Jean Schulz Offers $2 Million Gift to Sonoma Land Trust to Advance $18 Million Land Protection Campaign

SANTA ROSA, Calif.--(Business Wire)--
Philanthropist Jean Schulz, wife of the late Peanuts cartoonist Charles Schulz,
has offered the Sonoma Land Trust a $2 million matching gift to advance the Land
Trust`s recently announced $18 million fundraising campaign, Redwoods to the
Bay: Saving Sonoma County`s Signature Landscapes. This pledge, which must be
matched dollar for dollar, will bring the total amount raised thus far to $10.3
million.

"This is not a gift I make lightly," says Schulz, a longtime supporter of the
Land Trust. "I am frankly worried about the ongoing development pressures on our
lands and about our need to preserve large open spaces. I want our grandchildren
and their children to be able to enjoy the same stunning vistas that you and I
treasure today."

The Redwoods to the Baycampaignwill protect the 5,630-acre Jenner Headlands,
help keep Sonoma County`s landscapes intact, link up protected lands to provide
wildlife corridors and trails, preserve the county`s rural character and create
a legacy of open lands for future generations.

"This is a bold gift for a bold campaign and we appreciate Jean Schulz`s
leadership," says Ralph Benson, executive director, Sonoma Land Trust. "This is
the right time to act - there are opportunities now to protect major landscapes
throughout Sonoma County that we won`t see again. Thanks to Jean Schulz,
contributions to our campaign will make double the impact - and save twice as
much land."

In addition to the $2 million matching gift from Schulz, the Land Trust has
received $6 million from the Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation, and $2.3 million
from board members, individuals, foundations and businesses. Approximately $7.7
million remains to be raised by the end of 2010.

Donations to the Land Trust`s Redwoods to the Bay campaign may be made online at
www.sonomalandtrust.org or by calling (707) 526-6930 ext. 108.

About the Sonoma Land Trust

The Sonoma Land Trust preserves scenic, natural, agricultural and open land for
future generations. Since 1976, the nonprofit Sonoma Land Trust has protected
nearly 20,000 acres of beautiful, productive and environmentally significant
land. For more information, please visit www.sonomalandtrust.org.

Sonoma Land Trust
Sheri Cardo, 707-526-6930 ext. 111
Public Relations & Marketing Officer
sheri@sonomalandtrust.org

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