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What We Need to Know: COVID in Sonoma County
What are the current county restrictions? Sonoma County is currently in the most restrictive purple tier of the California’s Blueprint for a Safer Economy. In order to qualify for the less restrictive red tier, the county must have less than 7 new cases per 100,000 people and a testing positivity rate lower than 8%. As of March 3, Sonoma county’s new case number is 10 per 100,000 people and the testing positivity rate is 3.5%. To check the latest data, visit…
Education
Confronting Anti-Black Racism
Use these materials with middle and high school students to help them understand the long history of anti-Black racism in the United States, and think about ways to address it in their own communities. Resources include news coverage of recent protests, videos on the origins of the Black Lives Matter movement and protests against police brutality within the past decade, iconic PBS documentaries on the histories of race and racism in America, and activities addressing civic engagement and elevating students’ voices. GET THE LESSON PLANS
Science & Health
NorCal Visits the Monterey Bay Aquarium During COVID-19
What is it like to take a deep dive below the ocean’s surface? In this video we dive into the Monterey Bay Aquarium’s Kelp Forest Exhibit to explore this essential marine ecosystem and then journey from the coral reefs of Palau back to San Francisco’s California Academy of Sciences where scientists are making exciting…
Television
Downton Abbey Returns!
Wednesday, March 10 at 8 pm on KRCB TV in the North Bay. Downton Abbey Returns! is a nostalgic celebration of all aspects of the most successful British drama ever – the stellar cast, superb writing, spectacular locations, and dazzling costumes. Downton Abbey Returns! features interviews with the…
Radio
Sonoma County’s NPR Station Adding 104.9 FM
January 19, 2021 Northern California Public Media has agreed to buy a powerful local FM station to boost public broadcasting in Sonoma County. It has filed with the Federal Communications Commission to purchase KDHT-FM 104.9. Its signal reaches virtually all of Sonoma County plus northern Novato…
Local News
Santa Rosa Public Schools Plan Return To Classrooms April 1
Santa Rosa’s public school district and its teacher's union have agreed on a plan for getting kids back into classrooms on April 1. The tentative deal includes schedules, safety protocols and a…
Inching closer to the red tier
Since August, Sonoma County’s been stuck in the state’s most restrictive tier in terms of COVID-19 recovery. But the possibility of opening up the economy a bit more is finally possible. Sonoma’s one…
Santa Rosa Clears a Large Homeless Encampment
Dozens of people living in Santa Rosa’s largest homeless encampment were forced to pack up and leave Tuesday morning. It marks Santa Rosas’s second encampment clearance in the past week. Activists…
Local Events
 28 Jan01:00pm - 03:00pm State of the West Symposium 2021 |
| 2 Mar 05:00pm - 06:50pm 38th Annual Sonoma State University 2021 Holocaust and Genocide Lecture Series |
| 10 Mar 06:00pm - 07:30pm Virtual Workshop |
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- On this edition of Bay Area Bountiful, we look at some of the many contributions science and scientists make to our society. We visit San Francisco’s California Academy of Sciences where vital research is being conducted on the coronavirus pandemic. We take a virtual dive in the Monterey Bay Aquariu...
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- Scientists are working hard to meet a variety of global challenges. Learn more about the important work being carried out at the California Academy of Sciences to combat the Coronavirus Pandemic. (Producer-Director: Joshua Dylan Mellars)
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- Take a dive in the Monterey Bay Aquarium's Kelp Forest Exhibit to learn the pivotal role this ecosystem plays for our planet. (Producer-Director: Joshua Dylan Mellars)
- Youth leaders in Sunrise Movement Sonoma County are fighting for a climate-safe future for all people, and for policy that will create millions of good, green jobs. When the COVID-19 pandemic hit, they had to figure out how to adapt their work to a virtual landscape and continue their fight to stop...
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- NorCal created an educational partnership with the Santa Rosa Junior College media class in the winter/spring semester early in 2020. The original idea was for the class to produce a general video on NorCal Public Media and our services. COVID-19 changed everything as businesses closed and students...
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- What is it like to take a deep dive below the ocean’s surface? In this video we dive into the Monterey Bay Aquarium’s Kelp Forest Exhibit to explore this essential marine ecosystem and then journey from the coral reefs of Palau back to San Francisco’s California Academy of Sciences where scientists...
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- Our world is facing a host of complex challenges such as the coronavirus pandemic and climate change. Can science come to our rescue? We visit the California Academy of Sciences, Monterey Bay Aquarium and Sonoma Ecology Center to learn about the important work scientists are doing in the San Francis...
- Arts directors talk about how local government can help artists throughout the Bay Area during the pandemic. Grants are available to help artists, and in San Francisco, about 130 artists will receive $1,000.00 per month, for a period of 6 months.
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- On this edition of Bay Area Bountiful, we take a look at Water and Wildfires. First, we look at the potential impact of the recent fires on endangered and threatened fish species native to our rivers and streams as well as the ongoing conservation efforts to protect them. Then, we visit a wastewater...
- The endangered coho salmon that inhabit the Russian River watershed are fighting for their survival. What threat do recent California wildfires pose to these fish and what are conservationists doing to save the coho from extinction? Watch this Bay Area Bountiful video to find out. (Producer-Director...
- Every day during the COVID-19 crisis, Northern California Public Media is working for you. While adhering to safety measures, and following social distancing...
- What is the secret to handcrafting a guitar that lasts a lifetime? Step into the workshops of Sonoma County luthiers Maegen Wells and Bruce Sexauer to see what it takes to build these instruments. (Producer-Director: Joshua Dylan Mellars)
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- NorCal Public Media is providing caregivers, educators, and families with resources to help with distance learning. Our programs feature literature, social studies, science, and more. All of these programs are tied to California educational standards. Add these resources to your educational plan by...
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- Bay Area DACA recipients are facing an uncertain future. This year's Supreme Court ruling will impact their lives, and the fabric of our community. Meet young people who are dealing with these challenges and making a positive difference in society. This program was originally presented on 5/16/20.
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- Take a virtual journey to visit sheep, giraffe, goats, cheetahs, antelope, flamingos, lemurs, rhinoceros, zebra and other animals. Filmmaker Joshua Dylan Mellars talks with the animals' caretakers to find out how Bay Area organizations are protecting them and using virtual experiences to raise aware...
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- April 29 is ReScan Day for KRCB TV. Nearly 1,000 television stations across the country are required to move frequencies to make room for wireless internet broadband services. As a result, KRCB is moving frequencies on April 29, 2020. Viewers who watch TV over the air with an antenna will need to re...
- NorCal provides at home learning resources for classroom and home instruction in partnership with PBS and California's Public Television Stations. For more information: https://norcalpublicmedia.org/education/education
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- Bay Area craft spirits maker Griffo Distillery is now producing hand sanitizer to help combat the coronavirus. This documentary—filmed before the Covid-19 pandemic shut down California—takes you on a tour of this eco-friendly distillery to meet the couple who founded it and discover the secret behin...
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- On this edition of Bay Area Bountiful, we bring you the creations of Makers. First, we’ll step into the workshop of modern day luthiers, hand crafting works of art using sustainably sourced materials. Then, we’ll learn about natural fiber producers and clothing designers who work within a regional s...
- What the new year means for equity, tech, the environment, and our future. Our guests include john a. powell, Director of the Institute for a Fair and Inclusive Society at the University of California at Berkeley, Richard Walker, author of Pictures of a Gone City, Sharon Fuller, Lecturer in Geograph...
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- On this edition of Bay Area Bountiful, we explore some of the traditions of native people and their relationship to the environment. First, we visit Sonoma County where Pomo basket weavers are preserving this ancient tradition and caring for the habitats that sustain the plants used to make the bask...
- The Pomo basket-weaving tradition in Northern California has been passed down for generations. But development projects and the encroachment of invasive non-native plant species continue to threaten the survival of the native plants used to make the baskets. Clint McKay and his family are working to...
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- Max Brimelow and Miki Katoni track coyotes traveling in the Bernal Hill area and elsewhere in San Francisco. They also follow Jonathan Young, a wildlife ecologist with the Presidio Trust. Young is documenting the 15-year history of coyotes appearing within the city limits. Suburban areas have grown...
- On this edition of BAY AREA BOUNTIFUL, we present a student environmental film festival. First, we learn about the crisis of plastic in the world’s oceans, then we explore how increasing regulation and illegal marijuana growing are putting a strain on legal growers. Finally, we look at coyotes in Sa...
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