Protected Lands

Archives for December, 2023

Our Impact

  • Staff spotlight: Leslie Lew (she/her), Natural Resources Specialist

    December 28, 2023

    Prior to joining Ag + Open Space, Leslie was the Chief of the US Fish and Wildlife Service – California\Nevada Wildlife Refuge Planning Office. Leslie has worked in habitat restoration, flood control, trail building, preserve management, and prescribed fire work. …

  • Our accomplishments from 2023: A year in review

    December 20, 2023

    This past year we really ramped into high gear. We closed several projects that conserve critical natural resources for future generations, deepened our commitment to our communities, and began to see the Vital Lands Initiative spring to life. We are …

Landscape view of LaFranchi, looking at a large oak tree, a barn, and mountains in the distance.

Aerial view of Gillis Ranch Preserve.

Looking up a dirt road, with residential houses and green trees in the background. At Soda Springs Open Space Preserve.

A sign with a painted tree stands in front of rows of bare trees at Bounty Farm in Petaluma. There are apartment buildings and a blue sky in the background.

Ag + Open Space staff pose at the Sonoma County Pride festival. They are smiling at the camera, holding signs with rainbow background that say Out in the Wild and have the Ag + Open Space logo.

Denner ranch landscape photograph

Blue flag marking restoration sites as the intermittent stream filled with water in last winter's storms.

Bayer farm artwork

Children learning from adult.