COMMUNITY GROUPS in Westside Area
Westside Community Association - 2018 and 2014 Petitions - Member Direction for Board: In 2014 and again in 2018, over 100 people signed Westside Petitions that clearly articulate what our community is for. Since 2014, the WCA has worked on the Winery Event Ordinance. For Project Posts Go to: See Land Use Updates.
2020 State of the Wine Industry - Silicon Valley Bank Annual Report: In this report, Silicon Valley Bank concludes that: "... we are in the midst of a consumer reset, which requires every winery to reimagine how they sell and market wine. The early results tell us there are winners and losers today, with about 25 percent of the business struggling while the upper quartile of wineries is delivering record years.
“Boomers are not your target for growth given that the last of the cohort will hit normal retirement age in 10 years. We are slow to evolve as an industry and must solve for the young consumer, who has different values."
Selling the wealthy lifestyle through hospitality experiences to millennials may actually turn them off. Millennials care about the ingredients and additives in the bottle and your company's social responsibility - how your brand is making both the earth and society a better place. They are interesting in sustainable farming practices - conservation of water - avoiding the use of glyphosate - LEED Certified buildings - and use of biodynamic and organic farming techniques.
For new consumers of high quality wine, the on-line ordering experience, how the wine is packaged and received and the way consuming the product makes the person feel about themself.
Friends of Felta Creek is a non-profit community-based organization formed to protect the Felta Creek watershed, one of the last vital wild salmonid spawning habitats in the Russian River system.
Friends of Felta Creek Town Hall - Timber Harvest: On March 24, 2019, the community met to learn more about the value of Felta Creek as a salmon spawning and rearing ground, and concerns about irreparable impacts from the proposed Fox Meadows Timber Harvest Plan. CALFire held a site inspection on April 7, 2020 and a review meeting with key agencies In May 2020.
Palmer Ridge Neighborhood Association Town - Cannabis impacts in watershed areas: In 2018, our community held a Town Hall on Cannabis, and had the County present its new Cannabis Ordinance at our Annual Meeting. The community met with Applicants for the 1st major Cannabis grow in our watershed. After significant study and observation of impacts, the community petitioned our County Officials to designate our watershed areas as exempt from cannabis grows and/or truck transport of Healdsburg's wastewater to remote locations on fragile dirt roads.
Palmer Ridge Neighborhood Association Town Hall - Cannabis impacts in watershed areas: In 2018, our community held a Town Hall on Cannabis, and had the County present its new Cannabis Ordinance at our Annual Meeting. The community met with Applicants for the 1st major Cannabis grow in our watershed, which in 2019 was deemed unsuitable for cannabis cultivation and is for sale. After significant study and observation of impacts, the community petitioned our County Officials to designate our watershed areas as exempt from cannabis grows and/or truck transport of Healdsburg's wastewater to remote locations on fragile dirt roads.
The Mill Creek and Palmer Ridge neighborhoods were heavily impacted by the Walbridge Fire, and many of our neighbors lost their homes.
The Wohler Bridge Neighborhood Association (WBNA) members are committed to a quality of life that centers on the rural atmosphere of the historic Wohler Bridge area. The preservation of our environment is of utmost importance, and the safety of our neighborhood insures that we can live in harmony and peace of mind. The protection of the value of our land is important to the legacy we leave. The regular communication and social aspect of the association keeps us informed of the issues related to our Mission and provides a venue for friendship.
Wohler Bridge Neighborhood Association: WBNA members are committed to a quality of life that centers on the rural atmosphere of the historic Wohler Bridge area. The preservation of our environment is of utmost importance, and the safety of our neighborhood insures that we can live in harmony and peace of mind. The protection of the value of our land is important to the legacy we leave. The regular communication and social aspect of the association keeps us informed of the issues related to our Mission and provides a venue for friendship.
And, the Wohler Bridge group just wants to have fun!
The Westside Association to Save Agriculture's (WASA's) primary goal is to promote stewardship of the land and protect both agriculture and the natural resources in the Middle Reach of the Russian River. WASA is not a membership organization. WASA's educational purpose and work appears in the Project Info - Natural Resources section.
WASA can be reached at [email protected]
Westside Association to Save Agriculture
PO Box 1411 Healdsburg, CA 95448
WCA can be reached at [email protected]
Westside Community Association
PO Box 1821 Healdsburg, CA 95448
Wohler Bridge Neighborhood Association [email protected]
PO Box 1015 Forestville, CA 95436
