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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.
Twenty acres of parkland between the highway and the Berkeley shore are slated for a coast-resilient makeover, with input from locals and stakeholders.
Residents of the unincorporated community launched their second campaign in two years to get the county to care for dying street trees.
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A group of immigrant farmworkers are forming a worker-owned cooperative to bring back Indigenous burning practices that used to revitalize the soil.
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.
Twenty acres of parkland between the highway and the Berkeley shore are slated for a coast-resilient makeover, with input from locals and stakeholders.
Residents of the unincorporated community launched their second campaign in two years to get the county to care for dying street trees.
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.
The heat-burdened Roseland neighborhood is learning how to monitor temperatures and developing an action plan focused on tree shade.
California nonprofits are developing paid apprenticeships to prepare workers for the growing ecological restoration economy.
A stewardship immersion experience from the School for Inclement Weather and Weaving Earth combines ecological knowledge and spiritual connection.
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.
Many California schools are ill-equipped to tackle heat, with many campuses lacking sufficient tree coverage. These students are fighting to change that.
A young Fairfield resident reflects on how hiking during the pandemic became a refuge from digital overload and the growing realities of climate change.
Graduates of a shoreline leadership program in Contra Costa County recently pitched their ideas for sea level rise education and adaptation.
In Pacheco Pass, a decades-old wind farm is getting an upgrade that will double CleanPowerSF’s wind energy.
Local growers and activists are planting avocado trees to build climate resilience, local food systems, and alternatives to imported fruit.
A new weather radar installation will help the region’s northern counties read incoming storm clouds, hours before they drop their rain.
Annexed by San José in 1968, the bayside community has long felt the effects of flooding and neglect, but one community organization is finding hope.
Centennial marshes formed by Gold Rush-era sediment shield critical infrastructure from flooding and sea level rise, but these wetlands are “disintegrating,” planners warn.
The theory of Doughnut Economics proposes a society that balances environmental sustainability with social well-being.
If passed, Measure D would would raise $17 million annually for the Santa Clara Valley Open Space Authority.
New plans could transform Golden Gate Fields and an Oakland industrial lot into public parks, with sea-level rise resilience built in.
Nuevos planes podrían transformar Golden Gate Fields y un terreno industrial de Oakland en parques que incorporarán medidas de resiliencia ante la prevista subida del nivel del mar.
After two years of monitoring, a project to place sediment in shallow water off Eden Landing appears to be boosting surrounding marshes.
A landmark study reveals how oyster reefs and eelgrass can build habitat and fight sea level rise in San Francisco Bay — if scaled up fast enough.
San Mateo County’s El Camino Real has long featured eucalyptus trees, but their roots are breaking up the road, and their bark is clogging drains.
A sweeping plan to elevate SR 37 is underway, tackling chronic flooding, traffic congestion, and sea level rise while restoring Bay wetlands.
Save The Bay is restoring habitat transition zones with native plants to accommodate rising sea levels and support wildlife.
An East Bay city is building more than 700 housing units on BART parking lots.
How Adobe Creek and the Petaluma River can help three parcels, including a popular park, evolve into one resilient shore.
After four breaches, imports of clean fill, and the addition of rocks, bird islands and bridges the South Bay’s Shoreline Park has more climate resilient environs.
A year after our first Agroecology Commons visit, the El Sobrante farm has a new greenhouse foundation, thriving farmer training program, and some unexpected wildlife.
Un año tras nuestra primera visita a Agroecology Commons, la granja en El Sobrante tiene una nueva base para un invernadero, un próspero programa de entrenamiento para agricultores y una fauna inesperada.
En un colectivo del Área de la Bahía para agricultores BIPOC y queer, Brooke Porter y Alexa Levy luchan por construir, desde la tierra, un sistema alimentario inclusivo.
Electric cargo bikes are climate-friendly car replacements for everyday activities, from taking the kids to school to grocery shopping.
Ideas for how to integrate climate literacy across core curricula.
Public officials and nonprofits say teaming up and pooling resources are vital strategies for success in a climate-changed world.
An intersection redesign with safer bike lanes earned a national Complete Streets award, while sparking mixed reactions from drivers.
A Sustainable Solano community meeting dug into how gas wells, traffic, and other pollution sources affect local air and public health.
In Concord, winter rains and flood risks are pushed residents to prepare with sandbags, shifted commutes, and creek monitoring.
Una reunión de Solano Sostenible discutió cómo los pozos de gas y el tráfico afectan el aire local y la salud pública.
En Concord, las lluvias invernales y el riesgo de inundaciones están obligando a los residentes a prepararse con sacos de arena, cambios en sus desplazamientos diarios y vigilancia de los arroyos.