Sonoma Land Trust announced their decision today to create a new role that will expand their capacity to enhance and protect nature in and around urban areas such as greenways, parks, and open spaces. John McCaull, a senior director at the land trust, is stepping into this newly created role as Director of Community Conservation to focus his experience and expertise on advancing critical natural infrastructure that provides life-sustaining and economic benefits for our cities and local communities.
As a leading environmental organization in Sonoma County, Sonoma Land Trust is at the front lines of the escalating climate, biodiversity, and housing crises that have left lasting and permanent impacts on thousands of people, businesses, and systems across the region. Enhancing resilience to fire, drought, heatwaves and floods requires an approach that balances the needs of people and the power of nature. Mr. McCaull’s decades of experience in conservation advocacy, and his prior role as Director of Land Acquisition at the Land Trust, have uniquely prepared him to successfully tackle this challenge.
As Director of Community Conservation, Mr. McCaull will be leading our Nature Nearby program which leverages the Sonoma Land Trust’s track record in land conservation to partner with communities and local government in expanding equitable access to nature. The Program prioritizes the purchase and preservation of land that adds or connects to existing parks, as well as mitigating and adapting to climate change. Projects will also be designed to provide natural infrastructure benefits, such as alleviating heat island effects, protecting a rare or unique habitat area, and reducing flooding or wildfire risk.
Mr. McCaull’s work will further the land trust’s commitment to ensure that all people in Sonoma County have nearby open spaces and parks co-created with their input, prioritizing communities that have been historically excluded or marginalized from park planning and development.
Mr. McCaull’s segue into this new role provides an opening for the land trust to hire a Director of Land Protection (formerly Director of Land Acquisition) and is seeking a highly skilled land conservation leader to join their team. More details about the open position is available at: https://potrerogroup.com/executive-search/sonoma-land-trust-director-land-protection
Mr. McCaull’s segue into this new role provides an opening for the land trust to hire a Director of Land Protection (formerly Director of Land Acquisition) and is seeking a highly skilled land conservation leader to join their team. More details about the open position is available at: https://potrerogroup.com/executive-search/sonoma-land-trust-director-land-protection