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SUMMARY:Exploring the Historic Headwaters of the Laguna
DESCRIPTION:$25. Pre-registration\nrequired: www.lagunafoundation.org\nThis walk is most suitable for adults (slow with lots of stops).\n\nExplore the upper reach of the Laguna de\nSanta Rosa from downtown Cotati to the historic “headwaters” on a gentle\,\nlevel\, (but not wheelchair accessible) 3-mile loop walk. A number of local\nexperts will share their knowledge and insights of the natural and cultural\nhistory of the area. This leisurely amble will include highlights about the\nRoss Street vernal pools\; Cotati Creek Critters restoration and education work\;\nRohnert Park's Lydia Commons Community Garden where we’ll stop for a picnic\nlunch\; and the surprising historic headwaters of the Laguna de Santa Rosa.\nBring your own lunch\, but delicious cookies will be provided!  Jenny Blaker and Michael Knappman will lead\nthe loop walk from downtown Cotati to the historic headwaters of the Laguna and\nback\, along with Laguna Foundation staff and Guides\, and special guest speakers\nKeenan Foster and Kate Symonds.\n\n\n\nJenny\nBlaker co-founded Cotati Creek\nCritters habitat restoration project in 1998\, and was Outreach\nCoordinator from 2006-2012\, when thousands of volunteers planted and maintained\nnative trees\, shrubs and understory plants alongside the Laguna de Santa Rosa\nchannel in Cotati. She helps maintain an informational website\, Headwaters of the\nLaguna de Santa Rosa. Keenan Foster is Principal\nEnvironmental Specialist in the Sonoma County Water Agency's Environmental Resources Group\nsupporting the Stream Maintenance Program. Michael Knappman has\nbeen on the Lydia Commons Community Garden organizing committee since its\ninception in 2009. Kate Symonds is\na biologist with 30 years of experience\, including 20 years with the US Fish\nand Wildlife Service\, specializing in habitat restoration and native plants for\nthe last 12 years (recently retired).  \n\nFor more information\, visit www.lagunafoundation.org\n\n\nOr contact Anita Smith\, Public Education Manager\, Laguna de Santa Rosa\nFoundation(707)\n527-9277 x 110\, anita@lagunafoundation.org
X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:<!--  Visual Designer HTML --><b style="text-align: center"><span style="font-size: 14pt">$25. Pre-registration\nrequired: <a href="http://www.lagunafoundation.org/">www.lagunafoundation.org</a></span></b><p align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><span style="font-size: 14pt">\n<i>This walk is most suitable for adults (slow with lots of stops).</i></span></b></p><p><span><br />\n<b>Explore the upper reach of the Laguna de\nSanta Rosa from downtown Cotati to the historic “headwaters” on a gentle\,\nlevel\, (but not wheelchair accessible) 3-mile loop walk.</b> A number of local\nexperts will share their knowledge and insights of the natural and cultural\nhistory of the area. This leisurely amble will include highlights about the\nRoss Street vernal pools\; Cotati Creek Critters restoration and education work\;\nRohnert Park&#39\;s Lydia Commons Community Garden where we’ll stop for a picnic\nlunch\; and the surprising historic headwaters of the Laguna de Santa Rosa.\nBring your own lunch\, but delicious cookies will be provided! &nbsp\;Jenny Blaker and Michael Knappman will lead\nthe loop walk from downtown Cotati to the historic headwaters of the Laguna and\nback\, along with Laguna Foundation staff and Guides\, and special guest speakers\nKeenan Foster and Kate Symonds.<br />\n<br />\n</span></p><p><b><span>Jenny\nBlaker</span></b>&nbsp\;<span>co-founded&nbsp\;<a href="http://www.cotaticreekcritters.info/" target="_blank">Cotati Creek\nCritters</a>&nbsp\;habitat restoration project in 1998\, and was Outreach\nCoordinator from 2006-2012\, when thousands of volunteers planted and maintained\nnative trees\, shrubs and understory plants alongside the Laguna de Santa Rosa\nchannel in Cotati. She helps maintain an informational website\,&nbsp\;<a href="http://www.lagunaheadwaters.org/" target="_blank">Headwaters of the\nLaguna de Santa Rosa</a>.&nbsp\;<b>Keenan Foster</b>&nbsp\;is Principal\nEnvironmental Specialist in the&nbsp\;<a href="http://www.scwa.ca.gov/index.php" target="_blank">Sonoma County Water Agency</a>&#39\;s Environmental Resources Group\nsupporting the Stream Maintenance Program.&nbsp\;<b>Michael Knappman</b>&nbsp\;has\nbeen on the Lydia Commons Community Garden organizing committee since its\ninception in 2009. <b>Kate Symonds</b><b>&nbsp\;</b>is\na biologist with 30 years of experience\, including 20 years with the US Fish\nand Wildlife Service\, specializing in habitat restoration and native plants for\nthe last 12 years (recently retired).&nbsp\; </span></p><p><b><span><br />\nFor more information\, visit <a href="http://www.lagunafoundation.org/">www.lagunafoundation.org</a>\n</span></b><span><br />\nOr contact Anita Smith\, Public Education Manager\, Laguna de Santa Rosa\nFoundation</span></p><p><span>(707)\n527-9277 x 110\, <a href="mailto:anita@lagunafoundation.org">anita@lagunafoundation.org</a>\n</span></p>
LOCATION:Meeting in Cotati. Directions and details sent upon registration.
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DTSTAMP:20260528T232325Z
URL:https://business.sebastopol.org/events/details/exploring-the-historic-headwaters-of-the-laguna-10-01-2017-5045065
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