The drought is on, and you'll be hearing more and more about ways to conserve water as the summer heats up. To arm customers with handy water-saving devices, Sonoma Water will give away a free toolkit at two Drought Drop By locations on Saturday, June 12,... Continue

Garrett Toy, moving on after eight years as chief administrator of Fairfax, in Marin County, is the city manager of Sonoma, effective July 20. The City Council officially offer the $220k-per-year job at its June 7 meeting. As town manager of Fairfax, Toy served as... Continue

Sonoma County has approved $3,722,160 for vegetation management throughout Sonoma County to help reduce fire risk. The 20-project list includes work on the Cavedale/Trinity area above Glen Ellen, and support for the Sonoma Valley Fire District. The money funds "shovel-ready' projects to clear roads, create defensible... Continue

Sonoma Valley Wholesale Nursery owner Paul Martinez gives planting tips to Sonoma Valley Rotary volunteers during a workday at Sonoma Valley Firehouse #3. The results of the team landscaping effort can now be seen along the Highway 12 side of the fire station driveway, at... Continue

Author and guest speaker Bo Kearns congratulated winners of the 2021 Young Writers Contest at Jack London State Historic Park (left to right): First prize winner Natali Cox, Second prize winner Keeley Graziani, Honorable Mention winner Huntyr Ammons, and Honorable Mention winner Alina Peterson.  (Not... Continue

If you detect smoke coming from the area of Grove Street west of Carriger on Friday, June 4, don't freak out -- a controlled burn is planned for the Van Hoosear Wildflower Preserve between 7 a.m. and 6 p.m.  Carefully modernized and managed by Sonoma Ecology Center,... Continue

The hiking series Senior Saunters, like this outing at Sonoma Valley Regional Park, returns with guided, leisurely walks with friendly, older adults. A different County park each time, on mostly flat trails. All abilities welcome. COVID safe protocols in place. Free, but registration is required at https://parks.sonomacounty.ca.gov Continue