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2025 E-Newsletters

August (8/28/2025) Tracking Groundwater through Level Up, Drought Resiliency in Petaluma, Education programming updates, Now Hiring- Program Assistant, FREE Soil or Water Test Analysis Help, upcoming events!

July (7/29/2025) Soil Testing, Fall 2025 TEAM Trips, A Visit to California’s Seed Bank: How LAMRC Supports Reforestation Statewide, Celebrating Our 2024-25 FARMS Advanced, Plus Food Recovery Survey for Producers, Sonoma County and Gravenstein Apple Fair, and more!

June (6/30/2025) Recap of Native Grasses Workshop,  North Bay Forest Improvement Program Application, Montini Open Space Preserve Prescribed Burn, Spring TEAM Recap, Good Fire Alliance Volunteer Picnic, and more!

May (5/30/2025) New Associate Board Directors, North Bay Forest Improvement Program, Gathering Native Seeds to Expand Genetic Diversity for Pollinators, TOGETHER Bay Area Conference Recap, and more!

April (4/30/2025) Staff Promotions, Streamflow Resilience in Mill Creek, Learn & Burn Days, SEEC Career Expo, Spanish Irrigation Workshop, Hedgerow Tour, and more!

March (3/20/2025) New Team Members, Forestry Technology & Innovations, FARMS Leadership at Rancho Mark West, and more!

February (2/28/2025) Hands-On Restoration: Learning Natural Solutions for Streambank Erosion, Expanding Rainwater Harvesting Expertise in Sonoma County, Strengthening Our Team to Better Serve Our Community, Federal Freeze Update, Building Resilience: Insights from the North Coast Resource Partnership Gathering, Laguna Watershed Learning with FARMS Leadership, Enjoying the Sun at the Steelhead Festival, Plus jobs, events, surveys, and more!

January (2/3/2025) Looking Back and Stepping Forward,nFive Years Later: Erosion Prevention Projects Still Going Strong, Fuel Breaks: A Collaborative Management Strategy, Celebrating a Decade of RCD Memories & Milestone, Rainwater in Action at Helen Putnam Regional Park, Developing Leadership and Community for FARMS Students, Plus funding opportunities, community surveys, events, workshops, and more!

2024 E-Newsletters

December (12/20/2024) Happy Holidays from Sonoma RCD Board and Staff, Make a Tax-Deductible Gift and Support Conservation in 2025, Mill Creek Rainwater Catchment: A Step Toward Resilient Watersheds, Restoration and Inspiration: FARMS Leadership with STRAW, We are Recruiting Associate Directors, Welcome to our new Regional Forest Health Program Manager: Alex Cunha, and More!

November (12/3/2024) Support Our Work this Giving Tuesday, Planning for a Resilient Future, We are Recruiting Associate Directors, Fond Farewell to Tom Hammond, Hiring, FARMS Advanced Cohort Kickoff, Tracking Soil Health with a Little Help from the Herd, CalCAN Summit Panel Highlights Agricultural Conservation Efforts, Voluntary Well Monitoring Program: A Look Back at October’s Data Collection, LandPath’s Season Celebration!

October (10/31/2024) TEAM Trip Highlights, Welcome Jen Franco, Welcome New Board Director: Jen Kuszmar, Power of Grazing, Now Hiring: Agricultural Program Manager I and Engineer, RCD Community Events Recap, Listos Trailer, Ag + Open Space Buy, Protect, Sell, and GSAs Looking for Ag Interest Seats!

September (9/30/2024) Crop Report, Dirt Road Maintenance Workshop Recap, Post-Fire Restoration Work, Welcome New Board Director: Fred Euphrat, Welcome New GrizzlyCorps: James Gregory, Associate Director Recruiting, and Funding Opportunities for Graziers and Producers

August (8/29/2024) TEAM Field Trips now open, Welcome Colin, Workshop Recap: Forest Health Management in the Wildland-Urban Intermix, Sonoma County RCDs Accepting Applications to Fund Conservation Practices, and Lots of upcoming partner events, resources & activities!

July (7/29/2024) Revitalizing Gualala: A Collaborative Watershed Management Plan, CRAM Training: Enhancing Our Wetland and Riparian Assessment Capabilities, and Agricultural Producer Working Group!

June (6/28/2024) Learning on the Land at Eames Ranch, Foresters Training Exchange, Using Data to Prioritize Projects and grant opportunities!

May (5/31/2024) US House Passes Historic Legislation Defining Special Districts, Fuels Reduction Project near Trinity Road, and more!