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The Laguna Foundation restores and conserves the Laguna de Santa Rosa and inspires appreciation for this Wetland of International Importance.

The Laguna Foundation advances the health of the 30,000+ acres of creeks, open water, perennial marshes, seasonal wetlands, riparian forests, oak woodlands, and grasslands that comprise the Laguna de Santa Rosa. We also build our next generation of nature stewards. And we are up to the task because of you! Thank you for recognizing the critical importance of the Laguna de Santa Rosa. We value your involvement and support!

06/01/2026

🌿 Join us this Friday! 🌿 Help our native plant garden thrive at the Laguna Environmental Center!

Join us for a rewarding morning of pruning, weeding, and mulching while learning about the native plants that support local wildlife and pollinators. No experience is needed - we'll provide training, tools, and hearty snacks.

📅 Friday, June 5
⏰ 9:00 AM–12:00 PM
📍 Laguna Environmental Center, Santa Rosa
💚 Free, but registration is required

Come spend the morning surrounded by native plants while helping keep our demonstration garden healthy, beautiful, and welcoming for people and pollinators alike. 🌼🦋

Register here: https://GardenVolunteerDay65.eventbrite.com

05/31/2026

🎶 We’re getting excited for Sonoma Wild Music Festival & Community Gathering on Saturday, June 6! 🌿

Next weekend, SOMO Village Event Center will be filled with music, laughter, and that unmistakable energy that happens when a community comes together with intention.

The Sonoma Wild lineup is designed to carry you through the day — moments to dance, moments to chill, and moments to discover something new.

🌿 A convenient outdoor setting
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 A truly all-ages, welcoming vibe
💚 A mission that gives the whole day deeper meaning

We’ll be there sharing about the Laguna de Santa Rosa — stop by and say hello!

🎟️ Get your tickets today: www.tapestryproductions.org/sonomawild

05/30/2026

🎒 The next generation of environmental stewards is learning about the Laguna all year round. From Learning Laguna’s hands-on field trips to summer days at Camp Tule, students of all ages experience science, nature, and connection to one of California’s most vital ecosystems as well as each other.

💚 Flexible funding ensures these programs continue to grow, reaching more students and deepening the positive impact on our community and the watershed we call home.

🌎 When you give, you invest in both the land and today’s young stewards — our future leaders — who will champion its protection. ✨Donate today at Lagunafoundation.org

📸 Maggie Hart (Learning Laguna students with crawdad), Eileen Roche (Sarah Gordon studying vernal pool 🧬), Laguna Foundation Staff

05/29/2026

🌈 We’re gearing up for the Sonoma County Pride Festival next Saturday, June 6! 🎉

Join us from 12–5 PM at Old Courthouse Square in Santa Rosa for a day of love, unity, and community. This year’s theme — “Pride & True: Advance, Advocate, Act Up” — celebrates progress while inspiring continued advocacy and action.

After the parade, enjoy local vendors, delicious food, nonprofit booths, and more — and be sure to stop by our table to learn how environmental stewardship and community care go hand in hand. We can’t wait to celebrate with you! 💚

📍 Old Courthouse Square, Santa Rosa
🗓 Saturday, June 6, 2026
⏰ 12:00–5:00 PM

05/28/2026

🦎A healthy watershed protects all who call the Laguna home — including rare and endangered species found nowhere else in the world.

🌸The Laguna de Santa Rosa watershed supports an incredible diversity of life, providing vital habitat for species that depend on healthy wetlands, creeks, and uplands to survive. Protecting and restoring these ecosystems is ongoing, complex work that requires flexibility, long-term commitment, and collaboration.

🌱Unrestricted gifts allow us to respond to emerging needs, protect habitat, and accelerate restoration across the watershed.

🫶If protecting biodiversity matters to you, please support our work with a donation today. https://donatenow.networkforgood.org/LagunaFoundation

📸:Jim Coleman

05/23/2026

🌿✨ Celebrating a major milestone for restoration and community!

On May 14, our team joined partners and community members for the ribbon cutting of Colgan Creek Restoration Project Phase III in Santa Rosa...

Photo 1: Our staff at the celebration, standing together in support of this milestone restoration project.

Photo 2: Elected officials and City of Santa Rosa staff officially cutting the ribbon to mark the completion of Phase III.

This project represents the culmination of more than two decades of planning and phased restoration work along Lower Colgan Creek—transforming a once-channelized urban creek into a thriving habitat that supports wildlife, improves water quality, and expands access to open space for the surrounding community.

We are especially proud that the Laguna de Santa Rosa Foundation contributed to this final phase by growing and supplying thousands of native plants - propagated from locally collected seed - to help restore habitat along the creek corridor. Our staff and volunteers also participated in planting efforts alongside Santa Rosa Water and partners including Rainforest Rising.

This work was made possible through the City of Santa Rosa, California, California Department of Water Resources, Wildlife Conservation Board, Sonoma County Ag + Open Space, and many dedicated partners.

It was inspiring to witness the completion of this long-term collaborative effort—and to see the creek renewed as a living part of the landscape.

Grateful to be part of this work for our watershed. 💚

05/22/2026

This International Day for Biological Diversity, we’re reflecting on the importance of protecting the rare wildflowers that return each spring to the Laguna’s vernal pools. 🌼

During a short seasonal window, our team conducts up to 38 surveys across multiple sites to monitor endangered plants found only in California, including Sonoma sunshine, Sebastopol meadowfoam, and Burke’s goldfields. 🏵

These species are highly sensitive to changing environmental conditions, making long-term monitoring essential for understanding ecosystem health and guiding restoration and conservation efforts across the watershed.

This work depends on strong partnerships with public agencies, nonprofits, and private landowners working together to protect biodiversity in our region. 💙💚

Stay tuned as we continue analyzing this year’s survey data.

📸 Photos by staff members Heather Baggett and Sierra Castillo

05/21/2026

🚶 Join us this Saturday for a journey through the past, present, and future of the Laguna de Santa Rosa! As part of the free Sebastopol Walks series, Brent Reed, our Stewardship Director, will lead an easy-paced 3.25-mile walk exploring Laguna habitats, local history, and ongoing restoration efforts. Along the way, discover agricultural heritage, the former Cnopius Airfield, and the vision for the Laguna’s future.
📅 Saturday, May 23 from 9:00am–12:00pm
📍 Meet at Sebastopol Town Square, 140 Weeks Way
🎟 Free (registration requested): https://www.eventbrite.com/e/sebastopol-walks-exploring-the-history-future-of-the-laguna-de-santa-ros-tickets-1989122627324

Photo by Rosalie Abbott

05/20/2026

🦉 update: Baby Barn Owls are growing fast at the Laguna Environmental Center!

The three baby owlets in the nesting box hatched April 9–11 and are already changing quickly. While they still have some of their fluffy white down, they’re actively molting - and their adult plumage is beginning to show through underneath.

If you look closely, you can already see patches of their future coloring and well-developed wing feathers emerging. This wing-flapping clip offers a great view of just how quickly they’re progressing.

It’s an incredible stage of transformation as they grow into the owls they’ll soon become. 🪶✨

Address

900 Sanford Road
Santa Rosa, CA
95401

Telephone

(707) 527-9277

Website

http://www.lagunafoundation.org/

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