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CEI Supports Pollinator Week with Special Collaborative Proclamation

Pollinator Week Proclamation at Fairfield Osborn Preserve on 6/3/26
Reading of Pollinator Week Proclamation by Rohnert Park Mayor at Fairfield Osborn Preserve
Rohnert Park Mayor Emily Sanborn with CEI Director Kerry Wininger

SSU's Center for Environmental Inquiry has come together with SSU Facilities & Landscaping, SSU's Office of Tribal Relations, SSU's Agroecology Garden, and the City of Rohnert Park to support pollinators!

In honor of this year's Pollinator Week, from June 22-26, CEI joined its partners to craft a special proclamation signed by the City of Rohnert Park to codify its support and highlight the ways SSU and CEI preserves, gardens, and practices contribute to the health of our region's pollinators, including native insects, birds, and other wildlife.

Rohnert Park Mayor Emily Sanborn read the proclamation at Fairfield Osborn Preserve in a special ceremony on June 3, 2026.

Also in attendance were the director of SSU's Office of Tribal Relations, Elisa-Alexandria Green; SSU's Landscaping manager, Christa Irwin; representatives from CEI, and SSU students.

Read the full proclamation below.

PROCLAMATION Celebrating Pollinator Week 2026 from the City of Rohnert Park

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Whereas, the City of Rohnert Park partners with the Federated Indians of Graton Rancheria and Sonoma State University to advance environmental stewardship, and Sonoma State University's Center for Environmental Inquiry (CEI) engages students, faculty, and community members in addressing North Bay environmental challenges; and

Whereas, CEl's preserves, gardens, and creek corridors including the Native Plant & Butterfly Garden, Copeland Creek Corridor, Fairfield Osborn Preserve, Galbreath Wildlands Preserve, and Los Guilicos Preserve provide important habitat and connectivity for pollinators and contribute to the health of the Laguna de Santa Rosa watershed: and

Whereas, habitat restoration, regenerative landscaping, and stewardship efforts led by CEI, Sonoma State Facilities, and the Agroecology Garden create pollinator-friendly landscapes that support native insects, birds, and other wildlife through food, water, shelter, and connected habitat; and

Whereas, Sonoma State students, faculty, and community partners advance pollinator conservation through research, restoration, environmental education, and CEl's Creeks in Common initiative, which showcases innovative, nature-based solutions along Copeland Creek while strengthening ecosystem resilience and community stewardship; and

Whereas, CEl, the Agroecology Garden, and Sonoma State Facilities host educational, citizen science, and volunteer programs that inspire people of all ages and backgrounds to learn about and support pollinator conservation; and

Whereas, pollinators are essential to healthy ecosystems, biodiversity, and the agricultural productivity that supports Sonoma County's economy and quality of life;

Now, Therefore, be it Proclaimed that I, Emily Sanborn, as Mayor and on behalf of the City Council, do hereby proclaim June 22-28, 2026, as Pollinator Week in Rohnert Park and encourage all residents to learn about the vital role pollinators play in our environment and to support them through pollinator-friendly practices and community stewardship.

Duly and Regularly Proclaimed this 3rd day of June 2026 by Rohnert Park Mayor Emily Sanborn.

Sonoma State University acknowledges the Coast Miwok, Central and Southern Pomo, and the Wappo as the traditional stewards of our preserved lands. Let it be acknowledged that the Sonoma State University campus is located within the traditional homelands of the Federated Indians of Graton Rancheria. Sonoma State offers deep gratitude to the original stewards of this land and recognizes its immense historical, spiritual, and personal significance to the Native nations and peoples of this region.

Sonoma State University reconoce a los Miwok de la costa (Coast Miwok), los Pomo del centro y del sur (Central and Southern Pomo), y los Wappo como los guardianes tradicionales de nuestros terrenos preservados. Cabe destacar que el campus de Sonoma State University está ubicado dentro de las tierras tradicionales de los Indios Federados de Graton Rancheria (Federated Indians of Graton Rancheria). Sonoma State expresa su profunda gratitud a los guardianes originales de esta tierra y reconoce el inmenso significado histórico, espiritual, y personal a las naciones y pueblos indígenas de esta región.