Earth Day’s 50th Anniversary List of Events
The 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 […]
Entries by Sabrina
Public Opportunity to Review and Discuss Fish Habitat Enhancement Projects
It’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 […]
Save The Butterflies and The Bees – Our Favorite Pollinators Are in Jeopardy
The 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 […]
Refuse, Reduce, Reuse, Repair, Recycle and Rot
America is a disposable nation. Each person, on average, produces more than 1,600 pounds of trash each year. In total, over 230 million tons of trash accumulates in landfills yearly […]
Parting Wisdom: Perspective and Guidance from a Seasoned Storm Water Inspector
“The legacy you leave is the life you lead. We lead our lives daily, and we leave a legacy daily – not some grand plan, what we do each and […]
The Persistence of Plastic
Though plastic is durable, cheap, and common in everyday items, it comes at a large environmental cost. Plastic, a man-made petrochemical product, can take thousands of years to decompose if […]
Help Keep the Leaves and Grass Out of Storm Drains
Fall is just around the corner, and many of us will be spending our crisp Saturday afternoons trying to catch up with the week’s falling leaves and debris from our […]
Our Hidden Gem –Conservation Corps North Bay
September 21 – 28, 2019 is Creek Week in the Russian River Watershed! Join in with this spirit of environmental conservation and community enrichment by getting educated, invested and involved. […]
Do You Know the Relationship Between Low Impact Development and Water Quality?
August is the last official month of the summer, and the time to celebrate National Water Quality Month! The 110-mile Russian River and all its tributaries move through many active […]
