Darla Hillard, former trustee of the Sonoma Land Trust, co-directs the Sonoma-based Snow Leopard Conservancy (snowleopardconservancy.org). She has written for National Geographic, Highlights for Children, and other magazines.Based in Woodacre, Connie Smith Siegel paints the coast and hills of West Marin and has also worked in Utah, Colorado, Maine, and Scotland.