We are excited to invite you to a new opportunity to connect with the Rill community and the land that we collectively steward. In the early 1970’s, when the first Monan’s Rill members were establishing this community, there were no homes…
Rill Prescribed Burn – November 2025
25-acre prescribed burn planned in northeast Santa Rosa on Tuesday, November 11* Prescribed burn of grassland and oak savannah may be visible to residents and highway travelers in Santa Rosa, Calistoga, and St. Helena area between 10 a.m. and sunset. …
Rill Prescribed Burn – June 2025
22-acre prescribed burn planned in northeast Santa Rosa on Saturday, June 7* Prescribed burn of grassland and oak savannah may be visible to residents and highway travelers in Santa Rosa, Calistoga, and St. Helena area between 9 a.m. and sunset. …
Rill Prescribed Burn – October 2024
Monan’s Rill is planning a 7-acre prescribed burn this fall, currently scheduled for Wednesday, October 23.
Remembering Rill Founders and Freedom Riders Russ and Mary Jorgensen
In celebration of Martin Luther King Jr.’s birthday, we are remembering the legacy of two of Monan’s Rill’s founders, Russ and Mary Jorgensen. Mary and Russ are pictured here standing in front of Madrone Home, the house at the Rill…
Acorn Planting Day
On Sunday, January 22 from 10am-2pm, please join Monan’s Rill Institute for an Acorn Planting Day to support the regeneration of oak woodlands following their severe burning in the 2020 Glass Fire. We will start with a waffle breakfast at our community building (the HUB) from…
Many hands are tending this land
Many hands are tending this land In the past few months, the Rill has been blessed with so many caring hands, tending to the land as we recover from the 2020 Glass Fire and nurture a more climate-resilient and wildfire-resilient…
Two years after the fire – we are rebuilding!
Two years after the fire – we are rebuilding! Our blog has been pretty quiet these past months, but that does not mean we have not been busy. We have been deep in the process of finalizing our permit submittals…
Spring Oak Blitz
Help us Regenerate Oak Woodlands at Monan’s Rill Connect, Collect, and Protect at our Spring Oak Blitz – May 7, 10am-2pm What makes an oak ecosystem healthy? How can we heal from centuries of fire suppression and regenerate healthy forests? In this…
Build a Greenhouse With Us!
Build a Greenhouse With Us! Tuesday 2/1 and Saturday 2/5 At long last, 15 months after the Glass Fire, we are ready to rebuild our first building at Monan’s Rill — a greenhouse — and you’re invited to help. We’ve got all the…