A champion for the environmental protection of Sonoma County and the whole California coast, Bill Kortum was an early board member of the Sonoma Land Trust. Since then, his role as a mentor to a generation of activists has led many to regard him as the father of the Sonoma County environmental movement. Inspired by a nearly fifty-year friendship with Kortum, the late John Crevelli documented his friend’s achievements. Selections of this short book will be read by local environmental activists at this event, which is co-sponsored by Sonoma County Conservation Action, North Bay Jobs with Justice, Sierra Club Sonoma Group, Greenbelt Alliance, and Coastwalk.