360 miles in 360 degrees: Mushing in Northern California
ADIN — A firsthand look at Northern California’s biggest sled dog kennel.
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Environment
Officials focus on water conservation issues at Palo Alto’s Earth Day festival
PALO ALTO — The fifth Earth Day celebration hosted by Palo Alto was held April 14 at the Baylands Athletic Center to raise awareness on the impact communities have on water conservation and protection of natural resources.
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Run-in with mountain lion prompts Portola Valley to evaluate trail
PORTOLA VALLEY — Over the past 30 years, mountain lions have become more frequently sighted in the Santa Cruz mountain range.
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Last Future Farmers of America chapter in Silicon Valley keeps region’s agricultural history alive
CAMPBELL — While Future Farmers of America groups in Silicon Valley have fizzled, the chapter in Campbell continues to thrive on a two-acre farm in the middle of the suburbs, right across the street from a high school.
Trail cameras, social media share elusive life of Bay Area mountain lions
BOULDER CREEK — Technology is helping spread knowledge about the lives of California’s mountain lions.
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Sunnyvale targets reducing emissions to achieve state goals for 2030, 2050
SUNNYVALE – The City of Sunnyvale is vying for up to $5 million through the Bloomberg Philanthropies’ 2017 Mayors Challenge to fund programs to reduce carbon emissions.
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Santa Clara water board votes to support smaller version of $17 billion water tunnels project
SAN JOSE, CA — The Santa Clara Valley Water District has said it will only contribute funds to new water transport tunnels supported by Governor Jerry Brown if the project is scaled down.
East Palo Alto, Palo Alto and Menlo Park taking steps to prevent flooding
Residents of East Palo Alto can feel more protected from San Francisquito Creek flooding this coming winter, officials said, since construction of floodwalls and levees in inhabited areas along the waterway will provide additional protection that was not there in past years.
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Growing different paths: Gamble Garden in Palo Alto
Gamble Garden is a unique escape of seclusion against a backdrop of busy Palo Alto.
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Residents’ struggles continue months after San Jose flood
The cleanup crews have vanished, so have the debris piles. But back in February, San Jose experienced one of the worst flood disasters in the city’s history.
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The wasting of the stars: A look into the largest ocean epidemic in recorded history
Sea Star Wasting Disease decimated sea star populations along the West Coast. Researchers are still solving the mystery of what went wrong.
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California’s struggling salmon fishery forces policymakers to put protections in place
The salmon that run along the Northern California coast have dwindled in recent years, raising concern among local communities and causing protections to be put in place by officials and conservationists.