Future Fest Makes Environmental Action Fun
Kerry Santia’s fourth and fifth grade class at the Mary Collins School at Cherry Valley created models to raise awareness and discuss solutions to help newts safely cross Chileno Valley Road west of Petaluma. They will present their projects, along with stop-motion videos, at Future Fest this weekend. Scroll down to watch a stop-motion video by students. (Monday, April 27, 2026. CRISSY PASCUAL/PETALUMA VOICE ©2026)
The free, fifth-annual “community climate-action festival” Future Fest – presented by Cool Petaluma in partnership with the City of Petaluma, Petaluma City Schools, and Petaluma multicultural nonprofit Cafe Puente – is expected to draw well over 700 people to the Petaluma Community Center on the afternoon of Sunday, May 3.