Laguna de Santa Rosa Foundation

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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!

10/12/2026

🌿 Last Thursday’s Botanical Activity Night was a lovely evening of learning new botanical techniques with instructor Ginny Spencer!

A big thank you to the CNPS Milo Baker Chapter for co-hosting with us and to Ag + Open Space for their partnership. We’ve loved seeing the enthusiasm for these recent events and bringing our community together for fun, hands on learning experiences! 🌱

✨ Don’t miss our Native Plant Trivia Night for another fun evening of community, native plant knowledge, and friendly competition!

10/09/2026

A group of dedicated volunteers joined the Laguna Foundation for a fun and productive work day at our Native Seed Farm this month. We were thrilled to welcome two father-daughter duos, a former Laguna Foundation restoration technician and her friend, longtime All-Star volunteers, and neighbors looking for a way to get involved with the Foundation.

We were especially excited to see a new generation of volunteers supporting our work. That’s why we’re holding our Native Seed Farm Volunteer Days on Saturdays — we’re proud to create volunteer opportunities that are accessible and welcoming for people of all ages and backgrounds.

Come grow with us! Our Native Seed Farm addresses the growing need for locally adapted seed to support restoration projects across Northern California. Sign up for our next Native Seed Farm Volunteer Day on October 24th from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. 👉 https://bit.ly/4dYqePa. All are welcome, no prior experience required.

10/08/2026

The Laguna Foundation cultivates a community of committed wetland stewards through hands-on stewardship and community engagement opportunities. Our Laguna Stewards program empowers volunteers to support healthy ecosystems by actively planting, tending, and stewarding critical habitats throughout the Laguna de Santa Rosa watershed.

We engage more than 250 people in Laguna Stewards days each year – that’s more than 15,000 hours spent nurturing the ecosystems we depend on.

Not only do we engage the community in stewardship of the land and waters that sustain us, we create opportunities for people of all ages and backgrounds to build lasting connections to Laguna, and to one another.

Join us for our Laguna Stewards days this fall! We offer a Laguna Stewards day once a month – you’ll lend a hand and tend the land while exploring a variety of unique and biodiverse Laguna habitats with us. We’ll share about the history, biological heritage, and biodiversity of each of these extraordinary ecosystems. All ages are welcome! No experience is necessary; tools and training will be provided. Register on Eventbrite: https://www.eventbrite.com/o/14522137323

10/07/2026

🎃🕷️ Spooky season is here! 🦇🐍

Join Laguna de Santa Rosa Foundation + Ag + Open Space for an evening of spooky surprises, live snakes & tarantulas with Classroom Safari, crafts, bats, snacks + more!

👻 Costumes encouraged!
✨ FREE EVENT — NO CHARGE TO ATTEND!

🎃🕷️ ¡La temporada espeluznante ya llegó! 🦇🐍

Únete a Laguna de Santa Rosa Foundation + Ag + Open Space para una tarde de sorpresas, serpientes y tarántulas con Classroom Safari, manualidades, murciélagos, snacks ¡y mucho más!

👻 ¡Los disfraces son bienvenidos!
✨ EVENTO GRATIS — SIN COSTO DE ENTRADA!

10/06/2026

🌿 THIS SATURDAY! Laguna Open House & California Native Plant Sale 🌿

Join us Saturday, October 10, 10:00am–1:00pm for a free, family-friendly fall celebration at the Laguna Environmental Center!

Our open house takes place alongside the California Native Plant Society-Milo Baker Chapter (CNPS) annual native plant sale, held in our shared nursery. This is CNPS’s only plant sale of the year, and we’re proud to partner with them to make this annual fall gathering possible. Fall is an ideal time to plant native plants, giving them a chance to put their energy into establishing strong roots before the growing season.

🌱 Shop plants grown in our AIR-certified, pathogen-free nursery
🌿 Get advice and plant recommendations from knowledgeable CNPS volunteers
🌼 Explore our Native Plant Demonstration Garden with guided tours at 11am & 12pm
🎨 Visit Spirit of My Homeland, our current exhibit featuring the artwork of Gloria Armstrong
🦋 Enjoy hands-on activity tables hosted by CNPS and the Laguna Foundation inside Heron Hall
🍂 Meet Laguna Foundation staff and volunteers and explore our beautiful grounds

Come spend a fall morning with us enjoying native plants, art, nature, and community - and discover something new about the Laguna de Santa Rosa!

📍 Laguna Environmental Center
900 Sanford Road, Santa Rosa
Free • Family-friendly • No RSVP needed

👉 More details: www.2026LagunaOpenHouse.eventbrite.com

10/05/2026

Spotted in our Native Plant Nursery: a garden tiger moth caterpillar (Arctia caja) munching on California phacelia (Phacelia californica).

This dynamic duo can teach us a lesson in chemistry! Garden tiger moth caterpillars preferentially choose host plants, like phacelia, that are rich in bitter toxins called pyrrolizidine alkaloids. This native "woolly bear" caterpillar deters potential predators by absorbing and storing these chemicals inside its body, making both caterpillars and adult moths highly toxic. This biochemical connection makes this larvae-host plant relationship unique.

Our nursery doesn’t just support monarch butterflies. The native plants we grow sustain a variety of pollinators, from moths to beetles to bats!

10/02/2026

Something spooky is growing this October... 🌱👻 We have so many exciting events coming up, from Laguna Stewards season rolling on, to Native Plant Garden volunteer days, Seed Farm, Poetry , Plant Sale, and a spooky-themed event on October 24th! 🍂

Be sure to follow us on social media and check out our Eventbrite page to register for events, get updates, and learn more. We hope to see you at an event!📲🎃

Algo espeluznante está creciendo este octubre... 🌱👻 ¡Tenemos muchísimos eventos emocionantes próximamente! Desde la temporada de Laguna Stewards, días de voluntariado en el Jardín de Plantas Nativas y eventos en la Granja de Semillas, hasta nuestra Venta de Plantas y Poesía y un evento con temática espeluznante el 24 de octubre. 🍂

¡Asegúrate de seguirnos en nuestras redes sociales y visitar nuestra página de Eventbrite para registrarte a nuestros eventos, recibir actualizaciones y conocer más! ¡Esperamos verte en uno de nuestros eventos! 📲🎃

10/01/2026

Last week, the Laguna Foundation’s Conservation Science Director Sarah Gordon and Nursery and Seed Programs Manager Ayla Mills helped locate and identify endangered white sedge plants (Carex albida) at Pitkin Marsh for a California Department of Fish and Wildlife genetic study – not an easy feat in an area with many other look-alike species!

Leaf samples were collected for genetic analyses to help resolve some of the uncertainty surrounding this enigmatic sedge’s taxonomy.

Our Conservation and Stewardship programs work with partners across the Laguna watershed to study, monitor, and evaluate native, rare and endangered plants and their habitat. This work helps build foundational knowledge about the watershed and guides conservation decisions.

Subscribe to our E-Newsletter to be the first to receive featured stories and highlights from our work nurturing biodiversity in the Laguna de Santa Rosa watershed, and learn how to get involved 👉 https://bit.ly/4xVbRlQ.

09/28/2026

🌿 Community in Bloom: Botanical Drawing Activity ✏️

Get your sketchbook ready for a relaxing evening of drawing cool plants!

Join the Laguna de Santa Rosa Foundation and California Native Plant Society-Milo Baker Chapter for a hands-on botanical drawing workshop with local artist and educator Ginny Spencer.

Using colored pencils, you’ll learn how to carefully observe a plant and create your own botanical drawing with a guided, step-by-step approach. No previous drawing experience is needed!

Come slow down, try something new, and enjoy an evening of creativity and connection with the natural world. Your finished drawing can be framed, displayed, or turned into a card to share.

📅 Thursday, October 8 at the Laguna Environmental Center
🕡 6:30–8:30 PM
💚 Free!

This program is made possible by Sonoma County Ag + Open Space. Funding is provided by the taxpayers of Sonoma County through a quarter-cent sales tax.

🌿 Learn more and register: https://CNPSFall2026.eventbrite.com

Address

900 Sanford Road
Santa Rosa, CA
95401

Telephone

(707) 527-9277

Website

http://www.lagunafoundation.org/

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