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Swimming Upstream

Swimming Upstream

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 t...
Bay Area Bountiful: Water and Wildfires

Bay Area Bountiful: Water and Wildfires

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...
Fire Preparedness PSA: "Build a Kit"

Fire Preparedness PSA: "Build a Kit"

To prepare for a disaster, you’ll want to build a kit of essential supplies. Personal Preparedness Go-Bags should contain a minimum of 72 hours’ worth of essential supplies, including emergency water,...
PSA de Preparación para el Fuego: "Construir un Kit"

PSA de Preparación para el Fuego: "Construir un Kit"

Para prepararse para un desastre, querrá construir un kit de suministros esenciales. Bolsas de preparación ante emergencias deben contener un mínimo de 72 horas de suministros esenciales, incluyendo a...
Fire Preparedness PSA: "Know Your Zone"

Fire Preparedness PSA: "Know Your Zone"

Sonoma County and its incorporated cities have established standardized evacuation zones. In the past, evacuation zones were different for each incident, but now your zone will remain mostly the same....
PSA de Preparación para el Fuego: "Conoce tu Zona"

PSA de Preparación para el Fuego: "Conoce tu Zona"

El Condado de Sonoma y las ciudades incorporadas han establecido zonas de evacuación estandarizadas. En el pasado, las zonas de evacuación eran diferentes para cada incidente, pero ahora su zona segui...
Fire Preparedness PSA: Alerts & Evacuations

Fire Preparedness PSA: Alerts & Evacuations

Disasters happen, so we need to be prepared. Text your zip code to 888777 to sign up for Nixle alerts, and you can sign up for SoCo Alert by visiting socoalert.com . Be sure you know where to tune in...
PSA de Preparación para el Fuego: "Alertas y Evacuaciones"

PSA de Preparación para el Fuego: "Alertas y Evacuaciones"

Los desastres ocurren, así que tenemos que estar preparados. Envíe su código postal a 888777 para inscribirse en las alertas de Nixle, y puede inscribirse en SoCo Alert visitando socoalert.com . Asegú...
Questions & Conversation: Don't Wait, Evacuate

Questions & Conversation: Don't Wait, Evacuate

NorCal Public Media, in partnership with the Sonoma County Department of Emergency Management, presents a special panel discussion on the consequences of evacuation hesitation. Panelists include Ben N...
No Esperes, Evacua: Preguntas y Conversación

No Esperes, Evacua: Preguntas y Conversación

NorCal Public Media, en asociación con el Departamento de Manejo de Emergencias del Condado de Sonoma, presenta una discusión especial sobre las consecuencias de la vacilación en la evacuación. Los pa...
Animal Evacuations - Glass Fire

Animal Evacuations - Glass Fire

Gleidson Martins of News UpNOW reports for NorCal Public Media on animal shelters taking animal evacuations and rescues during the Glass Fire.
Homeward Bound

Homeward Bound

The high cost of real estate in the Bay Area has made buying a home out of reach for many Sonoma County residents. Nonprofit Habitat for Humanity is starting to employ pre-fab building techniques on i...
Stories from the Fire: ART

Stories from the Fire: ART

Three local artists, whose work is featured in the Museum of Sonoma County exhibition, "From the Fire: A Community Reflects and Rebuilds" talk about the impact of the wildfires on their artistic proce...
Stories from the Fire: MUSIC

Stories from the Fire: MUSIC

Musician Eki Shola, who lost her home in the 2017 Sonoma County fires, is among a group of local musicians who have recorded music to help heal those recovering after the disaster. The music is part o...
From the Fire

From the Fire

Northern California Public Media News Director Steve Mencher and Museum of Sonoma County Director Jeff Nathanson visit three local artists whose work is featured in the museum's exhibition, "From the...
The New Normal: Visions of Healing

The New Normal: Visions of Healing

This special looks at our community one year after the October fires that killed 44 and obliterated neighborhoods in Santa Rosa and the surrounding towns. We visit musicians, poets and visual artists...
The New Normal Rebuilding Homes and Lives

The New Normal Rebuilding Homes and Lives

On this edition of The New Normal: Rebuilding Homes and Lives , we’ll find out how October’s wildfires made our tight housing market even more precarious, especially for the area’s most vulnerable res...
Out of the Fire

Out of the Fire

Musicians Eki Shola and Allen Sudduth lost their homes in the Sonoma County fires. They are among a group of local musicians who are raising money to replace instruments lost in the fires with a speci...
North Bay Fire: A Community Unites

North Bay Fire: A Community Unites

This program brings us stories from the inferno, from those families fleeing the fire with their precious pets, to updates on the ongoing repopulation. We talk with Karissa Kruse, president of Sonoma...
The New Normal: What's Now? What's Next?

The New Normal: What's Now? What's Next?

This program features a look at the first steps in the North Bay's rebuilding and recovery process after the North Bay Wildfires. KRCB News Director, Steve Mencher, speaks with representatives of the...
KRCB/KBBF Facebook Live Event

KRCB/KBBF Facebook Live Event

On October 2, 2018, KRCB and KBBF provided this live stream of a special community event examining our community one year after the North Bay Fires.
Fire Recovery Reporting

Fire Recovery Reporting

Since the October 2017 North Bay Fires, Northern California Public Media has been reporting on the recovery of the community. From housing challenges to mental health and self expression, this video e...
Los Olvidados (The Forgotten)

Los Olvidados (The Forgotten)

On the night of the October wildfires, many Spanish speakers in our community were left to make life or death decisions with little to no information in their language. "Los Olvidados" tells the story...
Newsmaker Conversation: Wilder than Wild

Newsmaker Conversation: Wilder than Wild

Director Kevin White and Writer/Producer Stephen Most created the film "Wilder than Wild: Fire, Forest and the Future." The film examines how we rely on the forests for many ecological services, yet t...
Living with Fire Symposium - Speaker: ALEXANDRA SYPHARD

Living with Fire Symposium - Speaker: ALEXANDRA SYPHARD

Alexandra Syphard is a research ecologist who investigates landscape change that results from the interplay between human and natural disturbances, especially wildfire, urban development, and climate...
Living With Fire Symposium- DISCUSSION: Panel 1

Living With Fire Symposium- DISCUSSION: Panel 1

Alexandra Syphard, David Ackerly, and Leroy Westerling answer questions from the audience during the discussion portion of the ‘Living With Fire’ Symposium at Sonoma State University.
Living With Fire Symposium- DISCUSSION: Panel 2

Living With Fire Symposium- DISCUSSION: Panel 2

Sarah McCaffrey, Lisa Micheli, Jeff Kane, and Will Harling answer questions from the audience during the discussion portion of the ‘Living With Fire’ Symposium at Sonoma State University.
Living With Fire Symposium- DISCUSSION: Panel 3

Living With Fire Symposium- DISCUSSION: Panel 3

Caerleon Safford, Ben Nicholls, and Yana Valachovic answer questions from the audience during the discussion portion of the ‘Living With Fire’ Symposium at Sonoma State University.
Living With Fire Symposium- Speaker: LEROY WESTERLING

Living With Fire Symposium- Speaker: LEROY WESTERLING

Leroy Westerling discusses how different ecosystems respond to wild fire at the ‘Living With Fire’ Symposium at Sonoma State University. Westerling talks about his research of California’s Central and...
Living With Fire Symposium- Speaker: YANA VALACHOVIC

Living With Fire Symposium- Speaker: YANA VALACHOVIC

Yana Valachovic discusses home design and retrofitting techniques for wild fire defense at the ‘Living With Fire’ Symposium at Sonoma State University. Valachovic highlights different methods to best...
Living With Fire Symposium- Speaker: CAERLEON SAFFORD

Living With Fire Symposium- Speaker: CAERLEON SAFFORD

Caerleon Safford discusses pathways to a fire adapted future at the ‘Living With Fire’ Symposium at Sonoma State University. Safford focuses on the role of fire safe councils and Firewise communities.
Living With Fire Symposium- Speaker: BEN NICHOLLS

Living With Fire Symposium- Speaker: BEN NICHOLLS

CAL Fire Division Chief Ben Nicholls discusses defensible space at the ‘Living With Fire’ Symposium at Sonoma State University. Nicholls explains how to control ignition near a home.
Living With Fire Symposium- Speaker: WILL HARLING

Living With Fire Symposium- Speaker: WILL HARLING

Will Harling discusses the public’s relationship with fire at the ‘Living With Fire’ Symposium at Sonoma State University. Harling looks at how to embrace fire as a resource in the future.
Living With Fire Symposium- Speaker: LISA MICHELI

Living With Fire Symposium- Speaker: LISA MICHELI

Lisa Micheli discusses Pepperwood and the research being conducted by the organization at the ‘Living With Fire’ Symposium at Sonoma State University. Micheli speaks about partnerships in Sonoma Count...
Steve Mencher Speaks with Ana Lugo

Steve Mencher Speaks with Ana Lugo

KRCB News Director Steve Mencher speaks with Ana Lugo, President of the North Bay Organizing Project. Ana talks about the difficulties undocumented community members face in the aftermath of the fires...
Steve Mencher Speaks with Karissa Kruse

Steve Mencher Speaks with Karissa Kruse

KRCB News Director Steve Mencher speaks with Karissa Kruse, President of Sonoma County Winegrowers. Karissa talks about what damage wineries have experienced due to the fires, what the wine industry i...
Shelter from the Storm

Shelter from the Storm

Habitat for Humanity plans to construct “Sonoma Cottages” to help alleviate the North Bay’s housing shortage following last October’s devastating fires. Watch this KRCB video to learn more. (Producer-...
Where Will They Go? Homelessness in Santa Rosa

Where Will They Go? Homelessness in Santa Rosa

Camp Michela/Last Chance Camp is a homeless encampment in the Roseland area of Santa Rosa. After the North Bay Fires, many people found themselves without any place to stay. The homeless population in...
Escaping the Sonoma County Fire on the Coast

Escaping the Sonoma County Fire on the Coast

Doran Beach, Sonoma County - People are finding refuge on the Sonoma Coast from the Northern California wildfires. The Sonoma County Regional Parks worked closely with volunteers from Bodega Bay to he...
Northern California Fire Animal Rescue Center

Northern California Fire Animal Rescue Center

When escaping the flames of the Northern California Fire, farm animals and pets have special needs. Sonoma County has created a safe place for animal refugees. Meet the owners of horses from the Sonom...
 

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