Archives for “News Articles”
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Partnering for the Future: Our New Connections program pilot
April 23, 2024
At the heart of Ag + Open Space’s commitment to both the land and the future are growing relationships with the communities and organizations who share a common mission. Ag + Open Space, in partnership with several local nonprofit partners, …
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Wildlife Cameras and the Importance of Wildlife Corridors
April 23, 2024
Recently, we embarked on an exciting endeavor at our Saddle Mountain Open Space Preserve – to start gathering footage of our dedication to conservation with the installation of a wildlife camera. Positioned strategically within the preserve, our camera has become …
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Staff spotlight: Catherine Iantosca, Senior Stewardship Specialist
April 23, 2024
Catherine grew up in Santa Rosa and studied environmental science at Sonoma State and UC Santa Barbara. She has worked with Ag + Open Space for 6 years, originally as a Stewardship Technician and currently as a Senior Stewardship Specialist. …
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Stewarding the land with “good fire” at Haroutunian South
March 25, 2024
The Haroutunian South property is a greenbelt – an open space property that acts as community separator between Santa Rosa and Rohnert Park. Purchased by Ag + Open Space in 1995, the property is home to an old orchard, vernal …
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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 …
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Property Spotlight: Oken
November 20, 2023
As we all gear up for the rainy season, we have some updates from our Oken property – home to 76 acres of gently sloping pastureland and an intermittent stream on Petaluma Hill Road. Oken has long been part of …
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Staff Spotlight: Carly Cabrera Community Relations Assistant
August 29, 2023
Help us welcome one of our new Community Relations Assistants, Carly Cabrera! Carly will be focused on our online communications, leading work on our website, social media, eNews, and more. Carly has worked for the County of Sonoma for 12 …
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Continuing to grow our Public Outings + Youth Education program
July 27, 2023
“These field trips were absolutely amazing! All the staff knew so much about the ecosystems they were in and were able to answer questions while in the field… After the first lesson my students were already asking about when we …
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Staff Spotlight: Irma Cuevas (she/her/ella) Community Relations Assistant
July 27, 2023
Join us in welcoming one of our new Community Relations Assistants, Irma Cuevas. Irma comes to us from the City of Santa Rosa, but spent most of the last two decades at Sonoma County Regional Parks in various roles ranging …
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Staff Spotlight: Jen Kuszmar, Acquisition Manager
June 22, 2023
This month we get to hear from Jen Kuszmar, our Acquisition Manager! Jen was raised in Georgia and after attending college at the University of Georgia for two years, transferred to Humboldt State University (now Cal Poly Humboldt) where she …