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A QUARTERLY NEWSPAPER WRITTEN BY AND FOR THE SEA RANCH ASSOCIATION MEMBERS NUMBER 129 SUMMER 2016 IN THIS ISSUE: Skibbins, Blair-Johns Elected to 2016-17 Board RCMS SPECIAL REPORT Story and photos by Claire McCarthy Announcement of this year’s Board of Di- AGING IN PLACE rectors Election results capped the annual Members Meeting on Saturday, May 28 at Del Mar Center Hall. The gathering also CYBER SAFTEY featured reports from the Board Chair and Treasurer and the presentation of several special recognition awards to members and SUMMER EVENTS staff. Election Results The 2016-17 Board of Directors. L to R, Jackie Baas, David Skibbins, Michele Chaboudy, Jim Nybakken, Connecting Your Home Marti Campbell, Nigel Blair-Johns, Jackie Gardener. With a voter turnout of 49.67% (up from retary, David Skibbins. to Sea Ranch Connect last year’s 45.8%) and 1,111 lots participat- By Peter Youtz ing, members returned Nigel Blair-Johns Liaisons to the Board’s Policy Committees (725 votes) to the BOD and elected new- are: Finance Committee, Treasurer Marti So you’ve signed up for the Sea Ranch comer David Skibbins (859 votes). James Campbell; Planning Committee, Jacqueline Connect. What happens next, and what Flessner (who had served once before, on Baas; Utilities Committee, Jackie Gardener. do you need to do? the 2002-03 Board) received 603 votes. Board Chair’s Report Connecting your home to our new SRC This is Blair-Johns’ first term as an elected network is not a complicated process. Board member; he was appointed last Au- In his report, Chair Jim Nybakken high- There are a number of steps and some op- gust to replace Robert Scarola, who was un- lighted the positive real estate situation at tions to consider. This article walks you able to complete his term. Top vote-getter The Sea Ranch, citing an uptick in both Robert & Nancy Scarola received a Special Rec- through the different steps involved and Skibbins is the son of longtime Sea Ranch- sales of existing homes and new starts. ognition Award, presented at the meeting by Drew McCalley. explains your options. ers Jer and Sally Skibbins, both of whom “During calendar year 2015 a total of 154 93 in the previous calendar year,” he said. served on Sea Ranch Boards in the 1970’s properties changed hands, compared to just In 2015 the Design committee conducted If you have filed your subscription con- and 80’s. tract, SRC will be doing the following 25 Preliminary Site Visits with owners and basic tasks in coming months. (Sidebar: Other members of the 2016-17 Board are architects (compared to just six in 2014), If you haven’t already subscribed, time Jackie Gardner, Jacqueline Baas, Marti and there have already been eight so far this is growing short to take advantage of the Campbell, Michele Chaboudy, and Jim Ny- year. “Thirty-three new projects are cur- “free” connection offer that comes with bakken. rently in the early stages of design review a two year subscription. Sign up today at and will progress through the process to- www.searanchconnect.org/signup The new Board met the next day to elect of- wards completion of construction over the ficers and committee liaisons. Officers are: next few years,” he said. Step 1: Conduit Placement. Chair, Jim Nybakken; Vice Chair, Jackie Gardener; Treasurer, Marti Campbell; Sec- Treasurer’s Report SRC will lay conduit in a small trench from the hand-hole at your curb to your DCEM Administrative Assistant Kim Park earned Treasurer Drew McCalley reviewed some home, and install an external plastic box a Staff Recognition Award from CM Frank Bell. of the detailed information he presented at on the outside of your home. The box is the February Members Meeting (see www. called an ONT, for Optical Network Ter- tsra.org/mod/secfile/viewed.php?file_ minal. You will not need to be home for id=3365, page 3), and presented a graph this step. that showed a way of looking at assessment growth over the years. There are several choices for locating the ONT box on your house. If you’ve sub- “Assessment grew substantially in the late scribed you may already have approved ‘70’s and early ‘80’s,” he says, “the years one of the following options: of the long dispute with the Coastal Com- mission and the moratorium on building. It SRC will run the conduit either to your grew less in the late ‘80’s, spiked up again external utility cabinet (where PG&E and Jackie Gardener (L) presented a Community Ser- in the early to mid ‘90’s (Oceanic lawsuit, vice Award to Kay Martin. John Forenti (R) received a Lifetime Service phone typically attach to your home), or Award, presented by Jim Nybakken. purchase of CTPZ, purchase of Water to a position on your home closest to the Company), settled back down in the late hand-hole at the street. SRC has a map ‘90’s, grew faster again in the decade of the showing the default location for each lot It must be assumed that all owners of property 2000’s, and has been quite moderate during (UBL) on the SRC website under “Con- the current decade.” nection Authorization”, see www.sear within The Sea Ranch by virtue of their pur- anchconnect.org/subscribe. chase of such property are motivated by the He noted an uptick at the end of the graph character of the natural environment in which and warned of upward pressures the Board If you have existing empty conduit al- their property is located, and accept, for and among themselves, the and community would be facing in the ready running from the street to your principle that the development and use of The Sea Ranch must pre- coming years, due mostly to vegetation is- home that you would like to use, SRC can sues. He also noted that, contrary to popu- probably use it. You should contact SRC serve that character for its present and future enjoyment by other lar belief, the assessment does not “always Customer Service to have them inspect owners. go up” -- in fact, the assessment has been and verify your conduit. either flat or declining in 21 of the 51 years From The Sea Ranch Declaration of of our existence. Page 12 Covenants, Conditions and Restrictions Page 13 PAGE 2 THE SEA RANCH SOUNDINGS SUMMER 2016 Mendonomans Explore Aging in Place By Michele Marshall and 4) home maintenance. Transporta- are the Meals on Wheels program that Developing a digital newsletter to keep tion is the number one issue across the delivers daily meals to homebound se- interested parties up-to-date on our de- We are certainly blessed to be living here country in urban, suburban and especial- niors; senior lunches that provide an op- velopment plus other topics of interest to on the magnificent Mendonoma Coast ly rural settings like ours. portunity to meet and socialize; Friendly the community. where beauty, nature and wonderful peo- Visitors program that pairs volunteers ple are all in abundant supply. As a more AIPM then met with existing local or- with seniors who are in need of interac- Creating other fun and useful events. mature community many of us have ganizations to share findings and work tion and many more with new ones being worked long and hard to reach this point with them to determine which issues they developed to provide fun socializing op- Currently in development is the recently where we can enjoy life, explore new could best address. The good news, we portunities. approved Art of Aging show at the Guala- things and perhaps even reinvent our- do have a number of services available in la Arts Center in September 2017 where selves. Most of us never want to leave. our area, more than many communities. Community Resource Connection – local artisans will be encouraged to ex- The bad news, many are unknown to the CRC provides transportation to medical press their thoughts and feelings about Living here in this rural paradise howev- community at large or may not be scal- and dental appointments locally and out- aging in their favorite media. Lectures, er, has its challenges. As we age, the sup- able to support the growing numbers as side the area. Expansion of services to workshops and hopefully a fun movie or port and services needed for our quality the baby-boomers continue to enter and include errands, social events and light two will round out the event. of life change. Medical issues may con- travel through their senior years. home maintenance is being considered. front some of us. Transportation can be- Working with Coastal Seniors, local fire come an issue overnight with the loss of Currently, the organizations in collabora- AIPM is currently focused on the follow- departments, The Sea Ranch Security one driver’s license or the primary fam- tion are: ing: and volunteers on a Make A Difference ily driver. As mobility is compromised, Day this October 2016 changing smoke in-home assistance may be needed on a Redwood Coast Medical Services – Working with a local organization to de- and CO2 alarm batteries in the homes of short- or long-term basis. RCMS provides primary medical care, velop a single point of contact (SPOC) seniors and disabled adults. urgent care (including weekend on call), the community can contact to find re- In efforts to address these issues, alo- dentistry, chronic disease management, sources when they need them. Going forward, more community en- cal grass roots organization was formed. behavioral health and other important gagement is needed to help with proj- Aging In Place Mendonoma (AIPM) is services. They are currently investigat- Developing a digital resource guide ects to support our local organizations now collaborating with our local medical ing additional services they can bring to where people can find available support- as they build for the future. Engagement and social service organizations hoping the area. (see related article, page 8) ive services and information both locally opportunities are very flexible, quite re- to address impediments to safely aging and outside our immediate area. warding and can be customized to sup- here with the highest quality of life. Coast Life Support District – CLSD port anyone’s schedule. Contact RCMS provides ambulance and paramedic ser- Working with CLSD, RCMS, Coastal (884-9202), Coastal Seniors (882-2137) Last year in an effort to better understand vices on the southern Mendocino and Seniors and community members to de- or CRC (884-4562) to discuss the possi- the concerns of our community, AIPM northern Sonoma County coast. They velop the Community Fall Prevention bilities. If you are interested in helping conducted surveys, interviews and focus also provide emergency response train- Program coming later in 2016. AIPM or would like to be added to the groups to determine the most important ing for fire departments and CPR/AED Working with Sonoma County Area newsletter distribution list, contact them needs. They also analyzed other “like” training to the community. Agency on Aging to bring the national- at aginginplacemendonoma@gmail. communities across the country to deter- ly recognized program A Matter of Bal- com. mine how other organizations were ad- Coastal Seniors – Coastal Seniors works ance to the North Coast. This program dressing the aging issue. Key areas of to identify the needs of seniors in our Working together to address these chal- emphasizes practical strategies to reduce concern identified were 1) transportation, coastal communities and provide pro- lenges will help our community thrive. the fear of falling and increase activity 2) isolation/depression, 3) in-home care grams and services designed to promote And hopefully we will have a little fun levels. (medical and non-medical assistance) their well-being. Among their programs doing it!

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Staying Safe(r) In The Cybercrime Era Some Tips For Protecting Against By Laurie Mueller examples of how to recognize phish- ing e-mails and other scams, and dis- “Cybercrime is a fast growing area of cussed other good computer practices Scams And Security Breaches: crime. More and more criminals are such as web-browsing precautions, exploiting the speed, convenience and installing password management and Credit Cards •Use a combination of letters, numbers anonymity of the Internet to commit anti-virus software and other actions and symbols rather than actual words, a diverse range of criminal activities members can take that will help lessen It is safe to use your credit card for particularly obvious words or number that know no border.” Interpol online risks. Internet transactions. Most security sequences like “password”, “qwerty” breaches involve payment terminals or “12345”. Gaining access to and selling personal Forum presenters included Andy Lang, or data stored by merchants. Since fi- and financial data has become a huge owner of The Mac Link, a profession- nancial losses from reported credit card •Don’t use the same password for ev- international criminal business with al Macintosh support firm, Charles fraud are paid by the bank, the main ery site. If one site is hacked, the stolen low risk and high rewards. Mills, developer of corporate security negative result is the inconvenience of password and user ID can be used to software for Correlog, Inc., and Sara replacing your cards, but there are ways access other websites. “Digital Insecurity: Staying Safer in Windsor, director of TSRA’s Informa- you can reduce the likelihood of having the Cybercrime Era”, a special Sea tion Technology Services. your information stolen. Phishing Ranch Forum held on May 14, 2016, provided Sea Ranchers with an over- Slides of the forum presentation have •To reduce financial risk, use credit “Phishing” techniques are used to trick view of the world of cybercrime and been posted on the Sea Ranch Website cards rather than debit cards, which do people into revealing personal informa- offered many useful tips on how mem- along with an audio recording of both not pay for fraudulent charges. tion under the guise of a legitimate re- bers can better protect against hack- the presentation and the question and quest. Phishing is mainly conducted via ing, phishing, identity theft and other answer period. www.tsra.org/news. •Be watchful for “skimmers” and cam- e-mail, often providing a link that takes hazards of the cyber age. php?viewStory=2465.) eras that are placed to read card num- the reader to a fake website, usually to bers and PIN entry at ATMs and other gain personal information or sell some- The forum presentation focused on DVD’s of the presentation are also payment terminals such as gas stations. thing. Sometimes the website contains how to keep credit card information available from Walt Custer custer@ malware. safer, suggested effective ways to mcn.org, who recorded the session •Never give out your credit card num- create and manage passwords, gave for members who could not attend. ber over the phone unless you initiated the call. Red flags for recognizing potential •Keep an eye on your credit card in phishing e-mails: restaurants and retail shops to lessen the opportunity for information theft. •They have generic greetings such as Got A “Dear Customer”. •Check credit card and bank accounts promptly to report on any suspicious •They ask for personal information. Story charges. •They claim an urgent response is need- •Consider two cards—one for recurring ed. payments and another for everything •The messages have poor grammar and Idea? else. punctuation, typos or awkward phras- email Passwords ing. [email protected] Having a strong password is one of the •Other errors or oddities show up (such best defenses against security breaches. as a logo or corporate address that doesn’t look quite right). •Use passwords with several charac- ters. It takes a computer program only If the e-mail is unsolicited and you 7 minutes to hack a 5-character pass- think it might need a response, you word, but it takes 5-1/2 years for it to should check independently rather than hack an 8-character password. using the provided link (or phone #) to respond.

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position backhandedly complimented me We ran indoors to call TSR security to All we can say is, “ Thank You!” Thank on my “political savvy.” Nothing could ask them what our rights were regarding you for passing this rule, as a repeat of Sounding be further from the truth. In fact, polit- drones, when we saw the controller was this “adventure” is not something we ically experienced friends I consulted, in the hands of the vacation renter next would like to endure a second time. Off early on, were dismayed at my approach door. At that moment our guests came of presenting primarily text with rea- running upstairs from their shower, tell- Now we have to make sure all homeown- soned arguments, analysis, and specific ing us a drone was hovering above the ers are well aware of this new rule and, references to ecological literature. “No- glass-roofed bathroom they were in. more importantly, that the vacation home We welcome letters to “Sounding Off” managers and rental agencies make their on any matters germane to The Sea body reads,” they told me, “you need Ranch. Please sign your name and ob- lots of eye candy and catchy slogans.” I Now we were all furious at this inva- renters acutely aware that TSR won’t tol- serve a 300-word limit. SOUNDINGS gambled that Sea Ranchers were differ- sion of privacy in our own home. I can’t erate a violation of this new rule. policy does not allow publication of ent, and I am delighted that so many Sea express this feeling of having your pri- Appreciative homeowners, unsigned letters, pseudonyms, nor the Ranchers confirmed my impression of vacy violated in this way...are we now on Facebook somewhere, is this being withholding of writer’s names. SOUND- this community as one where a reasoned Gregg Tosello and Alain Duguay INGS will not publish any letter that is approach might be productive. recorded by this drone’s camera? Who denigrating or libelous in nature and knows... reserves the right to correct inaccurate It is a privilege to be among such people. statements. SOUNDINGS will not accept Thank you all. letters which have previously appeared Tri Party Agreement Assures Delivery in other publications. Letters are limited Roland Pesch to two per member per year and should Of Reclaimed Water To Golf Course be submitted to “Sounding Off” P.O. Box 13-0-40 16, The Sea Ranch, CA 95497 or emailed to [email protected] prior to the deadline Editor, By Randy Burke, TSRA Director of The original agreement was created in shown on page 14. Works 1991/92 between the three entities; it Thanks to our Board of Directors for had become cumbersome and difficult passing the new ban on drones at The Sea Three local entities which have his- to interpret over time. Ranch. torically been at odds recently came To the Editor: together to protect an important envi- The amended version, which became As you know, while you were discussing ronmental resource. effective March 21, 2016, provides a Since we joined the Sea Ranch six years this new rule on Saturday morning the ago, my wife and I have been repeatedly means of agreement between all par- 23rd of April, we were having our break- Following ten years of negotiation, struck by what a remarkable communi- ties as to how the wastewater is treat- fast on our private deck at our home on discussion, research, and collabora- ty this is. For the most part it has been ed, the quantity of delivered recycled Galleon’s Reach. Our guests were about tion, The Gualala Community Ser- encounters with individual Sea Ranchers water to the golf course, the costs in- to join us when they were finished with vices District (GCSD), The Sea Ranch that have impressed us. However, the volved with such treatment, and the their shower. Golf Links, and The Sonoma County recent community discussion about our responsibilities of each member with- Water Agency (SCWA) formalized an central forest has taken our appreciation in the Tri Party membership for a term In the quiet stillness of that warm sunny “Amended and Restated Agreement to a new level. We are very pleased by of 40 years. morning we suddenly realized there was for Reclaimed Water Disposal on Golf how many people in this community an odd humming sound coming from Course,” otherwise known as the Tri This version brings clarity to a docu- were willing to consider an alternative somewhere. We looked around expecting Party Agreement. It provides for an ment that had at times been confusing. point of view, and think intelligently and to see a neighbor with a weed whacker efficient means of recycling tertiary The costs to treat the wastewater to a critically about whether the plans for our but no one was in sight. After about 30 treated wastewater to the Sea Ranch level acceptable to the California State central forest were in line with the found- seconds and being confounded at this Golf Course—up to 75 million gal- Regional Water Quality Control Board ing values of this community. humming sound, we looked up and real- lons—from the town of Gualala and for disposal on the golf course became ized there was a drone directly above our At one point, someone who opposed my the northern section of The Sea Ranch. deck, hovering about 25 feet above us. Page 6

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our front yard in the nearer fu- ture. In either case it will re- sume its interrupted destiny of My Walking Stick making new soil, albeit far from By Malay Thaker out something to lean on helps maintain where it started. both my core body strength (abdominal, Each indentation and tiny projection of back, thigh and buttock muscles) and My earliest memory of a walk- the wood makes itself felt as my hand my sense of balance. Every step on a ing stick is my maternal grand- runs down the shaft of the stick and back steep trail needs to be mindfully taken father’s cane. It had a traditional up again with every two steps of my with focus, with knees flexed and weight curved top and he carried it with stride. The travel distance of the hand slightly forward for traction. Holding a such relish before in later years is not long, perhaps twelve inches. The stick but not using it enforces that disci- it became a necessity to get from feeling is not unpleasant, just the oppo- pline. The second reason is more a super- his bedside to anywhere. I can site, and over time it may build a new stition. Should I encounter a mountain still picture him striding down callous or two on the hand while smooth- lion on the trail, waving a five foot stick at the street, dressed in the home- ing down the stick. The bark has worn it may make me look bigger and give me spun white cotton tunic and trou- flat or away altogether where I hold it, but a better chance of winning a face-down sers and a bright white cotton still clings to the lower parts of the stick, with the cat. cap in the style of the followers giving it a slightly rough and disheveled of M.K. Gandhi. He had earned look. Keeping company on our front porch the right to wear that proud uni- with this recently acquired walking stick form, having followed Gandhi The stick is about shoulder-height on me, is another that I have had for nearly for- right into a British jail in India with the top end slightly curved, thicker ty years. I picked it up on the trail in in the 1930s. He wore a magnif- and a bit heavier than the other. It is light the Beartooth Mountains of Montana in icent handle-bar mustache. He in weight, well balanced, and strong. I 1976. In that bicentennial year, three of walked jauntily along, lightly picked it up several months ago by the us — my high school friend, my younger tapping the ground with his cane trailside where a thoughtful hiker had brother, and I piled into a tiny Ford Pin- on one stride, while bringing the left it. I’m guessing that it was a young to station wagon, and headed for Can- tip of it up in the air pointing branch of a fir tree. I often simply car- ada. On the way back from Banff, we forward on the next. If a stone ry it at its point of equal weight, holding spent a week hiking and fishing through was encountered in his path or a Photo courtesy of Malay Thaker. the top end down, tucking the shaft under the Beartooth wilderness. The walking tropical fruit fallen from a tree, my arm and the tail end sticking up be- stick was a very young fallen fir tree lying the arm and the cane would swing in a of birds and other creatures. In literature hind my shoulder. At other times, mostly across an overgrown trail. I cut a fivefoot wide circle with perfect aim and timing and motion pictures, they have passed when I’m sure no one is looking, I twirl straight section of the tree with the two- to send the obstacle flying offto the side, into the realm of fantasy and romance. In it like a baton. No wild life has come inch saw in my Swiss Army knife. When without breaking stride. the hands of wizards they acquire magi- to harm from it, yet. But I suspect the we got home, I sanded it smooth and oiled cal powers. The only magical thing about woodland critters see me a mile away and it. Sturdy and hefty enough to have kept Curved handle walking sticks have my walking sticks is that they lead me out remove themselves from my arc. me from falling into streams with a 50 been around for centuries. According of my front door and into the forest. lb. pack, it is too heavy to use on casual to one English vendor, the term ‘Cane’ The one thing I don’t do is lean on it, walks. And for the former purpose, it has was applied to walking sticks in the So I tell you: lean on it, twirl it, look scary except when I’ve stopped to catch a long been made obsolete by modern tele- time of Henry VIII of England, where to scary cats, whatever, get thee out of thy breath or to take in a view. Nor do I scoping trekking poles. But I still keep they were and are apparently still made chair and head out the door with a walk- carry it for fashion, baton twirling not- it. My children may scratch their heads out of a vari-ety of hardwoods in every ing stick. And if you do not have one, withstanding. It serves two purposes for about it and discard it after I’m gone. Or style and fash-ion to suit any personality. pick one up along the way and fashion it me. One, walking long distances with- it may serve to hold up a sapling tree in In their heads are sometimes carved to your liking. fantastical shapes, PAGE 6 THE SEA RANCH SOUNDINGS SUMMER 2016 PARTING SONGS Golf course…from Page 4 Over the ten years collaboration be- system storage capacities espe- I. an issue. The reliability of supply came the norm and the members began cially during rainy years when and demand was always in question. to work with one another to investi- GCSD experiences storage There is no wind constrained by human plan Communication between members of gate where improvements to process- shortages. ing and disposal could be achieved. Nothing stops a tide, directs the course the Tri Party became sparse and incon- Once signed, the Tri Party sistent. A revised agreement was nec- The total process involving all entities became a balancing act of volumes Agreement led to the plausibili- Of glacial push and pull across the land essary for the health of the wastewater ty that GCSD would become the disposal operation. of wastewater and costs associated with the processes. Working togeth- sole Waste Discharge Permittee, removing SCWA and Sea Ranch The SCWA (owner of The Sea Ranch er, GCSD and SCWA agreed to change The stars swirl on, the lazy moon descends North Wastewater Treatment Plant), the process of treatment at The Sea Golf Links from the waste dis- headed by Kevin Booker, Nazareth Ranch North Wastewater Treatment charge permitting process. The sun climbs high, all life begins… Tesfai, Brad Clayton, Randy Burke, Plant (SRN) prior to pumping waste- GCSD is currently applying and Eric Schanz, remained committed water to GCSD for Tertiary treatment; for a permit renewal for waste And ends to bringing the entities of the Tri Par- the North Wastewater Treatment Plant discharge, and will become the ty to the table in an effort to hammer was converted from a treatment facili- controlling agency for recycled out a workable solution. The GCSD, ty to a collection and pumping station wastewater discharge to the golf The when, where, how, or wish it did not work managed by Jerry Orth, formalized an which delivers untreated, raw waste- course. water to GCSD for primary and sec- The way it does… especially “the when” agreement with Sea Ranch Golf Links All members of the Tri Party ondary treatment. for an equitable exchange for recycled agreement are to be congratu- water volumes delivered to the golf Is not a war to wage or try to win The eight million gallon storage pond lated for combining their time course. Bruce Jones, GCSD chair, add- and efforts to protect a recycled In some lost ego battle with “the must” ed much to the discussions. And The at SRN has been converted into a ter- tiary treated wastewater pond serv- resource and put it to beneficial Sea Ranch Golf Links representatives That settles on us all in time like dust ing the storage needs of GCSD to be use. And though it took a while, Greg Sherwood, Bill Lidtke, and Brad in the long run it should prove Grow provided legal and operational used in the event of exceeding the 20 million gallon storage capacity at its to be an effective guiding doc- additions to the Agreement which al- ument for all parties concerned. low for all the moving parts to come treatment plant—an improvement to Better to embrace and hold the joy together. Of years well-spent, of growth into a new Dimension of a vision, chance to renew This grace called “living lightly on the land” To cherish what it is, the lives put in To make it, endlessly, a special way Of being part of earth and sky and sea.

II. I look around… the fox kits leave their den In my front yard, warm on a sheltered rock Next to newborn fawns, while overhead A heron soars, and ducks come arrowing in To nearby ponds

A whale blows, an osprey hauls a fish Over my roof, headed for his nest In redwood trees I see through my washed glass

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The Chamber Music Series presents its popular annual Summer 2016 Events Summer Concert with Roy Most information is taken from event Summer activities and events are already Bogas & Friends. (see re- websites where applicable; see websites well under way here on the Mendonoma lated article page 11).www. for further details. Also see The Bulletin Coast. When you find yourself playing gualalaarts.org/2016/07/ and TSR Website for Sea Ranch-spon- host to out-of-town family and friends summer-chamber-mu- sored activities like Unit Potlucks, and longing for a change of scene by the sea, sic-weekend/ check the “Mark Your Calendar” section here are a few things to do to keep them of the Independent Coast Observer. (and yourselves) busy and entertained. Mendocino Music Festi- val: July 9-23. Established Fireworks and Street Fair: Saturday in 1986, the Festival offers a Editor Position Opening July 2, Arena Cove, Point Arena. Fair magical blend of fine music Dear Sea Ranchers, opens at 4 p.m., fireworks begin at dark. by outstanding performers The Fort Ross Festival is one of many events the public can enjoy Port Road closed to motor traffic from 4 including orchestra concerts, this summer. As Soundings editor for more than twen- p.m., shuttle service provided from City Big Band, chamber music ensembles, La Cage aux Folles: July 22-31, Guala- ty-five years and 100 issues, Kathi Gordon Hall to the Cove. dance, blues, jazz, world, folk, bluegrass la Arts Center. Live musical theater made sure members were well informed and popular contemporary music. www. on the coast, starring your friends and about The Sea Ranch and surrounding Independence Day Parade: Sunday mendocinomusic.org/ neighbors. (see related article, page 13 ) communities. She passed the baton to me July 3, 12 Noon, Main Street, Point Are- www.gualalaarts.org/category/events/ in 2008; since then, I have done my best na. Unique, “Point Arena-style” enter- Gualala Arts Auto Show: Saturday, theater/ to continue the tradition of making sure tainment for the whole family. July 16, 2016, 10 a.m. - 4 p.m.. If you Sea Ranchers know what’s happening. are a car enthusiast and love the nostal- Fort Ross Festival: July 30, 10:00 Sea Ranch July 4 Celebrations: At Now my husband and I have sold our Sea gia of old cars and reconnecting with cars a.m.—6:30 p.m. This year’s event fea- noon, join friends and neighbors at the Ranch property, so the position of Editor you lusted after in your youth, or just en- tures costumed historical vignettes, “Hot Spot” on the river for an infor- is open and waiting for the right candidate. joy seeing rare and unusual contempo- hands-on crafts, militia cannon firings, mal potluck barbecue. Then bring hors rary automobiles, you’ll love the Guala- horse and buggy rides, music & dance An effective editor is someone who enjoys d’oeuvres to share and a blanket to sit la Arts Auto Show. www.gualalaarts. from numerous cultures, an internation- writing and is committed to the issues and on for the 5:30 p.m. festivities at Shell org/2016/07/gualala-arts-auto-show/ al food bazaar—and of course, the Fort stories vital to maintaining an informed Beach. Ross Beer Garden! www.fortross.org/ membership. Duties include developing Cruise the Coast: July 17 - 10 a.m. Gualala Arts Summer Camp for Kids: events.htm content and recruiting writers, selecting to 4:30 p.m. Point Arena Lighthouse. Tuesday through Friday, July 5 - 8 and and editing articles submitted by writers, Half-price admission tickets available Discover the Coast: August 6, 10:00- 12 - 15, 9:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. A 20-year attending meetings to report on issues of at the Gualala Arts Auto Show on July 3:00, Point Arena City Hall and Point tradition of keeping visiting grandkids importance to members, and overseeing 16. Participants in the Gualala Arts Auto Arena Lighthouse. Celebration of the (Grades 1-8) entertained. This year’s the newspaper’s layout. The editor is paid Show are invited to bring their cars to the California Coastal National Monument theme is “Colors, Colors, Colors: An a stipend for each issue. Lighthouse for photo opportunities and and the Point Arena-Stornetta Public Olympic Adventure” and features proj- Lighthouse tour. Food will be available Lands. Self-guided walking tour of the To express your interest or for more infor- ects and activities in a variety of cre- for purchase and Museum and Tower public lands, food booths, exhibits, Ma- mation, please contact me, Claire McCar- ative arts, from culinary to visual. www. Tours will be available all day. rine Mammal Rescue booth, vendors. thy, at [email protected] or 707-884-3444. I gualalaarts.org/2016/07/global-har Free admission to lighthouse grounds look forward to hearing from you! mony-summer-adventure-camp/ Full Moon Lighthouse Tours: July 19 and Museum, discounted Tower Tours and August 18, Point Arena Lighthouse. $5. Sincerely, Chamber Music Weekend: Satur- Reservations required. 707-882-2809, day - Sunday, July 9 - 10, 2016 at 4:00 www.pointarenalighthouse.com/visit/ Page 14 Claire p.m. Coleman Auditorium, Gualala Arts. calendar-2/night-tour/ PAGE 8 THE SEA RANCH SOUNDINGS SUMMER 2016

Redwood Coast Medical Services (RCMS): Serving The Community For 40 Years tion always call 911. Coast Life Support By Alex Long, and mental health service available in our with his able staff focuses on our mission District (CLSD) responds to 911 calls and Co-Chair, RCMS Board of Directors community. of providing quality, family-oriented, community-based, primary medical care provides medical services and ambulance For the past forty years, RCMS has been Health Services Provided by RCMS including a broad range of preventive transport through its paramedic-based the cornerstone for our community’s health health services, to residents and visitors. program. For other Urgent Care medical services. In this article we will give you Over time, RCMS has been able to expand As an Federally Qualified Health Cen- problems you may call (707-884-4005). If an overview of our unique service area and the scope and breadth of the health ser- ter (FQHC,) the quality of our services is we are not open, your call will be trans- its associated challenges, a description of vices it provides in our community. The routinely monitored with the new Afford- ferred to an experienced RN on a medical the services we now provide with a bit of following is a description of a number of able Care Act (ACA) focus on prevention. advice line. history, a summary of our sources of fund- the key services; however, for a more com- RCMS has successful programs for hyper- Our skilled Urgent Care providers success- ing, and finally a discussion of how we see prehensive list, see the RCMS web site at: tension, diabetes control, chronic disease fully handled about 4,800 visits last year these services changing to keep pace with http://www.rcms-health care.org/. management, immunization and testing, covering a very broad spectrum of prob- technology and the evolving medical land- and hospital discharge management and Primary Care – RCMS is the sole pro- lems. In providing these services, RCMS scape. We hope this will be informative readmission. vider of primary care in our community. benefited from direct contact with the as well as thought provoking for everyone Since its beginning in Stewarts Point in emergency department at St. Joseph’s Me- as RCMS, in conjunction with the entire Urgent Care – with the passage of Mea- 1977, it has grown to where RCMS now morial Hospital (SJMH) and routine case Mendonoma Community, confronts the sure J in 2014, CLSD was able to provide has clinics in Gualala and Point Arena, has reviews with CLSD and Dr. Beirnbaum, a challenges of providing high quality health tax funds to RCMS that enabled us to five primary care providers (4.1 FTE), and certified ER MD from SJMH. care in our remote region on the Northern expand Urgent Care services to 10 hour/ handles about 12,000 primary care visits California Coast. day, 7 day/week. per year. If you have an Area Hospitals It is estimated, that our Urgent Care services helped to avoid over 46 week- Service Area RCMS/CLSD emergency Service or life Mendocino Area Coast District Map Hos Dr. Mark Kal is the Medical Director and threatening situa- pital(49 beds) 59.6 miles driving end transports per month to emergency Area Hospitals As shown on the chart to the right, RCMS rooms (does not include weekday avoid- serves a beautiful but isolated stretch of Ukiah Valley1 Mendocino Medical Coast Center District ed Hospital transports).(49 beds) These avoided E/R trips (78 beds) 65.959.6 miles miles driving driving (98 min. drive time) coast line some 60 miles long from North 47.6 miles direct resulted in significant savings in time/ stress as well as transportation and E/R of Jenner to South of Elk. We are approx- Healdsburg2 Ukiah District Valley Hospital Medical Center(78 beds) (26 beds) 69.965.9 miles miles driving driving (122 min.charges. drive time) imately two hours by car or ambulance 31.5 miles direct from the nearest hospitals in Santa Rosa Kaiser 3 Foundation Healdsburg District Hospital Hospital Visiting(26 beds) Specialists – for many years or Fort Bragg. This makes us one of the 69.9 miles driving (131 min. drive time) – Santa Rosa27.3 (173 miles beds) direct 79.8 RCMS has provided consultation space most remote medical centers in the state, miles driving 4 Kaiser Foundation Hospitalfor– Santa visiting Rosa (173 specialists in the fields of and helps to account for our “Frontier” beds) Sutter Medical79.8 milesCenter driving of San (140- min.cardiology, drive time) ophthalmology, orthopedics, designation. 48.1 miles direct ta Rosa (135 beds) 80.8 miles and in the past podiatry. By being able driving 5 Sutter Medical Center of Santa Rosa(135 beds) We estimate that the population of the ser- 80.8 miles driving (142 min.to schedule drive time) appointments locally with a 48.3 miles direct specialist, the patient is able to avoid a vice area is about 8,000 individuals. And, Santa Rosa Memorial Hospital 6 Santa Rosa Memorial Hospitallong– and tiring trip off the coast. With almost 25% of our population is over 60 – MontgomeryMontgomery (278 beds) (278 82.8 beds) year of age, which is considerably higher miles driving82.8 miles driving (144 min.the drive advent time) of telemedicine, it will be- 49.7 miles direct than the state average. In addition, our come easier to visit with a specialist elec- Frank R.7 Frank Howard R. How Memorialard Memorial tronically. Hospital(25 beds) This is a critically important community has an accidental death rate Hospital (2587.4 beds) miles 87.4 driving miles (143 min. drive time) 44.4 miles direct area of service that RCMS would like to that is almost twice as high as the state av- driving expand; however, our current internal erage. These conditions, which appear to 8 Sonoma West Medical Center(25 beds) Sonoma West75.5 Medical miles driving Center (138 min.wiring drive time) and space limita- be growing more serious over time, raise 46.0 miles direct the importance of having good medical (25 beds) 75.5 miles driving Page 9

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RCMS…from Page 8 Figure 3: RCMS Sources of Funding ($6.4 Million) The Affordable Care Act (ACA) — has enabled many in our community to obtain tions are prohibitive obstacles. Source of Funding health insurance and encouraged them to Hospice & Visiting Nurse Programs The RCMS has an annual budget start seeing a Primary Care provider. ACA Hospice program provides care to those in of about 6.5 million dollars. specifies a shift over time to payment our community with life-threatening and/ Because RCMS became a based upon performance not just visits. or chronic illness. These services have FQHC (Federally Quali- This growing emphasis on performance been coordinated with RCMS since 1984, fied Health Center) in 1999, metrics also adds challenges as new guide- and then in 2006 formally became a part of we have access to Federal lines are introduced. RCMS. The Hospice program is augment- Grants which have grown Connection to the outside world – un- ed by volunteers, and also provides respite over time as a result of the like urban medical facilities, our providers and grief counseling. All Hospice services professional efforts of Diane have often had to work without the pres- are free, and costs are offset by fund rais- Agee, CEO. These Federal ence of specialists and advance diagnostic ing and endowments. funds now account for more equipment. But this is changing in two than a quarter of our reve- In 2010, we were able to get a “Home ways. First we are developing a stronger nue. As an FQHC, RCMS Health Shortage Designation” for our relationship with St. Joseph’s Memorial is required to offer medical community so that RCMS could begin Hospital in Santa Rosa. This currently service to all in the commu- to receive Medicare/MediCal reimburse- enables our Urgent Care providers to talk nity through a sliding fee ments for home visits by nurses under a directly with E/R doctors as needed. And, scale that ensures that no provider health care plan. Today RCMS in the longer run, we are working on ar- one is turned away because of inability to makes approximately 1,200 visits a year to participates in a wide variety of commu- rangements for more of their specialists to pay. The write-offs associated with sliding home-bound patients through the visiting nity directed programs including: school visit RCMS or to use telemedicine links to fees only amount to 3% of our revenues. nurse program. health fairs, healthy habits meetings, di- work with our patients from their home of- abetes wellness program, flu shot clinics, About 48% of our revenue comes from fices. Thus, the second significant change Behavioral Health – In 2015, RCMS annual sports exams for kids, grief support MediCare and MediCal payments, and an is the introduction of strong telemedicine expanded behavioral health services to group, and caregiver support group. This additional 16% of our revenue comes from links (over high-speed Internet) which en- increase access to counseling, pain man- is only a partial list and we would encour- insurance and private payers. The major- able remote specialists to be directly en- agement, healthy lifestyle coaching for age you to visit the RCMS website http:// ity of the remaining 10% of our revenue gaged in providing medical services to our chronic disease management, substance for more www.rcms-healthcare.org/ comes from Coast Life Support District, patients locally! abuse counseling. RCMS now has a staff examples and details. using tax monies approved by our com- comprised of a Psychologist, Psychiatrist, Aging-in-Place – with an aging local munity to help pay for Urgent Care that is Marriage & Family Therapist, with a sup- RCMS Staffing population there is a growing demand for now available ten hours a day, seven day a porting provider and nursing staff to coor- services that will enable folks to feel com- You might ask, what does it take to deliver week. This covers about 34% of the cost dinate resources and care management. fortable about staying here as they grow all these health related services in an area of providing Urgent Care Services, the rest older. There are a number of services designated by the U.S. as a medical short- coming from grants and reimbursements Dentistry – RCMS provides a full range of that RCMS offers or would like to offer age area? RCMS has a highly profession- for visits. dental service from its Point Arena offices. in collaboration with other health service al staff of approximately sixty-eight mem- This service was started in 2001, and now groups that should help: a) the Visiting bers (57 FTE). Some of the clinical and Future Challenge & Opportunities handles about 4,000 visits annually with a Nurse program for individuals who are un- administrative staff have been with RCMS staff of two dentists and one hygienist (2.0 RCMS has grown and changed a lot in the able to leave their home; b) telemedicine for 20 years or more. Several local indi- FTE). The program is especially import- past 40 years and the pace is accelerating link to the home so that the patient could viduals have also grown within the orga- ant for children and those on MediCal in due to the increasingly complexity and so- be monitored round-the-clock; c) more in- nization and obtained higher degrees and our community. phisticated medical environment in which teractions with specialists when they are at licenses. we must function. These are some of the RCMS or via an Internet link Other Programs –RCMS also offers and challenges RCMS faces: Page 13 BRODIE ARCHITECTURE & DESIGN Steve Brodie, Architect AIA Linda Brodie, Designer

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Although the library operates under a Memorandum of Understanding with Mendocino County for use as An annual Summer Chamber Music Weekend tops the list a county library branch, the Friends of Coast Com- of classical music concerts heard throughout the year, fea- munity Library (FOCCL) own the building, which turing internationally known artists and delighting music they purchased in 2004. Today, the library offers lovers, introducing many to the chamber music experience. much more than books. Its various educational programs and hands-on projects attract many mem- On July 9 and 10 Berkeley pianist Roy Bogas and his musi- bers of the broader coast community, including Sea cal colleagues from the San Francisco Symphony and Mc- Ranchers. Gill University in Montreal are returning for the 14th con- secutive summer, bringing us a duo of concerts worth plan- But the library is now faced with its greatest chal- ning your summer schedule around. Mr. Bogas, founding lenge. It has been discovered that the building’s director of our weekend festival and Principal Pianist for the timber roof trusses merely lie in pockets at the top San Francisco Ballet, is joined by violinists Axel Straus and of the walls with no connecton to the concrete foun- Amy Hiraga, violist Nancy Ellis and cellist Peter Wyrick. dation, depending only on gravity to hold the roof They perform together in various combinations of duo, in place. An engineering firm has told us that in a trio, quartet and quintet during the two-concert weekend at major seismic event the roof may fail, destroying Gualala Arts Center. the library. Saturday’s program will feature the Beethoven Sonata for Legally, FOCCL is not required to do anything. Cello and Piano, a Haydn String Quartet, a short Bloch se- However, morally and ethically, the Board of Direc- lection for violin and piano, and the Elgar Piano Quartet. tors feels strongly that to do nothing is not an option. tions of any amount will always be welcome, but for Sunday’s program features Beethoven’s great Sonata for Estimates from construction companies specializing larger amounts our plan is to ask for pledges. These Violin and Piano, a Bloch String Quartet, a Mozart Piano in seismic retrofit put the cost at around $400,000. would stand for a limited time period. Unless called Quartet and the incredible Brahms Piano Quintet. These The money must be raised. The fundraising goal before, on March 16, 2017 all pledges would be can- two completely different concerts offer widely varied music is $300,000 with the Board contributing $100,000 celled with no obligation to pledgers. With larger from the 18th, 19th and 20th centuries, with selections both from its financial reserves. amounts pledged, we will be able to measure the familiar and seldom heard---wonderful examples of cham- strength of the will of the community and its desire ber music treasures. And so we are beginning a major fund raising effort. to go forward with the necessary seismic retrofit. We will seek grants wherever we can, of course, but Sea Ranchers have long contributed time, energy and en- the kinds of activities that took 15 years to raise Our problem is huge but so is our faith in those who thusiasm to this unusual program, serving on the Chamber $275,000 to buy the building will not work this time. love the library. Pledge Forms are available in the Music Committee of Gualala Arts—planning and booking The situation is serious and needs to be resolved in a library, or email [email protected]. Please take monthly performances, housing the musicians, hosting the more dramatic and timely maner. this opportunity to support us as we work toward concerts and providing refreshments for all who attend. We keeping the library the important place it is to our have seen this program grow and mature over several de- We are embarking on a major pledge drive. Dona- community. cades, and enjoy finding both new and returning artists who recognize just how special this place is----often requesting a return engagement as soon as possible! CHARLES S. WOODS Email: [email protected] MARLANA J. WOODS www.pacificwoodsglass.com Whether you’re a newcomer to our coast or a longtime res- (707) 884-9453 Phone License #640699 ident, a surprising musical experience awaits you ‘in your own back yard’---so keep Saturday July 9 and Sunday July Pacific Woods Glass 10 in mind. Both concerts begin at 4pm, Gualala Arts Cen- ter. 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RCMS…from Page 9 Election…from Page 1 Gualala Arts Theater Presents The will make it so much easier for the elderly Special Awards to have appointments without a difficult Musical Production La Cage aux Folles! Jackie Gardener presented a Community trip off-coast; and d) possible observation By Rozann Grunig mal” when he meets the family of the Service Award to Kay Martin for her hun- capability for up to 23 hours in the Urgent bride-to-be. But Albin has other plans, dreds of hours of service working on the Care facility. It’s rather gaudy but it’s also rather with hilarious results... Comprehensive Environmental Plan (CEP) grand. Need for a New Facility – our current fa- and other environmental projects. In Gualala Arts Theater production of La cility in Gualala was constructed in 1986 It’s bad and beautiful; it’s bawdy and bi- Cage aux Folles, the local theater com- Drew McCalley presented a Special Rec- as a standard office facility. It lacks ade- zarre! munity is coming together to stage this ognition Award to Robert and Nancy Sca- quate utilities to accommodate telemedi- ambitious musical production. Director rola (who have left the area) for their many Coming to the Coleman Auditorium at cine, digital imaging and other advanced and veteran actor Teo Ariola, who works contributions to the Sea Ranch communi- Gualala Arts Center this July. You’ll be services and was constructed under de- at The Sea Ranch Association, has put ty, which include service on the BOD and transported to St. Tropez, France to the cades old safety codes. It is too small to together a talented Cast and Production Planning Committee (Robert), Hedgerows La Cage aux Folles nightclub. Enjoy a adequately or safely meet what we see as Team that include community members Report (Nancy), and the CEP and 50th “French Picnic” small plate dinner while the emerging services requirements of our from The Sea Ranch to Point Arena, in Birthday Committee (both). sitting at your own table, enjoying the community. We are currently exploring addition to several employees of The Sea a new design for expanded capabilities show. Jim Nybakken presented a Lifetime Service Ranch Association. that will enable RCMS to keep pace with Award to John Forenti for his contributions La Cage aux Folles is a musical based on the changing medical environment and to Showtimes: to (among others) the VIP and Communi- a book by Harvey Fierstein, lyrics and add the type of needed features discussed cation Committees, the Equestrian Center, music by Jerry Herman. Based on the above. Friday, July 22 at 7 p.m. and Gualala Rotary and the Point Arena 1973 French play of the same name by How can I become more knowledgeable Lighthouse. Jean Poiret, it is fun and upbeat, hitting Saturday, July 23 at 7 p.m. & involved? all the right notes for laughs, entertain- Community Manager Frank Bell honored ment and spectacle. It infuses drama with Sunday, July 24 at 2 p.m. For additional information check the Administrative Assistant Kim Park with levity seamlessly and offers more than its Friday, July 29 at 7 p.m. RCMS website at www.rcms-healthcare. an Outstanding Performance Award for her share of memorable tunes and moments. exceptional service to TSRA and the sur- org, and follow RCMS on Facebook and Saturday, July 30 at 7 p.m. Twitter where health news and informa- rounding community, and her continuing Centered in a bustling nightclub on tion, job openings, events and more are commitment to excellence and customer the French Riviera teeming with song, Sunday, July 31 at 2 p.m. shared. We also welcome your involve- service in the Department of Compliance dance, laughter and heart, it inspired the ment as a volunteer, as someone knowl- and Environmental Management. hit 1996 film “The Birdcage,” starring Advanced tickets $20 adults, $10 youths edgeable in health services/business de- Robin Williams and Nathan Lane. Fea- 13 and under. Doors open 30 minutes be- A wine and hors d’oeuvres reception fol- velopment, or with insights into commu- turing “The Best of Times,” “I Am What fore the show. This show is rated PG-13: lowing the meeting gave everyone an op- nity needs. We are planning some small I Am” and “Song on the Sand,” Parents strongly cautioned – some ma- portunity to meet and congratulate new workshops and would welcome your par- terial may be inappropriate for children Board members and award recipients. La Cage aux Folles is the story of Georg- under 13. ticipation. If interested in volunteering or es, the suave owner of a glitzy drag club, attending, please call RCMS at 707-884- and his high-strung star performer (and Pre-show small plate dinner offers pre- 4005 x 140 or send an e-mail to Alex Long romantic partner) Albin. After twenty mium early seating at 6 p.m. for Friday ([email protected]). Meet The Sea Ranch LGBTQ years of un-wedded bliss Georges and and Saturday and 1 p.m. on Sundays, Community! Albin, two men partnered for better-or- with best of the house seating for the Saturday, July 2, 2016 worse get a bit of both when Georges’ show. Advanced small plate dinner tick- son (fathered during a one-night fling), ets are $8 and available for purchase up Save the Date! 4 – 6 PM Jean-Michel announces his impending to one week in advance of the show. If marriage to the daughter of a bigoted, September 24, 2016 At the home of Adam, Craig, and available day of show, small plate dinner 3rd Annual Potluck Picnic Gary right-wing politician. tickets are $13. Tickets are available at the Gualala Arts Center and at Brown Pa- Units 35C & 35E 211 Wild Moor Reach Jean-Michel pleads with his father to per Tickets using this link http://tinyurl. have Albin retreat from the family for a com/LaCage2016. Location: The meadow at 283 Sea Feel free to bring a snack or drink to night in order to hide the secret of who share. Stack and what his parents really are, and invite Enjoy a small plate featuring a “Classic Contact: Rich Brown: Brown/rich. Kindly RSVP to Adam at adamdavid- his birth mother, who has barely seen him French Picnic,” which includes Baguette [email protected] [email protected] since birth, instead of Albin. Georges re- slices, Brie and vegetarian pate, fruit, luctantly agrees to masquerade as “nor- nuts and dessert treats. All members of TSRA and their Watch for more details guests are welcome.

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Published by Summer Events…from Page 7 Bay Area Comic Invasion: August 13, ray of media. Tour Stops include homes 8 p.m., Arena Theater, Point Arena. Cut- in The Sea Ranch community, private THE SEA RANCH ASSOCIATION National Lighthouse Day: August 7, ting edge stand-up comedy featuring top studios, and art galleries in Gualala’s Post Office Box 16 10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Point Arena Light- comedians from the Bay Area. For more Cypress Village Gallery District. Tour The Sea Ranch, California 95497-0016 house. Admission and Tours are free as information on this event and movies, brochures available at Spindrift Gallery, part of this nationwide celebration of live music, film festivals, opera and much Gualala. Copyright © 2016 lighthouses. The Berkeley Kite Wran- more, see www.arenatheater.org. THE SEA RANCH SOUNDINGS Dog Daze & Cat Naps: September 11, All Rights Reserved glers will be flying their kites all day, and guests are encouraged to bring their own Harbor & Seafood Festival: August 11:00 a.m.—2:00 p.m., Gualala Commu- No part of this publication may be reproduced in kites or buy them in the Lighthouse Gift 28, Noon—6:00 p.m., Arena Cove, Point nity Center. Annual Redwood Coast Hu- any form or by any means without the prior, written Store, and join in the celebration. Food Arena. Annual event features a wide va- mane Society fundraiser features fun ac- permission of the editor, excepting the brief quotes available for purchase. riety of fresh seafood, art, games, live tivities for animal friends and their peo- used in connection with reviews written specifically for music and silent auction. ple, including a dog show, games, raffle inclusion in a newspaper or magazine. Art in the Redwoods: August 11-14, prizes, pet photos and refreshments. Gualala Arts Center. What began among Studio Discovery Tour: August 27-28 Bring dogs on leash. the redwoods on the Gualala Ridge in and September 3-5, 10:00 a.m.—5:00 1961 has grown to a weekend attraction p.m. Visit the studios of 29 artists along Point Arena Lighthouse Golf Tourna- Correction: We stated in “Craven for thousands. This popular event fea- a spectacular 25-mile stretch of High- ment & Dinner: September 17. Tour- Alcott, Sea Rancher of the Year” on page tures art from near and far along with free way One from Sea Ranch to Point Arena. nament will start at 8:30 a.m. at the Sea one of the Spring 2016 issue that Craven entertainment. For detailed information www.studiodiscoverytour.com/ Ranch Golf Links. Dinner and Auction Alcott was the first posthumous recipient on everything from Thursday’s Top Hat will start at 5:30 p.m., location TBD. of the Sea Rancher of the Year award. In Dinner to the fine arts exhibit and crafts Art by the Sea: Sept 3, 4 & 5, 10:00 $150 per person for golf and dinner, $50 fact there was one other—Matt Sylvia in booths, see the AIR website at: www. a.m.—5:00 p.m. Explore an incredible per person for dinner only. 2002. gualalaarts.org/2016/08/art-in-the- ensemble of work from 17 artists in an ar- redwoods-festival-2016/

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20152015 TopTop ProducingProducing BrokerageBrokerage forfor dollar volumevolume sold atat The Sea Ranch PAGE 16 THE SEA RANCH SOUNDINGS SUMMER 2016 For Amber Waves Of Grain By Barbara Rice Throughout the year, sheep graze a subset of our meadows as part of the fire safety Looking out across Sea Ranch grassy effort. The grazing program may benefit meadows, take a trip back in geologic time. some of the native wildflowers by remov- From early human ancestors venturing out ing the annual grasses that shade them out. on the African savannahs to the rise of agri- Grazing substitutes for the regular fires culture in the Fertile Crescent, grasses have that used to renew the meadowlands. Sea played a key role in human history. Like Ranchers who have been around since the us, grasses are a rather recent development late 90’s remember when a prescribed burn in evolutionary terms. With the cultivation program was conducted in some of our of grain, humans moved on to the domesti- meadows, before the grazing program be- cation of animals. You could say that civi- gan. lization is based on grass. No one really knows what our coastal prai- Locally, around 70 species of grasses have ries looked like before Russian and Euro- been identified by botanists over the past pean settlers arrived about 300 years ago. century. Approximately 40% are native to Scientists use phytolith analysis to deter- our northern coastal terrace prairies, and mine what kinds of vegetation communities the rest are naturalized species brought here existed in pre-settlement times. Phytoliths from other parts of the world, mostly from are particles of silica taken up with water Mediterranean climates. We have native and deposited in plant cells. Grasses have oats and barley and naturalized oats and a higher concentration of these particles Purple Needlegrass c 2006 by Brent Miller. barley. We have bentgrass and bluegrass, than shrubs or trees, so phytolith deposits fescue and rye, dune grass and salt grass, in soils help establish the prior vegetation. sive surface root systems and take advan- er (floret). The flowering heads of grasses reed grass and hair grass. In the meadows, There are few remains of California’s pre- tage of summer fog for moisture. Purple contain many florets, arranged in various the spring winds pollinate the grasses and historic grasslands, with up to 95% of Cal- Needlegrass clumps often live 200 years, ways. Identifying a grass may require create waves of color in motion, whites and ifornia’s original coastal prairie no longer and some may be as old as 1,000 years! looking at these tiny parts under a micro- purples, silvers and greens, yellows and in existence. The remnants contain high scope, looking at root systems, and noting Fire suppression, conversion of land to golds. biodiversity. The original grasslands were characteristics of the leaves, the environ- pasture and crops, expansion of non-native grazed regularly by elk and deer, in a time ment, and the form (tufted? creeping?) In April the mowing begins and continues, species, and development have all been before suppression of predators. among other factors. The best time to see usually through July when most grass- factors in reducing the original grasslands the variety of our grasses is late spring/ear- es have succumbed to the dry season. Before Europeans arrived, indigenous and creating the meadows we see today. ly summer. If you are reading this before cultures used fire to create and maintain June 11, 2016, come join me on a Trails Two of the most common perennial native meadows, needing the meadow plants for Committee sponsored grass walk that Sat- grasses in our ocean meadows are Pacific food and other uses. Without management, urday, starting at Ohlson parking lot at 10 Reed Grass and Tufted Hairgrass. These these meadows would progress to coastal am. We will identify common grasses and usually grow in areas with higher year scrub covered with coyote bush and lupine, learn more about the splendor around us. round moisture content. They are bunch- and then become coastal forests as the Did you know that Tufted Hairgrass has grasses, meaning they have a large clump pines and firs took over. over 1,800,000 seeds per pound? of leaves at the base from which the grass Wildflowers and other herbaceous plants stems emerge. Both of these are excellent The Grass so little has to do – coexisted with native grasses such as Cal- in gardens, if you have an area that is slight- ifornia Oatgrass and Purple Needlegrass. ly wetter than average. Planted closely to- A Sphere of simple Green – Both these palatable grasses were deplet- gether, hairgrass makes a groundcover that With only Butterflies to brood ed with overgrazing in the 1800’s. Sheep will crowd out weeds. Pacific Reed Grass th occurs from California up through Alaska, and cattle numbers peaked in the late 19 And Bees to entertain – Century, but by then many of the European and Tufted Hair Grass is native to much of annual grasses were well established. northern North America. And stir all day to pretty Tunes In 2004, California adopted Purple Need- Learning to identify grasses requires pa- The Breezes fetch along – legrass as the state grass -- a hardy grass tol- tience. Grasses are flowering plants – but erant of many conditions, providing good they have no sepals or petals. Instead, the And hold the Sunshine in its lap pasture when young. Purple Needlegrass flowers are enclosed by scales and occur And bow to everything – roots can extend 20’ deep into the soil. in spikes. If you look closely when they bloom, you can identify the pistils (usually Along with this drought survival strategy, — Emily Dickinson Tufted Hairgrass c 2011 by Eric Wrubel. many of the perennial natives have exten- 2) and the stamens (usually 3) in each flow-

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