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Bay Area Bountiful: Makers & Heroes, Part 2

This month, Bay Area Bountiful continues its 3-part series featuring the people who work for environmental sustainability, food justice, and food education in our communities. Join us as we learn about outstanding individuals, foundations and philanthropists making a difference in our Bay Area commu...

Bay Area Bountiful: Dr. Martin Griffin

Game Changer Martin (Marty) Griffin, M.D. helped save the Marin and Sonoma County coasts from development by preventing the building of a four-lane freeway. Working tirelessly to preserve the Russian River he led efforts to curtail industrial gravel mining in the watershed. In 1998 he wrote the awar...

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Bay Area Bountiful: Anita Oberholster, PhD

As cooperative extension enologist at UC Davis, Prof. Anita Oberholster brings research and developments from the Department of Viticulture and Enology to the wine industry and continually interacts with its vineyard and winery professionals. She has led research efforts on smoke taint and its mitig...

Connect the Bay: Open San Jose Black History Month Film Screenings

At our new shared space in the South Bay – Open San Jose – NorCal Public Media was proud to host a community screening of two films in honor of Black History Month: “Becoming Frederick Douglass” and “Harriet Tubman: Visions of Freedom.” Between the films, attendees shared what they learned about the...

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Connect the Bay: San Jose Museum of Art

The San Jose Museum of Art is home to both the cutting edge art of today as well as artifacts of the Santa Clara Valley’s long history of innovation. Facilities manager Randy Bricco takes us through public galleries and then behind-the-scenes for a glimpse at the historic wing’s iconic clock tower w...

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Connect the Bay: Mental Health – San Mateo County

In light of recent occurrences of gun violence in California, Ziomara Ochoa-Rodriguez, Deputy Director of San Mateo County Behavioral Health and Recovery Services, has important advice for those in need of assistance. She urges those seeking help to call their local county mental health offices. For...

Bay Area Bountiful: Local Heroes Who Give Back (Pt. 1)

This month on Bay Area Bountiful is the first episode of a three-part series where we celebrate and learn from farm-to-community leaders, champions of agricultural biodiversity and regenerative food production, and game-changers in viticulture and wine sciences.

Connect the Bay: Mental Health – Prof. Shortell

In light of recent occurrences of gun violence in California, Professor Emeritus Stephen Shortell of the UC Berkeley School of Public Health has important advice for those in need of assistance. His message: There are resources available, and many people who want to help. Free crisis counseling and...

Connect the Bay: Harpist Destiny Muhammad

A self-described "Harpist from the Hood," Destiny Muhammad is a recording and performing artist, composer and producer. Her genre is Celtic to Coltrane—cool and eclectic—with a feel of Jazz and storytelling to round out the sonic experience. For more info: https://destinymuhammad.net Destiny Muhamma...

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Bay Area Bountiful: Caltrain

Passengers have ridden the train from San Jose to San Francisco since before the turn of the 20th Century. Now, commuters are looking forward to traveling with reduced greenhouse gas emissions when Caltrain completes its electrification of the line, making it a high tech model for the rest of the co...

Bay Area Bountiful: California Native Plants

For years, the California Native Plant Society has been working in the field, online, in meeting rooms, and in gardens to promote the health of indigenous flora. We join them at their recent conference where they got together to share best practices on fighting extinction, conserving public lands, a...

Connect the Bay: Cellist Daniela Gonzales Siu

San Francisco Conservatory of Music cellist Daniela Gonzales Siu shares with Connect the Bay that "being in a quartet is one of the things that I love doing." Traveling from the Peruvian Andes to attend one of the top music schools in the U.S., she is a firm believer in art as a way to reach people....

Bay Area Bountiful: Alcatraz Cruises

Alcatraz City Cruises operates their fleet of hybrid electric powered vessels in an effort to greatly reduce their emissions of greenhouse gasses on San Francisco Bay. Solar panels and wind turbines on board the boats make possible much greener operations while taking tourists back and forth to the...

Connect the Bay: Found Wood Sculpture

Bennett Ewing is an artist known as Eyevan Tumbleweed, a found wood sculptor. He creates amazing sculptures assembled from a variety of wood found on weekly excursions into natural areas. He works meticulously, using the natural colors, patterns, and directions of wood fragments to create his art. N...

From Homeless to Housed: Labath Landing

The City of Rohnert Park’s unsheltered population has increased fivefold in 7 years to over 250 people in 2022. From Homeless to Housed focuses on the people and institutions addressing homelessness in our communities. We hear from those designing and building a new 60-unit interim supportive housin...

Changemaker & Trailblazer: Violet Saena

Meet Violet! Violet Saena is the founder and executive director of Climate Resilient Communities. CRC is a nonprofit that works within the communities of Belle Haven, East Palo Alto, and North Fair Oaks to cultivate environmental awareness while giving residents a voice in proactive resilience plann...

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Changemaker & Trailblazer: Dr. Alyssa Griffin

Meet Dr. Alyssa Griffin! Dr. Griffin is the principal investigator of the Coastal Health and Near-shore Geochemistry Laboratory. She uses marine geochemistry to study changing ecosystems, build climate resiliency, and serve others through science. For more information visit https://ucdchangelab.com/...

Mycelium Youth Network

Mycelium Youth Network trains youth in both climate adaptation and mitigation. Its Gaming for Justice program provides homebrewed roleplaying campaigns where adventurers use teamwork and problem-solving skills to explore environmental issues, and practice through climate change scenarios. For more i...

Bay Area Bountiful: Greener Power

Embracing cutting edge technology for years, the Bay Area helps set the standard for sustainable practices around the world. Advancements in the area of alternative energy production – geothermal, wind, and solar in particular – are an important part of our green portfolio here, and we have been pow...

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Bay Area Bountiful: Changemakers and Trailblazers

On this edition of Bay Area Bountiful, we’ll explore environmental justice through the eyes of three local advocates and learn how they’re actively uplifting the next generation through access and education.

Youth United for Community Action

In the underserved community of East Palo Alto, neighbors increasingly feel the impacts of climate change in their homes. Members of Youth United for Community Action are making a difference not only through climate activism but also by establishing their center as a hub for climate resilience. Lear...

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Cool Petaluma

In Petaluma, residents are building a planet-friendly community, block-by-block. For more information visit: https://www.coolpetaluma.org Video producer: Jeremy Jue

Bay Area Bountiful: Living With Climate Change – Youth in Action

On this episode of “Living with Climate Change,” Bay Area Bountiful explores the ways youth in our region are addressing our changing climate: through environmental education, creative problem-solving, and local resilience-building.

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Connect the Bay: Kelp Artist

San Francisco photographer and author Josie Iselin helps audiences look at seaweed in a whole new light. Her art focusing on kelp and other marine algae puts her at the forefront of ocean activism. She educates the public and works with scientists and environmental groups who seek to preserve the ke...

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