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2024 Year in Review
Type: post | January 27, 2025
A Glimpse into 2024: Highlights of Conservation and Community Impact As we begin 2025, we reflect on a year of meaningful progress in our mission to preserve Sonoma County’s agricultural, natural, recreational, and scenic lands for future generations. This year, …
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Poised to Pounce on Prop 4
Type: post | November 26, 2024
The landmark passing of Prop 4, more commonly known as the Climate Bond, will provide $10 billion in critical funding for clean water; protection from wildfire, sea level rise, flooding, extreme heat, and drought; and conservation of our farms, natural …
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Staff spotlight: Monica Delmartini, Stewardship Specialist
Type: post | June 24, 2024
Monica grew up on California’s Central Coast and spent years living and working in the southern Sierra Nevada before moving to the North Bay Area more than a decade ago. Before joining Ag + Open Space, she worked for the …
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Wildlife Cameras and the Importance of Wildlife Corridors
Type: post | 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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Our accomplishments from 2023: A year in review
Type: post | 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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Continuing to grow our Public Outings + Youth Education program
Type: post | 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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Helping the land flourish at Hayfork Ranch
Type: post | May 15, 2023
“In the springtime it’s so roaring that it can sound like someone with a power-saw, but it’s the birds chirping in masses,” says Alma O’Brien, owner of Hayfork Ranch just northeast of Santa Rosa. Hayfork is a 216-acre ranch nestled …
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Our accomplishments from 2022: A year in review
Type: post | December 20, 2022
Over the last 30+ years, Ag + Open Space has conserved over 12% of our county’s natural and working lands. As we look back on 2022, we’re proud of the work we’ve done to increase the scale, pace, and equity …
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A year in review: Highlights from 2021
Type: post | January 25, 2022
We are grateful to be able to do the work of protecting our county’s natural and working lands. As we move into a new year, we wanted to take a moment to reflect on the work we’ve done with you, …
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Conservation work in progress
Type: post | October 28, 2021
As you know, our mission is to permanently protect the diverse agricultural, natural resource, and scenic open space lands of Sonoma County for future generations. The act of “protecting” a piece of land is multi-faceted: it starts with careful planning, …
