Help Tend Trails at Rancho Mark West

Early Summer Hike at Lafferty Ranch

Join LandPaths’ docent Larry Modell and the City of Petaluma for an early Summer adventure on Sonoma Mountain! We’ll explore the change of seasons following the Summer solstice at Lafferty Ranch Open Space, the only publicly owned property on the Petaluma side of Sonoma Mountain. This 270 acre property overlooks the Petaluma Valley and features views of Mt. Tamalpais, Mt. Diablo, San Francisco, and the Pacific Ocean. The hiking terrain ranges from broad, gentle meadows to steep challenging hillsides.  You’ll enjoy panoramic vistas, groves of venerable oak and bay trees, and a babbling, perennial stream.

Camp Trillium: LGBTQIA+ & Allies Nature Day Camp

At the heart of all LandPaths’ Camps are joyful experiences in nature! This week we will be enjoying all the things that make LandPaths’ camps unique, hiking through fields and forests, canoeing on the pond, bonding as a group while playing nature themed games and learning all about the plants and animals that call this nature preserve in west Sonoma County home.

In addition to all the wonderful time spent in nature, this week will center LGBTQIA+ youth in recognition that through meaningful relationships with one another and the outdoors, we can build community and experience brave spaces and joy together!

Help tend trails/ cuidar los senderos - Grove of Old Trees

Trails are crucial to safe access to nature, for both land and people. They also help reduce erosion and overuse of sensitive ecosystems. At LandPaths, our trails are people-powered, and we need your help maintaining them on these occasional stewardship days at this small and beloved redwood sanctuary in West Sonoma County.