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 Spearheads Seed Collection of the Kenwood Marsh Checkerbloom
As part of our mission to steward the biodiversity of Sonoma Valley, Sonoma Ecology Center, along...
Introducing Maria Mauricio: Our New Sugarloaf Volunteer Coordinator | Presentando a Maria Mauricio: Nuestra Nueva Coordinadora de Voluntarios en Sugarloaf
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...
SEC Conducts Tests to Evaluate the Emissions From Biochar Production in the Field
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...
Former Enviroleader Joins SEC’s Board of Directors
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 SEC as a new member of our Board of Directors.
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