About LandPaths
LandPaths is an environmental education and conservation leader with the mission to foster a love of the land in Sonoma County. We believe everyone should have access to the awe and inspiration of nature.
Annually, we engage thousands of participants like you in joyful, caring, and transformative relationship with the land. We do this mainly through creative outings led in both English and Spanish, environmental education, nature camps, and people-powered land stewardship of local open spaces.
Land Acknowledgement
Our community gardens, office, and preserves throughout Sonoma County are located on the ancestral homelands of the Pomo, Coast Miwok, Kashia Band of Pomo Indians, Dry Creek Rancheria Band of Pomo Indians, and the Wappo people, past, present, and future. We recognize them as the First Peoples and the First Stewards of this land.

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Community Care
Growing Community with Nature
Wildfires, flooding, and other challenges have dramatically increased globally and locally because of human-caused climate change. Reciprocal and joyful relationships between people and the land is a solution to climate disruption. From volunteer land stewardship days to community gatherings in local open spaces, you’ll find a range of creative, impactful opportunities to participate with LandPaths and make a difference.

Featured Outings
Self Guided Adventure at Rancho Mark West
- Day: Sunday, August 3
- Time: 9am – 2pm
- Place: Rancho Mark West, Santa Rosa
- Cost: Free!
Join LandPaths and our partner at Sonoma County Ag + Open Space for a free, self-guided adventure at Rancho Mark West. The first Saturday and Sunday of the month, Rancho Mark West will be open to the public from 9am to 2pm, please arrive by 2pm latest and return to your cars by no later than 3:30pm.
Sign UpVolunteer Forestry and Plants Out of Place Removal Day at Riddell Preserve
- Day: Saturday, August 9
- Time: 9am – 1pm
- Place: Riddell Preserve, Healdsburg
Golden Hour Hike at Lafferty Ranch
- Day: Sunday, August 17
- Time: 6pm – 8:30pm
- Place: Lafferty Ranch, Petaluma
Volunteer Burn Unit Prep at Ocean Song-Myers Preserve
- Day: Saturday, August 23
- Time: 9am – 1pm
- Place: Ocean Song-Myers Preserve, Occidental
Come on out to beautiful Ocean Song/Myers Preserve and help us tend the land! Volunteer land stewardship days are the best opportunity to experience the land at Ocean Song as it remains closed to public access. In stewarding the land in common purpose, we help to maintain healthy habitats, reduce the chances of catastrophic fire, and build a community connected with place. We have tasks for all skill levels and abilities.
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Stories of Impact
Why Do We Conduct Prescribed Burns?
May 29, 2025

Reflections from Jim & Betty Doerksen, Land Partners at Rancho Mark West
February 14, 2025
Tags: Doerksen, Fire Recovery, Glass Fire, Land Partner, rancho mark west
Jim and Betty Doerksen purchased Rancho Mark West in 1967. The Doerksens have worked tirelessly, planting upwards of “one million trees,” according to Jim. They also started […]

Volunteer Spotlight: Carol Carr, Wildlife Corridor Project
February 10, 2025
Tags: growing community with nature, stewardship, Volunteer, volunteer spotlight, wildlife cameras
After the Glass fire in 2020, Carol Carr was looking for ways to make a difference in her community by helping out with fire recovery efforts. Her […]
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