Pepperwood Preserve
Pepperwood is a leader in conservation, crafting resilience solutions for California’s wild and working lands. Our 3,200-acre preserve hosts researchers from around the world and supports community environmental education programming for all ages.
- Excellent in-person opportunity to learn about fuels management, wildfire resilience, and community protection through examples of the work being done at Saddle Mountain Preserve, Monan’s Rill, and Pepperwood! Sign up: spranch.calpoly.edu/wildfire-res...
- As fellow omnivores we can understand the bear’s opportunistic nature. As loving mothers we can have compassion for the plight of a mother she-bear protecting her cubs. As lovers of freedom we can identify that same need in the bear, searching for its place in the world. pepperwoodpreserve.org/blog/
- Family-owned winery, Retro Cellars pledges 20% of all wine sales through year-end to support Pepperwood. Retro is known for crafting limited-production Rhône varietals that honor the land and embody classic California farming. Support Retro and Pepperwood this giving season! www.retrocellars.com
- Healthy soils are a vital key to the climate change adaptation puzzle! This #HealthySoilsWeek2024 learn why soils data are some of the most sought-after data streams we generate at Pepperwood's #SentinelSite. Read more: www.pepperwoodpreserve.org/2024/11/23/n...
- “The Majesty of #Trees” #art exhibit at Pepperwood's Gallery features the #sculpture, #paintings, and #photography of twelve well-known artists, each carefully selected for their work that honors the essential contributions of trees. Learn more: www.pepperwoodpreserve.org/art-at-peppe...
- We deployed 20 #AirQuality sensors across N. Sonoma County + 5 “Fire First” air sensors in key #wildfire risk areas as part of a collab project funded by EPA. Paired with our fire cams, this project puts our community a step ahead in terms of wildfire prep. Learn more www.pepperwoodpreserve.org/air/
- Clint McKay (Wappo, Pomo, Wintun) led a cultural burn at Pepperwood this past month, along with Pepperwood staff and numerous volunteers, to cleanse and promote the health of black oak trees. Clint Chairs the Native Advisory Council at Pepperwood. Learn more in vid interview youtu.be/nckPwjX-S9g
- What is "good fire"? What about "pile burning"? CA-certified Burn Boss, Devyn Friedfel breaks it all down in this conversation brought to you by the Pepperwood Podcast. rss.com/podcasts/pep...
- LAB Days – where participants gain practical experience with good fire. 3x/monthly. Nov - March. Lear more/Sign up here: www.pepperwoodpreserve.org/learningandb...
- Looking for an opportunity to gain practical experience with #GoodFire? Introducing LAB Days. Join us in this workshop where participants learn + get hands on experience stewarding land with fire. Led by Burn Boss Devyn Friedfel. 3x/monthly, Nov-March. www.pepperwoodpreserve.org/learningandb...