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| Laguna de Santa Rosa Foundation News and
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September & October 2008
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Dear Lawrence,
As the fall season approaches, we have many
special events to look forward to. We hope you
can join us for our upcoming Gala (tickets are
still available!), a LagunaKeepers workday, or
one of our Laguna Learning Adventures offerings.
We've also included a brief report on our
recent pilot study of fish in the Laguna.
Warm regards,
Maggie Hart
Administrative Director | |
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Annual Laguna Art & Garden Gala
Sunday, September 14, 3 - 6pm
Vine Hill House, Sebastopol
$75 per person
This wonderful outdoor party features gourmet
food by Trends catering, premium wines, magical
entertainers, a live auction of unique adventure
experiences, and a rich silent auction of unique
wine lots and fine and wearable art by many of
Sonoma County's most prominent artists.
Purchase your
tickets online.We hope to see you!
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 Traditional
Uses of Native Plants
with Nick Tipon
Saturday, September 20, 9:30am - 1:00pm
$25 per person
For thousands of years people have
depended on the Laguna and its rich resources
for food, shelter, medicine and other life
necessities. Join us to learn from Nick and
other FIGR Tribal members, the special
significance of various native plants of the
Laguna. We'll begin in the classroom with a
PowerPoint presentation, then go exploring and
continue the learning in the field.
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LagunaKeepers Workdays
The
LagunaKeepers are at it again! In case you
haven't heard of us, the LagunaKeepers are the
Foundation's habitat restoration
volunteers. Please join us for the first
workdays of the season.
Tools, gloves, and snacks are
provided, along with plenty of fresh air and
camaraderie. Rain does not cancel, unless it's a
downpour.
Saturday,
September 27, 9am -noon: Meadowlark Field
Location: Meet at
the Chevron station, 5640 Highway 12, just east
of the bridge over the Laguna in Sebastopol.
Saturday, October
25, 9am -noon: Native Plant Demonstration Garden
Location: Laguna
Treatment Plant, 4300 Llano Road in Santa Rosa.
Follow signs to the Administration building.
Contact: Catherine at 527-9277 x108 or
email:
catherine@lagunafoundation.org |
Peak to
Basin-Journeying along Mark West Creek to the Laguna
de Santa Rosa
Saturday, October 18, 9:00am -
5:00pm
$45 per person
The Laguna encompasses a 254 square-mile watershed
and Mark West Creek is one of the gems of this
dynamic system of waterways & wetlands, riparian
corridors and oak woodlands. Join us to explore
the zones of the creek, from its upper reaches
possessing diverse vegetation types to the unique
habitats and floodplain functions of the Laguna.
Travel will be in vans with several stops along
the way to discuss plant life, wildlife corridors
and the intersecting pathways of water and human
activities.
This offering is provided
by the Santa Rosa Junior College.
Click here for detailed information and
registration instructions. |
 Laguna
Fish Survey & Food Web Pilot Study
We surveyed the fish communities, invertebrate
and algal composition and related water quality
at three sites in the Laguna on August 16 and
17. Our volunteer partners are UC Davis graduate
student Teejay O'Rear, SSU graduate student
Nicole Karres, and the Community Clean Water
Institute. We worked a total of 22 hours with a
very dedicated group of volunteers and interns,
collecting a variety of samples filling several
coolers. Samples will be stored and analyzed at
UC Davis (fish) and SSU (plankton &
invertebrates). We should have the final data in
a few months with the help of another group of
student volunteers and interns. The North Coast
Regional Water Quality Control Board has agreed
to fund this pilot study, since it will
contribute valuable information to the TMDL
process and will show us how complex the aquatic
food web is and whether there is potential for
active restoration to improve current
conditions. One thing is certain: the carp like
the Laguna and were jumping for joy all
week-end!
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