Marin County non-profit Resilient Neighborhoods offers a free 5-session workshop to help you create a sustainable household, adopt eco-friendly practices, build stronger communities, and prepare for climate-related emergencies. The next online class starts Wednesday, June 18. Meetings are every other week for 8 weeks on Zoom. Learn more and sign...
We’ve all heard the term Greenhouse Effect, but have you ever wondered what it truly means? Michael Konrad of South Forty Pier sends along the following explanation of this climate phenomenon — and much more. Climate change caused by global warming is frequently in the news. The floating home community...
HERE ARE SOME OF THE ITEMS THAT WERE DISCUSSED AT THE MAY 13 FHA BOARD MEETING. MORE DETAILS WILL BE REPORTED LATER IN THE FLOATING TIMES. Reporting for Treasurer Linda Futrell, past President Peter Hudson pointed out that there is now less than $10,000 in the FHA bank account. The...
Journalist Joe Kloc first learned about the anchor-outs of Richardson’s Bay while on assignment for Harper’s Magazine. His new book, Lost at Sea: Poverty and Paradise Collide at the Edge of America, grew out of his Harper’s feature on the alternative society of boaters. As early as 2010, Kloc began...
Are you ready to do something about climate change but not sure where to start? By participating in a virtual climate action workshop from Resilient Neighborhoods, you can learn how to make your home and lifestyle more climate friendly. A five-session Thursday afternoon workshop series begins on Thursday, September 12,...
One of Sausalito’s most famous houseboats isn’t in the floating homes community. It’s the photogenic Taj Mahal in the Sausalito Yacht Harbor downtown. A fixture on the Sausalito waterfront since the mid-1970’s, the iconic structure made the news when it sank in March 2023, after being battered by a bomb...
Join the City of Sausalito to explore projected flooding and sea level rise impacts across our community. A community-wide workshop will be held on September 7th from 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. at The Spinnaker (100 Spinnaker Drive, Sausalito). All are welcome. RSVP encouraged. Spend the morning learning about...
In the pre-dawn hours, we (West Pier residents Court Mast and Stefan Krug) slowly motored our 17-foot Boston Whaler away from my floating home and into Richardson Bay. With two spotlights focused on the dark water in front of us, we headed toward the Golden Gate Bridge under the light...
Learn about translating the language of whales, mapping the genome of phytoplankton with neuroscientists, and creating public art from environmental data at Spaulding Marine Center this Saturday. From 6:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m., the program will include a wide array of talent: Peter Molnar, founder and expedition leader of The...
Oscar Melet, a 13-year-old on Gate 6 ½, will host his second annual water-access bay cleanup on Sunday, May 1, from 11:15 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. Oscar says, “I hope you can join us on your own water vessel. If you need to rent, try Sea Trek. It’ll be super...