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A Musical Glimpse into Quincy California

Polzack Brother's impromptu performance This year, I am lucky to be in service with Lost Sierra Food Project, a community-based nonprofit...

A City Slicker’s Observations on More Foresty Forestry

It seems like everyone owns a chainsaw and a pair of heavy logger boots in Trinity County. Forestry, whether it’s for extracting timber...

Teaching Makes Us Better at Our Jobs

Our “rainfall simulator” deluges brick-sized soil samples on an unseasonably radiant January morning in Mendocino County. The “rain”...

Seeing the Forest for the Trees

Freshly planted trees at the end of a school oak planting trip. When you think about tree planting projects, a few common images might...

Duncan and Jacob: Cannabis farmers of Trinity County

Walking into the Hayfork County Fair, there was a blue ribbon prize for the best tomatoes, squash, bouquet, and cannabis flower. This...

A Portrait of Sonoma County

I moved to Sonoma County three months ago now, for my GrizzlyCorps service year with Farm to Pantry. Farm to Pantry is a nonprofit...

If wildfires don’t follow property boundaries, why should we?

Due to most Mendocino County residents living in or near a forest, forest management is urgent to decrease the risk of high severity...

Spreading Like Wildfire: Misconceptions About Wildfire

Misinformation in the digital era is as important as ever. The fight to keep safe from fire in California has become more contentious and...

Identifying Intersections: Opportunities for Collaboration

Reflecting upon the first weeks of my service term with Sustainable Conservation, a recurrent theme has been identifying intersections....

To Build a hedgerow

I have been learning about farmscaping in California this year. Specifically the process of farmscaping with native plants on...

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