Summer 1997 Watershed Newsletter, Cambria Land Trust

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Vol. I , No. 5 o Summer1997

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PosterContestYieldsCambria'sFirst Fire PreventionSigns"SaT)eOur Trees romFireand Disilse"Themefor StudentEntrants

you noticed there are no signs in Cambria or sur-areas hat caution people to prevent forest fires?concern over fir^es l an ali time high, GreenspaceJacque Kelly approached the loial Califoiniaof Forestry and was told that they support posting

Strawbern/CarryonPurchaseCompl"ete7l DonorsPledge$100,000o Purchase4 PristineAcresforForestPreserve

We did it! A pristine four acre parcel in Strawberry Canyonow aGreenspace orestPreserve,etired from dev6lopmeperpetuity.Thanks to the generosity of 7L donors, eight of them residoutside of Cbria, a precipart of the "Cambria" wilpreserved forture generatioAided by rtor Dori Wats

signs, but havesatisfied with the statusinitiated a Green-contest in co -with school prin-art teachers at

Grammar SchoolandSchool.aged 10 to 14 yearsiri the contest, #ni"n FirstPlace oster ntryby Nic Mossas ts theme, "Save Our TreesFrom Fire and Disease".selected a poster by 8th graders Nic(first place), Ian MacAdim, 13,(second-place)andHay,13,- (third place). Twelve other entries receivedmention. GreenspacePresidentArt Van Rhyn (alsothe CambriaYouthCenter) has replicated L6entriesthroughout Cambria.students are very environmentally aware and eager oKelly said. She noted that ihe Cambria GirdenJoslyn Center Garden Club made substantialthis project.

- s f f i ' . 1 . l i q i i i : r , m ' , : : " j . G r e g n s p a c e r sFORESTPRESERVE UPPORTERS Some of the 71 J.-,- -,, _T,-- -individuals, businessesand schoolchildren wh o KfCK nawfey

START SAVINC BEVERCONTAINE RS:Greenspachave its bins in place byAugust.

contributed unds to purchase4 acres n Strawberrv the five weCanyon hat s now a Greenspace orestPreserve.se-stor! page2 for complete ist of donors.) )e community wf u n d r a i s ieffort. Purchase of the $100,000developable parcel waccomplished with donations ranging from 920 to 915,000Greenspace donated $13,200 oward the purchaseStrawberry Canyon. In addition, a $10,000granl awardeGreenspaie on Jirne27 by theCalifomia Coa"stalConservawil l go toward reducing the mortgage balance aadministration,accordingto Hawley.

GreenspacentroducesfrnefitReqr_clinBeuerage ontainerDonationCenteri RaiseFunts for Open Space,Youth ProgramsTum your discardedCA CASH VALUE beverage on-tai

into mdney for local open space and youth progiams.By early August, Greenspacewiil install sfate of thedoriationbinsalCambria Vets Hall. Cambria Youth CenterEastVillage public restrooms.Greenspace ill useproceeds romdonated CA CASH VALUE (alsoprinted on the containers as CAREDEMPTION oT REFUNDVALUE) beverage containers topurchase open s-baceand fundCambria Youth Cehterprograrns.Important; Donate bnli glass,aluminum, plasticand steel6ev"eragecontainers t-hatshow the CA CASHVALUE insignia.Mixed (unsorted)donationsarb OK.


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ist of Donors IAtrho urchased4-AcreStrawberryCanyon ForestPreservealphnbeticalrder):MichaelB LvndaAdelsan;SucAldriilse;Allen;Osborne ttoe;Chr:is& CathieBates;Robert"gBeII; ohn Brannon; im & OIgaBucklev;Douc t l-eeambria rammar chool;ucinCaiacchioine; aruobert MargorieClark;WaltEi MaraCate; a[aHarry Farmer;Arlii & NancyGreen;Gredupace,heandTrust; ubaHalapaff;aines NanwHafus;Cugelly;im t KrisKeHuGail& Aiaars npinsiHermineies;Adrian cnz; eromc& MarvanLttiine;Bob t LalerneHarold& BarbarcManrde;Moonstoneart G:rill:edleman;obt udy Patterson; llenI leanne eters,;& WaltPicl$r; ohn Elizabethierce; araSanders; aItSterling;ames HoIIieStotter;DarrylToes; eatherrrt +PatVanNiln; BilIIBaibaiaWarren:Doiim+oan Wilson;PeteT leanetteWolfi biuce l'lood.

Honor a Loved OneWith:or "Adop t-a-Patk"u cannameaCambril park benchor an e^ntireark in honorone or friend thiough Creenspace rog.ams, Fund-and Adopt-a-Park.r a donation bf $1000,Greenspacewill install a memorialhonor of any person or personsvou desisnate.$5000,ahil name an'entirepirk or for"est reservea loved one. Available sites are lticated on Lodee Hill,f parks on Dorking and Wilton Streets, nd a fourpreserve n Strawberry Canyon. (Seemap on backfor complete ocation information.)Tor benchesor parks are'100h tax deductible.will earmark funds for park maintenanceand openacquisition.will install a permanent memorial sicn on alldetlicatedparks and b^enches.lease ontactuifor moreon our Fund-a-Bench nd Adopt-a-park programs.

Will YouVolunteer?needhelp for the following fundraisers:

9th Annual Greenspace rt Auction, Sat.,Sept.2T.o Community BenefitRecyclingProgramIf you can give your time to Greenspace,pleasec;l\ 927 49 4 for informati6n.Greenspace oardof Directors

ControversyOver FlearstResoGainsNationalAttentionUSATodau unsCouerStoru,SierrnCIubloins ToastalFightof th"e ecade"Recent ront page stories n USA Today,The San FrancChronicle,and olhel national media haveiocused on qrowpublic support to save pristine San Simeon Point Fomdeveloper'sbulldozers.USh Today ran a cover story on May 22headlined ,,Hefamily developmentplan fuehCalif. coastal war.""Coastal Fight-of the DecadeUnder Way in San Simewas the headline of the May 26 ssueof the Chronicle,s lenstory.Inboth publicationsMark Massara,CoastalDirector foSierra Club, andShir ley Bianchi,SLOPlanningCom-missioner and SanSimeon rancher,were quoted, put-ting the issue intoperspective."This is the bigone. This area s theYosemite of theCalifornia coast,"Massarasaid. "Im-possible to over-estimate its impor-tance...t 'sshapingup as the coista-ifight of the dec-ade.""We're talkingabout the last relmaining bastion of

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From left, Cyndi Butterfield;Rick Hawley, Executive Director;Jacque Kelly; Lynda Adelson,Secretary; Art Van Rhyn,President; Cathie Bates, Treasurer;

Jim Brownell and Wayne Attoe.

said Bianchi. "Aproject like this would openthe door to development alongentire coast."Local rancherBetty Fiscalini,whose family hasowned lhere for more than 150years,was quoted by USA assayingprojectwould requireeipensive mprovem6nts n roads,se#facilities and other infra'structure,iurther burdening taxpaand leading to additional growth.PleasecontactGreenspace or reprints of thesearticlesWeNeedYourOld ComputersHave an old286,386 or 486computeryou can donate to Greenspace?f so,youcan take a nice tax d-educt ion indGreenspace can earn credit toward

Machines, has generously agreed give us credit for anycomputers donated to Greenspace._ Simply drop off your old machineswithhim atthe RedwoCenter, near Burton and Main in East Village. His telephnumber/FAX is 927 1395.

You will be given a re.ceiptand mailed documentationGreenspaceo use when filing your tax retums.


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g of Decade"Underwayto PreserveSanSimeonPointStanding oomOnIyor StrategyWorkshopnProposedearstResortThere was standing room only June 30 as an overflowof nearly 350 concemed citizens - Cambrians aswell asfrom thrbughout the county and state-- took part in thet'Save the No-rth Coast Actioir Plan Workshop."An Alliance of six environmental groups spbnsored the

: '.,,,,i.,., ,,.,'wo.rkshop, hi+ focusedheavily:,t,,,',,,,',,1ff#_f,:ff?8ft,ffffs':f"iTgn6:",, :..1' pristineSanSiineon oint."'ilv,;,., In addition to Greenspace,r yew19h.00tli,,,,,, ,'i:, sponsoringgroups were:' theSeVlefs|"f0ntl1::::|, Coalition to SaveCambria and,tt::i,:1:;':ir::tan Simeon; Friends of theliiiliiil;iianchland; SierraClub, Santa:: : ;: ,,':,, :b:?:Xf"^Trli:,.;fto.ifl"t"gi1Center of San Luis Obispo County.One messageput acrossby many of the speakerswas thatnot a done"d6al." Attendees*e.e given an overview of:and community based actrionsnow underway;about the Coastal Act and the Coastal Commissionkey ssues elated to thedevelopments(i.e.Hearst'sEast/West Ranch) that threaten our communities.They were also advised that largescale developmentsmean higher taxesand assesiments o pav lor ttewwater, sew-ers,oads and fire and police fro'tection.Greenspaceson record asopposing any develbpment westHighway One in San Sime^oh. iils is trabita^t for manyo-rendang_eredpecies, ncludingthe ElephantSeafsButter-fles.You can help save this last vestige of "Old Califomia" for

generations.Your lettersdo make abig difference n howre made.

WhereoWrite:Pleasewrite stating your position "againstinappropriaten the Camhiia/Sai Simeonardathat wciila itdd toir and water pollution, and destructionoffor2ndangeredspecies" o'

PeterDouglas,Director, California CoastalCommissionFront St] Ste.300,SantaCruz, CA 95060StateSen.JackO'Connell, StateCapitol, Room 2182,CA 95814Assemblyman'Tom BordonaroJr., State Capitol, Room 3L41,CA 95814US SenatorDianeFeinstein,331Hart Office Bldg.,DC 20510US SenatorBarbaraBoxer,TT2HartOffice Bldg.,DC 20510; -mail: [email protected]"enate.ov

apps,118 ongworth Bldg.,Washington,DCFmr. White House Chief of Staff Leon Panetta,15PanettaRd,

CA 93924

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Whereto FindGreenspace ocketPark& ForestPreserveso . WiltonStreet Park (LodgeHill)**: Four wooded lotnear northwest intersectionof Burton Drive and Wiltadjacent o Highway One. Wooded lot, across romPotahantasPa-rk nil Communitv Garden. PurchaseGreenspace. wo memorial benches.I o PocahantasPark (LodeeHill): On five lots, comer oBurton Drive and Wiltoi, adiacent o Highway One.Donatedby the Allen Peters amilv. Site6f GrirenspaOrganicCommunity Garden.Ondmemorial bencli.- . Dorking StreetPark+* LodgeHill): On Dorking St- between Emersonand Sandofrn. Donatedbv NeXl anDianeGreen.Threememorial benches.- o Strawberry Canyon ForestPreserve** LodgeHill):' acreson Buiton D;ive, at Kay St. Acquirbd bV 71 donand Greenspace. ristine ori:st in excellentc

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Summer 1997 Watershed Newsletter, Cambria Land Trust