Who We Are
Since 1990, Sonoma Ecology Center has worked to increase appreciation and stewardship of Sonoma Valley’s natural heritage and create measurable benefits in areas of land, water, climate change and biodiversity.
Vision
We envision a future where people, land, water, and wildlife thrive.
Mission
Our mission is to work with our community to identify and lead actions that achieve and sustain ecological health in Sonoma Valley.
We host guided hikes, workshops, and educational events throughout Sonoma Valley.
We have launched tendingtheland.org, an easily accessible and comprehensive resource for anyone who stewards land. Tending the Land for Fire Resilience in Sonoma County helps you understand, plan, and execute land stewardship practices in the wider landscape beyond defensible space.
Fire Resiliency Video
How can people, land, water, and wildlife thrive in a fire-adapted landscape? Watch this video on how we keep people safer while supporting our environment.
Learn more about our work on The Ecology Blog
SEC Launches New Capstone Overnight Camping Trips for 5th & 6th Graders
This Spring, Sonoma Ecology Center is thrilled to have launched our new overnight camping opportunity for our 5th grade and 6th grade students at Sugarloaf Ridge State Park. Our pilot overnight campout series this year reached over 350 students, with over 50 students per grade level participating.
New Accessible Ramp Installed at Sugarloaf’s Community Science Office
This Spring, we finished the installation of a new accessible ramp at the Community Science office at Sugarloaf Ridge State Park, which our Senderos Naturales staff and volunteers use for their work. We were able to complete this ramp installation using a grant from the National Environmental Education Foundation (NEEF).
Advancing Environmental Education with Free UC CalNat Course for Local Teachers
In our mission to bring high quality environmental education to all students in Sonoma Valley, Sonoma Ecology Center hosted a UC California Naturalist for Teachers (CalNat) course last Fall to support our Valley’s educators in their environmental education programs. Teachers are now sharing ways that they have been able to use the learnings from the course to improve their environmental instruction.
Propelling the biochar movement forward: A Conversation with SEC’s Biochar Program Manager, Raymond Baltar
Today, we sat down with Raymond Baltar, SEC’s Biochar Program Manager, to better understand how biochar is produced and used in our region and beyond, and what the potential is for more widespread biochar usage.
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