Meet LandPaths - Sharing Our Love Of Nature Every Step Of The Way

Meet LandPaths - Sharing Our Love Of Nature Every Step Of The Way


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Position Summary
LandPaths seeks an energetic and creative person to serve as the Bayer Farm Garden Assistant. The Garden Assistant will assist in the day-to-day operations of LandPaths' Bayer Farm program, specifically ensuring that the garden is maintained to foster use and interaction with the community.

LandPaths is a Sonoma County-based nonprofit organization dedicated to fostering a love of the land through public access, stewardship and environmental education programs. LandPaths staff and volunteers work with public agencies, community groups, individuals and other nonprofits in order to accomplish this mission. LandPaths includes 10 staff and 7 board members.

Skills
The qualified applicant will have the following:
• College or relevant work experience
• Fully Bilingual Spanish/English written and verbal
• Detail-oriented
• Well-organized
• Problem-solving skills
• Strong computer skills, knowledge of Excel, Word, Email
• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• Strong people skills
• Community-focused
• Familiarity with Organic Gardening and interest in getting hands dirty
• Desire for collaborative work environment, while able to work independently
• Ability to manage multiple variables, busy work environment
• Flexibility in scheduling, including weekends
• Interest in, and enthusiasm for, Bayer Farm and the LandPaths mission
• Experience working with volunteers a plus
• Experience working with children a plus

Specific Duties Include (training for certain tasks will be available):
• Coordination and management of community and teaching gardens at Bayer Farm
• Lead and coordinate volunteers and visitors including school groups and volunteer workdays
• Facilitate educational visits with school groups
• Coordinate the planting and harvesting schedule with the volunteer schedule
• Communicate with community gardeners and volunteers by email/phone, signs and in-person
• Maintain irrigation lines and garden beds, and oversee composting and related processes
• Assist with targeted outreach and advertising
• Responsible for (including coordinating volunteers to help with) small repairs


Compensation: Salary commensurate with experience (range $12 to $17 hourly); average 20 hours per week.

To Apply: Interested applicants should send a brief cover letter and resume, postmarked by Tuesday, September 7, 2010 to: Magdalena@LandPaths.org (electronic submissions preferred) or LandPaths ~ attn Magdalena, P.O. Box 4648, Santa Rosa, CA 95402-4648

COMMUNITY MEETING #1 / JUNTA COMUNITARIA #1

Thursday, August 19th / Jueves 19 de Agosto
6pm-8pm

SANTA ROSA VETERANS MEMORIAL HALL | EL EDIFICIO DE LOS VETERANOS

1351 Maple Avenue, Santa Rosa

DEVELOPING THE TAYLOR MOUNTAIN VISION: Celebrating and Protecting the Natural Wonders of Taylor Mountain

Join us and be a part of the master plan process. The County is beginning work on the long term planning for Taylor Mountain. Learn about this important resource in Sonoma County and help shape its future.

  • Explore potential uses
  • Review goals & objectives
  • Learn about the site's features

For more information on the planning process:

For more information on the Taylor Mountain permit program,


DESARROLLANDO LA VISIÓN DE TAYLOR MOUNTAIN: CELEBRANDO Y PROTEGIENDO LAS MARAVILLAS NATURALES DE TAYLOR MOUNTAIN

Acompáñenos y participe en la elaboración del plan maestro. El Condado está comenzando el trabajo de la planificación de largo plazo de Taylor Mountain. Infórmese de este recurso importante en el Condado de Sonoma y ayude a determinar su futuro.

  • Entérese sobre las características del lugar
  • Hable sobre las metas y los objetivos
  • Examine posibles usos

Para más información:

Meeting sponsors:

Sonoma County Agricultural Preservation & Open Space District

 

 

 

Sonoma County Regional Parks


 

 

Related Documents

Acrobat (PDF) Document

Taylor Mountain Community meeting 1
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LandPaths invites the kids to Owl Camp this summer!

Owl Camp is a nature-based day camp full of magic and inspiration for kids aged 5-12 (must have gone through Kindergarten).   Thanks to the Sunrise Rotary Club for helping to support Owl Camp!  A few spaces are left in upcoming one-week sessions.  Sign up now!

Activities include: storytelling, tracking, creek exploration, swimming, music, keeping a nature journal, building things from nature, learning bird calls, hiking, canoeing, exploring redwood & salmon habitat, organic gardening.

Camp is located in Northeast Santa Rosa, off St. Helena Road on a 120-acre preserve with a pristine creek, pond, redwood forest and miles of trails all ready for exploring.

Three themed sessions for summer 2010: (click the links below for more details and to register)

- July 12-16: "Nature Skills & Secrets"

- July 19-23: "Native Eyes"

- July 26-30: "Ecology camp"

$200/child. Monday thru Friday 9:00AM-3:00P. There will be 26 student maximum per week.

Potential for an overnight (for an extra fee) on Thursday night for older kids.

For more information and to sign up, contact: Meg Hamill, Camp Director meg@landpaths.org, 707-544-7284 ext. 15

 

Bayer Farm was one of over 600 gardens planted on May 15/16 as part of the 350 Garden Challenge, a grassroots effort to highlight existing and inspire new edible, waterwise landscapes across Sonoma County.  Projects included over one hundred wine barrel "salsa gardens" in low-income households, lawn-to-food transformations, and a container garden at the board of supervisors' office.

For more on the success of this effort, ongoing goals, or if you haven't yet registered your garden, visit iGROW Sonoma http://www.igrowsonoma.org/350_garden_challenge or click here for Press Democrat coverage.  

 

Stay in touch with LandPaths! We're now on Facebook and Twitter.  Be the first to know about outings, events, and the latest news.

 

Facebook - Become a LandPaths fan on Facebook and keep up with the latest from Sonoma County's Big Outside! - http://www.facebook.com/LandPaths

 

Twitter- Follow us on Twitter and get real-time updates from LandPaths programs & properties - http://twitter.com/landpaths

 

Email eNewsletter
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Quarterly Printed Newsletter
These newsletters are sent via the mail every three months. Please click here to request a printed newsletter subscription.

Hike, bike or horseback ride at the new 1,100 acre Taylor Mountain Open Space Preserve in Santa Rosa - soon to be our newest Regional Park.  Free permits available during park planning process.  Simply attend a 1 hour orientation on the property.   

Permit orientations available in both English and Spanish.  Click here for upcoming dates in May and June.

Another open space purchased by your Sonoma County Agricultural Preservation & Open Space District.


Spring is the perfect time to explore our local farms.  Join us for three new evening farm tours this spring - a chance to see local food up close and take a short hike all in one evening!  On April 29th we'll take in the "Orchards & Birds on Story Creek" near Healdsburg; on May 5th we'll feature the "Omnivore's Solution" near Petaluma, and on May 13 we'll explore nexus of "Nature & Agriculture" near Sebastopol. Use the links below to request space(s) or more information...see you on the farm!

April 29: Orchards & Birds on Story Creek - Join us for a tour of Terry & Carolyn Harrison's bucolic farm west of Healdsburg. Terry, local president of the Community Alliance of Family Farmers (CAFF), will share insights and stories from his 35+ years on the property growing local food and caring for the land. We'll top off our evening with short hike up to the ridge for views, a picnic dinner, and evening birding. Click here to request space.

May 5: The Omnivore's Solution: Tara Firma Farm Tour & Hike - Get up close and personal with organic vegetable and meat production in Petaluma. Inspired by Michael Pollen's "The Omnivore's Dilemma," Tara Smith started Tara Firma Farm and CSA. With a conservation easement from the District, the farm also has plans for a 2.5 mile public trail. Click here to request space.

Read more about Tara Firma in the Press Democrat.

May 13: Nature & Agriculture on Duckworth Ranch -Where can you find plum trees, hay fields, chickens, river otters, and relic black oak forest - just outside Sebastopol?  Part of the Nahmens conservation easement from your County Agricultural Preservation & Open Space District, Duckworth ranch produces local food AND stewards the land.  We'll talk with Lorri as we walk, keeping watch for bitterns and bobcats on this first ever public tour of the ranchClick here to request space.


 

Rivers Of A Lost Coast

On April 7, Sonoma County Conservation Action will be showing Rivers of a Lost Coast, a movie about the historic Salmon runs and amazing fisheries resource of Sonoma County and the Northern California Coast. There is a $10 cost for this special 6:30 p.m. screening at the Rialto Cinema (551 Summerfield Road, Santa Rosa) and the evening will also include a raffle, silent auction, and a guest speaker.

LandPaths is proud to support SCCA's efforts to highlight concerns about declining salmon runs from an angler's perspective. The movie is narrated by Tom Skerritt, from A River Runs Through It, and explores an important part of local history from the turn of the 20th Century to the present day. Unfortunately, by the early 1980s, the Golden State’s coastal fisheries found themselves caught in a spiraling decline. As California searched for its disappearing salmon and steelhead, these fly fishers foraged for their souls.

Climate Protection Campaign

Please join the Climate Protection Campaign on Wednesday, March 31 from 5:30-7:30 p.m. for a community gathering to discuss “green” electricity. Renata Brillinger of the Climate Protection Campaign will describe Sonoma County efforts to green our electric supply and the impact of Proposition 16 - if passed. LandPaths is excited to partner with the Climate Protection Campaign in implementing their Community Climate Action Plan because we need a stable climate in order for healthy lands to exist.

This event is a follow-up to CPC's very successful community forum on February 24and will take place at the Glaser Center, 547 Mendocino Avenue, in downtown Santa Rosa. Please feel free to invite others to this community gathering. If you have announcements you'd like to make or any questions about the event, please contact Lora Neffson 525-1665 x114 or lora@climateprotectioncampaign.org.

Join us for three new outings this spring:

March 27: Local artist Mario Uribe shares one of his latest creations - Poppy Creek inspired art to be installed at the Redwood Shopping Center located at the corner of Steele Lane and Mendocino Avenue in the Junior College neighborhood. Art like this-- place-based and nature inspired-- can raise awareness about the presence of nature in our city and its importance. LandPaths worked with the City and community members to raise awareness of Poppy Creek as it threads through the JC neighborhood. Mario's art project is one result of this effort.  Click here to request space.

April 10: Enjoy a fresh approach to the outdoors as we join Sonoma County's own and nationally known artist and teacher Brooks Anderson to see, experience, and portray nature in a new and beautiful way. This unique workshop is open to any experience level working in pastel, watercolor, acrylic, or oil paint. Improve your skills or simply experience a new place and perspective.  Click here to request space.

April 15: Tour the Santa Rosa Southeast Greenway, a nearly two-mile stretch of Caltrans-owned open space between Montgomery High School and Spring Lake Park.  These 45+ acres were formerly slated as an extension of Hwy 12. Learn more about a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to create a new community vision for this land.  Click here to request space.

 


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