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Regional Housing Agency Invests in Affordability

The Bay Area Housing Finance Authority is launching a loan program to support the construction of mixed-income rental properties.

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Regional Housing Agency Invests in Affordability

The Bay Area Housing Finance Authority is launching a loan program to support the construction of mixed-income rental properties.

The End is Coming for California’s Untouchable Grass

The law, which applies to grass that isn’t used for recreational purposes, could cut urban water use across California by more than 20% says Oakland thinktank.

Sonoma Vineyard Workers Burn toward a Better Future

A group of immigrant farmworkers are forming a worker-owned cooperative to bring back Indigenous burning practices that used to revitalize the soil.

Los trabajadores de los viñedos de Sonoma queman por un futuro mejor

Un grupo de trabajadores agrícolas inmigrantes está formando una cooperativa de propiedad de los trabajadores para recuperar las prácticas indígenas de quema que solían revitalizar el suelo año tras año.

New Voices Shape Design of Berkeley’s North Basin Strip

Twenty acres of parkland between the highway and the Berkeley shore are slated for a coast-resilient makeover, with input from locals and stakeholders.

It’s Always Sunny In North Fair Oaks

Residents of the unincorporated community launched their second campaign in two years to get the county to care for dying street trees.

Siempre está soleado en North Fair Oaks

Los residentes de la comunidad no incorporada lanzaron su segunda campaña en dos años para lograr que el condado se ocupe de los árboles de la calle que se están muriendo.

Can Nature Help California’s Coast Fight Fire and Floods?

Local and state leaders gather for September summit on how to mainstream nature-based infrastructure.

Guide to Nature-Based Infrastructure Around the Bay Area

Regional leaders are testing eight types of climate adaptation and shoreline flood protection projects that work with nature instead of against it. Here’s an overview.

How Can I Get Clean, Green, Climate-Forward Job Training in the Bay Area?

Looking for a hands-on job working outdoors that actually pays? Here’s a list of training programs.

Santa Rosa Residents Rethink Trees

The heat-burdened Roseland neighborhood is learning how to monitor temperatures and developing an action plan focused on tree shade.

How to Make Conservation a Career 

California nonprofits are developing paid apprenticeships to prepare workers for the growing ecological restoration economy.

Raft of Resilience Initiatives Keeps Tahoe Blue

Beach robots, boat inspections, forest thinning, and wetland restoration are among the projects helping the lake confront environmental threats.

Weathering the Present While Training for the Future

A stewardship immersion experience from the School for Inclement Weather and Weaving Earth combines ecological knowledge and spiritual connection.

Feds Meddling With Protections For California Coast

NOAA is reviewing California’s Coastal Management Program in a renewed push for offshore oil and gas drilling.

New Study Shows Rain Gardens Filter Chemicals Out of Stormwater

Scientists found rain gardens dramatically reduce toxic chemicals in stormwater while providing biodiversity and cooling.

The Tricky Art of Growing Oysters in the Lab So They Can Survive in the Field

The Nature Conservancy, the Amah Mutsun Tribal Band, and others are growing oysters in the lab and planting them in the wild in estuaries around San Francisco Bay.

Printing Without Plastic: The Vintage Machine Winning Over Eco-Conscious Artists

This comic guide to risograph printing explains how the 1980s Japanese machine cuts energy use and avoids plastic toner.

East Bay Kids Fight Extreme Heat in their Schoolyards

Many California schools are ill-equipped to tackle heat, with many campuses lacking sufficient tree coverage. These students are fighting to change that.

How a North Bay Regional Park Helped Me Reconnect With Nature — and Myself

A young Fairfield resident reflects on how hiking during the pandemic became a refuge from digital overload and the growing realities of climate change.