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KQED's Quest discusses Sudden Oak Death in California
Sudden Oak Death has plagued California's oaks since the mid-1990s. Since then, scientists have learned more about the disease and its causes. Listen to a KQED Quest report on Sudden Oak Death, its probable causes, and ways for California...
Muir's House
By Cynthia Houng Visit Cynthia's website. Those who know John Muir largely through his writings on the Sierras and on Yosemite will be surprised to learn that Muir spent the final years of his life in a 3-story Victorian mansion...
What's Blooming Now?
By Cynthia Houng Visit Cynthia's website. Several readers have asked me to post pictures of my garden. March 15 was "Garden Bloggers' Bloom Day," and I thought I would share some flowers from my garden....
Build A Rain Garden
By Cynthia Houng In November, after 8 months or so of dry weather, California's storm season begins. These winter rains provide the bulk of California's water supply. Though the state tries to capture and retain as much of the winter...
Planting California's Native Bulbs
By Cynthia Houng The first rains are falling, and that means it's time to plant native bulbs. Native plants perform the best when planted out before the rainy season moves into full swing. This allows them to establish a strong,...
October is Eat Local Challenge Month
Every October for the past four years, motivated foodies decide to "eat local" and forgo exotic pleasures. According to the event's organizers, EatLocalChallenge.com, "The traditional Eat Local Challenge is a basic concept: commit to eating only locally grown foods for...
Dispatches from the Bayou State: Jon Bowermaster in Louisiana
Our friend Jon Bowermaster is currently in Southern Louisiana, examining the area's wetlands and waterways. Follow Jon's journey through this magical landscape on his website, www.jonbowermaster.com. Introduction: By Jon Bowermaster It's not news that water is a significant issue here...
Help Plan Yosemite's Future
This weekend, we drove up to Yosemite National Park to meet some friends from out of town. We spent the day in Tuolumne Meadows, then met our friends at Curry Village for dinner. The high-summer crowds were out in full...
Mountain Hardwear Gives Back: Angel Island
By Alex Baires, Mountain Hardwear Design Team Thanks in part to the Mountain Hardwear Gives Back program we continued our partnership with REI Berkeley (San Francisco and Corte Madera stores also joined in) and Clif Bar & Company on June...
Sense and Sensibility
By Cynthia Houng We're just heading into the dog days of summer, but I'm already thinking about my cool-season kitchen garden. For Northern California gardeners, Sunset recommends starting seeds in August and September. Over the weekend, I thumbed through seed...
Massive Fire Burns in Merced River Canyon
In California's tinder-dry environment, even the smallest spark can ignite a wildfire. Fire fighters blame target shooting for the Telegraph Fire, an intense wildfire burning just west of Yosemite National Park. (See a map of the fire, courtesy of the...
Tracking Raindrops
Scientists at UC Berkeley hope to study the water cycle by tracking raindrops. Learn more about their project in this short video documentary, produced by KQED's Quest....
Biofuel--a true "alternative"?
Yesterday, American Public Radio's "Marketplace" ran a short, provocative story about alternative fuels. Listen to the story, "Driving Past the Biofuel Pump," on Marketplace's website....
KQED's Quest covers Water in California
As California's population approaches the 40 million mark...what is the future of water in America? Read the Producer's Notes on this documentary....
Meet Freddie's Green Side
This morning, Freddie Wilkinson revealed that he's recently began writing for the Huffington Post's "Green" page. He has a nice opinion piece on China's "Olympic" summit, and another on "Yard Sale economics." These pieces show a different side of Freddie....
Urban Farming
"Urban farming" is the hip new thing. Maybe it's the economy. Or maybe Americans are just going through a "green" phase. Suddenly, urban farming is everywhere--it's in the news, in magazines, on television. Artists are getting on the bandwagon, too....
Fire in the Santa Cruz Mountains
By Cynthia Houng View Photos from the San Francisco Chronicle Early Thursday morning, a wildfire broke out in the Santa Cruz mountains, in an area about sixty miles south of San Francisco. By Thursday night, the fire consumed had consumed...
In the Land of Little Rain
By Cynthia Houng The American West has never been a lush, verdant place. From the Plains west, we enter a land of little rain. The Pacific Northwest, with its temperate rainforest and ample moisture, is an exception. California is famously...
The Snow Plant
By Cynthia Houng Illustration from James M. Hutchings's 1888 book, In the Heart of the Sierras. When the snow begins to melt, a strange, brilliant red plant makes its appearance. Growing in singles or clusters, with fleshy, sword-shaped stalks...
Gardening 101
View the photographs By Will Meinen Growing up on a farm meant every spring the entire family would spend a day getting the garden ready for fruits and vegetables that would be ready to eat throughout the summer months....