LandPaths Featured in The Guardian!
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 […]
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LandPaths Preserves
LandPaths acquires magnificent 69-acre parcel, owned by the same family for 90 years, half a mile from the Grove of Old Trees in Occidental
Twin oak trees, framed by redwoods, stretch craggy branches over waves of coastal prairie. The headwaters of Fay Creek, home to steelhead trout, burble and splash towards the sea. A rustic, family-built, decades old trail leads the way past second and old-growth redwoods, including one that is 13 feet wide and over 1,000 years old. These are
A Heartwarming and Powerful Safe Space in Nature for LGBTQ+ Youth and Allies
It’s the fourth day of Camp Trillium at LandPaths’ Bohemia Ecological Preserve in Sonoma County, California and the sun is shining in a clear, blue sky. Camp Trillium was
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Reflections from Jim & Betty Doerksen, Land Partners at Rancho Mark West
Jim and Betty Doerksen purchased Rancho Mark West in 1967. The Doerksens have worked tirelessly, planting upwards of “one million trees,” according to Jim. They also started
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Volunteer Spotlight: Carol Carr, Wildlife Corridor Project
After the Glass fire in 2020, Carol Carr was looking for ways to make a difference in her community by helping out with fire recovery efforts. Her
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Introducing Stand for the Land!
On a Wednesday afternoon in January, a group of teens and adults from Santa Rosa headed to the Grove of Old Trees for an afternoon of respite and connection. After chatting and
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Reflections on the Queer Forestry and Fire Program
The closest sound to me is my handsaw cutting through the wood of a small Douglas fir tree, the next sound the wind bustling in the canopy overhead and through the tall dried grasses surrounding me, more distant the sounds of laughter and conversation from those working around me, beyond that the consistent call of the foghorn from the bay. These sounds surround me as I work in the Ocean Song grassland, homeland of the southern Pomo, alongside the twenty-five other individuals who participated in the Queer Forestry and Fire Program. These are the sounds of community, connection, and care for the land and each other that we created in this program.
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How LandPaths Gets Ready for Summer Nature Camp Season
The morning sun peeks through the coastal clouds, birds caw and sing from their perches in the surrounding oaks, and 40 LandPaths’ staff and volunteers gather in the meadow at Bohemia Ecological Preserve for a daylong training
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Community Partnership: Worker Leaders with North Bay Jobs with Justice Create Fuel Breaks at a LandPaths’ Preserve
Community partnerships lie at the heart of LandPaths’ mission to foster a love of the land in Sonoma County. In March, we collaborated with worker leaders with