Una actualización sobre la hoja de preguntas frecuentes sobre programación de verano y campamentos

April 14, 2020

Queridas familias, Las últimas semanas de aplanar la curva de casos de Covid-19 no han sido fáciles, ya que muchos de nosotros con las responsabilidades de trabajo […]

An Update About Summer Programming and Camps FAQ sheet

April 14, 2020

Dear Families, The last few weeks of flattening the curve haven’t been easy as many of us juggle work and parenting responsibilities, or the financial challenge of […]

Neighborhood Nature: Find Your Sit Spot

April 9, 2020

By Jamie Nakama, Youth Programs Manager This is an activity that we do with elementary-aged students as part of our environmental education program IOOBY. A “sit spot” […]

Tags: hidden nature, iooby, Rooting Youth in Nature, sit spot

LandPaths receives a nearly $2.5 million grant from the California Department of Fish and Wildlife to purchase Myers property adjacent to Ocean Song Preserve in West Sonoma County.

April 9, 2020

The grant will enable the historic reunification and protection of nearly 800 acres of coastal ranchlands in West Sonoma County and create a walking/hiking connection from the […]

Aventuras en cuervos, canto de pájaros y compostaje

April 6, 2020

Durante las próximas semanas, mientras todxs nos refugiamos en lugar el condado de Sonoma, compartimos historias alentadoras del personal de LandPaths sobre cómo están descubriendo la naturaleza oculta y no tan […]

A Message from Executive Director Craig Anderson

April 2, 2020

Dear Friends, We miss you.  We miss the hum of activity at a stewardship workday; We miss the morning awkwardness followed by warm, familial feelings in the […]

Adventures in Crows, Bird Calls, and Composting

April 1, 2020

Over the next few weeks, as we all shelter-in-place in Sonoma County, we are sharing uplifting stories from LandPaths’ staff about how they are discovering the hidden […]

Future Stewards of the Earth: McDowell Elementary School Students Get Outside with IOOBY

March 3, 2020

The climate crisis means that a sense of our interconnection with a healthy natural world has never been more crucial. Ideally, this connection and stewardship starts in […]

Tags: Climate Change, environmental education, iooby, mcdowell elementary school, open field farm, petaluma, Rooting Youth in Nature, stewardship, Youth Programs

Stewardship, Joy, and Gratitude at LandPaths’ First Volunteer Stewardship Workday at Ocean Song Preserve

February 20, 2020

Set to a soundtrack of soothing ocean waves rising from the Sonoma Coast below, LandPaths’ hosted our first stewardship workday of 2020 in January at Ocean Song […]

Tags: Ocean Song, stewardship, Volunteer

Stewarding Forests through a Fire Ecology Lens

November 20, 2019

Increasingly severe fires, flooding, and drought have left us without a doubt: We are in a climate emergency. According to the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, we […]

Tags: fire ecology, grove of old trees, resilience, riddell preserve, stewardship, workshops

Bayer Farm Pop-Up Halloween Adventure Day and Camp

November 2, 2019

As we reeled from the mass upheaval of the Kincade fire in late October, LandPaths jumped into action. Your whole-hearted generosity, as a donor and friend, made […]

Tags: Bayer Farm, Community Garden, Nature Camp, Rooting Youth in Nature, Youth Programs

LandPaths Protects Ocean Song

November 1, 2019

The iconic 421-acre property has a legacy of rural, wild, and agricultural heritage, and environmental education.   LandPaths announced the acquisition of Ocean Song, a 421-acre property, of […]

Tags: carbon sink, environmental education, Hiking, Ocean Song, Protected Land, Recreation