Sonoma County Gazatte May 2017
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MAY 2017
W Wh ho o i is s E En nd di in ng g   Honor ing 5  Tolay Lake  Roseland  DONATE your
FIND & Plant Pollinator Plants ~ 58
Homelessness in Sonoma? ~ 8
Grassroots Leaders ~ 11
Master Plan Ready ~ 15
Annexation INFO~ 31
Unused Trailor or RV ~ 39
Protecting
Our Seas
VITAL
are RISING
Lands
...for REAL!
By Teri Shore & Amy Ricard
We have a chance to protect
Latest Science on Sea Level
Rise Projections Supports California Policy Guidance
community separators in perpetuity with the new Vital Lands Initiative of the Sonoma County Agricultural and Open Space District. They have launched a county-wide public outreach effort to get input for a new long-term plan. Important community separators and greenbelts workshops start on May 16 to call for the permanent protection that goes beyond the 20-year protections we won last year.
By Samuel Chiu
In a compelling analysis of the
The initiative outlines strategies for protecting our most precious open space lands to preserve agriculture, natural resources, recreation, scenic vistas, greenbelt areas, and urban open space. As a community- envisioned, voter-approved land conservation organization established in 1990, the Sonoma County Agricultural Preservation and Open Space District protects our working, natural, and scenic open space land and connects people to it. They have a monthly e-newsletter for landowners, volunteers, and others to share the story of the land conservation work done on behalf of Sonoma County taxpayers.
The report includes new information on the expected sea level changes that will occur based on different greenhouse gas emission scenarios. For example, with very successful mitigation efforts, the report states that there is a 67 percent probability that the Bay Area will experience sea level rise between 1.0 foot and 2.4 feet by 2100. However, if no significant mitigation efforts are taken, that range increases to 1.6 to 3.4 feet.
VITAL LANDS cont’d on page 10
SEAS cont’d on page 12
factors that affect how much the ocean will rise along California’s coast in coming decades, a seven-member team of experts has provided the State with a report on the best-available sea- level rise science -- including recent scientific advances on the role of polar ice loss.
The report also emphasizes the importance of preparing for extreme but uncertain scenarios involving the rapid loss of the Antarctic ice sheet, which would have an enormous impact on coastal regions. In one such scenario, sea levels along California’s
Blended Families De ne the Word
The EVERYTHING to DO Calendar: pgs 52 - 71
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