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Birds in Decline P. 9 Volume 48, Number 3, 2009 www.ventana.sierraclub.org Birds in Decline p. 9 JUN, JUL AUG OUTINGS The Brown Pelican is federally listed as endangered. Brown Pelicans rebounded after the pesticide DDT was banned in the United States. Ventana staff photo staff Ventana Explore, enloy, and protect the planet hile it is the intent of Th e Ventana to print articles that refl ect the position of C HAPTER C HAIR the Ventana Chapter, ideas expressed Win Th e Ventana are those of the authors and do General Plan Update does Th is policy simply requires “development grasslands, and coast live oak and blue oak not necessarily refl ect the position of the Sierra of a detailed GHG inventory and adoption woodlands. Th e cumulative impacts on the Club. Articles, graphics, and photographs are not adequately address copyrighted by the authors and artists and may of a GHG reduction plan” yet contains no biological disruption and destruction of be reprinted only with their permission. greenhouse gas emissions provisions for establishing County GHG these valuable habitats and the special spe- DEADLINES FOR SUBMISSIONS fter nearly a decade of attempting to reduction goals or for developing measures cies they support have not been adequately to adhere to those goals. addressed or analyzed. All materials for publication must be received by update the General Plan for Mon- the deadlines listed below. No exceptions. terey County, the Planning Com- Th e passage of AB 32 (California Global Additional information for all of these Amission has agreed to hold a series of work- Warming Solutions Act of 2006) provides environmental issues should be developed SUBMISSIONS FORMAT shops during its regular sessions to discuss for a statewide GHG emissions cap for and added to the DEIR. Th e DEIR should Please limit articles to 800 words; letters to 300. 2020. Every county must contribute to- then be recirculated for public review and All submissions may be edited for clarity and the environmental impacts in the DEIR length. Email to [email protected]. Mail hard (Draft Environmental Impact Report) for wards these state-mandated objectives, and comment. Please consider attending the copy to editor, address below. the current version, GPU 5. Th e next three GPU 5 does not refl ect this requirement. Planning Commission workshops and par- PHOTOS workshops are currently scheduled for June Another weakness of the current update ticipating in this important process so criti- 10, June 24, and July 8. Please check the is its lack of adequate protection for various cal to the future of Monterey County. Photos submitted to Th e Ventana must meet the at-risk habitats in Monterey County. Such —Rita Dalessio following requirements: No laser copies or inkjet chapter website (www.ventana.sierraclub. outputs. Electronic photos should be no smaller org) for fi nal dates, times, and venue. habitats include riparian areas, steep slopes, than 1200 x 1100 pixels or 300 dpi. Cover photos Th e topics proposed for review are green- must be 3000 x 2000 pixels. Film photos, slides, house gases (GHG), biological resources, or negatives are fi ne. Please call the editor if you and post 2030 growth impact policies. have any questions. Chapter members have already contact- F ROM THE E DITOR WHERE TO SEND SUBMISSIONS ed the County with concerns regarding Send submissions to Debbie Bulger, Editor, 1603 GPU 5 and the DEIR. We believe that the Fit for a queen stick on his lathe so it fi t tightly into the King Street, Santa Cruz, CA 95060, dfbulger@ Plan does not adequately address climate top. We fi nished it off with a disk-shaped cruzio.com. ecently I had to make a queen cos- change, a Sierra Club priority, and even piece of metal Richard had in his metal tume for an event. Here’s what I CHANGE OF ADDRESS lacks a section on greenhouse gases. Th ere junk collection and spray painted it gold. did. Do not call editor! Send address changes to: is only a single provision in the Plan that Th e crown was fashioned from a piece of RFirst I went to the fabric store and looked [email protected] or use the mail-in addresses climate change (Section 4, Policy cardboard also sprayed gold and adorned at patterns. Boy, were they expensive. Four- coupon in each issue. OS-10-11), and that section is insuffi cient. with brass grommets, leftover “jewels” from teen dollars for some! Also the patterns were POSTAL NOTICE the prom dress, and old buttons glued in way more elaborate than I needed. While Th e Ventana (015057) is published 6 times a place. year, (Feb., Apr., Jun., Aug., Oct., Dec.) paid by there, I looked at fabrics. Th e fancy ones, subscription included in membership fee, by Th e suitable for royalty, weren’t cheap. Even the Ventana Chapter of the Sierra Club, 1001 Center remnants were costly. Street, Santa Cruz, CA 95060. Periodical postage So I went to Goodwill, bought an old paid Santa Cruz, CA and at additional mailing prom dress for under $4; an adorable, fuzzy, offi ces. Postmaster: Send address changes to Sierra Club, stuff ed rabbit for $1, a metal candlestick for Th e Ventana, P.O. Box 604, Santa Cruz, CA $2.50, some artifi cial fl owers for another 95061-0604. $2.50, and a straw visor for another dollar Editors: or two. Altogether, the total came to a little Debbie Bulger, [email protected], more than $11. Virginia Draper, assistant editor When I got home, I cut off the skirt of Production: Debbie Bulger, Vivian Larkins, Dale Nutley the dress, made a vertical cut in the front Writers: to turn it into a cape, and used part of the Rita Dalessio, Debbie Bulger, Holly Bressett, bodice to make a pocket for a drawstring. Jodi Frediani, Vicki Lee Th e next part was hard. I took the cute, Photographers: fuzzy bunny rabbit (may the god of stuff ed Erica Crawford, Debbie Bulger, Judy Frosch, Nancy Huguenard, animals forgive me) and skinned the little Ventana staff fella. After removing and saving the stuff - Proofreaders: ing for other projects (very nice polyester), Jeff Alford, Eloise Graham, I cut the pelt into strips which I sewed on Debbie Bulger Debbie Robin Drury, Virginia Draper the bottom edge of cape. Distribution: Julie Wildera models the regal attire. Keith Wood, Esperanza Hernandez, I then covered the visor with the re- Beth Lilienthal, Debbie Bulger, Julie Hitchcock mainder of the dress material to fashion a Advertising Sales: stand-up ruff such as Queen Elizabeth I I was quite pleased with myself. Th e cos- Debbie Bulger might have worn. When I tried this ruff tume was done, I had saved money, and Carpentry & Software: on with the cape, however, they interfered best of all, I had creatively reused all sorts Anonymous of items. And reuse, as you will recall is one Chapter website: with each other, so I ended up taking off http://ventana.sierraclub.org the fabric and re-donating the visor back to of the three Rs: Reduce, Reuse, Recycle. Goodwill. Some ideas just don’t work out. I discovered thrift stores are a wonderful Th e candlestick became a scepter after source of fabrics and raw materials if you I unscrewed the base and my husband re- plan to make something. Th ere are all kinds 2009 duced the diameter of a piece of old broom- of things just waiting to be reused or con- Ventana Publication Schedule verted into clothing and accoutrements fi t Issue Deadline Mailing Date for a queen. #4 Jul. 20 Aug. 5 —Debbie Bulger #5 Sep. 21 Oct. 7 Please #6 Nov. 30 Dec. 16 Patronize our advertisers Articles received after deadline Tell them you saw their ad in may not be published. The Ventana 2 Th e Sierra Club 1 Ventana Chapter, Volume 48, Number 3, 2009 Printed on recycled paper L ETTERS Ventana Wilderness recovering TheVentana welcomes letters Send to: LETTERS TO THE EDITOR The Ventana, 1603 King Street, after fires Santa Cruz, CA 95060 email: [email protected] n Sunday, June 8, 2008 an illegal With two notable exceptions, the Dis- branches and standing snags are particular- Please include a phone number campfire escaped control in the trict was at long last re-opened on May 1, ly dangerous in high winds). Some routes with your letter. Anonymous letters are not Monterey Ranger District of Los 2009. Escondido Campground on Arroyo may be extremely difficult to follow due to accepted. Letters may be edited for length. OPadres National Forest, initiating the In- Seco-Indians Road will remain closed un- landslides and heavy regrowth. The rem- East Molera green again dians Wildland Fire. Less than two weeks til agency personnel complete repairs on nants of fire suppression efforts, such as East Molera is green again! On a hike last later, a powerful electrical storm made damaged facilities. The lower Pine Ridge bulldozed firebreaks and slash piles may of- fall it was black and ugly, burnt bush stubs landfall on the Big Sur coast, igniting a se- Trail (including Ventana, Terrace Creek, ten obscure ridge-top trails. Familiar areas sticking out from a uniform gray ash cov- ries of wildfires that would form the infa- Barlow Flat, Sykes and Redwood Camps) may be barely recognizable, so stay oriented ering the slopes. So when Anneliese Suter mous Basin Complex. Both blazes evaded has been ren- and allow for extra hiking time. invited me on a May wildflower hike there containment for over a month, resulting in dered impassible The Ventana Wilderness Alliance hosts a I was a bit dubious—how much would be something of a “perfect storm” that would with deadfalls website with current condition reports for restored? Thankfully, we found grass and ultimately blacken over 240,000 acres of and is subject to backcountry trails at www.ventanawild.org/ flowers covering the ground, even across Central Coast wildlands.
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