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This creek tributary holds a key to helping salmon return to the Russian River, and we’re excited to have a new opportunity that prioritizes it through a coordinated, intentional approach to freshwater health, we may repair a critical portion that could make the greatest impact. Could this historic coho run be reinvigorated? Find out more.

How does a California State Park get made? Sometimes with a real estate deal, sometimes with a decade of advocacy, and sometimes both. Find out how Sonoma Land Trust contributed to the iconic landscapes of Sonoma Coast State Park and Jack London State Historic Park.

We may be called a “land” trust, but our mission is to protect the lands and the waters of Sonoma County to secure healthy and thriving futures for all. Every acre of land we protect sits somewhere in a watershed. That means this work requires an understanding of how a watershed functions within a landscape, and with over a dozen distinct district watersheds within Sonoma County covering over 1,500 square miles, there’s a lot to know!

Jim Perry never planned to become a rancher—but when he married into the McCormick family, he fell in love with the land as much as his wife, Sandra. Years after her passing, he honored her legacy by helping protect the 654-acre McCormick Ranch forever, ensuring the place she called "real and true" will stay that way for generations to come.