Join Conservation Action Board and Staff for a Holiday Open House Conservation Action’s Board and Staff are opening up our office on Monday, December 21st for an intimate holiday gathering. Here’s a top ten list of why you should attend the Conservation Action Open House: 10. Lite Finger Foods […]
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WinterNewsletter2015 Are you up to date on the latest issues affecting Sonoma County? We delve into the hot topics of the proposed changes to the Local Coastal Plan, the current state of our Community Separator Policy, the most recent […]
Get on the Rally Bus! Stressing the need for action at the international Climate Change Talks this December in Paris, three North Bay environmental organizations have teamed up to encourage Sonoma County residents to join in a national climate mobilization campaign. 350 Sonoma County, Sonoma County […]
Press Release: Local Coastal Plan Comments submitted by Conservation Action (Actual Full Text Comment Letter Here: SCCA Comments_LCP_9.30.2015 ) 10/8/2015, Santa Rosa, CA- In a September 30 comment letter to the Sonoma County Planning Department, Sonoma County’s largest environmental organization, Sonoma County Conservation Action (SCCA), expressed concerns regarding Sonoma County Permit and Resource Management […]
The 7th Annual SCCA RUSSIAN RIVER FLOAT took place on August 20th, 2015. We paddled canoes, provided by SOAR, 6.5 miles down the Russian River’s Middle Reach, from below the confluence with Dry Creek to Wohler Bridge. This is an intimate, hard-to-access part of the river, home to abundant birds and wildlife. We saw […]
Join Conservation Action Fund for Education when they host the Wild and Scenic Environmental Film Festival On Tour at the Sebastopol Grange Hall on Friday, August 7, 2015 starting at 4:30 p.m. With a Free Kids Matinee from 2-3pm, an Environmental Happy Hour with beer, wine, and food truck starting […]
Here at Conservation Action, we’ve been long-dedicated to fighting for the preservation of open space and community separators. Protecting Sonoma County land isn’t only about preserving its natural beauty for future generations – it’s also about maintaining the charm of our cities, protecting our rural heritage, and standing strong for […]
Are you familiar with the Trans-Pacific Partnership? It’s a trade agreement between multiple countries that seeks to lower trade barriers and protect the interests of multinational corporations, often at the expense of consumers, the environment, and local workers. If that’s not enough to give you pause, new negotiations are well […]
In 2013, Sonoma County denied State Parks’ coastal permit application requesting the installation of pay stations that would charge a fee to park at several Bodega Bay and other Sonoma Coast beaches. Many of these publicly-accessible and free beaches are enjoyed by locals and visitors alike, and nearly everyone surveyed […]
The community separators and greenbelts between Sonoma County’s cities that we voted to preserve nearly 20 years ago will expire in 2016. This is a vital vote that will determine the very nature of our county for many years to come. If we don’t continue to protect and conserve this open space, commercial development and urban sprawl may destroy some of our most iconic landscape forever.