Restoration & Conservation
Join Us for a Morning of Stewardship!
All ages and abilities welcome. No experience or commitment required. Training and tools provided, plus abundant and hearty snacks!
Native Plant Garden Volunteer Days
Friday, February 7, 9am - Noon
Laguna Stewardship Day
January workday is cancelled due to weather.
Next up! Saturday, February 15, 9am – Noon
Laguna Uplands Preserve
Supporting Monarch Habitat
Easily recognized with its bright orange color, black stripes and white dots delicately painted across each wing, the monarch butterfly (Danaus plexippus) may be one of nature's most iconic butterflies. Yet the population numbers of this once bountiful species are plummeting towards extinction due to several threats, including global climate change and habitat destruction.
The survival of the monarch butterfly is dependent on the abundance of native milkweed. Our work planting milkweed throughout the Laguna watershed will help support these dwindling populations.
We invite the public to come out and see the butterflies at the Laguna Foundation's Environmental Center this fall. Stay tuned for more information on a volunteer day of planting milkweed this spring.
Find out more about how we are helping to support the monarch butterfly population:
Sonoma West Times and News
Sept 4, 2019, by Laura Hagar Rush
“The Monarch Apocalypse”
Fire Recovery & Resilience
Our work continues as we help with replanting native species on fire impacted properties . Click here for more information.
Community Education
Join Our Learning Laguna Team!
Become a nature buddy to school children! Docent training is right around the corner. Register today for one of three upcoming orientations: Jan 27, Feb 10, or Feb 27. Training starts in March.
Opening Reception
“Sonoma County Wild”
Photography by Jerry Dodrill
Sat., Jan 18, 3:00-5:00pm
Favorite Edible Mushrooms of Sonoma County
With Darvin DeShazer
Thurs., Jan 23, 6:30-8:30pm
Winter Color
Colored Pencil Techniques
Workshop with Nina Antze
Sat., Jan 25, 10:00am-3:00pm
The Forest Floor
Gouache Techniques Workshop with Lucy Martin
Sat., Feb 8, 10:00am-3:30pm
Vamos Afuera: Aprendemos a Crear un Diario de la Naturaleza
15 de febrero, 1:00pm-4:30pm
Sunrise Wetland Walk
With “Duck Man” Dave Barry
Sat., Feb 22, 7:30am-11:00am
Weed Management Training for Volunteers
Hosted by the California Invasive Plant Council
Sat., Feb 22, 9:30am-3:30pm
Around Your Watershed
Donate to our $100,000 Challenge for Water, Wetlands, and Wildlife
Building a resilient landscape is an overarching priority of the Laguna Foundation, as our changing climate will continue to affect every living species and our way of life. We know that improving our wetland ecosystem is critical to mitigating these changes, and necessary to reduce the risk of wildfire and flood damage.
We invite you to be a part of our $100,000 Challenge for Water, Wetlands, and Wildlife. Your end-of-year gift will enable us to continue our restoration work building resilient landscapes, creating more wildlife habitat, improving the quality of our drinking water, and inspiring more children to become the next generation of Laguna stewards. Your continued generosity makes us a leader in conservation in the Laguna watershed.
Donate Today!
Click here for more details.
The Laguna Environmental Center is home to our administrative offices, gift shop, native plant gardens, and Great Blue Heron Hall.
Office and Grounds Open Hours
Monday - Friday, 9:00am - 5:00pm
Location
Corner of Occidental Rd. and Sanford Rd.
900 Sanford Road, Santa Rosa, CA 95401
