Strategic Plan
2023-2028

Dear Land Trust Supporter,

Our generation will be defined by how we respond to the most pressing challenges of our time: the rapidly changing climate and steep decline in biological diversity. As big as these problems are we must, we can, and we will solve them. Bolstered by the momentum of the national and global conservation movement, our organization unites the local community with people around the world working to protect thriving ecosystems and restore climate resilient landscapes. We have the expertise to implement effective solutions in our backyard that is transforming our relationship to nature across the world.

We are sharing our 2023-2028 strategic plan with you, our community of supporters, partners, and friends, to unite us in our efforts to respond collectively to the wildfires, droughts, rising tides, and habitat destruction that impact all our lives. The plan leverages our organization’s four decades of knowledge in protecting and caring for the landscapes of Sonoma County. Though the plan is ambitious, we are confident about what we can accomplish and invite everyone to participate in helping us achieve our goals.

Founded on the latest science and informed by decades of experience in this field, the plan is a roadmap for achieving challenging conservation goals, with clear priorities and evaluation check points. Aligned with state, federal, and global initiatives to protect 30 percent of the Earth’s land and waters by 2030 it aims to repair the County’s natural systems that offer the best defense against climate change and biodiversity loss.

The plan’s six strategies focus on land, water, and people. Each is mutually dependent on the other and is essential to creating a flourishing, productive, and resilient environment. Working together, they promise multiple interlocking benefits that reinforce and amplify the growing recovery of the life-giving natural systems of Sonoma County.

For nearly 50 years, Sonoma Land Trust has successfully protected, restored, educated, and centered conservation as a shared value in our community. Whether it’s neighborhood parks that support physical and mental health, or our expansive landscapes that contain vibrant ecosystems where plants and animals can thrive, nature connects us all and is essential to our well-being. We hope that among the details of our strategies you’ll find optimism and inspiration to play your part in shaping our future together.

For the land,

Eamon O’Byrne
Executive Director

Scott Hafner
Chair, Board of Directors