From the Marin Municipal Water District (MMWD): It’s that time of year: With the recent warmer and drier weather, many gardeners are turning on their irrigation systems. It’s common for irrigation systems to suffer some damage over the winter, so be sure to check that...
It may seem odd to travel to Sonoma for an exhibition about the heyday of the ferry Vallejo, but that’s where you can go to see the exhibition Ship of Dreams: Artists, Poets and Visionaries of the S.S. Vallejo from April 28 to June 10. A collaboration between the...
Earth Day was celebrated around the Bay Area on April 22, and the Sausalito Woman’s Club, in partnership with others, organized cleanups throughout zip code 94965. One of the spots was the marsh in Marin City, the prone-to-flooding area sandwiched between 101 and Target. At...
Living on the water, it’s hard not to be inspired. The Artists of Issaquah show, founded in 2003, nurtured both pre-professional and established artists, celebrated creative expression, and aimed to develop the artist within all of us. After a five-year hiatus, the celebration of artists...
If you’ve been looking for some way to do your bit, here in our back yard, consider lending a hand to eradicate invasive Sea Lavender (botanical name Limonium ramosissimum) from our shoreline. For the last few weeks, and continuing most Sundays, from 10 to 1...
What: The New Environmentalists – From Guatemala to the Congo Where: KQED (TV) Air Time: Monday April 23, 8:30 p.m. Airing on PBS Monday April 23 8:30 p.m. (in conjunction with Earth Day) is the documentary film The New Environmentalists – From Guatemala to the Congo...
Last week we imagined what could be seen overhead: Dark Sky Week April 15-21 – Turn on the Night. This week, with Earth Day following directly on the tail of International Dark Sky Week, we cast our gaze back to our planet for a look at...
The Basics Saturday, April 21 9:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m. MLK parking lot and basketball courts Entrance will be on Ebbtide Avenue (follow the signs) Free to the public Over 90 booths Sellers Wanted Registration for booths opens on Monday, March 12 at 9:00 a.m. To register, call...
Why not get a little muddy this Earth Day? Founded in 1970, this year’s day of environmental action is targeting plastic. We all know the terrible things that plastic is doing to our bodies, our bay, and our wildlife. Removing plastic waste is a great...
Dark Sky Week is an annual event—occurring the week surrounding the April new moon, when the sky is at its darkest—to bring awareness to the light pollution that is washing out the star-lit skies overhead. The documentary Saving the Dark—created in association with the International Dark-Sky...
