Sonoma County, California

Hacienda (also Cosmo) is a community in Sonoma County, California. It is located west of Santa Rosa on the Russian River. First settled in 1871, it was served by the Northwestern Pacific Railroad from 1876 to 1935. Hacienda was a popular river resort from the 1920s through the 1950s, with river frontage, campgrounds, and a golf course designed by Alistair MacKenzie. Today, the site is a private community.

Green Valley Creek is a 10.7-mile-long (17.2 km) stream in Sonoma County, California, United States, which springs from the hills above the Bohemian Grove and is a tributary of the Russian River.

Steelhead Beach Regional Park is a regional park on the Russian River north of Forestville, California, U.S.A. that is maintained by the Sonoma County Regional Parks Department. The day use fee is $7 per vehicle.

Korbel Champagne Cellars is a winery based in Guerneville, California. Since 1882, Korbel has primarily manufactured California champagne, using the méthode champenoise process. In this process, sparkling wine is fermented inside the same bottle from which it is served. The company is a division of F. Korbel Brothers, and also makes brandy and still wine, and imports Prosecco from Italy. F. Korbel & Bros. is a private company owned and operated by the Heck family. Brown-Forman has handled Korbel's marketing and sales since 1965.

Cooper's Sawmill is a California Historical Landmark located almost two miles north of Forestville, California, and is located in the jurisdiction of Santa Rosa, in the United States. It was the site of the first power-operated sawmill used for commercial purposes in California.

Mark West Creek is a 29.9-mile-long (48.1 km) stream that rises in the Mayacamas Mountains of Sonoma County, California, United States. Tributaries of Mark West Creek include Porter Creek and Hummingbird Creek, both of which originate in the same mountain range. Discharge waters of Mark West Creek reach the Russian River after a confluence with the Laguna de Santa Rosa. The Community Clean Water Institute has developed a program for monitoring pollutants in Mark West Creek.The four-mile stretch of Mark West Creek from Mark West Lodge to Mark West Creek Road is a challenging class III-V whitewater kayaking run.

KJOR (104.1 FM) is a radio station broadcasting a Classic Regional Mexican and Ranchera music radio format. Licensed to Windsor, California, United States, it serves the Santa Rosa area. The station is currently owned by Lazer Licenses, LLC.

KVRV (97.7 FM, "The River") is a commercial radio station licensed to Monte Rio, California, broadcasting to the Santa Rosa, California area. KVRV airs a classic rock music format branded as "The River" (a local reference to the Russian River). Their studios are in Santa Rosa. The station's previous call letters were KMGG, and the station played oldies music from 1986 to 2003.

Forestville is a census-designated place (CDP) in Sonoma County, California, United States. It was settled during the late 1860s and was originally spelled Forrestville after one of its founders. The spelling long ago became standardized with one "r". The population was 3,293 at the 2010 census, an increase of nearly 1,000 since the 2000 census. By 1900, the community was known for attracting writers and artists and had a bohemian reputation. The small town has a limited number of businesses.

Rio Nido, California (From Spanish: Río Nido, meaning Nest River) is a small, unincorporated resort community on the Russian River, in Sonoma County, California, United States. It is situated 1.3 mi (2.1 km) east of Guerneville. The town's name is meant to mean "river nest" in Spanish. One account has it that the name was originally the more grammatically correct "El Rio Del Nido", "referring to the nest of an eagle once seen in a tree on the banks of this stream". Rio Nido's unofficial slogans are "Memories That Linger" and "The Moon Is Always Out In Rio Nido".As of 2010, Rio Nido has about 522 residents.

El Molino High School was a public four-year comprehensive high school located at 7050 Covey Road in Forestville, California, United States. El Molino High School serves the West Sonoma County Union High School District. Matt Dunkle is the principal. Its campus occupies 41 acres (17 ha) of land.The high school offers advanced placement classes (AP) in a number of subjects. The advanced placement participation rate of students at El Molino is 23%. The pass rate for AP exams is 78%.The student demographics at El Molino are 48% male and 52% female. The total minority student enrollment is 30 percent with hispanic students, who make up the largest minority group, accounting for 23% of the school's total population.