Protecting our environmental resources and promoting social justice
Sonoma County General Plan slowly moving forward….Will they give vintners advantages like Napa? “An observation of today’s meetings seemed that viticulture will not be required to answer to many changes. Indeed it has carved out advantages for itself. The Napa Valley Vintner’s Association representative thanked the commission for incorporating their requested changes. The protection of oak …
2014 Napa earthquake may be linked to groundwater changes, study says By Associated Press Jun 14, 2018 | 2:00 AM | Napa, Calif. Research suggests the magnitude 6.0 earthquake that rocked California wine country in 2014 may have been caused by an expansion of Earth’s crust because of seasonally receding groundwater under the Napa and …
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Celebrating the Initiative Process “All political power is inherent in the people. Government is instituted for their protection, security, and benefit, and they have the right to alter or reform it when the public good may require.” Article II, section 1, Constitution of the State of California. Article II, section 1 of our California Constitution provides …
http://e360.yale.edu/features/in-napa-valley-vineyards-take-a-bigger-bite-out-of-forests-and-biodiversity The steady expansion of vineyards in California’s premier wine-growing region is moving uphill into oak and other woodlands and is adversely affecting fish and wildlife. Other wine areas, from Oregon’s Willamette Valley to Mendoza in Argentina, are facing similar issues. By Alastair Bland • May 11, 2017 Kellie Anderson stands in the understory of a century-old forest …
In Napa Valley, Vineyards and Conservationists Battle for the Hills Read More »
This just in from Napa Vision 2050: “Last week we shot these photos of vineyard burning, a threat to health in our Napa Valley. Just look at the particles flowing up-valley from this burn going to the California Veteran’s Home. The Napa County Agriculture Commissioner’s web page offers suggestions on how to get rid of …
With soaring cancer rates in Napa and Sonoma along with rising use of glyphosate in vineyards (84,606 pounds on Sonoma vineyards in 2013 alone according to the California Department of Pesticide Regulation cdpr.ca.gov ) no wonder our once safe haven of organic and biodynamic wines is being polluted with the “probable” carcinogen. It is time to ban …
Monsanto’s Glyphosate Found in California Wines, Even Wines Made With Organic Grapes Read More »