Laguna Founders Archive

Silt worsening flooding: Laguna is filling up with mud [97.8]

Publication Type  Newspaper Article
Authors  Frank Robertson
Year  1997
Date  04/1997
Publisher  Sonoma West Times & News
Key Words  UME; Russian River; silt; sediment; flooding; photo; Mike Reilly; Randy Poole; archive; Herman Hernandez; Lynn Crescione; Lynn Woolsey; Frank Riggs; Bob Morrison; floodwater storage; floods; flood control; dams; levees; Sonoma County Water Agency
Research Notes  

1. Includes aerial photo, taken by Dr. Marty Griffin, of the Russian River and Mark West Creek.

Progress: 
Complete
Time Period: 
04/16/1997 - 04/22/1997

Laguna Park committee kept intact by Council [97.6]

Publication Type  Newspaper Article
Authors  Marsha Trent
Year  1997
Date  04/1997
Publisher  Sonoma West Times & News
Key Words  UME; Sebastopol Tomorrow; Sam Crump; Anne Ann Magnie; archive; MAS; Laguna Park Implementation Committee; Laguna Foundation; Una Glass; Ken Foley; Paul Berlant; Kathy Austin; Richard Nichols; Jeff Edelheit; Laguna Park Master Plan; City Council; at-large
Research Notes  

1. In document 97.7 of the Laguna Founders Archive, the 4-1 vote noted in this article is described as a 3-2 vote.

Progress: 
Complete
Time Period: 
04/09/1997 - 04/15/1997

Laguna preserve project falls short [97.2]

Publication Type  Newspaper Article
Authors  Clark Mason
Year  1997
Date  03/1997
Publisher  The Press Democrat
Key Words  UME; photo; public access; Ghilotti Family; lawsuit; conservation easement; title; LandWrights; Joan Vilms; American Indians; archive; Palm Terrace; MAS; Laguna Uplands Project; subdivision; Yolanda Ghilotti; Sebastopol; open space; preserve; land trust
Research Notes  

1. Includes photo of an aerial view of the Palm Terrace property.

Progress: 
Complete
Time Period: 
03/02/1997

Wilderness waterways: Laguna vistas reward paddlers [97.1]

Publication Type  Newspaper Article
Authors  Chris Coursey
Year  1997
Date  01/1997
Publisher  The Press Democrat
Key Words  UME; photos; wildlife; birds; habitat; boaters; canoes; kayaks; Doug Bosco; Frank Riggs; Brian Moe; Steve Hart; MAS; Kim Cordell; Laguna Foundation; Allan Buckman Buckmann; Creg Condon; Paul Berlant; Scott Stinebaugh; John Burgess; snowy egrets; hawk
Research Notes  

1. Includes several photos by John Burgess, most of them originally in color. One photo is of Steve Hart.

Progress: 
Complete
Time Period: 
01/30/1997

Letter to the Editor -- Hope for Palm Terrace [96.24]

Publication Type  Newspaper Article
Authors  Jude Kreissman
Year  1996
Date  05/1996
Publisher  Sonoma West Times & News
Key Words  UME; Laguna Uplands Project; Holly Gustafson; volunteers; preserve; archive; MAS; Palm Terrace; development; Laguna Uplands Committee; protect; developer; Native American Cultural Center; Sebastopol; open space; subdivision; Jude Kreissman
Research Notes  

1. This letter refers to a September 1995 article entitled "Requiem for the Land," which was written for the Sonoma County Environmental Impact Reporter and is document 95.4 in the Laguna Founders Archive.

Progress: 
Complete
Time Period: 
05/08/1996 - 05/14/1996