Monthly Newsletter

To celebrate our jubilee year, we’re kicking off our celebrations by chatting with one person who’s seen it from the start: Joan Vilms. Read on to hear her amazing story.

After the 2020 pandemic shuttered in-person activities, Sonoma Land Trust took the time to reimagine its volunteer program. Now it’s back, transformed from one-size-fits-all field days to specific roles shaped around each volunteer’s skills and experience. Here's your official invitation to join the community of passionate and talented volunteers today!

The next generation of conservationists is more diverse, more climate-aware, and more determined to be part of the solution. Teen-focused programs like Conservation Council are helping equip them with the tools, access, and confidence to lead and envision a greener, more equitable future.

What happens when the terms of a conservation easement, meant to permanently protect land, are violated? In Chapter 2 of the Sonoma Valley Story, the stakes are high as Sonoma Land Trust fights to uphold the protections of an easement—setting legal precedent and demonstrating why conservation easements remain one of the most powerful tools we have for protecting land.