January 1, 2015:
The Sonoma Land Trust is working with landowners in the Sonoma Valley to ensure that wild animals can move safely between Sonoma Mountain and the Mayacmas Mountains.
Please click on the link below to read our article on how we’re helping to keep the Sonoma Valley Wildlife Corridor open and wildlife friendly.
Keeping the Sonoma Valley Wildlife Corridor open and wildlife friendly
January 1, 2015:
Pictured is the Western pond turtle, listed as a special status species traveling through the Copeland Creek on the Mitsui Ranch near the Sonoma Developmental Center.
Photo courtesy of Jeff Wilcox.
January 1, 2015:
John McCaull from the Sonoma Land Trust describes the efforts being put forth towards the ‘Transform SDC’ Project in the article provided below. By engaging the community as well as tapping into imaginations and passions of those who care for the Sonoma Valley, the recommendations for future uses of the SDC land, health care, and infrastructure appear fruitful in this en devour.
Please take a minute to read the following article.
Sonoma Developmental Center at a crossroads
Provided courtesy of The Kenwood Press website, by John McCaull, Sonoma Land Trust.
January 1, 2015:
With the view of the Sonoma Mountains in the distance, Lake Suttonfield provides a habitat for a variety of species and an aesthetically pleasing view for individuals on the site.
Photo courtesy of the Sonoma Land Trust.
January 1, 2015:
A juvenile Red-legged frog is shown at Leaky Lake on the Mitsui Ranch near the Sonoma Developmental Center. This species of frog can be found on the special species status list.
Photo courtesy of Jeff Wilcox.
January 1, 2015:
Here represents a small piece of what the land associated with the Sonoma Developmental Center has to offer. Not only is it aesthetically pleasing for those you visit, but it provides a variety of habitats for the species who coexist at this location.
Photo courtesy of Scott Hess Photography.
January 1, 2015:
Listed with a special species status, the Horned Lark is pictured among Popcorn flowers on the Mitsui Ranch near the Sonoma Developmental Center.
Photo courtesy of Jeff Wilcox.
January 1, 2015:
Listed in the National Register of Historic Places in 2000, the Gothic architecture of the former Main Administration Building for the Sonoma Developmental Center gives visitors an eye for how the center looked when it first opened back in 1891.
Photo courtesy of Scott Hess Photography.
January 1, 2015:
Here, on the west side of the Sonoma Developmental Center property lies Lake Suttonfield.
Photo courtesy of Scott Hess Photography.
January 1, 2015:
Through surveying the Sonoma Developmental Center, there has been a broad collaboration of individuals collecting their bird sightings into one California Master Bird Sheet attached below.
California Master Bird Sheet, Sonoma Developmental Center
For all you avid birders roaming the Sonoma Developmental Center and the surrounding land, let us know what you see!
Cross your fingers for a Northern Spotted Owl!
Transform SDC 