LandPaths or Land Partners through stewardship is an organization formed in 1996 to foster a love of the land in

Sonoma County, California Sonoma County ( ) is a county located in the U.S. state of California. As of the 2020 United States census, its population was 488,863. Its seat of government and largest city is Santa Rosa. Sonoma County comprises the Santa Rosa-Petaluma ...

. The organization owns open space preserves throughout Sonoma County, and encourages outdoor experiences where people can learn to understand and appreciate natural environments.

Locations

* Andy’s Unity Park Community Garden in southwest

Santa Rosa, California Santa Rosa (Spanish language, Spanish for "Rose of Lima, Saint Rose") is a city in and the county seat of Sonoma County, California, Sonoma County, in the North Bay (San Francisco Bay Area), North Bay region of the San Francisco Bay Area, Bay A ...

* Bayer Farm in the Roseland neighborhood of Santa Rosa * Rancho Mark West learning environment with organic garden, historic barn, creek, and demonstration forest in the hills above Santa Rosa * Bohemia Ecological Preserve in the western hills of

Occidental, California Occidental is a census-designated place (CDP) in Sonoma County, California, United States. The population was 1,132 at the 2020 census, up from 1,115 at the 2010 census. History Founded in 1876, Occidental was a stop on the North Pacific Coast ...

Grove of Old Trees The Grove of Old Trees is a open space reserve forest of mostly second growth Sequoia sempervirens, coast redwood trees on a broad, flat ridgetop west of Occidental, California. Location Stewarded and owned by LandPaths for more than 20 year ...

west of Occidental *

Ocean Song Ocean Song is a ridge-top preserve overlooking the Pacific coast in western Sonoma County, California. The preserve encompasses approximately of grasslands with mixed oak woodlands. Since acquiring the property in 2019, LandPaths has been cle ...

in western Sonoma County * Riddell Preserve of diverse habitat above the west

Dry Creek valley Dry Creek Valley is an American Viticultural Area (AVA) in Sonoma County, California, located northwest of the town of Healdsburg. It was established on August 3, 1983 by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms (ATF), Treasury after rev ...

Healdsburg, California Healdsburg is a city located in Sonoma County, California, United States. At the 2020 census, the city had a population of 11,340. Healdsburg is centered on a 19th-century plaza. History Early inhabitants of the local area included the Pomo ...

Fitch Mountain Fitch may refer to: Family name * Fitch (surname), family name of English origin Places In Antarctica: * Fitch Glacier In Australia: * Mount Fitch, Northern Territory, former uranium mining site In the United States: * Fitch Creek, P ...

open space preserve on Fitch Mountain, owned by the City of Healdsburg and stewarded by LandPaths * Healdsburg Ridge Open Space Preserve of

wetland A wetland is a distinct semi-aquatic ecosystem whose groundcovers are flooded or saturated in water, either permanently, for years or decades, or only seasonally. Flooding results in oxygen-poor ( anoxic) processes taking place, especially ...

oak woodland An oak woodland is a plant community with a tree canopy dominated by oaks (''Quercus spp.''). In terms of canopy closure, oak woodlands are intermediate between oak savanna, which is more open, and oak forest, which is more closed. Although the c ...

chaparral Chaparral ( ) is a shrubland plant plant community, community found primarily in California, southern Oregon, and northern Baja California. It is shaped by a Mediterranean climate (mild wet winters and hot dry summers) and infrequent, high-intens ...

, and

grassland A grassland is an area where the vegetation is dominance (ecology), dominated by grasses (Poaceae). However, sedge (Cyperaceae) and rush (Juncaceae) can also be found along with variable proportions of legumes such as clover, and other Herbaceo ...

s owned by the City of Healdsburg and stewarded by LandPaths

Activities

LandPaths' public outings visit and enjoy the open spaces, farms and parks-in-development that have been protected by Sonoma County Agricultural Preservation and Open Space District. The LandPaths outdoor day camp provides Santa Rosa elementary school students the opportunity to engage in nature walks, hikes, journaling, and observations of natural processes, plant life, and animal life in local open spaces. LandPaths' Owl Camp host hundreds of children aged 6 to 13 each summer at Rancho Mark West. Older children are encouraged to participate in

kayaking Kayaking is the use of a kayak for moving over water. It is distinguished from canoeing by the sitting position of the paddler and the number of blades on the paddle. A kayak is a low-to-the-water, canoe-like boat in which the paddler sits fac ...

and

backpacking Backpacking may refer to: * Backpacking (travel), low-cost, independent, international travel * Backpacking (hiking), trekking and camping overnight in the wilderness * Ultralight backpacking, a style of wilderness backpacking with an emphasis on ...

Treks for Teens.

Teenager Adolescence () is a transitional stage of human physical and psychological development that generally occurs during the period from puberty to adulthood (typically corresponding to the age of majority). Adolescence is usually associated wi ...

s are encouraged to become stewards of the land removing

invasive plants An invasive species is an introduced species that harms its new environment. Invasive species adversely affect habitats and bioregions, causing ecological, environmental, and/or economic damage. The term can also be used for native species ...

, repairing trails, helping to reduce fire risks, planting

oak An oak is a hardwood tree or shrub in the genus ''Quercus'' of the beech family. They have spirally arranged leaves, often with lobed edges, and a nut called an acorn, borne within a cup. The genus is widely distributed in the Northern Hemisp ...

s, and cleaning up creeks.

References

External links

* {{official website, www.landpaths.org Nature conservation organizations based in the United States Environmental organizations based in the San Francisco Bay Area