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$5.00 (Free to Members) Vol. 32, No. 3 July 2004 FREMONTIA A JOURNAL OF THE CALIFORNIA NATIVE PLANT SOCIETY IN THIS ISSUE: BIODIVERSITY AND STEWARDSHIP: OUR COMMON RESPONSIBILITY by Peter H. Raven 3 LISTENING TO CALIFORNIA’S GRASSLANDS AND THEIR STEWARDS by Grey Hayes 12 MAKING ENDS MEET: COMMUNITY- BASED STEWARDSHIP ON PRIVATE LANDS by Dan Leroy 18 CREATING A SENSE OF PLACE IN THE GOLDEN GATE NATIONAL PARKS by Pete Holloran 25 STEWARDSHIP PROFILES 10, 11, 17, 23, 24, 30 VOLUME 32:3, JULY 2004 FREMONTIA 1 SPECIAL ISSUE: STEWARDSHIP CALIFORNIA NATIVE PLANT SOCIETY FREMONTIA CNPS, 2707 K Street, Suite 1; Sacramento, CA 95816-5113 (916) 447-CNPS (2677) Fax: (916) 447-2727 VOL. 32, NO. 3, JULY 2004 [email protected] Copyright © 2004 MEMBERSHIP California Native Plant Society Membership form located on inside back cover; Distributed in October 2004 dues include subscriptions to Fremontia and the Bulletin Linda Ann Vorobik, Editor Mariposa Lily . $1,000 Supporting . $75 Pete Holloran, Convening Editor Benefactor . $500 Family, Group, International . $45 Bob Hass, Copy Editor Patron . $250 Individual or Library . $35 Beth Hansen-Winter, Designer Plant Lover . $100 Student/Retired/Limited Income . $20 Justin Holl & Jake Sigg, Proofreaders STAFF CHAPTER COUNCIL CALIFORNIA NATIVE CALIFORNIA NATIVE Sacramento Office: Alta Peak (Tulare) . Joan Stewart PLANT SOCIETY Executive Director . Pamela C. Bristlecone (Inyo-Mono) . Muick, PhD Sherryl Taylor Channel Islands . Lynne Kada Development Director . Michael Dedicated to the Preservation of Dorothy King Young (Mendocino/ the California Native Flora Tomlinson Sonoma Coast) . Jon Thompson The California Native Plant Society Membership Coordinator . Marin East Bay . Joe Willingham (CNPS) is a statewide nonprofit orga- Lemieux El Dorado . Amy Hoffman nization dedicated to increasing the Sales Manager . Paul Maas Kern County . Laura Stockton understanding and appreciation of Finance Manager . Lois Cunningham Los Angeles/Santa Monica Mtns . California’s native plants, and to pre- East Bay Conservation Analyst . Betsey Landis serving them and their natural habi- Jessica Jean Olsen Marin County . Bob Soost Milo Baker (Sonoma County) . tats for future generations. At Large: Reny Parker CNPS carries out its mission Fremontia Editor . Linda Ann Mojave Desert . Tim Thomas through science, conservation advo- Vorobik, PhD Monterey Bay . Robert Hale cacy, education, and horticulture at Sr. Policy Analyst . Emily Mount Lassen . Jim Bishop the local, state, and federal levels. It Roberson, PhD Napa Valley . Marcie Danner monitors rare and endangered plants So. California Regional Botanist . North Coast . Larry Levine and habitats; acts to save endangered Ileene Anderson North San Joaquin . Gail Clark areas through publicity, persuasion, Orange County . Sarah Jayne Interim Rare Plant Botanist . and on occasion, legal action; pro- Redbud (Grass Valley/Auburn) . Misa Ward vides expert testimony to government Chet Blackburn bodies; supports the establishment of Vegetation Ecologist . Julie Evens Riverside/San Bernardino counties . native plant preserves; sponsors work- Vegetation Ecologist . Anne Klein Katie Barrows days to remove invasive plants; and San Bruno Mtn. Project Coordinator Sacramento Valley . Diana Hickson offers a range of educational activities Joe Cannon San Diego . Dave Flietner including speaker programs, field trips, Legislative Advocate .Vern Goehring San Gabriel Mtns . Lyn McAfee native plant sales, horticultural work- Legal Advisor . Sandy McCoy San Luis Obispo . Charles Blair Sanhedrin (Ukiah) . Chuck Williams shops, and demonstration gardens. Website Coordinator . Santa Clara Valley . Georgia Stigall John Donaghue Since its founding in 1965, the tra- Santa Cruz County . Janell Hillman ditional strength of CNPS has been Bulletin Editor . Michael Tomlinson Sequoia (Fresno) . Warren Shaw its dedicated volunteers. CNPS ac- Shasta . Dave DuBose BOARD OF DIRECTORS tivities are organized at the local chap- Sierra Foothills (Tuolumne, Cala- ter level where members’ varied in- Carol Baird, Jim Bishop, Vern veras, Mariposa) . Patrick Stone terests influence what is done. Volun- Goehring, Steve Hartman, Diana South Coast (Palos Verdes) . teers from the 33 CNPS chapters an- Hickson, Lynn Houser, Lynne Kada, Barbara Sattler nually contribute in excess of 87,000 David L. Magney, Sandy McCoy, J. Tahoe . Michael Hogan hours (equivalent to 42 full-time em- Spence McIntyre, Carol Witham Willis L. Jepson (Solano) . ployees). (President) Allison Fleck CNPS membership is open to all. Yerba Buena (San Francisco) . PROGRAM DIRECTORS Members receive the quarterly jour- Mark Heath nal, Fremontia, the quarterly statewide CNPS Press . Holly Forbes and Gail Milliken MATERIALS FOR Bulletin, and newsletters from their PUBLICATION local CNPS chapter. Conservation . David Chipping Horticulture . Peigi Duvall CNPS members and others are wel- Fremontia logo (by L.A. Vorobik) re- Posters . Bertha McKinley come to contribute materials for pub- printed from The Jepson Manual, J. and Wilma Follette lication in Fremontia. See the inside Hickman, Ed., 1993, with permission Rare Plants . Ann Howald back cover for manuscript submission from the Jepson Herbarium, UC. © Re- Vegetation . .Todd Keeler-Wolf instructions. gents of the University of California. Printed by Business Point Impressions, Concord, CA 2FREMONTIA FREMONTIA VOLUME 32:3, JULY 2004 CONTENTS GUEST EDITORIAL: MEASURING SUCCESS ................................................... 2 BIODIVERSITY AND STEWARDSHIP: OUR COMMON RESPONSIBILITY by Peter H. Raven ........................................................ 3 Peter Raven, known throughout the world for his conservation efforts, considers why California has such a diverse flora and the current threats to natural habitats, yet concludes that stewardship of our “backyards” may be one of the greatest contributions we can make towards preserving wildlands. LISTENING TO CALIFORNIA’S GRASSLANDS AND THEIR STEWARDS by Grey Hayes .........................................................................12 California’s prairies are precious, endangered communities thriving because of unsung human heroes. From the nutrient-poor, species-rich serpentine to the moist, colorful coastal prairies, these grasslands support most of California’s endangered plant species. California grassland stewards can teach us a lot about how future generations might live alongside these species. MAKING ENDS MEET: COMMUNITY-BASED STEWARDSHIP ON PRIVATE LANDS by Dan Leroy .................................................... 18 Community-based groups and high school students are working with private landowners and government agencies to restore native ecosystems on farms and ranches in the Central Valley. And, to the benefit of farmers, ranchers, students, and native species, the collaboration seems to be working. CREATING A SENSE OF PLACE IN THE GOLDEN GATE NATIONAL PARKS by Pete Holloran .....................................................25 The experience of stewardship comes alive in this series of quotations from volunteer stewards, accompanied by photographs of them working in the Golden Gate National Parks near San Francisco. It’s all about giving something back, finding joy and mystery in the natural world, and building towering piles of iceplant. STEWARDSHIP PROFILES Like many evocative words with a long history, stewardship means something different depending on who you ask. So we asked around and invited eight different practitioners to share a few thoughts about their philosophy and experience. While working on their own articles, Grey Hayes, Pete Holloran, and Dan Leroy conducted the inter- views that were then crafted into these profiles in stewardship. Where appropriate, the stewardship profiles appear adjacent to the relevant article. Dennis Rogers Martinez ....................................................................................................................... 10 Mary Petrilli........................................................................................................................................ 11 Joe Morris............................................................................................................................................ 17 Dave and Linda Batcheller ................................................................................................................... 23 Petey Brucker ....................................................................................................................................... 24 Sue Gardner ........................................................................................................................................ 30 Sharon Farrell ..................................................................................................................................... 30 THE COVER: Volunteers, staff, and students engaged in stewardship activities in the Golden Gate National Parks. Captions on pages 25-29 except upper left (Oceana High School students) and bottom right (students in the park’s LINC program). Images courtesy of the Golden Gate National Parks Conservancy and National Park Service. VOLUME 32:3, JULY 2004 FREMONTIA 1 GUEST EDITORIAL: MEASURING SUCCESS USEFUL WEBSITES AND CONTACT INFORMATION ow do we know when stewardship efforts are successful? Since the Hecological world is so complicated, scientists measure vital signs to Stewardship Resources: indicate ecological health, like a doctor checking your pulse. But ecological