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Matching Grant ProjectProject: Sonoma Garden Park Community AccessProject Location: 7 th Street East, City of SonomaSupervisorial District: 1 stProject Manager: Marta Puente, 565-7261Year Accepted into Program: 2009/2010Anticipated Timeline: 2011/2012Project Applicant: Sonoma Ecology Center (SEC)Partner: City of SonomaType of Project: DevelopmentDistrict’s contribution and Applicant match: District:$119,763. SEC’s match of $119,763 includes funds fromthe Conservation Corps North Bay, Sonoma ValleyRotary, Scarlet Oak Foundation, California RiverParkways, City of Sonoma, and SECAcquisition Plan Categories: Farms and Ranches; Recreation and EducationProject Overview: The Sonoma Garden Park is a city-owned 6.1-acre community garden andfarm, managed by SEC since 1993. Sonoma Garden Park’s mission is to demonstrate ecologicallysound practices, create a beautiful park, and inspire the spirit of community.The purpose of the Sonoma Garden Park Community Access Project is to increase public accessat the Park for recreational, educational, restoration, and agricultural purposes. The matchinggrant will allow SEC to make needed site upgrades, which will result in increased access andenjoyment by the community. The projects included in the matching grant include an ADA &public access pathway, rustic parking lot, native and drought tolerant demonstration garden,new entrance gate and fencing, shade structure, picnic tables and drinking fountains.The Park serves a diverse community representative of Sonoma Valley. SEC has developed anumber of educational programs for the Park including the Growing Discovery module whichserves eleven 4 th grade classes in Sonoma each school year. This hands-on science educationprogram teaches students about the relationships between insects and plants, and theidentification of flowers and food crops. SEC offers a summer Garden Camp for children wherethey spend a week at the Park, work with SEC staff and Master Gardeners, and learn about thebasics of gardening. The Enviro-Leader Internship teaches approximately 40 high school studentsa year, giving them practical job skills and introduces them to the environmental field toencourage them to pursue further education. SEC staff have partnered with the Valley of theMoon Teen Center, Social Advocates for Youth, Hanna Boys Center, and the two alternative highschools in the community, Creekside and Gateway Community School, to provide at-risk youthwith this opportunity.
Matching Grant ProjectProject Middle Reach Restoration Project: Meadowlark FieldProject Location: East edge of the City of Sebastopol, north of Highway 12Supervisorial District: 5 thProject Manager: Sara Press,565-7368Year Accepted into Program:2009/2010Anticipated Timeline: The District’sBoard of Directors approved thematching grant funds andconservation easement on August9, 2011.Project Applicant: Laguna de SantaRosa FoundationPartner: City of SebastopolType of Project: RestorationDistrict’s contribution and Applicant match: District: $203,643.The Laguna Foundation’s match includes funds from the Wildlife Conservation Board, CADepartment of Parks and Recreation, the City of Sebastopol, the City of Santa Rosa, the SonomaState University Native Plant Program, and multiple volunteersAcquisition Plan Category: Water, Wildlife and Natural AreasProject Overview: Restoration of Meadowlark Field, which is located within the City ofSebastopol’s Laguna Wetlands Preserve, is part of the Laguna Foundation’s Middle ReachRestoration Project to restore the ecological function of 1.8 miles of the Laguna de Santa Rosa.The 55-acre Meadowlark Field is being restored in three phases; the District’s Matching Grantwill help fund restoration of the final 28 acres and include planting 3,000 local, native oak trees,installing drip irrigation, and monitoring for three years.
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