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ParkViewsQuarterly Newsletter of Friends of Santa Cruz State Parks Fall 2006

Natural Bridges Reserve Victory page 2

Our Vision to Sustain the Monarch Grove page 3

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From Our Chair Lise Peterson

On Tuesday, augusT 15, 2006 a group of concerned naTural Bridges supporTers including docents, Friends staff, and local political figures successfully argued that the Natural Bridges Intertidal area be included as one of the reserves created by California’s Marine Life Protection Act.

Under the Act, the California Fish and Game Commission was charged with creating a series of reserves to protect our valuable marine resources. They appointed a blue ribbon panel to make recommendations as to which areas of the central coast should be set aside while balancing conflicting interests including conservation, tourism, and fisheries. The panel’s original recom-mendation came down strongly on the side of conservation, and included a four-mile stretch of intertidal area between Natural Bridges and Wilder Ranch. Fish and Game staff cut Natural Bridges from the list of reserves, stating that the area was already protected under existing fishing regulations, and further, that changing tides made it difficult to determine the boundaries of the proposed reserve, which might lead to problems in enforcement. Staff also felt that the area’s high visitation was incompatible with reserve status.

On August 15, over 500 people attended a hearing in Monterey to provide testimony on the available options to protect the central coast. The commissioners heard from more than 150 speakers, representing a wide variety of viewpoints. One such speaker, Fred Keeley, explained the legislative intent when the Act was originally passed and urged the commission to adopt the original blue ribbon panel’s recommendations. Many people, including Santa Cruz mayor, Cynthia Mathews, Richard Coen, Dennis Etler, Rebecca Ray, Nicole Rucker, Martha Nitzberg, and Randy Widera specifically called for the Natural Bridges area to be included in any plan adopted by the Commission. Speakers pointed out that the protections afforded the intertidal zone by the existing fishing regulations don’t adequately protect many of the invertebrate species. Numerous supporters mentioned that Natural Bridges’ current web of educators, docents, kiosk workers, state park rangers and neighbors all assist in educating the public, leading to a decreased need for enforcement of the regulations by Fish and Game Wardens, and that simple changes, such as enhanced signage would protect the tidepools from curio collectors and further spread the educational message.

The Monarch Grove at Natural Bridges is already set aside as a preserve. We have seen there that the designation alone increases the value of the park in the eyes of the public and enables us to be better stewards of these resources. The inclusion of this four-mile stretch in the network of reserves adopted by the Fish and Game Commission is a tremendous victory for Natural Bridges advocates and Friends of Santa Cruz State Parks, and would not have happened without the pas-sionate advocacy of our supporters.

State Parks Acquires Coast Dairies Property

The Department of Parks and Recreation has announced that as of September 1, 2006, part of the 6,831 acre Coast Dairies Property will become a State Park. The bulk of the land will be managed

by the California Bureau of Land Management, and an agri-cultural nonprofit organization will deal with the agricultural preserve. Over 400 acres of coastal lands west of Highway 1 will become Coast Dairies State Park.

When combined with the recently acquired Sand Hills Bluffs property, this property will create an almost contiguous stretch of the coast that is preserved within the State Parks System, beginning at Wilder Ranch and continuing north past the town of Davenport.

The state has created a number of positions to manage and staff this new park. The goal is to bring the land into the State Park family as resources and staffing allow. The process of fill-ing the positions and opening the park will happen gradually over the next year or more.

Our thanks go to Dave Vincent for his multi-year commitment to the project. His hard work, together with countless hours spent by many community members and local politicians, have made this dream a reality.

Friends looks forward to partnering with the state as the Coast Dairies Park’s interpretive needs are determined. We are thrilled with this acquisition and the opportunity to protect and pre-serve this gorgeous piece of our natural and cultural history.

The City of Santa Cruz, with its long history of environmental activism, has consistently supported the Marine Life Protection Act. Creation of the Natural Bridges State Marine Reserve represents a triumph of well-organized advocacy and grass roots action.

~ Cynthia Mathews Santa Cruz City Mayor

BOARD & STAFF

OFFICerSLise Peterson – ChairLisa Smith – Chair ElectHeather Butler – SecretaryJim Brownson – TreasurerJennifer Carole Pat ClarkVal ColeLinda HoffLani LeBlancBarney LevyDon NielsenJim ToneyChief ranger

Kirk Lingenfelter – CAL

STAFFrandy Widera –

Executive DirectorChrista Stiner –

Operations DirectorAnnie MacHale –

Retail ManagerLaura Sullivan –

PR & MembershipCynthia rybicki –

Accounting AssistantPeg Danielson –

Executive AssistantMarianne Wyllie –

Graphic Artist

STATe PArK INTerPreTIVe STAFFJodi ApeltJeff BarnesBarbara Cookseyelizabeth HammackBobbie HaverLinda HitchcockKerith KoontzJan LeppeMartha NitzbergJeff PriceTeresa rogowaySunny SchachterCarolyn Schimandle

This year, friends of sanTa cruz sTaTe parks is celeBraTing 30 years of sTew-ardship in our local sTaTe parks. From a small group of volunteers in 1976 who came together to fix holes in the “cement ship” (the USS Palo Alto), Friends now includes over 400 volunteers who provide support to our parks in many ways: restoring native habitats, greeting visitors, maintaining trails, leading school groups, and more. As we have grown, Friends has not lost sight of our original stewardship mission. Our volunteers continue to be the heart and soul of our parks.

Along the way we have grown to understand that education is the key to future park stewardship. Friends has funded visitor centers and docent programs at Seacliff State Beach, the Santa Cruz Mission Adobe State Historic Park, Natural Bridges State Beach, Wilder Ranch State Park, and, most recently, at New Brighton State Beach. Friends has also provided ongoing interpretive programs at the Forest

of Nisene Marks State Park, Sunset State Beach and Manresa Uplands State Beach. Serving over 350,000 school children, locals and visitors each year, the programs we fund have been recog-nized for their excellence nationally and are only second to our local schools in the total amount of educational programs that we provide school children.

We have also learned that through advocacy and making our voices heard in Sacramento, we help ensure that sound park policies are in place and that our parks are not forgotten during the state budget process. In this edition of Park Views you will read about how our advocacy efforts helped establish a marine preserve from Natural Bridges to Wilder Ranch.

Our vision for the next 30 years, embodied in the program “That’s My Park,” will guide us to new successes in building volunteerism, education and advocacy for our parks. We express that vision simply by asking you to Enjoy, Learn & Give Back. Little did that small group of volunteers know when they thought “Seacliff…that’s my park…I can help there” that they would be handing on to us a great legacy of stewardship. Now it is up to us to carry it on. I hope you will join me in renewing your love of our local state parks by enjoying, learning, and giving back to them.

Our Victory at Natural Bridges

Lise Peterson (center) pitches in at a That’s My Park Day.

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COAST DAIRIES PROJECT

A s you read in The lasT issue of Park Views, the Monarch butterflies are threatened on many fronts. Loss of habitat, along with increased herbicide and pesticide use, create a perilous situation, making it more crucial than ever for the butterflies to have a safe, protected

over-wintering habitat such as the Monarch Grove at Natural Bridges. State Park Resource Ecologists, together with interpreters and citizen scientist volunteers, are focused to protect the grove, and hopefully restore it to health.

To support this effort, Friends of Santa Cruz State Parks has launched the That’s My Park Natural Bridges Monarch Grove Education and Stewardship Campaign. Our goal is to inspire people to enjoy the monarchs, learn about them, and then give back to the Park.

So many opportunities!The first step is enjoyment. It all starts with you—go outdoors, visit the Grove. Come face to face with the Monarchs. While you are there, take a docent led tour and learn about the lifecycle of these fascinating creatures. Public tours are held on Saturdays and Sundays at 11am and 2pm beginning October 8. Ready for more information? Throughout the winter, Natural Bridges Park Interpreters will host a series of talks about the Monarchs and Natural Bridges Park in gen-eral. Join us on the second Wednesday of each month from October 11 through March 14 (see dates and times below) at the Natural Bridges Visitor’s Center.

Are you ready to get involved? This is the perfect time. “Monarch University” opens its doors for the fall term on September 16, 2006. Volunteer training runs through October 21: Wednesdays 6:30– 9pm and Saturdays 10am– 3pm. Volunteer opportunities are plentiful and we appreciate that you have different interests and abilities. Let us help you find your niche at Natural Bridges.

n Do you enjoy talking to groups? Become a tour leader and escort walks and talks for school groups on weekdays and other groups and the general public on weekends.

n Maybe you prefer greeting people on a one-to-one basis? Become a host—greet people in the visitor’s center, rove the grove, help at festivals or work in the store.

n More comfortable behind the scenes? You can help by becoming a steward. Stewards perform a variety of functions from working on restoration projects, to monitoring the monarchs.

n Don’t have time right now for the full training? We know that people lead busy lives, but still have the strong desire to contribute and give back to their community and their parks. Come on out to a stewardship day and volunteer to work on a restoration project. We’re out working on the second Saturday of each month from 10am–1pm.

You can make a difference. The Monarch Grove at Natural Bridges is the only state Monarch Butterfly Pre-serve in California. It is the only place in Santa Cruz County that is set up for school groups to visit and learn about the Monarchs. By becoming a member of Friends, you can help keep the education and stewardship programs alive and in place. The purchase of the Natural Bridges’ fine art prints with a tax-deductible donation is yet another way to support our winged friends in the Preserve.

For more information about volunteer opportunities and training, contact Martha Nitzberg at (831) 423-0871.

For more information about Friends Membership or fine art prints, contact Laura Sullivan at (831) 429-1840 or laura@scparkfriends.org.

Celebrate the change of the season with the return of the Monarchs! Join us at Welcome Back Monarchs Day at Natural Bridges State Beach. Mark your calendar for October 8 from 10am to 4pm to herald the return of these old friends.

• Storytellers will be on hand in the morning.• Kids’ games and arts and crafts will be ongoing throughout the day along with butter-

fly gardening tips.• Ask the expert – the monarch information table will provide interesting facts and

information.• Fun, park themed prizes will be raffled off throughout the day.• Reasonably priced foods will be available for your picnic.• Gather at 2pm for the appearance of the superheros, Monarch Man and Monarch

Woman.• Stay for the butterfly parade – anyone in a butterfly costume will win a prize.• Finish off the day with a piece of our butterfly cake.

We look forward to seeing you at this very fun event!

Natural Bridges Monarch GroveEnjoy n LEarn n GivE Back

Monarch Dates to RememberPublic Tours begin October 8Saturdays and Sundays n 11am and 2pm

Series of Talks presented by State Park Interpreters Natural Bridges Visitor’s Center Second Wednesday of each month, October through March n 7:30pm October 11 n November 8 n December 13 January 10 n February 14 n March 14

“Monarch University” Fall Term September 16 through October 21, 2006 Wednesdays 6:30– 9pm and Saturdays 10am– 3pm

Natural Bridges Campaign Continues with Celebration of Butterfly Day at Annieglass Store Downtown Santa CruzSeptember 30, 2006 NooN–5pm

Friends of Santa Cruz State Parks to benefit from purchases made at the launch party for New Annieglass Butterflies Tableware

Annieglass, the internationally celebrated glass tableware design studio based here in Santa Cruz, is set to launch a butterfly-themed servingware collection of particular interest to park lovers. The five-piece line of handmade platters,

bowls, buffet plates and trays depict Monarch butterflies rendered in 24k gold. Support Friends by attending the Butterfly Day launch party September 30 at the Annieglass store and treating yourself to some of the fabulous contemporary crafts available there. Annieglass will donate a percentage of the proceeds of the day’s sales to Friends of Santa Cruz State Parks’ Monarch Grove Education and Stewardship Fund.

Monarch experts from Natural Bridges will be on hand to answer questions about these wonderful creatures and how people can get involved to steward their habitat and keep them coming back to the Monarch Grove. At 12:30, 1:30, 2:30 and 3:30pm, children and grownups can be part of an interactive presentation about the monarch lifecycle. See living examples of the kinds of plants that will attract butterflies to your own yard.

Two raffles will be held at the event with the proceeds going directly to the Monarch Grove Campaign:

1 Couture wedding Cake designer edith Meyer is a Santa Cruz culinary celebrity who specializes in baking with local organic

ingredients. She will create three stunning cakes decorated with Monarchs, which will all be raffled. One features sculpted Monarchs handmade of sugar paste and handpainted with edible paints; the other two translate the Annieglass butterflies motifs into frosting. You can see examples of her work at www.edithmeyer.com.

2 LoCaL artists JuLie erreCa and Jane gregorious will be work-ing throughout the afternoon on magnificent hand-silkscreened butterfly

banners. Raffle ticket purchasers may assist the artists in completing the banners; lucky winners can take the banners home.

Join us in making this day celebrating butterflies a huge success. We hope to see you there!Annieglass Store n 110 Cooper Street n Santa Cruz n 831.427-4260

For more information please call Peg at the Friends office, 831-429-1840. �

s Monarchs on Eucalyptus Leaves, Natural Bridges

Friends of Santa Cruz State Parks• A That’s My Park art print

reception with artist Michael Schwab was held in May at the new Rancho Del Mar Welcome Center in Aptos. Attendees were able to meet the artist and pick up their pre-ordered serigraph images of the four featured parks.

• A successful art auction and reception at Santa Cruz County Bank in Watsonville was held June 28 honoring That’s My Park artist Michael Schwab, along with several local photographers. All proceeds went to the That’s My Park Campaign.

• Friends and the Museum of Art and History created what we hope will be a long-lasting partnership at a members’ reception which supported Plein Air artists. Many Friends members attended and enjoyed the beautiful artwork.

• Friends Executive Director Randy Widera will be making an important trip with California State Parks Director Ruth Coleman to the National Association of Park Directors Conference in Wichita, Kansas in September. This fall Randy will also be speaking at the State Park Commission Conference on the importance of organizations like Friends for the continued success of state parks and their educational programs.

Wilder Ranch State Park • The Living History Program

has been a big success this year, with many participants enjoying the program as well as docents thrilled with their role on the tour. Plans are in place to expand the program next year.

• The Meder House restora-tion has been exciting to watch develop. It should be open to the public sometime this spring!

• The Volunteer/That’s My Park rollout event was a highlight at Wilder. We have a great group of volunteers who are invaluable to the workings at Wilder.

• The Farm Animal Program continues to be a success with our great volunteers stepping up and taking care of the animals.

• One of our newer programs, Ranch Kids’ Days, in which kids spend several hours learning and participating in hands-on ranch activities, has proven to be a big success with many school-aged children enjoying and learning what ranch work is all about.

• As always the Independence Day Celebration at Wilder Ranch was well attended and a fun event. Families and friends came to celebrate 1906 style with period costumes, cake walks, three-legged races and hand-cranked ice cream. Friends’ Randy Widera was the Mayor of the 1906-inspired temporary town.

• The Wilder Harvest Festival every October is a highlight, with excellent attendance.

New Brighton State Beach • California History field trips

for 3rd/4th graders were offered in the spring. The activities included a puppet-led overview of California history through the 1800s; a history search in the Visitor Center; an active simulation of Chinese fishermen at work; and art, history, and science centers. The program was very well-received by the attend-ing school groups, and we look forward to expanding it next year.

• We are experimenting with offer-ing the Junior Ranger Program six days a week. Attendance has varied from very small to “full house,” depending on the weather as well as the needs of our ever-changing camping population. Youngsters from the larger community have begun to attend, and we are pondering ideas about the direction this program should take next year.

• Certainly a highlight this sum-mer was the series of Saturday evening campfire performances. Representing a variety of cul-tures and genres, the programs included vocal groups, Polynesian dances, cowboy sing-alongs, Taiko drumming, gamelan music, storytelling, and even a magician. Attendance by both enthusiastic campers and visitors was high.

Mission Adobe State Park • Adobe Day at the Mission has

been held every fall for 13 years. This year we held an Adobe Day in the spring as well, and it was well-attended with a crowd of over 150. Adults and children joined in activities such as tortilla making and adobe brick produc-tion while learning about the history of the Mission.

• Large numbers of school groups came through the Mission again this year. Mainly elementary school-aged children from the area enjoyed their annual field trip to the Mission to learn about Mission life and history.

Natural Bridges State Beach • The biggest highlight for Natural

Bridges this year is that it just became protected under the Marine Life Protection Act (see article on page 2) — thanks to all the docents and friends of Natural Bridges who helped with the effort by writing letters of support.

• In a partnership with UCSC, students at the University were trained as docents, helping out with tidepool tours which were full to capacity this year!

• A Natural Bridges docent group participated in a partnership with Biocenosis, a nonprofit in Pelone, Mexico, where there is a large monarch habitat. In an effort to teach the local com-munity—particularly school children—about the importance of the monarch habitat and the dangers of illegally cutting down the trees where the monarch journey yearly, docents from Natural Bridges taught about the monarchs and their habitats. Next, through a grant from the Mexican Government, docents will return to Pelone in February and work with the Director of Biocenosis on developing a mural for the community that will show the lifecycle and migration habitats of the monarch.

• The annual Monarch Migration Festival was a huge success with many organizations joining in on the efforts to spread the word about the endangered monarch grove at Natural Bridges.

Park Highlights 2006

Educational programs funded by Friends in the Pajaro Coast Sector, this past fiscal year by the numbers.*

Total Number of programs: 2,227

Total number of people served: 193,078

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Stewards Storytellers

1995… a bLond seven-year-oLd wandered into the Natural

Bridges Visitor Center. Tristan Cole-Falek made clear his knowledge of insects. His neighbor, Professor Beth Bell, had sparked his interest in entomology. “I was spouting off information about bugs, and Julie said, ‘Hey, you should become a volunteer,’ ” as Tristan remembers it.

Precedents had already been set for minors vol-unteering. At Wilder, families sometimes volun-teered together. But Tristan wanted to do this on his own. So a stable of mentors including Jearren Kenner, John Goldberg, and Stu Branoff took him under their wings. These adults always honored Tristan’s voice. They never belittled his contribu-tions or underestimated his abilities.

Whether wrangling caterpillars, co-leading tours, or attending scientific lectures, the docent team accepted and enjoyed the curiosity and spirit that the articulate youngster brought to the group. Their respect gave him credibility with visitors, who found they could learn a great deal from this pint-sized interpreter.

Tristan quickly became a fixture at the park. Few have forgotten the campfire when Tristan enacted a bawdy coyote tale — with dramatic storytelling finesse. And the pantheon of Monarch superheroes was expanded to include Caterpillar Boy, who fought crimes against bugdom alongside Monarch Man and Monarch Woman.

From ages 14 to 17, Tristan took a hiatus from parks as school, music and theater swept him up. When he returned, it was in search of a job. Hired as a service aid at Seacliff and New Brighton, Tristan was struck by the understanding, positive warmth of staff. Though service aid Gary Kinney hails from a different genera-tion, he and Tristan connected over music and old vehicles. Visitors have brought him smiles (Is this the beach? they’d ask of the Seacliff clifftop parking lot) and tasty treats (campers concerned that he was working on Thanksgiving shared their turkey dinner.)

A scientist described her fieldwork, a docent passed along her own insect col-lection, a coworker shared his interest in rockabilly and classic cars. These folks welcomed a child into the park community. Parks, visitors, and many of us have benefited from Tristan’s involvement over the years. When the park “village” embraces a child, we are richer for it and may foster a lifetime steward.

This autumn Tristan is an incoming freshman at Cal State Fullerton. How has being a volunteer changed his life? Volunteering gave him confidence in pub-lic speaking, landed him great a job, and introduced him to the coolest people around, he says.

• A baby Swell shark was born at the Seacliff Visitor Center aquarium on July 17. Interest-ingly, this shark was born two years to the very date when the last shark, Reilly, was born at the Seaclifff Visitor Center. She/he (still not sure) is healthy, eating and growing daily. A name will be picked soon. If you have a suggestion call the Seacliff Visi-tor Center at (831) 685-6444.

• Fossil Rubbing seems to be the favorite activity at Seacliff and has been enjoyed by school children and even adult visi-tors throughout the year. Kite Building Days were also a very popular event at Seacliff this spring and summer.

• The Cement Ship Festival held on June 4 was very successful with over 2,000 visitors gath-ered in celebration of the 1920s’ WWI Concrete Ship Palo Alto. Enjoying music, food and arts and crafts activities, big fun was had by all!

• Giving back to their State Parks, 12 volunteers graduated docent training at Seacliff this year. They now are trained and work-ing within local parks interpret-ing the cultural, natural and recreational resources for park visitors.

• At least two docents passed the 200-hour milestone to receive a complimentary state park pass for the year.

Seacliff State Beach

Park Highlights 2006

PORTS ~ Seacliff State Beach

In a converTed garage aT The yard aBove seacliff, a small team of State Park staff is working to beam lessons about our local marine life to every corner of the state. Parks Online Resources for Teachers and Students (PORTS) provides a TV show for

California classrooms. Students are introduced to the evolutionary history and adaptations of elephant seals via a video conference and “blue screen” technol-ogy that enables a live feed from Año Nuevo.

PORTS-Seacliff was the inaugural program for several such projects now avail-able in other subject areas. It remains the most popular. In fact, to date more than 13,000 students from Mexico to Oregon, from the inner city to rural areas have participated in the activity. While the curriculum is designed for seventh graders, the show has also gone out to other grade levels, teacher conferences, California legislators, and demonstrations in other states. Even some incarcer-ated youths have viewed it from their jail school.

Funds from Sacramento to support this project have been tough to maintain. It is through the generous support of Friends of Santa Cruz State Parks that this project got started and continues to operate.

It has been a great experience to utilize the magic of technology to introduce massive, roaring elephant seals to kids who, in some cases, have never utilized the state parks and have never even been to a beach.

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s Fun and games at Monarch Day, Natural Bridges. s Making baskets at Adobe Day, The Misison.

16 Wilder ranch State Park Holiday Time on the Ranch 11am–3pm

Celebrate the winter holidays as folks did in Cali-fornio, Victorian, and early 20th century Santa Cruz with crafts to do, games to play, cookies to decorate, and more.

The park is located 2 miles north of Santa Cruz on the coast side of Highway 1. For more informa-tion, please call (831)426-0505.

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We hope you will stop by and check out our new Welcome Center located in the rancho Del Mar Shopping Center in Aptos. The following events are planned for members and guests. Come join in the fun!

September 22 6pm BIRD SLIDE SHOW Presentation by Jeff Barnes

October 7 10am–2pm HIKE Learn about the Forest of Nisene Marks with local interpreter Ed Gilbert

October 20 6pm NEWT NITE Live Critters, Music & Frolic !

November 3 6pm CASTRO ADOBE Presentation by Randy Widera Find out about this hidden jewel in Watsonville

s Toyon Berries s Drafthorses pull a wagon on Heritage Festival Day, Wilder.

16 Henry Cowell redwoods State Park Ohlone Day 10am– 4pm

Celebrate the Ohlone people of the past with those of the present at Ohlone Day. You will see traditional dancers and Ohlone demonstrators will share traditional basketry, songs, stories, tools, musical instruments, soap root brushes, language and history. You can throw an atlatl, make a tule craft, play Ohlone games, and try your hand at fire making. The main entrance to Henry Cowell Redwoods State Park is located off of Highway 9 in Felton. For more information, please call (831)335-7077.

23 Santa Cruz Mission State Historic Park Mission Adobe Day NooN– 4pm

Native life ways and Spanish skills that were practiced in combination at the Mission are highlighted in this annual autumn event. Partici-pate in crafts, outdoor cooking, and living history activities. View interesting equipment demon-strations. The Mission Santa Cruz is an adobe structure that was built by Native American labor during the misson’s waning days. Designed as native worker “family apartments,” it is the only original of its kind in California today. This free event is just a block from downtown Santa Cruz on School Street. For more information, please call (831)425-5849.

30 Annieglass Butterfly Day Launch Party NooN– 5pm

Friends of Santa Cruz State Parks to benefit from purchases made at the launch party for new Annieglass Butterflies Tableware. Location: Annieglass Store, 110 Cooper Street, Downtown Santa Cruz. (See details on page 3.) For more information please call Peg at the Friends office, 831-429-1840.

8 Natural Bridges State Beach – Welcome Back Monarchs Day 10am– 4pm

Join us for this joyful, monarch-filled day and welcome the monarchs back to this park, their over-wintering habitat. Participate in numerous activities including arts and crafts, active games for kids, music by the 5M’s (the Mostly Medio-cre Musical Monarch Mariposas), hand-cranked “monarch” ice cream (pumpkin), information and action booths, as well as more about monarch butterflies and how-to’s for a butterfly garden. The park is located at the end of West Cliff Drive at the north end of Santa Cruz. For more informa-tion, please call (831)423-4609.

28 Wilder ranch State Park Heritage Harvest Festival 11am– 4pm

Celebrate: the harvest is in! See tractor, drafthorse and other living history demonstrations, and try your hand at harvest-time activities. Listen to live old-time music and go square dancing. Bring your kids to the craft area, take a wagon ride and hand crank pumpkin ice cream. Play cow-pie bingo, visit a pumpkin patch, and more. Food avail-able for sale, or bring a picnic lunch. The park is located 2 miles north of Santa Cruz on the coast side of Highway 1. Admission is free; parking is $6 per car. For more information, please call (831)426-0505.

28 Big Basin redwoods State Park The Missing Arm of William Waddell

6:30pm

A historical tall tale takes a twist as the saga of this early pioneer unfolds. The silly, slightly haunting tours around the redwood loop trail begin at 7pm. Enjoy the redwoods on an autumn night with music, storytelling, and “Ranger Apple Pies” around the campfire. All participants must register at Park Headquarters starting at 6:30pm. Parking is $5 per vehicle. The park is located 9 miles outside of Boulder Creek on Hwy 236. For more information, please call (831) 338-3944.

t Don’t miss the incredible Bird Slide Show presented by Interpreter Jeff Barnes on September 22. (See below, right.)

September October December

Fall Events at a GlanceSeptember16 Henry Cowell Redwoods State Park Ohlone Day 10am–4pm

23 Santa Cruz Mission State Historic Park Mission Adobe Day noon–4pm

30 Annieglass Butterfly Day Launch Party Annieglass Downtown Santa Cruz noon–5pm

October8 Natural Bridges State Beach Welcome Back Monarchs Day 10am–4pm

28 Wilder Ranch State Park Heritage Harvest Festival 11am–4pm

28 Big Basin Redwoods State Park The Missing Arm of William Waddell 6:30pm

DecemberSeacliff State Park Beach StoreFriends Annual Holiday Sale 8 Friday 1–7pm

9 Saturday 10am–4pm

10 Sunday 10am–4pm

16 Wilder Ranch State Park Holiday Time on the Ranch 11am–3pm

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STUDENT/SENIORDoreen Buse roger emanuels Alyne Fisher Sandra Fontes Mike Ford Frank & Theresa Hannig richard & Kathleen Harrison rosalyn Hilbert Dorothy Kukla Karin Lancaster Geri Lieby Kathleen McGinley Linda Mowen Geri Ortega Dominique Ovalle Diane robey Teresa rogoway reina romero Jean Sanford Anne Sherwood Patricia Stewart Anne Sturgeon Leslie Swaha Joe & Virginia Vredenburgh Henry & Lu Zachau Lauren Zephro

MEDER HOUSEDwight &Lindsey Anderson Connie Brady Chris Brown Carol Cirar Peg & Paul Danielson regina Fish David & Paula Kuty Karyn Logan Jennifer McNulty Buck ray Gary Silberstein George Stagi Jr. Sandra Lee Taiz Joy & Arthur Wood

to all our new and renewing members and donors

Help us to carry on our good work in Santa Cruz State Parks for years to come. Leave a gift to Friends of Santa Cruz State Parks in your charitable estate plans.

For information, call randy Widera at (831) 429-1840

SEACLIFF PIER MEMORIAL BENCHESJanis Belcher Bernice Bernstein Melvin Bradley Mike Morton & Nancy Lewis

BUSINESS SPONSORSBeckmann’s BakeryDriscoll StrawberriesGayle’s BakeryHoffman’s BakeryPacific Cookie Co.Palace ArtsStarbucks

RETAIL PARTNERSBay Tree Books Bookshop Santa CruzBugabooBookworksNew Leaf MarketsPaper Vision

SPECIAL THANKS TOCommunity Printers for their continued support of our programs.

s Interpreter Ed Gilbert leads hikers on Old Growth Trail, Nisene. s Breaking bread at Mission Adobe Day.

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Member Benefits4 Members receive

quarterly Park�Views4 1�% discount in:

• All Friends’ stores: New Brighton ~ Seacliff ~ Wilder ranch ~ Mission Adobe ~ Natural Bridges & Rancho del Mar in June!

4 And 1�% discount with these generous businesses:• Kayak Connection

for kayak rentals SC Harbor / elkhorn Slough 831-479-1121 /724-5692 www.kayakconnection.com

• Nature Store at Henry Cowell 831-335-3174 www.mountainparks.org

• Spokesman Bicycles 831-429-6062 www.spokesmanbicycles.com• York Gallery & Framing

to frame Friends’ artwork 831-462-0313 www.yorkgallery.com

ParkViewsQuarterly Newsletter of Friends of Santa Cruz State Parks Fall 2006

MISSION STATEMENT

Friends of Santa Cruz

State Parks is dedicated

to promoting the

appreciation and

stewardship of our

local state parks’

natural and cultural

heritage by facilitating

and supporting

educational programs

and exhibits.

www.thatsmypark.org

Friends Annual Holiday Sale ~ Seacliff State Park Beach Store

Friday, December 8 1–7pm

Saturday, December 9 10am–4pm

Sunday, December 10 10am–4pm

Support natural and cultural educational programs in our local parks with your shopping dollars this holiday season!

Shop for That’s�My�Park�merchandise as well as other unique items perfect for everyone on your gift list.

Friends Members, Docents and DPR Staff will receive a 25% discount on all merchandise.

Friends staff members proudly display That’s My Park merchandise. Fashionable T-shirts, hoodies, and caps all make wonderful gifts. Then posters and stationery make your one-stop shopping trip a breeze . Don’t miss the Friends Annual Holiday Sale the weekend of December 8–10.

Birdwatching at the State Parksby Interpreter Jeff Barnes

Autumn is an amazing time to watch birds at our beaches. As we write this, the fall migration has begun. So get out your binoculars. Then head for some of the incredible local spots to observe. Wilder—both coast and meadow—are great fun. Peer over the bluff to see some black oystercatchers with their cartoon-like orange beaks. Walking back, check out the hawks and

turkey vultures circling in the afternooon. New Brighton and Seacliff will soon be welcoming back a variety of shore birds. Drop down to Sunset to take a look at the water fowl on the lagoon. Over the dunes keep an eye out for the endangered snowy plovers. For a close-up look, stop by Jetty Road, just off Highway 1, heading to Moss Landing State Beach. You’ll often see egrets, herons, and sandpipers, along with the otters diving for lunch. For any questions, leave Jeff Barnes a message at New Brighton, 464-5620.

All Friends materials are printed on recycled paper.

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Don’t miss Jeff’s

Bird Slide Show!

See page 6 for details.