Meet LandPaths - Sharing Our Love Of Nature Every Step Of The Way

On April 7, Sonoma County Conservation Action will be showing Rivers of a Lost Coast, a movie about the historic Salmon runs and amazing fisheries resource of Sonoma County and the Northern California Coast. There is a $10 cost for this special 6:30 p.m. screening at the Rialto Cinema (551 Summerfield Road, Santa Rosa) and the evening will also include a raffle, silent auction, and a guest speaker.

LandPaths is proud to support SCCA's efforts to highlight concerns about declining salmon runs from an angler's perspective. The movie is narrated by Tom Skerritt, from A River Runs Through It, and explores an important part of local history from the turn of the 20th Century to the present day. Unfortunately, by the early 1980s, the Golden State’s coastal fisheries found themselves caught in a spiraling decline. As California searched for its disappearing salmon and steelhead, these fly fishers foraged for their souls.

Please join the Climate Protection Campaign on Wednesday, March 31 from 5:30-7:30 p.m. for a community gathering to discuss “green” electricity. Renata Brillinger of the Climate Protection Campaign will describe Sonoma County efforts to green our electric supply and the impact of Proposition 16 - if passed. LandPaths is excited to partner with the Climate Protection Campaign in implementing their Community Climate Action Plan because we need a stable climate in order for healthy lands to exist.

This event is a follow-up to CPC's very successful community forum on February 24and will take place at the Glaser Center, 547 Mendocino Avenue, in downtown Santa Rosa. Please feel free to invite others to this community gathering. If you have announcements you'd like to make or any questions about the event, please contact Lora Neffson 525-1665 x114 or lora@climateprotectioncampaign.org.

LandPaths is proud to be one of the newest members of the Sonoma County GoLocal Cooperative. We hope to play an important role in expanding GoLocal's "Play Local" campaign with outings and special events that encourage support of Sonoma County's natural treasures AND local businesses. GoLocal is a network of locally-owned businesses, non-profit organizations, government agencies, and residents working together to build a resilient, thriving, local economy by supporting local, independently owned businesses and promoting sustainable practices.

In partnership with GoLocal, LandPaths will be forming local business partnerships and sponsorships, as well as developing "coupons" for local gateway businesses (such as those in Duncan's Mills and Occidental near the Willow Creek Addition to Sonoma Coast State Park.) We encourage any existing GoLocal members to contact us about possible collaboration, as well as encourage individuals to check out our page at GoLocal for more details and to possibly even become a GoLocal member yourself.

January 30, 2010, Press Democrat: It may be only the end of January, but already a countywide effort is afoot to till as many yards, public spaces and empty lots as possible into mini-food farms by spring. Read more at the Press Democrat...

October 5, 2009, Press Democrat: The half-dozen hikers were exploring a new way to see Sonoma County, one where remote trails can lead to innkeepers, farmers, restaurateurs and others who can provide food and rest, as well as stories of the land. "You want to immerse yourself in the landscape," said Craig Anderson, the executive director of LandPaths. Read more at the Press Democrat...