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ACCPF Champion: Matt Plate
You may not have heard his name before, but if anyone deserves the title, ACCPF Champion, Matt Plate richly deserves it. A resident of American...
ACCPF Champions: Mary and Tim Shaw
Mary and Tim Shaw own PMI Northbay, a “boutique” property management company located in Fairfield (an independently owned/operated franchise of...
ACCPF Champion: Barry Christian
Barry Christian has been a dedicated volunteer in the open space and conservation community for over fifteen years. Everyone who knows him has a...
ACCPF Champion: Bill Harper
Let’s play a game we’ll call, “How Much Do You Know About American Canyon’s Connection to the Wine Industry?” We’ll start with how many square feet...
ACCPF Champion: Gladys Milligan
Each month American Canyon Community and Parks Foundation is featuring someone instrumental in our success who, in their own unique way contributes...
ACCPF Champion: Dr. Rochelle Manangkil
Our newest ‘Champion of ACCPF’ is Dr. Rochelle Manangkil, a pediatric dentist and owner of American Canyon Pediatric Dentistry. Rochelle grew up in...
ACCPF Champion: Dr. Nichelini
As a new feature, each month, we will be highlighting a different ACCPF sponsor/supporter, sharing fun and interesting background information to...
Turn Screen Time into Green Time
By most accounts today's children spend 6-8 hours per day in front of a screen, but average only 4-7 minutes per day in outdoor unstructured play....
Featured Member – Hugh Marquez
As one of our most interesting and involved members, the ACCPF Board selected Hugh Marquez to be this month’s 'Featured Member.’ Hugh had some great...
The Magic of the Napa Bay Trail
A quick quiz. What do the following all have in common: Coyotes, snakes, deer, fox, ground squirrels, egrets, nesting herons, pheasants,...
Meet Becky Peterson and our Presenting Sponsor for An Evening at the Ruins
In early August, I had the pleasure taking a Wetlands walk with Becky Peterson, Member and Community Relations Director of the Napa Valley Vintners....
Newell Open Space Update
Turkeys, jackrabbits, coyotes, bobcats, snakes, deer, lizards, golden eagles, hawks, and on and on. These are just a few of the critters that can be...
Special Member Feature: Julia Cummings
This interview holds a few special places in my heart. “Why?” you may ask. Well... I’m glad you asked! First, I’m a youth enthusiast. Whenever I...
How We Like to Make an Impact
Thinking back to your childhood, chances are you probably grew up roaming the neighborhood with strict instructions from your mom not to come back...
It’s Up in the Air
Air – 4th in the series on the American Canyon Wetlands Air – Earth’s ether. The medium that eludes sight, as it tickles touch. First on the list of...
Interview with Founding Member Jeffery Nichelini
If you have a child or a teenager in one of our American Canyon schools, your child's school would have been a recipient of some level of...
Footprints in the Sand
Earth - This is the third piece in a series on the American Canyon Wetlands Earth – our element. The ledger of human entries and edits. The place...
Oh, What a Night! What a Glorious Night!
An Evening at the Ruins was unlike anything American Canyon has ever seen. The energy was electric, the setting sun a gorgeous backdrop to a...