Join a statewide community – through local campaign efforts – working for a safe, toxic free future! Gain the tools needed to eliminate toxic pesticides from our schools and parks. Thursday, April 12th, from 5:30 to 7:00pm Environmental Center, 55A Ridgway, Santa Rosa Free! Kids are welcome! Hablamos español también Why do we need… Read more »
Proposal: Help us tell the legislators of California that the state’s Healthy Soils Program and the State Water Efficiency and Enhancement Program (SWEEP) deserve more funding! Please take a minute to voice your concern by signing this letter, and show your support so these programs can continue to be funded! SWEEP was very successful in… Read more »
Join us in a community gathering for fire survivors, watershed enthusiasts, and local residents Larkfield Community Garden at Maddox Ranch Park Saturday, Feb 17th from 10:00am to 2:00pm Receive hands on demonstrations of how to: Protect our watershed Hear from local leaders about recovery efforts Enjoy live music and snacks! *** RSVP and SHARE… Read more »
In January 2023, two community groups filed a lawsuit against an environment impact report (EIR) that allows large scale redevelopment at the former Sonoma Developmental Center. The lawsuit seeks to protect wildlife from out-of-scale development and humans from a flawed report on wildfire evacuation. Here is a summary of some key issues.Adjacent to extensive wildland… Read more »
This November, Sonoma County Conservation Action supports Damon Connolly for the 12th Assembly District The 12th district is currently represented by Assemblymember Marc Levine, who chose to not run for re-election and instead threw his hat in the ring for Insurance Commissioner. He lost. But meanwhile, the newly formed 12th Assembly District had moved on… Read more »
SCCA Endorsements 2022 State Legislature US Congress County Supervisor District Attorney Sherriff
The most recent Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) report tells us what we already know: our climate is changing, and local communities like ours are already feeling the sting. We must continue to elect leaders who won’t just play lip service to environmental concerns, but can push past tired excuses to support the… Read more »
By Eve Kahn, Gary Margadant and Michael Allen Last December the California Board of Forestry gutted California’s fire safe road regulations, leaving already vulnerable communities at-risk for future destruction. Perhaps most problematic is the significant reduction in the minimum width of roads. Existing standards require twenty-foot width, while the newly adopted regulations require only… Read more »
