May, 2024

151st Bennett Valley Barbeque & Picnic

We're planning for a super event--the Bennett Valley Community Association is cordially invited to join the fun at the 151st annual BV Grange Picnic this year! Combining our two organizations at this event will further foster our community spirit, and be just plain fun.


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Success at North Sonoma Mountain Regional Park

Robert Stephens interviews Jennifer Beer about successes on banning overnight camping and campfires in our very nearby North Sonoma Mountain Regional Park.

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Coming soon to a Grange Hall Near You:

All Bennett Valley Town Halls will now be recorded and posted to Youtube


Thanks to your support, we now have the capability to record audio of all town halls and public talks we host. We know some of you cannot attend all of the town halls, so we setup the ability to record any public meetings we host. Whether it's a town hall or a presentation on wildlife or fire prevention, we'll let you know with a link in the newsletter. This same system also allows us to offer better amplified sound for those who attend in person.  



Massive Project at Sonoma Developmental

Center on Hold

The proposal for a massive build-out on the SDC site has been thwarted. The issues of fire evacuations and wildlife corridors were given short shrift in the developer’s proposal for SDC, and large scale development in Glen Ellen would mean troublesome traffic headaches for Bennett Valley. …Read more


For the Birds—Nesting Season is On!


Birds can build their nests in unexpected places. Please think about them when clearing defensible space …Read more


BVCA Well Monitoring Committee News


Our Bennett Valley well monitoring project is moving ahead, gathering more well readings to help understand the ups and downs of our aquifers  …Read more


Attention: Enterprise Road Folks


New Wildfire Evacuation Survey Needs Your Input—your response to this five-minute survey will greatly aid evacuation planning in the event of wildfire        …Read more


Firewise Webinar with Senator Mike McGuire


Senator Mike McGuire hosted the kickoff of the wildfire preparation webinar series. These webinars are well run and cover a range of wildfire related topics. This particular session covered important wildfire preparation topics, as well as some info about the California property insurance crisis too.

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Defensible Space Inspections by SCFD:

What to Expect


Beware of anyone who claims to be doing inspections or brush clearing who is not properly identified—some residents have been approached by non-official ‘inspectors’ who are claiming to be representing the agencies.


The BVCA Board has been in communication with our Sonoma County Fire Department regarding what rural Bennett Valley residents can expect in the upcoming perimeter inspections. Chief Steve Mosiurchak outlined the process in his recent letter to Bennett Valley residents. These inspections will be done by Fire District Teams “with badges, uniforms, marked vehicles, and introductions with business cards” who will introduce themselves if homeowners are home,” according to our area’s supervisor. If homeowners are not home they will not be accessing backyards or areas that are behind fences/gates unattended.


-Moira Jacobs, BVCA President    


The Bennett Valley Community Association, founded in 1970, is a non-profit 501(c)(3) organization. (Federal Tax ID: 94-2198044).  We are entirely volunteer-based and we use donations to fund events and programs that are designed to benefit the community.

You can reach us at info@bennettvalley.org or just reply to this email.