August 2022
North Bay city leads Bay Area and California for water conservation during historic drought
Cornell Barnard ABC7 News August 29, 2022 View original article here A North Bay community is leading the way when it comes to conserving water during our ongoing historic drought. "I'm super proud [...]
Petaluma’s reduction in water use ranks among highest in state
EMMA MOLLOY ARGUS-COURIER STAFF August 25, 2022 View original article here Water conservation efforts in Petaluma appear to be working, according to the latest data from the California State Water Resources Control Board. [...]
April 2022
Student-led groups showcase projects tackling environmental issues in Sonoma County
ALANA MINKLER THE PRESS DEMOCRAT April 29, 2022 View original article here In one school-year, dozens of ambitious Sonoma County middle and high school students tackled local environmental issues ranging from vineyard pesticide [...]
Petaluma nonprofit launches rebate program for rainwater catching
AMELIA PARREIRA ARGUS-COURIER STAFF April 20, 2022 View original article here The Petaluma-based education nonprofit Daily Acts has announced a countywide program that will offer residents rebates for installing rainwater catchment systems, as [...]
October 2021
Webinars offer lessons in graywater irrigation
KERRY BENEFIELD THE PRESS DEMOCRAT October 8, 2021 View Original Article Here Has watching the drought dry up your garden got all of you green thumbs pulling your hair out? Making it turn gray? [...]
Sonoma County students undertake yearlong environmental justice projects
ALANA MINKLER THE PRESS DEMOCRAT October 1, 2021, 6:45AM View Original Article Here Sonoma County has nearly five dozen youth leaders who’ve embarked on a quest to find solutions to climate change. The 58 [...]
September 2021
Petaluma Starts Climate Conversations
by Nate Seltenrich | Sep 25, 2021 View Original Article Here The Petaluma Equitable Climate Action Committee (PECAC) helps bring diversity and equity to an arena of public policy otherwise dominated by white voices [...]
July 2021
Petaluma residents turning to mulching, gray water to conserve
KATHRYN PALMER ARGUS-COURIER STAFF July 8, 2021 (Read Original Article Here) As the region’s worsening drought spurs new mandatory water use restrictions, a local water conservation nonprofit is fielding more questions and ramping up [...]
May 2021
The Power of Small
The Power of Small Story by Jess D. Taylor, Made Local Magazine (view original article) How our daily choices can make a big impact When Trathen Heckman was 31, he started printing a zine [...]
August 2020
Wine Country Women Fight Glyphosate
Wine Country Women Fight Glyphosate BY JONAH RASKIN Call it Wine Country or call it Glyphosate Country. According to Padi Selwyn, the cofounder of Preserve Rural Sonoma County, and Laura Morgan, a local physician [...]