Deputies arrest half-dressed Healdsburg man for drugs, starting fires
Sonoma County Sheriff’s deputies arrested a Healdsburg man early Monday morning for unlawfully lighting fires while possessing methamphetamine.
Timber harvest plan filed for 146 acres near Felta Creek
Landowner, lack of mitigation measures concern community
Five river-friendly car washing tips
Can you wash a car without wasting water and harming the environment? The answer is yes, if you plan ahead and understand that everything that’s been stuck to your car — gasoline, oil, heavy metal particles, tar and particulate matter from exhaust fumes — has the potential to flow from your wash area to the nearest storm drain and eventually reach the Russian River. Here are five simple tips to “go green” while washing cars, without wasting water or harming the environment:
Come meet Martha, Sonoma County’s biggest and drooliest celebrity
Martha the Mastiff recently concluded nationwide PR tour for winning World’s Ugliest Dog contest
Commentary: Critical wild Coho salmon watershed threatened by aggressive logging plan
As wild Coho salmon have disappeared in nearly every tributary of the Russian River, Felta Creek remains a rare exception. Even in the low fish years of 2006 and 2008, endangered wild Coho survived in the shady pools of this boulder strewn west county stream. This spring, UC Sea Grant biologists discovered multiple spawning beds, or “redds,” in the creek’s gravel bars. Wild fish will be there again this summer.
