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4worldlovers:
Jun 22: Decommission knob + tube in kitchen alcove, rough-in new electrical for appliances

Jun 8: Restoration and history sign removed after being defaced by tagger

Oct 8: Chain link fence on Benton St. replaced with wood picket

4worldlovers:
We are a private, not-for-profit corporation devoted to protecting Sonoma and Sonoma Valley’s historic buildings and cultural heritage. We offer preservation related events and advocacy programs.

4worldlovers: "Pepperwood's reserve sits within the traditional homeland of the Wappo people. We respect and honor past, present, and future generations of Wappo and their continued connection to this land. We are grateful for the opportunity to gather in this beautiful place and we give our respect to its first inhabitants."

Pepperwood's 3,200 acre reserve serves as a refuge for over 900 species of plants and animals. We are leaders in ecosystem-climate research, producing critical science to help guide our region's natural resource management and conservation planning. Pepperwood also offers environmental education opportunities for all ages to cultivate an ethic of conservation in our North Bay region.

At Pepperwood we have several meteorological station that track various climate and weather metrics. Our longest running station, which we fondly call “Grass MET,” has been active since 2010. These stations are part of our Sentinel Site and long term monitoring. We’ve been collecting a myriad of climatic, soil, vegetation, and wildlife data since 2010, giving us an ever-evolving long term picture of this landscape. Each data stream is like its own lens, allowing us to see how the land and its inhabitants are responding to a changing climate as well as different extreme weather events like wildfire and drought. These data also help center our stewardship actions in science, allowing us to adapt and change as needed. If you ask me, each data stream deserves its own blog, at least. So for this blog I’m going to focus on precipitation – so you can see where we’re at water-wise as we head into the drier months of summer and fall. Below is a basic map of Pepperwood with each of our meteorological stations marked with a green circle. The corresponding measurement shows how much precipitation each has received to date in this water year (water years are measured from Oct. 1st through Sept. 30th and are named for the year in which they end).

The topographical map indicates the locations of precipitation measurements at Pepperwood. But notice the difference in totals over short spatial areas. These differences suggest there are topographic and directional effects impacting the distribution of rainfall across the landscape. The “station of record” named Grass MET, is our longest running weather station (est. 2010) located at the Bechtel house. So how much rainfall does this mean we’ve received in total (at Pepperwood) as we round the bend into summer this week?

The graph above shows the current 2023 water year, which is depicted in dark blue with daily precipitation noted in bars of light blue. Our long-term (12-year average) is depicted in dashed red. We are currently 13.48” above average and will likely maintain this through the end of the water year. The bulk of this year’s precipitation was derived from two large storm windows: late December though mid-January and the entire month of March. Both storm windows brought a series of atmospheric rivers. However, unlike previous years these atmospheric rivers were spaced out enough to avoid major flooding events in communities lower in the Russian River watershed. Now let’s compare the water year we’re in with previous water years.