her education. She had an interest in Tamalpais, collecting flora and sharing many different sciences, but botany her knowledge with other hikers. Mt. Tamalpais was always her favorite. Eastwood was known for her tremendous hiking skills, averaging 20 Profiles: After moving to the United States, Alice miles a day , carrying heavy plant Alice Eastwood and graduated valedictorian of her Denver presses on her back. High School and immediately returned Matt Davis to the classroom to teach science, Eastwood was the Curator of Botany at math, history, and the arts. In her the Academy of Sciences for fifty-seven spare time, Alice collected plant years until 1949. In 1906, a specimens in the Colorado Rocky catastrophic earthquake hit San Mountains. She was an extremely Francisco. Fires burned for three days capable self-taught botanist, so much and decimated large parts of the city. so that she was often sought out by As for the Academy of sciences, all but scientists for biological tours of the the front door was intact. Eastwood local area. was determined to save the collections from the approaching fire, and Alice moved to San Francisco, managed to rummage through the California in 1892 to become the rubble, fasten baskets made of rope Curator of Botany at the Academy of and twine, and collect 1,497 rare Sciences . Alice Eastwood Matt Davis specimens that would have been Photos courtesy of Eastwood was impossible to replace. The fires finally Nancy Skinner Collection determined and reached the Academy of Sciences and eager to collect as burned most of the other collections. Alice Eastwood many specimens However, Eastwood was known for as possible. She her incredible memory, as she was One of most influential people to greatly expanded able to recall what plants had been lost contribute to Mount Tamalpais was the Herbarium and where they could be collected famous botanist Alice Eastwood . She with many of her again. cherished the mountain, and own specimens considered it “her lifelong love”. from California, Eastwood was also a founding member Eastwood, born in 1859, was raised in Utah, and Alice Eastwood and president of the Tamalpais Toronto, Canada. As a woman at that Courtesy of CA Colorado. She Conservation Club , an organization time, her educational opportunities Academy of regularly hiked the Sciences formed in 1912 devoted to the were limited, so she found that books trails of Mt. conservation of Mt. Tamalpais’ natural were the tool by which she achieved and recreational resources . On the south and west side of the who was known as the “Dean of Trail Eastwood’s 90 th birthday in 1949, mountain, but few know the Workers” , was famous for his “Camp Alice Eastwood ”, a daytime namesake behind the title. Born in expertise in trail building. He was also camp on the Mountain, was dedicated 1875, Matt Davis had a great love for known as “the old man of the to commemorate the famous botanist. the mountain” to friends, and was known natural for inviting hikers and Civilian Eastwood published many popular world his Conservation Corps members into his articles, many about the native plant whole cabin for hot coffee and lively life in Marin County. Eastwood has life. In his conversation during cold foggy days. been known for her work regarding youth, he Manzanita identification, of which she was a Davis built the popular Matt Davis has identified and named five different proud Trail , but he also worked all over the species on Mt. Tamalpais. In fact, there Eagle Scout, and as an adult, a mountain to clear numerous trails, are currently seventeen recognized dedicated build bridges, and collect litter. While species named for Eastwood, as well as Matt Davis ’ Cabin , 1930’s still living on the mountain, Matt Davis Courtesy of Nancy Skinner volunteer the genera Eastwoodia and Aliciella . Collection trail died of a heart attack on the Golden Alice received many awards in her builder on Gate Bridge in transit to the hospital lifetime and in 1903 was one of only Mt. Tamalpais. Matt Davis took a on February 25, 1938. His spirit still two women listed in the American career as an upholsterer, and once he lives on the beautiful trail that bears Men of Science to be denoted as being retired, he built and resided in a cabin his name. considered to be among the top 25% near the Cushing Memorial Mountain Aug. 2015 of professionals in their field. Theatre. He began building in 1932, but was still working on the cabin at the time of his death in 1938. It was Matt Davis said to be the best-equipped cabin on Mt. Tamalpais State Park Many the mountain, with running water, a 415-388-2070 people shower, heating stove, built-in www.parks.ca.gov/mttam recognize cabinets, and sliding windows, with the name room for a dozen weekend visitors. This brochure was developed with the help by the of a nonprofit volunteer group that helps “Matt park visitors explore and enjoy Mt. Matt Davis was considered an Tamalpais. For more information, please Davis honorary member of the Tamalpais trail” that visit www.friendsofmttam.org or call Matt Davis: Courtesy of Nancy Conservation Club, for the countless 415.258.2410 wraps Skinner Collection number of hours of trail work that he around contributed to the mountain. Davis,