All clips written by Roger Coryell, owned by their publishers
Sonoma Water, which used to be known as the Sonoma County Water Agency, and which provides water to parts of Sonoma and Marin counties, will keep inspecting every boat that…
A small gray-green bird with white eyes has been living since Aug. 31 in a thicket beside the creek at the mouth of Big River, singing a song that belongs…
The Point Arena City Council approved permits Tuesday for a 10-site campground on city-owned land at Arena Cove, then said it isn’t ready to build it.
The bug most likely to give you Lyme is too small to feel.
On the Mendocino coast, the question isn’t whether you can bring the dog. It’s to which beach. The rules change every few miles: off-leash at a couple of spots, a…
LAST SUMMER, paddlers who pulled their boats onto a wet strip of sand near Forestville in Sonoma County were met by private security guards and signs telling them to leave.…
MENDOCINO CO., 5/6/26 — If you live in Mendocino County and you have a dog, you have already learned the hard way that most state-park trails are off-limits to four-legged company. Pull up to Van Damme on a Saturday morning, get out of the truck with a leash in your hand, and a ranger will polite...
In places like Brooktrails, this is the time of year when people start looking down a little more carefully. The grass is up. The days are warming. Kids run ahead…
Ticks collected along Umbrella Tree Trail at North Sonoma Regional Park came back positive in pooled tests for Borrelia burgdorferi — the bacterium that causes Lyme disease — at a…
Roll north out of Marin County on Highway 1 and the energy shifts the second you cross the county line. Development thins out, the wind picks up, and you get…
A mysterious optical phenomenon in the hills near Penngrove, Gravity Hill is a rite of passage for local teens and curious drivers. Tucked on Lichau Road overlooking Sonoma State University,…
Doran Beach, Sonoma County's go-to spot for camping, walks along the sand and memorable sunsets, faces a future increasingly threatened by rising seas. The narrow, two-mile barrier spit that locals…
Sonoma County has a lot going for it — towering redwoods, winding rivers, beaches that actually make you breathe easier. But let’s be real: Come June and July, things heat…
The Sonoma County Board of Supervisors approved Regional Parks' application for an $8 million state grant to help acquire 1,517 acres of forestland near Monte Rio for park expansion.
Chanslor Ranch, a 378-acre property along Highway 1 near Bodega Bay, has officially become Sonoma County's newest regional park and open space preserve following Sonoma County Ag + Open Space's…
Years from now, you'll all say you were in the room where it happened. You'll all say it, but only thirty or so of you will not be fibbing. History…
As leaves turn, Sonoma County’s array of free autumnal outings beckons. Sonoma County Ag + Open Space collaborates with partners for events requiring registration.