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Staff Spotlight: Cieara McKetchnie-Stanley, Administrative Assistant
junio 23, 2022
Posted in: News Articles
For this month’s Staff Spotlight, we’re checking in with Cieara McKetchnie-Stanley, one of our Administrative Aides. Cieara joined Ag + Open Space in 2019, and has a degree in technical theater and design. She also loves painting in her free …
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Staff Spotlight: Amy Ricard, Community Resources Manager
mayo 26, 2022
Posted in: Personas y lugares
This month’s Staff Spotlight is on Amy Ricard, who was recently promoted to lead our newly formed Community Resources team! Amy was hired as a Community Relations Specialist in 2014 to oversee community engagement activities, and to develop and execute …
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Staff Spotlight: Allison Schichtel, Senior Conservation Planner
abril 28, 2022
Posted in: News Articles
We’re back with another Staff Spotlight! This month we get to hear from Allison Schichtel, Senior Conservation Planner, who has a BS in Botany and Environmental Biology from Humboldt State University and a Master’s of Science degree in Geographic Information …
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Local agroecology and a winter CSA
abril 28, 2022
Posted in: News Articles
Through our Agricultural Support and Protection (ASAP) Emergency Matching Grant program, we’ve been supporting Red H Farm over the last year and a half as they adapted to the pandemic. Red H Farm, which was founded by Caiti Hachmyer in …
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Staff Spotlight: Sheri Emerson, Stewardship Manager
marzo 29, 2022
Posted in: News Articles
This month, we’re checking in with Sheri Emerson, our Stewardship Manager, who oversees the stewardship of over 122,000 acres of land protected by Ag + Open Space. Sheri earned her undergraduate degree in Biology from Sonoma State University, and her …
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A radical farm and the power of local agriculture
marzo 29, 2022
Posted in: News Articles
Radical Family Farms centers LGBTQIA+ mixed-Asian American heritage and culinary culture through the vegetables, herbs, meals and events produced on their farm. This 3-acre farm was founded in 2018 by Leslie Wiser and Sarah Deragon.It’s located in Sebastopol and, as …
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Staff Spotlight: Kim Batchelder, Vegetation Management Coordinator
febrero 24, 2022
Posted in: News Articles
This month, we’re checking in with Kim Batchelder, the County’s Vegetation Management Coordinator. Kim has been with Ag + Open Space for over a decade, and recently moved into this role focused on the planning, development and implementation of funding …
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Cordage-making and stewardship at Dogbane Preserve
febrero 24, 2022
Posted in: News Articles
For centuries, Indigenous peoples have harvested the Dogbane plant for use in making cordage, nets, bags, and belts. With many years of community care, the Dogbane plant has thrived on the special three-acre, culturally-significant Dogbane Preserve in what is now …
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A year in review: Highlights from 2021
enero 25, 2022
Posted in: News Articles
We are grateful to be able to do the work of protecting our county’s natural and working lands. As we move into a new year, we wanted to take a moment to reflect on the work we’ve done with you, …
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Staff Spotlight: Sara Ortiz, Administrative Aide
enero 25, 2022
Posted in: News Articles
This month, we’re hearing from Sara Ortiz, one of our fantastic Administrative Aides, who works to make sure our agency runs smoothly. Our staff spotlights are a chance to learn more about the people who work to protect our natural …