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PD Editorial: Saving redwoods for generations to come
June 8, 2025
$24 million land deal creates 7-mile-long Bay Area corridor of protected redwood forests to the ocean
February 11, 2025
Save the Redwoods League signs $24 million deal to purchase Monte Rio redwood forest and expand county park
February 11, 2025
Ancient magical forest’ near Guerneville to quadruple in size with new trails
February 11, 2025
Spawning Chinook salmon return to Sonoma Creek in wake of recent storms
December 20, 2024
With Santa Rosa purchase of greenway property, supporters look ahead to future park
December 9, 2024
Bay Area, California voters shift away from progressive politics
November 11, 2024
Here’s what we know about Sacramento County 2024 General Election results
November 8, 2024
Proposition 4 climate bond seeks to avoid future costs with current investment
October 23, 2024
What’s in Prop. 4, the $10B Climate Bond on the Ballot
October 17, 2024
On Your November Ballot: Prop 4 Would Approve $10 Billion for Climate Action, Conserving Natural Resources
October 9, 2024
PD Editorial: State gaining on land conservation goal
September 17, 2024
A look at the $10B climate bond California voters will decide on in November
July 23, 2024
Sonoma County parks acquisition links Hood Mountain with Saddle Mountain preserve
July 22, 2024
Prop 4: $10 billion bond for resilience, wildfire prevention makes ballot
July 5, 2024
Close to Home: Fish, forest, communities need climate bond
May 19, 2024
Santa Rosa Greenway, a decade in the making, might finally be realized
May 16, 2024
Power in Nature Coalition Responds to Governor Newsom’s Revised Budget, Calls for Climate Bond
May 16, 2024
A ‘Central Park’ for Santa Rosa: State approves land sale for Southeast Greenway
May 15, 2024
Celebrating ‘a rebirth’: Mark West Springs residents to party at site of future park
May 10, 2024
Exploring California’s Marine Protected Areas: Estero Americano State Marine Recreational Management Area
February 16, 2024
New Highway 37 planning structure elevates focus on environment, San Pablo Baylands
February 14, 2024
Former SDC open space lands getting much needed attention
January 30, 2024
Large chunk of Sonoma Developmental Center land to be transferred to State Parks
January 4, 2024
New additions poised to turn Sonoma County’s Hood Mountain Regional Park into a 5-square-mile ‘urban backcountry’
December 20, 2023
Healdsburg community garden gifted an $89,000 tractor
November 19, 2023
Fire season is here: prepare and stay informed
September 16, 2023
Close to Home: Mark West neighborhood needs a shared green space
September 14, 2023
Huffman and Garamendi Seek Public Feedback on Proposed San Pablo National Wildlife Refuge Expansion
September 12, 2023
U.S. Congressman Jared Huffman
This House Survived a Wildfire Because of Its Smart Design. Here’s How.
September 11, 2023
Discover why these 105 North Bay companies are Best Places to Work in 2023
September 1, 2023
Mark West Area Community Fund holds open house to raise money for new community park
August 26, 2023
Crunching the Adaptation Numbers – Not Peanuts
June 27, 2023
Sonoma Land Trust names new board chair
August 7, 2023
‘Good fire’ is California’s newest season
July 4, 2023
Where are the ‘heat islands’ in Sonoma Valley?
May 31, 2023
Development of Santa Rosa’s Southeast Greenway one step closer after state approval
May 10, 2023
Sonoma Mountain Vernal Pools protected for generations
May 4, 2023
Santa Rosa’s Southeast Greenway plans inch along as supporters wait for state approvals
April 13, 2023
Sonoma Land Trust acquires 174-acre land that boasts endangered flower species, vernal pools
April 5, 2023
Excess rains could mean excess wildfire fuel in Sonoma
March 7, 2023
Sonoma Developmental Center project heads to Board of Supervisors for pivotal vote
December 15, 2022
Sonoma Land Trust appoints new members to board
December 10, 2022
Santa Rosa couple leaves $2.7 million to Sonoma Land Trust
November 18, 2022
Final environmental report released for county’s bid to transform Sonoma Developmental Center with housing
October 19, 2022
The ‘Specific Plan’ has very few specifics
September 15, 2022
Another housing battle has erupted over 1,000 homes in Wine Country. Here’s why residents aren’t likely to win
September 15, 2022
Sea level rise threatens Highway 37; leaders prepare billion dollar plan to stop it
August 24, 2022
New SDC plan is inadequate, insufficient
August 20, 2022
Wetlands advocates work to raise Highway 37
August 11, 2022
Talks on Highway 37’s future underway as
sea-level threat looms
August 1, 2022
Another alternative for the future of the Sonoma Developmental Center
December 15, 2021
What President Biden’s infrastructure bills will mean to Bay Area communities (scroll to Highway 37)
December 10, 2021
Editorial: A path forward for Sonoma Developmental Center
December 5, 2021
Sonoma Index-Tribune and Press Democrat
Community split on developing expansive state property in wildlife corridor
November 30, 2021
County supervisors get first look at SDC developments
November 15, 2021
Dense development plans for state land provoke harsh responses
November 15, 2021
Close to Home: SDC plan must protect wildlife corridor
November 12, 2021
Concerns over how to protect major wildlife corridor through Sonoma Developmental Center
November 2, 2021
Rising tides are cutting into restored wetlands on San Pablo Bay
October 29, 2021
Sonoma Land Trust builds ‘living shoreline’ to thwart erosion at Sears Point
October 20, 2021
Focus on the Sonoma Developmental Center: Preserving the Sonoma Valley Wildlife Corridor
October 15, 2021
Letter to Editor: SDC proposals have serious gaps
October 15, 2021
State grant extends Sonoma Valley wildfire prevention work
September 25, 2021
CAL FIRE gives nearly $1 million for fire safety in Sonoma Valley
September 21, 2021
$5 million to fight climate change on Highway 37
September 17, 2021
Rising Reality: Elevating roadway to thwart its demise
July 16, 2021
Federal funds offer a ray of hope for long-suffering commuters on Highway 37
July 9, 2021
Encouraging Latino families to explore nature together
May 28, 2021
Wine Country’s cow herds help preserve native grasslands
May 22, 2021
Family preserves 758-acre ranch just east of Healdsburg, blocks future development
May 18, 2021
200-acre Fitzsimmons Ranch added to Sonoma County’s Hood Mountain Regional Park
April 23, 2021
Land Trust donates historic 200-acre homestead to regional park
April 19, 2021
‘Burn It on Our Terms’: Using Flames to Curb Catastrophic Wildfire in Sonoma County
March, 2021
$1.1 million for vegetation thinning in Sonoma Valley
February 22, 2021
“The Adventure Gap” author to talk about racial inequality in outdoor recreation
February 19, 2021
New grant to allow extended fuel reduction work in Sonoma Valley
February 19, 2021
County supervisors get first look at SDC developments
February 1, 2021
Our Familias Al Aire Libre (Families Outdoors) program
Winter, 2021
Land Trust Alliance’s Saving Land magazine (scroll to page 9)
Santa Rosa artist’s new book pays tribute to the Russian River
December 24 , 2020
Petaluma’s Serengeti past: Stepping back 18,000 years
December 21, 2020
Petaluma nonprofit hopes to create a riverfront park
November 19, 2020
Wendy Eliot, longtime conservation director of Sonoma Land Trust, retires after protecting 18,000 acres of Sonoma County
November 3, 2020
Petaluma Parks: A foggy, action-packed morning at Sears Point Wetlands
July 28, 2020
Press Democrat and Petaluma Argus Courier
Congress approves landmark Great American Outdoors Act that has bolstered Sonoma County parks
July 23, 2020
Connecting people with wetlands (at Sears Point Ranch)
July 8, 2020
Ducks Unlimited national magazine
Pollinator protectors unite: Plant seeds for pollinators
June 30, 2020
Anne Teller bequeathed $500K to Sonoma Land Trust
June 30, 2020
Conservation deal reached to protect 3,400-acre ranch near Lake Sonoma
June 1, 2020
Preparing for Climate Change in Sonoma County
April 18, 2020
Addition to Taylor Mountain park in Santa Rosa secures key link in open space protection
March 30, 2020
How wild animals survive the winter in Sonoma County
December 20, 2019
Gaye LeBaron: Rustic McCormick homestead has a legacy of strong women
December 15, 2019
Sonoma Land Trust announces deal to purchase 654-acre ranch in Mayacamas with storied past — will be added to park system
November 12, 2019
Eamon O’Byrne, Sonoma Land Trust’s New Executive Director
October 1, 2019
Mountain Lions in Sonoma County, and a Man’s Mission to Save Them
October 1, 2019
Incoming director of Sonoma Land Trust has long felt a connection to Sonoma County
July 12, 2019
SDC wildlands to benefit from Todd bequest
June 24, 2019
Sonoma Index-Tribune
A couple uprooted a 180-year-old oak. A judge ordered them to pay nearly $600,000.
May 10, 2019
Sonoma County couple ordered to pay nearly $600,000 for damage to protected property
May 8, 2019
Group gets $1 million for Sonoma Valley fire prevention efforts
April 18, 2019
Sonoma Land Trust protects farm, wild lands at Starcross Monastic Community
April, 2019
Sonoma Land Trust Legacy
February 14, 2019
Owners give up developmental rights to protect critical watershed land in Mark West
December 24, 2018
Pole Mountain and the Jenner Headlands open!
September–October, 2018
Read Press Democrat story about the opening
Read Press Democrat story about hiking “Sea to Sky” trail
Sonoma County’s newest regional park, Tolay Lake, opens at last
October 27, 2018
Nearly 1,000 acres of open space protected next to future Tolay Lake Regional Park
September 10, 2018
Sonoma Land Trust invests in the next generation
August 12, 2018
Charred Sonoma County landscape tells of October fires’ complex toll
June 23, 2018
Sonoma County’s wildlife makes impressive rebound after fire
June 21, 2018
Sonoma Fire Lessons
April 28, 2018
Hood Mountain Regional Park to grow with donation of Santa Rosa Creek property
April 4, 2018
Jenner Headlands – Pole Mountain
New public lands on the northern Sonoma County coast
March 11, 2018
Preserving a way of life – Oakhill Farm and Sonoma Land Trust
August 15, 2017
Sonoma Land Trust wins $100k Impact grant tied to future of SDC land
June 12, 2017
Sonoma Land Trust
Preservation of wild lands in Sonoma County
July 5, 2017
Towering, remote Sonoma County forest preserved with $4.5 million from local taxpayers
May 7, 2017
Exploring Sonoma Land Trust’s newest ‘Forever Lands’
May 3, 2017
Tolay Lake
A sacred and secluded sanctuary hidden in the hills of Sonoma County.
March 11, 2017
Sonoma Land Trust donates 1,665-acre ranch to Regional Parks
Doubles size of Tolay Lake Regional Park
March 3, 2017
Sonoma Land Trust’s has $2.1 million grant to support work on wildlife corridors
August 18, 2016
Sonoma Wildlife Corridor
June 16, 2016
Sonoma Land Trust finalizing deal to add land to Hood Mountain Regional Park
June 6, 2016
The Bay won! Thanks for voting for Measure AA
May-June, 2016
Press Democrat
San Francisco Chronicle
Sonoma West
It was a glorious opening of the new Bay Trail at Sears Point!
May 15, 2016
Press Democrat
Marin IJ
Sonoma Index-Tribune
Conservation groups purchase Estero Ranch in $3.8 million deal
January 7, 2016
Inspiring story from KGO-TV about our Sears Point Wetland Restoration project!
Breaching the Sears Point levee to restore 1,000 acres of tidal marsh (Oct. 2015)
Santa Rosa Press Democrat
San Francisco Chronicle
KPIX-TV Channel 5
Marin IJ
We’ve saved Pole Mountain — the highest point on the Sonoma Coast!
June 30, 2014
Press Democrat
San Francisco Chronicle
Sears Point Groundbreaking
June 6, 2014
Press Democrat
Sonoma Index-Tribune
First Transform SDC meeting Sat., May 2, 9-1
April 26, 2015
Listen to KRCB Radio interview
Sonoma Land Trust leader Ralph Benson leaving
December 25, 2014
Listen to KRCB Radio interview with Ralph
Sonoma Land Trust purchases Haire Ranch on Skaggs Island
Ranch holds the key to long-awaited 4,400-acre wetland restoration
December 13, 2013
San Francisco Chronicle
Santa Rosa Press Democrat
Sonoma Index-Tribune
SAVED: Curreri property in the Sonoma Valley Wildlife Corridor!
October 30, 2014
Press Democrat article
Sonoma Index-Tribune article
Land trust buys Sonoma’s Pole Mountain for public use
July 1, 2014
Pole Mountain protected under $2.3 million deal
June 30, 2014
Work begins to restore Sears Point wetlands
June 10, 2014
Ambitious project seeks to restore Sears Point wetlands
June 6, 2014
Turning back the tide in marsh restoration near Vallejo
June 6, 2014
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