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Coverboard Conversations
Continue readingLearn about Pepperwood’s “coverboard project” as part of our long term forest monitoring.
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Inspiring an ethic of stewardship through TeenNat
Continue readingBeing a youth mentor is some of the most important work Nicole Barden does as an environmental educator at Pepperwood…
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Pepperwood: Island of Water
Continue readingPepperwood is like an “island of water” because our upland hills store water deep in the soil and fractured bedrock. We are located at the headwater of 5 watersheds, so the actions we take to conserve and restore ecosystem health have major implications for the Russian River and surrounding communities.
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Reflecting on the Importance of Our Community
Continue reading2020 has been an opportunity to expand our own limited perspectives, create new ways of connecting, and better understand how to care for all generations. Sloane’s letter to our community during this season of giving is not only heartfelt but heartwarming.
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The Grandmother Oak
Continue readingWendy Herniman is a longtime Steward & Friend of Pepperwood. When the spring coronavirus lockdown occurred, she took to the hills of Pepperwood to work on her phenology project and to learn some of the secrets of Pepperwood’s majestic oak trees. Read her story to learn what she discovered!
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Riding this wave together
Continue readingIn the face of uncertainty, Pepperwood is doubling down on evaluating how our environment is changing, and how our society is changing, to define how we can best move swiftly to adapt our communities to this new normal.
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Making space for Indigenous knowledge systems at Pepperwood
Continue readingIntegrating Traditional Ecological Knowledge into the world of Western science can present challenges to both Indigenous and Western scientists. Many of these challenges stem from a lack of understanding, miscommunication, and resistance to accept alternative forms of research and data collection. The Native Advisory Council at Pepperwood is instrumental in helping to bridge the gap between Indigenous and Western Science.
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Map OneSonoma: sustainable, resilient, inclusive Sonoma County
Continue readingWe have a strong community of talented individuals and teams, champions striving for a more equitable and resilient future for our kids and our grandkids. Because resilience requires expertise from organizations with varying specializations to work collectively for solutions that unite and strengthen our community.
