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
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.
SEC’s Education Program Manager to be Incoming Chair of Sonoma Environmental Education Collaborative (SEEC)
Tony Passantino, SEC’s Education Program Manager will be the Chair of Sonoma Environmental Education Collaborative’s (SEEC) steering committee starting in January 2024.
Understanding the Connection Between Surface Water, Groundwater, and the Environment with Caitlin Cornwall
Caitlin Cornwall is a Senior Project Manager at Sonoma Ecology Center. She also serves on the Sonoma Valley Groundwater Sustainability Agency Advisory Committee. She is a proponent of managing a sustainable water supply by creating or recreating low flat places that slow the flow of surface water, so it can sink or seep into the ground and naturally recharge aquifers.
Learn of Our Partnership with the Mishewal-Wappo Tribe at Sugarloaf
Desi Harp, our Educator and Events Assistant at Sugarloaf Ridge State Park, describes doing traditional Wappo ceremonies at Sugarloaf as "one of the most impactful things that I have done in my life."Sonoma Ecology Center recognizes that our work is done on the...
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