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Quarterly Newsletter of Friends of Santa Cruz State Parks Spring 2009 Parkviewsparkviews Quarterly Newsletter of Friends of Santa Cruz State Parks Spring 2009 ParkViewsParkViews “ People came from all over, converging to take part in an extraordinary effort at a beautiful location. I was very impressed with the event’s organization and the cooperation between agencies.” ~Jon Winston Santa Cruz Sunrise Rotary & Friends Member s Photography above and right by Pete Esteban. BOARD & STAFF America is a great nation precisely because Americans have been OFFICERS willing to stand up when it was hard; to give when they had little left to give; to rise above moments of great challenge and terrible Jim Brownson Dear Friends, Pat Clark ’m completing trial…because somebody, at some point, decided that loving their my first month community and their country meant doing something to change it… Val Cole – Chair as Executive Linda Hoff Dr. King taught us that we could no longer view our own day-to- IDirector of Friends Charlie Kieffer day cares and responsibilities as somehow separate from what was of Santa Cruz State Lani LeBlanc– Secretary happening in the wider world that we read about in the newspaper Parks at a time when Barney Levy and saw on TV. Because ultimately, for each of us, our own story and our country faces the American story are not separate, they are shared. And they are Ed Newman – Vice-chair, unprecedented Treasurer both strengthened and enriched each time we stand up and answer challenge — and Don Nielsen the call to help meet the challenges of our new century.” opportunity. Jim Toney ~President Barack Obama Kirk Lingenfelter – State Park The challenges across Supervisor III, Cooperating the nation are well Association Liaison documented and sobering. Closer to home, our state park workers Friends also stewards our parks by supporting vitally important are furloughed and vital state bond-funded repairs to our parks “human capital.” In this issue we celebrate the many volunteers STAFF and other infrastructure have been halted by executive order. who have answered the call to “Give Back.” Some have shared their Bonny Hawley – Locally, state-funded projects to repair the Castro Adobe and Executive Director love of parks by becoming a state park docent. There’s always room Santa Cruz Mission have been brought to a standstill. Randy Widera – for one more, so if you’ve ever thought of becoming one, why not Director of Strategic Thankfully, there is growing support in our country to take give us a call? Development & Partnerships on these challenges, as people are getting involved in their Others choose to “Give Back” by helping with a project, like the Joe Sutton – Office Manager communities with levels of commitment and in numbers never over 100 people who rolled their sleeves up at the recent native Peg Danielson –Communications seen before. Santa Cruz County certainly offers evidence of this. planting at Laguna Creek Beach, at Coast Dairies State Park. & Events Manager Here at Friends we’re dedicated to promoting appreciation and We’re especially proud that over 20% of the volunteers on that day Annie MacHale – were children. Read about one of them, Taylor Faye Dudley, on Retail Operations Manager stewardship of the natural and cultural heritage of our local state parks. With your help, we do that by facilitating and supporting the following page. Dana Cramblet – Bookkeeper educational programs and exhibits, and by advocating for the Lauren Keller – Retail Assistant Even during these challenging times, the number of park visits resources for our park system needs. continues to be high. Whether enjoying a walk in the redwoods or Kat Bailey – Retail Assistant a stroll on the beach, our parks are there for you. Please join us and Dave Johnson – Data Guru As part of that advocacy work, on March 23 we’ll be traveling to Sacramento for Park Advocacy Day — in the midst of the state be there for them. Marianne Wyllie – Graphic Artist See you in the parks, budget crisis. Please join us for this important annual event — we STATE PARK need your support and participation as we meet with policymakers INTERPRETIVE STAFF to promote protection of the valuable natural and cultural Bonny Hawley, Executive Director Jodi Apelt resources contained in California’s 278 state parks. Jeff Barnes Jean Bernard Barbara Cooksey Cecelia de Giere John Goldberg Elizabeth Hammack Creating Experiences & Making Memories will be the focus when Friends joins with the Mountain Parks Foundation Roberta Haver to host the annual California League of Parks Associations (CALPA) conference in Santa Cruz, May 14 –17, 2009. Representatives Faith Hazelwood of Cooperating Associations from all over the state, together with State Parks personnel, will gather to experience excellence in Linda Hitchcock interpretation, while exploring the conference themes: Going from Good to Great, Living the Partnership, and Keeping Your House in Order. Jan Leppe Speakers will include Ruth Coleman, the Director of California State Parks; Brian O’Neal, the Superintendent of the Golden Gate Park Chris Lynch National Recreation Area; and our own Sandy Lydon, Professor Emeritus at Cabrillo College, “The History Dude.” Throughout the Vonnie Lemke conference, local state park interpreters will offer demonstrations of “Interpretive Elise McFarland Magic” in between sessions. Martha Nitzberg Julie Sidel The conference opens with a reception at the Santa Cruz Mission State Historic Sunny Schacher Park, with tours of the oldest building in Santa Cruz, a tortilla making demonstra- tion, and a chance to meet like-minded people from other cooperating associa- tions. Friday evening, the conference will travel to Wilder Ranch for a Moveable Feast of local foods and tours of the historic complex. Saturday evening’s festivi- ties will include a scenic train through the redwoods to Henry Cowell Redwoods State Park with Teddy Roosevelt, followed by dinner at Roaring Camp. Friends Members are invited to attend a day’s session, the entire conference, or one of the evening activities. For more information or to download a conference registration form, visit the conference website at www.calpaconference@ mountainparks.org or www.calparksleague.org. 2 Postcard created by Mike Miller One of the young Laguna volunteers, Taylor Faye Dudley, is a nine-year-old from Lodi, California who came with her mom, Susan, and a group from PG&E. Taylor explained that while she had to leave home at 6:00 a.m., the day was worth the effort, especially running down to the beach and into the water. She likes knowing that the new plants will attract birds and bunnies back to Laguna, pointing out that “The yellow flowers are from England, and they don’t like to eat that.” Taylor is considering a return to Santa Cruz for college. Her mom says they will probably join Friends for Earth Day and check on the progress of “their” little plants. 15,000 Plants at Coast Dairies! ur newest State Park, Coast Dairies, located just north of Wilder Ranch on Highway One, teamed with activity on January 10, 2009. Friends of Santa Cruz State Parks recruited volunteers to assist state park resource ecologists in planting Oindigenous shrubs, the first step toward restoring native habitat in an area of the park that was formerly an agricultural field. We would like to thank the dedicated volunteers who came out and made a significant contribution to the restoration effort. Nearly 15,000 plants went into the ground during the event, which was part of an ambitious project involving more than 110,000 individual plants, grown for the state by the UCSC arboretum, and funded by voter-approved state park bond funds. Volunteers ranged in age from the very young to the very young at heart, with more than 80 adults and 20 children. They came from all over — as far away as Stockton and as close as the west side of Santa Cruz. Friends would especially like to thank PG&E, the Santa Cruz Sunrise Rotary, the California Native Plant Society, Trailworkers.com, and the California State Parks Foundation for encouraging their members and employees to participate. As always, our own Members were enthusiastic and willing workers, enjoying the beautiful views while giving back to our local parks. Earth Day 2009 Join Friends as we return to the Laguna Creek area of Coast Dairies to commemorate Earth Day on April 25, 2009. Friends and Coast Dairies State Park have been awarded a grant as part of the California State Park Foundation’s Earth Day 2009 Restoration and Cleanup. This grant will enable us to bring volunteers back to this dramatically beautiful site to further the native habitat restoration effort begun at the planting day in January. Participants will Terry Cole did a great remove invasive plants, care for the newly planted natives, and do a full scale beach cleanup job planting! of Laguna Beach. Once again, shuttles will run between the parking lot at Wilder Ranch Thanks to Fins Coffee for and the site, between 8:30 a.m and 3:00 p.m. The activity is geared for folks of all ages, and their generous support of families are welcome. the Laguna Planting Day. Here Staffer Peg Danielson For more information or to sign up, call the Friends Office at (831) 429-1840 ext. 103. is ready to sign in volunteers. California State Parks Foundation has announced that they will hold their There’s no denying the fact annual Advocacy Day on March 23, 2009. Park supporters from all over the that March 23 will be a very State will converge on Sacramento to promote the protection and enhancement long day. Friends will pro- of California’s 278 state parks. This year Friends plans to bring even more members vide transportation, so plan up to Sacramento to meet with policymakers and speak out on behalf of our parks.
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