Caitlin is a Senior Project Manager at Sonoma Ecology Center. This January, it became official that 650 acres of the Sonoma Developmental Center (SDC) has been transferred to California State Parks. For decades, Sonoma Ecology Center has advocated for a vision for the...
As part of our mission to steward the biodiversity of Sonoma Valley, Sonoma Ecology Center, along with partners from California Department of Fish & Wildlife (CDFW), U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS), and UC Berkeley Botanical Garden conducted a site visit...
Maria with an invasive Red-eared Slider Pond Turtle, captured in a Turtle Trapping-Live Capture and Release Survey for Western Pond Turtle Conservation in Sacramento. Sugarloaf Ridge State Park is home to a network of more than 215 volunteers. These volunteers make...
To further evaluate the environmental impact of creating biochar, Sonoma Ecology Center recently took part in a team that conducted emissions tests on three different methods of burning surplus forestry (waste) material: the conservation burn technique, a flame-cap...
A three-time Enviroleader alumna of Sonoma Ecology Center, Ava Castro recently joined Sonoma Ecology Center’s Board of Directors. We sat down with Ava to hear her perspective on the role of regenerative thinking in environmental work, and what she hopes to bring to...
Tony Passantino, our Education Program Manager. Tony Passantino, SEC’s Education Program Manager will be the Chair of Sonoma Environmental Education Collaborative’s (SEEC) steering committee starting in January 2024. This position is a 2-year, rotating position. ...
