Strategic Plan
2023–2028

For nearly 50 years, Sonoma Land Trust has successfully protected, restored, educated, and centered conservation as a shared value in our community. This plan is a roadmap for the future and will lead us to our 30×30 conservation goals.

September 2023

Dear Sonoma 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 alarming decline in biological diversity.

As big as these problems are, we can, and must, solve them. Bolstered by the momentum of the growing conservation movement, our organization is working to unite the local community with people around the world who are working to protect thriving ecosystems and restore landscapes for climate resiliency. Sonoma Land Trust has the expertise to implement effective solutions that provide tangible results you can see and feel from the mountains to the bay.

The plan leverages our organization’s four decades of knowledge protecting and caring for the landscapes of Sonoma County, and builds upon the projects, programs, and properties we have successfully stewarded over the years. Founded on the latest science and informed by extensive experience in this field, the plan is a roadmap for achieving our conservation goals with clear priorities and check points for evaluation. The plan’s six strategies focus on land, people, and water. Each is mutually dependent on the other, and when working in concert, provide multiple interlocking benefits to create a flourishing, productive, and resilient environment.

Aligned with the overarching global initiative to protect 30 percent of the Earth’s land and waters by 2030, our plan aims to conserve, repair, and strengthen our natural systems and habitats, which offer the best defense against climate change and biodiversity loss.

The milestones in this plan can be achieved if supported and championed by people like you, and the benefits will be shared across the region with everyone who calls Sonoma County home.

We have been at the center of conservation efforts for nearly fifty years, successfully achieving our goals through the generosity of, and trusted partnerships with our community. We hope that among the details of our strategies you’ll find optimism and inspiration that will enable you to play your part as we shape our future together.

For the land,

Eamon O’Byrne
Executive Director

Scott Hafner
Chair, Board of Directors

SHAPING OUR FUTURE TOGETHER

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.

6 CORE STRATEGIES

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.