The Nature Education Foundation

06/12/2026

🌞 Fun Fact Friday! 🌿🐝

Sunshine helps power the entire natural world! Plants use sunlight to create their own food through photosynthesis, producing the oxygen we breathe and the energy that fuels the food chain.

🌼From blooming wildflowers to busy bees and birds searching for seeds and insects, a little sunshine helps bring nature to life.

Next time you’re out on the trail, take a moment to soak it all in, you’re seeing the power of the sun in action! 💛

06/11/2026

🌿 7,000 kids. 10 school districts. One bus ride standing between them and nature.

Help The Nature Education Foundation make it happen. The Nature Bus Campaign is on a mission, and it needs YOU. 🙌

➡️ Donate today at the-nef.org or scroll through to the QR code and fund the bus that way! 🚌

Let’s educate and empower youth to appreciate, preserve and protect Nature. Help us help local students make a difference! 🌎

06/09/2026

🍋 Plateau Palooza opens June 27 with a one of a kind evening, Lemonade & Canvas.

Sip, savor & enjoy art under the summer sky with:

🎷 Live saxophone by Jason Weber
🖼️ Outdoor art showcase featuring local artists
🍋Specialty lemon-inspired sips
🎨 High school artists featured for the first time in the show’s 26 year history!

⚠️ No tickets at the gate, buy in advance!
🎟️ TNEFPlateauPalooza.org

Concerts Co-Presenters Art Show Presenter The summer concerts benefitThe Nature Education Foundation. Become a Member and enjoya 20% discount on yourticket purchase. Get Tickets Here for “Lemonade & Canvas” and All Concerts We want to Thank our Plateau Palooza Sponsors!

06/06/2026

🌿 The Santa Rosa Plateau is made up of 9,000 acres of protected natural wonder and it’s right here in our backyard.

The Plateau is home to over 200 species of native birds and 49 endangered, threatened, or rare plant and animal species including mountain lions, bobcats, mule deer, and badgers.

06/03/2026

🎶 Something BIG is coming to Nature Education Foundation at Santa Rosa Plateau this summer.

Introducing Plateau Palooza, a 5 week celebration of Music and Art set against one of the most beautiful natural backdrops in Southern California.

🎸 THE FULL PLATEAU PALOOZA LINEUP IS HERE! 🎸
🍋 Jun 27 — Lemonade & Canvas Jason Weber
🤘 Jul 11 — The James Kelly Band
🕺 Jul 18 — The Cheez Wiz Band
🎵 Jul 25 — The 1969 Band
🤠 Aug 1 — The Pushin’ Daisies Band

⚠️ Tickets must be purchased in advance No tickets sold at the gate! 🎟️ tnefplateaupalooza.org

05/31/2026

The 2nd Annual Kids Ride into Nature Classic & Antique Car Show was a success!🚗
🌿 A huge Thank You to our sponsors and everyone who came out to the Kids Ride into Nature Classic & Antique Car Show. Your support funds nature education for 8,000+ children each year in the classroom and out on the Santa Rosa Plateau.
See you next year! 🙌

05/30/2026

A heartfelt thank you to one of our Stage Sponsors, the Holocaust Remembrance Foundation of the Valley.

We are grateful for your support of the Kids Ride Into Nature Classic & Antique Car Show and your commitment to our community. See you tomorrow at Marna O’Brien Park!🚗✨