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Staff spotlight: Mary Thayer, Executive Secretary
May 23, 2024
Posted in: People & Places
Mary is a California native who graduated from Madison High School in San Diego and attended college in San Bernardino and Sacramento before graduating with an AA degree from Santa Rosa Junior College. Mary now lives in Rohnert Park, and …
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Ag + Open Space and Sonoma Water purchase Mark West Wikiup Preserve for conservation
May 23, 2024
Posted in: Press Releases
SANTA ROSA, CA – Today, Ag + Open Space and Sonoma Water are announcing the purchase of the 30-acre Mark West Wikiup Preserve in the Larkfield-Wikiup area of Santa Rosa. Home to half-a-mile of Mark West Creek, oaks, riparian habitat, …
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Lorri Duckworth remembered
May 23, 2024
Posted in: People & Places
We at Ag + Open Space are profoundly saddened by the recent passing of long-time farmer and community advocate, Lorri Duckworth. As some of our most well-known easement landowners, Lorri, her husband Oscar, and their children have been inspirational in …
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Partnering for the Future: Our New Connections program pilot
April 23, 2024
Posted in: News Articles
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
Posted in: News Articles
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
Posted in: News Articles People & Places
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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Staff spotlight: Olivia Fiori (she/her), Acquisition Specialist
March 27, 2024
Posted in: People & Places
Prior to working at Ag + Open Space, Olivia worked at The Conservation Fund for nearly 9 years, where she focused on sustainable timber harvesting, forest monitoring, wildlife management (including working with northern spotted owls), archaeological surveys, erosion control and …
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Stewarding the land with “good fire” at Haroutunian South
March 25, 2024
Posted in: News Articles
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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Press Release: Ag + Open Space launching re-envisioned Matching Grant Program to increase access, equity, and transparency
March 5, 2024
Posted in: Press Releases
SANTA ROSA, CA (March 5, 2024) – Today, the Ag + Open Space Board of Directors approved the re-envisioned Matching Grant Program, a two-year pilot including an updated application process and resources set to go live on March 25th. Now …
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Staff Spotlight: Jake Newell, Stewardship Supervisor
February 28, 2024
Posted in: People & Places
Jake grew up on the urban edge of Red Bluff, CA on a small suburban street constructed in the dwindling expanse of valley oak savannah. He spent his playtime wandering the savannah, listening to birdsong, watching out for rattlesnakes and …