Sonoma Botanical Garden (SBG), in partnership with Sonoma Ecology Center and Habitat Corridor Project, has proudly announced our dynamic, new collaboration to design and establish a leading-edge California native plant demonstration garden at SBG. The project aims to...
We are delighted to announce that Sonoma Ecology Center was recently approved for two CAL FIRE Green Schoolyards planning grants to prepare designs for greening 12 elementary school campuses in the Bay Area. In collaboration with our partners, we will design plans to...
Together with the City of Sonoma, we are partnering with Perennial Grazing to bring grazers to Montini Open Space Preserve from June 2-12, 2023. By grazing at the Preserve, the sheep will perform much-needed fire fuel reduction work. The method, developed in South...
After 9 years managing Vineyards in Sonoma and Napa counties, Lauren Claussen came to Sonoma Ecology Center as our new Restoration Project Manager. To get to know Lauren better, she has kindly answered for us some questions about her path to this position. Tell us...
Nathanson Creek Detention Basin after the storm on January 9, 2023. Good news as a result of these recent storms! Given the current trajectory, we may be coming out of the drought here in Sonoma County. Sonoma Ecology Center Senior Scientist, Steven Lee, is optimistic...
SEC Restoration technicians Alex Kaste and Kurtis McIntyer carrying out a conservation burn — a special method of burning that reduces smoke pollution and produces biochar at the Conservation Burn and Burn Alternatives Workshop. Técnicos de Restauración con SEC Alex...