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Laura Hammer shows off Jazz, a great horned owl, during a presentation at the Laguna de Santa Rosa Foundation open house on March 8.(JOHN BURGESS / The Press Democrat)
By MEG McCONAHEYTHE PRESS DEMOCRAT
March 16, 2014, 3:00 AM
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IF YOU GO
Tips on visiting the Lagunade Santa Rosa Stone FarmEnvironmental Center:
On Your Own: The center isopen to visitors free ofcharge daily, noappointment necessary. Thepublic is welcome to bring apicnic and explore thegrounds with a self-guidedtour or birdwatch. Locatedat 900 Sanford Road, SantaRosa; info: this link or 527-9277.
Open Houses: The centerholds open houses thesecond Saturday of eachmonth, with the next on
People are flocking like waterfowl to the Laguna de Santa Rosa two years
after the foundation dedicated to restoring and enhancing the 254-square-
mile watershed opened a new public educational center.
The barn-like Great Blue Heron Hall is now playing host to a wide range of
nature classes and talks, not just for visiting schoolchildren, but also for the
general public.
The Laguna De Santa Rosa Foundation has been ramping up its educational
programs, offering at least two classes or lectures each month aimed at
helping people better understand the wildlife and ecosystem of the vast
wetland that stretches some 22 miles along the Santa Rosa Plain from
Cotati to the Russian River in Forestville.
A workshop on Saturday in which local artist, biologist and storyteller Ane
Carla Rovetta will show how to make chalks, paints, charcoals and inks
from natural materials, is already full.
Some people showed up March 8 to meet a Great Horned Owl and learn
more about these important predators, including how to identify different
owls by their hoots.
The foundation holds regular open houses on the second Saturday of each
month featuring special activities and guided tours of the whole Laguna
Environmental Center, set on a low knoll just off Occidental Road between
Santa Rosa and Sebastopol.
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April 12. Docent-led tours,hands-on activities andspecial classes areincluded.
Upcoming events
The Complex Social Life ofCliff Swallows: CharlesBrown, a professor ofbiological science at theUniversity of Tulsa, willshare highlights of his 32-year research of the socialbehavior of cliff swallows,7-8:30 p.m. in Heron Hall.Free.
Birds of the Laguna: LisaHag will give a slide showpresentation from 6:30-8:30p.m. March 28, focusing onbirds of the Laguna. Shewill lead a walk on March 29from 9 a.m. to noon to helppeople develop their sightrecognition of variousspecies. The public isinvited to join one or both ofthe events, but registrationis required.
The Laguna Re-Leaf Day:Formerly known as the Tree-a-Thon, this is an annualfundraiser for the Laguna. Itis set up like a walk-athon,with volunteers seekingpledges and donations, thenspending four hoursplanting hundreds of nativetrees and plants along theLaguna in Santa Rosa atIrwin Creek. The April 5 workparty is followed by a pizzaparty. To sign up, [email protected] call 527-9277, ext. 109.
For more information aboutmovie nights, art and natureworkshops and outingsaround the Laguna, contactAnita Smith, publiceducation coordinator, at527-9277, ext. 110 [email protected].
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Here, with its newly restored 1870s farmhouse framed by big canary palms
that serves as headquarters for the foundation, are a number of natural
attractions for visitors, including interpretive kiosks, gardens, an
observation deck for bird watching, a small pond that showcases native
Laguna plant life, a century-old hop barn and picnic areas.
Under construction now is a children's “playscape” with all natural
structures to climb on and explore, like logs, boulders and a living willow
tunnel to crawl through.
“We've always led walks on the Laguna trail, the Sebastopol preserve and to
the delta pond rookery,” said Christine Fontaine, director of education
programs. “But now that we have the center we are having people here and
have increased attendance at all of our events.
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