Land for Climate Resilience

Conserving
our natural and working lands

Makes plants, wildlife, and humans more resilient to climate change.

Ensuring Adaptability

Protecting lands that are diverse in elevation, habitats, plant communities, and microclimates ensures people and wildlife have ample room for migration and adaptation in the face of rising sea levels, warming temperatures, and significant environmental changes.

Supporting Biodiversity and Sustainability

Protecting biodiversity, or the immense variety of life on earth, helps ensure we have the food, water, fuel, and medicine we need to survive. Healthy natural systems on our protected lands help clean and recharge our water sources, filter our air, and provide ample space to grow the food we need.

Reducing Our Carbon Footprint

Our work helps ensure that natural and working lands continue to sequester carbon, and keeping housing and commercial development within existing towns and cities results in lower greenhouse gas emissions. By creating parks, trails, and nature preserves close to urban areas, we provide recreation spaces easily reached by walking, bicycling, or a short drive.

Climate Resilience in Action

Two medium-sized, healthy trees = a year of oxygen for one person

Featured Stories

Vegetation Management across the County

Following the 2020 wildfire season, which included the devastating Glass Fire, the Sonoma County Board of Supervisors established the Sonoma County Vegetation Management Grant Program to provide resources and grant funding for vegetation management in areas at high risk of wildfire…

Wildfire preparation at Calabazas Creek

Southeast of Santa Rosa, the upcoming Calabazas Creek Regional Park and Open Space Preserve is 1,290 acres of forests, grasslands, and creeks nestled in the Mayacamas Mountains. Although we transferred this property to Regional Parks in 2021, we’re in a transition phase where we’re supporting vegetation management projects to enhance …

Recovery and resilience at Modini Preserve

In October of 2019, the Kincade Fire swept through large swaths of Sonoma County, impacting several Ag + Open Space-conserved properties. In the northeast part of the county, the 3,125-acre Modini Preserve burned in almost its entirety (the only spots that didn’t burn were where fire retardant was dropped!). We …

Conserving our natural and working lands