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Our True Nature Festival

Join us on Saturday, August 15 for an unforgettable day at Bohemia Ecological Preserve, tucked into the hills of West County on Bohemian Highway between Monte Rio and Occidental! Featuring live music, hikes, art, cold drinks, dinner for purchase from Rancho Medrano, and everything that makes it feel like summertime. All proceeds benefit LandPaths.

 

Initiatives

Rooting Youth in Nature

From environmental education at Title 1 schools to weeklong nature camps, we reduce barriers and expand opportunities so that more youth are able to experience wonder, joy, awe, belonging, and connection with the natural world.

Branching Out Conservation for Everyone

We expand and grow the number of people who benefit from healthy land, understand the value of nature, and want to care for the land that gives so much back to us.

Community Care

Growing Community with Nature

Reciprocal and joyful relationships between people and the land are crucial to healthy communities. From volunteer grassland restoration and good fire days to community gatherings in local open spaces, you’ll find a range of opportunities to tend the land and make a difference.

Featured Outings

Stewarding Resilient Forests at Bohemia Ecological Preserve

  • Day: Saturday, August 8
  • Time: 9am – 1pm
  • Place: Bohemia Ecological Preserve, Occidental

 

We invite you to join us in caring for the beautiful lands of Sonoma County on this forestry day. Tending to our forests is vital for habitat creation and retention, ecosystem biodiversity, wildfire resilience, and most important, it’s fun! Our goals include learning how to gauge forest health, how to safely prune and fell trees, how to build burn piles, species identification, and a deepening of our relationship with the land.

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Garden Day at Ocean Song Preserve

  • Day: Sunday, August 16
  • Time: 10:30 – 3pm (including optional hike)
  • Place: Ocean Song Preserve, Occidental

Please join us to tend the pollinator and habitat garden at Ocean Song-Myers Preserve in Occidental! Volunteer land stewardship days like this are a good way to experience the preserve, which is closed to public access. Activities depend on the season, and might include pruning, mulching, mowing or other seasonal needs. Your ability will guide the task! The day will be led by by volunteer garden steward Jan Lochner. We are thankful to her for alll the work she does, along with dedicated volunteers like you, to maintain this iconic garden!

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Summer Morning Hike at Lafferty Ranch

  • Day: Saturday, August 22
  • Time: 9am – 11:30am
  • Location: Lafferty Ranch, Petaluma

Perennial creeks become wildlife havens during the dry season at Lafferty Ranch Open Space on upper Sonoma Mountain. Join docent Larry Modell, a long-time advocate for public open space, to explore this unique property and discuss its future. The 270-acre Lafferty Ranch property is the only publicly-owned land on the west side of Sonoma Mountain, and access is made possible thanks to the City of Petaluma and Landpaths. The hiking terrain ranges from broad, gentle meadows to steep challenging hillsides with a narrow path and a total elevation gain of 500’.

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Harvest Festival at Bayer Farm

  • Day: Saturday, September 26
  • Time: 10am – 3pm
  • Location: Bayer Farm, Santa Rosa

The Harvest Festival is back! Join us for a day of fun, community, and nature in the city at our community garden in Roseland! Free and family friendly! For sponsorship opportunities, contact Development Director Frances Lee at frances@landpaths.org or (707) 544-7284.

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LandPaths Featured in The Guardian!

August 12, 2026

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LandPaths was featured on the front page of The Guardian US on August 12, 2026! The story by Shandra Back focuses on our team, including New Audiences […]

Craig “Sven” Anderson Announces Retirement as Executive Director of LandPaths

July 11, 2026

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After 29 years of service — including the past three as Executive Director of External Affairs alongside co-director Lee Hackeling — Craig “Sven” Anderson will retire from […]

A $4.9 million grant to the Environmental Education Pathways Project expands access to high-quality environmental education for Title I students in Sonoma County.  

May 22, 2026

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LandPaths is proud to be one of 13 local organizations providing high-quality, environmental education in Sonoma County as part of the Environmental Education Pathways Project established by […]

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