Summer, with longer days and more sun, is finally here. What better time to take part in an activity with our partner, Sonoma Land Trust, on the Southeast Greenway and to help cultivate community and connect more deeply to nature? [...]
On May 3, a beautiful Saturday morning when the marine layer hadn’t yet burned off, 13 volunteers, myself included, gathered on Franquette Avenue at the edge of the Southeast Greenway. The aim: Pick up trash to keep our greenway beautiful [...]
Grupo Folklórico Quetzalén will be part of the talented and diverse entertainment lineup at the third annual Child in the Wild event, taking place on June 1, at Howarth Park in Santa Rosa [...]
If you travel along Summerfield Road, you might have noticed some tree work getting done on the Southeast Greenway in late March. Now that the City of Santa Rosa owns the property, much needed maintenance has begun [...]
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 [...]
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? [...]