Laguna Founders Archive
The Laguna: A gem in our backyard [96.13]
| Publication Type | Newspaper Article | |
| Authors | Sue Nosker | |
| Year | 1996 | |
| Date | 03/1996 | |
| Publisher | Environmental Impact Reporter | |
| Key Words | UME; photo; Linda Neely; Sue Nosker; geologist; donation; Palm Terrace; fundraiser; environmentalist; archive; uplands; MAS; Laguna Uplands Project; Sebastopol; open space; students; community; EPA; pollution; Sewage Treatment Plant; environmentalism | |
| Notes | 1. Photo shows Sue Nosker and Linda Neely at Palm Terrace. 2. Includes an advertisement titled, "We've Almost Saved Our Laguna Uplands." |
Progress:
Complete
Time Period:
03/01/1996 RP revives $1.6 million flood plan: Project widens Laguna de SR, builds basin [96.12]
| Publication Type | Newspaper Article | |
| Authors | Carol Benfell | |
| Year | 1996 | |
| Date | 02/1996 | |
| Publisher | The Press Democrat | |
| Key Words | UME; Rohnert Park; map; flooding; Sonoma County Water Agency; Armando Flores; Bill Cox; Randy Poole; Robert Morrison; Ron Brust; Joe Netter; archive; Stony Point Road; silt basin; storm drains; sediment; Sierra Club; flood; floods; flood zone; waterway |
Progress:
Complete
Time Period:
02/25/1996 Letter to the Editor -- City will protect Laguna [96.11]
| Publication Type | Newspaper Article | |
| Authors | Ken Foley | |
| Year | 1996 | |
| Date | 02/1996 | |
| Publisher | Sonoma West Times & News | |
| Key Words | UME; pond leaks; gophers; repair; Barlow; Sebastopol; wastewater; Laguna de Santa Rosa; archive; apple waste; Ken Foley; sewer ponds; apple processor; protection; Public Works; Water Quality Control Board; WQCB |
Progress:
Complete
Time Period:
02/21/1996 - 02/27/1996 Editorial -- Discharges into the Laguna must stop [96.10]
| Publication Type | Newspaper Article | |
| Authors | Barry W. Dugan | |
| Year | 1996 | |
| Date | 02/1996 | |
| Publisher | Sonoma West Times & News | |
| Key Words | UME; wastewater; Laguna de Santa Rosa; Barlow; Sebastopol; leaks; archive; apple waste; MAS; Regional Water Quality Control Board; RWQCB; cleanup and abatement order; sewer ponds; Russian River; river environment; flood; discharges |
Progress:
Complete
Time Period:
02/21/1996 - 02/27/1996 Letter to the Editor -- City's Laguna leaks [96.9]
| Publication Type | Newspaper Article | |
| Authors | Michael Kyes | |
| Year | 1996 | |
| Date | 02/1996 | |
| Publisher | Sonoma West Times & News | |
| Key Words | UME; sewer ponds; Ken Foley; Barlow; city council; Water Quality Control Board; WQCB; Dave Baranzini; leaks; archive; Sebastopol; apple waste; wastewater; Michael Kyes; Laguna Park Implementation Committee; Paul Berlant; Public Works; clean water laws |
Progress:
Complete
Time Period:
02/14/1996 - 02/20/1996 City ordered to halt discharges into Laguna: Leaking sewer ponds spill apple waste [96.8]
| Publication Type | Newspaper Article | |
| Authors | Barry W. Dugan | |
| Year | 1996 | |
| Date | 02/1996 | |
| Publisher | Sonoma West Times & News | |
| Key Words | UME; sewer leak; apple wastewater; photo; gophers; Paul Berlant; Barlow; archive; Sebastopol; MAS; Bob Tancreto; Michael Kyes; Tom Barlow; Morris Street; cannery; cleanup and abatement order; Regional Water Quality Control Board; RWQCB; floodwaters | |
| Research Notes | 1. Photo shows floodwaters over levy that separates sewer pond 5 and pond 4. |
Progress:
Complete
Time Period:
02/14/1996 - 02/20/1996 Three persons rescued from laguna [96.7]
| Publication Type | Newspaper Article | |
| Authors | Sonoma West Times & News Staff; Frank Robertson | |
| Year | 1996 | |
| Date | 02/1996 | |
| Publisher | Sonoma West Times & News | |
| Key Words | UME; floods; Guerneville; Graton; Sebastopol; Russian River; rescue; Lynn Deedler; photo; archive; MAS; West County; flood; flooding; California Department of Water Resources; Laguna de Santa Rosa; Sonoma County; Todd Road | |
| Research Notes | 1. Photo shows Russian River water flowing across Neeley Road in Guerneville. |
Progress:
Complete
Time Period:
02/07/1996 - 02/13/1996 Lively debate sprouts over measure to save valley oak trees [96.6]
| Publication Type | Newspaper Article | |
| Authors | Karen Borges | |
| Year | 1996 | |
| Date | 02/1996 | |
| Publisher | Sonoma West Times & News | |
| Key Words | UME; protection; farmers; developers; Rocky Thompson; Sigrid Swedenborg; Valley Oak Habitat; VOH; permit; regulations; photo; archive; John Bucher; Sonoma County Farm Bureau; MAS; Circuit Riders; ordinance; urban growth; agriculture; wildlife habitat | |
| Research Notes | 1. Includes photo of Valley Oak tree adjacent to Highway 12 east of Sebastopol in the Laguna de Santa Rosa. |
Progress:
Complete
Time Period:
02/07/1996 - 02/13/1996 Open space funds boost Laguna campaign [96.5]
| Publication Type | Newspaper Article | |
| Authors | Marsha Trent | |
| Year | 1996 | |
| Date | 02/1996 | |
| Publisher | Sonoma West Times & News | |
| Key Words | UME; Open Space District; donations; land purchase; Laguna Uplands Project; CGY; William Bill Haigwood; Juliana Doms; archive; MAS; Joan Vilms; fundraising; grassroots; Palm Terrace; conservation easement; Sebastopol; city council; lawsuit; settlement |
Progress:
Complete
Time Period:
02/07/1996 - 02/13/1996 Saving the Laguna [96.4]
| Publication Type | Newspaper Article | |
| Authors | Zoe Minervini-Zick; Shauna Moss-Maguire; Twyla Fienbloom | |
| Year | 1996 | |
| Date | 02/1996 | |
| Publisher | Environmental Impact Reporter | |
| Key Words | UME; Pine Crest School; students; Laguna Uplands Project; tree planting; donations; photo; archive; MAS; Dick Ghilotti; Juliana Doms; Terri Saylor; fundraiser; fundraising; uplands; Sebastopol; Chamber of Commerce; native vegetation; Open Space District | |
| Research Notes | 1. Photo shows Pine Crest School students with their teacher. Includes Terri Saylor, Zoe Minervini-Zick, Shauna Moss-Maguire, and Twyla Fienbloom. 2. Includes advertisement titled "Help Save Our Laguna Uplands." |
Progress:
Complete
Time Period:
02/01/1996