Find out which summer wine events Sonoma County insiders love most—complete with hidden spots, festive pours, and tips you won’t see anywhere else.

Fewer than half of Sonoma County high school graduates meet A-G requirements for UC, or CSU admission Fewer than half Sonoma County’s high school graduates complete the coursework required to apply to ...

Opinion: Sonoma County’s living wage increase is long overdue In 2021, the Sonoma County Board of Supervisors began revising the county living wage ordinance, first passed in 2015. In January, the ...

2024 Sonoma County Nursery Guide It’s time to get those gardens started. Check out this list of locally-owned, Sonoma County nurseries.

Monte Rio park expansion gets key funding boost Regional Park closer to tripling in size, creating continuous protected land from the Russian River to the Pacific. Community fundraising efforts ...

Tribal land reclaimed: Graton Rancheria recovers 466 acres on the coast They lost everything—their land, their status, their rights. But after generations of struggle and perseverance, the Federated ...

How to plan an all-natives Sonoma County garden Transform your Sonoma County yard into a thriving, all-native oasis! Discover the best plants, design tips, and eco-friendly strategies to support local ...

Catch puffins and more in offshore birding journeys Head to the Farallon Islands or Cordell Bank for the best birding adventure yet.

Summer is here, and the Russian River is a favorite spot for cooling off. But is it really safe to take a dip? The answer is complicated. Recent water quality tests reveal a mixed picture. Coliform ...

Watch out: your hummingbird feeder may be rewriting evolution They look like ordinary hummingbirds… until you see what’s changed. Scientists say it’s one of the fastest evolutionary shifts ever—and it ...

Elizabeth Herron: Sonoma County’s Poet Laureate with a place at the table For years, Herron taught at Sonoma State University, wrote and published poetry and fiction and kept her eyes on environmental ...

The historic Wohler Bridge, a one-lane connector spanning the Russian River along the back roads between Forestville and Healdsburg will undergo a seismic retrofit the summer. The project received a ...