CFL is a community group working with the City of Cotati to protect and restore our stretch of the Laguna de Santa Rosa — a living corridor of wildlife habitat and green space.
Learn more about the Laguna de Santa Rosa and its importance in our area!
WHAT WE DO:
STEWARDSHIP DAYS (Habitat restoration: usually 3rd Saturdays, Oct-Mar)
CREEK WALKS
BIOBLITZ WALKS (Citizen science using iNaturalist!)
CREEK WEEK CLEANUP (September)
LEARN about local plants, birds, ecology and more
BUILD and monitor bird boxes
Sound like fun?
It is! Join us!
UPCOMING EVENTS
SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 20: CREEK WEEK event
When: 9:30 am to 12:30 pm
Where: Start in either Pocket Park or on Benson Lane at the Laguna path
We are participating again this year in this annual regional event which covers the whole Russian River watershed and brings the community together to celebrate, clean, improve and explore local waterways. See https://rrwatershed.org/project/creek-week/
Here in Cotati, in addition to removing trash from the Laguna de Santa Rosa, we'll be removing invasive non-native plants to help restore the local ecology.
For volunteers wishing to focus on trash removal along the Laguna channel, meet at the Gravenstein Way entrance to the Laguna. If you want to work on habitat restoration, you have the choice of meeting at either Pocket Park or Benson Lane.
REGISTER FOR COTATI'S CREEK WEEK EVENT!
____________________________________________________________________________________________________
MONTHLY CREEK STEWARDSHIP DAYS (3rd Saturdays):
2026: October 17, November 21, December 19
2027: January 16 , February 20, March 20
PAST EVENTS
Walk, Wonder and Wild Things - April 18, 2026
A guided nature walk and habitat garden visit at University Elementary, with local wildlife documented via the iNaturalist app.
Habitat Restoration: November 2025 – March 2026
This past season, we planted native basket sedge, yarrow, and flowering currant along the Laguna — while clearing out invasive species like Himalayan blackberry, privet, and Italian buckthorn to give native plants room to thrive. More to come!
← CLIMATE READY COTATI FAIR
MARCH 28, 2026