It’s gardening season and if your current strategy is pulling weeds and hope for the best… we're here to help. Our friends at UC Master Gardeners of Sonoma County have shared their pro tips on how to plant a low water garden. Watch “Language of the Land: Resilient Landscapes” on our YouTube page.
Discover the fascinating lives of bats during “Language of the Land: Bats of Northern California” with Corky Quirk. Learn how bats are important for healthy ecosystems, how to help them thrive, and more. She also gives us a close look at some of her rescued bats. Watch it on our YouTube channel.
Thank you to everyone who attended Saturday's docent-led bird walk at Shollenberger Park with the Petaluma Wetlands Alliance. We had a great time spotting wintering and resident birds while learning more about our local wetland ecosystems. Sign up for our monthly eNewsletter for future bird walks.
Nature’s living systems interact with our bodies in ways scientists are only beginning to understand. Biodiverse environments support immune health, mental resilience, & community well-being. We can glean these benefits at every age and stage of life. https://f.mtr.cool/wumiflqlni
These river otters were recorded on one of the 30+ wildlife cameras placed along Hwy 12. If it wasn’t for the cameras, we might not have known this could be a play area. This type of data will help us identify infrastructural improvements for wildlife connectivity and traffic safety along Hwy 12.
Nature is the best medicine—and science is catching up to what many of us already feel. Spending time outdoors has measurable benefits for our mental, physical, and emotional health. Read more in our latest eNews: https://f.mtr.cool/imgpdjxaxj
Many of us are familiar with evergreen (leaves year-round) and deciduous trees (lose their leaves in the fall to survive the winter). But have you ever heard of marcescense?
In Sonoma County, actions like restoring waterways, returning good fire to the land, and protecting open space help buffer climate impacts while supporting biodiversity and community wellbeing. These approaches are examples of nature-based solutions, which works with nature, not against it.
What are birds telling us about the health of the Bay? The recent State of the Birds report reveals what bird populations are declining and where conservation efforts are making a difference—for birds and ecosystems. Find out more in our latest eNews. sonomalandtrust.org/enews/januar...
2030 is only a few years away. Is CA positioned to meet its 30x30 goals? The recent update report shows progress to celebrate, but millions of acres of land and water still need protection. Find out where we stand, and why we must keep the momentum going. sonomalandtrust.org/enews/januar...
@baynature.org’s latest issue highlights 4 restoration sites around the Bay Area including our Sears Point property! For over 120 years, dikes held back the tides for farmland and ranches. Since the levee was broken in 2015, nature has reclaimed the land, once again making it a tidal marsh.
Nature teaches us that everything is connected: land, water, wildlife, people. Healthy ecosystems and healthy human communities depend on each other. On MLK Day, we invite you to reflect on how caring for the natural world is inseparable from caring for people.
Why did the newt cross the road?🦎To meet their date on the other side!
To help these smiling amphibians safely cross roads, consider joining a local "newt brigade." Sonoma County residents can learn more about volunteering to steward newts to safety with the Chileno Valley Newt Brigade.
A huge thanks to everyone who stepped up for Sonoma County’s lands, waters, wildlife, and people—we’re thrilled to share we met our $1.8M End of Year Challenge goal! We couldn’t do this without you!
Happy New Year! In 2026, we'd like to invite you to join us in slowing down to the "speed of wonder," as nature artist, naturalist, and author John Muir Laws says. The new year is often a time of goal-setting and action. We hope you also take some time to get outside with your curiosity and wonder!
Multiply your impact today! A group of generous donors is matching every gift, doubling the potential of your support for Sonoma’s lands and waters—powering restoration, protecting wildlife, and helping these places thrive for generations.
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Multiply your impact today! A group of generous donors is matching every gift, doubling the potential of your support for Sonoma’s lands and waters—powering restoration, protecting wildlife, and helping these places thrive for generations.
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The Sonoma Creek Baylands could become one of the largest restored wetlands on the West Coast. This former patchwork of diked farmland is poised to return to a thriving, climate-resilient tidal marsh with trails, overlooks, and restored habitat.
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Watch how the Lakeville Creek stage zero restoration site in Petaluma is being transformed in our full update on YouTube: youtu.be/K8SSDlnlAQA
We’ve received the greatest gift! A group of generous donors is matching every donation this week, doubling your impact for the lands and waters in Sonoma County. Help us keep the momentum going—donate by Midnight 12/31!
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In nature, everything has its season, and every season has its place. While winter heralds colder, darker days, it also welcomes a time to rest, reflect, and recharge.
Wherever you are this holiday season, may you find the joy, wonder, and hope in the world around you. 🩵
How do our local jackrabbits survive cold winters if they don't hibernate? This Black-tailed Jackrabbit (Lepus californicus) seeks shelter in brush or snowdrifts, grows a thicker coat, and shifts its diet to hardy bark and twigs.
We share the celebration the Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation, The Wildlands Conservancy, @noaa.gov, State of California, @sonomaopenspace.bsky.social space.bsky.social, @pci-ecological.bsky.social cological.bsky.social, and Wildlife Conservation Board.
When we work together, nature finds its way home! Dedicated scientists, public agencies, community partners, and funders designed and implemented a restoration that worked!
Where do butterflies and other insects go when it gets cold? Many will migrate, hibernate, or enter a state of suspended development called diapause. Volunteer John Hibbard visited Laufenburg Ranch at the end of Nov. for probably the last time until spring, but was still able to find a few insects.
We met our $100,000 Giving Tuesday goal—matched by Bob and Eva Martin! We’re so grateful for your support. Thank you for stepping up to protect the lands and waters that make Sonoma County home. Your generosity fuels a healthier future and moves us toward our $1.8M year-end goal!
King Tides are back on Dec. 4–5 and Jan. 2–3. These powerful tides give us a glimpse of our future shoreline and help us plan for sea-level rise and a changing climate. Learn more about how you can create a record of these changes at www.coastal.ca.gov/kingtides/pa...
It's Giving Tuesday! Your gift to Sonoma Land Trust today will be generously matched dollar-for-dollar by long-time donors, Bob and Eva Martin. Please double your impact and help us meet this $100,000 match opportunity. ow.ly/qZnI50XANPl
It's Giving Tuesday! Your gift to Sonoma Land Trust today will be generously matched dollar-for-dollar by long-time donors, Bob and Eva Martin. Please double your impact and help us meet this $100,000 match opportunity. ow.ly/y0w750XANHZ
It's Giving Tuesday! Your gift to Sonoma Land Trust today will be generously matched dollar-for-dollar by long-time donors, Bob and Eva Martin. Please double your impact and help us meet this $100,000 match opportunity.
give.sonomalandtrust.org/campaign/736...
