Environmental Center of Sonoma County

The Community Network was instrumental in doing organization development work needed to create the Sonoma County Conservation Council (SCCC) in the early 1980’s and has been a member organization ever since. The Community Network Journey Project Resource Center is housed in the SCCC Environmental Center of Sonoma County, a storefront located at 55 A Ridgeway Avenue, Santa Rosa (On west side of Highway 101, 2 blocks north of College on Cleveland Ave then west on Ridgeway)

What is the Center?

With the aim of pooling resources to protect and enhance the county’s environment, a federation of local groups formed the Sonoma County Conservation Council in 1984. Eventually SCCC became incorporated as a 501( c )(3) charitable nonprofit. The Environmental Center of Sonoma County is a project of the SCCC. It is operated by volunteers.

What Happens at the Center?

The Center has three functions. It supports the work of member organizations, serves as an information and referral service and provides opportunity for ad hoc groupings to work on specific issues. Member groups and guests use it as their home base, and/or as a place for presenting programs, having meetings, mailings, or other work sessions. Most of this activity is open to the public directly, or through enrollment in one of the member organizations.