As the National Women's History Project reaches its 35th year, its leader and co-founder reflects on the Santa Rosa organization's own history.

It is Women’s History Month again, as it has been every March since 1988. But the roots of that national observation reach back even further, to 1977, when they first sprouted here in Sonoma County.

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Fighting poverty by supporting education is the aim of 10,000 Degrees, a local non-profit that has already exceeded that number of college graduates.

A pro-active college scholarship program in the North Bay is succeeding by starting early and getting involved in their students’ lives. Not only do most of them get their degrees, but many of the graduates return to help perpetuate the upward cycle.

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What might the future hold for Sonoma County’s Library system? It’s an open question right now.

Public libraries everywhere are reflecting social and technical changes around them. So how can Sonoma County’s library’s plan for their future?

The first of the library visioning meetings will be held tonight at 5:30 in the Healdsburg Library. We have the complete schedule posted on the North Bay Report webpage at radio.krcb.org/news. You can comment, share and like us there. Follow the North Bay Report on Twitter @KRCBNews.

Wildland stewardship and youth leadership training go hand in hand in LandPaths’ Inspired Forward program.

As the hawk soars, it’s only 13 miles from the west county’s unspoiled Bohemia Ranch to urban Roseland. But for middle school students in an outdoor youth leadership program, it can be a memorable journey. KRCB’s Bruce Robinson tagged along on one such outing last week.

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Being green isn’t just about cutting down on the greenhouse gasses we emit. Many climate scientists believe we need to start taking carbon OUT of the atmosphere too. Plans to do this are called “Negative Emission Technologies” – and some of the first attempts are just getting off the ground. KRCB science reporter Danielle Venton has more.

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Sonoma County is leading the way in purchasing and driving all-electric vehicles.

It isn't easy for individuals to curtail their greenhouse gas emissions, but one thing they can do is drive less - or drive cars that pollute less. And recent sales figures show we are doing just that.

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Many Mexican migrants would prefer to stay home, but can no longer afford to. Writer David Bacon examines how US policies drive that.

One little-publicized aspect of the immigration reform issue is the role that American laws and policies play in driving impoverished Latinos to leave their homes. The 10 year old North American Free Trade Agreement is a case in point.

David Bacon will be speaking in Santa Rosa this evening at the Glaser Center. His 7 pm talk follows a book-signing that begins at 6. You can also hear more from him on the North Bay Report webpage at radio.krcb.org/news. You can comment, share and like us there. Follow the North Bay Report on Twitter @KRCBNews.

Workers are scrambling to protect native plants from new disease.

About twenty years ago Sudden Oak Death devastated oaks around the Bay Area. Today, biologists are concerned about a related disease, appearing in local nurseries and on wild lands. KRCB science reporter Danielle Venton has more.

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Hunger is on the upswing in Sonoma County. How much? The numbers may surprise you.

Sonoma County is widely known for the quality and variety of foods and beverages grown and produced here. But a lot of people aren’t able to enjoy that bounty. A public forum this afternoon hopes to refocus attention on the problem and what can be done to address it.

The Hunger Index forum is happening this afternoon at the Redwood Empire Food Banks facility near the Santa Rosa airport. We have more information about it on the North Bay Report webpage at radio.krcb.org/news. You can comment, share and like us there. Follow the North Bay Report on Twitter @KRCBNews.

A social "feedback loop" may lie at the core of Marin County's infamous "breast cancer cluster."

Despite years of reporting about the high incidence of breast cancer in Marin County, the reasons for it have never been conclusively indentified. But unpacking the data behind the reports suggests why the causes have been elusive.

With support from the Center for Investigative Journalism, Peter Byrne and the Point Reyes Light have launched a Kickstarter campaign to fund the completion and publication of this story. We have the link posted on the North Bay Report web page at radio.krcb.org/news. You can comment, share and like us there. Follow the North Bay Report on Twitter @KRCBNews.