Environment

Nota del editor: Este informacion fue distribuido por la Oficina de Servicios de Emergencia del Gobernador de California (Cal OES). Visite el sitio web de Cal OES: https://www.caloes.ca.gov. Read in English   Otra tormenta se avecina y por ello la Oficina de Servicios de Emergencia del Gobernador de California (Cal…

Editor’s note: this information was provided by the California Governor’s Office of Emergency Services (Cal OES). Visit the Cal OES website at https://www.caloes.ca.gov. Lea en español   With significant winter weather continuing to impact California, the California Governor’s Office of Emergency Services (Cal OES) would like to remind Californians about…

  Voluntary surveys play a key role in California’s success toward meeting vehicle emissions reduction standards A simulated roadside vehicle emissions survey may be coming to a street near you. At first glance, they might look like DUI checkpoints, but they have a much different purpose and there are no…

Be prepared and stay healthy with key tips from the California State Board of Pharmacy If a natural disaster or other declared emergency strikes your community, you may be forced to leave home with little notice. Preparing a go bag—especially if you take prescription drugs or use specialized health care…

Find out about their many benefits and contact licensed professionals for assistance They provide shade, shelter, and beauty: Trees enhance our lives and communities in so many ways that it’s difficult to calculate their true value for ourselves and our world. However, there’s a way you can find out how…

Get to know this growing profession Landscape architecture is all around us. And the visionary work of these licensed professionals results in usable, beautiful, ecologically responsible, natural areas that enhance our communities and, ultimately, our own quality of life. A COMMUNITY-DEFINING CAREER As described by the American Society of Landscape…

It’s August, and it’s hot—way too hot. How hot? This afternoon, the California Office of Emergency Services (Cal OES) issued an Extreme Heat Warning. And the California Independent System Operator (ISO) has issued a statewide Flex Alert from 3–11 p.m. today. According to the National Weather Service (NWS), temperatures will…

California is barely a month into the summer of 2020, but wildfire season is in full swing. An unusually dry January and February gave way to a wet March and April, which lessened severe dry conditions, but May and June brought a series of intense heat waves and low humidity…

What better way to spend some time at a local park or pond than feeding the ducks some old bread, right? It’s a tradition that goes back generations. Turns out it’s bad for the ducks. Experts say there are several reasons people should not feed bread to ducks or geese.…

The California Office of Emergency Services reports a prolonged period of hotter-than-normal temperatures expected for at least the next week in the Sacramento and San Joaquin Valleys and neighboring foothills. The National Weather Service (NWS) has issued a Heat Warning through June 27, with temperatures expected to be hottest in…