Fires, floods top news of 2019
The year 2019, now dripping backwards into our history under rainy skies, included two historical bookends towards its beginning and end, with a series of landmark changes witnessed in between to Healdsburg’s landscape and ongoing developments.
Commentary: Felta Creek still threatened and more precious than ever
A precious gem of coho salmon habitat just became more rare and special. Felta Creek watershed did not burn in the firestorm, but a whole lot of Sonoma County’s forest and wildlife habitat did. The streams that flow through the burned areas of the Russian River watershed are perhaps irreparably damaged. They will still carry water but without the shade of surrounding trees, that water will be warmer, will dry up earlier and erosion from the scorched hillsides will choke spawning gravels with fine sediment.
The view from the front lines as a grocer
Being a grocery store worker during a pandemic is hard and sometimes anxious work
Leadership Institute joins Daily Acts as key program
Applications for the next leadership class are due by June 30
