Laguna Learning Center

Campaign News

It is thrilling to see work beginning in earnest at the old Stone Farm site.  In the coming months expect to see dramatic changes at the future Occidental Road home of the new Laguna Learning Center.  The historic farmhouse will actually be lifted off its foundation and moved to the side to allow for the construction of a new foundation.  Then, the home will be returned to its original position.

When completed, the Laguna Learning Center will be the Foundation’s headquarters for research and restoration, as well as an interpretive center for people to understand and appreciate the Laguna.  It will serve as the public’s gateway to this unique wildlife area: a physical gateway to a new trail system, and a learning gateway for students, researchers and tourists.

The campaign to fund construction of the Center is gaining momentum.  Our campaign committee has grown, and the number of people we are reaching out to is increasing exponentially.  People are recognizing the campaign as a unique opportunity to preserve wildlife and open space, improve water quality, support agriculture, enhance flood control, mitigate impacts to endangered species, and provide education and recreation for the community.  The goal of a restored and thriving Laguna for all to enjoy is an achievable vision.

We hope you will consider becoming involved in this exciting opportunity to restore and embrace the Laguna.

If you are considering helping support the construction of the Learning Center, you may want to tour Stone Farm to see what the excitement is about and to experience the site’s sweeping vistas of the Laguna.  For more information about the project or the campaign, or to request a site visit, please contact Dan Schurman at 707.527.9277 x104 or email: dan@lagunafoundation.org.

Campaign for Laguna Learning Center
Volunteer List

Campaign Committee
  • Connie Codding, Chair
  • Renée-Eva Amochaev
  • Bill Bettinelli
  • Susan Churchill
  • Brad DeMeo
  • Bill Geary
  • David Katz
  • Mike Reilly
  • Greg Sarris
  • Wes Winter
The following community leaders have provided valuable information and advice.
  • Ken Alton
  • Jeannette Anglin
  • Bonnie Berkeley
  • Jim Beyers
  • Dick Carlile
  • Cary Fargo
  • Jim Keegan
  • Eric Koenigshofer
  • Jim Maresca
  • Sandy Mays
  • Susan Moore
  • Steve Rabinowitsh
  • Carolina Spence
  • Virginia Strom-Martin
  • Frances Werner