Up in Calistoga the day after Christmas, John Koss pointed out the high-water line (vintage 1997) on the shed behind his ranch-style house along the Napa River. The river was hurrying along that day ...

The nonprofit Institute of Inspection, Cleaning and Restoration Certification's Web site contains a comprehensive set of procedures and recommendations for flood victims that has been used by ...

Along in early spring there is a universal “mud time,” and I know March is about the time ice and snow starts to melt in the Missouri homeland. A few buds start swelling on the deciduous trees along ...