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- For years, San Jose's Eastside neighborhoods have been underserved and misunderstood, cut off from the rest of the City by both physical and cultural barriers. But nestled right underneath the massive 280/680/101 freeway interchange is the urban farm Veggielution, which works to create connections b...
- Northern California is home to a diverse array of grassroots organizations and individuals who are striving to change our world for the better. On this episode of Bay Area Bountiful, we explore People Power.
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- Amah Mutsun Tribal Chair Val Lopez and CSU Chico's Don Hankins explain the vital potential that controlled burning has, both in terms of the health of California's wildlands and its indigenous people. For more information: http://amahmutsun.org
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- San Vicente Redwoods is a large tract of protected land near Bonny Doon in northwestern Santa Cruz County. Managed by four partner land trusts it was profoundly impacted by the 2020 CZU Lightning Complex Fires. Peninsula Open Space Trust's Irina Kogan and forester Nadia Hamey report on how the land...
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- CZU Unit Fire Chief Ian Larkin recounts the harrowing development of the Santa Cruz Mountain fires of 2020, and cites changes in climate as a main contributing factor.
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- Social services agency Puente de la Costa Sur in Pescadero was uniquely qualified to assist with San Mateo County's emergency services during the CZU Lightning Complex Fires of 2020. Executive Director Rita Mancera describes how the nonprofit's deep connection to the community was a key factor in he...
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- Full Circle Wool, a grazing operation run by shepherd Marie Hoff, uses a flock of primitive sheep to graze cover crop on agricultural lands, as well as reduce wildfire fuels around small properties. We are introduced to this unique flock during lambing season, and we’ll come face-to-face with some t...
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- Celebrating Spring, Bay Area Bountiful visited Redwood Hill Farm and their herd of happy dairy goats. Yes, baby goats are as cute and as lovable as they look, and you can come play with them too! Producing nationally-distributed yogurt and kefir in their Sebastopol creamery, Redwood Hill Farm has be...
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Gulls Galore
Though many people think all "seagulls" are alike, Alvaro Jaramillo loves to share the fascinating stories of our diverse local gulls with those wanting to learn more. A senior biologist with San Francisco Bay Bird Observatory, he astonishes tour groups with his encyclopedic knowledge not only of the wide array of gull species that live here with us in the Bay Area, but also the various life stages of each, and at what time of year they appear. He reminds us that gulls are one example of how…
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Where have all the Herring Gone?
By Alastair Bland Pete has fished San Francisco Bay for nearly all of his 60 years. A lifelong San Francisco resident who keeps his last name to himself, he recalls herring runs in the 1970s the likes of which rarely, if ever, occur anymore. “I remember herring spawns that went from Oyster Point…
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Fire Stewardship with the Amah Mutsun Tribal Band
Amah Mutsun Tribal Chair Val Lopez and CSU Chico's Don Hankins explain the vital potential that controlled burning has, both in terms of the health of California's wildlands and its indigenous people. When people think of California Indian culture and cultural resources, they often look at tangible…
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