Spring 2001 Watershed Newsletter, Cambria Land Trust

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EastWestRanch:QuestionnaireRespondents Favor Protection of Santo Rosa Creek.

Coastline and Monterqt Pine Forest

In an el ' for t o d iscoverwhich resourceshe communi tymostvalues n theE,astWestRanch,Greenspaceenta quest ionnai reto over 500 membersand supporters sking hem to rank theimportance f a numberof natural esourcessues n theRanch.

We alsoasked hemwhat heywouldandwouldnot ike o seeon the Ranch. We receiveda response f over 25% to thequest ionnai re,h ich wassent astDecember. he responses ereceveclwere hou-uht fu lncl hought rovokinu. ol lowing s rgraphof the choices ur members anked s he most mportantconservat ionalueson the Ranch:

Comments eceivedweremany andvaried.Most respondentsaidtheywantedheRanch o stayasnatural spossible, ith restoration ftheadverselympacted reas.Many statedheywould ike to see railsandbenches.hereweredifferingopinionsegardingdo-uccessonandoff leash), ikingandguided ours.Ourmembers eremoslconcemedaboutoverdevelopmentonheRanch. heiropinions ere learrc-eardingthe restriction f motorizedvehicles ndpermanent uildinsson theRanchand.

We would ike o thankeach ersonwho ook he ime o answer ndreturn heEastWestRanch uestionnaire.ouropinions re aluableousandwe will be sure hat heyare ncorporatedspartof theplanningprocessor EastWestRanch.

Greenspace onoredwithNationalArbor DavAward

Avvard ecogniz.eslecaclesf workfor Cambria'sendangeredMontereyPine Forest

Th eNationalArborDa yFoundation asawardedGreenspace/iNational Arbor Dq' FoLmdationProject Att'ard - 2001 for wordoneover he ast enyearso helpsave hedwindlingMonterey inforest.

"Grecnspaceis honored o be selected

as he ecipientf hisaward," aid residentWayne At toe. "We especia l lywant tot hank ou r m em bersand suppo r t e rs .W i t hou t hesuppo r t f ou r com mun i t y .n o n e o f t h i s c o u l d h a v e b e e naccompl ished."

Grcenspace as nominated or TheNationalArbor Day FoundationAwardlast u lyby aconservat ionr_uanizat ionn Fal lbrook, al i l iu 'n iahbecameami l iar i thourworkwi thMonterey ines.

Greenspaceubmitted ProjcctSummary o The NationalArboDa yFoundation it hanoverview f ou rwork 'ol heMontercy inforest ver he ast1 years,ncludingn brmat ion noureducat iobrochures ndworkshops. ur Statewide itchCankerTaskForcmembership.he 1996Cambria orest u lvey. urcont inuinganacquisit ion rogram, he on-eoingGreenspacc elbrestation nInoculation ro-eramGRIP),an dmore. n Decerlber. heNationArbol Day Foundation otif iedGreenspacehat heywerehonoriuswith heirProject ward or 200 .

In its announcementhe Foundation oted hat eachyear thereco-enizeutstandingrojects ndeducational i l 'ortswhich 'osth eattainmentf J.SterlingMorton'sgoalof responsibletewardsto benefltmankind ow and n -eenerationso come.

The NationalArbor Day Foundationwill presenthe awardat gala29"'Annualational rborDayAwardsBanquet ndCeremonin Nebraska ity,Nebraska nApril 28,2001,whichwill beattendbv GreensoaceirectorDr. Deborah arker.

SteelheadEducation!

Thanks o a_erantromtheCaliforn

Depa r t m en to f F i sh and Gam

G r e e n s p a c e i l l s o o n b e g i ncommuni ty out reach program t

explore echniqueshatcanbeused b

the estoration f theSantaRosaCree

Watershed

Thisproject, hichwill bedevelop

in conjunction ith heUpperSalin

La s TablasResourceConservationDistrict, wil l include publ

workshops, ewspaper rticlesand other presentationshat wi

educatehecommunityon whatcanbe done o restore hewatersh

thatserves ssowell.

Be on he ookout or moreabout heSantaRosaCreekWatersh

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H e a l t h o f S a n t aRosa Cree

C o a s t l i n e P r o t e c t i o

M o n t e r e y P i n e F o r e s t

F i l e P ro t ec t i

w i l d l i fP ro t ec t i on f t he B lu f f sE n d a n g e r e dS p e c i e s

Wet l andsR ipa r i anAreasNa t i veGrassesA r c h a e o l o - s i c a li t eP l o t e c t i o n - 2 1 %

M on i t o redGraz i n

Membershipn Greenspacellustratesou rdedicationo thepreservationndprotection f theNorthCoast f SanLuisObispoCounty.With th esupport f ourmembers, reenspaceis able o acquireand manage pe nspace. ontinue rantwriting fbr community benefitprograms, form collaborationswith other groups n theareawith similarmissions ndadvocatefor conservationof ournatural resources.

.IOIN GREENSPACE TODAY!

Please ake a moment to fiII out the membership

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CONSERVATIONEASEMENTSBy WayneAttoe,President

With all t.henews ahut conservationasemenlseingpurcha-sednddonated roundCambria, thought t mightbe agood inte o discuss hatconstitutesconservationasement.

Whcn abuyerpurchases pieccof properly, hcpurcha-sesot only tlic

land utalso nan'ay fproperlyightso hat and. heseights ouldncludetherightto ubdivide.heri-ehttocuttimberorevenhe ghtto xpandexistingbuildings n theproperty.

An increa-sin_gumber f property wnershavechoseno sellor donatcsome f theseights oa hirdpar1y,sually ax-exempthautableand rust(likeGreenspace),norderoprotecthe i-gnificantnvironmentalaluesfthatproperty. dditionally, heproperty wnermay eceive axbenefltbr'thisdonation.

The elinquishmentf specificight-sy aproperly wner sdone hrougha consewation asement.While thereeueguidelinesbr the creationofeascments,ach onservationasements ndividually ritteno ncludcheattributeshat heprcpenyownerwantsoplcservc nd o allow heownertu retain ontrolovel all othcrer^spectsf theirpropeny.

After the conservationasementan-eua,9es workedout between hcpl'opertyowner and the conservation asement older, he eascmcnts

recordcd t heCountyRecorder's fficeaspartofthe deed n heproperty.Thisway heownerwill beassuredhat he esourcesnherproperrywill beprotectedn perpetuity,cgardlessf futurechan_9esn ownership.

Conseruationasementsary n character.cope ndsize. hcy canbeonalarge iece fproperty,ikeCambriaCoastRanch,lonsmallerparcelsuchaseasementseldby Greenspacen ust a few ots.Generally heyprotectenvironmental ttributesike habitat,brest, penspace | views.

Whetherforfbrest.pen pace, etlandsrAg use. onservationluementsoflbra way fbr privateownershipo beretainedwhileensurin-ehat and sprotectedrom unwanted evelopmentn perpetuity.

For more nfbrmation bout onservationasementsndnossibleelatedtaxbenefis,contactGreenspacat92l -2866.

RanchOwners audedor ProtectingorestGreenspace ould ike o congratulatehe NatureConservancyndRalph ndTracyCovell or heir uccessfulompletion faconservationeasement n approximately 400acres fforest ndstreams n hepropertyormerlyknownas heCT Ranch.

Thiseasementill protect neof Cambria'precious ativestands f Montereypines.Thecommunityhas rulybeen nriched ythis transaction nd we thank he Covellf amily ortheir-uenerositynhelping reserve

TFansformsWilton ParkGreenspacehanksgo to Art Garney,

Ea-elecout andidate,orcreating beautifusettinghat heentire ommunity anenjoyat our centrally ocatedWilton Park.

Carney pproached reenspaceast all with he deaofcreatingpaththroughWilton Park,which s located t the northeastntersection fBurtonDr. andHighwayOne.aspartof his Ea-ele coutproject.

OurBoardof Directors llocated 300 o heproject.Garney ecruiteda sizable adre f volunteers ho constructed walkingpath, nstalledtheGreenspaceign, emoved ampas rass ndplanted ative peciesdonatedby irectors radSeek nd imBrownell.Greenspaceouldalsolike o hankDirector onyRosenwaldor hisdonation overinghecostof the project.

What'sUp At CenterStreet?"RedHouse"plansshaping p or

EastViILage penspace

A lot hasbeengoingon at our CenterStreet roperty ately.On orecent ridayandSaturday,hepropertywas illed with people log,uthrough he rain measurin-etructures nd looking fo r possiarchaeologicallues o its past.

"TheCenterStreet roject asproveno bequitecomplexbecaus

thehistoric ignif icancefoneofthebuildings ndGreenspaceas to ake hisprocessne tep ta ime"saidExecutivc irectorRicha

Hawley.

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House' whichcanbeseeniom CenStreet)sabuilding nownas heAssociation all,"Hawley xplain"This

Chinese tructure as urvivedbr overonehundrcd ears ndwori-einallyccupied y theCheeKongTong."

With thehelpof -erantsiom theSanLuisObispoCountyComrnunFoundation nd heNational rust br HistoricPreservation. reensohas hired threeconsultants ho havebe-uunwolk on an HistoiicPrcscrvatonActionPlan.

Greettspace hutks Linrh Benti. rtJPalo

Verdesfor the c' otuttless nurs she hus

spent itt helpittg Lts btuitt the ttet'essu

8r(tnts tt IdJ it tcl x1revia116t 't l

archaeoktgicnl consultantsfor our v'o

ott Center Street.

Th eabove lanwill provide reenspaceit ha nethodostabil izemove hcAssociational laway rom heacijoining,ollapseduildand helpus determinehe mostaccuratc ite or thebuildin-e n tproperty. ontlactors aulFerreira ndRichardDavisaredonatin-shconsultingim e o his omponentf heproject. reenspacesworkiwith heCounty f SanLuis Obispo n all aspectsf theprcrject.

Whencompleted,hi sprojectwill olfer hedensely evelopcd aVillagemore hananacre f open pace. hepreserve il l include atbenches,nd ative lants ndwill providehe ublicwithanoppofiunto enjoySantaRosaCreek,whichborders heproperty.

"We'resti l l ooking or additionalunding br thisproject,"Hawl

said. We wouldappreciatenyhelpwe cange t rom hecommuniWe will keepyou updatedon the progress f this project n futuWat shed newsletters.

EwRManagerChosen y CCSDTwo Groups Offer to Help

District with theRanchOn Friday,April 6th heCCSD Boardof Directorsmet o choose

Conservation asement older /RanchMana_eeror EastWest RanThe Directors hoseNorthCoastSWAP to handle he ob'of plannandmanaginghe uses hat he communitydesires n theRanch.

BothGreenspacendNorthCoastSWAP submittedheirStatemeof Qualificationsarlier hisyear.On Thursday,March29th herewaspecialmeeting f theCCSDBoard o hearpresentations adeby boorganizations. t that meeting,Greenspacetressed ur l3 years

experiencen and onservationndmanagementlongwithour ntimknowledgeof the conservation alues hat need o be savedon tRanch.NorthCoast WAPemphasizedhat heywere ormed olelythemanagementfEastWestRanch.n theendNorthCoastSWAPwawardedhe ob.

Even houghGreenspaceasnotchosen s heConservation asemHolder or EastWestRanch, ursupportersndmembers anbeassuthat we will remain an involved participant n the creationof tConservation asement.We will pursue heprotection f theprecionatural esourceshat aboundon the Ranch,continuing o be tchampionor protection f ourcommunitys surroundingnvironme

Greenspacextends ur congratulationso theBoardof DirectorsNCSWAP andwisheshem hebestof luck with managinehe Ran

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this beautifulpieceofopen space. $

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Our SeedlingsreGrowing!Workingwith UC Davis,Greenspace nticipatessuccessn questforpotentiallyresistantseedlings

Excitementaboundsn theGreenspacereenhouses heseedlingsplanted or the Greenspace eforestationand InoculationProgram(GRIP) have eachedoptimum size or inoculation.

As you have eadin previousn e w s l e t t e r s ,Greenspace wasfundedbyCalifomia

Releafto grow reesthat are potentiallyresistant to pitchcanker.

The first stageofthe programwas toobtain seeds romtrees that were

healthy n areas eavily nfestedwith pitch canker.Theseseedswereharvested ndplantedby ourvolunteers ndhavebeengrowing n theGreenspacereenhouseversince.

Greenspace asbeen n constant ontactwith Dr. ThomasGordonof the University of California, Davis, who is in charge of theinoculation process,keepinghim apprisedof the progressof theseedlings. e hasust informedus hat heseedlings avegrown

argeenoughand the noculationprocess anbegin!ExecutiveDirectorRichardHawleyandBoardmemberDr. James

Brownell will be raveling o U.C. Daviswith a ruckloadof seedlingsin thenext ew weeks o eam noculation echniquesrom Dr. Gordonand o inoculate he first crop.

After a second noculationin six to eight weeks, all survivingseedlingswill be ready or distribution o the community.

While our first cropof seedlingss nearingmaturity,Greenspacesbeginning o collectseedsor a second rop.As thisprojectcontinues,the community will havea constant upplyof nativeMonterey pinetrees hat arepotentiallyresistanto pitch canker.

CatlingNl Gardeners!Ahrys uanada littlespottoplnntin?

Here syourchance!

There rea f"* op*r"g aaailnbb n

rf"Greenspace

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jrour ourn"ina beautfiisettinguiilt

lihe-mindedardnnn. Czll theGreenspaceofueformorenfo 927-256.

Cong atulnti.o s o B ll Knightof Alt adena,Caffi rnin,the winner of Greenspace'saffle for the exquisite

br their time andpatiencewhile selling raffle tickets.

RichardSatava Badiatauvase.Greenspace ouWliketo thankSeekers lassGalleryor theirgenerousdonationofthe vase ndto hestaffatSeekers allery

MaryMcKowanraisingunds oropenspace hrough -bay!

PurchasefWalesriangleWouldPreservenofState's ldest rehistoricillages

Located on Lodge Hill is one of the least disturbedand oldprehistoricvillage siteson California'sCentralCoast.

In a step owardpreservinghis site andprovidingapocket park fthearea,Greenspaceaspartnered ithTheArchaeological onservain an nnovative oint venture o purchase ne of the ots hat comprthe site. This is the first time in its history that The ArchaeologiConservancy asjoined orceswith a local and rust.

The ArchaeologicalConservancy as pledgeda $30,000challengrant o Greenspace nda lease/option as beennegotiatedo buy t

flrst lots. Greenspace eeds o raise he matching$30,000 n the nethreemonths n order o complete hedealand s currentlyengagedn intensive undraisingdrive for theproperty.

It hasbeendeterminedhat hesitewasestablishedt east9,000yeagoby the NorthernChumashandSouthernSalinanpeople. t contaworkedstoneand bone ools,projectilepoints,shellbeads, ipes,stoand shellpendants ndornaments.

Thesite overs everal uildableesidentialarcels. evelopmentcompletely bliterated earby illagesites, nd his site s alsohighthreatened.t is for that eason hatGreenspacendThe ArchaeologiConservancy aveoined ogethero purchasehis and.

Greenspaceealizeshow important hesehistoricalsites are as essentialpart of our past, providing a link in understanding arlrelationships f nativepeopleswith landandwater.The Archaeologi

Conservancy s well known throughout he United States,and we aproudto be apartof this newly forged relationship.If you would like to contribute o the acquisitionof this precio

archaeologicalsite or would like more information, pleasecontaGreenspace t927-2866.We welcomeyour tax-deductible onatiowhich can be sent o P.O. Box 1505.Cambria.California93428.

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Greenspace emorialTreeGrovesHavea native tree of your choice planted in

honor of a friend or loved one; and your donationis tax deductible.

Wehave stablishedur rslMemorialreeGrove tWilton ark. hosef om varietyfnativerees,ncludingative ambriaontereyines.

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Student olunteers elpRid StrawberrCanyon f Non-Native lantsEffort is crucial in improvittg he health

of this 6-acreGreenspaceorestPreserve

Greenspaceowownsa otalof I 6 acres f pristinebrest n CarnbriaStrawbenyCanyon.

Asplansor he estorationf hepropcrwerebein_erepared,hreestudentsionCoast Union High School contactGreenspacend otfered o spcndpiirt ot h e i r h o l i d a y v a c a t i o n e l p i n g iStrawberry anyonof non-nativc lanand nstall ing rosion ars n hc rails

U n d e r t h e l e a d e r s h i n f ' J o hPierszalowski .tudents iannMoynr

SieraZumwalt ndVa nPierszalowskipent everal ays n heCanyremovin-ecotch room, ape vy andother nvasivcs.

Usinga weedwrench ndbrutc trength,hese oluntecrsflbctivcclearedhisundergrowthiom a arge ortion ftheGrecnspaceropcr

Th estudentseribrmedhi sprojcct sparto1'thcirommitmcnto hCalifornia cholarshipedcrationfogram.

Thanks to ForestVolunteersWe would likc to thank Sharna Whitehand lilr volunteering hcskil ls clcaringdownedwood off the rails n StrawbelryCirnyon

Also, kudos o Arla Stevens br her continued nonitoringol '

StrawberryCanyon and br kccping hc poisonoak undercontro

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The GREENSPACE MissionThe North CoastArea of San Luis Obispo

County s a national reasure.Our mission s

toprotectandenhance tsecologicalsystems

through land acquisition and managemen4

public educationand advocacy.

RichardHawley,ExecutiveDirector

The Greenspace Board of Directors:WayneAttoe,Ph.D.President

Jacque elly,Vice Pressident

CathieB ates, reasurer

BradSeek,Secretary

LyndaOlsenAdelson

ArthurVanRhyn.P.E.

Tony Rosenwald

Ji mBrownell, h.D.

WaltSterling

Deborah arker, .C..Administrator

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Spring 2001 Watershed Newsletter, Cambria Land Trust