Recent Posts
- Safe Medicine Disposal Program Update August 1, 2021
- Recycling Your Used Motor Oil and Filters Helps Our Watershed! July 1, 2021
- Eight Water Conservation Tips and Tricks June 1, 2021
- Keep Our Cars and Our River Clean May 1, 2021
- Earth Day 2021 – List of Events April 1, 2021
- D.I.Y. pesticides…. Are they safe? April 1, 2021
- Save Water As If Your Life Depends On It March 1, 2021
- Too Much Fertilizer February 1, 2021
- Simple Tips to Rehydrate and Diversify your Garden January 1, 2021
- Riparian Plants and Their Humble Little Job December 1, 2020
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October 28 @ 9:00 am - 11:00 am
Safe Medicine Disposal Program Update
/in Environmental Columns /by SabrinaHow do you dispose of your old prescription and over the counter medicines? Not only are there environmental concerns associated with throwing medicine in the trash and flushing them down the toilet, letting them accumulate at home creates opportunities for those medicines to get into the wrong hands. For these reasons, the Russian River Watershed […]
Recycling Your Used Motor Oil and Filters Helps Our Watershed!
/in Environmental Columns /by SabrinaThe Spring and Summer seasons bring us a display of colors and beautiful landscapes. Similarly, these months of hot weather invite us to make improvements in the house, to work in the garden, or in the case of many Do-It-Yourself Oil Changers and auto enthusiast, this is the perfect time to change the oil and […]
Eight Water Conservation Tips and Tricks
/in Environmental Columns /by SabrinaOn average, each Californian uses about 85 gallons of water every day, but it depends on the season. In winter months, it’s as low as 60 gallons per day and in summer months, it’s as high as 110 gallons per day. That’s between 12 and 22 of those 5‑gallon water cooler jugs, every day for […]
Keep Our Cars and Our River Clean
/in Environmental Columns /by SabrinaClean Car, Dirty Creek Common sense tells us that you can’t get something clean without getting something else dirty. Depending on how you wash your car, you may be trading a clean car for a dirty creek. The dirt, oil and grease that flows off your fresh clean car often flows into the street, storm […]
Earth Day 2021 – 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. Santa Rosa Earth Day April 22 from 11 am-2 pm Place to Play Community Park in Santa Rosa. To prevent the spread of COID-19, this is a drive-thru […]
D.I.Y. pesticides…. Are they safe?
/in Environmental Columns /by SabrinaI was on a call with a friend the other day. She just happened to mention how she has been spraying newly developing weeds growing in the cracks of her walkway with the widely popular vinegar, dish detergent and salt recipe. Wonderful that she was getting a jump start on the young weeds, since the […]