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They kick playfully at the cold waves of the ocean they’ve been paddling toward over the last month — the ocean that’s seen fewer and fewer salmon return to it over the last century as four hydropower dams blocked their ideal spawning grounds upstream.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I think our ancestors would be proud because this is what they’ve been fighting for,” said Tasia Linwood, a 15-year-old member of the Karuk Tribe, on Thursday night, ahead of the group’s final push to the end on Friday.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The Klamath River is newly navigable after a decades-long effort to remove its four hydropower dams to help restore the salmon run — an \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11622280/fish-blood-in-their-veins-but-few-salmon-in-their-river\">ancient source of life, food and culture\u003c/a> for these paddlers’ tribes who have lived alongside the river for millennia. Youth primarily from the Yurok, Klamath, Hoopa Valley, Karuk, Quartz Valley and Warm Springs tribes paddled 310 miles (499 kilometers) over a month from the headwaters of the Wood River, a tributary to the Klamath that some tribes consider sacred, to the Pacific Ocean.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The teens spent several years learning to navigate white water through Paddle Tribal Waters, a program set up by the nonprofit Rios to Rivers, to prepare local Native youth for the day this would be possible.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>During their last days on the water, the group of several dozen swelled to more than 100, joined by some family members and Indigenous people from Bolivia, Chile and New Zealand who face similar challenges on their home rivers.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>Dams built decades ago for electricity\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>Starting in the early 1900s, power company PacifiCorp built \u003ca href=\"https://apnews.com/article/klamath-dam-california-removal-restoration-473a570024584c2e02837434e05693da\">the dams\u003c/a> over several decades to generate electricity. But the structures, which provided 2% of the utility’s power, halted the natural flow of a waterway that was once known as the third-largest salmon-producing river on the West Coast.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>With the dams in place, tribes lost access to a reliable source of food. The dams blocked the path to hundreds of miles of cool freshwater streams, ideal for salmon returning from the ocean to lay their eggs. Salmon numbers declined dramatically along with the water quality.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12048241\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12048241\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/07/AP25196086091044.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1336\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/07/AP25196086091044.jpeg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/07/AP25196086091044-160x107.jpeg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/07/AP25196086091044-1536x1026.jpeg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Kayakers pause before paddling the last couple of miles of the Klamath River to reach the Pacific Ocean on Friday, July 11, 2025, in Klamath, California. \u003ccite>(Brittany Peterson/AP Photo)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>In 2002, a bacterial outbreak caused by low water and warm temperatures killed more than 34,000 fish, mostly Chinook salmon. That galvanized decades of advocacy by tribes and environmental groups, culminating in 2022 when federal regulators \u003ca href=\"https://apnews.com/article/business-california-native-americans-dams-salmon-311ea96fda0fe1b0052ab8cef9ae36a9\">approved a plan\u003c/a> to remove the dams.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Through protests, testimony and lawsuits, the tribes showcased the environmental devastation caused by the dams, especially to salmon. From 2023 to 2024, the four dams were dynamited and removed, freeing hundreds of miles of the Klamath.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The renewable electricity lost by removing the hydropower dams was enough to power the equivalent of 70,000 homes, although PacifiCorp has since expanded its renewable sources through wind and solar projects.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Two dams used for irrigation and flood control remain on the upper stretch of the river. They have “ladders” that allow some fish to pass through, although their efficacy for adult salmon is questionable. On the journey, the paddlers got out of the river and carried their kayaks around the dams.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>For teens, a month of paddling and making memories\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>The journey began June 12 with ceremonial blessings and kayaks gathered in a circle above a natural pool of springs where fresh water bubbles to the surface at the headwater of the Wood River, just upstream of the Klamath River.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The youth camped in tents as they made their way across Upper Klamath Lake and down the Klamath River, jumping in the water or doing flips in their kayaks to cool down in the summer heat. A few kayakers came down with swimmers’ ear, but overall, everybody on the trip remained healthy.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12048242\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12048242\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/07/AP25196086147030.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/07/AP25196086147030.jpeg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/07/AP25196086147030-160x107.jpeg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/07/AP25196086147030-1536x1024.jpeg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">A kayaker begins the final day of paddling the Klamath River to reach the Pacific Ocean on Friday, July 11, 2025, in Klamath, California. \u003ccite>(Brittany Peterson/AP Photo)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Nearly everyone had a story to share of a family’s fishing cabin or a favorite swimming hole while passing through ancestral territory of the Klamath, Modoc, Shasta, Karuk and Yurok.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>More than 2,200 dams were removed from rivers in the United States from 1912 through 2024, most in the last couple of decades as momentum grows to restore the natural flow of rivers and the wildlife they support, according to the conservation group American Rivers.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I believe that it was kind of symbolic of a bigger issue,” said John Acuna, member of the Hoopa Valley Tribe and a leader on the trip.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2 class=\"mceTemp\">\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 24px;\">Removal of dams represents end of long fight with federal government\u003c/span>\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>The federal government signed treaties with these tribes outlining their right to govern themselves, which is violated when they can’t rely on their traditional food from the river.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Acuna said these violations are familiar to many tribal communities, and included when his great-grandmother was sent to boarding school as part of a national strategy to strip culture and language from Native Americans.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12048245\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12048245\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/07/AP25196086067646.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1334\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/07/AP25196086067646.jpeg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/07/AP25196086067646-160x107.jpeg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/07/AP25196086067646-1536x1025.jpeg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Native youth with ties to the Klamath River arrive at its mouth where it empties into the Pacific Ocean on Friday, July 11, 2025, in Klamath, California. \u003ccite>(Brittany Peterson/AP Photo)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>That history “comes with generational trauma,” he said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Their treaty-enshrined right to fish was also blatantly disregarded by regional authorities in the 1970s but later upheld by \u003ca href=\"https://www.waterboards.ca.gov/waterrights/water_issues/programs/bay_delta/california_waterfix/exhibits/docs/PCFFA&IGFR/part2/pcffa_94.pdf\">various court decisions\u003c/a>, said Yurok council member Phillip Williams.[aside postID=news_12046844 hero='https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/07/GettyImages-2168371101-2000x1332.jpg']Standing on a fog-shrouded boat ramp in the town of Requa awaiting the arrival of the youth, Williams recounted the time when it was illegal to fish here using the tribes’ traditional nets. 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Youth primarily from the Yurok, Klamath, Hoopa Valley, Karuk, Quartz Valley and Warm Springs tribes paddled 310 miles (499 kilometers) over a month from the headwaters of the Wood River, a tributary to the Klamath that some tribes consider sacred, to the Pacific Ocean.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The teens spent several years learning to navigate white water through Paddle Tribal Waters, a program set up by the nonprofit Rios to Rivers, to prepare local Native youth for the day this would be possible.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>During their last days on the water, the group of several dozen swelled to more than 100, joined by some family members and Indigenous people from Bolivia, Chile and New Zealand who face similar challenges on their home rivers.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>Dams built decades ago for electricity\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>Starting in the early 1900s, power company PacifiCorp built \u003ca href=\"https://apnews.com/article/klamath-dam-california-removal-restoration-473a570024584c2e02837434e05693da\">the dams\u003c/a> over several decades to generate electricity. 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That galvanized decades of advocacy by tribes and environmental groups, culminating in 2022 when federal regulators \u003ca href=\"https://apnews.com/article/business-california-native-americans-dams-salmon-311ea96fda0fe1b0052ab8cef9ae36a9\">approved a plan\u003c/a> to remove the dams.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Through protests, testimony and lawsuits, the tribes showcased the environmental devastation caused by the dams, especially to salmon. From 2023 to 2024, the four dams were dynamited and removed, freeing hundreds of miles of the Klamath.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The renewable electricity lost by removing the hydropower dams was enough to power the equivalent of 70,000 homes, although PacifiCorp has since expanded its renewable sources through wind and solar projects.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Two dams used for irrigation and flood control remain on the upper stretch of the river. They have “ladders” that allow some fish to pass through, although their efficacy for adult salmon is questionable. On the journey, the paddlers got out of the river and carried their kayaks around the dams.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>For teens, a month of paddling and making memories\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>The journey began June 12 with ceremonial blessings and kayaks gathered in a circle above a natural pool of springs where fresh water bubbles to the surface at the headwater of the Wood River, just upstream of the Klamath River.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The youth camped in tents as they made their way across Upper Klamath Lake and down the Klamath River, jumping in the water or doing flips in their kayaks to cool down in the summer heat. A few kayakers came down with swimmers’ ear, but overall, everybody on the trip remained healthy.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12048242\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12048242\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/07/AP25196086147030.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/07/AP25196086147030.jpeg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/07/AP25196086147030-160x107.jpeg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/07/AP25196086147030-1536x1024.jpeg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">A kayaker begins the final day of paddling the Klamath River to reach the Pacific Ocean on Friday, July 11, 2025, in Klamath, California. \u003ccite>(Brittany Peterson/AP Photo)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Nearly everyone had a story to share of a family’s fishing cabin or a favorite swimming hole while passing through ancestral territory of the Klamath, Modoc, Shasta, Karuk and Yurok.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>More than 2,200 dams were removed from rivers in the United States from 1912 through 2024, most in the last couple of decades as momentum grows to restore the natural flow of rivers and the wildlife they support, according to the conservation group American Rivers.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I believe that it was kind of symbolic of a bigger issue,” said John Acuna, member of the Hoopa Valley Tribe and a leader on the trip.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2 class=\"mceTemp\">\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 24px;\">Removal of dams represents end of long fight with federal government\u003c/span>\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>The federal government signed treaties with these tribes outlining their right to govern themselves, which is violated when they can’t rely on their traditional food from the river.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Acuna said these violations are familiar to many tribal communities, and included when his great-grandmother was sent to boarding school as part of a national strategy to strip culture and language from Native Americans.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12048245\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12048245\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/07/AP25196086067646.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1334\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/07/AP25196086067646.jpeg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/07/AP25196086067646-160x107.jpeg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/07/AP25196086067646-1536x1025.jpeg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Native youth with ties to the Klamath River arrive at its mouth where it empties into the Pacific Ocean on Friday, July 11, 2025, in Klamath, California. \u003ccite>(Brittany Peterson/AP Photo)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>That history “comes with generational trauma,” he said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Their treaty-enshrined right to fish was also blatantly disregarded by regional authorities in the 1970s but later upheld by \u003ca href=\"https://www.waterboards.ca.gov/waterrights/water_issues/programs/bay_delta/california_waterfix/exhibits/docs/PCFFA&IGFR/part2/pcffa_94.pdf\">various court decisions\u003c/a>, said Yurok council member Phillip Williams.\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
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"content": "\u003cp>California gulls that nest at\u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/arts/13904135/journey-to-the-edge-of-california-mono-lake\"> the eastern Sierra’s Mono Lake\u003c/a> suffered a catastrophic breeding failure last year, according to the latest installment in a four-decade-long series of reports tracking the birds’ health.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Biologists with \u003ca href=\"https://www.pointblue.org/\">Point Blue Conservation Science\u003c/a> said in their study of \u003ca href=\"https://www.monobasinresearch.org/images/gulls/2024.pdf\">the gulls’ 2024 breeding season\u003c/a> that although 20,000 breeding birds built roughly 10,000 nests at the lake, just 324 chicks survived.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“It was the worst reproductive year on the books for these birds at Mono Lake,” said Bartshe Miller, Eastern Sierra policy director for the Mono Lake Committee, a group that’s worked for decades to restore an ecosystem devastated by water diversions to Los Angeles.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The report attributed the low survival rate to the scarcity of the brine shrimp essential to the breeding gulls’ diet. That scarcity, in turn, is the product of an unusual stratification of lake waters due to its artificially low levels.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“When gulls are nesting, they really depend on the abundant shrimp,” Miller said. “They basically gobble that up, and then they take it back to the nest and they regurgitate it for the chicks.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12040229\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12040229\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/05/250512-SEAGULLCOUNTY-20-BL-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/05/250512-SEAGULLCOUNTY-20-BL-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/05/250512-SEAGULLCOUNTY-20-BL-KQED-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/05/250512-SEAGULLCOUNTY-20-BL-KQED-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/05/250512-SEAGULLCOUNTY-20-BL-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/05/250512-SEAGULLCOUNTY-20-BL-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/05/250512-SEAGULLCOUNTY-20-BL-KQED-1920x1280.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Nesting California gulls circle overhead during a nest survey conducted by the San Francisco Bay Bird Observatory near the Dumbarton Bridge in Fremont on May 12, 2025. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>The gulls’ reproductive crash is prompting calls for state water regulators to reconsider measures ordered more than three decades ago to restore Mono Lake’s degraded ecosystems.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In 1994, the state Water Resources Control Board issued \u003ca href=\"https://www.waterboards.ca.gov/waterrights/board_decisions/adopted_orders/decisions/d1600_d1649/wrd1631.pdf\">a landmark decision\u003c/a> that was meant to halt a half-century of excessive water diversions from the eastern Sierra’s Mono Lake and begin the long process of environmental recovery.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Crucially, the order aimed to create the conditions that would allow the lake’s water level to rise by about 17 feet — from 6,375 to 6,392 above sea level — to a point biologists testified would benefit key species.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Recurring droughts and continuing diversions from the lake by the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power have combined to keep Mono well below the target level. 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"content": "\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12045531/lake-tahoe-boat-accidents-7th-victim-is-found-by-divers-1-person-still-missing\">Eight people died last weekend on Lake Tahoe\u003c/a> in a boat accident during a rare June storm, three of them from the Bay Area.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The powerful storm flipped their boat near the southern reaches of the lake, in a sudden weather shift that took aback beachgoers on the shore, who were expecting a warm summer day out on the lake, and also dusted \u003ca href=\"https://www.powder.com/news/summer-snow-blankets-california-ski-resort\">nearby mountaintops with fresh snow.\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>This storm, known as a \u003ca href=\"https://www.weather.gov/bmx/outreach_microbursts\">microburst\u003c/a>, blew through the region quickly, bringing wind gusts up to 35 mph and creating waves up to 10 feet high, witnessed at the lake, according to the National Weather Service.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I’ve never seen anything like this,” said Oakland resident Matt Savener, an avid backpacker who was on a camping trip in Desolation Wilderness, and who called off his attempt to summit \u003ca href=\"https://www.peakbagger.com/peak.aspx?pid=2568\">Dick’s Peak \u003c/a>when the storm rolled in. “And just with no warning whatsoever.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Data from monitoring stations in Tahoe City since 1910 compiled by Jan Null, certified consulting meteorologist for Golden Gate Weather Services, shows snow in Tahoe in June is uncommon. Nonetheless, it \u003cem>does \u003c/em>happen about once every five years.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c!-- iframe plugin v.4.3 wordpress.org/plugins/iframe/ -->\u003cbr>\n\u003ciframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"June snowfall (in inches) in Tahoe City from 1910 to 2024\" aria-label=\"Column Chart\" id=\"datawrapper-chart-0mcZf\" src=\"https://datawrapper.dwcdn.net/0mcZf/1/\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"0\" style=\"border: none;\" width=\"800\" height=\"475\" data-external=\"1\" class=\"iframe-class\">\u003c/iframe>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Here’s what you need to know to stay prepared for any weather event when visiting the mountains in the summer, especially if you have never considered that these types of storms could happen to you at this time of year.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Jump straight to:\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"#Alwayschecktheforecastfirst\">Always check the forecast first\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"#Whattoknowifyoureouthikingduringamicroburst\">What to know if you’re out hiking during a microburst\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"#Ifyouredrivingoveramountainpasshereswhattoknow\">If you’re driving over a mountain pass, here’s what to know\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"#Howtoprepareifyoureheadingoutonthewaterthissummer\">How to prepare if you’re heading out on the water this summer\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003ch2>\u003ca id=\"Alwayschecktheforecastfirst\">\u003c/a>Always check the forecast, but prepare for the worst\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>Matthew Chyba, a meteorologist with the National Weather Service, said that while these kinds of afternoon thunderstorms aren’t uncommon for Tahoe in the summer, the suddenness of this storm took many people by surprise.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"https://forecast.weather.gov/MapClick.php?lat=39.2095&lon=-119.9299\">That’s why checking the forecast\u003c/a> and paying attention to any signs of \u003cem>potential \u003c/em>bad weather is important, he said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cblockquote class=\"tiktok-embed\" style=\"max-width: 605px;min-width: 325px\" cite=\"https://www.tiktok.com/@cnn/video/7519214997893942583\" data-video-id=\"7519214997893942583\">\n\u003csection>\u003ca title=\"@cnn\" href=\"https://www.tiktok.com/@cnn?refer=embed\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">@cnn\u003c/a>A sudden storm rolled in over Lake Tahoe causing extreme conditions while people were enjoying a sunny summer day.\u003ca title=\"♬ original sound - CNN\" href=\"https://www.tiktok.com/music/original-sound-7519215123274189581?refer=embed\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">♬ original sound – CNN\u003c/a>\u003c/section>\n\u003c/blockquote>\n\u003cp>On the Saturday of the storm, the Tahoe region had “about a 30% to 50% chance of rain, with about a 15% chance for an isolated thunderstorm in there,” Chyba said, in addition to a dramatic temperature drop from the week’s warmer weather. “Calm conditions could turn really dangerous suddenly if a sudden shower or thunderstorm pops up.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But Coast Guard Petty Officer 3rd Class Hunter Schnabel said the weather conditions around Lake Tahoe deteriorated so rapidly and unexpectedly over the course of the day that “even if you were paying attention to the forecast, you probably would not have seen this coming,” he said. So, preparing for any worst-case weather is key, Schnabel said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“No matter what, when you’re headed out in the water, ensure you have all your safety equipment with you, you check the weather and have emergency plans,” he said. “Try to prepare for what you can with these incidents.”\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>If you’re \u003ca id=\"Whattoknowifyoureouthikingduringamicroburst\">\u003c/a>out hiking, bring rain gear just in case\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>The \u003ca href=\"https://www.fs.usda.gov/r05/laketahoebasin/safety-ethics\">U.S. Forest Service’s safety advice\u003c/a> for Lake Tahoe visitors is clear: Every hiker, whether you’re out for a couple of hours or a couple of days, should keep in mind that weather conditions can change rapidly.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The site also advises travelers to carry a basic first aid kit, to try to save any dangerous travel for daylight hours and to check the weather before you go.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12046086\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12046086\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/06/Tahoe2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1505\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/06/Tahoe2.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/06/Tahoe2-160x120.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/06/Tahoe2-1536x1156.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Matt Savener and his group of backpackers were heading to the summit of Dick’s Peak in Desolation Wilderness near Lake Tahoe when a storm rolled through, dusting snow on the mountains on June 21, 2025. \u003ccite>(Courtesy of Matt Savener)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Savener, who was using \u003ca href=\"https://www.alltrails.com/trail/us/california/bayview-trail-to-velma-lakes\">Lower Velma Lake\u003c/a> as his group’s camping spot for three nights in Desolation Wilderness, said he checked the forecast before heading out and knew there would be some cold weather coming in, “so we packed accordingly,” he said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Even so, he was the only hiker of his group to bring a rain layer; all his other friends only had puffy jackets, which soaked through easily. And when he used his InReach satellite messaging device to get the weather forecast the morning of the storm, it showed 0% chance of precipitation, “so we weren’t worried about precipitation at all,” he said. So with sunny skies overhead, he and his group headed out to summit Dick’s Peak.[aside postID=news_11910495 hero='https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2022/04/RS55017_GettyImages-1387412608-qut-672x372.jpg']By the time they got up to the pass, where you can see \u003ca href=\"https://www.alltrails.com/trail/us/california/dicks-peak--2\">sweeping views of Lake Tahoe\u003c/a>, he saw the storm gathering and the rain beginning from afar. Knowing how technical and exposed the terrain would be at the top, since summiting this peak requires some amount of rock scrambling, Savener decided to turn around just around 200 feet short of the top.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“The snow started shortly after we left Dick’s Pass and started to descend,” Savener said. “It snowed on us for a solid hour while we were hiking, and it collected quite a bit. There was probably about an inch of snow on the ground and on us.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>By the time they got back to camp, the weather had passed and the group “just enjoyed our luck, basically,” he said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“If [the storm] had moved in any faster … that could have been super dangerous. That’s ‘fall and die’ kind of territory,” Savener said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“The wilderness is humbling, and I learn something every time I go out there.”\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>\u003ca id=\"Ifyouredrivingoveramountainpasshereswhattoknow\">\u003c/a>If you’re driving, go slow and stay aware\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>Last weekend’s snow even caught drivers off guard, as the California Highway Patrol reported \u003ca href=\"https://x.com/CHP_Truckee/status/1936537204198666554\">multiple collisions over Donner Summit during the storm. \u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>https://twitter.com/CHP_Truckee/status/1936537708186472910\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>If you usually avoid Tahoe in the winter or aren’t comfortable driving in snow, \u003ca href=\"https://www.chp.ca.gov/programs-services/services-information/winter-driving-tips\">the California Highway Patrol publishes a helpful guide for navigating snow country in your car\u003c/a>, and \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11937204/lake-tahoe-weather-forecast-road-conditions-snow-chains\">KQED also has a guide to navigating winter driving\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Some key things to keep in mind:\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>Move slowly, the wetter the roads, the less safe you are at high speeds\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Keep your gas tank full in case you have to change routes or have to turn around\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Bring extra food, water and clothing in case of an emergency.\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003cp>If bad weather rolls in, you can always \u003ca href=\"https://www.chp.ca.gov/news-alerts\">check road conditions on the CHP website\u003c/a>, \u003ca href=\"https://quickmap.dot.ca.gov/\">the CalTrans QuickMap app\u003c/a> or by calling the Caltrans hotline at 1-800-427-ROAD.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>\u003ca id=\"Howtoprepareifyoureheadingoutonthewaterthissummer\">\u003c/a>If you’re in a boat, wear a life jacket …\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>Scnhabel said while the weekend storm was unexpected, it’s important to stay prepared for any weather event when visiting Tahoe. That includes having and using life jackets, \u003ca href=\"https://laketahoewatertrail.org/boating-regulations/#:~:text=Carry%20or%20wear%20a%20Coast,during%20times%20of%20restricted%20visibility\">no matter what size boat you are on.\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“No matter what, when you’re headed out in the water, ensure you have all your safety equipment with you, you check the weather and have emergency plans,” Schnabel said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>You can also \u003ca href=\"https://tahoe.ucdavis.edu/lake-conditions\">check water conditions ahead of time\u003c/a>. The UC Davis Tahoe Environmental Research Center has 10 nearshore monitoring stations and four buoy-based stations that \u003ca href=\"https://tahoe.ucdavis.edu/real-time-conditions\">provide real-time information about conditions at the lake\u003c/a>, plus \u003ca href=\"https://tahoe.ucdavis.edu/modeled-conditions\">a three-day forecast\u003c/a>, which Hollis said can help you prepare for any trip on the water.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“We can help you plan your trips based on water temperature, water currents, and wave heights,” said Cara Hollis, communications and marketing specialist at TERC.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>… and watch for winds on the water\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>In the case of last weekend, the day went from calm to not-so-calm very quickly, which can happen as a storm builds in the basin, Hollis said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Winds do typically come in from the west, but that’s going to be extremely variable as winds swirl and then, of course, as storm directions change,” Hollis said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Last weekend, “the storm came from the north,” Chyba said. “It traveled across the entire lake. And it was building up, building up and reached its peak in the southern part,” contributing to Saturday’s fatal boat accident.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12046093\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12046093\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/06/Tahoe3.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1505\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/06/Tahoe3.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/06/Tahoe3-160x120.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/06/Tahoe3-1536x1156.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Heading to the summit of Dick’s Peak in Desolation Wilderness near Lake Tahoe as a storm rolled in, dusting snow on the mountains on June 21, 2025. \u003ccite>(Courtesy of Matt Savener)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>TERC’s wave height monitors only measure up to 5 feet, so they didn’t capture the full extent of the conditions last weekend, Hollis said. But data from their monitors at some locations does \u003ca href=\"https://tahoe.ucdavis.edu/real-time-conditions\">show the sharp decrease in water temperatures\u003c/a> that the NWS reported.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Typically, what happens when it’s very windy is you’ll get mixing, which will bring colder water up from deeper depths,” Hollis said. “That’s when you get those big temperature drops.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Michael Cane, field lab director for TERC, said being able to recognize the signs of a storm coming in — and being ready to make decisions to keep yourself safe — is key.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I’ll pay attention to large clouds falling over the mountains, which could signify thundershowers — or look in the distance to see if there’s \u003ca href=\"https://www.surfertoday.com/environment/what-are-whitecaps\">whitecaps\u003c/a> coming towards me,” Cane said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Don’t wait until [things] get so bad to where it’s actually a dangerous situation,” he urged.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>This story contains reporting by KQED’s \u003c/em>\u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/author/kdebenedetti\">\u003cem>Katie DeBenedetti\u003c/em>\u003c/a>\u003cem>.\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad floatright]\u003c/p>\n",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I’ve never seen anything like this,” said Oakland resident Matt Savener, an avid backpacker who was on a camping trip in Desolation Wilderness, and who called off his attempt to summit \u003ca href=\"https://www.peakbagger.com/peak.aspx?pid=2568\">Dick’s Peak \u003c/a>when the storm rolled in. “And just with no warning whatsoever.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Data from monitoring stations in Tahoe City since 1910 compiled by Jan Null, certified consulting meteorologist for Golden Gate Weather Services, shows snow in Tahoe in June is uncommon. Nonetheless, it \u003cem>does \u003c/em>happen about once every five years.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c!-- iframe plugin v.4.3 wordpress.org/plugins/iframe/ -->\u003cbr>\n\u003ciframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"June snowfall (in inches) in Tahoe City from 1910 to 2024\" aria-label=\"Column Chart\" id=\"datawrapper-chart-0mcZf\" src=\"https://datawrapper.dwcdn.net/0mcZf/1/\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"0\" style=\"border: none;\" width=\"800\" height=\"475\" data-external=\"1\" class=\"iframe-class\">\u003c/iframe>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Here’s what you need to know to stay prepared for any weather event when visiting the mountains in the summer, especially if you have never considered that these types of storms could happen to you at this time of year.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Jump straight to:\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"#Alwayschecktheforecastfirst\">Always check the forecast first\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"#Whattoknowifyoureouthikingduringamicroburst\">What to know if you’re out hiking during a microburst\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"#Ifyouredrivingoveramountainpasshereswhattoknow\">If you’re driving over a mountain pass, here’s what to know\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"#Howtoprepareifyoureheadingoutonthewaterthissummer\">How to prepare if you’re heading out on the water this summer\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003ch2>\u003ca id=\"Alwayschecktheforecastfirst\">\u003c/a>Always check the forecast, but prepare for the worst\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>Matthew Chyba, a meteorologist with the National Weather Service, said that while these kinds of afternoon thunderstorms aren’t uncommon for Tahoe in the summer, the suddenness of this storm took many people by surprise.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"https://forecast.weather.gov/MapClick.php?lat=39.2095&lon=-119.9299\">That’s why checking the forecast\u003c/a> and paying attention to any signs of \u003cem>potential \u003c/em>bad weather is important, he said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cblockquote class=\"tiktok-embed\" style=\"max-width: 605px;min-width: 325px\" cite=\"https://www.tiktok.com/@cnn/video/7519214997893942583\" data-video-id=\"7519214997893942583\">\n\u003csection>\u003ca title=\"@cnn\" href=\"https://www.tiktok.com/@cnn?refer=embed\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">@cnn\u003c/a>A sudden storm rolled in over Lake Tahoe causing extreme conditions while people were enjoying a sunny summer day.\u003ca title=\"♬ original sound - CNN\" href=\"https://www.tiktok.com/music/original-sound-7519215123274189581?refer=embed\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">♬ original sound – CNN\u003c/a>\u003c/section>\n\u003c/blockquote>\n\u003cp>On the Saturday of the storm, the Tahoe region had “about a 30% to 50% chance of rain, with about a 15% chance for an isolated thunderstorm in there,” Chyba said, in addition to a dramatic temperature drop from the week’s warmer weather. “Calm conditions could turn really dangerous suddenly if a sudden shower or thunderstorm pops up.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But Coast Guard Petty Officer 3rd Class Hunter Schnabel said the weather conditions around Lake Tahoe deteriorated so rapidly and unexpectedly over the course of the day that “even if you were paying attention to the forecast, you probably would not have seen this coming,” he said. So, preparing for any worst-case weather is key, Schnabel said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“No matter what, when you’re headed out in the water, ensure you have all your safety equipment with you, you check the weather and have emergency plans,” he said. “Try to prepare for what you can with these incidents.”\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>If you’re \u003ca id=\"Whattoknowifyoureouthikingduringamicroburst\">\u003c/a>out hiking, bring rain gear just in case\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>The \u003ca href=\"https://www.fs.usda.gov/r05/laketahoebasin/safety-ethics\">U.S. Forest Service’s safety advice\u003c/a> for Lake Tahoe visitors is clear: Every hiker, whether you’re out for a couple of hours or a couple of days, should keep in mind that weather conditions can change rapidly.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The site also advises travelers to carry a basic first aid kit, to try to save any dangerous travel for daylight hours and to check the weather before you go.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12046086\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12046086\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/06/Tahoe2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1505\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/06/Tahoe2.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/06/Tahoe2-160x120.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/06/Tahoe2-1536x1156.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Matt Savener and his group of backpackers were heading to the summit of Dick’s Peak in Desolation Wilderness near Lake Tahoe when a storm rolled through, dusting snow on the mountains on June 21, 2025. \u003ccite>(Courtesy of Matt Savener)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Savener, who was using \u003ca href=\"https://www.alltrails.com/trail/us/california/bayview-trail-to-velma-lakes\">Lower Velma Lake\u003c/a> as his group’s camping spot for three nights in Desolation Wilderness, said he checked the forecast before heading out and knew there would be some cold weather coming in, “so we packed accordingly,” he said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Even so, he was the only hiker of his group to bring a rain layer; all his other friends only had puffy jackets, which soaked through easily. And when he used his InReach satellite messaging device to get the weather forecast the morning of the storm, it showed 0% chance of precipitation, “so we weren’t worried about precipitation at all,” he said. So with sunny skies overhead, he and his group headed out to summit Dick’s Peak.\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
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Bliss State Park on the lake’s south shore on Saturday afternoon.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Pickles’ widow, Jordan Sugar-Carlsgaard, said she had stayed back at the family’s Lake Tahoe home with their 7-month-old daughter while the group took the 27-foot Chris-Craft Launch 2 out on the water.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“No words can express the pain and anguish we feel knowing their lives were lost during what was meant to be a joyful time on the lake,” she said in a statement. “Our hearts go out to those who tragically lost their lives and the two survivors of this unexpected and deadly storm on Lake Tahoe.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Ten people were on the powerboat, which was owned by Pickles and his father, when it flipped. Eight died, and two were rescued and taken to a hospital. Along with Pickles and his parents, who lived in Redwood City, the other victims included Pickles’ uncle Peter Bayes, 72, of Lincoln and Timothy O’Leary, 71, of Auburn, both near Sacramento. The three other victims, Teresa Giullari, 66, James Guck, 69, and Stephen Lindsay, 63, were visiting from upstate New York.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Pickles had worked in strategic sourcing and procurement for DoorDash for more than six years, and previously, he had stints with Bay Area-based Salesforce and Cisco. 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The previous week, wave heights in the area hovered below half a foot, according to the UC Davis center’s data.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Dozens of other watercraft sank, capsized and washed ashore in the weekend’s perilous conditions.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The El Dorado County Sheriff’s Office responded at around 3 p.m. Saturday to calls of the overturned boat that Pickles and his group were on, and officials rescued two people and recovered the bodies of six who had died. The other two victims were found by dive teams from local sheriff’s offices in the following days. The identities or conditions of the two survivors have not been provided.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“The El Dorado County Sheriff’s Office extends its deepest heartfelt condolences to the families of those who were lost and all those who have been affected by this tragic event,” the agency said in a statement on Tuesday.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Sugar-Carlsgaard expressed gratitude for their rescue efforts, saying, “We are profoundly thankful for their help in the tragic situation.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In a statement, DoorDash Chief Financial Officer Ravi Inukonda said the company was “heartbroken” over the death of Pickles.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Josh loved his team and was an inspiration to everyone who had the privilege of knowing him,” he wrote. “During his nearly seven years at DoorDash, he brought a contagious spirit that lifted those around him. The loss of Josh is immeasurable. We miss him deeply and will carry his memory with us always.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Friends and family of Guck and Giullari, who appeared to be a couple in social media posts, shared photos of the pair on Facebook after the news. Their daughter-in-law, whose Facebook username is Christine Elizabeth, said that the loss was “unimaginable.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“My in-laws and their friends were on this boat,” she wrote Monday. “They were on vacation, living their best life, and it has turned into a nightmare.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“What a lovely couple who enjoyed life. I am shocked and sad,” a commenter wrote under a photo of the pair posted by a friend.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Stephen Lindsay’s sister Diane wrote on Facebook that losing her brother has left her family numb and heartbroken.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“The hole in our hearts will never be made full again,” she wrote of Lindsay, who she called Zippy. He appears to have been married to Bozinovich’s relative, Julie Bozinovich Lindsay. “My brother was the most amazing person. We cannot stop crying. We miss him so much!”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n",
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And one is coming.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Rob Hunter, one of the authors of the new report, said that Sonoma County’s emergency operations and hazard mitigation plans have likely been greatly improved in the last seven years, since Sonoma was hit with four consecutive destructive fire seasons.[aside postID=news_12026776 hero='https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2020/04/RS27218_GettyImages-859408976-qut-e1588111687147.jpg']\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But the county has been lucky not to have major incidents in the last three years, since planning for evacuation, shelter, and coordinated communication are in sore need of upgrades, he told KQED.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Certainly the county has made an investment and the Department of Emergency Management is more able today than it was seven years ago, but the rest of the report essentially identifies there is additional progress that could and should be made,” he said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The report found that most of the county’s evacuation routes were incapable of handling the anticipated traffic in an emergency in a timely manner.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Highways 12 and 116, which are key for evacuating from the Sonoma Valley and western Sonoma County, respectively, have intersections that gridlock during heavy traffic, according to the report. Other critical roads along the Russian River are single lane — some of which are also located in spots \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12025777/north-bay-rivers-flood-after-storm-little-time-prepare-next-round-rain\">vulnerable to mudslides\u003c/a> in flooding events.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The jury also wrote that they were disheartened to learn in interviews with emergency officials that those roads aren’t likely to see significant upgrades in the near future: “The roads are the roads; improving them is expensive, complicated, and, in most cases, requires support from the State of California.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Sonoma County’s main evacuation routes have been, and probably will continue to be, bottlenecks for future evacuations,” the report said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12028912\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12028912\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/02/250225-Rebuilding-Electric-2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1500\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/02/250225-Rebuilding-Electric-2.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/02/250225-Rebuilding-Electric-2-800x600.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/02/250225-Rebuilding-Electric-2-1020x765.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/02/250225-Rebuilding-Electric-2-160x120.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/02/250225-Rebuilding-Electric-2-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/02/250225-Rebuilding-Electric-2-1920x1440.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">The remnants of Cathy Crowley and Paul Amlin’s home in Santa Rosa after it was burned down in the Tubbs Fire in 2017. \u003ccite>(Courtesy of Cathy Crowley)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>While they posed questions about the feasibility of prioritizing such improvements, the jury didn’t go so far as to include major revisions to the roadways in its recommendations. But aside from material improvements, it said that accelerating the county’s timelines to comply with state required planning reports and studies could also make evacuations faster and smoother.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>State law requires the county to complete a study identifying the transportation infrastructure that is needed in the county to deliver emergency services, but according to Sonoma’s general plan, it doesn’t expect to begin work on this until 2030. It won’t develop required zoned emergency evacuation plans until the same year.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“In the meantime, should we all just hope there are no emergencies?” the report said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>It recommends that county officials move up work on the study and evacuation plans to 2027, and include funding for the efforts in that year’s budget.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Finally, the report recommends that the county improve its communication system for emergency alerts, which largely relies on access to the internet and power — resources that often disappear during natural disasters.[aside postID=news_12020808 hero='https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/01/CAWildfireSoCal1AP.jpg']During the \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/tag/tubbs-fire\">Tubbs Fire\u003c/a> in 2017, the only official information source many of the affected residents could access was AM radio, but in many parts of Sonoma County that are remote and rural, cell service is not consistently available. During a power outage, getting any information is difficult.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Local nonprofits and organizations, like General Mobile Radio Service, have stepped in to expand communications networks that rely on radios that don’t rely on cell service or electricity, the report stated, but they haven’t been integrated into the county’s official emergency response as fully as they could be.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“There is not, as far as we know, a commitment to or an agreement among the [necessary] government entities … to execute county-wide coverage of radio service,” Hunter said. “Given that that’s the only way to actually reach people in the hills north and south of [the town of] Occidental or in the areas north and west of Westside Road, it seems like that’s something that should also be discussed and perhaps moved up on your priorities.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>To remedy this, the jury recommended that the Board of Supervisors direct Sonoma Public Infrastructure to develop a report detailing where more radio repeaters would be needed to expand General Mobile Radio Services countywide, and how much it would cost to install them.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The report also outlines shortcomings in the county’s anticipatory modeling and preparedness for natural disasters, and lack of shelter space for large-scale evacuations.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In the next 90 days, Sonoma County’s Board of Supervisors will review the report, and have to decide whether to accept or reject each of its six findings, and implement or dismiss the five recommendations.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Some of the conclusions also require responses from the county sheriff’s office, Public Infrastructure Department and Department of Emergency Management.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n",
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"content": "\u003cp>Proponents of a growing movement in the construction industry are asking: Why tear down old buildings with wrecking balls when those materials can be mined for reusable materials?\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The practice, called deconstruction, creates a circular economy of reuse for building materials. It keeps waste out of landfills and shrinks the carbon footprint of buildings and infrastructure. It’s the kind of idea that sounds like an obvious win-win. But as the built environment rapidly changes over from one generation to the next, communities may not yet have the infrastructure — the sorting facilities and reuse stores — to keep up with new demand.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Deconstruction and reuse industries have taken flight in the past five to 10 years in cities like Portland, Ore., and Boulder, Colo., where much of the original aging housing stock is now being replaced to suit the tastes of a much wealthier 21st-century population. As old homes come down to make way for new ones, specialist contractors like Anna Perks are moving in to handle the materials left behind.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Our team is systematically unbuilding the structure,” said Perks, co-owner of Perks Deconstruction, a contracting company that disassembles buildings for parts. She was hired to make a snug three-bedroom, two-bath home near the top of a green, hilly street in Boulder disappear.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12044254\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12044254\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/06/npr.brightspotcdn-1-copy-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1800\" height=\"1200\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/06/npr.brightspotcdn-1-copy-1.jpg 1800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/06/npr.brightspotcdn-1-copy-1-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/06/npr.brightspotcdn-1-copy-1-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1800px) 100vw, 1800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Perks Deconstruction co-owner Anna Perks walks past the remaining slab of an old farmhouse at a project in Aurora. \u003ccite>(Hart Van Denburg/CPR News)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Her crew worked quickly. After the first day on-site, the roof of the house disappeared. The siding, too. A crew wielding hammers and crowbars pried pieces of wood sheathing off the studs and carefully sorted materials. Others clawed nails out of two-by-sixes in the backyard.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“We’ve got a pretty good pile of lumber,” she said. “That’s all ceiling joists and floor joists. There’s a lot of good reusable lumber in there.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The workers were trained to work precisely and with patience to keep the lumber as intact as possible as they removed it from the house.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Typically, what happens is a bulldozer will come in, smash it all — it’ll all get trashed,” Perks said. “But deconstruction, we try to salvage and recycle as much as possible.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12044255\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12044255\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/06/npr.brightspotcdn-2-copy.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1800\" height=\"1200\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/06/npr.brightspotcdn-2-copy.jpg 1800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/06/npr.brightspotcdn-2-copy-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/06/npr.brightspotcdn-2-copy-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1800px) 100vw, 1800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">A truck is piled with planks salvaged by Perks Deconstruction from an old farmhouse in Aurora. The wood will be transported to the company’s warehouse, where it will be sorted and priced for sale. \u003ccite>(Hart Van Denburg/CPR News)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003ch2>The carbon emissions embodied in buildings\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>The idea is to limit the climate impact of our built environment, which accounts for \u003ca href=\"https://www.unep.org/resources/publication/2022-global-status-report-buildings-and-construction\">nearly 40%\u003c/a> of global greenhouse gas emissions. \u003ca href=\"https://carbonleadershipforum.org/the-embodied-carbon-benchmark-report/\">About half\u003c/a> of that comes from the \u003ca href=\"https://rmi.org/embodied-carbon-101/\">embodied carbon\u003c/a> of construction materials, according to Michelle Lambert, the policy and engagement manager at the nonprofit Carbon Leadership Forum.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Embodied carbon is the greenhouse gas emissions that are generated by the manufacturing, the transportation, the installation, all the way through to the disposal of construction materials that are used in buildings or in roads and other infrastructure projects,” Lambert said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>For a long time, experts have focused on the \u003ca href=\"https://www.renewableenergyworld.com/energy-business/policy-and-regulation/embodied-carbon-vs-operational-carbon-whats-the-difference-and-why-does-it-matter/\">climate impact\u003c/a> of building operations — the energy used to heat, cool and electrify spaces.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“But in the last five, 10 years, we’ve really started to understand that the materials and the processes that have created those materials are a really significant piece of the whole carbon footprint of buildings as well,” she said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12044256\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12044256\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/06/npr.brightspotcdn-3-copy.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1800\" height=\"1200\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/06/npr.brightspotcdn-3-copy.jpg 1800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/06/npr.brightspotcdn-3-copy-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/06/npr.brightspotcdn-3-copy-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1800px) 100vw, 1800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Scout Wise, a Perks Deconstruction warehouse coordinator, walks through the company’s warehouse. \u003ccite>(Hart Van Denburg/CPR News)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>The big promise of deconstruction is in creating a \u003ca href=\"https://www.nrel.gov/buildings/circular-economy\">circular economy\u003c/a> for building materials: harvesting lumber, say, from an old house, rather than a forest.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Making use of the materials that we have already manufactured is one of the most impactful ways that we can reduce embodied carbon,” Lambert said. “Eliminating all of those emissions that would’ve been required to create new materials.”\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>The challenges of deconstruction\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>Chris Fellows, president of Colorado-based development company Resolute Strategies, hired Perks Deconstruction to dismantle a few crumbling farm buildings on a former homestead he’s now building out as a mixed-use residential neighborhood in Aurora. In his brief for the project, he included reusing as many of the original materials as possible on-site.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Bricks from the farmhouse and siding from the barn have been set aside in containers. They’ll be incorporated into a new community center for the neighborhood.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“This was a place where there’s cool history and culture in the pioneers and the settlers that came out and did \u003ca href=\"https://www.drylandag.org/\">dryland farming\u003c/a>,” Fellows said. “We’re trying to honor that part of that culture and history of Colorado.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Fellows said he and his partners also liked deconstruction as a way to cut the carbon footprint of the project.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“We wanted to be good stewards of the land in terms of the climate and the environment,” he said. “So, to the extent that we could reuse and recycle any materials, we wanted to do that, so we don’t have to consume as much new material, nor do we have to take as much stuff to a landfill.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Just because the interest is there doesn’t mean the execution is easy. A successful deconstruction program requires local infrastructure for processing and distributing salvaged materials, not to mention local end markets — people who want to buy and use those materials. Boulder, for instance, has a robust \u003ca href=\"https://assets.bouldercounty.gov/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/cdrecyclingresourcesflyer.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">deconstruction ecosystem\u003c/a> that includes expert contractors and recycling facilities for concrete, masonry and lumber, not to mention several building-materials reuse stores and donation centers.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12044257\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12044257\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/06/npr.brightspotcdn-4-copy.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1800\" height=\"1200\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/06/npr.brightspotcdn-4-copy.jpg 1800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/06/npr.brightspotcdn-4-copy-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/06/npr.brightspotcdn-4-copy-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1800px) 100vw, 1800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">At a project site in Boulder, a Perks Deconstruction crew pulls a metal gutter from a piece of roofing taken off a house. \u003ccite>(Hart Van Denburg/CPR News)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>But a lot of places don’t have those resources.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“We have to have a place to take all this material,” Perks said. “It gets really hard for contractors when there’s nowhere to take the material.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The extra cost of deconstruction can also make it a hard sell. Homeowners and developers may be motivated by environmental reasons, but the economic incentives aren’t there.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Fellows estimates that deconstruction increased project costs 35% to 40% and added at least a year to the schedule.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Because we had to stage things carefully and do them in a certain sequence,” he said. “And we had to find the right people.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Even so, Fellows said he’s glad they went for it and even thinks he’ll see an eventual return on the investment when eco-conscious homebuyers learn about the process.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“We’ll have to check back in three to five years. We’ll see if we think that’s happening,” he said. “But I think it was still the right thing to do.”\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>On the books\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>A \u003ca href=\"https://www.allforreuse.org/resources/policy-tracker\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">handful\u003c/a> of local governments, from \u003ca href=\"https://www.paloalto.gov/Departments/Public-Works/Zero-Waste/Zero-Waste-Requirements-Guidelines/Deconstruction-Ordinance\">Palo Alto, Calif.\u003c/a>, to \u003ca href=\"https://www.leegov.com/solidwaste/recycling/constructiondebris\">Fort Myers, Fla.\u003c/a>, and counting, now either require some percentage of demolition waste be salvaged, reused or recycled, or incentivize those practices. Portland, where \u003ca href=\"https://www.portland.gov/bps/garbage-recycling/decon/about-decon\">an ordinance\u003c/a> has been on the books since 2016, was among the earliest deconstruction pioneers.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In Boulder, more than 140 million pounds of materials have been kept out of landfills since a \u003ca href=\"https://bouldercolorado.gov/services/sustainable-deconstruction-requirements\">deconstruction ordinance\u003c/a> was adopted in 2020, according to the city of Boulder’s circular economy policy adviser, Emily Freeman.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12044258\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12044258\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/06/npr.brightspotcdn-5-copy.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1800\" height=\"1200\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/06/npr.brightspotcdn-5-copy.jpg 1800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/06/npr.brightspotcdn-5-copy-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/06/npr.brightspotcdn-5-copy-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1800px) 100vw, 1800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Old wiring and pipe fittings are piled in the corner of a basement at a home in Boulder, where Perks Deconstruction is taking down the home and salvaging as much of its material as possible. \u003ccite>(Hart Van Denburg/CPR News)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>“All residential and commercial buildings are required to be deconstructed,” Freeman said. “The ordinance requirements are that 75% or more of those building materials are diverted from landfill.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>So far, the city has overshot that goal. Over the last five years, Freeman said, more than 83% of the construction waste generated in Boulder has been kept out of landfills.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>As the movement matures, Perks said, the next frontier in deconstruction would be to \u003ca href=\"https://www.epa.gov/sites/default/files/2017-06/documents/design_for_disassembly_in_the_built_environment.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">plan for disassembly\u003c/a> before a building ever got built.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Can you either incorporate reclaimed materials into the new design, or when you’re designing, can you think about what’s this going to be like to take it down?” she said. “And when it gets taken down, can it be reused?”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Perks says the future of climate-conscious construction will be knowing exactly how you’ll take a building apart before you even put it together.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad floatright]\u003c/p>\n",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Deconstruction and reuse industries have taken flight in the past five to 10 years in cities like Portland, Ore., and Boulder, Colo., where much of the original aging housing stock is now being replaced to suit the tastes of a much wealthier 21st-century population. As old homes come down to make way for new ones, specialist contractors like Anna Perks are moving in to handle the materials left behind.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Our team is systematically unbuilding the structure,” said Perks, co-owner of Perks Deconstruction, a contracting company that disassembles buildings for parts. She was hired to make a snug three-bedroom, two-bath home near the top of a green, hilly street in Boulder disappear.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12044254\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12044254\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/06/npr.brightspotcdn-1-copy-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1800\" height=\"1200\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/06/npr.brightspotcdn-1-copy-1.jpg 1800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/06/npr.brightspotcdn-1-copy-1-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/06/npr.brightspotcdn-1-copy-1-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1800px) 100vw, 1800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Perks Deconstruction co-owner Anna Perks walks past the remaining slab of an old farmhouse at a project in Aurora. \u003ccite>(Hart Van Denburg/CPR News)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Her crew worked quickly. After the first day on-site, the roof of the house disappeared. The siding, too. A crew wielding hammers and crowbars pried pieces of wood sheathing off the studs and carefully sorted materials. Others clawed nails out of two-by-sixes in the backyard.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“We’ve got a pretty good pile of lumber,” she said. “That’s all ceiling joists and floor joists. There’s a lot of good reusable lumber in there.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The workers were trained to work precisely and with patience to keep the lumber as intact as possible as they removed it from the house.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Typically, what happens is a bulldozer will come in, smash it all — it’ll all get trashed,” Perks said. “But deconstruction, we try to salvage and recycle as much as possible.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12044255\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12044255\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/06/npr.brightspotcdn-2-copy.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1800\" height=\"1200\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/06/npr.brightspotcdn-2-copy.jpg 1800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/06/npr.brightspotcdn-2-copy-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/06/npr.brightspotcdn-2-copy-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1800px) 100vw, 1800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">A truck is piled with planks salvaged by Perks Deconstruction from an old farmhouse in Aurora. The wood will be transported to the company’s warehouse, where it will be sorted and priced for sale. \u003ccite>(Hart Van Denburg/CPR News)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003ch2>The carbon emissions embodied in buildings\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>The idea is to limit the climate impact of our built environment, which accounts for \u003ca href=\"https://www.unep.org/resources/publication/2022-global-status-report-buildings-and-construction\">nearly 40%\u003c/a> of global greenhouse gas emissions. \u003ca href=\"https://carbonleadershipforum.org/the-embodied-carbon-benchmark-report/\">About half\u003c/a> of that comes from the \u003ca href=\"https://rmi.org/embodied-carbon-101/\">embodied carbon\u003c/a> of construction materials, according to Michelle Lambert, the policy and engagement manager at the nonprofit Carbon Leadership Forum.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Embodied carbon is the greenhouse gas emissions that are generated by the manufacturing, the transportation, the installation, all the way through to the disposal of construction materials that are used in buildings or in roads and other infrastructure projects,” Lambert said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>For a long time, experts have focused on the \u003ca href=\"https://www.renewableenergyworld.com/energy-business/policy-and-regulation/embodied-carbon-vs-operational-carbon-whats-the-difference-and-why-does-it-matter/\">climate impact\u003c/a> of building operations — the energy used to heat, cool and electrify spaces.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“But in the last five, 10 years, we’ve really started to understand that the materials and the processes that have created those materials are a really significant piece of the whole carbon footprint of buildings as well,” she said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12044256\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12044256\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/06/npr.brightspotcdn-3-copy.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1800\" height=\"1200\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/06/npr.brightspotcdn-3-copy.jpg 1800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/06/npr.brightspotcdn-3-copy-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/06/npr.brightspotcdn-3-copy-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1800px) 100vw, 1800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Scout Wise, a Perks Deconstruction warehouse coordinator, walks through the company’s warehouse. \u003ccite>(Hart Van Denburg/CPR News)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>The big promise of deconstruction is in creating a \u003ca href=\"https://www.nrel.gov/buildings/circular-economy\">circular economy\u003c/a> for building materials: harvesting lumber, say, from an old house, rather than a forest.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Making use of the materials that we have already manufactured is one of the most impactful ways that we can reduce embodied carbon,” Lambert said. “Eliminating all of those emissions that would’ve been required to create new materials.”\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>The challenges of deconstruction\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>Chris Fellows, president of Colorado-based development company Resolute Strategies, hired Perks Deconstruction to dismantle a few crumbling farm buildings on a former homestead he’s now building out as a mixed-use residential neighborhood in Aurora. In his brief for the project, he included reusing as many of the original materials as possible on-site.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Bricks from the farmhouse and siding from the barn have been set aside in containers. They’ll be incorporated into a new community center for the neighborhood.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“This was a place where there’s cool history and culture in the pioneers and the settlers that came out and did \u003ca href=\"https://www.drylandag.org/\">dryland farming\u003c/a>,” Fellows said. “We’re trying to honor that part of that culture and history of Colorado.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Fellows said he and his partners also liked deconstruction as a way to cut the carbon footprint of the project.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“We wanted to be good stewards of the land in terms of the climate and the environment,” he said. “So, to the extent that we could reuse and recycle any materials, we wanted to do that, so we don’t have to consume as much new material, nor do we have to take as much stuff to a landfill.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Just because the interest is there doesn’t mean the execution is easy. A successful deconstruction program requires local infrastructure for processing and distributing salvaged materials, not to mention local end markets — people who want to buy and use those materials. Boulder, for instance, has a robust \u003ca href=\"https://assets.bouldercounty.gov/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/cdrecyclingresourcesflyer.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">deconstruction ecosystem\u003c/a> that includes expert contractors and recycling facilities for concrete, masonry and lumber, not to mention several building-materials reuse stores and donation centers.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12044257\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12044257\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/06/npr.brightspotcdn-4-copy.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1800\" height=\"1200\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/06/npr.brightspotcdn-4-copy.jpg 1800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/06/npr.brightspotcdn-4-copy-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/06/npr.brightspotcdn-4-copy-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1800px) 100vw, 1800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">At a project site in Boulder, a Perks Deconstruction crew pulls a metal gutter from a piece of roofing taken off a house. \u003ccite>(Hart Van Denburg/CPR News)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>But a lot of places don’t have those resources.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“We have to have a place to take all this material,” Perks said. “It gets really hard for contractors when there’s nowhere to take the material.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The extra cost of deconstruction can also make it a hard sell. Homeowners and developers may be motivated by environmental reasons, but the economic incentives aren’t there.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Fellows estimates that deconstruction increased project costs 35% to 40% and added at least a year to the schedule.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Because we had to stage things carefully and do them in a certain sequence,” he said. “And we had to find the right people.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Even so, Fellows said he’s glad they went for it and even thinks he’ll see an eventual return on the investment when eco-conscious homebuyers learn about the process.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“We’ll have to check back in three to five years. We’ll see if we think that’s happening,” he said. “But I think it was still the right thing to do.”\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>On the books\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>A \u003ca href=\"https://www.allforreuse.org/resources/policy-tracker\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">handful\u003c/a> of local governments, from \u003ca href=\"https://www.paloalto.gov/Departments/Public-Works/Zero-Waste/Zero-Waste-Requirements-Guidelines/Deconstruction-Ordinance\">Palo Alto, Calif.\u003c/a>, to \u003ca href=\"https://www.leegov.com/solidwaste/recycling/constructiondebris\">Fort Myers, Fla.\u003c/a>, and counting, now either require some percentage of demolition waste be salvaged, reused or recycled, or incentivize those practices. Portland, where \u003ca href=\"https://www.portland.gov/bps/garbage-recycling/decon/about-decon\">an ordinance\u003c/a> has been on the books since 2016, was among the earliest deconstruction pioneers.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In Boulder, more than 140 million pounds of materials have been kept out of landfills since a \u003ca href=\"https://bouldercolorado.gov/services/sustainable-deconstruction-requirements\">deconstruction ordinance\u003c/a> was adopted in 2020, according to the city of Boulder’s circular economy policy adviser, Emily Freeman.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12044258\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12044258\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/06/npr.brightspotcdn-5-copy.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1800\" height=\"1200\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/06/npr.brightspotcdn-5-copy.jpg 1800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/06/npr.brightspotcdn-5-copy-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/06/npr.brightspotcdn-5-copy-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1800px) 100vw, 1800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Old wiring and pipe fittings are piled in the corner of a basement at a home in Boulder, where Perks Deconstruction is taking down the home and salvaging as much of its material as possible. \u003ccite>(Hart Van Denburg/CPR News)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>“All residential and commercial buildings are required to be deconstructed,” Freeman said. “The ordinance requirements are that 75% or more of those building materials are diverted from landfill.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>So far, the city has overshot that goal. Over the last five years, Freeman said, more than 83% of the construction waste generated in Boulder has been kept out of landfills.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>As the movement matures, Perks said, the next frontier in deconstruction would be to \u003ca href=\"https://www.epa.gov/sites/default/files/2017-06/documents/design_for_disassembly_in_the_built_environment.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">plan for disassembly\u003c/a> before a building ever got built.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Can you either incorporate reclaimed materials into the new design, or when you’re designing, can you think about what’s this going to be like to take it down?” she said. “And when it gets taken down, can it be reused?”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Perks says the future of climate-conscious construction will be knowing exactly how you’ll take a building apart before you even put it together.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
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"content": "\u003cp>Few \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/arts/13976542/bay-area-fun-summer-events-concerts-festivals-movies-2025\">summer activities\u003c/a> feel as wholesome — and satisfying — as picking your own fruit straight from the tree.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Across the wider Bay Area, “u-pick” farms offer a chance to connect with California’s agricultural roots, support local growers and head home with a basketful of strawberries, cherries, peaches and more.\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>Jump straight to: \u003ca href=\"#where-to-go-fruit-picking-bay-area\">The Bay Area farms where you can pick your own cherries, berries and stone fruit\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003cp>Eating fresh-picked fruits can offer nutritional benefits — and extra tastiness. Dr. Zubaida Qamar, associate professor of nutrition at San Francisco State University and lead of the campus farm, said produce picked at peak ripeness tends to have higher nutrient content and better flavor.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“The flavor is going to be much more enhanced if we are buying seasonally and locally — and you’re also supporting your local farmers,” she said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Exploring farms and buying produce at the local farmers’ markets is a great way to build food literacy and community connection, Qamar said. Programs like\u003ca href=\"https://marketmatch.org/\"> Market Match\u003c/a>, which doubles CalFresh (SNAP) benefits at participating farmers’ markets, also help make fresh fruit more accessible to low-income families. \u003ca href=\"https://www.localharvest.org/csa/\">Community Supported Agriculture (CSA)\u003c/a> boxes and home gardening offer additional local options.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12043765\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003ca href=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/06/GettyImages-2070053979-scaled-e1749663302650.jpg\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12043765\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/06/GettyImages-2070053979-scaled-e1749663302650.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1330\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Strawberry cutout on pick up along the California coast at Highway 1 near Half Moon Bay, California on March 23, 2010. \u003ccite>(Thomas Winz for Getty)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>“We are very privileged to have access to different farms around us. And access to farmers markets, which run pretty much all year round,” she said.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>Planning ahead: Tips before you go fruit picking\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>Fruit picking seasons are short and can vary depending on the weather. Always check the farm’s website or social media before heading out — many update their availability daily.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Some farms charge by the pound, while others charge by the bucket. Some require reservations and others allow walk-ins.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Bring sun protection, water, and cash just in case cards are not accepted. If you’re planning to be out at the farm for the whole day, consider bringing an icebox or a container to store your fruits, which will help keep them fresher for even longer.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>U-pick\u003ca id=\"where-to-go-fruit-picking-bay-area\">\u003c/a> farms to visit in the Bay Area\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Where to pick cherries (May–June)\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003col>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.cherry-time.com/\">Cherry Time\u003c/a>: 1875 Walnut Blvd., Brentwood\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.instagram.com/5starcherries/\">5 Star Cherries\u003c/a>: 24782 Marsh Creek Road, Brentwood\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.gsfarms.net/\">G&S Farms\u003c/a>: 2490 Sellers Ave., Brentwood\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.facebook.com/Seko-Ranch-113607681999698\">Seko Ranch\u003c/a>: 487 Eureka Ave., Brentwood\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.facebook.com/Mikes.U.Pick/\">Mike’s U-Pick\u003c/a>: 611 Payne Ave., Brentwood\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.nunnbetterfarms.com/?fbclid=PAZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAAadll-4ETZLVDtmGbO-OTgwIvj0l38dvUac_IKKP0Ko8aRYG6kK2932UXzEjEA_aem_XZD7jBDdihuD4J_03JTbiw\">Nunn Better U-Pick Farm\u003c/a>: 2777 Sellers Ave., Brentwood\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.facebook.com/freitascherryranch/\">Freitas Cherry Ranch\u003c/a>: 555 Hoffman Lane, Brentwood\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://maggioreranch.com/\">Maggiore Cherry Ranch\u003c/a>: 3017 Walnut Blvd., Brentwood\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ol>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Where to pick strawberries, mulberries and other berries (June–July)\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003col>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.instagram.com/berrybestfamilyfarm/?hl=en\">Berry Best Family Farm\u003c/a>: 7540 Balfour Road, Brentwood\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.instagram.com/verymulberry/\">Very Mulberry\u003c/a>: 501 Hoffman Lane, Brentwood\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.instagram.com/liveearthfarm/\">Live Earth Farm\u003c/a>: 1275 Green Valley Road, Watsonville\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://theboringfarm.com/\">Boring Farm\u003c/a>: 4200 Canfield Road, Sebastopol\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.instagram.com/duckworthfarmblueberries/?fbclid=IwAR3k3ciuogCR-7FLnL66edcFr3Cxh8LrUBjDv-_mIPeuc7ovzRaAM7aiAAA\">Duckworth Family Farm\u003c/a>: 2950 Canfield Road, Sebastopol\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.instagram.com/bluehousefarm/\">Blue House Farm\u003c/a>: 950 La Honda Road, San Gregorio\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.gizdich-ranch.com/\">Gizdich Ranch\u003c/a>: 55 Peckham Road, Watsonville\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.instagram.com/chaostrawberries/\">Chao’s Strawberries\u003c/a>: 2600 B Walnut Blvd, Brentwood\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ol>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Where to pick stone fruit like peaches, nectarines, apricots and plums (June–August)\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003col>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.instagram.com/theurbanedgefarm/\">Urban Edge Farm\u003c/a>: 2017 Walnut Blvd., Brentwood\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.instagram.com/farmersdaughterproduce/?hl=en\">Farmers Daughter Produce\u003c/a>: 23151 Marsh Creek Road, Brentwood\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://pomeroyfarm.net/\">Pomeroy Farm\u003c/a>: 1600 Eureka Ave., Brentwood\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://harvestforyou.com/members/moffatt-ranch-peaches/\">Moffatt Ranch\u003c/a>: 1870 Walnut Blvd., Brentwood\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://mckinneyfarms.weebly.com/\">McKinney Farms\u003c/a>: 25221 Marsh Creek Road, Brentwood\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.brentwood-u-pick.com/\">Airaya U-Pick Farm\u003c/a>: 25221 Marsh Creek Road, Brentwood\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.cloverfieldfarm.us/\">Cloverfield Organic Farm\u003c/a>: 501 La Paloma Road, El Sobrante\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.instagram.com/bacchinis_farm/\">Bacchini’s Farm\u003c/a>: 2010 Walnut Blvd., Brentwood\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.instagram.com/wolferanchinbrentwood/\">Wolfe Ranch\u003c/a>: 2111 Concord Ave. Brentwood\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ol>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12043763\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003ca href=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/06/GettyImages-584939378-scaled-e1749662999415.jpg\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12043763\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/06/GettyImages-584939378-scaled-e1749662999415.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1334\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Picking ladder in front of ripening cherry trees at U-pick farm in Brentwood California. Many small fruit orchards and vegetable farmers in the area have helped establish Brentwood as a #1 spot for u-pick farms in the rich agricultural land. \u003ccite>(Barbara Rich for Getty)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003ch2>The effects of climate change on fruit seasons\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>California’s diverse microclimates — and increasingly erratic weather — play a significant role in determining which fruits can grow where, said \u003ca href=\"https://www.pampeirce.com/\">Pamela Peirce\u003c/a>, a Bay Area gardening expert and author of Golden Gate Gardening.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Near the coast, for example, cool summers and low “chill hours” — \u003ca href=\"https://ucanr.edu/blog/hort-coco-uc-master-gardener-program-contra-costa/article/what-are-chill-hours\">the amount of time fruit is exposed to cold\u003c/a> — limit what can thrive.[aside postID=news_12040961 hero='https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/05/GettyImages-1312721999-1020x680.jpg']“Only things that can take very mild winters can grow,” Peirce said, so while apples, plums, lemons, and hardy citrus varieties do well, peaches, nectarines, and sweeter citrus need the longer heat spells of inland areas.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But climate change is blurring these boundaries. 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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“The flavor is going to be much more enhanced if we are buying seasonally and locally — and you’re also supporting your local farmers,” she said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Exploring farms and buying produce at the local farmers’ markets is a great way to build food literacy and community connection, Qamar said. Programs like\u003ca href=\"https://marketmatch.org/\"> Market Match\u003c/a>, which doubles CalFresh (SNAP) benefits at participating farmers’ markets, also help make fresh fruit more accessible to low-income families. \u003ca href=\"https://www.localharvest.org/csa/\">Community Supported Agriculture (CSA)\u003c/a> boxes and home gardening offer additional local options.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12043765\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003ca href=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/06/GettyImages-2070053979-scaled-e1749663302650.jpg\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12043765\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/06/GettyImages-2070053979-scaled-e1749663302650.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1330\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Strawberry cutout on pick up along the California coast at Highway 1 near Half Moon Bay, California on March 23, 2010. \u003ccite>(Thomas Winz for Getty)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>“We are very privileged to have access to different farms around us. And access to farmers markets, which run pretty much all year round,” she said.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>Planning ahead: Tips before you go fruit picking\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>Fruit picking seasons are short and can vary depending on the weather. Always check the farm’s website or social media before heading out — many update their availability daily.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Some farms charge by the pound, while others charge by the bucket. Some require reservations and others allow walk-ins.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Bring sun protection, water, and cash just in case cards are not accepted. 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