MarCom Call for Volunteers
The MarCom team is looking for people with various skill sets, such as content development, writing/editing, social media, photography, public relations and Wordpress websites [...]
Running for the Future
Hello! Our names are Cameron Guenther and Tomás Mercado. We've been friends since elementary school, and now we're 9th graders at Montgomery High School. We both live close to the Greenway and ever since we heard of it almost 10 years ago, we've been waiting for the day it will open [...]
Funding the Greenway
We have been fundraising for the Greenway’s acquisition since 2017. Still, our Campaign needs to continue raising funds for purchase costs, planning and development of trails and public access, and to ensure we have adequate funds to continue our operations [...]
Can We Drive Less?
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. [...]
Bringing Nature Close to Home
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. [...]
Greenway Feathered Neighbors
“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. [...]
Explore the Greenway on Foot
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? [...]
Discover Bikeable Santa Rosa
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 [...]
Wildflower Wonders
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 [...]
Climate Talk Moves to Climate Action
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 [...]