Milo Baker Chapter September 2008

California Native Plant Society

lo Baker Chapter
Kathy Biggs
Author: Common Dragonflies of California,
A Beginner's Pocket Guide
September 16th, 2008, 7:30 p.m.
Please join us Tuesday, September 16th for an evening with Kathy Biggs. This fascinating lecture and slideshow will
help us to discover how California native plants and dragonflies interrelate and how easy it is to create a habitat garden
of your own. Refreshments will be provided. Plant I.D. Hour precedes the meeting at 6:30: see p. 3.
Kathy Biggs has been a nature lover all her life. But it was when she and Dave, her husband, built their wildlife garden
pond using mostly native plants in Sebastopol that the dragonflies arrived and became her passion.
When she discovered that there were no guides available for the dragonflies, she began collecting her own data which,
as an educator, she decided to and produced the first ever
first 'publish' on the Internet to dragonfly coloring book:
share with others. The web site Dragonflies of North America, A
eventually evolved into her first Color and Learn Book with Activities.
book, Common Dragonflies of This book is also available on a
California, A Beginner's Pocket CD.
Guide. Since she has published One of the many favorable
several books and articles on the reviews of her works from Tom
subject including Common Ogren author of Allergy Free
Dragonflies of the Southwest, A Gardening says, "Common
Beginner's Pocket Guide, Common Dragonflies of California is an
Dragonflies of California (over uncommon book. Full of sound
11,000 copies sold), and in 2007 advice and chock full of excellent
Kathy and Tim Manolis (author of color photos, this book will be of
Dragonflies and Damselflies of great interest to any California
California, UCPress) corroborated nature lover. I am the kind of
person who loves to know the name of every tree, shrub, flower, reptile, bird and fish that I see. Now that I have this
little jewel, I'm going to learn how to identify the dragonflies too. The more we learn about nature, the more enjoyment
we get from it. I highly recommend this fine book! I expect it would make a great present too, for the right person."
º April Owens
Join us for Dinner before the Meeting:
We'll gather for dinner at 6PM at Kirin Restaurant, 2700 Yulupa Ave. We hope our speaker will join us, but we always have an
enjoyable group of fellow members and a delicious Northern Chinese meal in any case. Please contact Lynn Colborn at 829-9128 or
[email protected] by June 15th if you plan to attend.

We host the September Council Meeting this 5th, 6th and 7th. For details: Wendy Krupnik - 544-4582
Save the Date, Save the Date, Save the Date, Save the Date, Save the Date, Save the Date, Save the Date, Save the Date,
Annual Milo Baker Plant Sale
October 11, 2008
Veterans Memorial Building Santa Rosa, CA
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General Meetings are held on the 3rd Tuesday of each month at Luther Burbank Art & Garden Center, 2050 Yulupa Avenue, Santa Rosa
Milo Baker Chapter Board meetings start at 7:00pm, 2nd Tuesday nine months of the year, Environmental Center, 55 Ridgeway Avenue,
Suite A, Santa Rosa. Next Board meeting is June 10th. Anyone interested in the work of the chapter is welcome to attend!
 be packaged Friday night before the plant sale.)
resident's Report Call Liz if you have questions: 833-2063.
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We have an abundance of activities for
Potting Workshop
We had a very successful potting workshop at Casa
September. This month CNPS members will Grande High School on August 9. 14 people
enjoy some “short, precious, face to face showed up and put 750 liners into gallon
opportunities” as Chapter Council Chair Brad containers. The liners were provided by Shooting
Jenkins says. Star Nursery. Thanks to Mary Aldrich, Kathi
Chapter News: We host the September Council Dowdakin, Joan Grosser, Nancy Peterson, Ann
Meeting this 5th, 6th and 7th. The 7th will be the Aymes, Judy Johnson, Phil Persons, Elmarie
field trips (see Field Trips). We have members Hutchinson, Penny Dalton, Cathie Haynes, Katy
joining us from all over the state. Some will be Redmon, Leah Gillespie, and Alan Brubaker.
camping at Spring Lake Regional Park, some will The plants which will be available at the plant sale
stay with members or they have chosen a hotel. include Mimulus 'Rob's Orange', Arctostaphylos
Everyone is welcome to attend. At this point, 'Howard McMinn', Arctostaphylos 'Emerald Carpet',
meals need to be reserved through Wendy Arctostaphylos 'Pt. Reyes', Salvia leucophylla 'Pt. Sal',
Krupnick: 544-4582. The agenda will be posted Salvia clevelandii 'Allen Chickering', Salvia x 'Bee's
online at Bliss', Ribes sanguineum glutinosum, Epilobium
www.cnps.org/cnps/admin/cc/index.php and (Zauschneria) 'Calistoga' and Epilobium
(Zauschneria)'Catalina', and Ceanothus griseus
has a conservation focus. For example, Friday,
horizontalis.
Holly Forbes will talk about publishing with
Special thanks to teachers John Schribbs and Danny
CNPS Press. I'd like to thank Wendy Krupnik
for their help. The plants are in east Petaluma and
and Liz Parsons for all their great work this is going to be a logistical problem for us on
organizing the meetings, meals and logistics. Friday, October 10 when we move our plants into
Plant Sale: We have an amazingly popular plant the Vet's Memorial Building. Any members, who
sale every year. Repeat customers line-up early live in Petaluma and can offer a truck to move the
to purchase the plants they love. So, our October plants, please call me…833-2063.
11th plant sale preparations continue (See Plant Plants from previous workshops that will be
Sale News). You can always volunteer and shop available at the plant sale include: Sequoia
Friday night or come on Saturday; there are so sempervirens 'Soquel', Epilobium (Zauschneria)
many members there that it is a big party. 'Chaparral Silver', Myrica californica (wax myrtle),
Thanks: The August Chapter Picnic was well Eschscholzia ca (CA poppy), Polistichum munitum
attended and among our members, we found a (Sword fern), Adiantum aleuticum (five-finger fern),
field trip coordinator as well as a leader for a Heuchera maxima (large alum root) Aquilegia formosa
hike next Spring at Lake Sonoma! We enjoyed (columbine), Baccharis pilularis 'Twin Peaks',
Alan Brubaker’s beautiful garden, great food, Deschampsia 'Jughandle' (tufted hair grass),
and chapter members. Thank you, Alan. º Ceanothus 'Anchor Bay', Ceanothus
ºLynn Houser 'Yankee Point', Achillea 'Pink Island Form' (yarrow)
and many colors of the Pacific Coast Native.
º Liz Parsons

P lant Sale News

September 30, Tuesday, 5:00 PM--Seed I nvasives Corner

packaging workshop at Liz Parsons' No More Native Plants?

Kenwood house. A potluck supper will be My son brought up something he had read
served...Liz will make enchiladas. We recently. It seems that some scientists speculate
will package the seeds that we have collected. that there will be no more native plants in
Bring your seeds, the packaging materials and California in another hundred years because plants
labels will be furnished. If you don't have seeds will not have the time to adapt to the rapid changes
come anyway and help with the work. (If the bulbs brought by global warming and invasive non-
have arrived we will package them, if not they will natives.

Milo Baker Chapter Newsletter – September 2008 Page 2

It seems to me that not all natives are so Dittrichia? Plant genetics and invasiveness is a
vulnerable. I can't imagine that there will be no fascinating subject, and I have only brushed the
poison oak, no coyote brush and no yarrow. Some surface. I wonder what California will look like in a
plants seem to be able to flourish in a variety hundred years. I probably wouldn't recognize it.
of habitats. And we don't know that there will be a º[email protected]
blanket of consistent climate change as opposed to
varying areas of more and less change. While I
doubt the picture will be quite so clear cut - it is Plant I.D. Hour
probably true that many, if not most native species
won't make it on the path we are on. Come see what’s blooming in
I thought about how Dittrichia graveolens was only September after the long hot summer.
recognized in the county a couple of years ago and Arrive at 6:30, an hour before the
now it's all over the place. But, I remember that, for September 16th General Meeting, and
many years, pampas grass grew only on the cliffs in bring specimens of plants you want to
Jenner; in the last 10 years or so it has sped up and identify. I’ll bring in the dissecting
down the coast like a Lamborghini on jet fuel (sort microscope and some flowering plants
of). So what's going on here? from the local area. At Plant I.D. Hour, you can
On a recent trip to the Eastern Sierra, I asked Peter bring your dinner if you want to, a hand lens and a
Warner what he thought. He said the answers are copy of Jepson or Sonoma Co. Flora if you have
complicated and genetic features play a big part. It them. One of each will be available. I also have
was time to break camp and move on, so I thought some picture books and Munz, plus L.H. Bailey’s
I'd look around the internet for some answers when Manual of Cultivated Plants for your latest garden
I got home. mystery or escape. Keying is worthwhile and
One of the answers affects the preservation of challenging for all of us, and the more references,
native plants over time. If natives are removed from the better.
their environment and into cultivation for the Are there items you’ve placed in your book while
purpose of protecting the species, they may, given hiking? At Plant I.D. Hour you can have a close
enough time, change their genetic makeup through look at those alpine treasures and use the
mutation and natural selection to adapt to the new microscope to key out that mystery grass. Come
circumstances. For instance, certain recessive alleles see tiny flowers up close and get to know some
may have been lethal in the old environment, but Milo Baker members. Plants that you have keyed
not in the new one. Therefore the plant's genetic out or learned with friends are always easier to
structure has not been preserved, and plants might remember!
not be adaptable to replacement in the wild. ºLynn Houser
If non-natives are relocated in another country for
instance, the ones that have the most propensities to
mutate and evolve will be at an advantage, even
more so since they have not brought their predators
with them. However, over a long period of years,
S tate News
new predators will evolve that use them as hosts. Job Announcement
Bugs can get very hungry. But by that time, it may Our Mission
be too late for the original native species. The California Native Plant Society (CNPS) works
Lag time is the time it takes for a plant to be to preserve the state’s diverse flora for present and
introduced and become a serious pest. Lag time can future generations. We are a chapter-based
represent time enough to evolve or be a matter of conservation organization with over 10,000
exponential growth (doubling a penny, and then members organized in 33 chapters across the state,
doubling that ad infinitum - Yow!). A short lag time a Chapter Council, and a Board of Directors.
may result when there have been multiple Volunteer leadership is an integral and vital
introductions - say on the hulls of ships. In the case component to our success as an organization. The
of pampas grass - I have read that previously Society’s members work in cooperation with
engineered to be sterile plants can lose that county, state, and federal agencies, elected officials,
property over time making for a long lag time. Or a NGOs, and other non-profit organizations to
mutation may be so powerful as to quickly increase appreciation for and knowledge of
destabilize the interrelationships of life forms in the California's native flora. The Society’s 15
area, and result in a very short lag time, maybe the administrative and technical staff members work in
Milo Baker Chapter Newsletter – September 2008 Page 3
several offices across the state, facilitating and CNPS. The following positions are open beginning
supporting the work of the chapters and January 2009:
implementing statewide programs. The Society is Board President
headquartered in Sacramento. Board Vice President
Job Summary Board Treasurer
CNPS is seeking an Executive Director who will be Five Directors
a strong and articulate leader for one of California’s One Chapter Council Representative on the Board
most effective conservation groups. The Executive Chapter Council Chair
Director will expand the Society’s fund-raising Chapter Council Vice Chair
programs, develop programs that advance its Chapter Council Secretary
mission, and implement the Society’s strategic plan Self-nomination petitions for these positions are
for growth and development. The Executive due October 1, 2008. The self nomination petition is
Director will work closely with the Chapter Council attached to this email and posted on the CNPS
and the Board of Directors. The Executive Director website:
operates under the direction of the Society’s Board (http://www.cnps.org/cnps/events/pdf/2008_ele
of Directors and is supervised directly by the ction_memo.pdf).
President of the Board. The Executive Director will Elections will be held in October, 2008.
develop and implement communications strategies Please contact: Leadership Development
to promote greater public awareness and Committee if you have additional questions.
understanding of the Society and its mission. Sue Britting, 530-295-8210, [email protected]
Deadline for Applications: September 30, 2008 Brian LeNeve, 831-624-8497, [email protected]
(anticipated start date January 1, 2009). Carol Witham, 916-452-5440, [email protected]
Starting Salary Range: Commensurate with
qualifications and experience. Competitive Hello Everyone
compensation package for non profit organizations I am sad to announce
of equal size. that I will be leaving
To Apply: Submit an electronic application (in MS CNPS early next year.
Word) including a cover letter expressing interest August 4th, my husband,
and summarizing your qualifications and Jeff Jorgenson, will begin
experience, along with a current resume and at least working with the
4 references, to: Executive Director Search Division of Scientific
Committee, CNPS, E-mail: [email protected]. Authority of the U.S.
For further information see our website at Fish and Wildlife Service
www.cnps.org. in Washington, DC. While the news of his
promotion has made our family very happy, the
Candidates for Leadership Positions Sought realization that I will be leaving CNPS makes me
CNPS encourages everyone who wishes to make a very sad. I enjoy working with you and have
contribution to CNPS to consider service on the grown very fond of CNPS.
CNPS State Board or Chapter Council. This I am, however, not saying goodbye yet. I have
summer, the Leadership Development Committee decided to continue to work for CNPS until January
is recruiting candidates for the State Board and for 2009, so that I will be here through the CNPS
officers of the Chapter Council for terms starting in Conservation Conference. I hope that my staying
January 2009. with CNPS until then will facilitate a smoother
Service on the CNPS State Board or the Chapter transition. I am already working with the CNPS
Council is an opportunity to put your skills to work Board of Directors to start the search for a new
in favor of conservation of California’s natural executive director and will soon advertise my
environment. The work of these positions is position. I hope you can help us spread the word.
essential to the success of CNPS’s programs – We will undoubtedly keep you informed of the
conservation, horticulture, plant science – and to progress.
the work of the CNPS chapters. Serving a In addition I would like to introduce you to three
leadership role is an intensely satisfying experience new staff. In the spring, we added two new
and a source of pride for those who have ecologists to our Vegetation Program—Kendra
participated. Sikes and Eric Petersen, PhD. Kendra is
The CNPS State Board and Chapter Council coordinating field work for the Vegetation
leadership positions are open to any member of
Milo Baker Chapter Newsletter – September 2008 Page 4
Below photo: Vine Hill Clarkia, Clarki a imbricata Court of California in Lake County. Anna is a
Program. She genealogy
earned an M.S. in enthusiast and in her spare time she researches her
Botany (Ecology ancestry. She looks forward to a long career within
emphasis) from CNPS. Anna can be reached at the main office 916-
Oregon State 447-2677, ext. 200 and by email at:
University, where [email protected].
her research Please join me in welcoming Anna, Eric, and
compared the Kendra to CNPS.
community composition effects of two fuel Sincerely yours,
treatments on chaparral in southwestern Oregon. Amanda
She also has a B.A. in Biology from Brown
University. Before joining CNPS, she worked for HUFFMAN GETS TOP FISHERIES SPOT
the National Park Service in the Santa Monica IN CA ASSEMBLY California Assemblyman Jared
Mountains, for the Missouri Botanical Garden Huffman (D-San Rafael) was appointed Chairman
coordinating their Madagascar specimens and data, of the Water, Parks, & Wildlife Committee,
and in horticulture for Yerba Buena Nursery, one of considered the top fisheries post in the California
the first nurseries to specialize in California Assembly. The Committee oversees fish and game,
natives. (Her email address is: [email protected].) parks and recreation, water resources and flood
Eric, Vegetation Data Manager and Ecologist, grew management and will benefit by having the avid
up at the edge of the Trinity Alps Wilderness in fisherman, former Marin Municipal Water District
northern California and knew at a young age that Director and Natural Resources Defense Council
he must become a biologist. He went to Humboldt lawyer, at its helm. Already Huffman has called for
State University for a B.S. and refined his interests an overhaul of the Department of Fish and Game
into the botanical and fungal fields. He went (DFG), citing the huge amount of science
northward to Oregon State University for a Ph.D. Legislators rely on from the DFG in decision
with lichens. After 5 years in the wet forests of the making. "I think it's time to refocus, if not re-
Pacific Northwest, Eric decided to dry out for a invent, the agency," said Huffman. "...DFG doesn't
while and spent 7 years exploring the vast Nevada always act like a full-fledged resource protection
outback while leading vegetation work at the agency." He also wants to see more funding
Nevada Natural Heritage Program. Now he has supplied by Legislators to the DFG, which has
returned to northern California to rehydrate and suffered with a 27% budget decrease from last year.
raise his family in a small mountain community. Huffman has placed "protecting and restoring our
Eric remains interested in lichens (well, frankly he fisheries" among his top priorities, and in addition
is obsessed with them!) and helps on the side with to revamping the Department of Fish & Game, has
the California Lichen Society. Eric’s work with called for closer looks at the collapse of the Delta
both lichens and vegetation involves community ecosystem from issues such as water exports, poor
analysis to comprehend the environmental land use planning, invasive species, and polluted
gradients that influence organisms, and turning runoff. He hopes to create and engage strategies to
that information around to predict distributions of restore the Delta while improving flood
lichens and vascular plants over the landscape. Eric management and increasing water supply
has also blended remote sensing with his work to reliability. Read more about Jared Huffman's
produce maps of vegetation over vast regions – appointment in the 10 July 2008 Marin Independent
including multiple maps of annual grass abundance Journal at www.marinij.com/sanrafael/ci_9842028
in the intermountain west, each spanning tens of <http://www.marinij.com/sanrafael/ci_9842028>.
millions of acres. (His email address is:
[email protected].)
Just last week, Anna Ostrowercha became CNPS reserve Stewardship
new Administrative Assistant. Anna has more than
7 years of experience providing administrative
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support and managing office records. She will help CUNNINGHAM MARSH –
us maintain the CNPS membership database and A GREAT YEAR!!!!!
offices files as well as provide administrative * With monetary support from Milo Baker Chapter,
support to CNPS office staff. Prior to working for physical support from the Laguna Foundaton’s Joe
CNPS, Anna worked as a clerk at the Superior Honton and lots of volunteer help, Cunningham

Milo Baker Chapter Newsletter – September 2008 Page 5

Marsh has had a very good year. Our watering space this winter or spring similar to the CNPS-
system for 4 hedgerows is completed and is Homeowner hikes in 2005. The park is located off
maintained bi-weekly by hedgerow of Fountaingrove Parkway and Rincon
volunteers Judith Rousseau/Arlene Ridge Drive (at the stoplight). Go east
Kallen, M.L. Carle and Mary on Rincon Ridge Dr. then right on Park
Rooney/Dan Noreen all the way Gardens drive and park. You can
from Sonoma. Russ Lyon has been of contact me at 304-3820 if you can’t find
great help scything the velvet grasses us. Bring loppers, gloves, pruners, and
outside the lily exclosures. Finally, saws. I’d like to thank all the volunteers
we have the exclosures basically free that have brought new activity to the
of velvet grass and other invasives preserve and really made a difference.
with great work from Betty Young, John Herrick, Hope to see you this fall.
Kate Symonds, Rainbow Francom, Russ Lyon, ºLynn Houser
Mike, Stephanie and little Elsie Lennox. I want to Above, in fruit: Diogenes’ Lantern, Calochortus amabilis
thank all those listed above and the others who
have helped this year, you know who you are. It
hapter Field Trips
has made this job so much easier. The watering will
continue until the late fall and will continue next
year on a schedule dependent upon the rains.
C
Sunday, September 7, 9:30am-1pm
Thank you all again.*
Harrison Grade Ecological Reserve
[email protected] 707-829-3808
Dept. of Fish and Game botanist, Gene Cooley will
º Marcia Johnson, Cunningham Marsh Steward host us at DFG's Harrison Grade Ecological
Reserve. The reserve is part of the Camp Meeker
Rincon Ridge Park
serpentine complex in Western Sonoma County.
Monday, September 15th The Chapter has been active in conservation issues
Starting again on Monday September 15th, we will
both on this property as well as in the neighboring
be having regular work parties at the adopted area
area. Space on the trip will be limited and it will
of Rincon Ridge Park from 10:00 – noon. A good
also be open to delegates of the Chapter Council,
turnout at work days last winter and spring have
which will be meeting in Santa Rosa that weekend.
produced some nice trails through the chaparral
RSVPs are required. Contact: 707-490-4951 or
and removed a lot of coyote brush from shading
[email protected].
out the rare shrubs. The work days will be planned
for each third Monday from 10-12, with the
Fall Hike at Salt Point State Park
following actions planned:
Saturday, October 25, 10:30 am - 3:00 pm
September 15: Continue making trails, clearing
Join Ann Howald for a relaxing October hike at the
coyote brush.
coast. We may catch a glimpse of fall color, search
October 20: Clear brush; contact City of Santa Rosa;
for a rare manzanita, find Pt. Reyes Ceanothus on
identify areas for planting.
the coastal bluffs, or even spot fringed corn lily in
November 17: Plant out Rincon Ridge Ceanothus
all its late flowering glory. Meet at the Stump Beach
plants; identify firs for removal
parking lot promptly at 10:30 am (no fee). For those
December 15: Douglas firs: thinning and limbing
coming from Santa Rosa, meet at the River Road
for Chapter Wreath-making event.
Park and Ride at 9:00 am for an unstaffed carpool.
Rincon Ridge Park’s 2 acre fenced area has been
From there, continue west on River Road/Highway
stewarded by the Milo Baker Chapter for over four
116 to Highway 1, then travel north through Jenner
years and represents a small remnant of rare
and past Fort Ross to Salt Point State Park (about 20
vegetation dominated by Rincon manzanita
miles). Go past the Gerstle Cove Campground
(Arctostaphylos stanfordiana ssp. decumbens) and
about 2 miles to the Stump Beach parking lot, on
Rincon Ridge Ceanothus (Ceanothus confusus) which
the left (west/ocean) side of Highway 1. Driving
features a diverse group of associated plants and
time from the River Road Park and Ride is about 1.5
animals. A plant list is available at our website,
hours. Bring lunch, water, hat, windbreaker,
www.cnpsmb.org and additions are welcome.
sunscreen. Wear long pants, sturdy shoes. Hike
Our chapter members also work with the
limited to 15 people. Heavy rain cancels.
Fountaingrove II Open Space Management
Contact: Beth, [email protected], or 490-4951.
Association on rare plant and fire clearing issues,
º Beth Robinson
and I’m planning to host another hike in the open
Milo Baker Chapter Newsletter – September 2008 Page 6
 maximum in this class, so please register with
Stephanie Derammelaere of Nature Tots at 707-333-
vents and Items of Interest 1331 or [email protected]
E The Carex Working Group is
Rainbow Cattle Company Presents “Give Back
Tuesday” to Benefit Russian Riverkeeper
pleased to announce the Tuesday, September 9th, 5 - 8 p.m.
publication of the Meet your Riverkeeper, enjoy some food and drink
"Field Guide to the Sedges of the & show your support for the health of the Russian
Pacific Northwest." The book is River! For info. call: 869-0206.
an illustrated guide to all 164 Rainbow Cattle Company
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varieties of Carex that occur in Guerneville, CA
Washington and Oregon. All Proceeds to benefit Riverkeeper Park!
Botanists will find it useful
throughout much of California particularly in Riverkeeper Stewardship
northern California and in the mountains Park Volunteer Days
throughout the state. It contains identification keys, What: Enjoy time on the Russian River working
descriptions, color photographs, and distribution with other volunteers to restore healthy riverbank
maps for each species, along with information habitat. No experience necessary.
about sedge ecology, habitat, and management. For more information, contact Victoria Wikle at
The field guide is available by calling 1-800-426- 865-2474 or [email protected]. See the website
3797 or it can be ordered by going to at http://www.russianriverkeeper.org or call Don
http://oregonstate.edu/dept/press/e- McEnhill at 217-4762, or e-mail him at
f/FieldGuideSedges.html and then [email protected].
clicking on "Secure online ordering form."
Sonoma Land Trust
Cotati Creek Critters Friday October 3rd, 10:00am –3:00pm
Inside/Outside Nature Education Series Little Black Mountain Volunteer Workday
Monday, September 8, 5:30 p.m. Volunteers are needed for a workday at the Little
Getting to Know the Laguna de Santa Rosa Black Mountain Nature Preserve near Cazadero in
The City of Santa Rosa is restoring wetlands in west Sonoma County, Friday Oct. 3rd, 10-3. Come
farms in the Laguna watershed downstream from clip and saw Douglas fir seedlings that are
Cotati. Denise Cadman, Natural Resource encroaching upon the grassland meadows and oak
Specialist for the City of Santa Rosa, will lead us on woodlands. Douglas fir seedlings that sprout at the
a hike in a 90-acre natural area on Alpha Farm, drip line of oak crowns can eventually shade out
which includes Roseland Creek, a beautiful stretch the oaks.
of the Laguna channel, seasonal wetlands, and an San Pablo Baylands
oak regeneration project. Dress for hiking with Invasive Plant Removal Workday
appropriate footwear, sun protection, water, etc. San Pablo Baylands, two Fridays in September: the
Carpool from Cotati. For details or to register 5th&19th from 10-2. Dittrichiagraveolens is a huge
contact Jenny at [email protected] or 792 problem in tidal restoration areas and adjacent
4422. upland habitat, where it creates dense stands that
displace native vegetation and valuable shorebird
Tuesday, September 23, 10:00 a.m. Nature Tots habitat. We need your help pulling this weed before
Cotati Creek Critters has teamed up with Nature it flowers and releases seeds. The plant comes up
Tots – Nature Discovery classes for preschoolers – easily and there are no thorns or thistles!
to help our youngest naturalists explore their own For more information or to RSVP, call (707) 544-
backyard! This class will teach two to five-year olds 5614 ext. 2 or email:[email protected]
(with parent attending) about bees and their http://www.sonomalandtrust.org
importance in pollinating our crops and wild ºShanti Wright
plants. Class will include bee stories, songs, and
crafts, as well as an easy-going walk along the NEXT MONTH: ELECTIONS FOR MILO BAKER
Laguna de Santa Rosa in Cotati to look for bees and OFFICERS AND DIRECTORS FOR 2009-2010.
YOUR PARTICIPATION IS WELCOME!
other pollinators. There will be an 8-child

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 We invite you to join CNPS
Milo Baker Chapter Officers & Board of Directors

President, Lynn Houser, 568-3230, [email protected] Name________________________________

Vice President, Liz Parsons, 833-2063, [email protected]
Secretary, Patricia Sesser, 528-9197, [email protected] Address______________________________
Treasurer, Jim Piercy, 539-3441, [email protected]
Book Sales, Wendy Smit, 431.7913, [email protected] City/Zip______________________________
Conservation Chair, OPEN: [email protected]
Cunningham Marsh, Marcia Johnson, 829-3808, [email protected] Phone________________________________
Director at Large, Betsy Livingstone, 887-8873, [email protected]
Director at Large, Dea Freid, 824-8165, [email protected] Email________________________________
Field Trip Coordinator, Beth Robinson, 490-4951, [email protected] Chapter affiliation:
Hospitality, Becky Montgomery, 573-0103, [email protected] † Milo Baker (Sonoma County)
Hospitality, Lynn Colborn, 829-9128, [email protected] † Other county ______________________
Invasive Plant Chair, ML Carle, 792-1823, [email protected] Membership category:
Legislative Chair, Katy Redmon, 762-3961, [email protected] † Student or Limited Income…….… $25
Membership/WebAdmin., Gary Hundt, 542-4972, [email protected] † Individual………………………….$45
Newsletter Editor, Katy Redmon, 762-3961, [email protected] † Family, Group or Library………….$75
Plant Sale, Liz Parsons, 833-2063, [email protected] † Plant Lover………………….……$100
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