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Sheri Cardo
Public Relations & Marketing Officer
(707) 526-6930 ext. 111
sheri@sonomalandtrust.org
PRESS RELEASE ARCHIVES
09/26/2006 - SLT Files Suit to Prevent Dumping of Dredge Material
Sonoma Land Trust filed a lawsuit in Sonoma County Superior Court on Friday, September 22, to stop the privately owned Port Sonoma marina from dumping dredge material on a scenic 528 acre ranch along Highway 37 near the mouth of the Petaluma River. The ranch, known as Lower Ranch, is protected with a conservation easement that permanently restricts the use of the land to agriculture. more...
07/05/2006 - Three Business & Community Leaders Join SLT Board
Three business and community leaders have joined the board of directors for Sonoma Land Trust. Denny Van Ness is a venture capitalist who is Chairman of Hidden Hill Advisors and owner of Van Ness Vineyards in Geyserville. Kathy Tierney has been CEO of Sur La Table since 2004. Dr. Harry Richardson has practiced medicine for 30 years with a specialization in oncology. more...
03/10/2006 - SLT Releases Sears Point Restoration Plan
The Sonoma Land Trust, which a year ago purchased 2,327 acres at the southern end of Sonoma County that had been proposed as a casino resort, today released its preliminary Plan for the restoration and future use of that prominent open landscape so visible to motorists traveling along Highway 37. more...
10/07/2005 - SLT Wins Regional Award for Baylands Restoration
Every two years, the San Francisco Estuary Project (SFEP) awards one wetlands restoration project that makes a significant contribution to the health of the San Francisco Estuary. Yesterday SFEP presented that award to Wendy Eliot, Sonoma Land Trust's Conservation Director, at the 7th biennial State of the Estuary Conference in Oakland. The award recognizes the Land Trust's 2,327-acre Baylands acquisition as an Outstanding CCMP Implementation Project. more...
12/08/2004 - Final Grant Seals SLT Baylands Purchase
The California State Coastal Conservancy Board on December 2 approved a grant of $500,000 toward the Sonoma Land Trust's purchase of 1679 acres at the top of San Pablo Bay in the Highway 37 corridor. more...
09/21/2004 - First Large Grant Towards Baylands Purchase
The California Wildlife Conservation Board today approved a grant of $8 million toward the Sonoma Land Trust's purchase of 1679 acres at the top of San Pablo Bay in the Highway 37 corridor. more...
08/12/2004 - Land Trust Closes Funding Gap for Bay Trail
The Association of Bay Area Governments (ABAG) has approved a $157,550 grant to help Sonoma Land Trust complete the first 1.6 miles of the San Francisco Bay Trail along the Sonoma Baylands at the northern end of San Francisco Bay. more...
08/18/2003 - SLT Breaks Ground on Wetland Restoration
Heavy equipment at the corner of Highway 37 and Lakeville Highway is not the start of casino construction. It is groundbreaking for the North Parcel seasonal wetland enhancement project, Sonoma Land Trust's latest restoration effort in the Bay region. more...
08/01/2003 - Plan Approved to Protect Laguna de Santa Rosa
The California State Coastal Conservancy has approved a plan that will assist conservation groups in permanently protecting areas of the Laguna de Santa Rosa. more...
03/05/2003 - Leaders Add Red Hill Ranch to State Parks
Red Hill Ranch, 910 scenic acres containing 40 acres of old growth redwood, is in the final stages of being added to Sonoma Coast State Beach, thanks to the unprecedented collaboration of six public and private nonprofit conservation organizations. more...
07/31/2002 - SLT Acquires Historic Glen Oaks Ranch
Sonoma Land Trust is now the owner of Glen Oaks Ranch in Glen Ellen. Owner and long-time Trust member Joan Cochran passed away in March, 2002, leaving the 240-acre ranch to the Trust. more...
...to protect the land forever