Laguna de Santa Rosa Foundation

🌟 As we wrap up another wonderful season, we want to extend our sincere thanks to all of our Education Volunteers and Guides. Your time, energy, and dedication help make our programs, events, and visitor experiences possible. The impact you make throughout the year reaches far beyond the hours you give, and we are incredibly grateful for all that you do. 💛

🐝 Thank you for being such an important part of our team family. We are proud of what we accomplished together this season and look forward to another great year ahead.

🌿 Interested in joining our Education Volunteer team? Keep an eye out for Guide Training opportunities this fall. We would love to welcome new volunteers to our team! ✨💚

The Barn Owl owlets in the Laguna Environmental Center nest box are growing up fast! 🦉✨

At nearly 8 weeks old, their heart-shaped faces are becoming more defined and their adult feathers are filling in. They're quickly losing their fluffy white down and starting to look like the barn owls they'll soon become.

Swipe to see their latest portraits and the incredible changes since they hatched in April! 🪶

🌿 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

🎶 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

🎒 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

🌈 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

🦎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