How Do You Preserve a Mountain? SMP’s Latest Tale of Teamwork
How Do You Preserve a Mountain? SMP’s Latest Tale of Teamwork Back in September 2008, as the economy moved closer to the brink, not much was happening on the local real estate front besides foreclosure sales. But one opportunity quietly emerged that launched a frenzy of activity [...]
Embrace Our Sonoma Mountain Guidelines
Embrace Our Sonoma Mountain Guidelines We’ve all experienced a shock as we drive along one of the main roads – Highway 12 or Arnold Drive or Adobe Road, for example – running along the base of Sonoma Mountain and suddenly come upon a large new building under [...]
A Short History of the Diamond A on Sonoma Mountain
A Short History of the Diamond A on Sonoma Mountain The largest subdivision on Sonoma Mountain is known as “Diamond A,” a rural residential community accessed via Grove Street on the SE slope of the mountain. How did this 1,200 acres transition from Miwok hunting grounds to [...]
SMP Effort Leads to 600-Acre Expansion of Jack London Park
SMP Effort Leads to 600-Acre Expansion of Jack London Park The addition of over 600 acres to the Jack London State Historic Park was the culmination of a seven-year effort led by Sonoma Mountain Preservation (SMP). The transfer of the two upper western parcels of the Sonoma [...]
The Galvin Triangle G Ranch
The Galvin Triangle G Ranch The Ranch The Triangle G (Galvin) Ranch consisted of six parcels which stretched about six miles along the southern ridge of Sonoma Mountain from south of the Route 116 at an elevation of less than 400ft to the northern highest point of [...]
Short History of Lafferty Ranch
Short History of Lafferty Ranch There is no more controversial property on Sonoma Mountain than the Lafferty Ranch. For many years it has been the object of a struggle between those want to open it to public access as a park and those who want no public [...]
Sonoma Mountain – The Book!
Where the World Begins: Sonoma Mountain Stories and Images draws you into our inspiring natural treasure at the heart of southern Sonoma County. Local Bestseller, IPPY Award 2020. Two purchasing choices below:
