Land for Life

All living things rely on healthy, resilient lands to survive – and we protect those lands forever.

Our Work

Digging into Our Vision

Learn more about Ag + Open Space's mission, history, and the Vital Lands Initiative - our guiding plan for conserving Sonoma County's natural and working lands.

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From Vision to Impact Virtual Webinar Series

Have you ever wondered how or why Ag + Open Space was created? Are you familiar with our organization, but not exactly sure what we do or how we do it? Learn more by attending From Vision to Impact – a four-part virtual webinar series.

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Celebrating 35 Years of Conservation

This year, Sonoma County Ag + Open Space proudly celebrates 35 years of preserving and protecting the lands that make our region so unique.

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Land for Nature + Wildlife

7,000 acres of conserved habitat for threatened and endangered species.

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Land for Agriculture

For over 30 years, we have worked with willing landowners to protect working farms and ranches throughout Sonoma County. We have protected over 50 farms and ranches...

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Land for Climate Resilience

Conserving our natural and working lands Makes plants, wildlife, and humans more resilient to climate change.

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WE’VE CONSERVED...
OVER 80,000
acres of redwood forests and oak woodlands

Conserved forests and woodlands provide habitat to other plants, animals, insects, and so much more. They also clean our air, and provide us with beautiful places to explore and find respite.

WE’VE CONSERVED...
60
new parks and preserves

Ag + Open Space helps grow our local parks by purchasing and conserving lands, and then transferring them to parks partners for long-term management. Our Community Spaces Matching Grant program also helps develop and enhance parks and open spaces within our cities and towns.

WE’VE CONSERVED...
143
miles of streams that are home to endangered salmon and trout

Ensuring our streams and waterways are healthy is important because they provide us with clean drinking water, and are also biodiversity hotspots.

WE’VE CONSERVED...
77
farms and ranches

In addition to providing fresh food and preserving our agricultural heritage, protected farms and ranches help make us more resilient to climate change as these lands sequester carbon and provide humans and wildlife room to adapt to changes in climate.

WE’VE CONSERVED...
OVER 127,000
acres in total

And we have a lot more to do! California has set out to conserve 30% of the state by 2030, and Ag + Open Space will be a key partner in making that a reality locally.