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  • 8/9/2019 2005, V44 - 2 ~ The Ventana Magazine - Ventana Chapter, Sierra Club

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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

    olume 44, Number 2,2005

    Explore, enjoy and protect the planet

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    www.ventana.sierrac

    APR,MAY,JUN

    OUTINGS

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

    Production:Debbie Bulger

    Writers:Rita Dalessio, Debbie Bulger,staff

    Photographers:Richard Stover, Debbie Bulger,

    Linda Brodman, Ken Adelman,Wally Juchert, David Rigler,Cath Farrant, Laurie Rivoir

    Proofreaders:Richard Stover, Jeff Alford

    Jim DanaherDistribution:

    Lew Weinstein, Debbie Bulger,Sheila Dunniway, Wendy Peddicord,Meryl Everett

    Advertising Sales:Debbie Bulger

    Late Night Food Delivery & Software:Richard Stover

    Chapter website:http://ventana.sierraclub.org

    Please send all Letters-to-the-Editor to:Editor, c/o Sierra Club 1603 King St.

    Santa Cruz, CA 95060Send e-mail to: [email protected]

    F R O M T H E E D I T O R

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    While it is the intent ofThe Ventana toprint articles that reflect the positionof the Ventana Chapter, ideas

    expressed in The Ventana are those of theauthors, and do not necessarily reflect theposition of the Sierra Club. Articles, graphicsand photographs are copyrighted by theauthors and artists and may be reprinted onlywith their permission.DEADLINES FOR SUBMISSIONS

    All materials for publication must be received byhe deadlines listed in The Ventana publicationchedule (see below). No exceptions.

    SUBMISSIONS FORMAT

    Please limit articles to 800 words; letters to300. All submissions may be edited for clarityand length. Submissions are preferred via e-mail or on a high density 3-1/2 inch diskette.Save files as text or ascii. Mail hard copy toeditor, address below.WHERE TO SEND SUBMISSIONS

    Send submissions to: Debbie Bulger, Editor1603 King Street, Santa Cruz, CA 95060e-mail: [email protected] OF ADDRESS

    Do not call editor! Send address changes toSierra Club, The Ventana, P. O. Box 52968,Boulder, CO 80322-2968.

    TALNOTICEThe Ventana (015057) is published 6 times ayear, (Feb, Apr, Jun, Aug, Oct, Dec.) paid by

    ubscription included in membership fee, byThe Ventana Chapter of the Sierra Club, 1001Center St., Santa Cruz, CA 95060. Periodicalpostage paid Santa Cruz, California, and atadditional mailing offices.Postmaster: Send address changes to SierraClub, The Ventana, P. O. Box 604, Santa Cruz,CA 95061-0604.

    2005VENTANA PUBLICATION SCHEDULE:

    Issue Deadline Mailing Date#3 May 16 Jun. 1#4 Jul. 25 Aug. 10#5 Sep. 26 Oct. 12#6 Nov. 28 Dec. 14

    Articles received after deadline maynot be published.

    The Sierra Clu b / Ventana Chapter Volu me 44 Number 2, 2005

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

    Save Del Monte Forest

    The Pebble Beach Company is pro-posing the decimation one of thefew remaining stands of native

    Monterey pine habitat in the world. ThePlan, approved last month by the devel-oper-driven Monterey County Board ofSupervisors, calls for cutting down over

    17,000 rare Monterey pines and protect-ed oaks to build yet another golf course,hotel rooms, lux-ury homes and adriving range.

    The DelMonte Forest isrich habitat fornineteen speciesof rare ande n d a n g e r e dplants and thefederally-listed California red-leggedfrog. The project area includes rare mar-itime chaparral, coastal dunes, and wet-lands. (In the last hundred years,

    California has lost over 95% of its wet-lands). Legally, under the Coastal Act,this area is Environmentally SensitiveHabitat Area (ESHA). A project of thismassive size and scope should never havebeen approved.

    The Chapter has been followingexpansion plans of the Pebble BeachCompany for over 30 years. Their lastproject at Spanish Bay included promisesto permanently to set aside, restore andreforest large tracts of land (the SawmillGulch area and the haul road) and torestore the dune habitat as mitigation.Today, 20 years later, the lavish hotel,shops, club buildings, multi-million dol-

    lar residences and sport facilities arebustling, and the golf course is managed

    Nature all around us

    One of the amazing things aboutliving on the Central Coast is theglory of nature all around us. At

    night I can hear the sea lions barking

    even though I live a mile and a half fromthe beach. When I walk down to theocean, I am rewarded with the crashingsound of the waves and the cries of thegulls.

    Outside my window birds flock tothe feeders. Lately there have beengoldfinches and pine siskins visiting. Themourning doves hang out year roundand provide me with hours of amuse-ment watching them try to figure outhow to land on the narrow shelf of thefeeder obviously designed for smaller,more agile avian frames.

    Once, an American kestrel sume by swooping down to snatchnext to the curb. Even more amperegrine falcon seized a hapless ing dove in my tiny front yard

    feet away from my vantageAmazing because I live on a mobusy street in Santa Cruz, not oucountry.

    Unbidden, California poppiesmy yard and garner unearned prmy gardening skill from the neiIf I move a rock in the garden, find a slender salamander.

    These glories of nature are ththe looking, the listening, the smthe sensing. We need merely noenjoy what is often right in fronnoses. It costs nothing but tiattention.

    But natures presence is not teed.

    From the apartment where I live in Live Oak I could hear the the hundreds of Pacific tree frogsthe other side of the fence. Todasongs are stilled; the wetlands drThe land sports houses now.

    If we want to preserve the bearound us, we will have to lendand work for that preservation.

    Each morning when I hear thgreeting the dawn, I know its w

    Debbie Bulger

    and maintained. The restoration proj-ects, however, were never completed.The public was led to believe they weretoo difficult to do.

    This new plan is also touted to pro-vide mitigation for the damage to theresources. But the program to translo-cate the federally-listed Yadons pipera,for instance, has been described asexperimental and unrealistic by biolo-

    gists withC a l i f o r n i aFish andG a m e ,C a l i f o r n i aNative PlantSociety andthe CoastalCommission.The mostlikely sce-

    nario is that this mitigation will faillike the previous ones, and we will losethis rare orchid forever.

    The Pebble Beach Company claimsthat this proposed destruction of theMonterey Pine Forest was approved bythe voters through ballot Measure A.Recall, however, that the nearly milliondollar campaign in support of Measure

    A featured the slogan from theirty owner that Measure A woulthe Forest. The public was Chopping down 17,000 Montereand oaks is not what the public it was approving when it voted Save the Forest.

    Should we sit back and wadeath of our rare and beautifuland believe the empty promiscompany whose only concern ithe pockets of their wealthy inNo!

    How to helpPlease help the Chapter prote

    trees and the fragile plants and that depend on them to sustain have filed an Appeal to the CaCoastal Commission and wiwhichever measures are necesprotect the forest. Please send for any amount made out theClub, Ventana Chapter to hChapter prevent the loss of thi

    Mail to Treasurer, Joel WeinsteCarmel Riviera Drive, Carm93923.

    Rita Dalessio

    The public was misled. Choppingdown 17,000 Monterey pines andoaks is not what the public thoughtit was approving when it voted tohelp Save the Forest.

    222 River Street, Santa Cruz831-423-9078 Tues - Sat 10 - 5 PM

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    Moving?Please fill out and mail the change

    of address form on page 15The post office charges us 70 cents each if

    they handle the address change. Pleasehelp the Club by using the coupon on

    page 15.

    Thank you

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    LETTERS

    ease Recycle This Paper Again The Sierra Club / Ventana Chapter Volume 44 Number 2, 2005

    President George W. BushThe White House

    1600 Pennsylvania Ave. NWWashington, D.C. 20500Comment line: (202) 456-1111FAX: (202) [email protected]

    Vice President Dick Cheney(202) [email protected]

    Governor Arnold SchwarzeneggerState Capitol BuildingSacramento, CA 95814(916) 445-2841FAX: (916) 445-4633www.governor.ca.gov

    Senator Dianne Feinstein331 Hart Office BuildingWashington, D.C. 20510(202) 224-3841; (415) 393-0707

    1 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(831) 429-1976 (Santa Cruz)

    Contact Your Representatives(831) 424-2229 (Salinas)(202) 225-6791 (FAX, Washington, D

    [email protected]. Representative Anna Eshoo698 Emerson StreetPalo Alto, CA 94301(408) 245-2339FAX (650) [email protected]

    State Senator Abel Maldonado100 Paseo De San Antonio, Suite 206San Jose, CA 95113(408) [email protected]

    State Senator Joe SimitianState Capitol, Room 4062Sacramento, CA 95814(916) 445-6747 FAX (916) [email protected]

    State Senator Jeff Denham

    369 Main Street, #208Salinas, CA 93901(831) [email protected] Representative Simon Salin100 W. Alisal Street, Rm. 134Salinas, CA 93901(831) 759-8676 FAX (831) [email protected]

    Assembly Representative John Laird701 Ocean Street, Room 318-BSanta Cruz, CA 95060; (831) 425-150399 Pacific Street, Suite 555DMonterey, CA 93940(831) 649-2832 FAX (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 edited

    for length.onvert airport to organic ag center

    Recently I addressed the Watsonville Cityouncil, proposing closing down the air-rt, advocating less rather than more con-

    ete, members of the audience AND theuncil snickered.How about reversing the trend for moreighborhoods, more shopping opportuni-s, more pavement over our sacred, fertile

    nd? Airports, such as Watsonvilles andlf courses have something in common;ey use huge tracts of land and are used bytiny fraction of the usually monied few.ho is going to speak out for earthworms,ngus, birds, and oxygen-giving plants?

    I proposed an Organic Agricultureesearch Center, complete with ponds totract amphibians, insects, waterfowl, ammunity garden where seniors and chil-en could work side by side, citrus, apple,ar, persimmon, walnut trees, flower andggie plots. Bringing in tourist dollars, thenter would be a model, an educational gemmilar to the Monterey Bay Aquarium. As Ioposed a modest affordable housing neigh-rhood, close to the Freedom library andopping, that would be Californias Firstehicle-Free Community, some listenersoked aghast.Isnt it time we breathe less aircraft and

    hicle toxic emissions, hear less motorise, surround ourselves with floral beautyd pesticide-free flowers, fruits and veggies?

    nt it time to build bike and pedestrianthways rather than more airport runways?Gary HarroldAptos

    ditors Note:At the present time, the Sierra Club does notve a position regarding the Watsonville air-rt. However, we would like to point out thate Watsonville airport is home to an extensivepulation of federally endangered Santa Cruzrplant. The existence of this endemic plant haspped airport expansion in the past. While thesion of a model organic agricultural researchnter is indeed attractive, it is not clear if suchfacility could be built at the airport site with-t harming this endangered species.

    neak wideningIn November, 2004, 56% of Santa Cruz

    ounty voters voted AGAINST Measure J,e transportation sales tax ballot measureat featured widening Highway 1 fromnta Cruz to Aptos. The Sierra Club partic-ated in the campaign against the measurecause widening Highway 1 would increase

    r pollution, encourage suburban sprawl,d have little to no effect on automobilengestion. The measure was soundly reject-; it needed a 2/3 vote to pass.Despite the defeat of highway widening in

    e election, the Santa Cruz County

    Regional Transportation Commission(RTC) continues to push to widen the high-way. In fact, widening Highway 1 continuesto be their top priority. The latest plan is toadd a lane in each direction between Soqueland Morrissey Avenues in Santa Cruz at acost of over $10 million.

    The Commission has asked U.S.Congressmember Sam Farr to submit a fed-eral earmark request to construct this proj-ect. Representative Farr has agreed on thecondition that the RTC demonstrates publicsupport for the project.

    Please contact Sam Farrs Office and tellhim that you do not support the Highway 1Soquel/ Morrissey Merge Lanes Project.

    Micah PosnerSanta Cruz

    Why allow cars and ban bikes?Your article Court limits mountain bik-

    ing in Nisene Marks because of deed restric-tions disingenuously ignores some reasonswhy critics of the decision are upset. Thecourt ruling goes beyond merely continuingthe current State Parks policy of banningbikes from hiking trails above the SteelBridge. The ruling bans bicycles from about11 miles of the Aptos Creek fire road onwhich cycling has been allowed for the last30 years. The court ruling makes it illegal for

    bikes to reach the only bicycle parking in thepark (at the trail heads of West Ridge trail,Porter trail, Loma Prieta trail and AptosCreek trail). The court order will ban bicy-cles from a mile of public road where cars areallowed to drive during the dry season. (Infact the new general plan calls for an expan-sion of car parking at the Porter Family pic-nic area). How is it that driving a car to thePorter Family picnic area and parking it isconsistent with the deed restrictions ofcamping, nature study, hiking and associat-ed activities, yet riding a bicycle on thesame road and to the same parking lot is notconsistent with the deed restrictions?

    Mark NocklebySanta Cruz

    Rethink bike banAs a Club member, I am disappointed

    that our Chapter has worked actively to pro-

    hibit mountain biking throughout the vastacreage of Nicene Marks. The park is cer-tainly largelarger, I submit, than restrictingits upper reaches to hikers warrants. Pleaserethink the policy to support more extensivebiking legally. Perhaps in doing so, we canencourage lawful use as to the Park as awhole.

    Royce FincherSanta Cruz

    Allow bikes on fire roadI have been a member of the Sierra Club

    for many years. I am an avid supporter of

    keeping all wilderness and outdoor areas pro-tected for us and for future generations. I am57 years old, and am a competitive triathlete,runner and mountain biker.

    I bought my house here in Nisene Marksfor the purposes of running, hiking andmountain biking in a gorgeous, unspoiledplace without ever having to get in my car. Iam respectful of other runners and hikerswhen I am on my mountain bike, as are allmy friends who ride with me. We confineour riding to the fire road, so as to not dis-turb the trails, which are reserved for hik-ers/runners. Our mountain biking does notimpact the forest, as there is no exhaust, andour tires do not cause erosion on the road.We carry any trash home in our pockets.

    This is an extremely healthy, environ-mentally-friendly activity, enjoyed by manypeople of all ages. Lots of families enjoy theforest, and it is certainly a better way to betogether than sitting at home watching TV!It is inconceivable to me that this is to beoutlawed! It is really important to us wholive and train here year round to have thefire road available to us. PLEASE reconsideryour decision.

    Katherine FrankAptos

    Editors noteThe decision to ban mountain bi

    Nisene Marks above the steel bridge wby the court and not the Sierra Club. T

    sion was based on the courts interprethe Marks deeds which gave the propeState.

    The lawsuit was filed in Septemberthe Citizens for the Preservation of Tof Nisene Marks State Park becabelieved that State Parks approval oGeneral Plan failed to comply with restrictions imposed by the Marks fam

    dedicated the property as a Natural The General Plan for Nisene Marks mountain bikes on single-track trailsbeen previously off limits to bikes de

    fact that written comments regardinliminary plan were more than 2-1expanding the use of mountain bik

    park.Sierra Club contributed to the law

    also supports responsible off-road bicychas developed guidelines to identify p

    situations where bicycles are appropriTo determine what is appropriate,

    believes the land management agencomplete a competent analysis that

    soil erosion, disturbance of plants andand displacement of other trail u

    review this policy visit wwclub.org/policy/conservation/mtnbik

    CorrectionIn the last issue ofThe Ventanatypesetting program inserthyphen in the Restore HHetchy website. The correct uwww.hetchhetchy.org.

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    The voters of Santa Cruz demon-strated the depth of their opposi-tion to a massive hotel project

    proposed for West Cliff Drive first bysigning referendum petitions against the

    project and second by responding nega-tively to the project in a telephone sur-vey commissioned by the developer. Asa result, the developer has withdrawnthe project.

    The Sierra Club joined with othercommunity groups to oppose the projectwhich would have replaced the formerDream Inn on WestCliff Drive with astructure nearlytwice as large. Inaddition the projectincluded a 690-space, six-floorparking garage andconference centeracross the street.The City planned toinvest $30 million($66 million withdebt service) in theproject via itsR e d e v e l o p m e n tAgency.

    The Club opposedthe project because it would have exceed-ed the height, mass, land use and setbacklimitations of the present General Plan,Local Coastal Plan, and zoning for thesite. Ordinances passed by the City in a

    4-3 vote in January included spot zoningto benefit this project exclusively. Thestaff of the California CoastalCommission also expressed concernabout the project to Council.

    Were the project built, views to andfrom the Wharf, Cowell and MainBeaches, and West Cliff Drive would beseverely impacted. Coastal developmentpolicy requires that developments alongthe ocean and scenic coastal areas blendinto, rather than dominate, their sur-roundings.

    In addition, the proposed complex,

    with its 690-space parking garaghave been automobile-centric andhave created major traffic primpacting access to the uniqueresources surrounding the proj

    including Lighthouse Field anCliff Drive. Only a week before tCouncil approved the project, tTransportation Commission mended that approval be delaythe traffic problems could be paddressed.

    Santa Cruz Group ExCommittee bers and othopposed thenoted thatextensive anparticipatorning is neidentify apate locationmajor visiting facility Cruz thatnot create emental dam

    In additmany enviroproblems, thposed complex

    have exposed the City to major frisk if the project did not genmuch tax revenue as promised.

    The developers decision to wthe project as we go to press eli

    the need for the City Council toule an election on the issue. Presuthe Council will now rescind thnances it adopted in order to appproject. The hotel owners have intheir intent to remodel the existiafter the summer season.

    Special thanks go to the manClub volunteers who gatheredtures, spoke out about the prpublic meetings, and otherwise with other groups to oppose thisproject.

    Petitions block Santa Cruz hoteproject and parking complex

    Developer withdraws proposal

    It was so spectacular,we ran out of film.This year has been

    exceptional for wild-flowers. In mid-Marchyour editor visited the

    Carrizo Plains and

    almost collapsed from sen-sory overload. These blackand white photos are only a pre-

    view: To see the flowers in their full gloriouscolor, go immediately to the Ventana Chapterwebsite, www.ventana.sierraclub.org tohave your socks knocked off by the wildflowerdisplay photos.

    Mother Nature sure knows how to paint!Debbie Bulger

    Santa Cruz Group Sierra Club BoardMember Patricia Matejcek speaks at thenews conference launching the petitiondrive.

    WITTWER & PARKIN, LLP

    147 S. River St., Ste. Santa Cruz, CA 950Phone (831) 429-4

    Fax (831) 429-40

    Practicing in the areas of Environmental and Land Use Law

    Representative Sam Farr enjoys a tour ofthe Grey Bear recycling facility with LanceKing of Community Solutions and MissionHill students.

    Sam Farr getsCongress toecycle

    Representative Sam Farr received aLeadership Award from threenational environmental groups

    r his successful efforts to makeongressional recycling both efficient

    d profitable. The award was presentedy Lance King of Community Solutionsn March 31 at the California Greyears recycling facility in Santa Cruz.riends of the Earth and Earthjusticeegal Defense Fund of Washington DCere co-presenters of the award.Farrs efforts began in 1999 when heoposed an amendment approved bye House Appropriations Committee

    make recycling mandatory. Thatmendment was struck down during

    bate, but Farr persisted with a cam-ign called if Congress wont recycle,cycle Congress.Eventually a bipartisan group of

    emocrats and Republicans co-spon-red Farrs resolution.The internal House recycling pro-am went from costing taxpayers over aillion dollars while wasting most of the

    paper collected for recycling to earn-ing money for House operations. In FY2004 the House recycled 1,744 tons ofwaste and saved valuable landfill space.

    In addition, the House now has poli-cies requiring products to contain recy-cled materials.

    Students from Mission Hill MiddleSchool in Santa Cruz toured the GreyBears recycling facility and met withRepresentative Farr at the event.

    DebbieBulger

    LaurieRivoir

    Flower photos by Richard Stover

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    ease Recycle This Paper Again The Sierra Clu b / Ventana Chapter Volu me 44 Number 2, 2005

    The Monterey County Board ofSupervisors voted 5-0 to approveextensive development in Del

    onte Forest by the Pebble Beach

    ompany. This approval came despiteritten warnings from the Coastalommission staff and Chair of theoastal Commission, Meg Caldwell, aw professor at Stanford University.In her letter to the Board of

    upervisors in December, Caldwell hadated that it was inappropriate for theounty to grant final approval for theebble Beach Combined Developmentan application until after the Coastalommission reviewed Measure A fornformance with the Coastal Act.easure A, which was opposed by theerra Club, passed in November 2000.he intent of Measure A was for theebble Beach Company to try to getound some of the environmentalstrictions built into the 1984 Localoastal Program.To build this enormous project,

    ebble Beach would cut down over,000 rare native Monterey pine treesd protected oak trees. The proposed-hole golf course and driving range at

    panish Bay would adversely impactme of the last remaining coastal dunesd wetlands in California. These areasovide habitat for nineteen species of

    plants considered to be rare or endan-gered under CEQA (CaliforniaEnvironmental Quality Act), seven ofwhich are state or federally-listed includ-

    ing Yadons piperia which is only foundhere. Also severely threatened by thisproject is the federally-listed Californiared-legged frog.

    The plan also includes 33 luxuryhomes, 160 new hotel rooms, expansionof the Inn at Spanish Bay, 60 newemployee housing units and the reloca-tion of the current equestrian center tothe Sawmill Gulch site. This last compo-nent of the plan would extinguish twoscenic easements that were required asmitigation for the earlier Spanish Baypermit that squeaked by at the Coastal

    Commission in 1984. At that time, thenew golf course was touted to be thelast golf course in Pebble Beach.

    At the March 15 public hearing, envi-

    ronmental groups including the VentanaChapter, California Native Plant Society(CNPS), Ocean Conservancy and others

    spoke passionately against the citing the decimation of the foresand wildlife. Corky Matthews ostressed that the proposal to tratrees as mitigation is not r

    Proponents for the project incfew residents of Pebble Beach whthis plan better than the previowhich proposed building hundluxury homes.

    This earlier project which wasly opposed by residents and ementalists, may have been cremake the present proposal seemreasonable. Coastal Commissiostated in their March 14 letterBoard of Supervisors that it was ing for the public to have been tup to 900 homes could have beenthe proposed project area, sinabout 41 developable lots have btified by the County.

    Under the Coastal Act, the Commission staff contends, thCoastal Plan prohibits subdivisioin Environmentally Sensitive Area (ESHA). There is substandence that the undeveloped projeare predominately ESHA. Furthrecent fieldwork by a Commission biologist suggests even more significant dune and whabitat than has been identifiedCounty to date.

    The Chapter and other grouappealed this project to the

    Commission. At press time no dbeen set for the hearing.

    he native Monterey pine forest at Pebble Beach would be devastated with removal of over 17,000 pines and native oaks. Additionally, theoject would include development within 100 feet of environmentally sensitive habitat wetlands and remnant coastal dune structures.emnant dune structures can be seen at the top of this photo.

    KenAdelman

    Volunteers

    Needed

    Staff for Sierra ClubBookstore in Carmel

    A chance to enjoy working inCarmel and helping the Club.Volunteers work 4 hours a month.Meet interesting people. Join theteam! Call Gil Gilbreath, 624-7501.

    Pebble Beach Company to cut downover 17,000 native trees

    Reprinted wi th permission from Metro San ta Cruz and Decinzo

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    C A L E N D A R

    Sierra Club Events

    Printed on Recycled6 The Sierra Club / Ventana Chapter Volume 44 Number 2, 2005

    Tuesday - Wednesday, May 3-4

    Threat: corporate personhoodMary Zepernick, Coordinator of theProgram on Corporations, Law andDemocracy, and past president ofWomens International League for Peaceand Freedom will speak on the plight ofdemocracy under domineering corporatepresence. May 3, 7:00 p.m. UnitarianChurch at Aguajito, Carmel; May 4, 1:30p.m. Monterey Peninsula College;Workshop on protest, May 4, 9:30 -noon, Peace and Justice Center, PacificGrove FREE. Call George Riley, 645-9914 for more information. For back-ground visit www.poclad.org andwww.sierraclub.org/cac.

    Wednesday, May 4Safe drinking water/ ocean

    heathOver one billion people lack access tosafe drinking water. Population growthwill outstrip fresh water supply in thefuture. Vanessa Tobin, Chief of theWater, Environment and SanitationSection, UNICEF and Julie Packard,Executive Director of the Monterey BayAquarium and member of the PewOceans Commission will speak on safedrinking water and ocean health. FREE.7:00 p.m., Irvine Auditorium, MontereyInstitute of International Studies, 499Pierce at Jefferson, Monterey. Hosted byMonterey Institutes InternationalEnvironmental Policy Program. Formore information call DenyseFrischmuth, 643-0707.

    Free Wormshops (dates following)

    Learn how worms can eat your foodscraps and make beautiful compost foryour garden. FREE workshop for SantaCruz County residents. 1:00-3:00 p.m.Optional worm bin, $15. Call to reserveworm bin. Sponsored by Santa CruzCounty Board of Supervisors. Call KarinGrobe, 427-3452.

    Sat., April 16, Wilder Ranch, San

    Sat., May 28, Alladin Nursery, 29

    Freedom Blvd., Watsonville.

    Sun., June 26, Grey Bears RecycliFacility, 2710 Chanticleer, Santa

    Sun., July 31, Quail Hollow Co. 800 Quail Hollow Road, Felton.

    Saturdays (see dates below)

    Habitat restoration

    California Native Plant SoVolunteer to restore native habitaState Parks in Santa Cruz Co. Weered work clothing. Bring water &gloves. Tools provided. 10:00 a.mp.m. We work rain or shine, but,

    things get particularly unpleasantit a day. Contact Linda Brodman4041, [email protected]. webswww.cruzcnps.org.

    April 30, Sunset Beach State ParkMay 7, Quail Hollow County PaMay 21, Henry Cowell State Park

    Saturdays

    Garland Ranch hikesThe Monterey Peninsula RegionaDistrict docents lead hikes at GarRanch Park every Saturday and inSierra Club members to join themupdated list of all hikes may be fotheir website: www.mprpd.org.

    Second and fourth Saturdays

    Habitat restoration

    WatsonvilleSecond and fourth Saturdays eachSponsored by Watsonville WetlanWatch. 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. MeOrchard Supply parking lot at GrValley Rd. and Main St. in WatsoGloves, tools and lunch providedLaura Kummerer, 728-4106 for minformation. No experience need

    Non-Sierra Club events of interestThe following activities are not sponsored or administered by the Sierra Club. TClub makes no representations or warranties about the safety, supervision or mment of such activities. They are published only as a reader service.

    hursday, April 21

    Oil on IceAward-winning documentary film con-

    necting the fate of the Arctic NationalWildlife Refuge to decisions Americamakes about energy policy and trans-portation choices. Presented by SierraClub Productions. KQED San Francisco.For more information about Oil on Ice,to purchase a DVD, or host a houseparty visit www.oilonice.org.

    riday, April 22

    Singles Potluck and GamesFriday evening potlucks are a great wayto begin the weekend, and pro-vide an opportunity to work outsome weekend plans with others.6:30 p.m. Bring food to share and

    your own plate, cup, utensils,and serving utensils. We lovehome-cooked food, but store-bought items (minimum value$4) make great contributions too.For directions call George,335-7748.

    riday, April 22

    Antarctica: Wildest Place

    on EarthWildlife photographers, Kennanand Karen Ward will show slidesof the extraordinary wildlife andbeauty of the Weddell Sea inAntarctica. Rio Theater, Santa

    Cruz, 7:00 p.m. Benefit for theCalifornia Wild HeritageCampaign and UCSC RecreationDepartment. Sponsored byBugaboo, Pacific Edge ClimbingGym, KUSP, The Bird Feeder,LOWEPRO. Tickets available atBugaboo, Pacific Edge, Palace 41stAve., and online fromwww.kenanward.com. Get your ticketsearly, these events usually sell out.

    unday, April 24

    Earth DayBooths, food, fun. San Lorenzo Park,Santa Cruz. 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.

    onday, April 25

    Film about David BrowerThe life and times of David Brower andthe monumental issues that made theSierra Club a household phrase in the1960s and 70s are the subject of the docu-mentary, Monumental, to be shown at7:30 p.m. at the Attic, 931 Pacific Ave.,Santa Cruz. Benefit for EarthVisionInternational Environmental Film andVideo Festival. Cosponsored byCommunity Television of Santa Cruz

    and the Sierra Club. Tickets $5-10 slidingscale.

    Friday, May 13Potluck & Slides: Yellowstone

    WolvesOur presentation Yellowstone Wolves:10th Anniversary of the ReintroductionRetrospective is by Kathy Lynch, YNPWolf Project volunteer. The potluckbegins at 6:30 p.m. Bring food to shareand your own plate, cup, utensils, andserving utensils. We love home-cookedfood, but store-bought items (minimumvalue $4) make great contributions too.For directions call George, 335-7748.

    Saturday May 21

    Hetch Hetchy soireeFood, film, and silent auction to raisemoney to restore Hetch Hetchy. Jointmeeting between Sierra Clubs HetchHetchy Restoration Task Force and theRestore Hetch Hetchy Board ofDirectors at a hotel near Big Oak Flatentrance to Yosemite. Screening of docu-mentary, Hetch Hetchy: YosemitesLost Valley. Presentation on restorationfeasibility study by technical/engineeringteam. For more information email,[email protected].

    Friday, May 27

    Singles Potluck and GamesSee April 22 for description.

    Friday, June 10

    Potluck & Slides: MongoliaSigrid will share her slides from herextended stay in Mongolia. The potluckbegins at 6:30 p.m. Bring food to shareand your own plate, cup, utensils, andserving utensils. We love home-cookedfood, but store-bought items (minimumvalue $4) make great contributions too.For directions call George, 335-7748.

    A scene from the movie Monumental showing DavidBrower as a young mountaineer. See listing for 4/25.

    A polar bear protects her cub on thNational Wildlife Refuge. See listindocumentary film on 4/21.

    DavidBrowerFamilyEstate

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    night at the Boy Scout Campgrounwell be enchanted by the pool withmerizing waterfall. Bring water, foodclothing, comfortable footwear, and pool. Space limited, call leader for place, time. Leader: Esperanza He678-1968.

    Tuesday, April 26SENIOR SAUNTER: BIG CREEKHATCHERY

    Monterey Bay Salmon & Trout Proj2- to 3-mwalk fromton Rd. pato fish where wegiven a tobefore 9:3Sears 41st at ShensKing & Sts. at 9:50go direct,few mil

    DavenporSwanton Rright on Swanton and drive exactly 3School bus shelter on left. Park on ra gate. Bring lunch, water, $3 carpoolMaureen Maynard, 336-5293.

    A P R I L

    Sunday, April 17

    HIKE: PREWITT LOOP

    Hike this overlooked loop, 60 miles south ofCarmel. We hiked the trail last year and sawgreat wildflowers. This year the flowersshould be spectacular. 13 miles, 1800' eleva-tion gain. Meet at Albertsons at 8:00 a.m.Bring boots, lunch and water. Leader: SteveLegnard, 402-1422.

    Sunday, April 17

    HIKE: FALL CREEK

    Lets explore this enchanted forest with red-woods, a lovely burbling stream full of cas-cades, a lime kiln, barrel mill, fish pond, anddancing springs. Afternoon 7-mile walk.Bring water and a snack. Meet at Felton Faireat 10:00 a.m. to carpool. Leader: SheilaDunniway, 336-2325.

    Sunday, April 17

    HIKE: GARLAND PARK

    4 1/2 miles with 800' elevation gain up to theMesa via Buckeye, Cliff and Waterfall trails.Return by Mesa and Lupine Loop trails. Lookfor wildflowers. Bring water and a snack.Meet at Albertsons to carpool at 9:00 a.m. orat Garland Park at 9:20 a.m. at the car bridge.Leader: Martha Saylor, 372-9215.

    Tuesday, April 19

    SENIOR HIKE: TORO PARK

    Fairly vigorous 5-mile hike with SOMEUPHILL. If you wish a shorter hike, the firstpart is flat and makes a nice walk. Restrooms.Toro Park is just off Hwy. 68 betweenMonterey & Salinas. Meet before 9:30 a.m. atSears 41st Ave. If you go direct, meet at the

    next to last parking lot about 10:40 a.m. tostart on Ollason Trail. Bring lunch, water, asit-upon, $4 carpool. Leader: Beverly Meschi,475-4185.

    Saturday, April 23

    HIKE: PALO CORONA PEAK

    Well begin by going up Soberanes Creek,then climb up to Palo Corona. Return viaRocky Ridge Trail. 10-12 miles and 3000' ele-vation gain make this a strenuous hike. Bringlunch, water, and dress for possibly windyconditions. Call for reservation; space is lim-ited. Leader: Larry Parrish, 622-7455.

    Saturday, April 23

    HIKE: WILDER RANCH STATE PARKModerate 5-hour hike featuring stunningpanoramas of Monterey Bay, open meadowsas well as wooded paths, and possibly a bob-cat and Northern harriers. Wilder Ranchdocent extraordinaire LizRyan will hike with us andshare her knowledge of thewildlife and history of thepark. Bring lunch andwater. Serious rain cancels.Meet at Santa Cruz CountyGovernment Center at 9:00a.m., or at Wilder RanchState Park parking lot at9:30 a.m. $5 fee per car.Leader: Gabrielle Stocker,

    426-0865.

    Saturday - Sunday, April 23 - 24

    BACKPACK: PICO BLANCO

    Strenuous 12-mile with 1500' elevation gain.From the Old Coast Road well hike up theLittle Sur River to Pico Blanco and spend the

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    ENERAL INFORMATION:

    All outings begin and end at the trailhead.arpooling to and from the trailhead is strict-a private arrangement between the driverd his/her guests. Carpool drivers are notents or employees of the Sierra Club.GLS = Gay & Lesbian Sierrans. All are

    elcome on GLS outings.

    XPLANATION OF RATINGS:

    The outings described vary in difficultyom leisurely walks to strenuous hikes. Thellowing explanation are general guidelines.or more information about the difficulty ofparticular hike, call the leader):Walk: Between 2-5 miles, leisurely pace.Easy: No more than 5 miles; slight eleva-

    on gain; easy pace.Moderate: 5-10 miles; up to 2,000' gain;

    oots; better than average fitness required.Strenuous: May involve off-trail hiking;

    manding pace; for experienced hikers inod condition only.

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

    IRECTIONS:

    Big Sur Land Trust Parking Lot: 3785a Nona Marie, Carmel. From Hwy. 1 head-g S in Carmel, turn left on Rio Rd., left ona Nona Marie, then left into the parking lothind Monterey County Bank.Albertsons/Bagel Bakery: Heading south

    n Hwy. 1, pass through Monterey. One mile

    st the Ocean Ave. intersection, turn left onarmel Valley Rd. Almost immediately, turnght at the light toward the stores.bertsons and Bagel Bakery are on the right.Santa Cruz County Govt. Center: The

    rge grey building at the corner of Ocean andater in Santa Cruz. We meet at the corner ofe parking lot nearest to the gas station.Felton Faire: From Santa Cruz take

    raham Hill Rd. toward Felton. Just afterou pass Roaring Camp (on the left), make aght into Felton Faire shopping center. Weeet at the edge of the Safeway parking lotarest Graham Hill Rd.41st Avenue Sears: From Hwy. 1 in

    apitola, take the 41st Avenue exit and con-nue toward the ocean on 41st Avenueward the Mall. Pass the main Mall entranced turn right into the next entrance headingward Sears. We meet behind the bank locat-at 41st and Capitola Road. Senior Saunter

    eets in Sears parking lot close to 41st Ave.MPC Parking Lot: Monterey Peninsula

    ollege Parking Lot. From Hwy. 1 take theshermans Wharf exit, go straight one block,rn left and left again into the first parkingt, parking lot A. This is the site of thehursday Farmers Market. Plenty of parkingthout 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.

    Club events such as potlucks, slide

    shows and otherget-togethers are on page 6 in theCalendar listings.

    Notice

    carpool newsMeet 1 hour before formal meetingtime in order to save gas and protectthe environment when participatingin out-of-county outings. Informal (noleader) carpool meeting spots:

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    gain. Meet at 9:30 a.m. at the SanCounty Government Center to carpNick for more information. LeadWyckoff, 462-3101.

    Sunday, May 8

    HIKE: PAT SPRINGS

    Hike through meadows of knee-hig

    This is a great year for wild flowestart at Botchers Gap and hike pasPeak on our way to Pat Springs. 14 m2000' elevation gain. Bring boots, luwater. Meet at Albertsons at 8Leader: Steve Legnard, 402-1422.

    Tuesday, May 10

    SENIOR SAUNTER: MONASTERYBEACH/SOBRANES POINT

    Also called Carmel River Beach. 2 toBeautiful walk to Carmel River thenLobos for lunch. Meet before 9:30Sears 41st Ave. or at Monastery BHwy. 1 just beyond Carmel River a.m. Park on ocean side by day caand eucalyptus grove. Bring lunch, w

    $5 carpool. Leader: Grace Hansen, 4

    Saturday, May 14

    HIKE: SOBERANES CYN/ROCKY R

    Moderately strenuous 6-mile loop the canyon and up to the ridge. Vclimb to gorgeous panoramic viewhat, water, and lunch. Meet at Alber10:00 a.m. Well be back around 3Leader: Andrea Phelps, 884-9705.

    Saturday, May 14

    HIKE: MCCRARY BIG CREEK

    This is a tentative announcement of local trek. Esperanza and Nick willMonterey walkers should call Esper

    Santa Cruz people should call Nick.trail ramble is very difficult and shobe attempted by well-conditioned

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    ednesday, April 27

    KE: FALL CREEK

    njoy a tour through Fall Creek hiking paste lime kilns up the Lost Empire trail to theg Ben Tree, a virgin redwood. These trailsllow old oxen roads used for logging theea for fuel. Today fir, oak, and madroneees dominate the diverse riparian vegetation

    ong bubbling Fall Creek. Bring lunch andater. Be prepared to climb up through thenyon and over the west ridge for a 9-mileke. Meet at Sears 41st Ave. at 9:00 a.m. or ate trailhead on Empire Grade Rd. just westthe town of Felton at 9:35 a.m. Leader:ane Cornell, 423-5925.

    turday, April 30

    ALK: POINT LOBOS

    mile walk, starting from Hwy. 1, out andck to the Ichxenta point grind holes, thenst Whalers Cove, to the top of Whalersnoll and back via southern trails. Some wild-owers, wildlife. Bring water, snack and

    optional binoculars. Done about noon. Meetat Albertsons at 9:00 a.m. for a short carpool.Leader: Martha Saylor, 372-9215.

    M A Y

    Sunday, May 1

    WALK: UCSC

    Guided tour of UCSC campus areas proposedfor development in the new Long RangeDevelopment Plan which calls for doublingthe size of the campus. Significant nativeplant, insect, reptile, amphibian, bird andmammal habitats would be affected, in addi-tion to aquifers and streams. Meet at theArboretum parking lot before 9:30 a.m. tocarpool to Northern Natural Reserve Area.Call 423-8567 for more information.

    Tuesday, May 3

    SENIOR HIKE: ROARING CAMP

    Well walk around the railroad cars, go ontrails and climb to top of Bear Mountain forlunch. Portable restroom available. Moderate

    2.5 miles with SOME UPHILL. Meet before9:30 a.m. at Sears 41st Ave. or Felton Faire at9:50 a.m. To go direct, take Graham Hill Rd.to Roaring Camp entrance. Park in large lotby covered bridge. Bring lunch, water and $3carpool. Leader: Pat Herzog, 458-9841.

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    Friday, May 6

    HIKE: EWOLDSEN TRAIL

    Starting at Julia Pfeiffer Burns State Park,well hike a 5-mile loop up fern-lined McWayCanyon, passing redwood groves to a view-point high above the ocean. The trail is steepbut well take it at a leisurely pace.Afterwards well take a short stroll along the

    scenic waterfall trail. Bring lunch and water,and meet behind Brintons at 9:30 a.m. forhour-long carpool. Leaders: Cath Farrant andMary Dainton, 372-7427, [email protected].

    Saturday, May 7

    HIKE: LOWER PEBBLE BEACH

    Enjoy spectacular ocean views and Del MonteForest on this 9-mile hike starting nearAsilomar, then south along Spanish Bay GolfCourse to Bird Rock. Then east by two moregolf courses down through S.F.B. MorseReserve and out along 17 Mile Drive. Bringwater, lunch, and wear hiking shoes. Meet infront of the Fishwife Restaurant on SunsetDrive at Asilomar Ave. in Pacific Grove at

    9:30 a.m. Leader: Stacy Smith, 625-5256.

    Saturday, May 7

    HIKE: MEDICINE BUDDHA-NISENEMARKS STATE PARK

    Well explore an unusual entrance to the westside of Nisene. 10 miles with 1500' elevation

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    field guides, bird books, cassettes, t-shirts, p

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    ced hikers. 10+ miles with steep canyonmbs, log crossings of creeks, etc. Meet at30 a.m. at the Santa Cruz Countyovernment Center to carpool. Call leadersr more information. Leaders: Nickyckoff, 462-3101 and Esperanzaernandez, 678-1968.

    turday - Sunday, May 14 - 15KE OR BACKPACK: DAN-H CREEK

    we get enough interest, wellthis as an overnight backpack

    aving from Los Padres Dam. If well probably day hike upRattlesnake Camp and maybeyond. If not, we will go to Danish Creek as

    8-mile, 1800' elevation gain day hike.rhaps we will do both. Call for more infor-ation. Leader: Larry Parrish, 622-7455.

    uesday, May 17

    NIOR SAUNTER: UCSC ARBORETUM

    arted in 1964 with a gift of 90 species ofcalyptus trees, the Arboretum has more

    an 6,000 specimens of marvelous plants.sy walk. For those who want a longer

    alk, well head over to UCSC campus andhe Farm. Meet before 9:30 a.m. at Sears 41stve. To go direct, take Mission to Bay, go upy then left on High St. which becomes

    mpire Grade to Arboretum parking lot onght. Bring lunch, water, $2 carpool. Leader:arilyn Selby, 479-3809.

    turday, May 21

    ACKPACKING WORKSHOP

    epeat of a workshop from last year (pub-hed previously for April 1). If you woulde to learn about backpacking or want to

    mprove your backpacking skills, a new classll be offered from 10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. atarland Park with a later backpack trip deter-ined by the group. Space limited. Makeservations with Henry Leinen, 655-1948 [email protected]. Henry has taught this classtionally. We are fortunate to have himfering it for our chapter. Sign up now!

    Sempervirens Falls to Slippery Rock toSkyline to Sea Trail. Steep uphill at SlipperyRock. Those wishing a shorter walk can turnback at Sempervirens Falls. Meet before 9:30a.m. at Sears 41st Ave. or at Felton Faire park-ing lot off Graham Hill Rd. at 9:50 a.m. Bringlunch, water, $4 carpool and share of Parkentrance fee. Recommend hiking boots.Leader: Pat Herzog, 458-9841.

    Wednesday, May 25

    HIKE: HENRY COWELL STATE PARK

    This 1800-acre park of unusual diversity, ven-erable redwoods, lush stream canyons, pineand oak forests, and high dry chaparral cov-ered ridges, was a gift from the Cowell heirs.Well hike down to the San Lorenzo Riverand back up over the Ponderosa pine-forestedarea near the campground. 8 miles. Bringwater and lunch. Meet at Sears 41st Ave. at9:00 a.m. or at the parking lot for horse trail-ers on Graham Hill Rd. just north of SimsRd. at 9:30 a.m. Leader: Diane Cornell,423-5925.

    Saturday, May 28HIKE: UPPER PEBBLE BEACH

    8 miles through Del Monte Forest. We leavefrom Carmel Beach traveling throughPescadero Canyon, on to Huckleberry Point,down through S.F.B. Morse Reserve and outpast Poppy Hills. Bring water, lunch, andwear hiking shoes. Meet at Carmel Beach atthe west end of Ocean Ave. at 10:00 a.m.Leader: Stacy Smith, 625-5256.

    Saturday, May 28

    HIKE: HENRY COE STATE PARK

    This walk is in Santa Clara County andinvolves a carpool over the hill. 11 miles on

    steep horse trails (1600' up and domultiple stream crossings. Well lookspring wildflowers and a swimmiBathing suits optional. Meet at 9:30the Santa Cruz County Governmento carpool. Call Nick for additional tion. Leader: Nick Wyckoff, 462-310

    J U N E

    Saturday, June 4

    HIKE: BIG BASIN TO THE SEA

    Starting from Park Headquarters we 15 miles. A fast and steady pace musin order to catch the 4:00 p.m. bus bSanta Cruz. We will see the most majwoods in the state with spectacular bing waterfalls. Bring lots of water, lu$3 bus fare; wear hiking boots. MeSanta Cruz Government Center at Monterey people who want to caSanta Cruz call Leader: EHernandez, 678-1968.

    Sunday, June 5

    STROLL: LIMEKILN CREEK

    A long drive takes us to a short buwalk among the redwoods along

    Saturday, May 21

    HIKE: FALL CREEK STATE PARK

    Well hike this beautiful redwood forest alongthe Fall Creek Trail, then up the South Fork,Cape Horn and Lost Empire Trails to the BigBen Tree at the top. Well pass the IXL Lime

    Companys stillintact 1870 to

    1919 Lime Kilns,150' high BlueCliff LimestoneQuarry andBlasting PowderMagazine. This 9-mile loop with1500' elevation

    gain, returns via the Big Ben and Fall CreekTrails past the old water-powered Barrel Millon Fall Creek. Much of the barrel makingmachinery is still there. Bring water, lunchand $ for carpool. Meet at Santa Cruz CountyGovernment Center before 9:00 a.m. or atFelton Faire at 9:20 a.m. Heavy rain cancels.Leader: Ed Gilbert, 685-8389.

    Sunday, May 22WALK: ASILOMAR/PEBBLE BEACH

    4-mile walk along city streets in Pacific Groveand Pebble Beach, then via a trail betweenfairways to the beach and out to Point Joe andback, finishing at Asilomar via boardwalks.Ocean views. Bring water and a snack, doneabout noon. Meet across from the FishwifeRestaurant on Sunset Drive in Pacific Groveat 9:00 a.m. Leader: Martha Saylor, 372-9215.

    Sunday, May 22

    HIKE: HETCH HETCHY

    Ranger-led hike to Hetch Hetchy to learnabout its natural history and to view spectac-ular Teeulala and Wapama waterfalls.Wildflowers should be abundant. SeeCalendar listings for related event the daybefore. Email Harold Wood for more infor-mation, [email protected].

    Tuesday, May 24

    SENIOR HIKE: BIG BASIN/SLIPPERY RK

    5-mile moderate hike on Sequoia Trail to

    Sierra Club encourages outingsparticipants to walk, bicycle, andtake the bus to outings meetingplaces.

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    d Hare Creeks, far below Cone Peak. Bringater and lunch, and plan to share gas costd state park entry fee. Meet BEHIND theg Sur Land Trust Office (on Via Nonaarie across from the Rio Road Post Office)9:30 a.m. Well return mid to late after-

    oon. Leader: Mary Gale, 626-3565.

    uesday, June 7ENIOR HIKE: WATSONVILLE LEVEE

    evel 4 miles in the sun along Corralitosreek past orchards and fields with view ofe Watsonville hills. No Facilities. Meetfore 9:30 a.m. at Sears 41st Ave. Bringnch, water, HAT, sunscreen, and $2 car-ool. Leader: Beverly Meschi, 475-4185.

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    outlook to choice of products. They arenot only consumers, but also doers andleaders. A whopping 65% say they arewilling to pay more for products thatare lighter on the earth.

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    PROTECTING THE OWYHEECANYONLANDS OF NEVADA, ORAND IDAHO

    Three States and One Treasure. Thknown desert uplands and deepcanyons boast spectacular scenery, geology, and immensely varied biolo

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    PROTECTING WILD NEVADA

    Mountain streams, lush meadows, anfoot snowy peaks in Nevada? Yedrive across this less-traveled state toern edge to day hike in varied astoundareas. The Schell Creek Range Moriah are just the start. Nevada hpotential wilderness than any othLeaders: Cal and Letty French. Pr[05101A]

    July 17-23

    VISION FOR THE MAINE WOODSRESTORING VALUABLE WILDERN

    Maine activists are working to creatness areas in a once-primeval forest nly privately-owned. Learn more abmajor long-range campaign as you cadays on the idyllic west branchPenobscot River and camp one nighBay State Park to climb Mt. Kineoprovided. Leaders: Joan and Barry Sa$475. [05102A]

    September 17-24

    UTAHS WILD WEST DESERT

    Virtually unknown compared to country, western Utah offers co

    mountain ranges and endless, sweepscapes. Car camping by van, explorhikes and one overnight backpack. Enic peak climbs in the majestic Deeand House Ranges, plus other wildLeader: Vicky Hoover. Price $525. [

    For more information, call Hoover, (415) 977-5527 or [email protected]. Fobrochure and application form, Sierra Club Outing Departmehour voicemail, (415) 977-5522 www.sierraclub.org/outings.

    Try an activistouting this year

    The Peninsula Open Space Trust(POST) based in Menlo Park haspurchased 183 acres of land on the

    San Mateo Coast for $2.25 million aspart of POSTs Saving the EndangeredCoast campaign. The property will bepreserved as open space.

    Rising between Lobitos and TunitasCreeks four miles southeast of HalfMoon Bay, the property climbs upwooded valleys and grassy slopes, culmi-nating in a long, narrow ridge withocean views. The sloping land featuresscrub-covered knolls, lush meadows, red-wood groves, eucalyptus stands, and a

    winding, willow-lined creek. The prop-erty is adjacent to two other open spaceparcels.

    If POST had not acquired it, twosprawling trophy homes could havebeen built on the flat areas along theridge top, POST President Audrey Rustsaid. Any development would havebeen highly visible from neighboringridgelines and would have impeded pos-sible future hiking connections betweenthe Bay Area Ridge Trail and theCalifornia Coastal Trail.

    Open spacepreserved onSan MateoCounty Coast

    Generous donors rememberSierra Club in their wills

    Recently the Chapter was fortunateenough to receive two charitabledonations which will be applied

    to our conservation work.The estate of Charles Graf left us

    $10,000. Retired Air Force officerRobert L. Neate left us his entire estateof $14,340. Neither of these generousmen left family that we could thank.

    We are publicly acknowledging theirgenerosity and sharing the news withour members.

    For information on how to direct agift to the local Chapter or Group, con-tact the Planned Giving Program, 85Second Street, Second Floor, SanFrancisco, CA 94105, [email protected], (415) 977-5639.

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    Clair Tappaan, the rustic mountainlodge owned by the Sierra Club atDonner Summit, is in danger of

    ing sold unless its financial situationmproves. At its meeting last fall, thelubs Board of Directors set two goalsd a deadline of September 30, 2005 forlair Tappaan to achieve: (1) a break-en operation and (2) that friends of thedge raise $100,000 to help offset thisars anticipated losses.Many Ventana Chapter members

    ave fond memories of childhood camp-

    res at Clair Tappaan, learning to skight out the back door of the lodge, orending a pleasant weekend withends there.Since it was built by volunteers in the30s, Clair Tappaan Lodge has wel-med Club members and nonmembersa warm, affordable retreat in the

    ountains. Its unconventional hospitali-, friendly, hostel-like atmosphere, andix of activities for all ages take visitorsck to a time of popcorn, fireplaces,

    edding, hot chocolate, and the compan-

    Clair Tappaan Lodge in danger of being sol

    oard sets deadline for operations improvement

    ionship of fellow guests. The Club ownsthe Lodge, 50 acres of forest, a secondaryLodge (Hutchinson), a warming hut, anda collection of ski huts in the area sur-rounding Donner Summit.

    The long-awaited addition toPinnacles National Monument isassured with the purchase in

    ebruary of the 1,967-acre Pinnaclesanch by The Nature Conservancy for.3 million. The Conservancy plans toansfer the property within three years

    the Park Service for incorporation

    Nature Conservancy acquires gateway toPinnacles National Monument

    into the 24,000-acre park.The Pinnacles Ranch consists of

    rolling grasslands, oak woodlands andCalifornia condor habitat and serves asthe gateway to the monument.Approximately 75% of visitors to thepark enter on the eastern side throughthe Pinnacles Ranch property.

    The Conservancy received a loan forthe acquisition from the David andLucille Packard Foundation. By purchas-ing the land, the Conservancy in effectbought time for the National ParkService, preventing possible develop-ment of the property while the agencycontinues to seek full funding from theLand Water Conservation Fund. Withhelp from Senator Dianne Feinstein,Senator Barbara Boxer andRepresentative Sam Farr, the PinnaclesNational Monument recently receivedan appropriation of almost half the fundsnecessary to acquire the Ranch from the

    Conservancy.The new acquisition is part of a cru-

    cial wildlife corridor in the GabilanMountains. It supports numerous ani-mals, including golden eagles, peregrinefalcons, deer, bobcats, foxes and mostnotably, newly-released California con-dors.

    Its a great day for Pinnacles, said

    Park Superintendent Cicely MThe ranch is a treasureit adhabitats to those already preservepark, and opens up new opporfor the public. And it is key to ttinued success of the Californiareintroduction effort.

    Since December 2003, 12 youdors have been released in thement. Six more are scheduled foin 2005. Condors can be seen whigh above Pinnacles Ranch, thermal updrafts that rise from tgrasslands.

    Along with extensive nativ

    lands and riparian habitat, the rantains approximately 700 acres of valley oak woodlands. The Mocurrently has only 40 acres increasingly rare habitat type.

    Over the last years, the Lodge has notbroken even, as occupancy has not beensufficient to cover expenses. Recently,however, the Club has hired a manage-ment firm to run the lodge. Over the last

    two years, the Club has i$250,000 in lodge improvementsing remodeled bathrooms, betting, a better heating system, and nniture.

    How to help Treat yourself to a trip

    lodge. For details about upcominand about staying at the Lodge,ad on page 12, go to the CTL wctl.sierraclub.org, or call or writTappaan Lodge, P.O. Box 36, NCA 95724, 800-679-6775.

    To work with the Clair T

    Lodge Committee contact [email protected] or(415) 479-7431.

    Purchase gives newly released Californiacondors more protected space

    NationalParkServicephoto

    he new 1,967-acre addition to Pinnacles National Monument consists of rolling grasslands,k woodlands and California condor habitat.

    Many Club members have fond memories of learning to ski at Clair Tappaan Lodge

    WallyJuchert

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    On March 1 the Monterey CountyBoard of Supervisors approvedyet another subdivision project

    in the Elkhorn Slough watershed. Thevote was 3-2 with supervisors Potter andCalcagno voting against the project cit-ing water and traffic concerns.

    The board had postponed making adecision on this project earlier in theyear pending the outcome of a requestfor reconsideration of the SunridgeViews development which was effective-ly denied by the Coastal Commission inDecember by a 5-5 vote. In February theCoastal Commission denied the requestfor reconsideration, upholding their pre-vious denial of the Sunridge project.

    The new project, Rancho Roberto,proposes dividing 13.3 acres into 26 lots.The Planning and Building Departmenthas recommended that six of the homesbe affordable.

    Friends, Artists, and Neighbors of

    Elkhorn Slough (FANS) submitted com-

    Elkhorn Slough threatened bysubdivisions

    from the issue of Sept. 15, 1968:

    Redwood Park Bill PassesA bill establishing a 58,000-acreRedwood National Park was passed329 to 1 by the House on Sept. 13.

    Disney Plans will UrbanizeMineral King Wilderness

    On July 20 and 21 Matt Smith andEarl Moser] had the privilege of

    attending a hike-in at Mineral King. .. We learned that the 300-acre valley

    and its enfolding mountain slopeswould be occupied by:

    (1) a hotel complex with 1900rooms;

    (2) ten restaurants, one atop a peak;

    (3) specialty shops, conference center, swimming pools, a golf course;

    (4) 14 ski lifts (20 eventually);(5) parking for 5000 cars.Finally, the State Highway

    Roots

    Articles from old

    Ventana newsletters

    Remembering our

    history

    Department would build a new roadacross Sequoia National Park . . . .

    It is not too late to stop this costlyattempt to change a naturally beautifularea to one that is highly urbanized.Letters to Congressmen, the Secretaryof Agriculture, state legislators and theGovernor are our means of expressingour views as concerned citizens.

    from the issue of January 15, 1969:

    Hickel ConfirmationProtested

    Concerned citizens across the coun-try have been writing their senatorsand President-elect Nixon protestingthe appointment of Alaska governorWalter Hickel as Secretary of theInterior.

    A self-made millionaire in oil, gas,and construction in Alaska,

    Hickel has already statedthat he will rescind Sec.Udalls withdrawal ofFederal land in Alaskafrom oil exploitation pend-ing Congressional action.

    In addition, Hickel hasbeen quoted as disagreeing

    with Sec. Udall over the necessity ofnational standards for clean water. . . .

    ments to the EIR regarding lack term sustainable water supplyquate runoff detention basins, ansignificant adverse biological imthe Slough. Many neighbors of Roberto in the Fruitland Avencirculated a petition against abased on traffic issues.

    The property is not irrigated ent, so no net increase in waterwould result from conversion oftural land to housing. The aquifing the proposed project has beemented as suffering from severdraft by the County. Despite thmentation and the two-year morin 2000-02 on subdivisions inMonterey County due to waterand quantity, County Water RGeneral Manager Curtis Weekthat there are over 900,000 acrewater stored in the aquifer and worry. If there is no water supp

    lem, many wondered why residbeing assessed on their property tthe Salinas Valley Water Projectviate overdraft and why a desalinplant is being considered forCounty.

    Two additional subdivisionElkhorn Slough are being studieding 180 new houses along the bElkhorn Slough, conversion of aing golf course to a 27-hole PGAand 103 new houses just uphill frCarneros Creek which feeds mo70% of Elkhorn Sloughs fresh w

    To become involved in this istact Margie Kay, MARGI

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    Celia Scott lovesher new bike. Storyon p. 16.

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    Brenda Barcelo

    For environmental and safety rea-sons I dont drive. Im a lecturer atUCSC and biking is my preferred

    ode of transportation. However, livingn the Westside of Santa Cruz and com-uting to UC very often meant ridingy bike all the way down to the Metroenter in order to catch a bus with spacen the racks for my bike. That took aod hour between bike riding, waiting,

    us riding, and bicycling from the busop to my office. Coming down the hillome was a breeze, literally!

    A few years ago, I bought an electric

    ke, but the first time I tried to ride it toork, I discovered it didnt have theower to go up that big hill. So I endedp returning it. Last year, for our 10thedding anniversary, my husband sur-ised me with this electric scooter. Itst us about $900, but in exchange forking a 2-hour safety workshop, weceived a $300 rebate, so it ended upsting $600, a bargain considering itstremely low maintenance cost.The scooter is very quiet, stable, andsy to ride. It can be ridden on most

    Electric Bike CommuterIncentive Program

    This program, run by Ecology Action,offers Santa Cruz County residents up to

    $375 off an electric bike. To receive theincentive, participants must complete atwo-hour bike safety training class.Interested residents should call the pro-gram toll-free at (866) EZ-PEDAL (397-3325) to reserve a place in the class. Over1,000 Santa Cruz County area residents arepeddling and motoring, exhaust-free, alongthe roads on electric bikes. This pollution-reducing program is funded by the SantaCruz County Regional TransportationCommission. Visit www.ecoact.org and goto transportation.

    Sunday, May 15

    BICYCLE & SKATEBOARD AIR &

    STUNT SHOWS12-4pm @ Bicycle Trip (1127 SoquelAvenue in Santa Cruz). A jam-packedevent: Professional air and stunt shows;Kids Bicycle Safety Obstacle Course; freeBBQ and drinks; Prizes; Live Music byStone Groove; Radio Remote by SantaCruz X & free Valet Bike Parking!www.bicycletrip.com.

    Tuesday, May 17

    Commute Race4:30pm @ Watsonville (race start). Cheeron local celebrities and politicians as thebicyclist takes on the motorist, electricbicyclist, tandem bicyclist, unicyclist, andothers. Race finishes at Watsonville Plaza.

    Wednesday, May 18

    Cycling in Tibet Slideshow6:30-7:30 p.m., hosted by local cyclist

    Julie Mitravich @ Family Cycling Center(914 41st Ave., Capitola.)

    Thursday, May 19

    Bike to Work/SchoolWorkout on the way to work. FREEbreakfast at a variety of work and school

    sites in Capitola, Santa Cruz, UCSC,Aptos, Watsonville, Scotts Valley andFelton. 6:30-9:30 a.m. Call for locations.

    Sunday, May 22

    Rail and Trail Day10:00 a.m., Santa Cruz Train Depot Park,history, wetland, and scenic tours bybike, foot, & train. End-of-the day bar-beque celebration.

    For a complete schedule and moreinformation visit www.bike2work.comor contact [email protected],423-9569 x 128.

    Tuesday, May 17

    Bike vs. Car Challenge Rid7:45 a.m. Alvin Shopping Center Center, Salinas.

    Bike to City Council Meet3:30 p.m. Steinbeck Library, SalinContact James Serrano, 758-7195.

    Thursday, May 19

    Bike to Work/SchoolWorkout on the way to work. FRbreakfast at a variety of work and

    sites in Monterey, Salinas, GreenfMoss Landing, Seaside, Carmel VAromas, Marina. 7:00-9:00 a.m. Clocations.

    Sunday, May 22

    CASA Benefit Super Ride26 miles from Monterey to CarmValley. Registration $35. ContactSiobhan Green, 455-6800, www.cmonterey.org.

    Bike Festival

    Monterey Coastal TrailJoin us for a day of bike activitiesrides, music, refreshments, drawingames. (Park your car in Marina, or Monterey and bike on the CoaTrail to the festival.) Family rides10:00 to noon. See vintage and prbikes. Childrens bike rodeo (navsafety course).

    For event information or to voluplease call (831) 775-0903 or [email protected].

    Bike Week 2005 May 15-22

    all events FREEFor more information and complete listings contact:Santa Cruz: www.bike2work.com, [email protected], 423-9569 x 128.

    Monterey: [email protected], 775-0903.

    Celebrate the clean air way to commute or run errands.

    bike paths, only requires a bike helmet,and can be plugged in anywhere. Ivenever gone far, but I know that you canride from downtown to Aptos and backon one charge. Now going to workmeans a very pleasant 15-minute ride.For more information visit www.egovehicles.com.

    Santa Cruz Monterey

    Brenda Barcelo got a $300 rebate for purchasing this electric scooter.

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    job for a member who is a museum docent orvolunteer. Pick up Ventanas either in down-town Santa Cruz or on the Westside. Call

    457-1036.BOOKSTORE MERCHANDISER. SierraClub Bookstore in Carmel is looking for acreative, energetic person to revitalize itsoperation. Volunteer position. Call Marilyn,372-6860.

    WORK AT SIERRA CLUB BOOTH at theCounty Fair. We are looking for volunteersto work in cooperation with other conserva-tion groups at the Santa Cruz County Fair inWatsonville, September 13-18. Day andevening shifts available. Get the word outabout conservation issues in Santa CruzCounty. Call 426-4453.

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    Scientists agreeListen up. Scientists agree that human-

    caused climate change really is happen-ing. The so-called debate on this subjectis largely the product of a public rela-tions campaign sponsored primarily by

    the oil industry. Check out Sciencemag-azine for December 2004 if you still havedoubts. At a recent Club function, youreditor was shocked to hear some mem-bers thinking there was uncertaintyamong scientists. Aint so.

    States sue over mercury ruleOn March 15 the EPA issued a rule

    that allows power plants to continue tospew dangerous mercury into the air.This rule overturned a 2000 decision tocut mercury emissions and allows threetimes more mercury pollution thanwould happen with enforcement of ourcurrent laws! On March 29 nine states,

    including California, filed lawsuitsagainst the EPA.

    Natural ecosystems havmonetary value

    Natural ecosystems have grnomic value, concluded the released Millennium EcoAssessment, developed by

    researchers and funded by theEnvironment Facility, the U.Packard Foundation, the Worland others. Key findings incluhumans are living in the red on obank account, that fisheries arelapse and world fresh water use what can be sustained. Our prways threaten social goals suchelimination of hunger and pover

    The study urges financial incenprotect the environment. Ecoand the services they provide arcially significant and . . . to degrdamage them is tantamount to ec

    suicide, said Klaus Toepfer, heaU.N. Environment Program.

    Keep em cleanA shoe and bicycle tire scru

    remove mud which harbors spospread sudden oak death is beitested in the Golden Gate NRecreation Area by researcherDominican University of Califocooperation with the NationService. Sudden oak death has kilof thousands of oak trees in California and southern Oregonwas discovered about a decade ag

    Oil drilling threat onCalifornia coast

    Ten environmental groups inthe Sierra Club filed suit in against the Bush administration finding of no significant impacextending 37 oil leases on the CaCoast. The oil leases located Ventura, Santa Barbara and SObispo coasts were originalbetween 1968 and 1984. Sea otterticular are at risk from oil spills.

    Christmas presentTwo days before Christmas, t

    Administration announced a new forest policy. The new rultively remove 20 years of nationprotections and, not surprisingform closely to a timber industlist. The rules undermine wildclean water protection and sharpthe opportunity for meaningfulparticipation in forest planninmore information: visit wwwclub.org/forests.

    appy hikers in the Pinnacles in February. L to R Nina Harrison, Monterey; Marjorieullock, Monterey; Anneliese Suter, Carmel; Mary Dainton, Pacific Grove; Lora Lerna,nta Cruz; and Mary Worth, Pacific Grove.

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    You should have received yourSierra Club National ballot in themail by now.

    This year, 15 candidates are runningr the National Board of Directors.his Board sets Club policy and budgetsthe national level and works closely

    ith the staff to run the Club. In addi-on to the Board candidates, there areree ballot measures, two pertaining toection rules and one on immigration.The Santa Cruz Group Executive

    ommittee has voted to endorse the bal-t measure which adopts a policy on

    Deadline to vote in National Sierra Clublection is April 25

    limiting immigration into the U.S. Noposition was taken on the rest of the bal-lot. The Ventana Chapter ExecutiveCommittee has not taken a position onthe ballot measures or candidates.

    To learn more about the candidatesand issues, visit: www.sierraclub.org/bod/2005election.

    Votes must be cast by noon easterndaylight time on April 25. To voteonline, follow the instructions in yourprinted ballot.

    If you havent already voted, please doso today!

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    Executive Committee:Wednesday, May 11, at 7:00 p.mWednesday, June 8, at 7:00 p.m

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    Mailing Address The Ventana Chapter, P.O. Box 5667, Carmel, CA, 93921, e-mail:[email protected]

    Phone 624-8032 Fax - 624-3371 (Santa Cruz Group Phone 426-4453) Website:www.ventana.sierraclub.orgSierra Club Bookstore

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    Anew bike wasnt really on the topof my agenda, although I didgrumble about my old one from

    me to time. The old one had done good

    rvice ever since l989 when the life-mothering oil spill in Alaskas pristinerince William Sound galvanized meto getting back on my bike and out ofy car. But then the Sierra magazinerived in February, with its article

    Transported! Two-wheel travel madesy. The Breezer commuter bikescribed there sounded like a dreamat might make it even easier to ditche car more often.

    I put the article aside until oneevening my old bike fell over on me,knocked me flat on the sidewalk, withonly my helmet saving me from a seri-

    ous head injury. I had to get a new hel-met, so why not a new bike too? And sothe Breezer came into my life.

    My husband and I were surprised thatwe had to go over the hill to find aBreezer, but we did itjust as theCongress was voting to open up theArctic National Wildlife Refuge to oildrilling. That was my answer to that actof environmental vandalism.

    And the Breezer really is a dream of

    a bike! From the twistgear shift on the handle-bar, to the solid shockabsorbers which cushion

    one from rough pave-ment, to its dera