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For Land and Community
Established in 1996, LandPaths is a nonprofit community conservation organization with the mission of fostering a love of the land in Sonoma County.
Diverse by design, we achieve this through three core initiatives:
- Rooting youth in nature
- Branching out conservation for everyone
- Growing community with nature
Our Initiatives
Get Kids Outside
Rooting Youth in Nature
Play in nature reduces stress, promotes healthy sleep, enhances creativity and self-respect in children. Learning in nature has been proven to improve academic achievement, problem solving, social awareness and enthusiasm for school.
We reduce the barriers and expand opportunities to get outside so that more children can reap the benefits found in nature.
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Branching Out Conservation for Everyone
We expand the percentage of people in Sonoma County who benefit from healthy land, understand the value of nature, and cultivate a sense of reciprocity with the environment. We welcome new perspectives and believe it is our job to expand the conservation movement to the larger community.
Community Care
Growing Community with Nature
As we face a climate crisis, LandPaths more than ever believes in the importance of forging essential connections between people and the land. From stewardship opportunities to multi-day treks across the land to community gardens and collective gatherings in nature, we address community care from many angles. Every one equally important.
Featured Outings
Spring Break Nature Camp
March 16 to 20 2020 ; 9am to 3pm
Leaders: LandPaths youth programs staff
$300 with scholarships available based on need
Spring Break Nature Camp is a day camp open to young people aged 6 to 12. Modeled after our award-winning environmantal education program, In Our Own Backyard (IOOBY), spring break campers will learn and play while exploring the rich environment of Rancho Mark West.
Click here to sign upStewardship Day at Grove of Old Trees
Thursday, January 16; 9am to 1pm
Lend a hand to ensure that this unique wild space continues to be a healthy and flourishing habitat for our native plants and animals, as well as a place for our human community to gather and find solace in the majesty of the redwood forest.
Click here to sign upStewardship Workday at Ocean Song Preserve
Thursday, January 31; 9am to 1pm
Come lend a hand at LandPaths’ newest preserve! With it’s beautiful native grasslands, lush gardens, oak woodlands, and views for miles, Ocean Song is an ecological and cultural treasure.
Click here to sign upVamos Afuera: Aprendamos a Crear un Diario de la Naturaleza
Sábado, 15 de febrero; 1pm to 4:30pm
¿Quiéres apreciar la naturaleza con una perspectiva diferente? ¿Quiéres observar, comprender y grabar más del vibrante mundo que te rodea? Este taller divertido te enseñará las herramientas utilizadas por los mejores naturalistas de todos los tiempos. Usando lápices y un cuaderno de campo, crearemos dibujos y tomaremos notas de nuestros encuentros con la fascinante biodiversidad de la Laguna de Santa Rosa y señalando el arroyo Irwin.
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Stories from the Field
LandPaths’ Inspired Forward Gets High School Students Outside, Studying Biology, and Connecting with Nature at Shell Beach
January 22, 2020
Tags: Climate Change, Inspired Forward, NGSS, Ocean, Rooting Youth in Nature, Teens
Harbor seals resting on rocks and playing in the waves. Sea birds soaring across an azure sky broken by clouds. Wait, wait! Look! Is that a whale …
A Day of Salamanders, Songs, and Fun at Rancho Mark West
January 21, 2020
Tags: family friendly, rancho mark west, Rooting Youth in Nature
After a long stretch of cold winter weather, a dozen families got to stretch out and run around in nature with LandPaths last Sunday. It was a …
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Mushroom Madness at Riddell Preserve
January 13, 2020
Tags: branching out conservation for everyone, forage, fungi, mushrooms, outings, riddell preserve
This weekend, 20 people headed out with LandPaths into the beautiful wilds of Riddell Preserve for a morning of mushroom foraging. For beginner and experienced mycologists alike, …
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