My husband Ted and I stopped by Yountville Fit on Saturday morning, and lo and behold we saw Hilary Gaede sitting against the wall, in front of a bunch of trash. So, I asked her what goes? She explained that it was Coastal Cleanup Day, and in Yountville the route was along the Hopper Creek […]
Environment
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Town Council discusses greening of Yountville, public broadband
The environment and greening of Yountville were the overriding topics discussed at the Yountville Town Council special workshop, which was followed by a regular meeting on Tuesday, April 1. The Green Study Session focused on the reduction of single-use plastics and food containers, direction for Regional Climate Action and Adaptation Plan participation and the status […]
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Napa Valley’s Blight Fighter Michael Haas contends with an all-too-familiar sight: trash
While a bevy of grape growers around the valley keep careful watch to ensure that an invasive blight doesn’t infect the vines, there is just one man calling himself the Blight Fighter. Michael Haas fights blight nearly every day, yet his focus is not on grapevines. Instead, Haas pounds the pavement, road shoulders, ditches, culverts […]