Archives for “News Articles”
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Conservation, restoration + flood control at Nathanson Creek
March 20, 2019
Conservation, restoration + flood control at Nathanson Creek The Nathanson Creek Preserve is a 0.6-mile creek corridor in residential Sonoma located less than a mile south of the historic Sonoma Plaza and along the east side of Sonoma Valley High …
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2018 Ag + Open Space Accomplishments
January 17, 2019
Our conservation work in 2018: A year in review! 2018 was quite a year for Sonoma County as our community continued to recover from the October 2017 fires. While we played an important role in the recovery efforts, we are …
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Working with partners to reduce fire risk in Sonoma Valley
December 20, 2018
Working with partners to reduce fire risk in Sonoma Valley In the wake of the 2017 Sonoma Complex Fires, a group of conservation organizations and land management agencies has teamed up to collaboratively manage vegetation and fuel loads on properties …
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Nearly 1,000 acres of open space protected next to future Tolay Lake Regional Park
September 19, 2018
Nearly 1,000 acres of open space protected next to future Tolay Lake Regional Park HANNAH BEAUSANG THE PRESS DEMOCRAT | September 10, 2018 Beneath a canopy of gnarled oaks that have grown for centuries on a hillside at the southern …
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Sprawling Jenner Headlands Preserve on Sonoma Coast opening to public
September 19, 2018
Sprawling Jenner Headlands Preserve on Sonoma Coast opening to public MARY CALLAHAN THE PRESS DEMOCRAT | September 5, 2018 Anyone who has ever driven past the hills that rise sharply here from the coast north of the Russian River outlet …
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Keeping the land in “sheep” shape
August 8, 2018
Keeping the land in “sheep” shape Have you seen the flock of sheep grazing along the Laguna de Santa Rosa Trail this summer? Our partners at Sonoma County Regional Parks (Regional Parks) are working with Sweetgrass Grazing to graze a …
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Post-fire cleanup of the Pelm House
July 18, 2018
Post-fire cleanup of the Pelm House When Ag + Open Space acquired 461 acres of land from John McCullough in 2009, it came with an interesting old building known as the Pelm House. This was the previous home of the …
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Regrowth + regeneration at Mark West properties
June 11, 2018
Regrowth and regeneration at Mark West properties Our Mark West properties, slated to become part of the future Mark West Creek Regional Park & Open Space Preserve, burned in the first night of the Tubbs fire. Driven by fierce winds and …
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Future Sonoma County park northeast of Santa Rosa enlarged with new purchase
June 5, 2018
Future Sonoma County park northeast of Santa Rosa enlarged with new purchase J.D. MORRIS THE PRESS DEMOCRAT | June 5, 2018 Susan Gorin stood on a forested slope recently overlooking a meadow in the hills northeast of Santa Rosa and …
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Ag + Open Space awarded $90,000 grant from NASA
May 14, 2018
Ag + Open Space uses NASA grant to plan for resiliency In March 2018, Ag + Open Space received a $90,000 grant from NASA as part of the Rapid Response and Novel Research in Earth Science Program. This grant funded …