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Environmental History & Activism

Woman carrying a sign. Yes on I, stop sprawl, save farmland, rural heritage initiative
Sierra Club (Redwood Chapter) Collection
Materials collected by the Redwood Chapter of the Sierra Club which document the environmental movement of from the mid-20th thru early 21st century (1958-2021)
Empire Farms Magazine
Press Democrat Empire Living Collection
The Press Democrat Empire Living Collection contains feature articles written under various titles covering a wide range of topics that occurred throughout the Redwood Empire between 1948 and 1977.  
Roland Hauck Papers
Roland Hauck Papers
Materials focused on environmental issues concerning Sonoma County creeks and streams, and the construction of Warm Springs Dam
Lynn Woolsey
Lynn Woolsey Congressional Papers
Official papers of a former U.S. Congresswoman who represented the North Bay (1993-2013)
John Crevelli
John P. Crevelli Papers
Papers of an environmental historian on county, state, and national environmental issues (1931-2015)
Map with text Recreation Master Plan
Iva Warner Papers
Environmental papers of a Sonoma County activist (1963-1994)
a woman holding a newspaper, sitting in an office. A typewriter and phone are behind her.
Gaye LeBaron Collection
The working papers of a distinguished Sonoma County journalist and historian (1800s-2022)
Person standing at a beach, looks over the horizon.
Ernestine Smith Papers
Environmental papers of a Sonoma County activist (1959-1973)
Small wooden fence overlooks the shore
The Environmental History Digital Collection
Photographs and papers documenting environmental activities in northern California
Illustration of a rising sun over a beach.
Charles Rhinehart Papers
Environmental papers of a Sonoma County activist and founder of C.O.A.A.S.T. (Californians Organized to Acquire Access to State Tidelands)  (1968-2005)
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