Monthly Newsletter

In the early 1970s, a group of Sonoma Valley residents began to realize that the landscapes they loved could disappear within their lifetimes. With development pressures rising and few tools available to protect land permanently, they set out to create something new: a community-based land trust. What followed would change the future of conservation.

Nearly fifty years after Otto and Ann Teller helped launch Sonoma Land Trust, their legacy continues at Oak Hill Farm. Their daughter, Arden Bucklin-Sporer, now stewards the land her family helped protect. We are honored to have had the opportunity to learn more about our history from Arden and why she still supports the organization today.

Chaparrals, lilacs, and poppies—oh my! Where to find a shrub that smells like lilacs, a poppy that smells like a melon, and more. Read on for Chris Carlson’s insider guide to springtime in Sonoma Valley.