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33rd Annual International Coastal Cleanup Day! – Sept 16th

33rd Annual International Coastal Cleanup Day! – Sept 16th
California Coastal Cleanup Day is Saturday September 16th, 2017. It is one of the country’s largest volunteer events of the year and many of the clean-up efforts will be occurring right here on the Sonoma Coast. Last year in Sonoma County alone, hundreds of volunteers came out to support our coast’s clean-up and over 4,000…
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Cruisin’ the Coast – A Beachy Car Show Sept 16th

Cruisin’ the Coast – A Beachy Car Show Sept 16th
Bodega Bay Community Center 2255 Highway 1 Bodega Bay, CA Sep 16, 2017 10:00 AM - 2:00 PM $20 to show your car, $5.00 Admission to the public Cruisin’ the Coast…a Beachy Car Show, is coming back to Bodega Bay! This fun fundraiser will feature groovy cars of all types. There will be live music,…
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Sonoma Coast Surfrider Beach Clean-up – Sept 4th Labor Day

Sonoma Coast Surfrider Beach Clean-up – Sept 4th Labor Day
Please spend some time on the following dates to help us remove marine debris and garbage from the beach…every piece removed is saving coastal and ocean wildlife. All events occur between 11-2 at North Salmon Creek Beach (directions and information) Look for the Surfrider canopy in the North Salmon Creek Parking lot. Salmon Creek beach…
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Fish for free next Saturday (Sept 2nd)

Fish for free next Saturday (Sept 2nd)
If you want to go fishing in California, you must buy a fishing license, except if you go fishing next Saturday, Sept. 2, which has been declared a “free fishing day” by the California Department of Fish and Wildlife. All other fishing regulations, such as bag and size limits, gear restrictions, report card requirements, fishing…
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23rd Annual Bodega Seafood Art & Wine Festival

23rd Annual Bodega Seafood Art & Wine Festival
August 26th & 27th, 2017 Watts Ranch: 16855 Bodega Highway Bodega, CA 94922 Held on a rugged, rural ranch, a few miles inland from the spectacular Sonoma Coast, the Bodega Seafood, Art & Wine Festival is both sophisticated and down-home. It has garnered the reputation for being one of the premier art, wine/beer and food…
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Salmon season flops: Drought years cut North Coast salmon population

Salmon season flops: Drought years cut North Coast salmon population
The salmon season off Sonoma and Marin coastlines was severely trimmed this year. Usually it starts in May and the best fishing months go through July. But the 2017 season just started in August and runs to the end of September. On Sept. 1, the minimum commercial size drops an inch to 26 inches, according…
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Coming Home to Bodega Bay

Coming Home to Bodega Bay
When we made a second home in Virginia several months ago, we knew that we would be returning to our home in Santa Rosa regularly. Our absence made us more appreciative of the many wonderful aspects of our life in California. We almost felt like tourists! With that mindset, we decided to take a day…
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Go birding along the coast with Yolo Audubon

Go birding along the coast with Yolo Audubon
Yolo Audubon is offering two September field trips; both are free and open to birders of all levels. On Saturday, Sept. 17, Chris Dunford will lead another trip to Bodega Bay for those who missed his August trip. Participants will look for the unexpected, like the northern waterthrush they saw in August, but according to…
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New county trail links coastal communities

New county trail links coastal communities
A new trail has been dedicated at Bodega Bay. Called the Coastal Prairie Trail, it is part of the Bodega Bay Trail system and is a segment of the California Coastal Trail. The Coastal Prairie Trail begins at the Bodega Bay Community Center on the west side of Highway 1 just past Bay Hill Road.…
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Tractors, Trains & Shipwrecks – Yesteryear Recollections of Sonoma County

Tractors, Trains & Shipwrecks – Yesteryear Recollections of Sonoma County
By (the late) Donald R. Richardson For a variety of reasons, it took several decades to bring this collection of vintage tales to fruition as their author, Donald R. Richardson, passed away in 1983; but his daughter, Donna Richardson Robbins, was determined soTractors, Trains & Shipwrecks – Yesteryear Recollections of Sonoma County (DRR Press, 132…
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22nd Annual Bodega Seafood, Art & Wine Festival

22nd Annual Bodega Seafood, Art & Wine Festival
Held on a rugged, rural ranch, a few miles inland from the spectacular Sonoma Coast, the Bodega Seafood, Art & Wine Festival is both sophisticated and down-home. It has garnered the reputation for being one of the premier art, wine/beer and food festivals in California. This annual benefit attracts thousands of foodies, art aficionados, wine…
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