Bay Area Issues

The Trash Punx

Rock On, Trash Out! San Jose nonprofit The Trash Punx was founded by punk rock drummer Justin Imamura, who brings his outside-the-box enthusiasm and passionate commitment to watershed stewardship to o...

BeautifySJ

When San Jose volunteers feel the need to clean, BeautifySJ is there to supply all the tools and services necessary to facilitate their anti-litter activism. Since trash and waterways are a bad look f...

Grassroots Ecology

Weeding Wisdom. Grassroots Ecology volunteers have removing invasive plants down to a science. The conservation nonprofit counts on a steady supply of people power from volunteers of all ages and back...

Riparian Restoration

Helping Natives Thrive. Katheryn Hill knows that when habitat around local waterways – riparian areas – are restored, native animals return to take advantage of the natural connections these corridors...

Keep Coyote Creek Beautiful

Treasure Trove of Trash. The San Jose nonprofit Keep Coyote Creek Beautiful works hard to do just that—through their ongoing series of volunteer creek cleanup work parties within the Coyote Creek wate...

South Bay Clean Creeks Coalition: Volunteer Heroes

Volunteer Heroes. On the landmark five hundredth creek cleanup day his group has hosted, South Bay Clean Creeks Coalition Founder and Executive Director Steve Holmes shares some of the impact the nonp...

Caregiving Isn't Just a Job | Lolo's Story

As part of a new PBS initiative that explores the challenges and joys of caregivers in America, NorCal Public Media is highlighting two care workers in Sonoma County who are part of the Fijian communi...

A Community of Care | Solomoni's Story

As part of a new PBS initiative that explores the challenges and joys of caregivers in America, NorCal Public Media is highlighting two care workers in Sonoma County who are part of the Fijian communi...