Land Stewardship

Tending the land, tending each other. We host land-based programming on Tranifest Ranch, a 32-acre oak woodland campus with a seasonal creek, wildlife corridor, and gathering spaces that hold grief, joy, rest, and transformation.

We approach land care practice of relationship, reverence, and reciprocity. It’s a collective, intergenerational process—grounded in Indigenous teachings, abolitionist values, and trans wisdom. We are not separate from the land. We are shaped by it, accountable to it, and in conversation with it.

Land Acknowledgment

We acknowledge that Tranifest Ranch is the unceded territory of the Pomo people, who have stewarded it throughout the generations. We are actively working to foster deeper ties with Indigenous communities to explore what collaboration and resource sharing look like.

🌿 Our Approach

We know that many trans and BIPOC folks have been pushed out of land-based practices through colonization, displacement, and urbanization. We understand stewardship as healing work. As spiritual work. As ancestral work. And as collective work. We are reclaiming our connection to land, which means:

  • Honoring the Indigenous peoples of this region, especially the Pomo nations, and learning from their continued presence and leadership

  • Creating joyful spaces—like a communal fire pit, wildflower meadow, and gathering grove—without displacing native species

  • Composting, mulching, tending, and co-evolving with the more-than-human kin who call this land home

✨ Land Stewardship Programming

Our programming invites trans and BIPOC artists, organizers, and community members to be in relationship with the land through learning, play, and mutual care.

🛠️ Trans & Queer Land Stewardship Weekends

Join us for seasonal stewardship days where we gather to clear trails, prune branches, plant pollinators, or build accessibility ramps. No experience necessary—just come as you are.

🌾 Skillshares & Nature Walks

We host informal offerings from community members and local guides on topics like seed saving, identifying native plants, herbalism, wildlife tracking, and storytelling with the land.