The Sonoma Climate Mobilization Strategy, adopted by the Sonoma County Regional Climate Protection Authority (RCPA) in 2021, maps out an ambitious set of initiatives to achieve a goal of carbon neutrality in Sonoma County by 2030. [...]
Working on the Santa Rosa Southeast Greenway Campaign for over a decade has broadened my appreciation of how much foresight, time, community support, and funding go into the many parks and open spaces that we enjoy here in Sonoma County. [...]
“Peter! Peter! Peter!” The familiar call grabbed my attention, and I jumped up from my desk to investigate. Through our second-floor window, I watched a small gray bird with a perky crest stand tall on a branch and disappear into the nest box I’d installed on a tree trunk two years earlier. [...]
Spring is here! It’s a great time to get outside and discover the Greenway on foot while it’s green. Do you know which creeks cross the Greenway and where features such as trails, community gardens, and mixed-use housing might be in the future? [...]
A new coalition of Santa Rosa residents is organizing around the vision of a low-stress bicycle network connecting all corners of Santa Rosa. This network will be built out of bike routes that are safe and welcoming for riders of all ages and abilities [...]
Sonoma County's beautiful landscape is enhanced every spring by gorgeous displays of wildflowers. Sonoma County’s Regional Parks offer some of the best opportunities to see a variety of wildflowers in bloom [...]
The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) recently released a report with a stark warning: every part of the world is already facing the impacts of climate change, and these impacts are more severe than expected. However, we still have a chance to prevent much more severe impacts by halving greenhouse gas emissions and scaling up adaptation [...]
While walking in Spring Lake Regional Park near the proposed Southeast Greenway on a recent morning, I was sharing my knowledge of the history of this land and the indigenous people who lived here with a friend, one of the founding members of the Greenway Campaign. She asked how I had learned this? [...]
In California Arbor Day is celebrated on Luther Burbank's birthday, March 7th. Arbor Day—which literally translates to “tree” day from the Latin origin of the word arbor—is a holiday that celebrates the planting, upkeep, and preservation of trees. [...]
Spring is here! It’s a great time to get outside and enjoy the Greenway while it’s green. Do you know which creeks cross the Greenway and where features such as trails, community gardens, and mixed-use housing might be located in the future? [...]