Events for Sonoma County nature-lovers for week of June 30

NATURALLY FIT CLASS, JUNE 30

Santa Rosa: Sonoma County Regional Parks and the YMCA hold an outdoor one-hour exercise class on Fridays through August. Meet at 6 p.m. at the Spring Lake Swimming Lagoon parking lot, 393 Violetti Road. Suggested donation is $3 per individual, $5 per family. Parking, $7. Call 707-565-2041 for details.

NATURE HIKE, JULY 1

Petaluma: Free bilingual naturalist-led nature family walk at Helen Putnam Regional Park, 411 Chileno Valley Road, 10 a.m. to noon. Stay and enjoy a potluck picnic in the park. Bring a water bottle, plate and utensils and a healthy lunch dish to share. Parking, $7. Call 707-565-7888.

SCIENCE SATURDAY, JULY 1

Santa Rosa: Make your own bubble solution and wand to create bubbles and bubble art at 1, 2 or 3 p.m. at the Spring Lake Regional Park Environmental Discovery Center, 393 Violetti Road. Parking, $7. Call 707-539-2865.

KENWOOD PARADE, JULY 4

Kenwood: The annual celebration begins at 7 a.m. with a pancake breakfast and silent auction at the Community Church Garden, 3K and 10K foot race 7:30 a.m. parade at 10:30 a.m., Rotary Club barbecue 11:30 a.m. The July 4th celebration at the Kenwood Plaza Park on Warm Springs Road includes music, food and fun. For details visit info@kenwoodparade.com

SUGARLOAF HIKE, JULY 4

Kenwood: Join “Bill and Dave Hikes” and Team Sugarloaf on a hike to Bald Mountain in Sugarloaf Ridge State Park, 2605 Adobe Canyon Road and a panoramic view of over a dozen fireworks displays from Windsor to San Francisco and the East Bay. Arrive no later than ?6:45 p.m. at the group campsite near the observatory. The 3-hour, 6.5-mile round trip hike is not recommended for kids under 12. Bring a headlamp or flashlight, picnic meal and blanket. Healthy snacks and sweets, water and lemonade will be served. Space is limited Make reservations now at brownpapertickets.com/event/2954725.

SUNSET HIKE, JULY 5 Bodega Bay

Bodega Bay: Take an invigorating 5-mile hike along the Bird Walk Coastal Access Trail, 7:30 to ?9:30 p.m. Bring a headlight or flashlight. Parking, $7. Call 707-483-0940.

James Lanaras