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The Flyer Newsletter of the Neal Taylor Nature Center at Cachuma Lake January 2012 www.clnaturecenter.org Issue 104 Trout Derby Plans The 16 th Annual Trout Derby will be held April 14 and 15, 2012. Planning has been underway for many months by an active committee chaired by Kirby Duncan, faithful leader of this important event. The rules and the prize structure have been maintained from last year; entry fees are $35 for adults registering prior to March 31; $40 thereafter. Children 4 to 10 years of age may register for $10. Please note that children under the age of 4 years may not participate; however, special children’s activities are planned at the Nature Center on Saturday of Derby weekend. During January and early February, volunteers will be busy beavers preparing 2,500 registration forms for mailing, carefully supervised by Patricia Martin, registration “chief.” Other people taking lead roles in the derby are Weigh Station Chiefs: Sandi and Jerry Witcher Raffle: Carolyn Dougherty and Barbara Gutmann Children’s Activities: Susan Burmood and Stephanie Phelps Awards Program and Friday evening “fish talk”: Ron Wilmot Photographers: Roger Millikan and others to be recruited Scheduling: Linda Taylor Pot-luck: Judy Duncan and Barbara Gutmann Camping: Dick Cofiell Tee Shirts: Diana Hawkins and Linda Taylor A poster designed by Sarah Weems who has a degree in graphic arts and design from Portland State University is ready for printing and distribution. As plans now stand, a lead volunteer will be assigned to each shift for registration, weigh station and raffle sales. This individual will be urged to attend a mini- training session on the procedures for that station to eliminate possible dissemination of incorrect information and to standardize handling of fish, registration problems and sales of raffle tickets. Dates and times of these training sessions will be announced. Anyone interested in serving on the Trout Derby Committee should plan to attend the next meeting Wednesday, February 1, 4:00-5:00 at the Nature Center.

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Newsletter of the Neal Taylor Nature Center at Cachuma Lake

January 2012 www.clnaturecenter.org Issue 104

Trout Derby Plans

The 16th Annual Trout Derby will be held April 14 and 15, 2012. Planning has been underway for many months by an active committee chaired by Kirby Duncan, faithful leader of this important event. The rules and the prize structure have been maintained from last year; entry fees are $35 for adults registering prior to March 31; $40 thereafter. Children 4 to 10 years of age may register for $10. Please note that children under the age of 4 years may not participate; however, special children’s activities are planned at the Nature Center on Saturday of Derby weekend. During January and early February, volunteers will be busy beavers preparing 2,500 registration forms for mailing, carefully supervised by Patricia Martin, registration “chief.” Other people taking lead roles in the derby are Weigh Station Chiefs: Sandi and Jerry Witcher Raffle: Carolyn Dougherty and Barbara Gutmann Children’s Activities: Susan Burmood and Stephanie Phelps Awards Program and Friday evening “fish talk”: Ron Wilmot

Photographers: Roger Millikan and others to be recruited Scheduling: Linda Taylor Pot-luck: Judy Duncan and Barbara Gutmann Camping: Dick Cofiell Tee Shirts: Diana Hawkins and Linda Taylor A poster designed by Sarah Weems who has a degree in graphic arts and design from Portland State University is ready for printing and distribution. As plans now stand, a lead volunteer will be assigned to each shift for registration, weigh station and raffle sales. This individual will be urged to attend a mini-training session on the procedures for that station to eliminate possible dissemination of incorrect information and to standardize handling of fish, registration problems and sales of raffle tickets. Dates and times of these training sessions will be announced. Anyone interested in serving on the Trout Derby Committee should plan to attend the next meeting Wednesday, February 1, 4:00-5:00 at the Nature Center.

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Kate McCurdy bears listening to.

Bear Talk at the Center

"Bears in Our Backyard: California Black Bears in the Cachuma Lake Area," a talk featuring Kate McCurdy, Director of the UCSB Sedgwick Reserve, will be presented from 2 to 4 p.m. at the Cachuma Lake Recreation Hall on Sunday, January 22. The program promises to be highly informative since Ms McCurdy spent fifteen years studying the bears of Yosemite and later, the large mammals of the Santa Monica Mountains. Part of the Neal Taylor Nature Center's ongoing Food for Thought Speakers Series, the presentation will focus on the bears in the Santa Ynez Watershed, their habits and behavior, and the consequences of interface with human beings. The program is free with park admission. Refreshments will be served.

Holiday Soiree

Board Members, Docents and other volunteers enjoyed themselves at a Holiday Party December 11, at the Elephant Bar in

Goleta. Many rejoiced at the opportunity to enjoy a meal without having to prepare it, although cookies were provided by Gil Graves, master of lace cookies, Barbara Gutmann and Linda Taylor. Stephanie Smagala brought beautifully decorated cupcakes to celebrate her Mom Carol’s birthday. The usual gift exchange of items $10 or less was played with competition for certain unusual packages. Celebrants were encouraged to bring cash or food donations for the Santa Barbara Food Bank. ‘Tis a wonderful thing to see us all decked in our holiday best!

A Cachuma Fan Who Doesn’t

Fish?

Hark! All ye readers who love Cachuma but don’t know how to fish! Your time has come. March 17, 9:00 until noon you will have the chance to take advantage of decades of fishing experience and become an angler yourself. The Annual Adult Fishing Workshop will be held at the Nature Center with local, experienced and, in some cases, expert fisherfolk to teach you the ropes on how to fish, from bait and lures to casting and tying those critical knots. This is a dry land class with much hands-on instruction offered on the lawn at the Nature Center. All equipment will be provided. Registration will be limited to thirty people sixteen years or olders. Entry fee is $10 and must be made in advance to secure a space. Send a check to the Neal Taylor Nature Center, 2265 Hwy. #154, Santa Barbara, CA 93105. Mark your check, “Adult Fishing Workshop.” An entry to the Neal Taylor Trout Derby to be held April 14 and 15, will be raffled for $1 per ticket; this is a $35 value. Park entry fee will be charged.

  3 From our Docent Educational Minute:

  4 Bird Bill Answers (See the previous page)

a: Oak titmouse. b: Anna’s hummingbird. c: Sora d: Northern shoveler e: White pelican f: Osprey g: Great blue heron h: Bald eagle i: Turkey vulture Why do you think they developed such different bills?

Joint Meetings Progress and Process  

 A Joint Meeting of the Board of Directors, docents and volunteers was held this past September at which many ideas were discussed within the format of small groups.   Ideas, problems and suggestions on the minds of participants were listed by each group‐‐not in order of significance or urgency‐‐to indicate where our energy and manpower should be focused.     A second Joint Meeting with the Board of Directors, docents and volunteers was held January 11, the day this newsletter was to be mailed.  To take the process from discussion to action, ideas were charted, frequency noted for various topics and all were then placed into four areas of concern by Jim Phelps and Linda Taylor. Certain patterns emerged.  Four general areas seem to be on the minds of our members: a need for more manpower, funding, outreach/publicity and the relationship between the Park Department and the Nature Center.  These themes came to the fore repeatedly.  At the January 11, Joint Meeting, one subject area 

was addressed: Outreach and Publicity.  Jim Phelps served as chairperson/moderator at this meeting.  Improved outreach and publicity should make recruitment and fund‐raising easier.   Both are topics which may/should be addressed at additional Joint Meetings in the near future.  

 Call for Volunteers

We need every reader to consider volunteering at the Neal Taylor Nature Center. Below are three tasks for which manpower is needed immediately. A “mentor” volunteer will be provided until the new volunteer is comfortable “going solo” on the task.

Live Native Plant Display

If you have an interest in native plants, we are in dire need of 2 or 3 people to volunteer once a month or so to replenish the fresh plant exhibit. This is a job that requires about 3 hours each time the exhibit is replenished. Help in learning the plants and the routine to follow is available.

School Field Trips As we move into the spring, individuals to help lead hour-long nature walks of school age children are seriously needed. Usually this requires spending about four hours at Cachuma Lake, leading groups of approximately 20-30 children on an easy walk in the Park. Contact Park Naturalist Liz Gaspar at 688-4515.

Nature Center Host/Hostess Acting as host/hostess in the Nature Center for three hours on Saturday morning or afternoon, once a month, is a role that definitely needs new recruits. Training will be provided. Other roles at the Center also need to be filled. Please contact Julie McDonald at 805-693-0691 if you are interested in helping out with our great center a lot or a little!

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Memberships, Gifts and Donations – 2011. Thank you! $ 7000 Charles Alva $4900 Santa Barbara Foundation $2500 Foundation Council of the Santa Ynez Band of Chumash Indians $1000-$2499 Carol Smagala Sandy and Heloise Powers Stephen Macintosh - Allied Waste $500-$999 Santa Barbara County Fish and Game Peyton and Suzanne Bucy David Borgatello - Marborg Industries Jerry and Sandra Witcher Fritz and Hildegard Amacher Lowell and Shirley McLelllan Mary Lloyd and Ken Mills Roger Millikan Community West Bank $250-$499 Zelda Hughes Gil Graves Jean Schuyler Frank and Marlene Bucy Robert and Carolyn Duncan David and Barbara Hale Linda Taylor Charles and Patricia McPartlin Ross and Jess Millikan Santa Barbara Elks Lodge No. 613 $100-$250 Kirby and Duncan Jim and Barbara Gutmann Rosemary Arnold & Lisa French Norman and Judith Ann Willis Gladys Anderson and Dave & Cheryl Clark Sam and Darlene Chirman Jack Collison Judith Etchelecu Albert and Lynda Williams Terres Julie and Ralph Isabelle Joanne Treloar Tomasita (Tommie) Miller Susan Ham and Bruce Vanderhoef Shayna Rockwell Jerry and Patricia Martin Don and Joyce Love Robert Runnels

Daniel Lenz - Lenz Pest Control Ron and Sandra Wilmot Julie McDonald and William Ross Jed Hendrickson Hook Line & Sinker Jeff and Lisa Logan Ben Krainer Kenneth Robinson Paul and Virginia Barrett Lori Anne Haynes and Lucinda Lee Williams Brian Lincoln Annelise Wechsler Lauree Bradley and Steve Marshall Richard and Lois Cofiell Jim and Jean McDonald Bill and Chris McCallister Nancy States Harrison Hardware Maggie Klages Jerry and Helen Haines Karen and Si Jenkins Mark and Kellee Lindauer Vince and Sandy Sullivan Greg Donovan Michael and Vivian Pahos Walter and Myrna Taylor Annette Lilly Ann Petroni Svend and Patricia Olesen Virginia Souza Cleveland and Marilyn Whitfield James Patin Richard and Kay Howard Helen Brown William MacDonald - Federal Drug Robert Carmody Arne and Marcia Lunde Bill and Sharon Fuller Jim and Judith Ann Pancake Peri & Alvarado CPA. Inc. Jesse Aldana - Aldana Plastering Arnoldi's LLC John Goerke - Caribbean Coffee Company John and Ruth Rowe Paul Cashman - State Farm Insurance Richard Johnson Carson and Sharon Scheller John and Barbara Ahlman Under $100 Lessie Nixon Annie Ruano Bill and Jacque Fondren George Smith

Ernie and Shirley Del Rio - Central Coast Cabins Liz and Art Gaspar Karl Hutterer Elizabeth Teare John and Jo Magistad Jay and Jami Patton Gilbert and Joan Lentz Frank and Roberta Rice Hal and Barbara Hamm Lisa Ishikawa Carol Lindberg Colonel Dennis Beebe Richard Kern Ed and Janith Attlesey – State Farm Insurance Nielsen's Market El Rancho Market Van and Diane Barr Tom and Donna Cooper Joseph and Penny Knowles Orosco Chavez Marvin and Janie Johnson Carla D'Antonio Peter Schuyler and Lisa Stratton Ed and Jonee Grat John Evarts and Marjorie Popper Vernon and Elizabeth Cook Mitch and Diana Hawkins Michael and Mary Jane Delgado Gus Ballas Suzanne Polansky Leslie Gillies Tracy Ireland Ruth Pratt Jeff Cotter Frederic Blaser Michael and Patricia Moropoulos Karolyn Hanna Marilou Rivera Sam Smith William and Isabel Osenga Larry and Carolyn Wilson Sharon Trotter Frederick and Nancy Emerson James and Elizabeth Barnett Deborah Clark Judy Blue Steve and Sheri McMillan James and Mary Myers Neil and Kathleen Hicks Jay and Carol Dalton Donors of Service and Equipment Wilson Printing – Dale Wilson Service Master Inc. – Phillip Badone

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Neal Taylor Nature Center at Cachuma Lake 2265 Highway 154 Santa Barbara, CA 93105 (805) 693-0691 Exec. Director – Julie McDonald [email protected] Board of Directors President - Sandi Witcher Vice President - Kirby Duncan Secretary - Barbara Gutmann Treasurer - Lowell McLellan Director - Dave Hale Director - Carol Smagala Director – John Henigin Docent Officers President – Linda Taylor Vice President – Jerry Witcher co-Secretaries - Annie Ruano Joann Ganapes Treasurer - Bob Runnels S. B. County Park Naturalist Office (805) 688-4515 Park Naturalist - Liz M. Gaspar

Weekly Events Guided Nature Walk Sat. 10:00 - 11:30 am Meet at the Nature Center Junior Rangers Sat. 12:30 - 1:30 pm Meet at the Nature Center Nature Center Mon closed Tue – Sat 10 am to 4 pm Sun 10 am to 2 pm Eagle Cruises Fri 10 am to noon & 2 to 4 pm Sat 10 am to noon & 2 to 4 pm Sun 10 to noon Reservations are recommended Call (805) 686-5050 weekdays, or (805) 686-5055 on week-ends.

Coming Special Events Food for Thought lecture Sun. January 22, 2-4 pm Recreation Hall See article on page 2. Eagle Count Sat. Jan 14, 7:30 am at the marina. Adult Fishing Workshop Sat March 17, 9 am to noon At the Nature Center See article on page 2. Annual Trout Derby April 14 and 15, 2012 This newsletter is published four times a year. Comments are welcome. [email protected]