There’s a New Cat Rescue in Town
By Jill Hedgecock, photos by Diane Walsh At first glance, the Cat Lounge, which is changing its name to The Cat Chillin’ Zone (CCZ), in Martinez is in the business…
Concord’s Early Alert Canines
Trained to Detect COVID-19
By Jill Hedgecock Photos by Diane Walsh, endlesspaws28.comEAC One-eighth of a dog’s brain is dedicated to detecting odor. The superior sniffing ability of dogs, who have 300 million smell receptors…
Turkeys Can Attack
By Ron Glas Watch out for those turkeys, they can attack and it can be quite the ordeal. Let me explain.A few years ago, I was walking with my wife…
The World Bids Farewell to Ruby
By David King, Publisher It is only fitting that I dedicate this article to our beloved Ruby (Ruby Dooby Do), the Doberman from Concord known the world over. She passed…
Remembering: Rubydooby_Do, The Making of a Concord Celebrity
By David King Meet Ruby, a Doberman, smart and mellow, just like her Grand Champion parents. In 2015, Concord’s Alaina Lindsey, then 13, started posting pictures of her new 8-week…
Contra Costa Kennel Club’s Groovy Woofstock Among Country’s Favorite Dog Show
By Jill Hedgecock, Photos by Diane Walsh, endlesspaws28.com Woofstock, ranked as one of the top American Kennel Club (AKC) dog shows in the United States, is a favorite of confirmation…
Annual Christmas Bird Count: East Bay bird populations remains stable
Lawrence’s goldfinch. Photo courtesy ebird.org
Become a Wildlife Caregiver
by David King One of my favorite features of living at the base of Mount Diablo is the daily viewing of its wildlife playing, foraging, strolling by behind my house.…
Mount Diablo peregrines stooping their way back from the cliff of extinction
By Jill Hedgecock If you ask most people what the fastest animal is, they’ll say the cheetah. And that would be true for land mammals, but the animal with the…
The Making of the First Diabetic Alert Dog Program
By Jill Hedgecock Photos by Mary Hooker, Yellow Neener Photography Clayton’s Mark Ruefenacht’s unique background as a self-described science nerd with expertise in criminal forensics, a diabetic, and a man…
Audubon bird count breaks 25 year record, Covid-19 may be the reason.
By Jill Hedgecock Audubon’s annual CBC began on Christmas Day 1900 and is the world’s longest-running wildlife census with more than 120 years of data. But like most activities this…
Friends, Funding Rescues Feathered Follies’ Future
by David King Feathered Follies™ has moved to 1460 Washington Blvd. off Clayton Rd. They are a small business Concord lost to the restrictive county Health orders. Revived, it is…