In this minisode, we have a blast at the Martinez Beaver Festival.  Just can't get enough of the little chompers!

The Greenbelt Alliance has been a longtime Bay Area institution. Now they are tackling climate change in five local sites they are calling "resilience hotspots".  We chat with Greenbelt Alliance's Sadie Wilson about how these places were chosen, what they mean by "resilience", and, well . . .  what's the plan?

In this follow-up minisode, we tour an active beaver colony in Fairfield, CA, and learn even more about the lifestyles of the toothy and hairy.  A visit to the home of the Laurel Creek beavers.

Climate change!  In this conversation, we talk  with Lynda Deschambault of Contra Costa County Climate Leaders about what separates the best cities from the  . . .  not so good.  Some of the factors are what you expect, but some are surprising.  And we name names.

May 6 was the Bay Area Bike Swap Festival.  Join us as we talk to participants representing all things bicycle.  There's a lot going on; the variety is astonishing.  We talk to all kinds of folks, and observe our first bunny hop!

Twenty million people showed up for the first Earth Day in 1970.  Its character has evolved over the years.  We discuss its history, meaning, and what it has become in the Bay Area, including a preview of Earth Day Lafayette with Surahbi Konkur of Sustainable Lafayette.  Also check the show notes for links to happenings around the Bay this weekend!

We love waste! In this episode, we tour the sewage processing plant of the Central Contra Costa Sanitary District.  But wait - there's more!  It turns out that there are a multiplicity of wastewater districts in the Bay Area, and every one of them treats its sewage a little bit differently.  So we did a little comparison.  Join us as we follow your poop from the flush to the Bay, with a side excursion to see how the various sanitary districts are getting value from it.

Beavers!  They're baaack!  Beavers are amazing animals.  Hear about their incredible physiology,  the story of the Martinez beavers, and what's next for them in the Bay Area.

No solar panels needed to get renewably-sourced electricity!  Go with your community choice aggregator (CCA).  For Contra Costa County, that's Marin Clean Energy, or MCE.  In this episode, MCE's Jenna Tenney explains how CCA works and why choose it.

Where Walnut Creek - the stream, not the town - meets Suisun Bay, it is getting a new life.  After many years as a sad, diked and silted, artificial channel, it is being reborn as a lively mix of revitalized habitat for a wide variety of plants, birds, mammals and fish.  Though it's not yet open to the public, we got a guided tour with Paul Detjens, the project manager.  Join us for a sneak preview of this amazing preserve right on our doorstep.