnold Scott Ranch on Windsor and D St. in Petaluma, CA. What are your thou...
North Bay Bountiful: What's in Our Food?
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North Bay Bountiful: What's in Our Food?
The global food production chain is fraught with confusing terminology and conflicting information. North Bay Bountiful examines genetically modified organisms (GMOs), manufactured seeds, pesticide us...
North Bay Bountiful: Carbon & Compost
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North Bay Bountiful: Carbon & Compost
We can store carbon in the ground to battle climate change. Carbon farming is one way to slow the atmospheric and marine accumulation of greenhouse gases, which are released by burning fossil fuels. V...
Singing the Praises of Compost
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Singing the Praises of Compost
Singing Frogs Farm uses an intensive, agroecological, sustainable model to grow nutritious vegetables. Farmers Paul and Elizabeth Kaiser use lots of compost to help their plants grow, and they have no...
Cows, Compost & Carbon
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Cows, Compost & Carbon
Two Marin County farmers reduce their carbon footprint and improve the quality of soil in their pasturelands by implementing carbon farming practices. Loren Poncia, owner of Stemple Creek Ranch, uses...
North Bay Bountiful: California Coast
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North Bay Bountiful: California Coast
On this edition of NORTH BAY BOUNTIFUL, we explore Coastal California. This is one of the most dramatic and varied coastlines in the world. A place where agriculture and urban development meet the sea...
Matthew Turner: Educational Tall Ship
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Matthew Turner: Educational Tall Ship
Call of the Sea is constructing a traditional wooden tall ship, MATTHEW TURNER, which will serve as an experiential learning platform for Bay Area youth. Call of the Sea has been successfully operatin...
Sears Point Wetlands Restoration
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Sears Point Wetlands Restoration
In Sonoma County’s San Pablo Bay region, this northern arm of the San Francisco Bay is experiencing rising sea levels. At the same time, years of agricultural practice have drained the wetland areas,...
Here and Now - Kashia Coastal Reserve
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Here and Now - Kashia Coastal Reserve
Social justice and environmentalism go hand-in-hand in a project that is preserving 700 acres of land along the Sonoma County Coast. In a unique plan, the Sonoma County Supervisors transferred the acr...
A State of Harmony
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A State of Harmony
Conserving our open spaces can help us protect our watersheds, wildlife and even combat the effects of climate change. The Bay Area Open Space Council works with private non-profits and public entitie...
Where Does Our Drinking Water Come From?
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Where Does Our Drinking Water Come From?
Our use of water offers a special challenge to mankind as stewards of the Earth’s water supply. Through technology and engineering we have harnessed the power of nature to supply our own water needs....
Fish Ladder
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Fish Ladder
Water can only benefit people and wildlife if it is clean. Water free of toxins, from industrial waste and agricultural run-off, is needed to sustain life in our watersheds. The health of the fish in...
North Bay Bountiful: Land Preservation
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North Bay Bountiful: Land Preservation
Land Preservation is important for smart and managed growth of community development. When communities come together to decide which parcels should can be developed, and which parcels should be preser...
Rivers in the Sky
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Rivers in the Sky
In the early 1860s, a cataclysmic flood ravaged California, bankrupting the state and forcing the government to move the capital from Sacramento to San Francisco until the flood waters subsided. The f...
The Spanish Gardener
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The Spanish Gardener
Over the last forty years, nursery owner Polo de Lorenzo has created a rare and alluring garden in Sebastopol, California inspired by childhood memories of the lush botanical garden in his native Cana...
North Bay Bountiful: Rivers & Streams
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North Bay Bountiful: Rivers & Streams
Rivers and streams are a reflection of the health of our lands. More than just beautiful and natural waterways, healthy rivers and streams are key to the survival of the environment and our very lives...
North Bay Bountiful: Waste & Recycling
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North Bay Bountiful: Waste & Recycling
North Bay Bountiful revisits the ground-breaking internet short film that helped launch the Zero Waste movement. THE STORY OF STUFF was produced and hosted by environmentalist, Annie Leonard. For many...
Born to Be Wild: Quarryhill's Conservation Quest
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Born to Be Wild: Quarryhill's Conservation Quest
The Quarryhill Botanical Garden — located in Glen Ellen, California — has become a base station for international conservation efforts and a living laboratory for scientific researchers and students....
North Bay Bountiful: Healthy Soil
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North Bay Bountiful: Healthy Soil
North Bay Bountiful examines natural efforts to build the health of our soil and the dangerous practices that damage this precious resource. Healthy soil promotes water retention and traps carbon. Poo...
North Bay Bountiful: Models of Sustainability
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North Bay Bountiful: Models of Sustainability
Cultivate. Celebrate. Connect. The San Francisco North Bay area enjoys an incredible bounty of resources that enrich all our lives. Land and seascapes offer breathtaking vistas and serve as the source...
North Bay Bountiful: Gardening & Community
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North Bay Bountiful: Gardening & Community
Communities interact with gardens in many different ways. Some gardens are individual, some for the community; there are gardens that are private refuges, and others that are open to the public for ed...
Garden to School: Cooking Class -North Bay Bountiful
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Garden to School: Cooking Class -North Bay Bountiful
Children learn about cooking and serving the food they grow in their school garden at the Salmon Creek School. This progressive educational program in the Harmony Union School District in Occidental,...
Garden to School: Garden Class - North Bay Bountiful
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Garden to School: Garden Class - North Bay Bountiful
Salmon Creek School in the Harmony Union School District in Occidental, California, teaches kids about the food they eat through a robust gardening program. The school garden program truly represents...
Great Expeditions: Quarryhill Botanical Garden
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Great Expeditions: Quarryhill Botanical Garden
The Quarryhill Botanical Garden is a North Bay hidden horticultural gem located in Glen Ellen. The garden is a lush cornucopia of endangered plant life grown from seed during the last quarter century....
Educating the Next Generation: Quarryhill Botanical Garden
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Educating the Next Generation: Quarryhill Botanical Garden
The Quarryhill Botanical Garden is a North Bay hidden horticultural gem located in Glen Ellen. The garden is a lush cornucopia of endangered plant life grown from seed during the last quarter century....
California Conservationism: Quarryhill Botanical Garden
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California Conservationism: Quarryhill Botanical Garden
The Quarryhill Botanical Garden is a North Bay hidden horticultural gem located in Glen Ellen. The garden is a lush cornucopia of endangered plant life grown from seed during the last quarter century....
Farm to Table: ZAZU Kitchen + Farm
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Farm to Table: ZAZU Kitchen + Farm
Chefs Duskie Estes and John Stewart own Farm to Table restaurant ZAZU Kitchen + Farm, located at the Barlow in Sebastopol, California. The Chefs give a tour of one their three Sonoma County farms and...
Snout to Tail: ZAZU Kitchen + Farm
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Snout to Tail: ZAZU Kitchen + Farm
Chefs Duskie Estes and John Stewart own Farm to Table restaurant ZAZU Kitchen + Farm, located at the Barlow in Sebastopol, California. The chefs give a tour of one of their Sonoma County farms and exp...
Chicken Roost: ZAZU Kitchen + Farm
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Chicken Roost: ZAZU Kitchen + Farm
Chefs Duskie Estes and John Stewart own Farm to Table restaurant ZAZU Kitchen + Farm, located at the Barlow in Sebastopol, California. The chefs give a tour of the chicken roost on their Sonoma County...
King and Queen of Pork: ZAZU Kitchen + Farm
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King and Queen of Pork: ZAZU Kitchen + Farm
Chefs Duskie Estes and John Stewart own Farm to Table restaurant ZAZU Kitchen + Farm, located at the Barlow in Sebastopol, California. During a tour of their Sonoma County farm, “The King and Queen of...
Simple Style: ZAZU Kitchen + Farm
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Simple Style: ZAZU Kitchen + Farm
Chefs Duskie Estes and John Stewart own Farm to Table restaurant ZAZU Kitchen + Farm, located at the Barlow in Sebastopol, California. The chefs give a tour of their Sonoma County farm and show how th...
Seasonality: ZAZU Kitchen + Farm
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Seasonality: ZAZU Kitchen + Farm
Chefs Duskie Estes and John Stewart own Farm to Table restaurant ZAZU Kitchen + Farm, located at the Barlow in Sebastopol, California. On a tour of their Sonoma County farm, the chefs talk about their...
Californian Provenance: Bookseller Ben Kinmont
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Californian Provenance: Bookseller Ben Kinmont
Antiquarian bookseller Ben Kinmont specializes in 15th to 19th century books about food and wine. During a tour of his Sebastopol shop, Mr. Kinmont displays and discusses a few choice items in his inv...
Antiquarian Localvore: Bookseller Ben Kinmont
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Antiquarian Localvore: Bookseller Ben Kinmont
Antiquarian bookseller Ben Kinmont specializes in 15th to 19th century books about food and wine. During a tour of his Sebastopol shop, Mr. Kinmont explains the connection between a 17th century Engli...
North Bay Bountiful: Geothermal Energy
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North Bay Bountiful: Geothermal Energy
Jim Kluesener, Vice President Geothermal Region for Calpine, explains how “The Geysers” geothermal energy complex works. What is the geology? What are the cost savings compared to traditional carbon e...
Preston of Dry Creek: Farm Trails
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Preston of Dry Creek: Farm Trails
Lou Preston talks about the certified organic farm and vineyard at Preston of Dry Creek. From livestock to grain innovations, Preston welcomes the public to explore their property, visit the farm stor...
McClelland Dairy: Farm Trails
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McClelland Dairy: Farm Trails
Jana McClelland of McClelland Dairy discusses their multi-generational dairy operation. From newborn calves to mature milking cows, visitors can meet the animals and learn about sustainable farming pr...
Farm Trails Weekend
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Farm Trails Weekend
Weekend Along the Farm Trails was started as a way to celebrate the harvest and also to bring the public to the farms so they can meet the farmers, see the animals, ask questions about the equipment a...
Laguna Farm: Farm Trails
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Laguna Farm: Farm Trails
Jennifer Branham explains how Laguna Farm connects to community through their 400+ plus member CSA program (Community Shared/Supported Agriculture), public tours, farm store, workshops and demonstrati...
Garden Skills: Jail Industries Agriculture Program
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Garden Skills: Jail Industries Agriculture Program
From classroom, garden to community the participants of the Jail Industries Agriculture Program learn gardening and woodworking skills. Listen to their stories as they experience hands on training wit...
Plant Sales: Jail Industries Agriculture Program
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Plant Sales: Jail Industries Agriculture Program
In 1994 the Sonoma County Sheriff’s Office and the Sonoma County Office of Education created the Jail Industries Agricultural Program. The Program has several plant sales open to the public and educat...
Farmer Olympics: North Bay Bountiful
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Farmer Olympics: North Bay Bountiful
North Bay Bounitful Mobile - KRCB visited the Farmers Guild at the Sebastopol Grange for their first annual Farmer Olympics. A great day of fun, sharing and learning.
Green String Farms: Farm Shorts
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Green String Farms: Farm Shorts
North Bay Bounitful Mobile - Green String melds sustainable farming practices with a unique store concept. They are also in the forefront of offering internship programs so that young farmers and chef...
Singing Frog Farms: Farm Shorts
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Singing Frog Farms: Farm Shorts
North Bay Bounitful Mobile - Singing Frog Farms are experimenting with new practices to sequester carbon in the soil and growing bountiful hedgerows. They are also growing healthy foods for Northern C...
TaraFirma Farms: Farm Shorts
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TaraFirma Farms: Farm Shorts
North Bay Bounitful Mobile - KRCB and Farm Shorts explore livestock rotation practices and how the soil can benefit from these practices.
New Shepherds of the Farm
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New Shepherds of the Farm
New Shepherds of the Farm is the story of intrepid individuals who are transforming the North American animal farm. Meet cattle whisperer Temple Grandin. Temple was the recent subject of a dramatized,...
Watershed Revolution
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Watershed Revolution
Watershed Revolution asks the question “What is a Watershed?” The answer is explored through interviews with concerned citizens working to protect and preserve Southern California’s Ventura River wate...

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