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RCDs Pay Extra Attention to North Bay High Schoolers
A $13,500 grant will help three North Bay conservation districts evaluate youth education programs and prepare high school students for environmental careers.
Creeks Make Good & Bad Homes
San Jose State researcher Costanza Rampini explores why the houseless favor creek banks, and how they weather the flood risk.
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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Fire Weather in the Wind
As the hot Nevada air cools every fall, it gets pushed west to lower pressure areas over the Central Valley, where the wind heats up and dries out.
RCDs Pay Extra Attention to North Bay High Schoolers
A $13,500 grant will help three North Bay conservation districts evaluate youth education programs and prepare high school students for environmental careers.
Creeks Make Good & Bad Homes
San Jose State researcher Costanza Rampini explores why the houseless favor creek banks, and how they weather the flood risk.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Wild Pigs Rough Up Bay Area Greens
They tear up landscapes in search of food, prey on native wildlife, and damage streams, and warming could bring them closer to urban areas.