Recent Posts
- Looking for a Little Peace? Plant a Rain Garden May 1, 2020
- Watershed Word Search April 23, 2020
- Russian River Watershed Crossword Puzzle! April 23, 2020
- Earth Day’s 50th Anniversary! April 1, 2020
- Earth Day’s 50th Anniversary List of Events April 1, 2020
- Public Opportunity to Review and Discuss Fish Habitat Enhancement Projects March 1, 2020
- Save The Butterflies and The Bees – Our Favorite Pollinators Are in Jeopardy February 1, 2020
- Refuse, Reduce, Reuse, Repair, Recycle and Rot January 1, 2020
- Parting Wisdom: Perspective and Guidance from a Seasoned Storm Water Inspector December 1, 2019
- The Persistence of Plastic November 1, 2019
Looking for a Little Peace? Plant a Rain Garden
/in Environmental Columns /by SabrinaThe term “rain garden” may bring to mind images of tropical forests or elaborate garden water features. In reality, they are one of the easiest ways to improve your yard while protecting our creeks, streams and Russian River. They are also a great excuse to play in the garden. Rain gardens filter, infiltrate, and slow […]
Russian River Watershed Crossword Puzzle!
/in Environmental Columns /by SabrinaEarth Day’s 50th Anniversary!
/in Environmental Columns /by SabrinaWhile we socially distance and modify our daily routines to limit the spread of Coronavirus, individually celebrate Earth Day’s 50th Anniversary on April 22nd – the planet’s largest civic event by learning more about climate actions, conservation, our home watershed, and promoting a healthy, sustainable environment. What is Earth Day? Earth Day started on April […]
Earth Day’s 50th Anniversary List of Events
/in Environmental Columns /by SabrinaThe COVID-19 pandemic will affect most events. Please check with the organizer or this blog regularly. Any updates will be posted as soon as they are available. Virtual Earth Action Week, April 20-26, 2020 Join the City of Sonoma’s virtual Earth Action Week at home! Even though we are sheltering-in-place, you can still participate in […]
Public Opportunity to Review and Discuss Fish Habitat Enhancement Projects
/in Environmental Columns /by SabrinaIt’s hard to imagine the Russian River without salmon or steelhead. These iconic fish were a major food supply for indigenous people and early settlers. They once gave the river the reputation as a world-renowned fly-fishing destination, are a critical link in the riparian food web – and are spectacularly beautiful. In the early 2000s, […]
Save The Butterflies and The Bees – Our Favorite Pollinators Are in Jeopardy
/in Environmental Columns /by SabrinaThe Monarch Butterfly One morning last summer, as I watched a pair of butterflies flying from bloom to bloom on a butterfly bush, I realized I hadn’t seen a Monarch Butterfly in years. I did some research and learned some distressing news. In January of 2019, the Xerces Society’s yearly census of the western monarch […]