Sonoma County Conservation Action is turning 25 this year! To celebrate a quarter of a century of fighting for Sonoma County’s environmental heritage, we celebrated on June 18th with our members and amazing community, we awarded our Environmental Leaders Jared Huffman, US Congress 2nd District, Ted Eliot, former US Ambassador, and Cea Higgins of Surfrider… Read more »
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National Voter Registration Day!
Hello Conservation Action Community! Today we celebrate National Voter Registration Day with a important civic information! First, If you have not registered to vote, and have the capability to do so, we ask that you go to the Secretary of State’s online portal to register today. Now with that out of the way, here… Read more »
SONOMA COUNTY RENEWING & ADDING OPEN SPACE PROTECTIONS
Supervisors Unanimously Approve Community Separator Ballot Measure and Designations . In August 2016 the Sonoma County Board of Supervisors voted 5 – 0 to renew longstanding protections for green buffers between towns and cities for another 20 years with a ballot measure requiring a countywide majority vote in the November General Election. . The Community… Read more »
Big Shoes
By Kerry Fugett, Executive Director Stepping into Dennis Rosatti’s role as Executive Director can certainly be described as “big shoes to fill”. But I am ready for this challenge and am extremely honored and excited for the opportunity to take those shoes and stretch them out. To keep those shoes knocking on 50,000+ doors… Read more »
Upoming Event: SCCA River Float with the Russian River Keeper
Join Conservation Action for a float down the Russian River with Don McEnhill, the Russian Riverkeeper & RiverKeeper Executive Director! Learn about current water and river issues, and how we can do our part to help protect this incredibly valuable resource. Paddle down the beautiful Middle Reach of theRussian River. This remote 6.5… Read more »
Climate Action 2020
What Is It? A County-Wide Climate Action Plan (CAP) that intends to provide a regional framework for addressing climate change. The plan builds on Sonoma County’s historic practice of reducing Green House Emissions through a combination of regional standards and local autonomy. The Climate Action Plan is being developed through a collaboration with the… Read more »
Sonoma Coast Beach Access in Jeopardy
The Proposal California State Parks has proposed a plan to create Fee Collection locations along the Sonoma County Coastline. The proposal would allow for $8 day passes for entrance into some locations, while having $3 hourly parking fees in others. There would be a low income pass, and a credit system, but none of these… Read more »
News
SDC Lawsuit Aims To Protect Wildlife And Wildfire Safety
May 19, 2023
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 »
12th Assembly District Endorsement
September 2, 2022
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 2022 Endorsements
May 16, 2022
SCCA Endorsements 2022 State Legislature US Congress County Supervisor District Attorney Sherriff
SCCA Endorses Blake Hooper for District 2 Supervisor
May 16, 2022
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 »
New Board of Forestry Regulations Put Housing Over Safety
April 5, 2022
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 »