Environment

Host Dave Schlom is joined by Zeke Spooner, a Ph.D student at the UC Davis Bodega Marine Laboratory, to discuss microplastics.

Ranchers say wolves are hitting livestock harder than ever. Now, Siskiyou County is turning to the public — and a new online tracker — to help document where they’re showing up.

Annie’s Glen was closed to the public in October. More on why and when the area might be accessible to the public again.

With egg prices averaging more than $9 a dozen in California, North State residents are lining up to buy chicks to raise their own flocks.

The organization hosted a forum last week where several speakers gave presentations on how Chico can grow. Speakers covered housing affordability, infill development, wildfire and more.

Host Dave Schlom is joined by Zeke Spooner, a Ph.D student at the UC Davis Bodega Marine Laboratory, to discuss microplastics.

Dams and levees have wreaked havoc on native salmon habitats. A nonprofit based in Chico aims to restore naturally occurring channels that increase their chances of survival.

A majority of the area’s watershed was burned by the Park Fire. Storm runoff from the burn scar swelled Chico’s creeks during this season’s storms, but it’s also providing a way for experts to understand how burn scars affect the region’s waterways.

The remains of a smoldering home in an Altadena neighborhood affected by the Eaton Fire on Jan. 8, 2025. California's insurer of last resort is facing $1 billion in losses from Southern California wildfires.Jules Hotz/CalMatters

Many Butte County residents live in the wildland-urban interface, making them particularly vulnerable to wildfire. Here’s a look at ways to reduce the damage of a potential future wildfire.