In 2018, our agency joined with Audubon Canyon Ranch, California State Parks, Sonoma County Regional Parks, Sonoma Land Trust, and Sonoma Mountain Ranch Preservation Foundation to form the Sonoma Valley Wildlands Collaborative (Collaborative) as our group of six private organizations and public agencies collectively own and manage approximately 18,000 acres …
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 and Adele Harrison Middle schools, ending at Nathanson Creek Park. Nathanson Creek starts just east of the Plaza …
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 proud to have also made significant progress on a number of our conservation goals. We invite you to take …
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 in the Sonoma Valley region. Ag + Open Space is one of the participating organizations, along with Audubon Canyon Ranch, …
SANTA ROSA, CA (December 5, 2018) – Today the Sonoma County Agricultural Preservation and Open Space District (Ag + Open Space), a special district dedicated to protecting our working and natural lands forever, transferred nearly 1,200 acres of land purchased by the agency to Sonoma County Regional Parks (Regional Parks) …
Ag + Open Space and Sonoma Land Trust partner to conserve 1,206-acre ranch SANTA ROSA, CA (December 12, 2018) – Yesterday the Board of Directors for the Sonoma County Agricultural Preservation and Open Space District (Ag + Open Space) approved up to $3.48 million in public funds to acquire two …
Funds to go toward park additions, trail connections, new Russian River access SANTA ROSA, CA (November 15, 2018) – On Tuesday, the Board of Directors of the Sonoma County Agricultural Preservation and Open Space District (Ag + Open Space) recommended funding for five projects within or near urban areas throughout …
$5 million deal protects rare coast redwoods, includes future public trail SANTA ROSA, CA (October 8, 2018) – The Sonoma County Agricultural Preservation and Open Space District (Ag + Open Space), a special district of the County dedicated to protecting our working and natural lands forever, has acquired a conservation …
(JENNER, CALIF., September 19, 2018) — The Wildlands Conservancy’s Gateway to the Jenner Headlands Preserve will enjoy its public opening September 7. Visitors to Sonoma County’s stunning coast will now have the opportunity to explore at their leisure and free of charge the trails of this spectacular 5,630-acre nature preserve …
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 toe of the Sonoma Mountain, views of the Sonoma Valley and Skaggs Island sprawl endlessly across the horizon. The wind moved like waves through …