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By admin, March 16, 2010 6:28 am

Did you know that two perennial creeks flow through Sebastopol? Get to know the topography and history of Sebastopol’s watersheds on this new 5.5 mile walk that explores the sometimes hidden paths of Calder and Zimpher creeks as they travel to the Laguna de Santa Rosa.

The walk begins at the Sebastopol Plaza (Petaluma Ave. and McKinley St.) at 9am. Wear comfortable shoes, a hat, and bring water, sunscreen and a snack. Heavy rain cancels. After the walk some of the group may wish to have lunch at a Sebastopol restaurant.  Leader for this walk is Geoffrey Skinner (blog author).

This walk is part of a series of walks around the City of Sebastopol — and one of many walks throughout Sonoma County now listed on the iWalk Sonoma website. iWalk Sonoma is a project of Healthy Sonoma 2020.

For more information, please contact Geoffrey Skinner

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By admin, December 23, 2009 1:47 pm

The Laguna Foundation is in the midst of their first ever Tree-A-Thon fundraiser and volunteer tree planting event.  On January 9th over 100 volunteers will meet at Sebastopol’s Meadowlark Field (next to Chevron Station on Hwy. 12) to plant over 750 valley oak and other trees and plants.  This is an exciting project on so many levels.  The Foundation is stretching tight dollars to restore a riparian forest in a highly visible field adjacent to the Laguna.  A restoration of this kind has multiple benefits: increasing biodiversity and habitat connectivity, mitigating global climate change and let’s not forget restoring natural beauty!

If you would like to volunteer or pledge for this effort, please see the Foundations’ Tree-A-Thon pages.