We are selling a variety of California native plants to the public every Friday from 12:00-3:00 pm to help local gardeners create and maintain drought tolerant and pollinator-friendly gardens and landscapes. Simply drop into our Native Plant Nursery. For questions, email our Native Plant Nursery Manager at hannah@sonomaecologycenter.org. No registration needed
The birth of stars is going on throughout the known universe. The Milky Way has any number of huge gas clouds - "stellar nurseries" - where star formation is actively underway. In this talk we will explore how stars begin their life cycles and how a star's mass at birth determines almost everything about it,Continue reading
Want to have a fun and educational, yet exclusive star gazing experience? Our What’s Up events are just the ticket! Our public star parties can get very crowded. We keep the attendance limited for our What’s Up program so visitors can get more time at the telescopes, more time to ask questions, and overall haveContinue reading
We are selling a variety of California native plants to the public every Friday from 12:00-3:00 pm to help local gardeners create and maintain drought tolerant and pollinator-friendly gardens and landscapes. Simply drop into our Native Plant Nursery. For questions, email our Native Plant Nursery Manager at hannah@sonomaecologycenter.org. No registration needed
Join Sonoma Ecology Center, in partnership with Master Gardeners of Sonoma County and Sonoma County Ag + Open Space, for a Seed Planting Workshop at Sonoma Garden Park on February 8, from 10:00 am to 12:00 pm, to learn about propagating pollinator-friendly plants and sustainable gardening techniques. Participants will tour the garden, explore plant design strategies, and gain hands-on experience sowing seeds and preparing plant cuttings to take home. Led by Julia Megna and Sonoma County Master Gardener volunteers, this free event emphasizes ecological stewardship and gardening education, supported by Sonoma County Ag + Open Space. Comfortable shoes are recommended, and all materials will be provided.
Join us for this special family day program, created specifically for families with children 12 and under. We will be doing several special activities that will teach children about our solar system and our nearest star, the sun! Advanced tickets are required. Purchase tickets at rfo.simpletix.com. There must be at least one adult chaperone perContinue reading
Interested in volunteering for the Robert Ferguson Observatory? Fill out a volunteer application at https://rfo.org/index.php/volunteer/. We will contact you with more details.
Have you ever admired amazing deep sky astrophotography images and wondered if you could ever create similar images? Now you can! With raw data provided from the telescopes at the Robert Ferguson Observatory, in this class series of three sessions you will have the opportunity to learn how to process and edit your own beautiful deepContinue reading
We are selling a variety of California native plants to the public every Friday from 12:00-3:00 pm to help local gardeners create and maintain drought tolerant and pollinator-friendly gardens and landscapes. Simply drop into our Native Plant Nursery. For questions, email our Native Plant Nursery Manager at hannah@sonomaecologycenter.org. No registration needed
