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The Cedars: Sonoma County’S Hidden Treasure Park Stewardship in an Urban Landscape a New Brodiaea Species “Hidden in Plain Sight” $5.00 (Free to Members) VOL. 37, NO. 2 • APRIL 2009 FREMONTIA JOURNAL OF THE CALIFORNIA NATIVE PLANT SOCIETY THE CEDARS: SONOMA COUNTY’S HIDDEN TREASURE PARK STEWARDSHIP IN AN URBAN LANDSCAPE A NEW BRODIAEA SPECIES “HIDDEN IN PLAIN SIGHT” VOLUME 37:2, APRIL 2009 FREMONTIA CALIFORNIA NATIVE PLANT SOCIETY CNPS, 2707 K Street, Suite 1; Sacramento, CA 95816-5113 FREMONTIA Phone: (916) 447-CNPS (2677) Fax: (916) 447-2727 Web site: www.cnps.org Email: [email protected] VOL. 37, NO. 2, APRIL 2009 MEMBERSHIP Copyright © 2009 Membership form located on inside back cover; California Native Plant Society dues include subscriptions to Fremontia and the CNPS Bulletin Mariposa Lily . $1,500 Family or Group . $75 Bart O’Brien and Bob Hass, Co-Editors Benefactor . $600 International or Library . $75 Beth Hansen-Winter, Designer Patron . $300 Individual . $45 Plant Lover . $100 Student/Retired/Limited Income . $25 Kathryn Blassey, Editorial Assistant CORPORATE/ORGANIZATIONAL Brad Jenkins, Jake Sigg, 10+ Employees . $2,500 4-6 Employees . $500 and Carol Witham, Proofreaders 7-10 Employees . $1,000 1-3 Employees . $150 CALIFORNIA NATIVE STAFF (SACRAMENTO) CHAPTER COUNCIL Executive Director . Tara Hansen Kevin Bryant (Chair); Larry Levine PLANT SOCIETY Finance & Administration Manager . (Vice Chair); Laura Camp (Secretary); Cari Porter Board of Directors Representatives: Dedicated to the Preservation of Development Director . Jack Tracey Lauren Brown, Brian LeNeve the California Native Flora Membership & Sales Coordinator . Alta Peak (Tulare) . Joan Stewart The California Native Plant Society Stacey Flowerdew Bristlecone (Inyo-Mono) . (CNPS) is a statewide nonprofit organi- Conservation Program Director . Steve McLaughlin zation dedicated to increasing the un- Greg Suba Channel Islands . David Magney derstanding and appreciation of Califor- Rare Plant Botanist . Nick Jensen Dorothy King Young (Mendocino/ nia’s native plants, and to preserving Vegetation Program Director . Julie Sonoma Coast) . Lori Hubbart them and their natural habitats for fu- Evens East Bay . Delia Taylor ture generations. Vegetation Ecologists . Jennifer Buck, El Dorado . Cindy Podsiadlo CNPS carries out its mission through Kendra Sikes Kern County . Laura Stockton science, conservation advocacy, educa- Education Program Director . Josie Los Angeles/Santa Monica Mtns . tion, and horticulture at the local, state, Crawford Betsey Landis and federal levels. It monitors rare and Administrative Assistant . Anna Marin County . Carolyn Longstreth endangered plants and habitats; acts to Ostrowercha Milo Baker (Sonoma County) . save endangered areas through public- STAFF (AT LARGE) Liz Parsons Mojave Desert . Tim Thomas ity, persuasion, and on occasion, legal Fremontia Editor . Bob Hass Monterey Bay . Rosemary Foster action; provides expert testimony to CNPS Bulletin Editor . Bob Hass Mount Lassen . Catie Bishop government bodies; supports the estab- Legislative Consultant .Vern Goehring Napa Valley . John Pitt lishment of native plant preserves; spon- East Bay Conservation Analyst . North Coast . Larry Levine sors workdays to remove invasive plants; Lech Naumovich North San Joaquin . Alan Miller and offers a range of educational activi- Website Coordinator . Mark Naftzger ties including speaker programs, field Orange County . Nancy Heuler trips, native plant sales, horticultural PROGRAM ADVISORS Redbud (Grass Valley/Auburn) . workshops, and demonstration gardens. Rare Plant Program Senior Advisor . Brad Carter Since its founding in 1965, the tradi- Jim Andre Riverside/San Bernardino counties . tional strength of CNPS has been its Vegetation Program Senior Advisor . Katie Barrows dedicated volunteers. CNPS activities Todd Keeler-Wolf Sacramento Valley . Hazel Gordon, are organized at the local chapter level Horticulture Committee Chair . Kristie Haydu where members’ varied interests influ- Vacant San Diego . Marty Foltyn ence what is done. Volunteers from the CNPS Press Co-Directors . Holly San Gabriel Mtns . Gabi McLean 33 CNPS chapters annually contribute Forbes, Dore Brown San Luis Obispo . Lauren Brown in excess of 97,000 hours (equivalent Poster Program . Bertha McKinley, Sanhedrin (Ukiah) . Geri to 46.5 full-time employees). Wilma Follette Hulse-Stephens CNPS membership is open to all. BOARD OF DIRECTORS Santa Clara Valley . Kevin Bryant Members receive the quarterly journal, Brett Hall (President); Carol Witham Santa Cruz County . Brett Hall Fremontia, the quarterly statewide Bul- (Vice President); Brad Jenkins (Trea- Sequoia (Fresno) . Paul Mitchell letin, and newsletters from their local surer); Lynn Houser (Secretary); At Shasta . Susan Libonati-Barnes CNPS chapter. Large: Lauren Brown, Ellen Dean, Jane Sierra Foothills (Tuolumne, Cala- Hicks, Arvind Kumar, Brian LeNeve, veras, Mariposa) . Robert W. Brown Vince Scheidt, Alison Shilling South Coast (Palos Verdes) . Disclaimer: Barbara Sattler, David Sundstrom The views expressed by authors published MATERIALS FOR PUBLICATION Tahoe . Michael Hogan in this journal do not necessarily reflect CNPS members and others are wel- Willis L. Jepson (Solano) . established policy or procedure of CNPS, come to contribute materials for publi- Mary Frances Kelly Poh and their publication in this journal should cation in Fremontia. See the inside back Yerba Buena (San Francisco) . not be interpreted as an organizational endorsement—in part or in whole—of their cover for submission instructions. Ellen Eddleson ideas, statements, or opinions. Printed by Premier Graphics: www.premiergraphics.biz FREMONTIA VOLUME 37:2, APRIL 2009 CONTENTS THE CEDARS: SONOMA COUNTY’S HIDDEN TREASURE by Roger Raiche ... 3 Roger Raiche has been fascinated by The Cedars, a little known serpentine canyon system in northwestern Sonoma County, since he first visited in 1981. Combining rare geology, an other-worldly look, and unusual and unique plants, Roger has spent several decades exploring, documenting, and attempting to secure preservation of this fragile ecosystem. He and his partner, David McCrory, bought a 520-acre parcel in the heart of the area in 1998. There they continue to promote education and scientific research, while working with several conservation organizations to further the preservation of this unique area. NATIVE BY DESIGN: COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT IN THE CREATION AND STEWARDSHIP OF A NATURE PARK by Barbara Eisenstein .......................... 16 Southern California’s urban landscape is noted for its dearth of parkland. Restoring land along flood control channels of what were once free-flowing and unruly rivers is being considered as a possible remedy. This article chronicles the efforts of a small community group to preserve and heal a parcel of such land along a tributary of the Los Angeles River. The author shares both the successes and dreams, and the challenges and lessons of the project for others to interpret and apply to similar situations. THE SANTA ROSA BASALT BRODIAEA: A NEW SPECIES “HIDDEN IN PLAIN SIGHT” by Wayne P. Armstrong, Tom Chester, and Kay Madore ......................... 20 The Santa Rosa Basalt Brodiaea (Brodiaea santarosae) is a newly described species that “pulled off” two amazing masquerades for 45 years. First, its species nature was hidden because some of its flowers superficially appear as B. filifolia, other flowers as B. orcuttii, and still others as hybrids between those species. Second, even though botanists are highly sensitive to endemic plants, it managed to hide its nature as a basalt endemic even after it was recognized as a species. Armstrong, Chester, and Madore describe how this species and its endemic nature was unmasked. BOOK REVIEW: Nature’s Operating Instructions: The True Biotechnologies. Kenny Ausubel with J.P. Harpignies (editors). Reviewed by Norden H. (Dan) Cheatham ........................................................ 28 THE COVER: Falls Gorge. This steep multiple cascade series is in the upper Main Canyon on the BLM parcel. The presence of water is restricted to winter and spring months. Photograph by R. Raiche. VOLUME 37:2, APRIL 2009 FREMONTIA 1 Telos Rare Bulbs The most complete offering of bulbs native to the western USA available anywhere, our stock is propagated at the nursery, with seed and plants from legitimate sources only. Telos Rare Bulbs P.O. Box 1067 Ferndale, CA 95536 www.telosrarebulbs.com 2 FREMONTIA VOLUME 37:2, APRIL 2009 Looking west-northwest into the Main Canyon, a rare morning fog is retreating into the Gualala River side of the divide. Cypress trees are exceptionally effective at condensing fog into rain. All photographs by the author. THE CEDARS: SONOMA COUNTY’S HIDDEN TREASURE by Roger Raiche love of the California land- This roughly 7,500-acre block look. Though remote and obscure, scape and its plants is a of serpentine—used loosely here to The Cedars is an area of great common thread uniting refer to rocks and soil of ultramafic botanic, geologic, and scenic mag- nearly every CNPS mem- origin, i.e., high magnesium and iron nificence. Aber, and millions more. Yet each of (Coleman and Jove, 1992)—located Part of the Outer North Coast us has one place that touches us far in the northwestern section of Ranges, it is nine miles by air to more vividly than all the others, a Sonoma County is as unexpected as Timber Cove on the coast. Its place we might return to again and it is unique. Even life-long residents rounded ridges are 1,700 to 2,200 again to take in the special connec- of the county find it hard to believe feet in elevation, thus only as high tion we have established,
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