Landscapes Newsletter, Summer 2002 ~ Peninsula Open Space Trust

8/9/2019 Landscapes Newsletter, Summer 2002 ~ Peninsula Open Space Trust

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Celebrating25 years

Celebrating25 years

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Happy Anniversary!Thanks to your ongoing commitment and support, we have much tocelebrate as we mark POSTs 25th year. Together, we have changed thecourse of land use on the Peninsula and built a remarkable legacy of

open space for future generations to enjoy.It all began in 1977, when a small group of local citizens founded

POST to support the land conservation efforts of the MidpeninsulaRegional Open Space District (MROSD).

Since then, we have raised millions of dollars and saved nearly50,000 acres of open space and have worked well beyond projects under-taken with Midpeninsula Regional Open Space District. These achieve-ments are a testament to the vision and wisdom of our founders and thegenerous support of our donors, friends and volunteers.

An Amazing StoryInitially, POSTs charge was to work with private landowners who mightbe reluctant to deal with government agencies and to raise money tosupplement public funds available for land acquisition.

Ward Paine, an early venture capitalist, was recruited by then MROSDgeneral manager Herb Grench to get things started. Paine in turnrecruited POSTs rst board of trusteesformer Stanford Universityvice-president Bob Augsburger, who would become the organizationsexecutive director, Sheldon Breiner, Tom Ford, Mel Lane, Rosemary

Young, Charles Anderson, Phyllis Draper, Clarence Ferrari, Jr., and GeneBrown. At an early meeting, the new board proposed an ambitious goal:to someday be able to raise one million dollars for open space.

Originally, POST was viewed as a support arm for the open spacedistrict, recalls Augsburger, who served as executive director from 1977to 1986. The idea was, we would work as a private nonprot alongsidethe public entity to raise money and do some land transactions.

Ward and I had a somewhat different view, a more expansive view. We didnt see ourselves limited by the districts jurisdictional boundaries.Early on, we started working to develop landowner contacts on the SanMateo Coast. We developed relationships with potential donors, so wed beable to reach out to them eventually. We recognized the time would comewhen public agencies would not have adequate funds to do what wasneeded, and we could step in.

Paine believes that one of the keys to POSTs success over the yearshas been its ability to work quickly and effectively with private landowners.

We found that many landowners were motivated to have open space,but they didnt think that the government could pull it off, he says.

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From Windy Hill to the Coast:

Celebrating POSTs First 25 Years

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They didnt want to deal with the government agencies directly. We werethe party in between, we could get it done. We also found that we couldraise money in this communitya lot of itto support open space.

Today, POST still is dedicated to protecting open space, and theorganization has grown far beyond what the open space district and theinitial board of directors thought it could be. Weve prospered greatlybecause of our excellent president and a very active, involved board of directors. I never could have imagined that wed have a $200 millioncampaign. Not in my wildest dreams. And not in my wildest dreams did Iimagine wed have such an impact on the San Mateo Coast. Its really anamazing story.

Audrey Rust, POSTs president who succeeded Augsburger in 1986,cites three main reasons for the organizations success.

I think POST has been so successful, rst, because its so targeted,

she says. For the entire 25 years, the mission has been about givingpermanent protection to the beauty, character and diversity of the SanFrancisco Peninsula landscape for people here now and for future genera-tions. POST is completely focused, and I think that has had a lot to dowith our success.

Another reason is that our board of directors really gives to theorganization. They give time and money, they give concerted thought,and they give of their reputations and connections. The board has beencommitted to excellence throughout the organizationnding excellentstaff and nding the means to allow the organization to do its work in aneffective and businesslike fashion. I thank Tom Ford for a lot of that. Webeneted greatly from his support and wisdom.

Finally, weve had a wonderful set of supporters, Rust concludes.We have so many people who started off with us in the early years andcontinued to support us as we built our reputation and broadened theprojects weve worked on. New friends have come aboard to play a keyrole in our more recent successes. We now have some 9,000 donors whogive to the organization at every level, which is really remarkable.

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Ive supported POST because its been a veryeffective organization in saving much of the land

around here. Thats really important to me.

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11977: POST FoundedConceived as a private, nonprot organization to workin partnership with the Midpeninsula Regional OpenSpace District, Peninsula Open Space Trust is founded.

21978: Priorities EstablishedPOST establishes its rst land acquisition priority list,targeting 10 important properties on the Peninsula forpermanent protection. To date, 187 properties havebeen protected as open space, including nine of thoseoriginal 10 properties.

41982: National Group StartedPOST executive director Bob Augsburger is one of ahandful of conservation leaders instrumental in theformation of the Land Trust Exchange, the nationalorganization of private land trusts. Today the group,now known as the Land Trust Alliance, providesinformation, resources and training to more than

1,200 nonprot land trusts nationwide.

51987: Cowell RanchIn a high-speed, six-month campaign, POST, under theleadership of its second executive director, AudreyRust, raises $2 million to save the 1,270-acre CowellRanch, preserving beach access, productive farmlandand the scenic corridor along the San Mateo Coast.

This represents the biggest and most complex projectPOST has ever attempted and the organizations rstmajor fund-raising effort. This project also marksPOSTs rst success in obtaining state bond and gov-ernment funds, allowing POST to recycle donorfunds for other land saving projects.

31981: Windy HillPOST obtains this signature propertythe scenicbackdrop to Portola Valley, visible from throughout

the Peninsula and from the East Bayin a donationfrom Ryland Kelley and Corte Madera Associates.POST then sells it for half of the fair market value tothe Midpeninsula Open Space District, thereby creat-ing the Windy Hill Open Space Preserve and using the$1.5 million purchase price to create POSTs landacquisition fund.

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Windy Hill The Phleger Estate

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61990: Volunteer Monitoring ProgramFormedPOST creates a volunteer program to monitor openlands that have been given permanent protectionthrough conservation easements or acquisition. Today,a cadre of 80 POST volunteers assists the organization

in monitoring compliance with conservation ease-ments and the condition of lands POST owns.

1990: Phleger Estate

POST mounts one of the largest fund raising cam-paigns ever undertaken by a land conservation organ-ization to purchase and protect this beautiful redwoodforest with essential help from Senators Alan Cranstonand Dianne Feinstein, and Representatives TomLantos, Anna Eshoo, and Tom Campbell. The projectmarks two important rsts for POST: 1) successfullyworking through the federal legislative process toexpand the Golden Gate National Recreation Area and2) building a private-public partnership involving 3,500individual donations, grants from Save-The-RedwoodsLeague and the Midpeninsula Regional Open SpaceDistrict, and a $10.5 million appropriation from thefederal Land and Water Conservation Fund.

81993: Wallace Stegner Lecture SeriesCreatedPOST works with noted author, environmentalist andPOST Advisory Council member Wallace Stegner to

develop a premier lecture series on the themes of land,preserving our environment, and the values that havemolded the American character. Tragically, Stegner diesin April of 1993 from injuries suffered in a car crash,months before the lecture series was to begin. His widow,Mary Stegner, graciously agrees to our naming the lec-ture series in his honor and Ambassador Bill and Mrs.

Jean Lane begin nine years of generous series sponsor-ship. The Wallace Stegner Lecture Series has continuedto celebrate his memory and the many aspects of con-servation.

background photo: The Phleger Estate, 1990, Dewitt Jones

C h u c k P a i n t e r / S t a n f o r d U n i v e r s i t y N e w s S e r v i c e

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Cowell Ranch and the San Mateo Coast

Wallace Stegner

91995: Madonna Creek RanchPOST receives a gift of 564 acres of coastal land nearHalf Moon Bay from Mrs. Mimi Levitt of New YorkCity. The Madonna Creek donation inspires our effortsto acquire three other propertiesMills Creek Canyon(1999), Miramontes Ridge (1999), and Johnston

Ranch (1998 and 2001)to restore the Pilarcitoswatershed, protect critical riparian corridor and pro-vide linkage to Burleigh-Murray State Park.


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131998: An Evening in the MeadowPOST honors founders Tom Ford, Mel Lane and Ward

Paine for their outstanding leadership, vision, hardwork and generosity. More than 450 friends and sup-porters, including U.S. Secretary of the Interior BruceBabbitt, attend the reception and dinner, held at thehome of Gordon and Betty Moore.121997: Bair Island

In the most important environmental project to havebeen completed on the Peninsula, POST saves the nal1,600 acres of this restorable wetland island in SanFrancisco Bay from landll and development. The pur-chase culminates a 20-year effort by many regionalgroups to protect Bair Islands tidal marshes and sloughs,which provide critical habitat for more than 200 speciesof birds, shes, and mammals. POST later transfers theproperty to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and theCalifornia State Fish and Game Department.

141998 (and 2001): Johnston RanchIn two separate transactions, aided by a $1 millionchallenge grant from the Kresge Foundation, POSTprotects the historic Johnston Ranch at the southerncity limits of Half Moon Bay creating a boundaryagainst further development. This scenic propertysets the tone for the rural San Mateo Coast with itslush green farmland, grass-covered hills, and impor-tant wildlife habitat.

151999: Rancho Caada Del OroPOSTs acquisition of this richly beautiful 2,428-acreproperty, located within the city limits of San Jose,saves classic California meadows, rolling foothills,canyons surrounded by oak covered ridges, andsweeping views of the Diablo Range and MountUmunhum. Rancho Caada del Oro will be added toCalero County Park.

101995: POST Wins National AwardPOST receives the Chevron-Times Mirror MagazinesConservation Organization of the Year Award in

Washington D.C. The award honors POST for conser-vation achievements that have helped perpetuate andinspire the ideal that individuals do make a difference.

111996: Cloverdale Coastal Ranch With the purchase of the 8.8 square mile Cloverdale CoastalRanch (5,638 acres) POST protects many of the featuresthat make northern California uniquecoastal bluffs,grasslands, farm land, creeks, riparian habitat, and red-woods. The project marks the advent of POSTs stewardship

program to develop conservation management plans toprotect natural habitat, preserve coastline and agriculturalland, and provide recreational opportunities.

background photo: Bair Island, 1997, Robert Buelteman

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An Evening in the Meadow(from left) Ward Paine, Bruce Babbitt, Mel Lane and Tom Ford.


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161999: Robert Redford Lectures for POSTAcademy award winning actor/director Robert Redfordadds celebrity to POSTs Wallace Stegner Lecture Series.Redfords conversation with broadcaster Michael Krasnyplays to a full house at the Mountain View Center forthe Performing Arts.

171999: Campaign Exceeds GoalThanks to 7,886 donors, POST completes theCampaign to Save Essential Open Space six monthsahead of schedule and nearly $5 million over goal.The nal numbers: in less than three years, POSTraises $33.3 million to protect 12,569 acres of primeopen space on the Peninsula.

182000: Bear Creek RedwoodsPOST acquires Bear Creek Redwoods, long a high pri-ority for open space advocates. This extraordinaryproperty, visible to thousands of motorists as theytravel Highway 17 through the Lexington Basin,includes hundreds of acres of majestic redwood and rforests, together with more than 14 miles of hikingtrails, providing the opportunity to create a redwoodpark for the people of Silicon Valley.

192000: POST Hikes AnnouncedThe Djerassi Resident Artists Program (DRAP), a well-known artist-in-residence program located on 580acres near Woodside, announces its free, docent-ledannual POST hikes of the grounds and sculpture col-

lection. The hikes are part of the conservation ease-ment purchased by POST and provide an opportunityfor the public to view this marvelous property.

202000: Garden Club Honors RustPOST president Audrey Rust receives a prestigiousnational conservation awardthe Garden Club of Americas Cynthia Pratt Laughlin Medalfor her out-standing achievement in environmental protection andmaintenance of the quality of life. Previous winnersinclude David Packard, ecologist Eugene P. Odum andPatrick Noonan, former President of the NatureConservancy and founder of the Conservation Fund.


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Rancho Caada del Oro

Robert Redford and Mary Stegner

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What does the future hold for POST? Our expectationis that during the next 25 years, as the majority of

strategic conservation lands are protected from furtherdevelopment, POSTs focus will gradually shift fromacquiring land for open space to a greater emphasis onstewardshipcaring for and healing the land.

During our current Saving the Endangered Coastcampaign, we are working to acquire most of theremaining major blocks of open space on the Peninsula.Although we will need to continue to protect signicantproperties as they become available, our agenda willmove toward largely unknown and uncharted territory

for POST: how to restore and take care of the open landswe have protected. We dene this responsibility asencompassing not only the land in POSTs ownership,but also the open lands we have passed on to publicagencies. Clearly, part of our mission will be to helppublic agencies do the best possible job of taking care of land they hold in trust for each of us.

Our goal in all of this is to nurture and sustainhabitat diversity in a used landscapeone wherepublic recreation opportunities and historic uses of the land for farming, grazing and other activities willbe maintained in a sustainable fashion. This is a for-midable challenge, involving signicant scientic,cultural, and nancial issues. To be successful, we will

need money, technical expertise, and new strategicpartnerships.

There are at least three important issues thatmust be addressed. The rst is controlling soil erosion.If you drive along the San Mateo Coast on Highway 1,you can see large erosion gullies in the hillsides.Erosion destroys vegetation, farmland, trails, andscenery. In fact, San Mateo County has the dubiousdistinction of having more erosion of this type thananywhere else in California. Furthermore, sedimenta-tion in streams and creeks resulting from soil erosioncauses destruction of important sh habitat. POST's

challenge will be to develop effective erosion manage-ment techniques to deal with this growing problem.

The second major issue involves invasiveexotics, the non-native plants and animals thatinvade an area, take it over, and force out the nativevegetation and wildlife. Two prime examples of inva-sives are cape ivy and feral pigs.

Cape ivy, which can be seen throughout the SanMateo Coast in valleys and stream corridors, spreadsrapidly and chokes out native plants, which providehabitat for indigenous ora and animal life. Our taskis to create a landscape in which native plants andgrasses can thrive, providing the needed habitat fornative animal populations.

Conservation grazing on Driscoll RanchInvasive Cape IvyDelairea odorata

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Feral pigs were originally the offspring of wildboars and domestic pigs. These animals, weighing up

to 500 pounds, have a highly destructive impact onthe landscape. They uproot soil and vegetation whilehunting for the roots and grubs that make up theirdiet, creating severe erosion problems and destroyingthe plant cover. Because feral pigs reproduce proli-cally, producing one to two litters of six to eightpiglets each year, they are very difcult to control. Indealing with this problem, we must also resolveimportant questions of humane treatment.

The third major issue facing us is water use. Herethe conict is between human uses farming orhome development and wildlife uses. Many streamsthroughout San Mateo County that ow out to theocean support coho salmon and steelhead trout pop-ulations. These sh are anadramousthey are bornin freshwater, travel out to saltwater, and then returnto spawn in freshwater. Our challenge is to makewater available to maintain coastal agriculture and, atthe same time, protect the natural habitat of these two

endangered species and other wildlife dependent onthe riparian area associated with these creeks.

To deal with these issues, POST must acquiremore technical expertise. Over time some of this will

come from the addition of staff members with scien-tic backgrounds in elds such as hydrology, geology,botany, and biology. Well also forge partnerships withuniversities that offer restoration ecology curricula togain their expertise. Well continue to work closelywith public agencies. And nally, well recruit morevolunteers to help with monitoring and other activi-ties related to our stewardship efforts.

Given the complexity of these issues, we need tokeep local citizens informed and involved with whatwe are trying to accomplish. In this regard, as part of our new Conservation in Action Program, we areinstalling signage on or near POST projects to educatethe public and highlight areas where POST is makinga difference.

One thing that will not change in the next 25years is our need for your support. As we move forwardinto this next stage of our organizations history, we arecondent that our committed friends and donors will

continue to share our vision of protecting land for openspace and being good stewards of that land.

POST is one of those rare organizations that combines a hopeful visionof the future of our Peninsula with practical and immediate action.

Dianne McKenna, POST Board Chair, Sunnyvale

Feral PigsSus scrofa Erosion Gullies

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In 25 years POST has helped protectnearly 50,000 acres of open space, from as far northas Montara (Rancho Corral de Tierra) to as far southas San Jose (Rancho Caada del Oro). Though wecant take you past every acre weve protected in thislimited space, weve put together a short coastal driv-ing tour of a few of the properties you have helpedsafeguard. Most of these properties do not yet havepublic access, so unless otherwise mentioned, pleaseenjoy the views from the road.

Directions: Take Hwy 280 to Hwy 92 West.

1 Madonna Creek Ranch: Going west on 92 towardsHalf Moon Bay, immediately beyond the colorful Pastorinos

Farm Center on the left, you can see a portion of the 563-acre Madonna Creek Ranch. Part of the valley is currentlyleased to the Cozzolino family where they have a cut oweroperation. Just over the hill to the southeast is MiramontesRidge, which joins with the ruggedly beautiful Mills CreekCanyon, both properties also acquired by POST.

Turn left on Route 1. Travel one mile south and make a leftonto Higgins-Purisima Road.

2 Johnston Ranch: Before you are open elds plantedwith brussels sprouts, farmed since Civil War times and bythe Giusti family for the past 50 years. The historic John-ston House, owned by the City of Half Moon Bay, is on thehill to the right. POSTs 862-acre ranch maintains a rmurban-rural boundary on the southward city limits of Half Moon Bay, and ensures that valuable farmland has a chanceto continue.

Continuing along Higgins-Purisima Road on the left you willsee the sign for the Burleigh-Murray State Park .

3 Burleigh-Murray State Park: If youre in need of stretching your legs, pull off for a short mile hike up to thehistoric dairy barn. With Miramontes Ridge located to thenorth and Johnston Ranch just behind you, its easy to visu-alize the possible completion of a trail corridor that could

extend from Skyline Ridge to Half Moon Bay.Driving further southeast on Higgins-Purisima, you leavethe Pilarcitos Creek watershed and loop back southwesttoward the ocean.

4 Purisima Creek Redwoods Open Space Preserve:A public preserve owned by the Midpeninsula Regional OpenSpace District, this 2,500-acre canyon is wooded with red-wood and Douglas r. There is a small parking lot for yourconvenience.

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5 Purisima Farms: Purisima Farms begins two milesbeyond the Purisma Creek Preserve at the open elds onyour left, usually planted with pumpkins and peas. This534-acre property is an important part of the Highway 1scenic corridor, providing a nearly one mile long, 360-degree view of coast, ocean, and hills. Combined withPOSTs conservation easements on the Cowell Ranches tothe north and south, Purisima Farms creates more than 4miles of permanently protected coastal bluffs and beaches.

When you return to Highway 1, turn right if you would liketo stop at Cowell Beach (6), or turn left and continue south.

6 Cowell State Beach: Cowell State Beach offers ahalf-mile trail from the parking lot to the edge of the bluffswith interpretive signs guiding you along the way. If youdlike to experience the beach rst-hand, 90 steps lead downthe bluff to beaches below.

Continue south on Highway 1 .

7 San Gregorio Ranch Conservation Easement:On the north and west of Route 84 is a 195-acre conserva-tion easement purchased by POST in 1996. The easementon this private property protects scenic and natural resources.

8 San Gregorio Farms: As you turn onto Route 84 youwill see San Gregorio Farms on the hillside to your right.This 267-acre property contains grassy meadows and agri-cultural elds that provide views of the coast and neighbor-ing hillsides. The property is bordered to the north by SanGregorio Ranch, to the west by San Gregorio State Beach, andto the south by Pomponio State Beach.

Continue east on Route 84.

9 Driscoll Ranch: After going ve miles along 84towards La Honda, you will reach the Driscoll EventCenter on your right. The bullpen is across from thesouthwestern portion of our most recent purchase, DriscollRanch. At 3,681 acres, the ranch creates nearly 10 squaremiles of open space when combined with the DjerassiResident Artists Program (a POST conservation easement)and the La Honda Creek Open Space Preserve. DriscollRanch can be seen at various points for nearly two and ahalf miles along Highway 84.

At Skyline Blvd., turn right if you would like to visit WindyHill, or continue on Highway 84 to return to Highway 280.

10 Windy Hill: In 1981, POST obtained this gift of landwhich includes the open grassy hills distinctively silhouettedon the skyline behind the town of Portola Valley. On the 537acres youll nd an eight mile loop trail and short view of the trail at the top of the Windy Hill Open Space Preserve.

When you enjoy rsthand the rich farmland,witness breaking waves and sandy beaches, and beholdtree-lined ridges stretching to the north and south, you willknow why we are looking forward to your involvement andsupport for the next 25 years of POSTs land-saving work.

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POSTLandscapes

Landscapes is published quarterlyby the Peninsula Open Space Trust

3000 Sand Hill Road, 4-135Menlo Park, CA 94025

Telephone: (650) 854-7696Fax: (650) 854-7703

Website: www.openspacetrust.org

POST is a public benet California corpo-ration and is tax-exempt under section

501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code.Contributions to POST are tax-deductible.

Edited by Kaija LangleyContributing Writer: Gary Cavalli

Designed by DiVittorio & AssociatesPrinted by TradeMark Graphics, Inc.

BOARD OF DIRECTORSDianne McKenna, Chair

Allan F. BrownSusan Ford

Vince S. GarrodSukey Grousbeck

Christina A. Holloway

Robert C. KirkwoodNorman E. MatteoniDavid W. MitchellPaul Newhagen

Bill RellerKarie Thomson

Anne M. Westereld

STAFF Audrey C. Rust President Walter T. Moore Vice PresidentKathryn Morelli Vice PresidentKatherine Birnie Land AssociateDenise Huajardo Administrative ManagerKristen Kancler Executive AssistantKaija Langley Public Affairs

Program Manager Jean Lauer Land Manager Jessica Levy Development AssistantDaphne Muehle Director of

Annual GivingKeryn ODonnell Conservation Project

Manager Jeff Powers Cloverdale Project

Manager Abby Ramsden Capital Campaign

AssistantPaul Ringgold Director of Stewardship

POSTS MISSION STATEMENTThe mission of the Peninsula Open Space Trust (POST) isto give permanent protection to the beauty, character, anddiversity of the San Francisco Peninsula landscape for peoplehere now and for future generations. POST encourages the useof these lands for agriculture, low intensity public recreation,wildlife habitat and other natural resource protection.

P h o t o : R o b e r t B u e l t e m a n

POST was founded 25 years ago by a small group of visionary menand women who realized the urgency and need for action to protectthe magnicent lands on the Peninsula. They accepted the challengeto create a legacy of natural landscapes for future generations.

It is in this same spirit that POST has undertaken the campaign,Saving the Endangered Coast , to protect 20,000 acres of threatenedopen lands along the San Mateo Coast. Since the announcement of the campaign in April 2001, POST has purchased or optioned sixproperties totaling 10,148 acres of coastal terrace, beaches, meadowsand forests. We have raised a total of $134,738,347 toward the goalof $200,000,000 to assure the permanent protection of these andfuture campaign properties.

During the next few months every POST supporter will beasked to contribute to the campaign. We ask you to give generouslyto help protect the rural coastal lands so in future years we will lookback and know that we responded with vision and determination toprotect this extraordinary place.

Find out how you can be a part of this historic endeavor bycalling Kathryn Morelli, Vice President of POST, at (650) 854-7696.

Saving the Endangered Coast


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Cover photo: Brian ONeill

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When you get involved in an organization like POST, you do it because you believe insomething and believe that individuals, working together, can accomplish great things.

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