Hayward Area Recreation and Park District PRSRT STD U.S. POSTAGE hayward shoreline interpretive center PAID HAYWARD, CA 4901 Breakwater Avenue Hayward, CA 94545 PERMIT NO 674 The Newsletter of the Hayward Shoreline Interpretive Center Volume 29, Number 1 WINTER 2014 Current Resident or A facility of Hayward The Next Green Thing is Here Area Recreation & B y T y nan C hal le n o r , HSIC Youth Volunteer Park District f you have ever driven down Break- isn’t difficult. The first step for the shore- water Avenue early in the morning, line naturalists is to form within themselves chances are good that you’ll see a big a “green team.” The responsibility of ensur- UPCOMING EVENTS Irig pulling out from one of the driveways ing that they carry out their green strate- AT THE SHORELINE and rumble down the street kicking up gies rests with this team. DECEMBER a trail of dust behind it. From the same • Family Discovery Hike vantage point, plumes of steam can also be Step two: Effective fixes Sun. Dec. 8, 1:30pm-3:30pm seen rising high in the sky from the new An efficient water tap runs at two natural gas power plant, the Russell City gallons per minute (gpm). Of the Interpre- JANUARY Energy Center. However, as you drive a tive Center’s six sinks, three run efficiently Introduction to Fishing when fully turned on, but all six are effi- • h bit further down Breakwater, the ceaseless Sat., Jan.a 4, 12:00pm-3:00pm ia cient or better (five of them run at 1.5 or 1 y w r n hum and whir of business dies and the Hay- a r d, c a lif o gpm) when run at half flow. The most cost- FEBRUARY ward Shoreline Interpretive Center comes effective way to make every sink efficient • Bird Hike: into focus. The building hovers above the The World is a Changing salt marsh on wooden stilts; almost a sym- is to halve the stream which still yields a H.S.I.C. STAFF H.A.R.D. BOARD & STAFF reasonable cascade of water. Signs next Sat., Feb. 22, 9:00am-11:30am bolic acknowledgement of the preeminence Board of Directors General Manager to each sink can remind users not to turn Adrienne De Ponte Superv. Naturalist Ben Miller Student Aide See inside for program details. of the habitat that extends from under the Louis Andrade John Gouveia Patti Workover Senior Naturalist Jahlan Loche Student Aide Interpretive Center out to the Bay. Ann Graham Senior Naturalist Elaney Hailemariam Student Aide Paul Hodges Superintendent of Recreation My aim is to ensure that the Minane Jameson Kerri Ely Nancy Ceridwyn Naturalist Jasmine Siroy Student Aide SCHOOL FIELD TRIPS The industrial neighborhood sur- Randy Gates Contributing Naturalist Carol A. Pereira Nature Program Supervisor mudflats remain healthy Linden Rayton Naturalist We conduct hands-on wetland rounding the shoreline sharply contrasts Melissa Tarnowski Naturalist Aide Jessica Bella Animal Care Coordinator Dennis Waespi Jennifer Koney education programs for local the beauty of the park and is a reminder and rich and reduce the school children. Call 510-670- of the realities of modern life; a reality 7270 to bring your group out Interpretive Center’s contri- Earth than to properly educate its ment is the most difficult. To final- that inches the global temperature up- Green FROM PAGE 1 to discover the shoreline. future leaders. Children visit the In- ize the most effective changes, the ward and threatens the salt marsh with bution to climate change by and the list goes on. And there are terpretive Center for birthday parties, Interpretive Center needs to utilize rising sea levels, polluted air, and irregular becoming conscious, effective, other ways of being extra thorough. but, unfortunately, parties produce the support provided by H.A.R.D. INFO & HOURS weather patterns. As a student of Head The occasional paper plate gets com- an inordinate amount of waste in the to request that the lights be changed Royce School and a long-time volunteer and green. We are open to the public posted and the water bottles recycled. form of plastic plates and utensils, to fluorescent and to have all of the of the Interpretive Center, this observa- every Saturday and Sunday The tired mantra “reduce, reuse, balloons, and other decorations which cleaning products certified by the tion inspired me to make the Interpretive them up all the way, and the naturalists can from 10am to 5pm. recycle” was never more apt, though it would be thrown away at the end Green Seal or the Eco-Logo. These Center the focus of my high school senior reinforce this by encouraging others to use might need another layer: “respond”. of the party. HSIC works to reduce lasting changes will strengthen the project. My aim is to ensure that the mud- less water when washing their hands. The goal is to have greenness so en- birthday party waste by providing a Interpretive Center’s commitment to 4901 Breakwater Avenue flats remain healthy and rich and reduce Hayward, CA 94545 There are more fixes, each easier twined as to be a way of thought that green recpticle for food waste along the environment. the Interpretive Center’s contribution to telephone: 510-670-7270 than the previous. Lowering the blinds just becomes a natural response. with encouraging a shoreline-themed climate change by becoming conscious, ef- email: [email protected] when the sun strikes the windows directly party offering reusable plates and We all benefit by rethinking “the fective, and green. reduces overheating, double-siding all Step three: The green legacy. tablecloths with the goal of reducing little actions” that we currently take. Step one: Building consciousness printing reduces paper consumption, and The Interpretive Center is trash. The Interpretive Center pro- The next green thing is here. on the web: HAYWARDREC.ORG Convincing a group of highly de- reusing torn paper as scratch paper or probably best known for hosting vides a great experience and teaches voted naturalists, who already care deeply memo pads does the same. Similarly, pack- summer camps and school programs. environmental responsibility at the for the preservation of their salt marshes, ing reusable canteens limits plastic bottles, In many ways the fate of our planet same time. is in the hands of future generations to take an active interest in making the In- eating off of crockery saves paper plates and there is no better way to help the The last step of any move- terpretive Center environmentally friendly CONTINUED PAGE 4 55”: Images of Sea Level Rise spotlight program: winter 2013 Abstraction Meets Reality NEWS AND NOTES ON EXHIBIT JANUARY 25 - APRIL 13, 2014 WATERFOWL HUNTING 2nd Annual AT EDEN LANDING Artists Oliver Klink and Jennifer Koney Trip to the Central Valley in Search of Cranes San Francisco Bay is one of the largest Artist Reception: Sat., Jan. 25, 2:00pm stopovers of birds on the Pacific Flyway Saturday, January 18 images of and has historically been a very popular 1:00pm-4:00pm According to the Adapting to Rising Tides Project sea level rise and profitable waterfowl hunting area. the esitimated sea level rise for San Francisco Bay by Ducks and geese were killed by the mil- Last year we explored this preserve and found more than 50 the year 2100 is 55”. At this level, 80,000 East Bay oliver klink photography jennifer koney paintings lions when the human population of the species of birds including beautiful and bewitching Sandhill EXHIBIT HALL residents will be affected by inundation and flooding Bay Area boomed after 1850. Records Cranes and hundreds of striking Snow Geese. We will meet . This exhibit highlights the monumental beauty of from as far back as 1900 show that over again at the Cosumnes River Preserve’s Visitor ice and its melting as a harbinger of massive environ- 250,000 birds hunted in the Bay were Center located northwest of Lodi. mental changes due to ever-increasing levels of CO2 ABSTRACTION MEETS REALITY emissions. Enjoy images of the sea level rise from sold at markets every year. Hunting and Description and map can be two perspectives: Oliver Klink’s evocative wildlife habitat loss caused such a large drop in found at www.cosumnes.org. and nature photography using short lenses, and Jen- waterfowl populations that in 1913, the Space is limited, so you must nifer Koney’s large-scale, resist-and-pour abstract sale of waterfowl was banned and protect- pre-register to attend. Carpool- paintings. ed areas for birds began to be established ing can be arranged after reg- all over the Bay Area. istration. Ages 18 and up. Fee: JANUARY 25–APRIL 13, 2014 HAYWARD SHORELINE INTERPRETIVE CENTER $20. Class #25155 salt marsh salt Join us in community discussion about -Castro Valley Library, Sat. Feb 22, 2pm Although hunting has been increasingly adapting to Sea Level Rise -San Lorenzo Community Center, Sat. Mar 22, 2pm limited throughout the Bay, it is still “What?! Sharks in My Backyard? “ -Hayward Shoreline Interpretive Center, Sat. Apr. 12, 1pm allowed in a few places during certain times of the year such as at Don Edwards CREATURE FEATURE: National Wildlife Refuge and Eden Land- ing Ecological Reserve. Eden Landing lies immediately south of Highway 92, just Anise Swallowtail Butterfly one mile away from the Interpretive Cen- ter. It is a great place to go for a hike, but uring the months of May through September, a very unique creature makes its is closed to visitors on a few dates every Dhome all over California and on the fennel plants that grow along the Hayward winter to allow waterfowl hunting.