fall 1999 watershed newsletter, cambria land trust

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Vo L II, No IFaIl 1999

PackardFoundationGrantAwarded to GreenspaceGreenspaces proud to announce hat we have receivedaneffectiveness rant award from the David andoundation.Thepurpose fthegrantistoassistocalnon-profitsnenhancingmanagementskills and indeveloping he capacity oexpand to take on newchallenges.Working with consult-antsfrom NetzelandAssociates,Greenspacewill developafi ve-yearstrategic lan.The strategicplan willidentify an d defineGreenspace's ision fo rconservationon the NorthCoast and outline specificgoalsand projects hat willbe necessary o realize hevlslon.It is anticipated hat ourstrategicplan will be com-pletedby theendof theyear.

llth AnnualGreenspace rt AuctionOffersHundredsof Treasuresor Art Buyers_ One of the argestart auctionson the CentralCoast akesplacSat.,Sept.25 as volunteersrom Greenspace-TheambriaLandTrustholdtheirannualund-raisertoconservehe raeileenvironmeof theNorthCoastof SanLuis ObispoCounty.For the eleventh consecutive year, Greenspace will arrcfioseveralhundred works of artdonatedby the area's "',wrffiF%

Greenspace urchases istoricSeekProperty or PreservationGreenspace aspurchasedhe 1.6-acreRed House"propertyon CenterSt. n the heartof the historicaldistrictof EastThe projecthasbeen n the works for six years,during,, whichtimeGreen-, :'.Hir,T-,i:

daowners, who aremembersofoneofCambria's bestknown "pioneerfamilies."T h i sm o m e n t o u s ,complexpurchasewasmadepossiblelargely by thegenerosityof theestateof the lateLinda WarrenSeek,herhusbandBrad Seek.MollvLynch of Cold-well BankerRealEstate, CuestaTit le and a$10,000 private

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leading artists, galleries and collectors.Al lproceeds enefitconservationfforts n SanLuisObispoCounty'sNorth Coast.The auction unsfrom 2 p.m. to 6 p.m. at the CambriaVeterans'MemorialBuilding.

enjoy the Greenspace 4acre ForestStrawberryCanyon. Wecontinuewith the local CCSD to secure anelto expand hepreseme.

"This yearwe're earmarkinga portionof theproceedsaised y theauctionowardpurchasingand restoringour historic property n the EasVillage of Cambria," said Richard HawleyExecutiveDirector.Greenspaceecentlyinalizerthepurchasef the L6-acre RedHouse"propert.locatedonCenterSt., aprojectwhichhasbeen rthe worksfor six years. seestory at eft.)Abountyofhighqualityworksofart,includin .poriginaloil paintinls,watercolors,ithographs, T:r': '!:Xlsculpture,ine-art hotography,ntiques,ewelry ;;;t;";';;;andart glasswill be auctionedduring the four-hour donated !!event. " {eekersforthcThis year's auction will include: paintings by tiveauction'artists Art Van Rhyn, Judy Lyon, Ted Harpainter, PhoebePalmerLynn Rathbun,Mary Cole, Tom Murphy and many other ocaarti_sts;rt_glassrom SeekersGlassGallery;apainting rom TerryDelapp Gallery; ine art photography y Larry Barbier;wildlifblithographs y DennisCr.ry; andjewelry rom HeatherTrimbleofCasade Oro, theCambrianGoldsmithandJulie Coosan& OllieAppel.Theauctionwill bedivided ntoseveralive auctionsegments,swell as numeroustems presented s a silent auction, n whichwrittenbidsaremade.Manynon-artitems avebeen onated gainthis year, ncludingcertificatesor services,mealsand odgiigs.Paymentor itemspurchased t theauctioncan bemadeby caihcheck,MasteCardandVISA.A sumptuoussampler of Cambria food, wine and otherefreshments rovidedby leading estaurantsndwinerieswill beservedduring the auction.Limited-edition ithographswill beoffered or saleand asdoor prizes.Donationsof artwork arestill beingsought or the auction.Forfu ther nformationcall Rick Hawleyat 805 927 2866.StatePetitionedo ProtectThreatenedMontereyPinesThe Monterey Bay Chapterof the California Native PlanSocietyhaspetitionedheStateo list the nativeMontereypineasaprotectedstatethreatened"pecies,nd o regulate ctivitieshatcoulddamagehepinesn theirnaturalorestareas n heMontereyPeninsula,Cambriaand northof SantaCruz.According o ChapterPresidentRosemaryDonlon, the groupsubmittedpetitiono theCalifo-t^O""n*T;l1;:,T*#:

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ewComputerSystem nd Website:www. GreenspaceC ambria. orgThrough a donation from Debbie and John Parker and theGroup, ncorporated,Greenspaces now equippedwithworkstations, rinters, canners ndmodem.We arecompliant and eady o entera newphaseof organizationalWith the help of Seekers nd their inhousewebsitedesignerAragon,Greenspacesproud o announce ur new website.can ind us at www.GreenspaceCambria.org.Like most new sites,we're still underconstruction, ut thingsbe moving along n the comingmonths.We will be addingconcerningorest ssues, nthnobotanicalestoration,acquisitions, rants, ecycling,currentandpaststudiesandpapers, ndupcomingeventso our Websiteon a monthlyWe will also ink to otherWeb sites hatdealwith similarNext time you ar e surfing the Web check us out at

- Cont'd from Page ICommissionbecause f dwindling populationsdue o thePitch Cankerdisease,whichhasno known cure."Thenativepopulations fMontereypinearesufferingdramaticbecause f the PitchCankerdisease, hich couldkill asof all Montereypines n the stateand dramaticallyour local landscape," hesaid.EvenbeforePitchCankerfound in the native stands, he United Nations Food andOrganization adalreadydeclared heMontereypinepecies, headded.Greenspace asbeen n the forefrontof the fight againstPitchhavingbeenoneof theco-founders f the statewidePitchTask Force n 1994."Can you imagine Cambriaor thePeninsula ithout heirpineGreenspacexecutiveRick Hawley."It' s a horriblebut it will happen n the nextyears nless rasticmeasuresikeare adopted."He added that Greenspacewillwork to find an nterimPitchMonterey Pine treeexperts romUC Davis,CaliforniaDepartment f ForestryU.S.ForestService.Greenspace irectorJim Brownellworkon agreenhousenwhereseedlingsanbe estedPitchCanker esistance."Greenspacehopes o providethean interim Pitchree," said Hawley.funded, this processmay take a

o complete."

Grrenspace plans to restore this 19th century Chinese temple, one ofonlytwo remaining on California 's coast,and apply or historical status or thestructure. The section at the rear right is where the temple that will berestored is now attached to another structure.2

SEEK - Cont'd from Page 1donation from a Santa Barbara couple who wish to remaanonymous.The Seekproperty s one of the most historically significapropertiesemainingn Cambria. t is hesiteof a orgotten hapof Cambria'sdiverseculturalheritage.As indicatedon the 18Sanborn nsuranceMaps. asmallbut vibrantChinese ommuniestablishedtselfon *hat *e now call the"RedHouse"properAmongthe culturalassetshat remain odayon theproperty s th"JossHouse"or BuddhistTemple.Thereareonly five "JossHouses" emaining n Californiaanof these ive only two are ocatedon the coast,one n Mendocinand he other n Cambria.TheChinesewereamongCambria'searliest ettlers,with thearrival dated o around 1860, when the remotearea was firdevelopingasa oggingand mining center.The own of Cambrwasofficially formed n 1866.TheChinese esidents ventuallydeveloped uccessful usinessin he ledgling own, ncludingenterprisesnvolving heharvestof kelp and abaloneor shipment o China.The sizeof theSeekparcel s69,696squareeet approximate1.6 acres)and runs north and south along the entire lengthHesperian ane.It has roughly 550 feet of Santa RosaCreek frontage anassociatedriparianorridorandwaterrights. he"RedHouse"son a 60-foot rontageontoCenterSt.,halfwaybetweenBridgeSand BurtonDr.A portionof theproperty s a flood plainwhich actsasnah-lrshock absorberduring flooding and helps reduce lood levefurtherdown stream.The majority of the property s level ancontainsmany very old fruit trees, osesandshrubs.Greenspaces developinga masterplanor the property.Thplan will include restorationof the grounds,isting the siteasStateHistoricalSite, moving the ChineseTempleto its originlocationand implementingemergencystructural stabilizatiomethods recommendedby the Califomia Historical BuildinCode,National Trust for Historic Preservation nd the StateOffice of HistoricPreservation.

Greenspacentends o providepublicaccesso thepropertybdeveloping self-guided ducationalrail thatwill explainculturand environmentalattributesof the property and surroundivistas.In order o pay the remainingdebton theproperty,Greenspamaybe orced o sell approximately 2percentof theproperfy,9,000 square eetunlefundraising efforts asuccessful. he remaiing 6O,696square feeor 1.4acres, ill remain Greenspace wneship.Fund raising evenwill be held later in thyear,but we encourayourfi nancialsupporany time.We need your hewith the myriad oassociated osts neessary o preserveanmaintain hiskey vestiof Cambria's historyperpetuity.Al l donat ions tGreenspaceareW%otdeductible.

AttentionGardeners!Our self-sustainingCommunityGardenhas wo spaces pen or

fall subscription. heorganicgardens surrounded yGreenspace's ocahontas ark. t's locatedatthecornerofBurtonDrive andWilton,adjacentto Highway One (northside of intersection).We have a new gardenmasterAlex Magro.ContactRick H awleyat927 2866.


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ummerYouth Program, GREENSPACEwith Schools, usinessesThispastSummer,GreenspaceresidentWayne ttoe assemblednnovative educationalprogram undedby thePrivate ndustryUnified SchoolDisfrict, Cadreof Corps,The SanCounty Land Conservancyand Greenspace-TheLand Trust.The North CoastSummerYouthWork/SnrdyProgram nvolvedon" environmental ducation oncerning roadecologicalof Cambria's forest and water attributes.Each studentigh school redit or successfuloursework and eamedob skills concerning ttitude,esponsibility,eamworkotherjob-related kills ranging romjob safety o labor aws.udent eceivedminimum wasedurins the 120hoursof

hasotsofNEWNUMBERS!telephone:05-9212866

email [email protected] ieldwork.An impressive uray of local, stateand federal government,privatebusinessandnon-profit organ-izations partneredwith the SummerYouth Program toshare nowledgeandresourceswith thisinnovativeprogmm.Wealsowanttothankthe many dedicatedcommunitymemberswho contributed tothis program an dasked to remainanonymous.Local organiza-tions and ndividualsinvolved in the pro-gram included SethSuther land of

Lenz of Preservation nvestments andMichael Limacher of Chanen SpringsFarm; andeCCSD.Regionaland stateparticipationncludedRichardLittle of theDepartment f Agriculnrre; heUpperSalinas as TablasConservationDistrict; the Land Conservancy f SanObispo County;Pacific Gas and Electric; JackMcCabe ofEnvironmental onsultants; aveyTree,USGSBiologicale StateRegional Water Quality Control Board; theDepartment f Parks ndRecreation; alifomiaRel.eaf;heTempletonandMono Bay U.S.Department f AgriculnrreNatural Resources onservationDistricts.The rst phase f anerosion ontrolplan or StrawberryCanyoncompleted n July. It was implementedby Greenspace,the NaturalResourceConservation erviceandbuiltn the SummerYouth Program.The site nvolved agully thatwashed ilt andsedimentrom portionsHill to LamptonParkand nto hePacificOcean. he irstwas designedo eliminate much of the sedimenteavingreclaim a portion of the eroded area andwildlife habitat.This entireprojectwill take wo years oStudentsn the SummerYouth Programundertook nvasiveemoval n a argesection fFemCanyon hisJune.StudentsCape vy, wild radish,and wo varietiesofAn estimated3000 poundsof non-nativeplantwas emoved.This work will preventhisyears eed tock

and nfesting he areanextyear.

fax: 805921-7530

l-c-.""*p-"."--frGilpE"Ia*-"."-a*-a"ai"ttbl".M"-il vrErrDPsLc rrrrrrr urr iluP uvrr4rrurEI receivenewsletters nd other nformation on our conservationI activities.Circlecategories nd indicatepaymentmethod below:0 Family $25 D Contributing $50tr Patron$250 D Sustaining$500 D Sponsoring$100O Benefactor$1000

f the North CoastSummerYouthWorH S p ati al Graph ic SProgramgot a "handson" enviro.nmental.RiChafd DaViS Ofrosioncontrolprojectsand :':v,itteohon* ou' oiri;;;;;;;;:--' -

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B New Member D Membershio RenewalEnclosed is my $-donation (100% tax deductible)NameAddressCity/Srate/zipPhone

GIFT MEMBERSTIIPSO I'd like to sive a $ Gift Membership to :NameAddressCity/State/ZipO Please end acknowledgment o the recipient0 I want my gift membership o be anonl'rnousO Bill me next year to renew this gift membership

PAYMENTD Check Enclosed D VISA D MCCard#Signature Exp. Date

I'D LIKE MORE INFORMATION ON:Deferred Giving - "Gifts that keep on giving"ConservationEstatePlanningTax Advantages,ConservationOptions for LandownersSendo: GREEENSPACE-Theambria andTrustPostOfficeBox 1505 Cambria,C493428805-9272866 fax 805-9277530email [email protected]

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You can name one oftheseafter a ov edone hroughGre enspace Adopt- a- P arkogram,o install a M emorialthrough our Fund-a-Please callfor furtherrmation at 805-92 7 2 66.

LocalConseraationince1988OfficeBoxL505

805927 2866X [email protected]

Board of Directors:Attoe, PresidentKeIIy, Vice Pressident

OlsenAdelson,SecretaryTreasure

Executve Assistant

SeekRhyn(Past President)Hawley. Exea$ive Director.

Copyrighto 1999 Greenspace/TheCambria Land TrusPrinted on Recycled PaperU.S.BulkRatePAIDPermitNo.37Cambria, A93428Non-ProfitOrganization

\rVhereo Find Greenspace ocketParks& ForestPreserv/Wilton St. Parkx* (LodgeHill): Fourwooded ot near northwest intersectionof Burton Drive ant- Wilton, adjacent to Highway One. Wooded lo^J across from PocahantasPark and Communit, Garden.Purchased y Greenspace. wo memori

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Pocahontas Park/Community Garden (LodgHill): On five lots, corner of Burton Drive anWilton, adjacent o Highway One. Donatedby thAllen Peters amily. One memorialbench.EmersonRoadPreserve** (LodgeHill): 3 woodelots, on Emerson at Ludlow. Donatedby ThomaMarshall.Dorking St . Park** (LodgeHill): On Dorking StbetweenEmersonand Sandown.Donatedby Neand Diane Green.Three memorialbenches.

$The Seekfned ousePreserveEast illage): 6, acre parcelust acquired or projected seas a a

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