Sonoma Marine Protected Area Collaborative: Connecting Land and Sea

May 12, 2020 | 1North Coast, Sonoma

Sonoma County offers some of California’s most iconic landscapes, from towering redwood trees to rolling hills blanketed by vineyards. The Sonoma coast is no exception, with sweeping views of crashing waves that shape the offshore, rocky sea stacks and mossy forests...

Exploring California’s Marine Protected Areas: Bodega Head State Marine Reserve and Bodega Head State Marine Conservation Area

Dec 6, 2018 | 1North Coast, 5MPA Outreach and Education, Sonoma

The splendor and natural productivity of California’s coastal ocean waters is well known to locals and visitors alike. One of the more prominent features along the southern Sonoma County coastline is Bodega Head, a rugged headland located about 40 miles northwest of...

Exploring California’s Marine Protected Areas: Gerstle Cove State Marine Reserve

Mar 3, 2018 | 1North Coast, 5MPA Outreach and Education, Sonoma

The northward path across the Golden Gate Bridge leads away from the bustle of the Bay Area, past the headlands and rolling hills of Marin, to the windy, wild coastline of Sonoma County. Here, the rocky landscape includes steep sea cliffs, pocket beaches and coves,...

Exploring California’s Marine Protected Areas: Russian River State Marine Recreational Management Area, and Russian River State Marine Conservation Area

Nov 28, 2016 | 1North Coast, 5MPA Outreach and Education, Sonoma

You sometimes see the phrase “All drains lead to the ocean” painted on the pavement near drainage grates in city streets, but this saying also holds true for watersheds across California. The Russian River is no exception. The river’s headwaters are located near the...