Social Advocates for Youth’s ambitious Dream Center project is getting ever closer to becoming real. We get an inside look at the work in progress on the next North Bay Report, airing at 6:18 and 8:18 am and 5:30 pm. Or find it online at krcb.org.

The complex transformation of a former hospital into a residential and support center for homeless youth is well underway. Parent organization Social Advocates for Youth is offering occasional tours of the facility in transition. After visiting the site this week, KRCB’s Bruce Robinson filed this update.

See photos from the reconstruction site, and hear more about the plans for it on the North Bay Report webpage at krcb.org/news. You can also find this and past stories on our new North Bay Report Facebook page. You can comment, share and like us there. Follow the North Bay Report on Twitter @KRCBNews.

Geologist Glen Melosh digs into the real dirt of Sonoma County’s geologic history in a series of hikes later this week.

From deep underground to right out in the open, Sonoma County’s geologic heritage is varied and fascinating. A special series of hikes next weekend offers close-up looks at some highlights, with explanations from a knowledgeable guide.

For more on all this, go to the North Bay Report webpage at krcb.org/news. You can also find this and past stories on our new North Bay Report Facebook page. You can comment, share and like us there. Follow the North Bay Report on Twitter @KRCBNews.

GMO labeling efforts may be getting outflanked by a Congressional bill that would block them all.

Grass-roots campaigns to require labeling of foods with genetically modified ingredients could be overruled by a Congressional measure that would prohibit them nationwide. That bill has passed the lower house by a wide margin, but still faces a fight in the Senate.

There’s more on this story, including the text of the bill itself, on the North Bay Report webpage at krcb.org/news. You can also find this and past stories on our new North Bay Report Facebook page. You can comment, share and like us there. Follow the North Bay Report on Twitter @KRCBNews.

A new viewing deck at a Cotati wildlife hospital allows visitors to watch regular feedings, and sometimes more serious medical care.

If you’ve ever wondered what goes on inside a wildlife hospital, it’s now possible to observe first-hand from the new viewing deck at Sonoma County Wildlife Rescue.

We’ve got a schedule of upcoming tours at Sonoma County Wildlife Rescue posted on the North Bay Report webpage at krcb.org/news. You can also find this and past stories on our new North Bay Report Facebook page. You can comment, share and like us there. Follow the North Bay Report on Twitter @KRCBNews.

Today, we tour a local “Birth Center” to find out why more and more women are choosing this alternative to giving birth in a hospital.

Giving birth is an exciting and nerve-wracking time in any woman’s life. KRCB reporter Danielle Venton recently toured a Santa Rosa “Birth Center” to learn more about a local alternative to giving birth in a hospital.

For more news visit our website at krcb.org/news. You can also find this and past stories on our new North Bay Report Facebook page. You can comment, share and like us there. Follow the North Bay Report on Twitter @KRCBNews.

At night, the floor of Sonoma Valley is a high traffic area—not for cars and trucks, but for wildlife. A new study reveals details of that activity, and we talk with the people behind it.

The mountains that frame the Sonoma Valley are full of wildlife, from field mice to deer and coyotes. But how do they get from one side to the other? A newly released study offers some answers.

See the full study from the Sonoma Land Trust on the North Bay Report webpage at krcb.org/news. You can also find this and past stories on our new North Bay Report Facebook page. You can comment, share and like us there. Follow the North Bay Report on Twitter @KRCBNews.

Clearing brush is a good summer job, but, for participants in the Sonoma County Youth Ecology Corps, it can also lead to an array of possible career choices.

More than just a summer job, The Sonoma County Youth Ecology Corp is grooming its participants for the broader workforce, and providing access to numerous possible future career paths.

See our previous coverage of the Sonoma County Youth Ecology Corps on the North Bay Report webpage at krcb.org/news. You can also find this and past stories on our new North Bay Report Facebook page. You can comment, share and like us there. Follow the North Bay Report on Twitter @KRCBNews.

Father Juniper Serra is headed for sainthood, but not without controversy.

The Franciscan priest who founded the California Missions is due to be sainted by Pope Francis this fall, a move that has reignited the debate over his treatment of the native people who met the Spanish conquerors.

Find out more on the North Bay Report webpage at krcb.org/news. You can also find this and past stories on our new North Bay Report Facebook page. You can comment, share and like us there. Follow the North Bay Report on Twitter @KRCBNews.

Sonoma County is cutting its greenhouse gas emissions, but not fast enough to reach the goal set for the end of this year.

Sonoma County cut its total greenhouse gas emissions by about 200,000 tons last year. That’s the good news. But to meet the county’s ambitious goals, we’ll have to do far better.

You can read the full report on the North Bay Report webpage at krcb.org/news. You can also find this and past stories on our new North Bay Report Facebook page. You can comment, share and like us there. Follow the North Bay Report on Twitter @KRCBNews.

Ever since humans learned how to use fire, we’ve been burning through resources at an unimaginably great rate.

What happens when we’ve burned up all the available fossil fuels on Earth? Santa Rosa energy analyst Richard Heinberg says that’s a question we are already late in addressing.

Richard Heinberg’s latest book is Afterburn: Society Beyond Fossil Fuels. We’ll hear more from him on tomorrow’s North Bay Report. See him elaborate on the Great Burn in a video posted on the North Bay Report webpage at krcb.org/news. You can also find this and past stories on our new North Bay Report Facebook page. You can comment, share and like us there. Follow the North Bay Report on Twitter @KRCBNews.