NorCal - Public Media

09/10/2025

Grassroots Ecology volunteers have removing invasive plants down to a science. The conservation nonprofit counts on a steady supply of people power from volunteers of all ages and backgrounds to maintain many ecologically sensitive areas in Silicon Valley. At McClellan Ranch Preserve in Cupertino, NorCal joins a team of seasoned watershed stewards along the edges of Stevens Creek for a morning of fresh air and w**d eradication.

Made possible by a generous Safe, Clean Water and Natural Flood Protection grant from Valley Water

09/09/2025

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09/08/2025

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09/07/2025

Meet Solomoni, a Fijian caregiver in Santa Rosa. ❤️ He shares how his Fijian culture influences his work as a caregiver.

09/06/2025

When San Jose volunteers feel the need to clean, is there to supply all the tools and services necessary to facilitate their anti-litter activism. Since trash and waterways are a bad look for neighborhoods, we tag along as an urban creek gets special attention from this blight reduction program of the San José Parks, Recreation and Neighborhood Services Department. Community Activity Worker Luz Juarez explains that neighbors “All have the same goal: to do something positive for our planet and our community.”

Made possible by a generous Safe, Clean Water and Natural Flood Protection grant from Valley Water (valleywater.org/learning-center/grants-partnerships).

For more information on volunteering visit BeautifySJ.org

09/05/2025

Listen to the first episode of "Peanuts on Parade: Two Cities Celebrate Charles M. Schulz" on the The 707! Then stay tuned for Pt. 2 next Friday. ❤️

What do St. Paul, Minnesota, and Santa Rosa, California, have in common? They both paid tribute to cartoonist Charles M. Schulz with a series of public art i...

09/05/2025

The LIME Foundation's 10th Annual Believe in the Dream Legacy Gala is being held on Thursday, September 11, 6 PM - 9 PM at the Luther Burbank Center for the Arts in Santa Rosa. Celebrating 10 years of impact, transformation, and growth - and highlighting their NextGen Graduates, who represent the bright future ahead. Learn more: at believelime.com

09/04/2025

We are overjoyed to share that NorCal Public Media has been nominated for 11 NETA - National Educational Telecommunications Association Awards! 🎉 2024 was an incredible year of TV, radio, events, and marketing - and these nominations are a testament to the creativity, passion, and hard work of our entire team.

Nominated projects include:
• The 707 (Radio – Local Storytelling)
• Climate California: Second Language (Topical Feature)
• Connect the Bay: Elba Raquel (Visual Arts)
• Connect the Bay: Rising Phoenix Lion Dancers (Performing Arts)
• Climate California: Explorations (Short Form)
• 3rd Annual Food & Wine Awards (Special Event)
• The Center for Environmental Reporting (Social Media)
• The Debate of Measure J (Radio – News & Public Affairs)
• The Wonderland Radio Hour (Radio – Society & Culture)
• Savoring Sonoma: Russian Riverkeeper (Radio – Environment)
• 2024 Local Content & Service Report (Annual Report)

Congratulations to our incredible staff, producers, and collaborators who made this possible!

09/04/2025

Support Public Media - Bid to WIN a Treehouse Stay and Zipline Adventures for 4 at Sonoma Zipline Adventures! Learn more about this experience and how to bid: bit.ly/4lUyQHC

09/03/2025

1st day of our Fall Fundraiser - 1st time pitching in our new facility! ❤️ We’re excited to move forward with our North Bay community, bringing you trusted news, information and entertainment. Join us and support public radio by the people, for the people: KRCB.org/join

09/03/2025

“We’re a group of people…who want nothing but a cleaner world!” - Meet Justin Imamura, punk rock drummer and founder of The Trash Punx, a San Jose nonprofit. Justin brings his outside-the-box enthusiasm and passionate commitment to watershed stewardship to ongoing creek cleanups. NorCal joins this charismatic leader with a large group of volunteers to remove garbage from a section of the Guadalupe River that runs right through the heart of downtown San Jose, made possible by a generous Safe, Clean Water and Natural Flood Protection grant from Valley Water. For more information on volunteering visit thetrashpunx.org

09/03/2025

What's happening in September at Open San Jose!