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M A G A Z I N E O F T H E VE N T A N A CH A P T E R O F T H E S I E R R A CL U B

Volume 42, Number 4,2003

Explore, enjoy and protect the planet

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Editor:Debbie Bulger 457-1036e-mail: [email protected](no change of address calls, please!)

Production:Lynnelle Wing, Art Director;Vivian Larkins, Clove

Writers:Rita Dalessio, Debbie Bulger,Jodi Frediani, Patricia Matejcek,Lois Robin

Photographers:Douglas Steakley, Jodi Frediani,

Lois Robin, Lynnelle Wing,Dan MillerProofreaders:

Richard Stover, Vivian LarkinsCharles Koester, Julie Hitchcock

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Advertising Sales:Debbie Bulger

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The Sierra Club / Ventana Chapter Volum e 42 Number 4, 2003

C H A P T E R C H A I R

We share the planet

Since enactment of the EndangeredSpecies Act in 1973, over 1,200species have been protected nation-

ally300 in California. Since then,efforts of environmentalists have led tothe recovery of frequently-seen localspecies such as the gray whale, peregrinefalcon and brown pelican, making

America a world leader in conservation.Early leaders in our country saw the

value of wildlife to our emerging nation.In the nineteenth century, nationalparks and special wildlife refuges wereput aside to conserve habitat and theirspecies. America signed treaties with for-eign nations to protect migrating birds.

Its hard to believe this is the samecountry, when today special interestscontrol our Congress and the WhiteHouse. As a result, the Bush administra-tion has weakened many environmentallaws. Further, it intends to diminish theimpact of the entire structure of envi-ronmental protection that has carefully

been constructed over the years.Developers are also flexing theirpower locally. As growth increases inour scenic coastal communities, thethreats to listed animals and plants isgreater than ever. Wetlands have beenimpacted the most. Our state has lost95% of its wetlands.

Wetlands habitat in CentralCalifornia sustains such species as theonce common California red-leggedfrog. Now, we have lost 70% of red-legged frog population statewide makingthe local populations of great signifi-cance. While almost all coastal drainagesfrom the San Mateo County line to thecity of Santa Cruz support this species,

human impacts cause a variety of threats.Projects such as development plans forLuers Barn near Davenport, proposedchanneling of the Pajaro River, and con-struction of a high school by the sloughs

of Watsonville could further reduce red-legged frog habitat.

A recovery program has been devel-oped for the red-legged frog. But the pro-gram itself may need protection. Lastyear, the Navy planned to conductbombing exercises at Fort HunterLiggett, in the area of an ongoing recov-

ery program for the endangeredCalifornia Condor. Only a huge publicoutcry, and the intervention ofRepresentative Sam Farr, prevented this

ecological outrage.Sierra Club has been in the forefront

of protection efforts for threatened andendangered species of plants and animals.It has begun a series of projects toincrease awareness of the Clubs role inthis effort. We can feel proud of ourleadership in protecting endangered

species. And we urge your continuedvigilance in protecting the life withwhich we share our planet.

Rita Dalessio

A culture of waste

Iam embarrassed by our culture ofwaste. I dont mean overconsump-tion; I mean waste. Its shocking

enough that Americans with less than5% of the world population account for25% of the worlds energy consumption.

Worse, we dont even usemuch of theseresources. We literally pour them downthe drain.

Like letting sprinklers run during arain shower or allowing water to runinto the gutter because the ground is sat-urated or the sprinkler head is mis-aligned. Despite city concerns aboutwater availability for the future, we actas if water were an infinite resource.

Every day I see vehicles with theirmotors running while drivers run intobuildings to do errands. Oftentimes I seeparents sitting in idling cars waiting out-side a school for a child. Sometimes thevehicles sit there for five or ten minutesspewing noxious gasses into the school-

yard and wasting gasoline. We act as ifworld oil reserves will last forever.There is scant acknowledgement thatgasoline is a precious resource thatshould be carefully managed.

At construction sites I see dumpstersfilled with perfectly reusable wood andother materials combined with non-reusable rubble destined for the landfill.And yet we continue to non-sustainablycut down our National Forests and pri-

vate timber holdings.One might argue that we need to livemore simply and use fewer resources.From daily observations, I must con-clude that the average person doesnt yethave the awareness that resources arefinite.

Back in Colonial times Ben Franklinwrote, A penny saved is a pennyearned. That concept seems to be loston the American public today.Government policies offer little guid-ance or education for residents. Whenwe drive more, we are rewarded withnew roads and parking garages; currentwater pricing has little effect on wastefulpractices, and planned obsolescence is

not taxed but rather considered good forbusiness.

In the 60s I lived in a third worldcountry where everything was used andreused because residents had so little.Water was fetched with time-consuminglabor. Old tires were made into sandals,discarded cans were reused or reworkedinto sheet metal. The lack of resourcesand absence of government subsidies didnot mask scarcity. Market forces pro-duced a culture of reduce, reuse, recycle.

I am embarrassed by our culture ofwaste.

Debbie Bulger

Boy, did we mess up on the cover photo captions forthe last issue!

The photo of Chris Broadwell and Robin Brooks onthe cover of the last Ventana was taken by GabrielleStocker not Lois Robin.

Corky Matthews has identified allthe folks in the photo of people

demonstrating for passage of Prop. 20in 1972. From left they are SupervisorBob Wood, Senator Donald Grunsky,Assembly Candidate Julian Camacho,Ansel Adams, Charles Kramer (laterchair, Regional Coastal Commission),State Senate Candidate Suzanne Paicis,Supervisor Roger Poyner.

The correct names for the folks pictured on top ofEl Cap in 1973 are Roy Anderson, Art Benoit (stand-ing) and Ed Sloan.

Corrections

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LETTERS

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President George W. Bush

The White House1600 Pennsylvania Ave. NWWashington, D.C. 20500Comment line: (202) 456-1111FAX: (202) [email protected]

Vice President Dick Cheney(202) [email protected]

Governor Gray DavisState Capitol BuildingSacramento, CA 95814(916) 445-2841FAX: (916) [email protected]

Senator Dianne Feinstein331 Hart Office BuildingWashington, D.C. 20510(202) 224-3841

(415) 393-07071 Post Street, Suite 2450San Francisco, CA [email protected]

Senator Barbara Boxer112 Hart Office BuildingWashington, D. C. 20510(202) 224-3553(415) 403-0100 (Voice)1700 Montgomery StreetSan Francisco, CA [email protected]

U. S. Representative Sam Farr100 W. Alisal StreetSalinas, CA 93901

Contact Your Representatives(831) 429-1976 (Santa Cruz)

(831) 424-2229 (Salinas)(202) 225-6791 (FAX, Washington, D.C.)[email protected]. Representative Anna Eshoo698 Emerson StreetPalo Alto, CA 94301(408) 245-2339FAX (650) 323-3498eshoo.house.gov/communicate.html

State Senator Bruce McPherson701 Ocean Street, Room 318-ASanta Cruz, CA 95060(831) 425-0401 (Santa Cruz)(831) 753-6386 (Salinas)toll free: [email protected]

State Senator Jeff Denham369 Main Street, #208Salinas, CA 93901(831) 769-8040

[email protected] Representative Simon Salinas100 W. Alisal Street, Rm. 134Salinas, CA 93901(831) 759-8676FAX (831) [email protected] Representative John Laird701 Ocean Street, Room 318-BSanta Cruz, CA 95060(831) 425-1503100 Campus Center, Building 58Seaside, CA 93955(831) [email protected]

The Ventana welcomes letters. Send to:LETTERS TO THE EDITORThe Ventana, 1603 King StreetSanta Cruz, CA 95060

or email to [email protected] include a phone number withyour letter. Anonymous letters arenot accepted. Letters may be editedfor length.

Highway expansion threatens

salamandersWhile committees of humans contem-

plate the Highway 1 widening, the SantaCruz long-toed salamander goes about itsbusiness of living, breathing, and eating mos-quitoes, unaware that one of its last remain-ing breeding ponds is as endangered as thesalamander itself. On rainy winter nightsone segment of these salamanders migratesfrom upland areas down to Valencia Lagoonon Bonita Drive in Rio Del Mar, the onlybreeding pond left for this sub-population.However, the proposed added southboundlane stretching to Larkin Valley could oblit-erate this pond, a death knell for one out of

only three remaining sub-populations of theSanta Cruz long-toed salamander.Though some shrug it off, the progressive

threat to this amazing species threatens us aswell. As David Suzuki, the eminent geneti-cist and environmentalist, has written,When we forget that we are embedded inthe natural world, we also forget that whatwe do to our surroundings we are doing toourselves.

In fact, it has been highway constructionin particular in Santa Cruz County that hascaused severe habitat loss for the Santa Cruzlong-toed salamander. The brutal irony, ofcourse, is that, touted car-pool lane or not,any such amelioration of Highway 1 trafficwill be short-lived, as studies show time andagain that added lanes ultimately foster more

cars. To contemplate the loss of yet anotherbeautiful creature to accommodate furtherhuman folly is tremendously saddening.

The public saved these salamanders fromobliteration in the 70s; in serving as theirvoice, Im hoping we can save them yetagain. Anyone interested in helping the sala-manders, please email me [email protected]. By the way, there is anexcellent website about these phenomenalamphibians: http://www.montereybay.com/creagrus/CAsczlongtoedsalamander.html.

Elissa WagnerAptos

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wo years of determined effort bythe Citizens to Save Marks Ranchand by LandWatch Monterey

County to prevent development of his-toric Marks Ranch on theMonterey-Salinas Highwayhave succeeded. The ownerof the property, St. JohnsCollege, has terminated the28-year option they had withLas Palmas developers,Michael Fletcher, Sr. and JamesFletcher, to subdivide the oak-studdedMarks Ranch property. The Fletchersare noted for building on tree-strippedterraces.

As reported in The Ventana in 2001(Vol. 40, No. 3), the Marks Ranch prop-erty was in danger of intense develop-

ment. Herman Marks had willed hishomestead to St. Johns College for acollege and open space. As such, it waszoned public/quasi-public. Instead St.

Johns decided to sell the property to thedevelopers of the neighboring LasPalmas subdivision. The Fletchers thenattempted to have the ranch re-zoned toresidential.

Citizens to Save Marks Ranch galva-nized public support against the rezon-ing. Chapter member Robin Way pro-vided photo panoramas of the propertywhich showed the oak woodland habitatand adjacent Toro Park (to whichHerman Marks had deeded 5,000 acres).

Using the photos, organizers attendedmeetings and gathered over 3,600 protestsignatures which were presented to the

Monterey County Board ofSupervisors. Reporters covered

the story in the local papers.Ventana Chapter member

Harriet Mittledorf wrote apowerful article for the

Monterey Heraldcensuringthe violation of Herman

Marks will with its environ-mental intent. Her commentary generat-ed indignant letters to the editor. Twosupervisors publicly stated that theywould never vote to rezone MarksRanch. Even so, for two years there wasno response from St. Johns College.

Finally on May 8, 2003, a

Memorandum of Termination ofOption to Purchase Agreement andMutual Release between St. JohnsCollege and the Fletchers was recordedwith the Monterey County Recorder.This ends the Fletchers attempt to pur-sue a massive residential development onbeautiful Marks Ranch.

Now the hard work begins to fundthe purchase of the property. The BigSur Land Trust and Monterey Countyare working to add Marks Ranch toToro Park.

Environmentalists workpays off for Marks Ranch

Efforts underway to add Marks Ranch to Toro Park

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The Ventana Chapter gratefullyacknowledges the recent gift of$10,000 from the Save Our

Peninsula (SOP) committee. Ed Leeper,an SOP spokesperson, stated that thesefunds were part of a settlement of a law-suit SOP brought against the Robles Del

Rio Lodge, in Carmel Valley. The suitwas based upon Robles Del Rios sale ofwater credits to wealthy developers atexorbitantly high fees.

Attorney Richard Rosenthal filed suiton behalf of SOP. As part of the settle-ment, Robles Del Rio was ordered toplace $35,000 in an escrow account, to beused for specific enumerated purposes. Ifnot expended within a year, the fundswere to (and did) revert back to SOPwhich donated them to MontereyCounty environmental groups. In addi-tion to the Ventana Chapter, groupsreceiving donations from the fund werethe Big Sur Land Trust, LandWatch andHelping Our Peninsulas Environment(HOPE).

SOP was founded in 1995 to stop theDevelopers Dam, and worked with theVentana Chapter on that issue. Sincethen, SOP has served as an environmen-tal watchdog concerned with develop-ment projects proposed for MontereyCounty.

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Once again Central Coast resi-dents will be recognized by theNational Sierra Club at its annu-

al banquet in San Francisco September20. If you would like to attend the eventwith other local Chapter members, see

the information in the sidebar.Sam Farr

U. S. Representative SamFarr has been selected toreceive the prestigious EdWayburn Award given for out-standing service to the environ-ment by a person in government.Representative Farr has had anoutstanding environmentalrecord in the U. S. Congress cul-minating in the passage of his BigSur Wilderness Bill andConservation Act of 2002. This billadded wilderness protection to 17,000acres in the Silver Peak Wilderness and

37,000 acres in the Ventana Wildernessboth in the Los Padres National Forestas well as some acreage near PinnaclesNational Monument.

Locally, in addition to the WildernessBill, Farr responded to protests fromenvironmentalists and stopped the Navybombing exercises planned for FortHunter Liggett. He has also been anunswerving proponent of affordablehousing on Fort Ord, a previous armybase now under conversion. Affordablehousing lessens sprawl especially in areaslike Monterey County which is fightingto save its rich agricultural lands fromdevelopment.

Nationally, Farr has furthered theenvironmental cause by increasingappropriations for the national marine

sanctuary system as well as designating aportion of those increases for theMonterey Bay National MarineSanctuary. Farr also introduced legisla-tion to prevent over-fishing of limited ordwindling fish stocks.

While on the Agricultural Com-mittee, Representative Farr was respon-sible for originally proposing legislation

(93rd Congress) on conserving agricul-tural land from urban sprawl. He hascontinued his commitment to this issueby protecting or increasing appropria-tions for the program. Farr has alsosecured funding for the first federalorganic research position in the nation.

When the Chapter submitted its nom-ination to the Awards Committee, wereceived several testimonials from SierraClub members regarding Sam Farrsenvironmental achievements:

Vicky Hoover, Chair of theCalifornia/Nevada Wilderness Com-mittee:

The Big Sur Wilderness bill wouldneverhave passed in this administration

without Sam Farr seizing an unexpect-ed opportune moment and giving ithis all.

Ventana Wilderness Allianceboard member Gordon Johnson:

We are all indebted toCongressman Sam Farr for havingthe vision to preserve these lands

for future generations and alsofor having the political skill tobring together the necessarybipartisan support in

Congress to turn that vision into law.

Representative Sam Farr wins National Sierra Club award

Big Sur photographer Doug Steakley

to get Ansel Adams award

Sierra Club AwardsBanquet

Reserve your place now!

Saturday September 20, 6:00 p.m.Crowne Plaza Hotel

480 Sutter Street, San FranciscoFor more information check theChapter website, www.ventana.sierra-club.org. Contact Rita Dalessio.

659-7046

Douglas SteakleyDouglas Steakley has been selected as

the 2003 winner of the Sierra Club AnselAdams Award for photography whichfurthers the cause of conservation. Manyin Monterey County are familiar withSteakleys stunning images of our locallandscape which have been featured in avariety of magazines, calendars andother publications.

Five years ago, Doug teamed up withThe Big Sur Land Trust to capture theincredible beauty of the lands being pre-served by the Trust. Since their relation-ship began, Steakley has donated thou-sands of images of the protected proper-

Steakleys stunning image of Rocky Point captures the beauty of Big Sur.

DouglasSteakley

ties to the Land Trust for use. In addi-tion to the generous donation of hisimages, Doug was also the driving forcebehind the publication of Big Sur andBeyond, The Legacy of The Big Sur Land

Trust, a hardcover coffee table book fea-turing his spectacular photography ofthe Trusts conserved properties. Duringthe two years of working on the book,Steakley donated all of his time, exper-tise and expenses.

More recently Steakley has also beencontributing his photography to otherconservation groups including nationalorganizations such as Land TrustAlliance, The Nature Conservancy andTrust for Public Land.

In addition his photography ofMonterey County, Steakley is an avidphotographer of Yosemite and Mexico.His first book of photography was

Pacific Light, published in 2000.

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In a victory for the rule of law and thepublics right to know, the D.C.

Circuit Court of Appeals denied theBush Administrations request to over-turn a lower court ruling requiring theAdministration to produce informationabout the secret meetings of the CheneyEnergy Task Force.

In a 2-1 decision, the Court of Appealssaid the Bush Administration is subjectto discovery, and must comply withrequests for information from SierraClub and Judicial Watch. These groupsare suing the Administration to shedlight on how much influence pollutingindustries had over the Administrationsdestructive energy policy that is the basisfor the disastrous energy bill currentlybefore Congress. In rejecting the govern-ments arguments, the Court noted thatthe Administrations position wouldtransform executive privilege from adoctrine designed to protect presidentialcommunications into virtual immunityfrom suit.

The public is one step closer to find-ing out how much influence pollutingindustries had on the nations energypolicy, said Carl Pope, ExecutiveDirector of the Sierra Club.

Every American deserves a safe, clean,and affordable energy future.

Cheney loses appealon secret Energy Task ForceCourt rules Bush administration is not above the law

Fortunately, the technologies exist to getus there. But the Bush Administration

and Congressional leadership are takingus down the wrong path with a destruc-tive, expensive, and polluting energybill. Much of the bill stems from theBush Administrations Energy TaskForce plan.

The Club is suing Vice PresidentCheney and the Energy Task Forceunder the Federal Advisory CommitteeAct, seeking an accounting of energyindustry participation in crafting theBush Administrations destructive ener-gy policy, which relies on subsidies topolluting and outdated fossil fuel indus-tries. The District Court ordered theAdministration to provide informationabout participation from these industries,which the Bush Administration refusedto do, claiming Constitutional immunityfrom such inquiries. The District Courtrejected that contention, pointing outthat the Administration was attemptingto cloak what is tantamount to anaggrandizement of Executive power withthe legitimacy of precedent where noneexists. The Administration appealed,asking the D.C. Circuit to make new lawthat would effectively shield it from anylegal scrutiny. The Circuit Court deniedtheir request.

State Parks recommends approvalfor inadequate Nisene Marks PlanPublic comments ignored regarding Marks will

The California Department of StateParks is recommending approvalof a seriously-flawed Preliminary

General Plan/Draft EIR for the Forestof Nisene Marks. This plan goes beforethe State Parks and RecreationCommission on August 22 in San Jose.

The Santa Cruz Group of the SierraClub has submitted comments to theCommission regarding the inadequacyof the Draft Plan. The level of analysis inthe plan is insufficient to determine theimpact of designated uses and develop-ment on habitat and species within thepark.

The plan contains no comprehensivebiological inventory of the park.Without such an inventory, it is impos-sible to determine the need for specialdesignations such as natural preserves.

There is no modern carrying capacityanalysis nor cumulative impacts analysisfor expansion of visitor facilities and useof trails by bikes. This results in a piece-meal or segmented plan which StateParks is calling a Tiered Plan.Segmented plans violate the CaliforniaEnvironmental Quality Act and are used

by developers to install more than wouldbe allowed if the projects were presentedat the same time.

Trail plan omittedThe Draft Plan does not include a trailplan in an obvious attempt to avoid theissue of whether mountain bikes wouldbe allowed on trails above the steelbridge. A trail plan should be includedand should be science-based with consid-eration of impacts on soil erosion, andsensitive habitat and species. The inten-tion of the Marks Family to keep theproperty in a natural state should behonored.

During public hearings in 2001 and2002, there was considerable publicinput asking that trails within the parkremain peaceful, safe for hikers and freeof mechanical transport. The Marksdeed specifies that the Forest of NiseneMarks be preserved as a natural pre-serve and be used for camping, naturestudy, hiking and associated activities.State Parks should honor that deed.

Copies of the Preliminary GeneralPlan/DEIR are available for review at:

State Parks Santa Cruz District Office,Aptos Public Library, Santa Cruz CityLibrary, and on the internet atwww.parks.ca.gov/default.asp?page_id=21501.

How to help

Attend the Park and RecreationCommission Hearing in San Jose, onAugust 22. Contact Sandy Henn,[email protected] or 662-2843 for carpoolinformation.

Attend the tour of Nisene Markswith the Park and RecreationCommission on August 21. ContactLouis Nastro, [email protected] or(916) 653-0524 for information regardingthe tour. If you cannot attend the entiretour which includes other parks, askwhat time the tour will arrive at NiseneMarks and join it there. It will be impor-tant to attend this tour in order to hearwhat State Parks is telling theCommissioners.

Send written comments with yourconcerns regarding the PreliminaryGeneral Plan/DEIR to: Ruth Coleman,Secretary, State Park and Recreation

Commission. P.O. Box 942896,Sacramento, CA 94296-0001, FAX (916)653-4458. Ask that a comprehensive bio-logical inventory be conducted and thatproposed uses be based on protectingthreatened and endangered species andsensitive habitat revealed by this inven-tory. Ask that a trail use plan be includ-ed and that trail uses be based on pro-tecting biological resources. And remindthe Parks Commissioners that Hermanand Andrew Marks specified in the deedthat the property be preserved for alltime as a natural preserve, and that theproperty shall be held in its natural state. . . limited to camping, nature study,hiking and associated activities.

Illegal bike trails erode soil in the Forest ofNisene Marks State Park.

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The Sierra Club / Ventana Chapter Volum e 42 Number 4, 2003

from Santa Cruzs finest restaurants. Livemusic and contra dancing. Sponsored byNew Leaf Community Markets. A col-laborative effort of Sustainable Agri-culture Working Group, CommunityAlliance with Family Farmers, and the

Coalition for Community. 5-8:00 p.m.Santa Cruz between Cathcart andLincoln Streets. Call 469-9264 x 3.

Saturday, September 27

Worm composting -

Watsonville

FREE. See Aug. 17 for details. Sponsoredby Santa Cruz Co. Board of Supervisorsand Sierra Azul Nursery-Garden, 2660East Lake Ave., Watsonville.

October 6-10

Rideshare week

Link up with others and try not to drivealone. It might become a habit. The airand peoples lungs will thank you. In

Monterey call 422-POOL; in Santa Cruzcall 429-POOL.

Saturdays (see dates below)

Habitat restoration

California Native Plant Society

Volunteer to restore native habitat inState Parks in Santa Cruz County. Wearcomfortable layered work clothing. Bringwater & gloves. Tools provided. 10:00a.m. to 1:00 p.m. We work rain or shine,but if things get particularly unpleasant,we call it a day. Call Linda Brodman,462-4041 for more information. Email:[email protected]: www.cruzcnps.org.

August 9, Sat. - Sunset Beach State Park

August 23, Sat. - Sunset Beach State Park

Sept. 6, Sat. - Natural Bridges State Park

Sept. 20, Sat. - Sunset Beach State Park

Saturdays

Garland Ranch hikes

The Monterey Peninsula Regional ParkDistrict docents lead hikes at GarlandRanch Park every Saturday and inviteSierra Club members to join them. Anupdated list of all hikes may be found ontheir website: www.mprpd.org.

Tuesday, August 12

Water Quality Protest -

Sacramento

Sierra Club is participating in a large

protest with other environmental organi-zations in Sacramento at the State WaterResources Control Board. Our intent isto demonstrate the serious decline ofCalifornia water quality and the need forthe State Water Board to step up to batand hold the timber industry accountablefor sediment discharges. To carpool callJodi Frediani, 426-1697.

Friday, August 22

Singles Potluck and Games

Friday evening potlucks are a great wayto begin the weekend, and provide anopportunity to work out weekend planswith others. 6:30 p.m. Bring food toshare and your own plate, cup, utensils,and serving utensils. We love home-

cooked food, but store-bought items(minimum value $4) are great too. Fordirections call George, 335-7748.

Monday, August 25

Lobby Day

Come to Sacramento and lobby membersof the State Legislature. Political trainingis conducted by the Club the day before.Contact Marianne Batchelder at (916)557-1100 x107, [email protected]. Food and partial reimbursementprovided. See article page 14.

Tuesday, August 26

Potluck - Astronomy

Dr. Wm. Bruce Weaver,Director of the MontereyInstitute for Research inAstronomy, will speak onstargazing in MontereyCountyone of the fewremaining sites in the U.S.with conditions suitablefor high resolution astro-nomical imaging. Thegrowing light pollu-tion in the countythreatens astronomi-cal research, wastes energy, and deprivesresidents of their heritage of the wonderof the night sky. This problem can besolved if addressed promptly.

Bring food to share for 8 and your ownplate and utensils. Drinks available.Carmel. 6:15 p.m. Turn east at Hwy. 1

and Rio Road; turn south at the last stoplight at Carmel Center Place; park in thelighted area behind the Safeway and enterthe side entrance of the mall. For moreinfo. call Marion Chilson, 624-3510.

Saturday/Sunday, September 6-7

State Conservation Meeting

Keynote speaker Kevin Hall will talkabout cleaning up the San JoaquinValleys air. Attend this meeting near SanLuis Obispo and get involved in conser-vation at the state level. Call PatriciaMatejcek for information, 423-8567.

Friday, September 12

Potluck - Yellowstone

This slide show is from George & Judystrip to Yellowstone. The potluck beginsat 6:30 p.m. Bring food to share and yourown plate, cup, utensils and serving uten-sils. We love home-cooked food, butstore-bought items (minimum value $4)

Wednesday, August 13

Save PG tidepools

The Coalition to Preserve and RestorePt. Pinos Tidepools will hold a protestdemonstration at the Fish and Game

Office, 20 Lower Ragsdale Ave. at RyanRanch, Monterey. 1:30 p.m. Estimatedduration, one hour. Bring homemadeprotest signs if you can. Call 372-0123 formore information.

Sunday, August 17

Worm composting - Quail Hollow

Learn how worms can eat your garbageand make beautiful compost for your gar-den! Join us for a workshop on how tocompost food scraps with worms. FREE.1-3:00 p.m. If you wish, you may set up aworm bin to take home ($15 materialsfee). Call to reserve materials, 427-3452.Sponsored by Santa Cruz County Boardof Supervisors and Quail Hollow Ranch

County Park. For more information,contact: Karin Grobe, 427-3452.

Tuesday, August 26

Sustainable food tasting

Sample a wide variety of local, farm-freshfood prepared and presented by chefs

make great contributions too. For direc-tions call George, 335-7748.

Tuesday, September 23

Potluck - TBA

Call Marion Chilson, 624-3510.Friday, September 26

Singles Potluck and Games

See August 22 for details.

Reserve your placeat the

Membership Luncheon

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The annual membership lun-cheon will be held on October18 at the 1,100 acre Mitteldorf

Preserve in Carmel Valley. This red-wood and madrone forest was pur-chased by Chapter members Harrietand Art Mitteldorf and donated to the

Space limited, reserve early!

Big Sur Land Trust for permanent pro-tection.

There will be hikes, lunch and a talkby Big Sur naturalist and historian JeffNorman. The cost is $15. Reserve yourplace early. The preserve has a limitedcapacity.

To order tickets call Joel Weinstein624-5338

Nominating Committee MembersVentana Chapter

Terry Hallock 625-1477John Dalessio 659-7046Rod Mills 659-3745

Santa Cruz Group:Betsy Herbert 423-2279George Jammal 335-7748Marilyn Hummel 426-3352Marilyn Fravel 458-1959

Are you, or do you know, anactivist who can make a difference byserving on the Chapter or GroupExecutive Committee? Candidatesmust have a proven record ofinterest/involvement in environmentalissues and have time to meet monthlyand work on issues.

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Saturday, October 18

Membership Luncheon

Big Sur naturalist and historian JeffNorman will speak. $15 includes lunch.Hikes and walks at Mitteldorf Preserveincluded. See ad this page.

Space limited.Call early.

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Saturday, August 9

HIKE:FALLCREEKWell hike a trail at the top of Fall Creekalong Empire Grade Rd. 8 miles; 1000' eleva-tion gain. We go through redwoods and itmay be cool, so dress accordingly. Meet at theS.C. Co. Govt.Ctr. at 9:30 a.m.to carpool.Leader: NickWyckoff, 462-3101.

Sunday, August 10

HIKE:WESTMOLERAHike up Hidden Trail and Ridge Trail, enjoy-ing views of Pico Blanco and Post Summit.After lunch we descend via the Panorama andBluff Trails with views of the ocean and PointSur. Bring lunch, water, and a windbreaker.Meet behind Brintons at 9:30 a.m. for thismoderately strenuous 8-mile hike with 1200'elevation gain. Leaders: Cath Farrant andMary Dainton, 372 7427.

Monday, August 11

EVENINGHIKE:DELMONTEFORESTWell hike for about 2 hours through beauti-ful Del Monte Forest. 4 miles with a few hun-dred feet elevation gain. Wear sturdy shoesand bring water and a snack. Meet at the fol-lowing place: from Hwy. 1, take the PacificGrove exit Hwy. 68 west, drive 1.5 miles. Pay

attention after the overpass of a Pebble Beachroad when you can see the ocean in the west,turn out on the left side of the road and parkin the wide bend there at 6:00 p.m. Leader:Steve Legnard, 402-1422.

Tuesday, August 12

SENIORSAUN TER:MANZANITA PARKThis is a NEW hike for us. Moderate, hilly3+ mile hike in North Monterey Co. See theocean and Fremont Peak on a clear day.Lunch at picnic tables. Bring hat, sunblockand windbreaker. Meet at Sears 41st Ave. at9:30 a.m. or at the park at 10:15 a.m. $3 car-pool share. Leader: Beverly Meschi, 662-2434.

Saturday, August 16

BUS/ WALK BIGSURWhatever became of those folks who took abus to Big Sur in July? Did they ever return?Was it fun? Would they do it again? Foranswers to these and other vital questions, callthe leader and see if she wants to repeat.Leader: Mary Gale, 422-6970.

Saturday, August 16

HIKE:GARLANDRANCHEasy 5-mile hike in sunnyGarland Ranch. Well choosea trail together. Bring lunchand water. Meet atAlbertsons at 9:30 a.m.Leader: Harry Rockey, 625-7632.

Tuesday, August 19

SENIORSAUNTER:WADDELLBEACH TOCAMPHERBERTThis last leg of the Big Basin to the Sea Trailis 5-miles round trip. We can divide into twogroups if some dont want to walk the wholeway. Shade and sun, lots of trees. Meet atSears 41st Ave. at 9:30 a.m. or at Mission andKing next to Shens just before 10:00 a.m.

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GENERALINFORMATION:All outings begin and end at the trailhead.

Carpooling to and from the trailhead is strict-ly a private arrangement between the driverand his/her guests. Carpool drivers are notagents or employees of the Sierra Club; the

driver alone, not the Sierra Club, is responsi-ble for the safety of guests while carpooling.

GLS = Gay & Lesbian Sierrans. All arewelcome on GLS outings.

EXPLANATION OFRATINGS:The outings described vary in difficulty

from leisurely walks to strenuous hikes. Thefollowing explanation are general guidelines.(For more information about the difficulty ofa particular hike, call the leader):

Walk: Between 2-5 miles, leisurely pace.Easy: No more than 5 miles a day; slight

elevation gain; easy pace.Moderate: 5-10 miles a day; up to 2,000

ft. elevation gain; 1 to 2 1/2 mph; boots; bet-ter than average fitness required.

Strenuous: Distance variable; may in-volve off-trail hiking; demanding pace; forexperienced hikers in good condition only.

M E E T I N G P L A C E S

DIRECTIONS:Big Sur Land Trust Parking Lot: 3785

Via Nona Marie, Carmel. From Hwy. 1 head-ing south in Carmel, turn left on Rio Road,left on Via Nona Marie, then left into theparking lot behind Monterey County Bank,opposite the Post Office.

Albertsons: Heading south on Hwy. 1,pass through Monterey. One mile past theOcean Ave. intersection, turn left on CarmelValley Road (Hwy. G-16), toward Carmel

Valley. Go approximately 0.1 mile and thenturn right at the light toward the shoppingcenters. Albertsons is on the right.

Santa Cruz County Govt. Center: This isthe large grey building at the corner of Oceanand Water Streets in Santa Cruz. We meet atthe corner of the parking lot that is nearest tothe gas station.

Felton Faire: From Santa Cruz takeGraham Hill Rd. toward Felton. Just afteryou pass Roaring Camp (on the left), make aright into Felton Faire shopping center. Wemeet at the edge of the Safeway parking lotnearest Graham Hill Rd.

41st Avenue Sears: From Hwy. 1 in

Capitola, take the 41st Avenue exit and con-

tinue toward the ocean on 41st Avenuetoward the Mall. Pass the main Mall entranceand turn right into the next entrance headingtoward Sears. We meet behind the bank locat-ed at 41st and Capitola Road. Senior Sauntermeets in Sears parking lot close to 41stAvenue.

MPC Parking Lot: Monterey PeninsulaCollege Parking Lot. From Hwy. 1 take theFishermans Wharf exit, go straight one block,turn left and left again into the first parkinglot, parking lot A. This is the site of theThursday Farmers Market. Plenty of parkingwithout a fee on weekends.

In the interests of facilitating the logistics of some outings, it is customary thatparticipants make carpooling arrangements. The Sierra Club does not haveinsurance for carpooling arrangements and assumes no liability for them.Carpooling, ride sharing or anything similar is strictly a private arrangementamong the participants. Participants assume the risks associated with this travel.

Bring lunch, water, hat, sunblock, tick repel-lent, and wear sturdy shoes. Carpool share $3.Leader: Margaret Steele, 465-8565.

Saturday, August 23

KAYAK:CARMEL BAYExplore beautiful Carmel Bay. For experi-enced ocean kayakers only. Meet at 9:00 a.m.,bring lunch, water, sunscreen, and hat. Callleader for more information and meetingplace. Leader: Steve Brooks, 624-7022.

Saturday, August 23

HIKE:BIGBASINSurprise walk depending on weather. Call fordetails. 9 miles with 2,000' elevation gain. Sunand shade, so bring layers. Wear boots; bringlunch and water. Meet at the Santa CruzCounty Government Center at 9:30 a.m. tocarpool. Leader: Nick Wyckoff, 462-3101.

Sunday, August 24

SINGLESBOATING/ VEGETARIAN -POTLUCKPotluck supper at 4:00 p.m. then well goboating, or you may hike or socialize. (No

swimming or alcohol allowed in the park.)You may bring your own boat or we mayrent row or paddle boats for about $1/ per-son/per hour. Free parking after 4:00 p.m. Tocarpool, meet at 3:15 p.m. at Felton Faire ormeet at Loch Lomond at 4:00 p.m. Bring yourown plate, cup and serving utensils and apotluck dish to share. For more info. call after11:00 a.m. 335-3342. Leader: Karen Kaplan.

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miles. Well see beaches and sandstone forma-tions, birds and high pine trees. Bring a wind-breaker, water, and a snack. Meet atAlbertsons at 9:00 a.m. to carpool. Leader:Martha Saylor, 372-9215.


HIKE:WILDERRANCHWell explore the shadier parts of the park. 9

miles with 1,500' elevation gain. Wear boots;bring lunch and water. Meet at the Santa CruzCounty Government Center at 9:30 a.m. tocarpool. Leader: Nick Wyckoff, 462-3101.

Sunday, September 7

HIKE:WESTMOLERAWell hike the Hidden Trail, Ridge Trail,Panorama Trail and Bluff Trail. Great viewsof the Big Sur Coast. Strenuous 8 miles, 1200'elevation gain. Bring lunch and water. Meet atAlbertsons at 9:00 a.m. Leader: SteveLegnard, 402-1422.


SENIORSAUNTER:NISENEMARKSA mostly shady, 4-mile hike. We start at the

Porter Family Picnic area, and then headdown the road, going left on the Loma PrietaGrade. At the Porter House site well head upthe hill on the Bridge Creek Trail to the drywaterfall. Lunch back at the Porter FamilyPicnic area. Bring lunch, water and wear lay-ered clothing. Meet at 9:30 a.m. at Sears 41stAve. or just before 10:00 a.m. at PorterFamily parking lot. Carpool $1 each and rid-ers will share in the entrance fee. Leader:Mary Gabel, 636-3307.

Friday, September 12

BIKERIDE:PACIFICGROVETOMARINAExplore the new links in the Coastal Trailthrough Monterey and Sand City and see howthey connect with the Rec. Trail and the oldFort Ord bike path. Meet at Lovers Point inPacific Grove at 10:00 a.m., at the start of therec. trail. Our route will be mostly on a pavedbike trail, with some street riding. Relativelyflat with a few short hills. 30 miles at a leisure-ly pace. Helmets mandatory. Bring water andlunch to eat at a park in Marina. Leaders:Cath Farrant and Mary Dainton, 372-7427.


WALK:RANCHOSAN CARLOSHeres a special chance to see the best of thisbeautiful 20,000 acre ranch. A Santa LuciaConservancy docent will guide us on a 4-milesaunter through oak woodlands, rolling grass-lands and riparian corridors. We could seewild boar, deer, bobcats, raptors and wild

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Sunday, August 24

WALK:CARMEL/ MON TEREYBEACHESEasy 5-miles along the shore. Maybe onCarmel State Beach or a little further north tothe dunes of Del Monte Beach. Dress for theweather and bring water and lunch. Meet atAlbertsons at 9:30 a.m. Leader: HarryRockey, 625-7632.

Tuesday, August 26SENIORSAUNTER:FELTON ADVENTUREThis flat, 2-mile hike through redwoods atHenry Cowell will end at the picnic area inRoaring Camp. Good bathrooms, NatureMuseum (if open) and gift shop for those notwanting to take the extra 1-mile loop at ParkHeadquarters. Bring hat, sunblock, $2 carpoolfee and lunch. Meet at Sears 41st Ave. at 9:30a.m. or at Felton Faire at 9:50 a.m. Leader:Maureen Maynard, 336-5293.

Friday, August 29 - Monday, September 1

13TH ANNUALLABORDA YWEEKENDATTAHOEWe have 3 family sites at D. L. Bliss StatePark. Swim or walk on the beach. Hikes into

Desolation Wilderness to visit lakes to swimor climb peaks for great alpine views. Shorterwalks along Lake Tahoe. Potluck dinners.Kids and musical instruments encouraged.Group events where well get to know eachother and become one Sierra Club family. All3 nights for just $8/vehicle plus $6/person formembers, $8 for non-members and $3 for kids12 and under. Include a SASE to receive car-

pooling information, directions to the camp-ground, the weekend plans, and a list of rec-ommended items to bring. We have lanternsand camp stoves. Dont miss this great time;reserve early; fill out the form, make yourcheck to Sierra Club, fill out a SASE and mailall three by August 17 to: Lake TahoeCamping, PO Box 604, Santa Cruz, CA.95061. Information will be mailed to you onAugust 18. Parking is limited; carpoolingstrongly encouraged. No phone reservations.Cancellations: 100% refund if cancelled byAugust 17, 50% by August 28, no refund afterthe 28th. For more info call George, 335-7748.

Saturday, August 30

HIKE:TERRACECREEKBeautiful hike on the Pine Ridge Trail with

great views, ferns, and redwood canyons.2,200' elevation gain, strenuous 10 miles.Wear boots, bring water and lunch, meet atthe Bagel Bakery at 8:00 a.m. Leader: SuzanneArnold, 626-4042 or [email protected].

Saturday, August 30

HIKE:POGONIP Join Friends of the Pogonip for their 3-hourmonthly Saturday morning walk on thePogonip. We may discuss a recent revival of aproposed access route to the university acrossthe Pogonip Greenbelt lands. Meet at the top(north end) of Spring Street in Santa Cruz at9:30 a.m. Call leaders Celia or Peter Scott at

423-0796 if you have questions.

Sunday, August 31

WALK:CARMEL/ MONTEREYBEACHESSee August 24 for details.

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SENIORSAUNTER:WILDERRANCHEnjoy the ocean breezes along the bluffs inthis historic old dairy ranch. Well see theFern Grotto and probably walk farther tolearn more about the Coast Dairies property.A pleasant, flat 3-4 miles. Bring lunch, water,

a hat and sunscreen. Meet at Sears 41st Ave. at9:30 a.m. or at Mission and King next toShens just before 10:00 a.m. $2 carpool fee.Leader: Joan Brohmer, 462-3803.


WALK:POINTLOBOSA nearly level walk around Point Lobos. 4

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turkeys. Bring lunch, water, boots areadvised, and dress for the weather. Space islimited, reservation required. Call leader:Joyce Stevens, 624-3149.

Sunday, September 14

HIKE:NISENEMARKSMeet at the Santa Cruz

County GovernmentCenter at 9:00 a.m. ornear Pacific RimRestaurant at 9:30 a.m.8-10 miles. Bringlunch, water, wearhiking boots. Some stream crossings. Leader:Jim Danaher, 427-2727.


HIKE:CARRIZOTRAILHike in the Fort Hunter Liggett area of LosPadres National Forest. We will try to findthe trail this time without exploring half ofthe Coast Ridge. Well start from The Indiansand take the Arroyo Seco Trail, returning onthe Carrizo Trail. This is a long and challeng-ing hike, with lots of brush but also somescenic sandstone formations. 12 miles. Callfor a reservation. Leader: Betsy MacGowan,415-673-7239 or [email protected]: Suzanne Arnold.

Monday, September 15

HIKE: JACKSPEAKTwo-hour evening hike. Bring water and asnack, wear a jacket and sturdy shoes. Meet atFoothill Elementary School, 1700 Via Casoliand Olmstead Road at 6:00 p.m. Call formore information. Leader: Diane Salomone,401-1422 or [email protected].


SENIORSAUNTER:FREMON TPEAKTwo hike options: One is easy to moderate,

circling the towers on Fremont Peak. The sec-ond, led at the same time, is 4 miles with someshade and some sun, with some hills to climb.Well all meet and have lunch in the samearea. Bring water, lunch and $3 for carpool,plus your share of park entrance fee. Leader:Mary Gabel, 636-3307.


BEACHWALK:SALINA SRIVERSurfs up. Lets hit the beach! Well find sandsomewhere between Marina and CrescentCity, probably at the Salinas River wildlifearea. Meet at 10:00 a.m. in the Seaside K-Martnear the gas station. Bring water, lunch, wind-


HIKE/ RIVERWALK:HENRYCOWELLWell wade across the San Lorenzo River afew times and stop at the Observation Deck.Be prepared to take off your boots. An extrapair of sandals is a good idea. We may hike orwade in the river for up to half a mile. We rec-ommend you wear a swimsuit and have dryclothes and a towel in the car. 7 miles and 600'

elevation gain. Bring a snack, water, and wearhiking boots. Meet at the Santa Cruz CountyGovernment Center at 11:30 a.m. or at theRincon parking lot on Hwy. 9 (3.5 milessouth of the parks main entrance) at 12:00noon. Leader: George Jammal, 335-7748.


HIKE:SAN JOSECREEKA new kind of Sierra Club adventure. Easy 2-mile hike on Big Sur Land Trust land at PointLobos Ranch. For increased sensual aware-ness, we walk slowly in, sharing our observa-tions. Our return is in silence, with time forpersonal reflection. Bring water, snack, andsense of openness to new possibilities. Meet at9:00 a.m. at Albertsons. Leader: MarilynBeck, 372-6860 or [email protected].


HIKE:GARLANDRANCHModerately strenuous. About 7 miles roundtrip. Lunch at the Redwood Canyon. Bringhat, water, and lunch. Meet at Albertsons at10:00 a.m. Leader: Andrea Phelps, [email protected].


SENIORSAUNTER:MT.MADONNAThis Santa Clara County Park is located highabove Watsonville, on Hwy. 152. There arelovely woods, views and meadows along this2.5-mile hike. Optional return home viaGizdich Farms. Bring lunch, water, sun-screen, light jacket, pie money, and $3 forcarpool. Meet at 9:30 a.m. at Sears 41st Ave.

or just beyond the parks kiosk entranceabout 10:00 a.m. by the restrooms. Leader:Joan Brohmer, 462-3803.

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Saturday, October 4

HIKE:SAN LORENZORIVERREDWOODSSempervirens Fund recently acquired this30% increase in acreage to Castle Rock StatePark (to the south). New trails, one of whichis dedicated in memory of Mike Meyerswhose family contributed a significantamount to the acquisition. Visit semper-virens.org for more details. 12 miles with2,000' elevation gain. Wear boots; bring lunchand water. Meet at the Santa Cruz CountyGovernment Center at 9:30 a.m. to carpool.Leader: Nick Wyckoff, 462-3101.

Saturday, October 4

HIKE:POGONIPSee August 30 for details.

breaker, and plan to be back in town by mid-afternoon. Leader: Mary Gale, 422-6970.


HIKE:FALLCREEKExplore this enchanted for-est with redwoods, a lovelyburbling stream full of cas-cades, a lime kiln, barrel

mill, fish pond, and dancingsprings. 7 miles. Bringwater and a snack. Meet atFelton Faire at 12:00 p.m.to carpool. Leader: SheilaDunniway, 336-2325.


SINGLESSWIM / POTLUCKWell enjoy the Garden of Eden in Felton onthe San Lorenzo River. Meet at Felton Faireat 11:00 a.m. to carpool. 20-minute hike toriver from cars. Bring your own plate, cup,serving utensils, water and a potluck dish toshare. Wear your bathing suit. Bring a towel& sun protection. For more info. call leaderKaren Kaplan after 10:00 a.m., 335-3342.


HIKE:TERRACECREEKHike up the Pine Ridge Trail from Big SurState Park. Then up the beautiful shadyTerrace Creek to the Old Coast Road. Lunchhigh above the ocean with great views.Strenuous 10 miles and 2,200' elevation gain.Bring lunch, water and wear boots. Meet atAlbertsons at 9:00 a.m. Leader: SteveLegnard, 401-1422 or [email protected].


HIKE:WESTMOLERA LOOPModerately strenuous 7-mile hike with won-derful coastal views. 1100' elevation gain.Trail is somewhat overgrown. Bring wind-breaker, sun protection, lunch, and water.Meet at the Bagel Bakery at 9:00 a.m. to car-pool. Leader: Suzanne Arnold, 626-4042 [email protected].


SENIORSAUN TER:FALLCREEKShady, delightful 3-mile hike in the redwoodforest, beside a rushing creek. Some moderateuphill and rocky trail in places. Lunch at thelimestone kilns. Wear hiking shoes; bringlunch and water. Meet at Sears 41st Ave. at9:30 a.m. or at Mission and King next toShens just before 10:00 a.m. $2 carpool fee.Leaders: Bob and Peggy Mitchell, 426-5374.

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Saturday, October 4

WALK:PEBBLEBEACHAn easy 4-mile walk. Bring a windbreaker,water and a snack. Meet at the Fishwife inAsilomar on Route 68 at 9:00 a.m. Leader:Martha Saylor, 372-9215.

Sunday, October 5

WALK:SYLVAN CARMEL2-hour walk on the upper section of theMission Trail. 4 miles. Bring water and snack.Meet at the trailhead across the street fromthe Carmel Mission on Rio Road at 1:30 p.m.Leaders: Chet and Bev Gadaire, 375-8995.

Sunday, October 5

HIKE:TANBARKLOOPWITH TIN HOUSELarge madrones and tanbark oaks, huge red-woods and a rushing creek. 7 miles, 1200' ele-vation gain. Panoramic ocean view from theTin House at the summit; return by way ofFire Road. Bring lots of water, lunch, and $ tocarpool. Short car shuttle. Leader: SuzanneArnold, 626-4042 or [email protected] leader for meeting time and place.

Tuesday, October 7

SENIORSAUN TER:BUTANOSTATEPARKThis park with a creek and many redwoods isinland from Pescadero or Gazos Creek. Wellleave our cars by the picnic tables and walkthe road and Creek Trail. Shorter hike avail-able. Bring lunch, water, $4 carpool, and your

share of park entry fee. Meet at Sears 41stAve. at 9:30 a.m. or at Mission and King nextto Shens just before 10:00 a.m. Leaders: Boband Peggy Mitchell, 426-5374.


HIKEJACKSPEAK2-4-mile hike with a different format. Its myintent to facilitate awareness and exploreways that we add to what we sense in nature,and ways that nature touches us. Meet at theend of Loma Alta Rd. Take Hwy. 1 to the 68Hwy West exit then take Aquito Rd East.There will be two Y turns so stay on theright at these turns and proceed to the end ofthe road. Meet at 10:00 a.m. and bring waterand a snack. Leader: Ted Hill 449-1953.

Saturday - Monday, October 11 - 13

BACKPACK:MILLERCANYONWe start at China Camp on Tassajara Rd.Well see old cabin sites and will cross theMiller Cyn fork of the Carmel River. Ourfirst night is at Miller Cyn Camp. Sundaywell make numerous river crossings toCarmel River Camp. Each evening well bepreparing local crawdads with garlic & lemon

sauce. Send a check for $30 made out toCathy Dezendorf. Note the name of the tripon check. Include a SASE if you do not haveemail. Please email the following informationfor the trip participant list and to facilitatecarpooling: Name, phone, address, email, andcarpool preference. Parking limited, pleasecarpool. Meet at Albertsons at 8:00 a.m. Sat.Leaders: Henry Leinen, [email protected],655-1948 and Cathy Dezendorf, [email protected]. Email preferred.

Sunday, October 12

HIKE:CHURCH RANCHLoop hike through the Church Creek areabelow Tassajara Road. Bring an adventurousspirit for more detours in the sandstone out-crops. This hike features a scramble upthrough the brush at the end, then a five-milehike back on a dirt road. 14 miles. Meet at8:00 a.m. at the Bagel Bakery. For more infor-mation call or e-mail. Leaders: BetsyMacGowan, [email protected] or(415) 673-7239. Co-leader Suzanne Arnold.

Sunday, October 12

WALK:HATTON CANYON/ MISSIONTRAILSWell ramble up Hatton Canyon to enjoy thesolitude and birdsong. On the way well talkabout our hopes for Hatton Canyon StatePark and how the canyon escaped fromCaltrans disastrous freeway plans. Then wellcircle back through the RoundtreeArboretum and Mission Trails Park in the

footsteps of Father Serra. 4 miles. Bring lunchand water and wear suitable shoes. Meet at10:00 a.m. on the north side of Albertsons.For more information, call leader: JoyceStevens, 624-3149.


WALK:NEARGARRAPATA / SOBERAN ESFeel like an easy stroll at Garrapata beach ora mad scramble up Whale Peak at SoberanesPoint? Perhaps well combine the two. Eitherway, well gaze out at the ocean and enjoy thefall sunshine! Bring water, lunch, windbreak-er, and meet at 10:00 a.m. at the Big Sur LandTrust parking lot (see directions at start of

outings). Leader: Mary Gale, 422-697.

Sunday, October 19

HIKE:MOUNTMANUELWell hike from Big Sur State Park up to Mt.Manuel. Strenuous 11-miles 3,000' elevationgain. Incredible views. Wear boots, bringlunch and lots of water. Meet at Albertsonsat 8:00 a.m. to carpool. Leader: Steve Legnard,401-1422 or [email protected].

Based on last years success, Carolyn

& Joe Braun, Ventana Chaptermembers, are repeating the Sierra

Club national outing to Kauai. Dayhikes, kayaking, snorkeling, bird watch-ing, and beach walking/clean-up providea variety of options for this easy trip.Our home for the week is a large, com-fortable plantation-era beach house onHanalei Bay. Awake to the sun risingover palms; take a pre-breakfast stroll onthe deserted beach and relax with agourmet home-cooked meal after thedays adventures.

If this sounds good to you, visit theSierra Club outings online at www.sierr-aclub.org/outings. Enter a search for

trip number 03063A to learn more aboutA Land Called Hanalei, Kauai. For moreinformation, or to make reservations,call (415) 977-5522, or [email protected].

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Contributions, gifts and dues to the Sierra Club arenot tax deductible; they support our effective, citi-zen-based advocacy and lobbying efforts. Your duesinclude $7.50 for a subscription to Sierra magazineand $1.00 for your Chapter newsletter.

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Come hike with us!

WINTER CARETAKER NEEDED

Kit Carson Lodge, on Hwy. 88 atSilver Lake, has an opening for a

caretaker (could be a couple) for allor even part of the coming winter.The Lodge is closed except for one

other cottage. Spectacular lake-side or backcountry skiing andsnowshoeing right outside the door

of your own cozy cottage. Fivemiles from Kirkwoods groomedtracks and downhill slopes. Treat

yourself to an incredible winter inthe High Sierra. (209) 258-8500.

Chapter members leadnational outing to KauaiOctober 5-12


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The Sierra Club is joining forceswith Americas other largest grass-

roots groups under the umbrellaof America Votes to register, educateand mobilize the public for the 2004elections. America Votes is a non-parti-san political organization.

America Votes will combineresources, research, and strategy todevelop highly targeted methods toreach out to voters on issues that theycare deeply about to encourage greatervoter participation. This historic part-nership joins together ACORN, AFL-CIO, American Federation of State,County and Municipal Employees

Sierra Club joins other environmental groups to mobilize voters

by Jodi Frediani

If youve taken a hike lately along theSan Lorenzo River or any Santa Cruzcreek, youve probably noticed the

sediment lining the creek or river bot-

tom. Or last winter, perhaps you sawhow our rivers and streams ran brownduring heavier storms. This sediment isnot all natural. Much of it comes frombleeding roads. Many of those are log-ging roads. In addition to sediment wash-ing off the road and skid trail surfaces,failed culverts, landslides and bank fail-ures resulting from timber harvest activ-ities have played a contributing part tothis excessive sediment in our water-courses. In Santa Cruz County moststreams have been listed as impaired forsediment under the Clean Water Act.

Such sediment is detrimental to fish.Steelhead and coho salmon in theCentral Coast Range south of SanFrancisco Bay are federally listed asThreatened species, and the coho arelisted by the state as Endangered andnear extinction. In this more southerlyportion of their ranges they face naturalenvironmental extremes that make themmore vulnerable to potentially damagingimpacts from logging. They face espe-cially low summer baseflow, warm sum-

mer water temperatures, and highly sed-imented streambeds resulting from high-ly erodible soils.

If additional

fine sedimententers streamsfrom eroding tim-ber harvest sitesduring the impor-tant spring feed-ing period forsalmonids, turbid-ity is increased and feeding is greatlyreduced because the fish must visuallylocate drifting insects to feed upon. Thesediment also covers the cobbles wherethey lay their eggs, making reproductiondifficult.

Our drinking water is also at risk.When turbidity levels are too high,water purveyors cannot take surfacewater from the rivers and streams.Filtration plants are shut down until thewater runs clear again.

For years, the timber industry hasbeen exempted from waste dischargepermits. On January 1, 2003, the existingwaiver from waste discharge permitsexpired. Since then, the Central CoastRegional Water Quality Control Board

Poor logging practices impairSanta Cruz creeks

has been issuing individualwaivers for each timber harvest

plan approved bythe California

Department ofForestry and FireProtection.

The Sierra Clubbelieves stronglythat the RegionalWater Board shouldrequire waste dis-

charge permits rather than issu-ing waivers. On July 17, theSanta Cruz Group, in conjunction withCitizens for Responsible Forest Manage-ment and the Lompico WatershedConservancy, submitted a proposal tothe Water Board spelling out the needfor and content of waste discharge per-

mits for logging operations.Attend the hearingThe Water Board is holding a hearing

on this proposal Friday, Sept. 12 inSalinas. It is critical that we make a goodshowing at the hearing and support thiswell-thought-out, scientifically-designedproposal to protect our water supplies,our watersheds and our struggling fish

The Sierra Club believesthat the Regional WaterBoard should requirewaste discharge permitsrather than issuingwaivers.

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An educational slide show is beingplanned for an evening in earlySeptember before the hearing date. Thisissue will be discussed on EcoReview on

Channel 27 Community AccessTelevision on August 19, 6:00 p.m.

Severe over-cutting along a perennial reach of FritchCreek and adjacent hillside in Boulder Creek.

(AFSCME), EMILYs List, League ofConservation Voters, MoveOn.org,

Moving America Forward, NAACPNational Voter Fund, NARAL Pro-Choice America, Partnership forAmericas Families, People For theAmerican Way, Planned ParenthoodAction Fund, Service EmployeesInternational Union (SEIU), and theSierra Club.

Cecile Richards, veteran labor andpolitical organizer, has been electedPresident of America Votes. Richardshas worked as a labor and politicalactivist for more than 20 years. Sherecently led a national program for the

Turner Foundation to educate and orga-nize reproductive choice supporters

across the country. Before coming toAmerica Votes, she served as DeputyChief of Staff to Democratic LeaderNancy Pelosi.

America Votes represents nearly 17million Americans from every state inthe country.

Come to the Water Board hearing September 12 in Salinas

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information on how to vanpool forSanta Cruz County residents, call 429-POOL or visit www.CommuteSolutions.org. For Monterey residents,visit www.ambag.org/sharing.html orcall 422-POOL.

Environmental CaucusAre you a Democrat? If so, you might

want to check out the website of thepartys Environmental Caucus:www.environmentalcaucus.org.

Airport expansion groundedIn July the San Francisco Airport

threw in the towel in its attempt to fillpart of San Francisco Bay to expand itsrunways. Part of the reason for the deci-sion was the opposition of environmen-talists. If voters elect to fund a high-speedrail connection to Southern California,more flights could be replaced by traintrips in the future, further decreasing the

need to expand the airport.

Blowin in the windBoth Santa Cruz and Monterey

Counties received an A in air qualityfrom the American Lung Association.But 28 California counties got an F.EarthJustice reports that children inFresno suffer from asthma at three timesthe national rate. So consider if there isan alternative before you drive some-where alone; our pollution blows east.Check the scores at www.lungusa.org/local/caindex.html.

For the birds

In a work of pure deceit, develop-ers are using theAudubon name togreenwash golfcourses andsprawl. The A u d u b o nInternational is real-ly a front for the UnitedStates Golf Association.The National AudubonSociety has no connection withthis dishonest group which claims tocertify golf courses.

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N E W S C L I P S

Recycle your cell phoneSierra Club, Staples and

CollectiveGood, a mobile electronicsrecycling company, have teamed up tomake it easy to recycle your used cellphone, PDA or pager. Recycling mobileelectronics prevents hazardous elements

such as mercury, cadmium and lead fromcontaminating the earth through landfilldisposal or incineration. Just drop offyour old electronic phones, PDAs andpagers at any Staples store in the cellphone department. Just dont drive andtalk on the phone with your new one!

And your old computerIf you live in Santa Cruz County you

can get a fact sheet about computer recy-cling opportunities from JeffreySmedberg, Recycling ProgramsCoordinator, [email protected], or 454-2373.

Tired of driving to work?Have more free time by vanpooling.Save money and meet new people onyour commute. New riders receive a dis-count. If you start a new Santa Cruz van-pool, you receive $1,000. For more

Local members urged to joinClub Coastal Campaign

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The staff of the Great Coastal PlacesCampaign is committed to encouragingthe Coastal Commission to take a proac-tive role in protecting the coast. Somesteps Great Coastal Places Campaignwould like to see instituted by the

Coastal Commission are: Mandated periodic reviews of LocalCoastal Plans (LCP) with penalties fornoncompliance as outdated LCPs serveonly developers and speculators. Failureto comply would result in sanctions.

An increase in coastal developmentfees with a portion going to assist com-munities to update their LCPs.

An amendment to the Coastal Actthat would specify that the review stan-dard for appeals be based onCommission modifications.

Join in

The fine work of the Great CoastalPlaces campaign should attract all mem-

bers who cherish and love the coast. Formore information about how you canget involved, visit www.sierraclub.org/ca/coasts/.

Representatives from the SierraClubs Great Coastal PlacesCampaign met with local mem-

bers in both Santa Cruz and Montereythis summer. On June 24 ElizabethLambe and Owen Bailey spoke to acrowd of over 50 Santa Cruz members atthe Louden Nelson Center. In Montereyon July 14, Mark Massara and Owen

Bailey updated Monterey membersabout the phenomenal progress of thistwo-year-old Sierra Club program. Thiscampaign now has over 5,000 membersparticipating in monthly CaliforniaCoastal Commission hearings and play-ing a crucial role in coastal protection.

Both presentations described thework of the Coastal Commission andmany victories and threats to our spec-tacular California Coast. In spite of someimportant successes in the last 25 years,there are still a lot of threats to habitatand a constant barrage of proposals tobuild mega mansions, seawalls and gianthousing and commercial developmentsalong the coast.

Many local areas are under pressure ofdevelopment which would destroy habi-tat for listed and endangered plant andanimal species such as nesting raptors,


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Do you camp in the Sierra Nevadaand are concerned with loggingin our National Forests? Do you

have family in Fresno and worry aboutthe air quality in the Central Valley?Does protecting desert wilderness con-cern you? Would you like to networkwith Club members from other chapterson these issues and others? Heres yourchance.

Local Club members are invited toparticipate in the fall meeting of theSierra Club California/Nevada RegionalConservation Committee (CNRCC), tobe held in Rancho El Chorro near SanLuis Obispo on September 6-7. The

CNRCC is made up of over 100 activistsfrom California and Nevada. Its primaryfunction is to establish statewide SierraClub policy on conservation issues. Theadopted policies serve as the basis forlobbying the State Legislature as well asthe basis for Club positions on statewideballot issues and candidates.

As a special incentive for new partici-pants, the Club will waive registrationfees for newcomers and will reimbursetravel expenses for those who need help.Registration includes lunch, dinner andlodging on Saturday and breakfastSunday. The meeting adjourns at noonon Sunday.

Clubs California/Nevada Conservation Committee seeking activistsKevin Hall, from the Tehipite

Chapter, is this years keynote speaker.He will talk about Cleaning Up the San

Joaquin Valleys Air. With Kevinshelp, EarthJustice and the Sierra Clubhave won four lawsuits against the airquality management district, earningnational recognition for health risks ofliving in the San Joaquin Valley. Other

by Patricia Matejcek and Lois Robin

Dissatisfied with the dredging andfloodwalls proposed by theArmy Corps of Engineers for the

Pajaro River, the Sierra Club PajaroRiver Watershed Committee commis-sioned its own reports which proposeflood protection measures that are envi-ronmentally and economically superior.

Two reports commissioned by theClub were delivered to the Corps andState and Federal Agencies in July. Thefirst, produced by Philip Williams &Associates (PWA), a hydrological andcivil engineering firm, presents five newdesign alternatives which must be con-sidered by the Corps. The one preferredby the Club has a strong likelihood ofbeing backed by state and federalresource protection agencies who havemade clear the present Corps alterna-tives fail to meet current laws.

The second report is by Dr. Robert

Curry, fluvial geomorphologist, and hisstudents at the Watershed Institute atCalifornia State University MontereyBay. Their extensive research yieldeddata that supports the utilization ofupstream sites in Santa Clara and SanBenito counties to reduce sedimentationand retain runoff which would clean andslow the progress of upstream waters tothe lower Pajaro.

The Club proposes to set back the lev-ees 100' to give the river more room tomeander, and remove dirt on one side ofthe river down to the level of the incisedriverbed, increasing flood capacity andallowing restoration of riparian vegeta-tion which will improve salmonid andbird habitat. This will also create a stablechannel, requiring little or no mainte-nance.

These suggested measures arestrengthened by the recently-located1944 and 1966 Congressional authoriza-tion for the original Pajaro levees whichmandate environmental restoration as anintegral part of any levee work.

Although the PWA report onlyaddresses the river from MurphysCrossing down to the Highway 1 bridge,significant water quality, groundwaterrecharge and flood control benefitswould be increased if Dr. Currysupstream retention options are imple-mented.

Poorly managed development alongthe Pajaro River has resulted in majordegradation over the years. Gravel min-ing in San Benito county generates exces-sive siltation, the two communities ofPajaro and Watsonville are built on thePajaros rich floodplain, and the lowerriver has been constrained into an unnat-

urally-narrow and straightened channelsince the mid-1800s, requiring increas-ingly expensive construction and annualmaintenance.

Presently the entire Pajaro River sys-tem is degraded, unstable and broken,but adoption of the Sierra Clubs pre-ferred alternative and Dr. Currys rec-ommendations would restore stability,reverse degradation and restore in-stream and riparian habitat. As we go topress, no response has yet been receivedfrom the Corps.

The PWA report is available on theSierra Club Ventana Chapter website,www.ventana.sierraclub.org. The Curryreport is available at:http://home.csumb.edu/c/currybob/world/Pajaro/.

Club provides Army Corps with new alternatives forPajaro River

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Free initial consultationDiscount offered to Sierra Club members.

The Creekside Offices at 2425 Porter St., Suite 15 Soquel, CA 95073 831-462-9100

topics include urban sprawl, populationgrowth and logging.

For more information contact LoriIves, [email protected]. To speak toa Ventana Chapter CNRCC membercall Patricia Matejcek, 423-8567.

John Monsen and Debbie Bulger con-tributed to this article.

Humanism: Systems of thought stressing rational inquiry & human expe-rience over abstract theorizing or orthodox religion. Humanist beliefs

stress the potential value of goodness of human beings and seek solelyrational ways of solving human problems. If interested, please contact

HAMBA, the Monterey Bay Chapter of the American HumanistAssociation, [email protected] or P.O. Box 222094, Carmel CA 93922.

Lo

isRobin

The uncut riparian corridor above Murphys Crossing on the Pajaro River provides acanopy which attracts birds and provides habitat for numerous species.


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VOLUNTEER FOR THE POLITICALCOMMITTEE. The Santa Cruz Group islooking for members who are politicallysavvy, are good listeners, and are willing tobecome well versed in Club positions onissues. Work on endorsement of candidates.Stay in touch with office-holders betweenelections. Call Leda Beth, 426-4453.

DO YOU COLLECT RAINWATER in acistern? If you do, the editor wants to hearfrom you. Email [email protected] or call457-1036. Be sure to include your full contactinformation.

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CLASSIFIEDS

The Santa Cruz County RegionalTransportation Commission hasrecently released an update of its

widely-distributed True Cost of Drivingbrochure, originally produced in 1997.The brochure identifies both direct andindirect costs of driving. Direct costs are

those a driver pays; indirect costs are hid-den costs borne by society.Most people only consider the direct

costs of driving: purchasing and main-taining a car, and paying for gas and oil,insurance, registration and parking.Costs associated with automobile usethat are often not considered includeroad construction and maintenance (paidvia taxes and fees), air pollution, cost ofemergency medical and road service and

more. Since those costs arentpaid directly by car ownersbut are shared by thegeneral populationincluding non-drivers,they usually arentcalculated as

costs of dri-ving.The True

Cost of Drivingbrochure includes ashort calculation sheet forreaders to calculate their owndriving costs based on their annual vehi-cle mileage. Once all costs are consid-ered, it quickly becomes clear that dri-ving a car costs a lot more than com-monly thought. The true cost of drivingis $1.19/mile. For many trips, it might

How much does it really cost to drive?Direct and indirect costs total $1.19/mile

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substantial. But, more important, theyinfluence othersin everything fromopinion and outlook to choice of prod-ucts. They are not only consumers, butalso doers and leaders.

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Sierra Club Members are Great ProspectsMedian Age: 41

Male/Female: 63% / 37%Median Household Income: $56,227Attended/Graduated College: 81%Professional/Technical/Managerial: 36%

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walk or telecom-mute.

Using mores u s t a i n a b l etransportation

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Calculate the true cost of your dri-ving. For a free copy ofThe True Cost of

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Practicing in the areas of Environmental and Land Use Law

Sierra Club California invites you toSacramento for our annual LobbyDay on Monday, August 25th. This

is your chance to meet with legislators toadvocate for current environmentalissues on behalf of Sierra Club.

Lobby Day provides activists with an

opportunity to talk with legislators andtheir staff about the Sierra Clubsstatewide priorities and specific legisla-tion that is pending before the Senateand Assembly. Lobby Day brings SierraClubs grassroots power to the StateCapitol and allows legislators to see thefaces behind one of Californias mostinfluential environmental advocacyorganizations.

The Club will conduct a training ses-sion in political effectiveness the daybefore Lobby Day, on the afternoon ofSunday, August 24th. Through discus-sion, role-play and some real-life exam-

ples, we will instruct you on how tomake the most of your time with anelected official and how to use lobbyingto help achieve the goals of a larger cam-paign. The training will give you theskills to become an effective lobbyistwith elected officials both in Sacramento

and at home.This year, we anticipate our topics toinclude electronic waste disposal, forestprotection, land use and air quality.

Sierra Club California will providedinner Sunday, August 24th, as well asbreakfast on Monday. Accommodationswill be

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