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Celebrating 30 Years (1996 - 2026)

LandPaths is an environmental education and conservation leader with the mission is to foster a love of the land in Sonoma County. We believe everyone should have access to the awe and inspiration of nature.

Annually, we engage thousands of participants like you in joyful, caring, and transformative relationship with the land. We do this mainly through creative outings led in both English and Spanish, environmental education, nature camps, and people-powered land stewardship of local open spaces.

Sign up for an outing or stewardship day at the Calendar. Or click on Participate in the menu to find out how you can get involved!

Initiatives

Rooting Youth in Nature

From environmental education at Title 1 schools to weeklong nature camps, we reduce barriers and expand opportunities so that more youth are able to experience wonder, joy, awe, belonging, and connection with the natural world.

Branching Out Conservation for Everyone

We expand and grow the number of people who benefit from healthy land, understand the value of nature, and want to care for the land that gives so much back to us.

Community Care

Growing Community with Nature

Reciprocal and joyful relationships between people and the land are crucial to healthy communities. From volunteer grassland restoration and good fire days to community gatherings in local open spaces, you’ll find a range of opportunities to tend the land and make a difference.

Featured Outings

Post-Prescribed Burn Educational Walk & Stewardship Day

  • Day: Thursday, October 8
  • Time: 9am – 1pm
  • Place: Ocean Song Preserve, Occidental

 

LandPaths and Fire Forward will be conducting a 23-acre prescribed burn on October 6 at Ocean Song.

You are invited to see the results of that burn for this educational and light stewardship opportunity just days after the prescribed burn!

This is an amazing opportunity to see a burn unit immediately following ignitions and to help secure it into the winter rains.

No experience necessary and all ages are invited!

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Vamos Afuera con Sonoma Water: Exploración Familiar en la Reserva Rancho Mark West

  • Día: sábado, 10 de octubre
  • Hora: 8:30am – 2pm
  • Lugar: Rancho Mark West, Santa Rosa
  • Proveeremos transportación gratuita de Bayer Farm. El cupo es limitado a las primeras personas que se apunten

 ¡Acompáñenos a Rancho Mark West con LandPaths y Sonoma Water, conoceremos parte de los 120 acres de la propiedad—el arroyo Mark West, el estanque, senderos y bosque de secoya y roble! Este evento será un evento familiar; niños tendran que estar a lo menos en 4o. año de primaria para poder partuicipar en la salida.

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Garden Day at Ocean Song Preserve

  • Day: Sunday, October 18
  • Time: 10:30am – 3pm (including optional hike)
  • Location: Ocean Song Preserve, Occidental

Please join us to tend the pollinator and habitat garden at Ocean Song-Myers Preserve in Occidental! Volunteer land stewardship days like this are a good way to experience the preserve, which is closed to public access. Activities depend on the season, and might include pruning, mulching, mowing or other seasonal needs. Your ability will guide the task! The day will be led by by volunteer garden steward Jan Lochner. We are thankful to her for alll the work she does, along with dedicated volunteers like you, to maintain this iconic garden!

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Golden Hour Photography Hike

  • Day: Saturday, October 24
  • Time: 4pm – 6pm
  • Location: Bohemia Ecological Preserve, Occidental

oin LandPaths for a docent-led photo exploration of Bohemia Ecological Preserve. Timed to coincide with the golden hour, when the late afternoon light softens the shadows and the landscape takes on a warm glow, we’ll set out through native coastal prairies and mixed conifer forests. There will be plenty of opportunities to capture the beauty of the preserve using your phone, pocket camera, or DSLR. Along the way, we’ll engage all five senses to discover wildflowers, the creek, birds, wildlife, and the landscapes that define this remarkable stretch of protected land. Whether you are looking for the perfect shot or simply an excuse to spend golden hour on the preserve, this hike offers a memorable way to experience Bohemia’s wild beauty. Family-friendly!

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Meet Lee: Getting to Know LandPaths’ Executive Director

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From a young age, LandPaths’ Executive Director, Lee Hackeling felt most herself escaping to the woods, digging up wild onions for soup, discovering mysterious plants like jack-in-the pulpits, and […]

LandPaths Featured in The Guardian!

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LandPaths was featured on the front page of The Guardian US on August 12, 2026! The story by Shandra Back focuses on our team, including New Audiences […]

Craig “Sven” Anderson Announces Retirement as Executive Director of LandPaths

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After 29 years of service — including the past three as Executive Director of External Affairs alongside co-director Lee Hackeling — Craig “Sven” Anderson will retire from […]

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