QUICK READS
Gleaning in the Giving Season
The practice of collecting food left behind in fields after the harvest is good for the environment and gives more people access to produce.
New Study Teases Out Seawall Impacts
New models suggest that sea walls and levees provide protection against flooding and rising seas with little effect on surrounding areas.
Growing Better Tomatoes with Less Water
UC Santa Cruz researchers find the highly-desired ‘Early Girl’ variety yields more tomatoes under dry-farmed conditions.
IN DEPTH
Learning the Art of Burning to Prevent Wildfire
In Santa Rosa’s Pepperwood Preserve, volunteers are learning how controlled fires can clear out natural wildfire fuel before it can spark.
Antioch Desalination Plant Could Boost Local Water Supply
The $120 million plant opened this fall and treats 8 million gallons of brackish water a day, 75% of which is drinkable.
CHATTER
What to Know about PFAS in Tri-Valley Water
In this nonfiction comic, explore how the city of Pleasanton is dealing with PFAS- contaminated groundwater.
Who Will Inherit the Estuary? Training for a Rough Future
The six-month program teaches students aged 17 -24 about the challenges facing communities around the SF Estuary, from Stockton to East Palo Alto.
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Antarctic Penguins?
Created by Vrinda Manglik for the Antarctic and Southern Ocean Coalition
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