With diminished flower resources during cold winter months, it is important to continue feeding resident birds. By Sharon McKay Sharon McCray Sometimes there is so much going on it is difficult to decide priorities and [...]
Honey bees were first imported into the U.S. about 1853 and most originated from Italy By Sharon McCray Sharon McCray One-third of every bite of food is a direct result of pollination by bees. Alfalfa [...]
Developers want to build a sand mining operation By Marty Cheek The future of more than 5,000 acres of prime rural property in southern Santa Clara County is in question as conservationists and a local Indigenous tribe [...]
Team of miners now two-thirds done in excavation of 2,000-foot-long project Workers watch the excavation inside the Valley Water tunnel that's part of the $44 million Upper Llagas Creek Flood Protection Project. Photo by Marty Cheek [...]
The new regulation was approved on June 10 and is effective immediately. Morgan Hill resident Stu Nuttall took out his lawn years ago to conserve water. Morgan Hill file photo. By Staff Reports The State [...]
Trees that are pruned in the summer will remain smaller and allow for easier harvesting next year. By Sharon McCray Sharon McCray Summer is here and everywhere fruit is ripening at phenomenal rates and if [...]
California has a program of forest carbon offsets . . . Is it working? By Mike Monroe Mike Monroe "Once it gets in your bones" . . . the energy of the redwood forest will [...]
Rail Authority officials say first rides for travelers will be ready by 2031 By Marty Cheek The San-Jose-to-Merced stretch of the California High-Speed Rail project got a green light last month. The Rail Authority's board of directors [...]
Residents will need to cut back on water uses by 15 percent compared to 2019 levels, says Valley Water Photo courtesy of California Department of Water ResourcesOn March 1, researchers took a snowpack level survey at [...]
South Valley residents can get up to $3,000 to help remove lawns and plant drought-tolerant landscaping Photo by Marty Cheek Bob and Nancy Wells in the front yard of their home. They took advantage of Valley Water's [...]