We welcome you to LandPaths' Late Summer 2010 Calendar of Outings (PDF | Online). We continue to work with flashes of inspiration and sustained sweat to connect you and yours with unique and diverse opportunities to visit, learn about and help steward our great outdoors. In the 12 years that we have been building our seminal programs for people of all ages that connect our community to the land we have seen great strides across all sectors of our county towards the belief that these connections truly help build a better world. The vast majority of outings in this calendar visit lands protected by your County's Agricultural Preservation & Open Space District (the District).
As I write this, the first group of Owl Campers are outdoors exploring redwoods, oaks, Mark West Creek and the camaraderie of camp and the outdoors. LandPaths is very pleased and excited to pilot this new adventure, providing our children a chance to romp in nature and refuel and re-tool their bodies and minds in the great Big Outside! We thank Jim and Betty Doerksen for access to this 128 acre-historic ranch, and Sunrise Rotary for scholarships allowing an additional 18 campers to attend Owl Camp.
LandPaths is equally proud of summer at Bayer Farm, including thriving community and teaching gardens, and nature-inspired activities paired with the Summer Free Lunch at Bayer Farm. We also anticipate the installation of a habitat garden with a special focus on bees this fall. These activities and more are made possible in part by tremendous staff including 6 volunteers/interns: Mia Hart helping at LandPaths across the board, Ivan Chang running the Free Lunch Program, and 4 Windsor High Students, Lani, Eva, Matt, and Brandon as part of IOOBY during the school year interning at Owl Camp. Finally, we announce that long-time staffer Jonathan Glass and his wife Amie Glass shared the Sonoma County Young Democrats' 2010 Environmentalist of the Year award, issued by Noreen Evans. Amie works for the Leadership Institute of Ecology & Economy educating local leaders on sustainability issues in the County. Jonathan is in his 7th year at LandPaths, as Field Programs Director.
Threaded through all this activity, are the words community, collaboration and partnership. It's a difficult yet exciting time for creative thinking in recognition of common goals.
~ Craig Anderson, Executive Director
In partnership with the Sonoma County Agricultural Preservation and Open Space District and Sonoma County Regional Parks, LandPaths will be offering a new opportunity for Bellevue District elementary teachers and Sonoma County high school teachers to bring their students to explore Taylor Mountain. All teachers who wish to participate in the program must complete a teacher training and orientation facilitated by LandPaths. The training will include completion of the Taylor Mountain Permit Orientation, training in the LandPaths-developed curriculum, and program administrative requirements (scheduling, permission slips, reporting).
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