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Volunteering in the New Year

As 2020 begins, we invite you to look to the wonderful community around you for ways to connect and give back. Sonoma Ecology Center does meaningful work throughout Sonoma Valley, providing volunteer opportunities galore. Come join us for any of the following and reap...

It’s Pruning Time at Sonoma Garden Park

January is the best time for pruning, and Sonoma Garden Park has many trees, bushes and ornamentals still needing attention. Would you like to join our wonderful staff and volunteers in finishing up this rewarding work? If so, below are three options for joining the...

Council Approves SGP Master Plan Update

We are grateful to the Sonoma City Council for unanimously approving our Sonoma Garden Park Master Plan Update at its Dec. 2 meeting, capping a long process in updating the blueprint to this beloved park’s future. Thank you also to the Sonoma Planning Commission, city...

We Are Looking for a Few Good Volunteers

Martin Luther King, Jr. said that “Everybody can be great … because anybody can serve.” We couldn’t agree more, and find that giving time to our community is the most rewarding thing a person can do. For Sonoma Valley residents looking to make their community a...

Three Ways You Can Help Fight Invasive Weeds

Every spring, your local ecologists at Sonoma Ecology Center take on a persistent problem that threatens native species throughout Sonoma Valley and California: invasive weeds From French broom to yellow star-thistle, these non-natives displace California’s native...

Next Post-Fire Peril: Erosion

October’s wildfires burned almost 30 percent of Sonoma Valley. While occasional fire is largely beneficial to land in its natural state, these huge uncontrolled fires threatened Sonoma Valley’s watershed with toxic ash and debris – an issue we’ve been tackling – as...