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District Board approves 2014 Urban Matching Grant Projects
October 14, 2014
Posted in: Press Releases
The Board of Supervisors, acting as Directors of the Sonoma County Agricultural Preservation & Open Space District (District), today accepted District Staff and Advisory Committee Matching Grant funding recommendations for seven habitat restoration and park development projects in and near urban centers in the County.
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Board approves Community Education Program
October 14, 2014
Posted in: Press Releases
The Board of Supervisors, acting as Directors of the Sonoma County Agricultural Preservation & Open Space District (District), today approved three-year contracts with four experienced community groups who will offer educational opportunities and outings on District-protected properties to over 12,000 students and adults.
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District transfers ownership of Hood Mountain’s Lawson addition to Regional Parks
June 10, 2014
Posted in: Press Releases
The Board of Supervisors, acting concurrently as directors of the Sonoma County Agricultural Preservation & Open Space District, authorized today the transfer of fee title of the Lawson property, a 247-acre parcel adjacent to Hood Mountain Regional Park and Open Space Preserve, from the District to Regional Parks subject to a conservation easement and recreation covenant.
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New High-Quality Terrain Data Will Enhance Conservation and Management
May 21, 2014
Posted in: Press Releases
The Sonoma County Agricultural Preservation & Open Space District (District) – in collaboration with the Sonoma County Water Agency (Water Agency), Information Services Department, Transportation & Public Works, and several other local, state and federal partners – is pleased to announce the public release of high-resolution countywide terrain data to allow for integrated agricultural and natural resource conservation and management. These data will benefit the community now and for generations to come.
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District and Sonoma Land Trust to Protect Pole Mountain on Sonoma Coast
May 20, 2014
Posted in: Press Releases
The Board of Directors of the Sonoma County Agricultural Preservation & Open Space District (District) today approved the acquisition of a conservation easement and recreation covenant over the approximately 238-acre Pole Mountain property for a $1,000,000 contribution to the pending acquisition of the property by the Sonoma Land Trust.