The Bulletin of the Even on a Campus As Rustic As UCSC, the Arboretum Feels Like a Special Place – the Big Place’S Big Garden

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Moving? Please let us know the address of your next garden... Thanks Art in the Arboretum By Anastasia Torres-Gil nursery discount program Something new is growing in the UC Santa Cruz Arboretum amidst the exotic flora and fauna -- an increasing presence of sculpture in the gardens and artists Arboretum Associates can enjoy 10% discounts on plants (and taking full advantage of the Arboretum’s unusual and indigenous plants. Artists sometimes on related merchandise) at the following nurseries: specializing in botanical prints look to the Arboretum as a treasure trove of plants Drought Resistant Nursery not easily found elsewhere. 850 Park Ave., Monterey, CA 93940 • (831) 375-2120 Garden Company (plants only) As an undergraduate student at UCSC, Stephanie Martin was charmed by the natives 2218 Mission St., Santa Cruz, CA 95060 • (831) 429-8424 growing in the Arboretum. Her original botanical prints depict the native plants that Gold Rush Nursery she first viewed as a Natural History major in the 1980’s. Her intricate copperplate 3625 N. Main Street, Soquel, CA 95073 • (831) 465-0314 etchings of botanicals and birds take quite some time to create since the process Golden Nursery involves sheer labor and focused attention. She has a backlog of species of plants 1122 Second St., San Mateo, CA 94401 • (650) 348-5525 that she would like to sketch. continued on page 2 Hidden Gardens Nursery Darlingtonia californica – California pitcher plant, cobra lily is a rare, carnivorous or insectivorous pitcher 7765 Soquel Dr., Aptos, CA 95003 • (831) 688-7011 plant family member, (Sarraceniaceae.) It occurs in fens and seeps on volcanic and ultramaphic (serpentine) Ladera Garden Center at the Arboretum soils in the Klamath ranges of northernmost California and southern Oregon, the southern Cascade Ranges 380 Alpine Rd., Menlo Park, CA 94028 • (650) 854-3850 and the northern Sierra Nevada. The modified leaves are the pitchers and use their nectaries and attractive at UCSC display to attract insect prey. The insects tumble into the pitchers where slippery secretions and dagger-like Native Revival Nursery (plants only) trichomes (hairs) line the inside walls of the pitcher impeding attempts to escape. The pitchers have ‘window 2600 Mar Vista Dr., Aptos, CA 95003 • (831) 684-1811 panes’ that rearrange the light patterns in a way that disorients insects who are trapped inside, making their NewGarden Norrie’s Gift Shop journey out even less hopeful. 2440 Mattison Ln., Santa Cruz, CA 95062 • (831) 462-1610 Pot Stop (pots only) 2360 Highway 1, Moss Landing, CA 95039 • (831) 768-7557 By Stephanie Martin Pottery Planet (pots only) 2600 Soquel Ave., Santa Cruz, CA 95062 • (831) 465-9216 ProBuild Garden Center Taking Strides to Thrive 235 River St., Santa Cruz, CA 95060 • (831) 423-0223 By Christine Jennifer Sierra Azul Nursery 2660 East Lake Ave., Watsonville, CA 95076 • (831) 763-0939 Big changes are being made at the appreciate that incredible collection… Succulent Gardens (plants only) Arboretum these days. Changes to but to sustain it and help it thrive we 2133 Elkhorn Rd., Castroville, CA 95012 • (831) 632-0482 enhance the main entry and first really have to modernize our business And, of course, impression. Changes to attract more practices and extend our partnerships visitors and increase membership. in the community.” said Julia Meunnich Norrie’s Gift & Garden Shop Changes to staff and to the overall Cowell, President of the Board of the at the Arboretum. approach to fundraising. Friends of the Arboretum.

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Photo by Mike Clark support and improve awareness of by UCSC, as an entity within the The Arboretum is open daily from 9AM–5PM. the new things we are doing to make University, the Arboretum is charged Norrie’s Gift Shop & Nursery is open daily 10AM–4PM 10am - 4pm · 423-4977 the Arboretum sustainable. The plant to be mostly self-funded and ultimately The Jean & Bill Lane Library is open Wed–Sun 12PM–3PM. Show your current membership card for 10% off! collection here is above reproach. self-sustaining, primarily relying on Visit the Arboretum’s website at: arboretum.ucsc.edu Norrie’s always has a great selection of plants, jewelry, You cannot do anything but stop and individual contributions and grants. For information, or if you have any disability-related needs, call housewares, statuary, books, and gift items. continued on page 7 (831) 427-2998 or fax us at (831) 427-1524. Photo by Barb Cordes 8 Winter 2013-2014 • Volume 37 • Number 3 &

The Australian Rock Garden A Letter from Todd Twenty some odd years ago, our Director, Brett Hall, had The Bulletin of the Even on a campus as rustic as UCSC, the Arboretum feels like a special place – the big place’s big garden. Dean McHenry and Kenneth the foresight to accept several truckloads of free soil from Thimann anticipated as much in UCSC’s first years, and five decades have borne out their prescience. Fifty years! I have strolled the Arboretum an upper campus parking lot development, and had it Friends of the Arboretum since it was pastureland and its Moore Creek pond was a cattle wallow, and yet even now almost every visit rewards me with new lessons, delivered to the eastern edge of the Banksia Field. The especially ones about how to pose questions and seek answers about the natural history of plants and animals – and best of all, these are idea of the Australian Rock Garden lay dormant for a very Volume 37, No. 3 & 4 lessons taught by the creatures themselves. In the Arboretum I spend a lot of time just trying to pose questions that other creatures – for me, long time, but is bit by bit becoming a reality. mostly the birds there – might answer. Questions, I mean, that go beyond merely “what is it?” (And even that question starts us toward Winter 2013 - 2014 interpreting traits.) These are questions whose answers come only slowly, at a pace the Arboretum encourages. We have built small (and large) sections of the Rock Published December 2013 Garden as funding has permitted. By carving out Editor: Christine Jennifer So I spend lots of time in the Arboretum, because my teachers nowadays live there, densely and diversely. Posing questions is a tough skill Banksia speciosa walkways, we were able to use that soil to gain height in to learn. Answers often turn out to be merely ones of convenience, as, sometimes unwittingly, we change the questions we began with. “Go, the planting sections. The “seating” for each large rock is The Bulletin is published quarterly by the read the book” can work mischief this way. And when we do think we have answered our question, we do well to pause. I learned this lesson dug out by tractor. To position the rock, straps are tied, carefully choosing the top pivot point. Friends of the Arboretum, a non-profit when, back on my newly confident graduate student days, I would tell the kind but redoubtable C. B. van Niel what I had “found out”. He Once lifted, it can be turned to the perfect angle. Larger rocks are actually easier to move…the organization that provides support for the would puff on his pipe, hesitate, and reply, “hmm . . . and how do you know?” As we try to make “natural history sense” of them in the little ones have to be placed by hand. Arboretum at UCSC. Arboretum, its creatures ask us that daunting follow-up question, too. A Rock Garden allows catering to individual plant Please send requests or questions to: Niko Tinbergen used to speak of “watching and wondering” or its counterpart preferences. Drainage can be improved; soils can be Bulletin Editor in listening quietly. Just mustering the patience to do this can feel like hard work: amended differently in different places. Each rock outcrop UCSC Arboretum just being silent and still – letting the habitat recover from the shock of our arrival, provides different sun exposures, and protection from wind. 1156 High Street, Santa Cruz, CA 95064 not hanging up on Nature when she puts us on hold. As great gardens do, the email: [email protected] Peat was mixed into the soil where many darwinias have Arboretum provides the atmosphere for this vital patience. This tranquillity masks been planted. These special myrtle family plants (Myrtaceae) the Arboretum’s robust seasonal changes, the arrivals and departures of migratory Friends of the Arboretum Officers birds and insects, the sequential blossoming of flora. And all the while, now after fifty look very “un-myrtle like”. The true flowers are hidden by Julia Cowell, President years, those of us who have adopted the Arboretum as “our patch” have witnessed its showy petal-like bracts. There are several different species Tom Karwin, Vice President to the left of the central walkway. They are thriving! Darwinia meeboldii Anastasia Torres-Gil, Secretary steady growth and transformation from the pasture it once was, so many decades ago. Lechenaultia biloba has been a finicky grower in other garden locations. It tends to have a lot of Board Members Since I am writing about my personal attachment to the Arboretum, I will not get top growth, with a weak crown. Planting among rocks has been ideal. The original plant may Those above and the following: into the research that goes on there. But, as a example of it, Bruce Lyon’s research on be wind-damaged, but it has suckered from the roots, braced among the rocks. Look for their Andrea Hesse wintering sparrows has been of signal importance in deciphering the dynamics of Keith Wandry incredible blue flowers winter through spring. social interactions in songbirds. Beyond his work, suffice to say that time and again Todd Newberry with students. photo by Keith A. Wandry Sherry Wasserman I come across little flags and other such signs that mark researchers’ study sites. Many of the coastal Australian plants really respond to having a thick layer of sand. Adenanthos Christine Jennifer cuneatus ‘Coral Drift’ has survived in other garden locations, but is growing rapidly, with unusual Susan Lönnblad I like to think of the Arboretum as UCSC’s “College-X”, whose theme is Nature itself and whose faculty, as I said, comprises plants and animals pinkish-purple new growth. Grevillea nudiflora ‘Medusa’ is equally happy, with flowering stems Michelle Averil wonderfully gathered together and nurtured, and whose staff is the personification of generosity. We guides merely “nudge and point,” sharing trailing across the sand. Scott Adams what we have learned there, including new skills. To me, that give-and-take is what is higher about higher education. Our occasional walks are our way of saying thank you for the ceaseless work that keeps this extraordinary place going. The Australian Rock Garden is a five minute stroll from the Arboretum Office. Come see the Ex-Officio Quiet treasures like the Arboretum – resources that are “just there” – are no less treasures, for all their subtlety. They merit not just our praise new rock work and look forward to ongoing rockwork and plantings! Sit awhile and let the Mike Gerhold, Past President - Todd Newberry, Professor Emeritus, Biology peaceful sights and sounds wash over you. Sit a while and let the peaceful sights and sounds Brett Hall, Director but our earnest support. We should honor them. wash over you. - Melinda Kralj Jessica Fiske Bailey, Assistant Vice Provost of Strategic Programs and the Arboretum Editor’s note: This beautiful natural setting is available to rent for weddings and other occasions as well. T h e A r b o r e t u m i s S t r o n g l y R o o t e d (cont’d - p. 1) Arboretum Staff Support the educational, horticultural, conservation and research goals of the Arboretum! Art in the Arboretum Brett Hall, Director Susie Bower, Administrator Yes, I want to give a donation, a gift membership, or renew my Arboretum Associates Membership! Martin says during her artistic process, she spends so Stephen McCabe, Development & Research Yes, I want to give a gift membership or renew my Arboretum Associates Membership! much time studying plants that the plants’ personalities Helen Englesberg, Nursery Manager New Member Renewal Gift Membership* Donation Only (no benefits) emerge in her work. As an artist, Martin manipulates Melinda Kralj, Curator Aust. Coll. Check (payable to UCSC Foundation) Check No. Membership Levels the plants, curling a vine this way or placing a leaf Tom Sauceda, Curator N.Z. Collection Rick Flores, Curator Calif. Collection Cash $45 Calif. Poppy that way. Martin appreciates that as an undergraduate Please bill my [ ] Visa [ ] MasterCard [ ] Discover [ ] American Express student, she loved the teaching of art and science, and Arboretum Phone: (831) 427-2998 $65 Salvia when sketching, she is able to view the plants through Arboretum Fax: (831) 427-1524 Card No. Exp. Date $ ______$100-$249 yet another lens. Norrie’s Gifts: (831) 423-4977 Website: http://arboretum.ucsc.edu Cardholder’s Signature Kauri Circle Recent UCSC graduate Heidi Cramer describes her work as “inspired by the concept of art, as conscience of culture. “Using *Gift from (Name, Complete Address): $______$250-$499 Jean and Bill Lane Library: recycled materials to represent the process of change, Cramer Erica Circle aims to represent the idea of intangible transformation, such as http://www.library.ucscarboretum.org/ epiphany and enlightenment with her sculptures. As explained openbiblio/opac/index.php $______$500-$999 Banksia Circle on her website, her goal as an artist is to encourage participants Member Name (two names for Salvia or above) Phone Number A Place of Opening by Heidi Cramer to manifest the moment of transformation within themselves. $______$1000 or + See more of Heidi’s art on www.heidicramer.com Protea Circle Street Address E-mail (for occasional reminders) $2500 Life Yes, E-Membership* City, State, Zip *E-Membership helps the Arboretum save money $______Donation by sending the Bulletin to your e-mail address. - without benefits

2 Winter 2013-2014 • Volume 37 • Number 3 & 4 Winter 2013-2014 • Volume 37 • Number 3 & 4 7 calendar of events Science Council Update from Newly Appointed Chairwoman Linda Anderson The Science Council was formed last year and is off and running. for about 20 years. Students learn basic horticultural skills and then Winter 2013 – 2014 Our goal is to strengthen and expand the relationship between the create a project of their own design - a critical step for developing Cascading effects of na- Arboretum and UCSC faculty and students to facilitate research and research skills. january february tive pollinator loss on Cali- educational opportunities. For years, discussions have focused on fornia wildflower communi- the need to publicize faculty and student plant and plant/animal- Bottom line, plants are Tour of the Arboretum ties related research in displays within the garden. Bruce Lyon and Jean critical to our existence, Tour of the Arboretum Ray Collett Extraordinary Plants Lecture Series Saturday, January 4 Saturday, February 1 Langenheim are making it a reality. The duo will be working with without them there Meet at Norrie’s at 11:00 am Tuesday, March 5 Meet at Norrie’s at 11:00 am Potluck 6 pm, talk at 7 pm several faculty members to create science vignettes of their research would not be higher life 1st Saturday of every month, 1st Saturday of every month, UCSC students - free as prototypes for an ongoing display of plant-related research. In forms. The Arboretum free with admission. free with admission. Arboretum members $5, Non-members $10 addition, the Arboretum is in the process of creating a Science is a place where as you Community Day Angelita Ashbacher, PhD candidate in Page for their web site. This will list the lecture series, highlight walk the garden, you can Volunteer Training Classes Evolution, Ecology and Behavior, in Laurel Everyone Welcome Tuesday February 4 plant-related research projects, provide links to websites of interest, step back in time, you can Fox’s lab. and for more bureaucratic expediency, have interactive forms for witness both evolution Tuesday Jan 7 – Feb. 11, six Tuesdays, 1st Tuesday of every month. Free admission. Arctostaphylos visitation and research applications. The Council was unanimous; and co-evolution, you can Linda Anderson and 9:30 am – noon. California Native Plant glutinosa “Green Glute” Global change interactions Society and Arboretum- Joint the Arboretum needs to get the word out on all it is already doing explore plant strategies in California’s hyperdiverse Community day meeting to facilitate plant-related research and public education. As an for water conservation, you can observe pollinators and seed serpentine grasslands Tuesday, January 7 March 10, potluck 6:30 and talk 7:30. Free to all example, Brett Hall, Arboretum Director, has overseen a successful dispersers …all in an afternoon’s stroll. - Linda Anderson Ray Collett Extraordinary Plants Lecture Series 1st Tuesday of every month. Free admission. Tuesday, February 11 internship program through the Environmental Studies Program Conifers Over Space and Time: California Native Plant Potluck 6 pm, talk at 7 pm Insights into Plant and Water UCSC students - free Society Meeting Relations by Jarmila Pitter- Monday January 15, 7:30 pm Arboretum members $5, Non-members $10 mann, Dept. of Ecology and Erika Zavaleta, Pepper-Giberson Profes- Evolutionary Biology at UCSC Jessica Fiske Bailey Island Conservation— sor of Environmental Studies, UCSC Ray Collett Extraordinary Plants Lecture Series Reflections from the Field Thursday, March 20, Potluck 6 pm, talk at 7 pm In October this year Jessica Fiske “We pursue research to enhance the stew- Bailey was assigned responsibility Ray Collett Extraordinary Plants Lecture Series ardship, understanding and appreciation of UCSC students – free, Members $5, Wednesday, January 15 wild ecosystems.” Non-members $10 for overseeing the UC Santa Cruz Potluck 6 pm, talk at 7 pm Arboretum. Her new title, Assistant UCSC students - free Experiential learning and the Board Meeting Vice Provost of Strategic Programs and Arboretum members $5, Non-members $10 importance of engaging with Wednesday, March 26 at 5 pm the Arboretum, reflects that one-third of nature her time is dedicated to helping manage Tommy Hall, Field Manager with Island Con- Ray Collett Extraordinary Plants Lecture Series and grow support for the unit. Prior to October, Bailey served servation, will present a program on prevent- Thursday, February 20 ing extinctions by removing invasive species Potluck 6 pm, talk at 7 pm as Secretary on the Board of the Friends of the Arboretum, from islands. UCSC students - free including as Board Secretary. Arboretum members $5, Non-members $10 Board Meeting Wednesday January 22, 5 pm Gage Dayton is Director of the reserves “I’m very excited to be working with such dedicated managed by UCSC, including Big Creek, volunteers and staff. I feel that it is so easy to talk proudly of Arctostaphylos silvicola Focus on Fynbos Año Nuevo, and Fort Ord. He has extensive the work we do here. There’s such a rich history and so many Ray Collett Extraordinary Plants Lecture Series knowledge and experience with reptiles and Photo by John B. Caddell amazing programs and people,” said Bailey. Thursday, January 23 amphibians having received his PhD study- Volunteer Training ing them in southern Texas and northern Potluck 6 pm, talk at 7 pm Before she joined with UCSC, Bailey was the Executive UCSC students - free Mexico. april highlights Director of the Foundation of the State Bar, Manager of the and Orientation Classes Arboretum members $5, Non-members $10 Board meeting Secretariat of the California Judicial Council, Development Martin Grantham, Greenhouse Manager, California Naturalist Program Classes will be held on Tuesdays beginning on January 7th through February 26, 5 pm Officer with the Point Reyes Bird Observatory, and a February 11th from 9:30-12 noon and meet in the Arboretum SFSU Biology Department. He specializes Thursday evenings and weekend field trips in plants from Mexico and Central America, schedule and applications are available consultant with courts and nonprofits in California on Horticulture Building. The classes are open to everyone and provide New World cloud forest floras, and the flora march February 1st on the Arboretum website. strategic planning, governance, and business operations. She an introduction to the Arboretum, who we are and what we do. of South Africa’s Western Cape, which he has The application deadline is Saturday, graduated from UCLA with a degree in political science and Arboretum staff and volunteers present slide shows and walking explored yearly since 2000. March 1. Hummingbird Days a Master’s in Public Administration from USC. tours through the various gardens and collections. The classes provide He will talk on South African Fynbos vegeta- Saturday and Sunday, March 1 and 2, 10 am – 4 pm participants with an introduction to horticulture, gardening, plant tion and how to grow South African plants. The Australian Garden, Along with improving the linkages between the University Cranbourne, Australia conservation, propagation and basic botany. Wear comfortable shoes Children’s craft activities, guided and and the Arboretum, Bailey communicates her hope to promote “A brief history of Clarkia: self-guided tours, plants for sale that attract Ray Collett Extraordinary Plants Lecture Series and dress for the weather. For more information phone 831 427-2998 what a little annual flower hummingbirds, and educational programs. Wednesday, April 2, Potluck 6 pm, talk at 7 pm the Arboretum more in the community. “I think we need or email [email protected]. can tell us about big See website or our Facebook sites for details UCSC students – free, to publicize the great work that is being done to encourage evolutionary patterns” as the event date approaches. Admission Arboretum Members $5, Non-members $10 more attendance and engagement with the Arboretum and Wednesday, January 29 will be the same as regular admission, Rodger Elliot, author, conservationist, also modernize…so that we are a model for arboretums Ray Collett Extraordinary Plants Lecture Series $5 adults, $2 for 6-17 years old educator, renowned authority on the connected with a research university. This is a perfect site for Potluck 6 pm, talk at 7 pm cultivation of Australian Plants around the student and faculty research. It’s a place where students and UCSC students - free Tour of the Arboretum world. He will be sharing the experience Arboretum members $5, Non-members $10 Saturday, March 1 of developing the extraordinary Australian members of the public can learn how to propagate and care for drought tolerant plants – and ultimately learn how to be Tim Miller, PhD Candidate, Ecology and 1st Saturday of every month, free with ad- garden in the Mornington Peninsula Victo- Evolutionary Biology, UCSC (Kathleen Kay’s mission. Several tours during the day as part ria in Cranbourne Botanic Garden. better stewards and protectors of the environment.” plant evolution and speciation lab). of Hummingbird Days Arboretum Spring Plant Sale

Community Day (and California Native Plant Tuesday, March 4 Society sale) Saturday, April 12, 10 am - 12 pm, 1st Tuesday of every month. Free admission. Members of either organization 6 Winter 2013-2014 • Volume 37 • Number 3 & 4 Noon-4 pm everyone welcome Winter 2013-2014 • Volume 37 • Number 3 & 4 3 from the director (cont’d - p. 1) Super Charged Typhoons, lections when Ray Collett and his students assembled rare trea- Taking Strides to Thrive sures from nearby wild places and from remote areas of the globe. Biodiversity Conservation, When our friend and honored horticulturalist, author and plant UCSC pays for the water and electrical her position as Assistant Vice Provost of Education and Highlights conservationist of Australia, bill, and provides some fundraising, Strategic Programs and the Arboretum Rodger Elliot, first visited technical and administrative support. – meaning that 30% of her job is now A recent visitor asked me about the primary California in the early 70s focus of the Arboretum and whether I felt our Notably, in the last 2 ½ years, the devoted to Arboretum business with with his green tee shirt on programs are relevant and address the effects displaying the words, ‘part Brett Hall university has contributed $600,000 to the intent of helping the organization of climate change. He was curious whether we of conservation is growing’, the Arboretum as part of a three year modernize and increase funding. Vicki consider ourselves a research facility or an education and outreach we found our anchor. This matching challenge grant. There are Garside is the volunteer overseeing the unit. He sparked me to think in many directions and then super Ty- phrase explains us as well just six months left before the challenge Arboretum’s burgeoning Meet and Greet phoon Haiyan (Yolanda) touched down on earth causing immense as any string of words I can human suffering and tragedy. Imagining the ferocity of nearly 200 imagine. They announce winds down, which means through June program to welcome visitors and collect mph sustained winds and many of the other examples of extreme restoration ecology, horti- Dawn Patrol. Mountain Lion spotted at 2014 all new donations to the Arboretum entry fees at the gate. A seemingly simple weather we are experiencing around the globe is a pretty over- cultural conservation, rare whelming backdrop to ponder one’s relevance. Amidst all of this the Arboretum by graduate student Yiwei from new donors or increased gifts from effort, but one that requires a significant Photo by Barb Cordes species propagation, habitat Wang’s motion detection camera. existing donors will be matched at a 2 to amount of manpower to have someone at intensity I asked myself, are we relevant? Do we make a difference? gardening to attract native 1 level by UCSC – up to $300,000. the entry from 9 to 5 seven days a week benefits of joining the Arboretum as a Can we do more? My answer, Yes, of course! bees, hummingbirds, and golden crown sparrows. The Arboretum excels in growing plants! Our gardens create forage and shelter for during the Arboretum’s operating hours, member and support the organization The drivers of global warming and climate change are becoming financially. Baseline membership starts rabbits, woodrats and squirrels which attract bobcats, coyotes and With 135 acres of botanical gardens open seven days a week every day of the larger and more complex by the day. Extreme weather events are foxes, among other creatures that visit often and without paying ad- to manage and maintain, numerous year except Thanksgiving and Christmas. at the $45 California Poppy for the now the norm. Energy consumption, renewable energy, and green- mission, to hunt and eat. A place where frogs, newts and salaman- education, and conservation programs, With such a limited operating budget it annual dues and goes up to the $2,500 house gas emissions are huge factors in our potential recovery. So is ders coexist and owls and other raptors fly above in abundance shar- and a skeletal, though ambitious staff has taken some time and much creative Life level. Membership benefits include biodiversity conservation, which is essential to life for food, shelter, ing and competing for the available resources within the Arboretum oxygen, and carbon sequestration. Preserving ecosystems is critical island-like ecosystem. of seven plus the necessary help of organization to enlist and train the needed such perks as year round admission, to sustaining evolutionary processes and plant conservation is at the (some packages include admission for committed volunteers, the Arboretum support, a combination of hired work core of all things. This is especially where the Arboretum is relevant. Local botanist Jim West describes the Arboretum as the United Na- makes ends meet with a trimmed down study students and volunteers. “We’re additional guests), discounts at Norrie’s tions (UN) of the plant world, a place where evolution and the $800,000 operating budget. However, in hoping now that having people at the gate gift store and partnering botanical While we must lower our energy consumption and contribute by world’s floras are “shrunk” into an understandable scale and format, order to survive and ultimately reach the will help bring in an enormous amount gardens and nurseries, and invitations using and creating renewable resources, the Arboretum has an ad- for study and exploration. We provide an outdoor laboratory, and as ditional important responsibility…inspiring stewardship of the Todd Newberry’s article in this issue suggests, a classroom without goal of thrive – the Arboretum needs to of money and encourage membership,” to special events and guest speakers. “It world’s biodiversity… We accomplish this in many ways: would be wonderful to have really strong walls. Since the beginning of the Arboretum, our charge has been to tap into some long-term funding sources said Garside. assemble plant resources for research and education, which exist for and fatten up financially. community support as demonstrated by “Part of Conservation is Growing” young children involved Mary Ann Wieland, also a volunteer, strong membership. Our members are in nature awareness all the “My fondest hope for the future of the remembers her first visit to the Arboretum who we communicate readily with about Growing, displaying and sharing gardens of rare and extraordi- way through to UC gradu- nary collections give people the opportunity to interact with them. ate students and professors Arboretum is that, with the personal and about 25 years ago when she first moved our classes, our special speakers, our Our collections are linked to wild populations and conservation blooms, our rare and endangered species, conducting research on financial support of our community, it is to Santa Cruz - so many of the plant programs for rare species and plant communities. Our rare conifer plant taxonomy, behavioral able to fulfill its enormous potential and collections seemed relatively new. Since our research. We encourage people to join collections include many species on the brink of extinction and it ecology, and physiological become even more widely known for retiring as a medical social worker, so they can be involved and in the know could become necessary to safeguard many in conservation groves. adaptations. its collections, facilities, and educational Wieland reacquainted herself with the about this great community resource,” We share propagules with an active conifer conservation consor- tium and promote their propagation and dispersal. Similarly our services. There is so much that can be Arboretum, and subsequently became a said Jessica Fiske Bailey. We are also a place for peace central coast maritime chaparral collections and banksia gardens, and tranquility, a place for done with the Arboretum’s botanic volunteer. “And now, oh my goodness, for example, have their wild origins and enable teaching and re- enrichment through self- Kevin Cullen, Andrew Hammerstein, Kaylee Walker - Upper Arboretum Dream Team assets if only there was a larger financial the Arboretum has grown up! It’s a Brett Hall, Arboretum Director, shared search to take place. While the banksias offer nectar for birds and guided journeying and endowment to make it possible,” said hidden jewel, it’s a secret place in Santa his ideal for the future, “to continue to insects and are a through our many and varied educational programs. Most important of Alison Galloway, Ph.D., Campus Cruz that not a lot of people know about. grow the Arboretum as a thriving island- major educational all, we are a place to marvel at nature’s brilliance. wow factor for vis- Provost and Executive Vice Chancellor. It’s the most wonderful, peaceful place to like ecosystem of naturalistic gardens itors where teach- be. It’s a place to heal. It’s a place to relax.” composed of marvelous collections that ers can explain the Highlights contribute to conservation efforts, enrich fascinating stories In the meantime, between now and a World Conifer Area. The upper Arboretum where our rare conifers are hoped-for endowment, the Arboretum is People often describe the Arboretum the botanical and animal wildlife and around pollina- featured has been receiving considerable attention by our hard working taking some proactive steps to improve as a place they discovered, a place of humanity.“ tion and adapta- student interns lately. Soon the campus tree crew will be pruning canopy tion, fire ecology trees to improve light and create additional planting areas. cash flow - by investing in the hiring of wonder – a hidden jewel. Yet part of and plant animal a Development Associate to manage improving funding to the gardens relations; our Entrance Kiosk. Thanks to the incredible creative generosity and skill of fundraising, charging for educational involves an emphasis on outreach and coastal chaparral our friend David Cole, who is a licensed building contractor, the entrance presentations and the upcoming Ray increased presence in the community. efforts could help “Docent Shed” that Dean McHenry built with his friends back in the late Please support your local Arboretum Botanist Neil Krammer observing rare maritime Collett Rare and Extraordinary Plant This is a subtle shift, one driven by a safeguard wild 70s is being transformed into an entrance welcoming kiosk. We have tre- and help it be sustainable and thrive chaparral, Arctostaphylos ohloneana, A. crustacea ssp populations on mendous gratitude for David and his supportive network of students, Lecture Series, working with a new growing need for funding and support. for years to come. Become a member, crinita and A. glutinosa, A. andersonii, A. sensitiva, and the fringe that are especially Kevin Cole and Sam Schiedt, who have worked tirelessly to a mysterious small population of A. silvicola in the wedding consultant to help put the Arb “Until I joined the board, I didn’t realize make a tax deductible donation. breathe new life back into this the ole Docent Shed. immediate surroundings. Headwaters, Scott Creek, Santa threatened. We are on the map as a wedding and event what a local treasure the Arboretum Cruz Mountains a hub institution in venue, and making advancements in is. Now I’m on a mission to spread the Through June 2014 your donor dollar coastal chaparral Norries Patio. On your next visit you might notice that Norrie’s patio is under is stretched - all new donations or horticulture and it may become desirable or necessary to reestab- enhancement with new limestone boulders and soon, the addition of a nice welcoming and directing visitors. word to the community and bring this increased donations will be matched lish and safeguard populations in other conservation gardens. patio, improved sales benches, and other amenities. The adjacent paths in the jewel to light,” said Anastasia Torres-Gil. South African Garden are being rearranged to blend more aesthetically and by UCSC. Additionally, this past October 2013, Efforts are being made to publicize the The theme, part of conservation is growing is deeply rooted in the promote smoother circulation. This activity is funded through a generous UCSC advanced Jessica Fiske Bailey into Arboretum experience going back to the earliest Arboretum col- gift from an anonymous donor and the Ray Collett Trust. 4 Winter 2013-2014 • Volume 37 • Number 3 & 4 Winter 2013-2014 • Volume 37 • Number 3 & 4 5 from the director (cont’d - p. 1) Super Charged Typhoons, lections when Ray Collett and his students assembled rare trea- Taking Strides to Thrive sures from nearby wild places and from remote areas of the globe. Biodiversity Conservation, When our friend and honored horticulturalist, author and plant UCSC pays for the water and electrical her position as Assistant Vice Provost of Education and Highlights conservationist of Australia, bill, and provides some fundraising, Strategic Programs and the Arboretum Rodger Elliot, first visited technical and administrative support. – meaning that 30% of her job is now A recent visitor asked me about the primary California in the early 70s focus of the Arboretum and whether I felt our Notably, in the last 2 ½ years, the devoted to Arboretum business with with his green tee shirt on programs are relevant and address the effects displaying the words, ‘part Brett Hall university has contributed $600,000 to the intent of helping the organization of climate change. He was curious whether we of conservation is growing’, the Arboretum as part of a three year modernize and increase funding. Vicki consider ourselves a research facility or an education and outreach we found our anchor. This matching challenge grant. There are Garside is the volunteer overseeing the unit. He sparked me to think in many directions and then super Ty- phrase explains us as well just six months left before the challenge Arboretum’s burgeoning Meet and Greet phoon Haiyan (Yolanda) touched down on earth causing immense as any string of words I can human suffering and tragedy. Imagining the ferocity of nearly 200 imagine. They announce winds down, which means through June program to welcome visitors and collect mph sustained winds and many of the other examples of extreme restoration ecology, horti- Dawn Patrol. Mountain Lion spotted at 2014 all new donations to the Arboretum entry fees at the gate. A seemingly simple weather we are experiencing around the globe is a pretty over- cultural conservation, rare whelming backdrop to ponder one’s relevance. Amidst all of this the Arboretum by graduate student Yiwei from new donors or increased gifts from effort, but one that requires a significant Photo by Barb Cordes species propagation, habitat Wang’s motion detection camera. existing donors will be matched at a 2 to amount of manpower to have someone at intensity I asked myself, are we relevant? Do we make a difference? gardening to attract native 1 level by UCSC – up to $300,000. the entry from 9 to 5 seven days a week benefits of joining the Arboretum as a Can we do more? My answer, Yes, of course! bees, hummingbirds, and golden crown sparrows. The Arboretum excels in growing plants! Our gardens create forage and shelter for during the Arboretum’s operating hours, member and support the organization The drivers of global warming and climate change are becoming financially. Baseline membership starts rabbits, woodrats and squirrels which attract bobcats, coyotes and With 135 acres of botanical gardens open seven days a week every day of the larger and more complex by the day. Extreme weather events are foxes, among other creatures that visit often and without paying ad- to manage and maintain, numerous year except Thanksgiving and Christmas. at the $45 California Poppy for the now the norm. Energy consumption, renewable energy, and green- mission, to hunt and eat. A place where frogs, newts and salaman- education, and conservation programs, With such a limited operating budget it annual dues and goes up to the $2,500 house gas emissions are huge factors in our potential recovery. So is ders coexist and owls and other raptors fly above in abundance shar- and a skeletal, though ambitious staff has taken some time and much creative Life level. Membership benefits include biodiversity conservation, which is essential to life for food, shelter, ing and competing for the available resources within the Arboretum oxygen, and carbon sequestration. Preserving ecosystems is critical island-like ecosystem. of seven plus the necessary help of organization to enlist and train the needed such perks as year round admission, to sustaining evolutionary processes and plant conservation is at the (some packages include admission for committed volunteers, the Arboretum support, a combination of hired work core of all things. This is especially where the Arboretum is relevant. Local botanist Jim West describes the Arboretum as the United Na- makes ends meet with a trimmed down study students and volunteers. “We’re additional guests), discounts at Norrie’s tions (UN) of the plant world, a place where evolution and the $800,000 operating budget. However, in hoping now that having people at the gate gift store and partnering botanical While we must lower our energy consumption and contribute by world’s floras are “shrunk” into an understandable scale and format, order to survive and ultimately reach the will help bring in an enormous amount gardens and nurseries, and invitations using and creating renewable resources, the Arboretum has an ad- for study and exploration. We provide an outdoor laboratory, and as ditional important responsibility…inspiring stewardship of the Todd Newberry’s article in this issue suggests, a classroom without goal of thrive – the Arboretum needs to of money and encourage membership,” to special events and guest speakers. “It world’s biodiversity… We accomplish this in many ways: would be wonderful to have really strong walls. Since the beginning of the Arboretum, our charge has been to tap into some long-term funding sources said Garside. assemble plant resources for research and education, which exist for and fatten up financially. community support as demonstrated by “Part of Conservation is Growing” young children involved Mary Ann Wieland, also a volunteer, strong membership. Our members are in nature awareness all the “My fondest hope for the future of the remembers her first visit to the Arboretum who we communicate readily with about Growing, displaying and sharing gardens of rare and extraordi- way through to UC gradu- nary collections give people the opportunity to interact with them. ate students and professors Arboretum is that, with the personal and about 25 years ago when she first moved our classes, our special speakers, our Our collections are linked to wild populations and conservation blooms, our rare and endangered species, conducting research on financial support of our community, it is to Santa Cruz - so many of the plant programs for rare species and plant communities. Our rare conifer plant taxonomy, behavioral able to fulfill its enormous potential and collections seemed relatively new. Since our research. We encourage people to join collections include many species on the brink of extinction and it ecology, and physiological become even more widely known for retiring as a medical social worker, so they can be involved and in the know could become necessary to safeguard many in conservation groves. adaptations. its collections, facilities, and educational Wieland reacquainted herself with the about this great community resource,” We share propagules with an active conifer conservation consor- tium and promote their propagation and dispersal. Similarly our services. There is so much that can be Arboretum, and subsequently became a said Jessica Fiske Bailey. We are also a place for peace central coast maritime chaparral collections and banksia gardens, and tranquility, a place for done with the Arboretum’s botanic volunteer. “And now, oh my goodness, for example, have their wild origins and enable teaching and re- enrichment through self- Kevin Cullen, Andrew Hammerstein, Kaylee Walker - Upper Arboretum Dream Team assets if only there was a larger financial the Arboretum has grown up! It’s a Brett Hall, Arboretum Director, shared search to take place. While the banksias offer nectar for birds and guided journeying and endowment to make it possible,” said hidden jewel, it’s a secret place in Santa his ideal for the future, “to continue to insects and are a through our many and varied educational programs. Most important of Alison Galloway, Ph.D., Campus Cruz that not a lot of people know about. grow the Arboretum as a thriving island- major educational all, we are a place to marvel at nature’s brilliance. wow factor for vis- Provost and Executive Vice Chancellor. It’s the most wonderful, peaceful place to like ecosystem of naturalistic gardens itors where teach- be. It’s a place to heal. It’s a place to relax.” composed of marvelous collections that ers can explain the Highlights contribute to conservation efforts, enrich fascinating stories In the meantime, between now and a World Conifer Area. The upper Arboretum where our rare conifers are hoped-for endowment, the Arboretum is People often describe the Arboretum the botanical and animal wildlife and around pollina- featured has been receiving considerable attention by our hard working taking some proactive steps to improve as a place they discovered, a place of humanity.“ tion and adapta- student interns lately. Soon the campus tree crew will be pruning canopy tion, fire ecology trees to improve light and create additional planting areas. cash flow - by investing in the hiring of wonder – a hidden jewel. Yet part of and plant animal a Development Associate to manage improving funding to the gardens relations; our Entrance Kiosk. Thanks to the incredible creative generosity and skill of fundraising, charging for educational involves an emphasis on outreach and coastal chaparral our friend David Cole, who is a licensed building contractor, the entrance presentations and the upcoming Ray increased presence in the community. efforts could help “Docent Shed” that Dean McHenry built with his friends back in the late Please support your local Arboretum Botanist Neil Krammer observing rare maritime Collett Rare and Extraordinary Plant This is a subtle shift, one driven by a safeguard wild 70s is being transformed into an entrance welcoming kiosk. We have tre- and help it be sustainable and thrive chaparral, Arctostaphylos ohloneana, A. crustacea ssp populations on mendous gratitude for David and his supportive network of students, Lecture Series, working with a new growing need for funding and support. for years to come. Become a member, crinita and A. glutinosa, A. andersonii, A. sensitiva, and the fringe that are especially Kevin Cole and Sam Schiedt, who have worked tirelessly to a mysterious small population of A. silvicola in the wedding consultant to help put the Arb “Until I joined the board, I didn’t realize make a tax deductible donation. breathe new life back into this the ole Docent Shed. immediate surroundings. Headwaters, Scott Creek, Santa threatened. We are on the map as a wedding and event what a local treasure the Arboretum Cruz Mountains a hub institution in venue, and making advancements in is. Now I’m on a mission to spread the Through June 2014 your donor dollar coastal chaparral Norries Patio. On your next visit you might notice that Norrie’s patio is under is stretched - all new donations or horticulture and it may become desirable or necessary to reestab- enhancement with new limestone boulders and soon, the addition of a nice welcoming and directing visitors. word to the community and bring this increased donations will be matched lish and safeguard populations in other conservation gardens. patio, improved sales benches, and other amenities. The adjacent paths in the jewel to light,” said Anastasia Torres-Gil. South African Garden are being rearranged to blend more aesthetically and by UCSC. Additionally, this past October 2013, Efforts are being made to publicize the The theme, part of conservation is growing is deeply rooted in the promote smoother circulation. This activity is funded through a generous UCSC advanced Jessica Fiske Bailey into Arboretum experience going back to the earliest Arboretum col- gift from an anonymous donor and the Ray Collett Trust. 4 Winter 2013-2014 • Volume 37 • Number 3 & 4 Winter 2013-2014 • Volume 37 • Number 3 & 4 5 calendar of events Science Council Update from Newly Appointed Chairwoman Linda Anderson The Science Council was formed last year and is off and running. for about 20 years. Students learn basic horticultural skills and then Winter 2013 – 2014 Our goal is to strengthen and expand the relationship between the create a project of their own design - a critical step for developing Cascading effects of na- Arboretum and UCSC faculty and students to facilitate research and research skills. january february tive pollinator loss on Cali- educational opportunities. For years, discussions have focused on fornia wildflower communi- the need to publicize faculty and student plant and plant/animal- Bottom line, plants are Tour of the Arboretum ties related research in displays within the garden. Bruce Lyon and Jean critical to our existence, Tour of the Arboretum Ray Collett Extraordinary Plants Lecture Series Saturday, January 4 Saturday, February 1 Langenheim are making it a reality. The duo will be working with without them there Meet at Norrie’s at 11:00 am Tuesday, March 5 Meet at Norrie’s at 11:00 am Potluck 6 pm, talk at 7 pm several faculty members to create science vignettes of their research would not be higher life 1st Saturday of every month, 1st Saturday of every month, UCSC students - free as prototypes for an ongoing display of plant-related research. In forms. The Arboretum free with admission. free with admission. Arboretum members $5, Non-members $10 addition, the Arboretum is in the process of creating a Science is a place where as you Community Day Angelita Ashbacher, PhD candidate in Page for their web site. This will list the lecture series, highlight walk the garden, you can Volunteer Training Classes Evolution, Ecology and Behavior, in Laurel Everyone Welcome Tuesday February 4 plant-related research projects, provide links to websites of interest, step back in time, you can Fox’s lab. and for more bureaucratic expediency, have interactive forms for witness both evolution Tuesday Jan 7 – Feb. 11, six Tuesdays, 1st Tuesday of every month. Free admission. Arctostaphylos visitation and research applications. The Council was unanimous; and co-evolution, you can Linda Anderson and 9:30 am – noon. California Native Plant glutinosa “Green Glute” Global change interactions Society and Arboretum- Joint the Arboretum needs to get the word out on all it is already doing explore plant strategies in California’s hyperdiverse Community day meeting to facilitate plant-related research and public education. As an for water conservation, you can observe pollinators and seed serpentine grasslands Tuesday, January 7 March 10, potluck 6:30 and talk 7:30. Free to all example, Brett Hall, Arboretum Director, has overseen a successful dispersers …all in an afternoon’s stroll. - Linda Anderson Ray Collett Extraordinary Plants Lecture Series 1st Tuesday of every month. Free admission. Tuesday, February 11 internship program through the Environmental Studies Program Conifers Over Space and Time: California Native Plant Potluck 6 pm, talk at 7 pm Insights into Plant and Water UCSC students - free Society Meeting Relations by Jarmila Pitter- Monday January 15, 7:30 pm Arboretum members $5, Non-members $10 mann, Dept. of Ecology and Erika Zavaleta, Pepper-Giberson Profes- Evolutionary Biology at UCSC Jessica Fiske Bailey Island Conservation— sor of Environmental Studies, UCSC Ray Collett Extraordinary Plants Lecture Series Reflections from the Field Thursday, March 20, Potluck 6 pm, talk at 7 pm In October this year Jessica Fiske “We pursue research to enhance the stew- Bailey was assigned responsibility Ray Collett Extraordinary Plants Lecture Series ardship, understanding and appreciation of UCSC students – free, Members $5, Wednesday, January 15 wild ecosystems.” Non-members $10 for overseeing the UC Santa Cruz Potluck 6 pm, talk at 7 pm Arboretum. Her new title, Assistant UCSC students - free Experiential learning and the Board Meeting Vice Provost of Strategic Programs and Arboretum members $5, Non-members $10 importance of engaging with Wednesday, March 26 at 5 pm the Arboretum, reflects that one-third of nature her time is dedicated to helping manage Tommy Hall, Field Manager with Island Con- Ray Collett Extraordinary Plants Lecture Series and grow support for the unit. Prior to October, Bailey served servation, will present a program on prevent- Thursday, February 20 ing extinctions by removing invasive species Potluck 6 pm, talk at 7 pm as Secretary on the Board of the Friends of the Arboretum, from islands. UCSC students - free including as Board Secretary. Arboretum members $5, Non-members $10 Board Meeting Wednesday January 22, 5 pm Gage Dayton is Director of the reserves “I’m very excited to be working with such dedicated managed by UCSC, including Big Creek, volunteers and staff. I feel that it is so easy to talk proudly of Arctostaphylos silvicola Focus on Fynbos Año Nuevo, and Fort Ord. He has extensive the work we do here. There’s such a rich history and so many Ray Collett Extraordinary Plants Lecture Series knowledge and experience with reptiles and Photo by John B. Caddell amazing programs and people,” said Bailey. Thursday, January 23 amphibians having received his PhD study- Volunteer Training ing them in southern Texas and northern Potluck 6 pm, talk at 7 pm Before she joined with UCSC, Bailey was the Executive UCSC students - free Mexico. april highlights Director of the Foundation of the State Bar, Manager of the and Orientation Classes Arboretum members $5, Non-members $10 Board meeting Secretariat of the California Judicial Council, Development Martin Grantham, Greenhouse Manager, California Naturalist Program Classes will be held on Tuesdays beginning on January 7th through February 26, 5 pm Officer with the Point Reyes Bird Observatory, and a February 11th from 9:30-12 noon and meet in the Arboretum SFSU Biology Department. He specializes Thursday evenings and weekend field trips in plants from Mexico and Central America, schedule and applications are available consultant with courts and nonprofits in California on Horticulture Building. The classes are open to everyone and provide New World cloud forest floras, and the flora march February 1st on the Arboretum website. strategic planning, governance, and business operations. She an introduction to the Arboretum, who we are and what we do. of South Africa’s Western Cape, which he has The application deadline is Saturday, graduated from UCLA with a degree in political science and Arboretum staff and volunteers present slide shows and walking explored yearly since 2000. March 1. Hummingbird Days a Master’s in Public Administration from USC. tours through the various gardens and collections. The classes provide He will talk on South African Fynbos vegeta- Saturday and Sunday, March 1 and 2, 10 am – 4 pm participants with an introduction to horticulture, gardening, plant tion and how to grow South African plants. The Australian Garden, Along with improving the linkages between the University Cranbourne, Australia conservation, propagation and basic botany. Wear comfortable shoes Children’s craft activities, guided and and the Arboretum, Bailey communicates her hope to promote “A brief history of Clarkia: self-guided tours, plants for sale that attract Ray Collett Extraordinary Plants Lecture Series and dress for the weather. For more information phone 831 427-2998 what a little annual flower hummingbirds, and educational programs. Wednesday, April 2, Potluck 6 pm, talk at 7 pm the Arboretum more in the community. “I think we need or email [email protected]. can tell us about big See website or our Facebook sites for details UCSC students – free, to publicize the great work that is being done to encourage evolutionary patterns” as the event date approaches. Admission Arboretum Members $5, Non-members $10 more attendance and engagement with the Arboretum and Wednesday, January 29 will be the same as regular admission, Rodger Elliot, author, conservationist, also modernize…so that we are a model for arboretums Ray Collett Extraordinary Plants Lecture Series $5 adults, $2 for 6-17 years old educator, renowned authority on the connected with a research university. This is a perfect site for Potluck 6 pm, talk at 7 pm cultivation of Australian Plants around the student and faculty research. It’s a place where students and UCSC students - free Tour of the Arboretum world. He will be sharing the experience Arboretum members $5, Non-members $10 Saturday, March 1 of developing the extraordinary Australian members of the public can learn how to propagate and care for drought tolerant plants – and ultimately learn how to be Tim Miller, PhD Candidate, Ecology and 1st Saturday of every month, free with ad- garden in the Mornington Peninsula Victo- Evolutionary Biology, UCSC (Kathleen Kay’s mission. Several tours during the day as part ria in Cranbourne Botanic Garden. better stewards and protectors of the environment.” plant evolution and speciation lab). of Hummingbird Days Arboretum Spring Plant Sale

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