Sutter Buttes Regional Land Trust

GREETINGS TO ALL, I am pleased to announce that Sutter Buttes As the incoming president of the Sutter Buttes Regional Land Trust has been awarded a 5-year Regional Land Trust Board of Directors, I want to accreditation by the Land Trust Alliance. This task take this opportunity to thank all the members who has taken many hours of research and writing have recently renewed their memberships to the land operational policy on the part of the staff and trust. Without your monetary involvement through board to conform to the Alliance’s requirements membership and regular donations we would not for land trusts to be accredited. Accreditation is a be able to continue the important work of helping distinction that we are proud of as we join the 350 to preserve our beautiful landscapes, agricultural or so land trusts nationwide who have committed lands, and natural resources for present and future to the professional excellence that accreditation generations. The monies garnered from donations represents. and memberships go a long way toward keeping our doors open to continue that work, and I thank each ANNUAL MONITORING and every one of you for it. Springtime will be here before we know it and thus begins our annual monitoring of properties that we

PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE hold easements on and those that we hold the title LAND TRUST ACCREDITATION to such as the West Butte Schoolhouse and North Butte in the Sutter Buttes. Depending on the terrain and the type of habitat encountered, we can spend from a 2018 SUTTER BUTTES CALENDAR couple of hours to most of the day at each of the properties. Every year we receive hundreds of photos from extremely This process takes place over the next few months, typically talented photographers from March to June. in the Northern California area, and For the last couple of years I have been involved as a it is this high caliber volunteer on these sometimes expedition-like visits to some of artistic photos that of the properties in our trust. Along with our land manager have helped make we go to a property with a set of pre-established GPS this annual calendar points to observe the current conditions along with extensive fundraiser a huge photo documentation at each one of the points. Each of the success. Proceeds properties is different in terms of the terrain involved and/or from the sales of this January 2019 the conditions encountered. calendar help to fund

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© condition of the mountainous terrain to see if the recent Cover Art by Lance Moores future generations. All proceeds benefit the Sutter Buttes Regional Land Trust, a 501c(3) nonprofit organization. wintertime storms had any effect or damage to the slopes. We did see a number of small landslides that will have to be We are pleased to announce that the 2018 The Sutter monitored for future damage. Buttes calendar is now available for purchase! You can purchase them from our website at EIR’s are comprehensive documents that catalog details www.sutterbutteslandtrust.org or from the many retail outlets of a proposed project in relationship to the surrounding in the Yuba City, Marysville, Sacramento, Chico, and Colusa landscape, sensitive flora and fauna, soil types, flood plains, areas. Pick one up today before they are gone! They make and impacts to the community. We all benefit from the great holiday gifts. opportunity to review such a document.

As a California State incorporated 501 (c) (3), the Sutter Buttes Regional Land Trust is constrained from promoting or obstructing political parties, projects, or entities. But, we do provide a service to the community by identifying and protecting natural, cultural, historic, scenic, or agricultural areas that enhance the quality of our farming heritage. We can assist those landowners who wish to protect their family history and lands from being developed in perpetuity.

We invite public dialog and will reach out to those families who wish to protect their family heritage. Joe Reusser, President of the Board WEST BUTTE SCHOOLHOUSE REHABILITATION PROJECT Built in 1909, the West Butte Schoolhouse is one of the last remaining structures of the once vibrant community of West Butte and the only remaining one-room schoolhouse in Sutter County.

When Sutter County donated the schoolhouse to SBRLT in 2005, we knew the historic background and iconic setting of this schoolhouse needed to be preserved.

On April 19, 2016, the schoolhouse was officially listed on the National Register of Historic Places and is now included in a list of our nation’s cultural resources worthy of A BIG preservation. It is now up to us as a community to restore this property so future generations can enjoy a piece of local THANK history. YOU Make a Contribution: Our current fundraising goal is to raise $20,000 in to Boy Scout Troop 389, Jeff the next year to cover the next steps in Wilson, and Barry and Donna the rehabilitation process, which include McMaster for their participation preparation of a Historic Building Report, in our regularly scheduled monthly clean-up efforts on Treatment Plan, and cost estimate. SBRLT’s historic West Butte Schoolhouse site. These volunteers worked tirelessly to tackle weeds and remove old Donate Materials, Supplies, or fence debris, making quite the dent in only 2 hours! Check Equipment: We need wheelbarrows, hedge out the before and after photo showing their effort. SBRLT clippers, rakes, shovels, work gloves – you relies on the involvement of dedicated volunteers like you to name it! accomplish our land conservation tasks.

Volunteers: Find us on VolunteerMatch. Special thank you to org and Like us on Facebook for upcoming our sponsor, PG&E cleanup dates! Looks great on college Better Together Giving applications too. Program, which awarded SBRLT with a Fundraising or Grant Writing: Put your small grant earlier this writing and people skills to good use! year to help address management needs *The Sutter Buttes Regional Land Trust at the West Butte is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization. All Schoolhouse. donations are tax deductible. December 16th –West ButteSchoolhouse CleanupDay 9–11am December 12th–BoardMeeting at6:30pm November 28th–GivingTuesday November 18th–West ButteSchoolhouse CleanupDay 9–11am November 14th–BoardMeetingat6:30pm EVENTS OF CALENDAR UPCOMING sosaveand support, thedateandjoinus. Butte HouseRoadinYuba City. Ourgrowing landtrustneeds your interest The CommunityMemorialMuseumofSutterCountyislocatedat1333 thework ofournonprofitorganization. members insupporting Easementis?Learn abouttheroles of ourboard,staffand Conservation land trustandhow you canbeinvolved. Would you liketolearnwhata of SutterCountyat6:30pm,they areagreatway tolearn more aboutthe the secondTuesday ofthemonthatCommunityMemorialMuseum We extendtoyou aninvitation toattendourpublicboardmeetings.Held You areinvited… [email protected] or530-755-3568. Credit Cardsacceptedonourwebsite. Oryou cancontact usat $5,000 Corporate $2,500 Benefactor $1,000 Patron $500 Conservator $250 Sponsor $100 Associate $50 Friend Donor $25 LEVEL heritage. Today.Join &Support Together we canprotectthelandthatdefinesour canalsobegiven asgifts. certificates provide guidedhiketoursmostweekends fromOctoberthroughMay. Gift forMiddle MountainInterpretive Hikeswho with discountsandgiftcertificates Do you wanttohiketheSutterButtes?Many ofourmembershiplevels come with morecurrentlyinnegotiations. for4easementsand2in-feeproperties, managing andmonitoringservices SBRLT directsupport, region. BecauseofYOUR hasbeenabletoprovide Regional LandTrust wouldn’t beabletocontinuemakeadifferenceinour If itweren’t forthegenerousdonationsfromourmembers,SutterButtes Why ismembershipsoimportant?

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Register online atwww.middlemountainhikes.org FALL 2017 HIKE SCHEDULE ** The costofthisoutingis$60. * The costofthisoutingis$45. Buttes Transect Low—Bragg ** Buttes Transect High—Bragg** Sat Feb3 West Ridge Hike—ShaefferRanch Ridge Trek—Brockman Canyon Sun Jan21 Ridge Ascent—Bragg Canyon* Sat Jan20 Ridge Trek—Dean Place Sun Jan14 Butte* Summit Ascent—Dean/N. Sat Jan1 Ridge Trek—Dean Place Ridge Ascent—Bragg Canyon* Sat Dec16 Ranch Exploration—Shaeffer Geo-Bio Blitz—DeanPlace Sun Dec10 Butte* Summit Ascent—Dean/N. Sat Dec9 Brockman Challenge—Brockman Birds intheButtes—DeanPlace Sun Dec3 Buttes Transect Low—Bragg ** Buttes Transect High—Bragg** Sat Dec2 Nature Study—ShaefferRanch Sat Nov 25 Butte* Summit Ascent—Dean/N. Nature Study—BrockmanCanyon Sun Nov 19 Canyon Trek—Bragg Canyon* In aSacredManner—DeanPlace East RidgeHike—ShaefferRanch Sat Nov 18 Geology—Dean Place Photographers’ Outing—DeanPlace Sun Nov 12 Nature StudyStroll—Dean Canyon Trek—Bragg Canyon* Sat Nov 11 Full MoonStroll—DeanPlace Maidu LifestyleExperience—Dean Sat Nov 4 INVOCATION By Mike Hubbartt, SBRLT Vice President Protecting Farmlands

Over a century ago, Peter Gardemeyer filed a plat plan for from this development resist this incursion and invasion to Sutter City at the base of the Sutter Buttes to subdivide and their rural lifestyle. I know that I would. build a city that would be as large as Yuba City! Filed on December 14, 1887, the plan specified thoroughfares 100 County planners and supervisors have reviewed the proposal feet wide with 39 blocks of 50 lots, 25 feet by 125 feet, and and feel that such improvements will benefit the county as one block set aside for “public improvements.” a whole and so a majority of them voted for it. County staff contracted AECOM to assemble a thorough environment Gardemeyer promised that this enterprise would become the impact report with proposed mitigations reinforcing the county seat! While its proposed commercial and business viability of such a proposal. development never materialized, the town site has endured and has become a peaceful bedroom community just a ten EIR’s are comprehensive documents that catalog details minute drive away from the congestion of Yuba City. of a proposed project in relationship to the surrounding landscape, sensitive flora and fauna, soil types, flood plains, Such real estate development is part of the heritage of and impacts to the community. We all benefit from the California since John Sutter built his fort in the 1840’s which opportunity to review such a document. led to the construction of Sutterville and then Sacramento. It prevails yet today, but our attitudes have changed over the As a California State incorporated 501 (c) (3), the Sutter years. Most of us today accept the cities and towns around Buttes Regional Land Trust is constrained from promoting us that we grew up with. A couple of generations ago we or obstructing political parties, projects, or entities. But we welcomed all such development as financial opportunity. But do provide a service to the community by identifying and today many of us feel that our counties’ farm lands and their protecting natural, cultural, historic, scenic, or agricultural pleasant pastoral beauty are now becoming overbuilt. So areas that enhance the quality of our farming heritage. We we draw line in the sand and say no more! “Not in my back can assist those landowners who wish to protect their family yard!” history and lands from being developed in perpetuity.

Even a cursory view of the towns around us reveals those We invite public dialog and will reach out to those families sites which sort of sprawled out on their own, and which who wish to protect their family heritage. ones were carefully planned and engineered. Property values are higher in those sites which were designed. Please consider joining as a member to help us continue our mission of protecting the Sutter Buttes and surrounding Yuba County is in the midst of turmoil today as a developer regions for present and future generations. Contact us today proposes turning rural farmland into an attractive planned at 530-755-3568. community. Locals who won’t experience a direct benefit SUTTER BUTTES IN MEMORY REGIONAL LAND OF TRUST Bob Matchett Mardell Matchett Larry Matchett Anne Adams OUR MISSION John Micheli The Sutter Buttes Regional Land Trust works to protect the land and natural resources of Rod Geddes the Sutter Buttes and surrounding region for present and future generations. Jill Couts Patsy Ford BOARD OF DIRECTORS ADVISORS Ken Gaal Joe Reusser, President, Director Brian Hausback, Geology Advisor Edna Gertrude Moore Mike Hubbartt, Vice President, Director Pete Sands, Naturalist Carroll E. Cox Jr. Cindy Lynn Cain Babs Cotter, Secretary, Director Gene Trapp, Biological Advisor Kate McKillop Julie Stark, Director Stan Wright, Biological Advisor Bill Thomas Rick Geddes, Director David Wyatt, Biological Advisor Marilyn Hess Carolyn Brown, Director Margit Sands, Landowner Bill BeeBee Spencer Morrison, Treasurer/Officer Robert Jenkins CONTACT US Irving Dow SUPPORT You can reach us by: Sam Kamilos Alyssa Lindman, Interim Executive Director/ Telephone: 530-755-3568 Donald Fillmore Lands Manager Website: www.SutterButtesLandTrust.org Francis Laney Kim Mansfield, Administrator/Bookkeeper Mail: PO Box 3359, Yuba City, CA 95992 Wanda Patton EMail: [email protected] Esther Limper Alexander Nicoletti Gayle Morrison G. Dave Teja COMMUNITY MEMORIAL MUSEUM OF SUTTER COUNTY Albert & Alma McFadden The museum has been a huge supporter of the Sutter Buttes Regional Land Trust for many Jack Maxwell years. Their mission is to share local stories to strengthen community bonds, to inspire Annette Collins celebration of our diverse cultural heritage, and to demonstrate how understanding the past Richard Havel prepares us for the future. Admission to the museum is free. Carol Whittaker OPEN HOURS: ADDRESS: Herbert Zelinsky Tuesday through Friday 9am to 5pm 1333 Butte House Road Saturday and Sunday 12pm to 4 pm Yuba City, CA 95993 Phone Number: (530) 822-7141 IN HONOR UPCOMING EXHIBITS AND EVENTS September 9th to November 12th OF The History of Hunting in Yuba-Sutter – Fifth Annual Art Exhibit Dave Prall Mike Hubbartt November 10th – 26th Leslie Poland Jim Spilman Portraits of Veterans, in partnership with Yuba-Sutter Arts Pam DeGrossa December 2nd Trees & Traditions Gala Fundraiser – Tickets on sale now at the museum If you would like to make a donation in honor or memory of someone, please contact us today at Find us on Facebook at [email protected] www.facebook.com/SutterButtesLandTrust or 530-755-3568.