Seizing plastic from trees County eyes restricting single use bags
A white plastic bag decorates a bare willow branch where I live beside the Russian River. On sunny winter mornings the plastic stands out as an odd white smear against a background of green redwoods and dormant grey willows.
A bounty of birds in Sonoma County Birding in our own back yard
Despite the near-freezing temperatures, a dozen people gathered one early Saturday morning in January at the base of Warm Springs Dam at Lake Sonoma. The group was mixed, including both young and old. Some brought walking sticks, others had binoculars hanging from their necks. These men and women all had one thing in common: birding.
Getting to know your watershed
“The Russian River watershed is a rich and diverse region of nearly 1500 square miles of forests, agricultural lands and urban lands in Mendocino and Sonoma Counties. The mainstem of the Russian River flows 110 miles from its headwaters near Redwood Valley and Potter Valley to the Pacific Ocean near Jenner. The
