Conservation Alerts
PLAN is dedicated to change at the Paula Lane open space property and is advocating for a new property title holder with expert conservation partners to restore habitat and repair damage caused by the current title holder, City of Petaluma.
Currently, two For Sale signs on Paula Lane just south of the Paula Lane open space land represent the attempt to subdivide and further build housing, which would be detrimental to the protected open space conservation values of Paula Lane. PLAN has reached out to the owners on 3 occasions and to the new realtor, indicating a conservation sale or conservation easement would be a best approach. Supporters may recall PLAN opposed the owner's subdivision proposal, which was unfortunately approved by the Sonoma County Board of Supervisors.
Badger is a CA Species of Concern. Without a higher-level status, which is certainly needed, such as Threatened, a species' habitat is not mandated to be protected. Since badgers are fossorial mammals, relying on burrowing and land for surviving, the special status of Species of Concern is not meaningful. The species' home, habitat, needs protection.