Hood Mountain Regional Park & Preserve Challenge Grant 2022
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Nationally renowned Santa Rosa artist Richard McDaniel has stepped forward with a $10,000 challenge grant to support Hood Mountain Regional Park & Preserve. Richard was inspired to paint this picture by the spectacular beauty of Hood Mountain, and his love of this land motivated his generous gift.
Donations will support restored and new trails, future acquisitions and fire resiliency, as part of the Bill & Dave Legacy Fund, which honors intrepid hikers Bill Myers and Dave Chalk, who retired after organizing hikes throughout Sonoma County for two decades. Will you help us meet this generous challenge? With a gift of $250 or more to the Bill & Dave Legacy Fund, we will send you a set of notecards featuring Richard McDaniel's iconic image of this treasured Sonoma County landmark. |
You can support Hood Mountain Regional Park & Preserve by:
Please contact Parks Foundation Executive Director Melissa Kelley to discuss any of these opportunities.
- Contributing to this challenge grant
- Designating your IRA Qualified Charitable Distribution to benefit the Parks Foundation
- Making a gift of appreciated stock
- Designating a bequest to the Bill & Dave Legacy Fund of the Parks Foundation through your will or trust, or by naming the Parks Foundation as an account beneficiary.
Please contact Parks Foundation Executive Director Melissa Kelley to discuss any of these opportunities.
Hood Mountain Projects
Since the Bill & Dave Legacy Fund's inception in 2020 and sparked by an initial challenge grant from Kenwood Vineyards, generous donors have contributed nearly $100,000. These contributions support major improvements and acquisitions to benefit beloved Hood Mountain Regional Park & Preserve.
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TRAILS
The Bill & Dave Legacy Fund supports new trails and the renovation of existing trails at Hood Mountain. Recent work includes realigning Natkemper and Summit Trails and post-fire restoration of Lower Johnson Ridge Trail, Lawson Trail and others. The Legacy Fund helped build the original Lawson Trail. Future projects include trails on the new Santa Rosa Creek Headlands (Margaret Spaulding’s former property) and at Cougar Landing.
The Bill & Dave Legacy Fund supports new trails and the renovation of existing trails at Hood Mountain. Recent work includes realigning Natkemper and Summit Trails and post-fire restoration of Lower Johnson Ridge Trail, Lawson Trail and others. The Legacy Fund helped build the original Lawson Trail. Future projects include trails on the new Santa Rosa Creek Headlands (Margaret Spaulding’s former property) and at Cougar Landing.
FIRE HARDENED INFRASTRUCTURE
The Bill & Dave Legacy Fund also ensures that Hood Mountain Regional Park & Preserve can upgrade its infrastructure with fire-hardened construction. Regional Parks is developing new fire-resistant signs, which will improve wayfinding for both park visitors and fire crews. Regional Parks also will pilot three new fire-resistant concrete block restrooms, incorporating features like water catchment and fire tool storage. In addition, funding from the Parks Foundation will purchase a new fire camera for early fire detection.
The Bill & Dave Legacy Fund also ensures that Hood Mountain Regional Park & Preserve can upgrade its infrastructure with fire-hardened construction. Regional Parks is developing new fire-resistant signs, which will improve wayfinding for both park visitors and fire crews. Regional Parks also will pilot three new fire-resistant concrete block restrooms, incorporating features like water catchment and fire tool storage. In addition, funding from the Parks Foundation will purchase a new fire camera for early fire detection.
PARK EXPANSION
The Bill & Dave Legacy Fund supports park expansion to provide additional acreage for public access, enhance the critical wildlife corridor, and protect important resources such as waterways. Expanding the park also strengthens the ability of fire crews to contain future wildfires. Regional Parks has acquired four properties totaling over 500 acres in the past six years, including Cougar Landing.
Regional Parks will seek additional acquisitions, such as the McCormick property, to further expand the park. These acquisitions would not be possible without the assistance of the Bill & Dave Legacy Fund and the Sonoma County Parks Foundation.
The Bill & Dave Legacy Fund supports park expansion to provide additional acreage for public access, enhance the critical wildlife corridor, and protect important resources such as waterways. Expanding the park also strengthens the ability of fire crews to contain future wildfires. Regional Parks has acquired four properties totaling over 500 acres in the past six years, including Cougar Landing.
Regional Parks will seek additional acquisitions, such as the McCormick property, to further expand the park. These acquisitions would not be possible without the assistance of the Bill & Dave Legacy Fund and the Sonoma County Parks Foundation.
