Summer 2006 Watershed Newsletter, Cambria Land Trust

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liJoin us for the 18'n Annual

,:;iGreenspace Art & Adventure Auctioni l .

i , '.ave you ever wanted to travel to the Arctic and get up close and per-

with a polar bear? How about cruising through the Panama CanalonrtB'.eosta Rica? You will get the chance to bid on these extraordi-trips and more at the l8th Annual Greenspace Art and Adventure

taking place on Saturday, Augn-rst19Lh rom 2:00 p.m. to 6:00at the vets' Hall in cambria.

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the nnnnrtrrnil\ / ln nr rrr:hase incredjbl e aftwofk thfOucrh the oenerositrzr r r r L L r v v u f a u r v D a u y

the finest artists on the Central Coast. From paintings to sculpture,to jewelry, the Greenspace Art and Adventure Auction has been the

to view and purchase exceptional artwork. And for the past few years, thehas included incredible adventures to locations throughout the world.

This year's auction is no exception! One lucky bidder will be going on aHabitat Advenlure expedition to the Arctic, exploring the tundra in a

Polar Buggy and viewing polar bears and otherwildlife accompanied by an expert naturalist. Anothersuccessful bidder will be taking a Lindblad Expedition through th e Panama Canalto Costa Rica, walking along rain forest trails (home to capuchtn and howler mon-keys, three-toed sloths, iguanas and hummingbirds), snorkeling at Panama's famedIsla Coiba, and kayaking along wildlife-rich coasthnes. A bit closer to home is astay at the Tenaya Lodge, a luxurious hotel iocated at the entrance to YosemiteNational Park and a7 ntghl/B day stay at the Hacienda del Mar in Cabo San Lucas

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A PART OF TOMORROW.' TODAYA Patron Path walkway consisting of 222 brick nameplates is

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twofoid: It wiII finance the restoration and enhancement of

Creekside Reserve and start an endornrment undA Part Of Tomorrow... lcont'd on Page 4l

GREEENSPACEPRESIDENTWAYNE ATTOE APPOINTED TO

CITIZENS FINANCE COMMITTEE( l r o o n c n a n o i q n l n n c n A l n r n n n v + + l r n r- ,- y,easeO o reporl InaI

in December of 20 05 Greenspace

President Wayne Attoe was appointedl-rr z f h a f\a ml-'ri r t'rn1-11-1-11 ni ft z Sorrli noqU y L ] ] U V O I I I U I l A U u l r u r r u r r r L y u e r v t u u r

District to be a member of the Citizens

Finance Committee formed to study

the feasibility of buildout reductron in

Cambna. President Attoe has been

meeling weekly with the Committee,

the CCSD staff and outside consultants

to work on this program. If accepted

by the CCSD Board of Directors, theBuildout Reduction Program willher:nme nert nf tho CCSD'sWater

Master Plan.T h o n r r rn n q o n f t h o n rn n ra m iq l n

maintain Cambria's quahty of life, pro-

[ect Cambria's forest and open space,^ n n o a r \ r ^ r ^ 7 - f ^ r l i m i t f h o n r n r n r f h - i n j r r c -U U ] ] D U I V U V V O L U l , l l l l h u u r r v V r v v v L r r r r r u u u

ing impact of a desalination project andGreenspace President Wayne Attoe... lcont'd on Page 4]



YOU CAN'T PUSH THE RIVERby Victoria Krassensky

I have been a board member of

Greenspace for a little over a year. It

has been one of the most exciting and

interesting times of my life here in

Cambria. Exciting because I am allowedto participate in projects that directly

affect the life and health of our beloved Cambria

Forest. Interesting because I learn weekly how to pro-

tect and serve our beautiful natural coastline.

One of the projects that Greenspace completed this

past February literally changed my mind about how

much one group, one community could accomplish.

The Fiscalini Bank Stabilization project proved to me

that you can indeed"Push

The River." Rick Hawley the

Executive Director of Greenspace headed the project

that stabilized, reconstructed, re-vegetated and

improved the habitat of the Santa Rosa Creek. The

team re-directed the 350 foot channel saving valuable

agricultural land, stabilized the eroding bank, reducing

the flow of sedrment into our Santa Rosa Creek and

created a refuge and excellent food source for the

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Steelhead Trout. The a rea was then replanted wi

the original WiIIow that graced the creek site bef

i realize now that as a Greenspace member I

not have known all the valuable studies and proj

that were being actualized by my member donatro

Many of the Directors are involved in and ded

cating their time for the communities of the Cent

Coast. The recent Marine Life Protection Act is

another example of Greenspace concern for our

California Coast line. Mary Webb, Vice-President

the Board of Directors of Greenspace participated

the discussions and planning of new fish sanctua

ies and ordinances concerning the over fishing o

our oceans.

I would suggest to any of our members to cal

Rick Hawley and ask for a short tour of the Santa

Rosa Creek Stabilization Project, or find the time

contact director Noel Schmidt who lends his vast

knowledge and education to the Greenhouse and

Seed Collectron Project to eradicating Pitch Cank

currently affecting our Monterey Pine Forest.

l-"Many of the Directors are 1

I nvvor,vED IN and DEDICATING II ttreir time for the communities IL of the Central Goast". J

Reading about these and other projects on ou

website www greenspacec ambria. org is c ertainl

one way to famiiiarize yourself about what your

membership interest and donations are doing, an

yet there is no substitution for actually seeing an

experiencing the effects first hand.

Ultimately, Greenspace has given me the opp

tunity to see that with direction and planning tha

weabsolutely can

"Push

The Rrver" and be apar

solving the problems that we see in our environm

and to be a forceful positive element in the world

THANKYOU!Greenspace would like to thank Craig Loud

and the staff at Loud Design for their invaluable

assistance in the creation of the Watershed.

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MORE SPACEFOR GREENSPACEIWE'VE E.X-P.A.N.D.E.D!

In the 18 years since it began, Greenspace has been continually growing. Until now, however, roomin the Greenspace office hasn't been ahle to keen rrn \A/o21spleased to announce that on July 1stGreenspace moved into a new, expanded office space at 800 Hillcrest Drive, just above the West Village.And the best news is that the cost of the new office is being covered by individual Greenspace Boardmembers and staff and through the generosity of Steve and Cathy Brody, owners of the office com'olex,with no cost to the members of Greenspace.

The larger space will enableGreenspace to

provrdeits members and the community with better andmore efficient services. Whereas before there was little space for volunteers to work, now Greenspace

volunteers wiII be able to help with large mailings and other projects right in the Greenspace office. AIInf (lroonqnano'c anllipment, publications, files, and other property can be kept under one roof. AndGreenspace workshops, fundraisers, newsletters, land management, guest speakers, and other actlvitiescan be planned and carried out in one place.

Greenspace is very excited about its future in this new location and would like to thank the Boardmembers, the staff and the Brodys for making this move possible.

ARCHAEOLOGICAT DIG

In the spring of this year,Greenwood andspent a week on the Creekside Reserve

an archaeoiogical dig. One component of theto uncover the original well that had been

used by the occupants of the property.

also excavated areas of the property thatmost likely to unearth artifacts from previous

After the excavation, Greenwood andprovided Greenspace with a detailed

of their findings, which can be viewed atthe Greens'oaceoffice.

FISH AND GAME GRANTS HELPSANTA ROSA CREEK FLOW

Few people know that under the bridge that spanSanta Rosa Creek on Burton Drive there was a concreapron from the old bridge that used to cross the cree\Mhen the current bridge was built, the old concreteapron that was part of the old bridge was not removeThis concrete apron is now a low-flow barrier to aduland juvenile steelhead trout in Santa Rosa Creek.

Greenspace was awarded a grant from theCalifornia Department of Fish and Game and thePacific States Marine Fisheries Commission to removthis fish barrier in order to allow passage for the

creek's steelhead population. Greenspace partnered.with the California Conservation Corps for this grant.

Initially, the concrete apron barrier was jack ham-mered with two pneumatic air-compressed jack ham-mers and one gas driven hammer, breaking the con-crete into pieces that were then loaded into five-gallonbuckets. Each bucket was hand-carried out of thecreek and deposited in a huge pile on the GreenspaceCreekside Reserve. Most of this work was done by thmembers of the California Conservation Corps. Theconcrete was then mechanicaliy loaded into dumptrucks and recycled into road base. There is about on

week's work remaining on this project which is scheduled for September. The result will be a free-flowingcreek that lets fish and other aquatic species movefreely up and dornrn his reach of Santa Rosa Creek.

Additionally, through another grant funded by theDepartment of Fish and Game, Greenspace has com-pleted the first major restoration project on Santa RosCreek. Dozens of people and companies were involvewith the success of this project, including theCalifornia Coastal Conservancy, the National OceanicAtmospheric Administration, the San Luis Obispo

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Department of Building and Planning, the California

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ing beautiful artwork and exciting adventures. You will besupporting an organization that has acquired, managed and

prolected open space in Cambria for over 1"8 ears, has beenin the forefront of efforts to address threats to Cambria'snr t i r ro l \ , {nn toror r n ina fnvao l - ann l hac .nnLon nr r f nn Lor t lnco ll ldL tvu lvru t ILUIUy ]J l l lu ru lUJU, o l lu ] ] cD DIJvAvr r vuL vf f AUy fvva l

environmental issues.Please oin us on Saturday, August 19,2006 at the

Cambria Veterans' Memorial Building between the hoursof 2 p.m. and 6 p.m. for a wonderful afternoon of excellentartwork, remarkable adventures and dehcious hors d'oeuwesdonated by Cambria's premium restaurants. Tickets are $Bin advance (callthe office ar927-2866)or $1 0 at the door.

JOTN TIS!Greenspace President Wayne Attoe... [Cont'd rom Page 1]

preserve a balance between potential growlh and the^..^+^;-^r ^-.^;r^r^;r;tvof oublic services. This will beUJ L A t t L UU AVOf f ,Ou l l l -

achreved through the purchase and retirement of some

of Cambria's buildable lots. The Committee presented

the program to the community at a Town Hall meeting

on May 16th. Atl those who participated in creating

the program were at the Town Hali meeting to answerquestions, including President Attoe and other

Committee members, CCSD staff and a representative

of the consultants. A PowerPoint presentation

explained the details of the program and demonstrat-ed how the program intended to fulfiil its purpose.

On June 22ndthre CCSD Board accepted the program

from the Advisory Committee. For more information

on the Buiidout Reduction Program, please visit the

CCSD'swebsrte.

While the Board of Directors of Greenspace has not\7 ^ + +a l . ^ h a n n f f i n ia l n n c j f i n n n n f h o p 1 6 n n c n 1yU L L d t \U l I C l l I UL I U lc l i y v o rL rv r r v r r L r rv p rU IJ UDd I , VVU d IU

proud that President Attoe has played such an integralr n l o i n t h o d o r z o l n n m o n f n f e n r n n r : m d o q i n n o d t n n r o -

v v r v y r r r v r r u

serve and protect Cambria's forest and open space.

At the same time, Greenspacehas been making

formal comments at CCSD public meetings and at theJune 22nd Planning Commission hearing on the

Mitigated Negative Declaration for a coastal develop-

ment permit to allow a data collection project for the

desalination facility that is tied to the Buildout

Reduction Program. The data collection wells would

be located at the San Simeon Creek beach area across

Highway One from the San Simeon State Parks

Campground. At the Planning Commission hearing,

Greenspace Executive Director Richard Hawley,

Conner Everts, Executive Director of the Southern

California Watershed Alliance. and re'oresentatives

Be A Part Of Tomorrow... lCont'd from Page 1l

that will support the continued upkeep of the

Creekside Reserve.

Each brick can be inscribed according to thecontributors' specifications: for example, in

honor of someone, in memory of a loved one, af a m i l r z n . r m 6 n r c l - r r - i - o n n A , / n r l n n nro . t t l t r y l tq - r t tu u r d u u J t t tu DD t td l t l u d l l u / u r l u v v .

Contact the Greenspace office at 927-2866 for

additional information and to receive an order

form to purchase a brick and be represented on

the Patron Path. Your participation wili be an

important part of maintaining the unique quality

of Iife in Cambria that Greenspace is dedicatedt n m a i n f a i n i n n T - \ n n ' t h n c i + n t n r F h ^ T ^

a r o n n l r zLU l l l o . l l l L O . l l l l l l g . UL J I r L l lUD lL d L t ' . I l lU Iu u rv v r r ry

222 brtck nameplates avail able.

Do you want to"solidlfy" your relationship with a

special group of people? In years to come, would

you like the community to know that you were

together? A great way to do that would be to share

a brick on the Patron Path in the Greenspacef - r o o k c i d o R a c o r r z o F - v n r n o n t h n r l n r i i n n t i a n i h r T \ / ^ t l! ^ p ] u - - L i f Y u E u f L o L f u f r L f f o L y v u

and your family have for each other by purchasing ah r i . l " + ^ d a +h o r I f ru n r r h o ln n a tn r l rn n lz n l r rh r rz- ' * - ' * ro9d

class, an art club or another kind of specialgroup,

demonstrate your commitment to each other by

sharing a Patron Path brick. Purchase a brick with

two or three of your friends to honor your friendship

and. at the same time. contribute to this beautiful

open space. Or pitch in with your co-workers to

buy a brick on the Patron Path. Please consider one

of these options, or think of an option of your own,

so that you can be a part of the Patron Path. CalI

the Greenspace office today for more information.

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the Sierra Club stressed that they had many concernsproposed data collection wells, including the issue of

access, the prohibited piecemealing of a larger project

smaller components and the effects that sound blasts (the

collection method used in these wells) might have on

orgarusms.

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and local rancher Larry Fiscalini.

The purpose of the project was to stabilize the creek bankerosion of prime agriculture soils that were

the lower reach of Santa Rosa Creek and

at the creek's mouth. These soils were fouling the

beds and the aquifer with fine sediments and restrict-

of the lower basin. This was affecting

water quality and quantity and was degrading the habitat

steelhead trout and other fish, reptiles and

completed project resulted in the realign-

the creek and the building of a new flood terrace

creek channel, The site was planted with

of native plants which will repopulate the site withplants that wiII shade the new creek channel.

HOI.D STIttTHIS WON'T HURT A BIT!

Greenspace Director Noel Schmidt has been tendingpine seedlings in the Greenspace green-

ever since they were only seeds. He has plantedand watered them and made sure they had enough- and then Director Schmidt inoculated them with

canker!In Greenspace's continuing effort to provide Monterey

that show resistance to pitch canker, the next groupseedlings was recently inoculated with

circinatum, the fungus that is known to causecanker. Since their inoculation, the seedlings havewatched and

to thebeing

waySchmidt

know which

parents, areto the

isorna-

plantings it isrecommendedprotocol o plant only resistantthe Cambriapine forest. Recentstudies ell us

Monterey pines will not succumb to pitchbut, in fact, recover rom infectionsover ime.

Piqtured ln pboto:

Arla Stevens, Noel Schmidt. Jim Bronrnell and Ken Dunn

PROJECT IN $LOCOUNTY PROPOSED

Greenspace has submitted a proposal

to the California Department of Fish and

Game for funding to undertake the high-

est ranking barrier removal project in San

Luis Obispo County. This project would

occur at the point where Ferasci Road

crosses Santa Rosa Creek (near CoastUnion High School), where traffic must

travel over a concrete crossing barrier

that was built in the early 1960's. The

crossing was built without any apparent

regard to fish migration and did not have

fish ladders when it was built. Fish lad-

ders were added at a later date but are

not adequate to accommodate fish pas-

sage throughout the year. Currently,

Santa Rosa Creek routinely over-tops the

crossing, Ieaving debris and silt on the

crossing road surface. The debris clogspassage in the fish ladder, which is rou-

tinely a barrier to adult steelhead and

which is a total barrier to juvenile steel-

head. The proposed project wrll replace

the fish barrier at Ferasci Road with a

clear span bridge that will allow the pas-

sage of cars on the road and the passage

of steelhead in the creek.

We will continue to keep the com-

munity informed of our progress with

this grant proposal.



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GREENSPACE PROVIDESTRAINING

As lot clearing seasonnears ts end,

report published by the National Sci

Foundation n May 2006, esd$rcherSfiecosystems containing many diffelet$species are better able to withstand

periods of time.Greenspace s proud to have provided a unique ty of a plantworkshop for the professionals who are*hired diversity

remove combustible of

undeveloped lots in our c

owners who choose to do

Greenspac received fun4lng,Releaf to produce a bilin@ai"FireProtection for Forest Dwellers" andbilingnial workshops whi

about methods that canplants and trees that are

while, at the same time,essarv combustible fuel

It is important that

consider the native Dlant commpresent on the undeveloped lots

cleared each season. Native'olant

important part of the Cambria Mest and provide food and shelterTo Iots

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y demonstrated that stabili-through time increases as the. Unfortunately, biodiver-

decreased as qlobal

Special care should be

and Monterey pine

for the perpetuation of

soecies rom destructronstep toward maintaining a

Cambria forest.

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tory of the forest.

owners in the commu-who have

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Documents

Summer 2006 Watershed Newsletter, Cambria Land Trust