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The Sonoma Ecology Center has announced plans to improve their Garden Park, located southeast of downtown Sonoma at 19996 7th Street East. The city-owned 6.1 acre park has experienced increased popularity and the Ecology Center is proposing a number of changes to their “Master Plan” which has not been updated in ten years. The Ecology Center along with its park is well known for protecting Sonoma Valley’s natural heritage by providing a model for sustainability, restoring habitat, and educating the community. Their update to their master plan is in the beginning stages of a first draft, which calls for several upgrades to the park facilities, annexing the Pauline Homestead, creating new children play areas, and building an amphitheater-style gathering space. The center would like public input. Parents, educators, students, growers, gardeners, market-goers, landscapers, native plant lovers, and everyone else are invited to share in the vision. Next month, on Saturday, Oct. 14, from late morning to early afternoon, the center will hold an open house at the Garden Park, with public discussion and guided tours, in order to receive more input and exchange ideas on this special place. Won’t you be a part of it? Contact me for more information.