Fall 2011 Rasslands Gpublished Quarterly by the California Native Grasslands Association

Saving California’s golden grasslands | Hedgerows for pollinators and beneficial insects Restoring riparian and grassland habitat along Putah Creek | Levee soil cover: native grasses doing the job Vol. XXI, No. 4 | Fall 2011 rasslands GPublished quarterly by the California Native Grasslands Association

North Bay Grasslands Symposium: Exploring Upland, Coastal Prairie, Vernal Pool, and Serpentine Communities Sonoma County May 3–6, 2012, see page 3

Mission Statement: f r o m t h e p r e s i d e n t s k e y b o a r d The Mission of the ’ alifornia California Native Grasslands am pleased to announce the Association is to promote, dates and venues for our North ative preserve, and restore the Bay Grasslands Symposium rasslands diversity of California’s that will be held in Sonoma native grasses and grass- ssociation County on May 3–6, 2012. land ecosystems through The theme is “Exploring Upland, P.O. Box 8327 education, advocacy, I Woodland, CA 95776 research, and stewardship. Coastal Prairie, Vernal Pool, 530-661-2280 and Serpentine Communities.” a d m i n @CNGA.o r g | h t t p ://w w w .CNGA.o r g Sonoma County is my “home CNGA Board of Directors Wa d e Be l e w , President turf,” and I am looking forward Officers to putting on a world-class event. Wade Belew, President Sonoma County has a wide diversity of grasslands that will be featured at the Bryan Young, Vice President Symposium. CNGA has booked two venues that will provide a window to these Liz Cieslak, Secretary Sara Sweet, Treasurer fascinating communities: Pepperwood Preserve for Thursday, May 3, and Bodega Marine Reserve and Laboratory for Friday, May 4. At-Large Members CNGA has partnered with Pepperwood for workshops and meetings in the Daniel Blankenship Kathleen Kraft Lindsay Dailey Catherine Little past, and we are happy to continue this relationship by having the Symposium Andrew Fulks JP Marié at the Preserve. It is the perfect venue—its 3,000 acres include open Erik Gantenbein Jon O’Brien grasslands, understory, vernal pool, and serpentine plant communities, with Jim Hanson Zachary Principe an uncommon abundance of native grasses. Pepperwood also has a modern Richard King education facility with high-tech classrooms, herbarium, and library. Alternate Members The view from the courtyard, where we will have lunch and the evening Barbara Going Elise Tulloss banquet, is stunning. CNGA Administrative Director The Bodega Marine Reserve is perched on the edge of the Pacific Ocean Judy G-Scott near Bodega Head. This day will feature coastal prairie communities and walks Grasslands Managing Editor around the Reserve to learn about important and interesting research taking Mary N. Rodgers place there. As of press time we have not booked our weekend workshops and For advertising rates and instructions, or membership and field trips, but I assure you they will be just as appealing as these two days. other organizational information, contact CNGA Administrative If you have attended previous CNGA conferences, you may be wondering Director: a d m i n @CNGA.o r g . For program information related to tours or training work- why we are calling this event a “symposium” instead of a conference. It came shops, contact CNGA Administrative Director: a d m i n @CNGA.o r g . from the realization that a lot of our members who would normally attend big, Grasslands is published quarterly by CNGA. state-wide conferences don’t have the budget to do so these days, and we would ISSN No. 1540-6857 be better off planning smaller, more regional events. We did that in 2010 with our Grasslands of the North Coast Symposium in Humboldt County. rasslands president’s keyboard, continued on page 3 Submission Guidelines GSend submissions to: Editorial Committee Chair: g r a s s l a n d s @CNGA.o r g In this issue Submissions include peer-reviewed research reports and non-refereed articles, such as progress reports, observations, From the President’s keyboard, Wade Belew...... 2 field notes, interviews, book reviews, and opinions. CNGA 2012 North Bay Grasslands Symposium...... 3 All submissions are reviewed by the Grasslands Editorial Committee for suitability for publication. Saving California’s golden grasslands, Jon Christensen...... 4 Submissions are accepted as e-mail attachments. Contact Call for submissions: California Grasslands Photo Exhibit...... 5 the Editorial Committee Chair for formatting specifications. Partners restore riparian and grassland habitat along Putah Creek, Emily Peffer...... 6 Submission deadlines for articles: Winter 2012: Nov. 15, 2011; Spring 2012: Feb. 15, 2012; Hedgerows for pollinators and beneficial insects,Heather Nichols-Crowell...... 7 Summer 2012: May 15, 2012; Fall 2012: Aug. 15, 2012 Levee soil cover: native grasses doing the job, Liz Cieslak ...... 8

2 | G R A S S L A N D S Fall 2011 president’s keyboard, continued from page 2 interaction. Learning is best reinforced to book early to assure your place at what Not only was this smaller event of equal through discussing with others what you will be the “must-attend” event of the year. quality to a larger conference, it was more have learned. Some of the most interest- You’ll receive notice of the registration intimate and personal. The smaller group ing things I’ve learned at conferences have opening with an e-mail grass-blast. made it easier to get to know people, and it come from talking to other attendees over We could use help planning the Sym- was far quicker through the lunch line, too! lunch. And speaking of food, we’ll enjoy posium, so if you can assist, please contact The day-long technical sessions at a big great local food and drink. Sonoma County me at w a d e k b @s o n i c .n e t. Individuals, conference can be a bit overwhelming. The is a “foodie” heaven, and we’ll do our best companies, and agencies wishing to spon- North Coast Symposium was engaging and to feature it in all it’s delicious glory! sor this important event are invited to inspiring. We would rather mix it up with We hope to build on our experience contact CNGA at a d m i n @c n g a .o r g . Levels field walks and other experiences that get with the North Bay Grasslands Sympo- of sponsorship and accompanying benefits you out of a chair and in the real world. sium. The only disadvantage to a smaller will be announced soon. And remember to Besides being a great learning experi- event is we can’t have as many people mark May 3–6 on your calendar; the North ence, the North Bay Grasslands Sym- attend. This Symposium will sell out, so Bay Grasslands Symposium will be an posium will also provide time for social when registration opens, I encourage you event not to be missed!

the California Native Grasslands Association presents North Bay Grasslands Symposium: Exploring Upland, Coastal Prairie, Vernal Pool, and Serpentine Communities

Sonoma County May 3–6, 2012 The rich grassland diversity of Sonoma County will be on Thursday, May 3. Pepperwood Preserve is a display and under examination during this four-day event 3,000+ acre property northeast of Santa Rosa. that will feature This virtual museum of native grasses also has a fabulous, new education center, which offers • technical sessions, many learning opportunities. Besides a full day • panel discussions, of programs, a courtyard banquet will feature • guided field walks, and delicious food and spectacular views of the • workshops. Mayacamas and surrounding areas. Enter the photo contest, and enjoy great local food Friday, May 4, at the Bodega Marine Lab will be and beverages for catered lunches, social hours, and a dedicated to coastal prairie. Presentations and banquet. field walks will immerse you in North America’s most diverse grassland community at a stunning Locations have been selected for beauty as well as func- location overlooking the Pacific Ocean. tionality for an engaging learning experience. Saturday–Sunday, May 5–6, will feature work- CNGA invites you to attend the North Bay Grasslands shops and guided field walks to further your understanding of these complex and intriguing Symposium in Sonoma County. Visit our website at w w w . communities. CNGA.o r g for updates on: • schedule, • registration, • sponsorship information, and • photo contest submissions.

Fall 2011 G R A S S L A N D S | 3 Saving California’s golden grasslands

Jo n Ch r i s t e n s e n , Executive Director, Bill Lane Center for the American West remaining here, more than 1 million Reprinted with permission from the San Francisco Chronicle acres are protected under agreements with ranchers who keep working the land. he natural beauty of Northern Cali- product of human history. But in the Bay They’re happy to do it. “It’s great to go fornia’s grasslands is a paradoxical Area, ranchers and environmentalists to work every day,” says Stone, a fourth- thing. There is little that is natural are coming “full circle,” in the words of generation rancher whose herd of 800 about it. rancher Scott Stone, to fully embrace cows grazes the oak-studded hills atop Blue TFor many years, this caused no end this paradox and work together to ensure Ridge east of Lake Berryessa. of consternation. Early explorers, mis- that these “working landscapes” continue These days, environmentalists are sionaries, and ranchers were unsettled to work. happy to see ranchers and cows out there, by constant fires set by Indians to keep Around the globe, grasslands are in too. “Grazing is an important tool for grasslands open, producing seeds and dire need of such care. Nearly half of all conservation,” says Bettina Ring, execu- attracting wildlife. In more recent times, temperate grasslands, like those in North- tive director of the Bay Area Open Space environmentalists have battled to get rid of ern California, have been plowed up or Council. cattle, which brought new grass species to paved over. They are the most threatened Around the Bay Area, grazing is being California, pushing aside native plants in and least protected habitat in the world. used to create and maintain habitat for almost all of the state’s grasslands. Less than 5 percent of temperate grass- threatened species such as the San Joaquin Those emerald green hills of spring lands are protected globally. kit fox, the burrowing owl, the red-legged and summer golden waves of windswept The Bay Area is doing stunningly better. frog, the tiger salamander, the bay checker- beauty? Turns out they’re an impure Of the 1.7 million acres of open ranchland Golden grasslands, continued on page 5

Dublin Hills Regional Park Photo: © John Krzesinski, 2011

4 | G R A S S L A N D S Fall 2011 Golden grasslands, continued from page 4 subdivided into ranchettes. That helps the a natural and organic beef distributor spot butterfly and the Ohlone tiger beetle. Sweets make the ranch pay economically founded by Darrell Wood, who grazes his Grasslands also provide habitat for native and keep it in the family. He also has used cattle in the Vina Plains, where Coho and bees and other pollinators. Scientists at UC Caltrans funding for wetland mitigation and Chinook salmon run up Deer Creek, and Berkeley have calculated that native bees federal funding for wildlife habitat to create endangered fairy shrimp thrive in vernal living in nooks and crannies in the soil and and protect habitat for three endangered pools protected by a conservation easement trees and in the hollow stems of grazed species—tiger salamanders, red-legged purchased by the California Rangeland grasses and reeds pollinate 35 to 39 per- frogs, and kit foxes. Trust. Conservation easements paid Wood cent of California’s crops, a service worth Ranchers in other parts of the Alameda and Stone for the development rights on $937 million to $2.4 billion a year. Creek watershed are working with the San their ranches, which now can never be sub- Claire Kremen, a professor of environ- Francisco Public Utilities Commission to divided. These ranchers love talking about mental sciences, announced those findings protect an important source of drinking their “ground” and the critters that share at a recent “uncommon dialogue” among water for the city’s Hetch Hetchy system. it. There is a soft side to their hard-working ranchers, environmentalists, scientists, and Well-maintained rangelands with good cowboy drawls. Yet they are hard-nosed historians at Stanford University. grazing management shed fewer contami- businessmen. “Cattle ranching is a busi- Darrell Sweet, a fifth-generation nants and sediment into waterways than ness,” Wood emphasizes. And it ain’t easy rancher in the sere, treeless grasslands the roads and homes of subdivisions. making ends meet. of Altamont Pass, says he has been “sur Paying ranchers to stay on the land and Increasingly, it is a business that prised and delighted” by the growing improve their rangelands turns out to be a concerns everyone who cares about Cali- recognition of the importance of keeping better investment than paying for addi- fornia’s grasslands and what they produce working ranches in the mix of the Bay tional water treatment facilities. Farther for all of us. But Stone and Wood chuckle Area’s metropolitan matrix. His ranch south, in the Santa Clara Valley, environ- ruefully when asked about a successful looks down on Livermore. Wind turbines mentalists want to make sure ranchers “business model” for keeping ranching in and housing developments march across keep their cattle grazing on habitat for the the Bay Area. “You’ll never find two outfits the nearby hills. threatened bay checkerspot butterfly. The that are the same,” says Stone. “There’s no “If the habitats are a result of what cows keep down the grass, making room one-size-fits-all model,” says Wood. ranchers have been doing, how are you for native wildflowers, and the butterfly Most successful ranchers have multiple going to protect the habitat without thrives. If the cows disappear, the butter- family members with jobs off the ranch “to protecting what the ranchers have been flies disappear, too. support our ranching habit,” says Stone. doing?” Sweet asked the group at Stanford. Up on Scott Stone’s ranch, they’re rais- They piece together other payments for the He has some answers. The Sweet ranch ing Swainson’s hawks on land protected by “ecosystem services” that they provide for is protected under the Williamson Act, a a conservation easement as well as growing all of us—clean water, habitat for species, California law that enables the ranch to grass-fed beef sold in Whole Foods Markets and maybe someday, capturing and stor- be taxed as rangeland rather than the far throughout Northern California. The beef ing carbon dioxide in the soil—through higher market value it would have if it were is marketed by Panorama Grass-Fed Meats, conservation easements, tax breaks, mitigation monies, government grants, and cooperative projects with conservation Call for Submissions organizations. And they sell a premium California Grasslands photo exhibit product to customers who care about what they eat and where it’s grown—in some of picture is worth a thousand words, and your photo can help tell the story of California Northern California’s most iconic scenery, grasslands. CNGA uses the Web, PowerPoint presentations, brochures, and printed those oak-studded golden grasslands. educational materials to tell others about our important mission and the value of grasslands. You can help by participating in this contest and sending us your high-quality Jon Christensen is executive director of the Bill Aphotos of grassland subjects. Photographers will be credited for their work when published. Lane Center for the American West, which Twenty-five finalists will be selected for exhibition at the 2012 CNGA Sonoma Grasslands sponsored the recent “uncommon dialogue” on Symposium. Symposium attendees will vote for winners, who will receive CNGA merchandise. ranching and rangelands with the Woods Institute Subjects can include grasses, grasslands, associated species (including people!), and restora- for the Environment at Stanford University. This tion projects. article first appeared in the San Francisco Deadline for entries is December 31, 2011. Check w w w o r g for submission details. .CNGA. Chronicle’s “Insight” section on August 21, 2011.

Fall 2011 G R A S S L A N D S | 5 Partners restore riparian and grassland habitat along Putah Creek

Em i l y Pe f f e r , UC Davis Graduate Group in Ecology of restoration. For example, students will look for cost-effective ways of establishing his winter, the Lower Putah Creek with a grant from from the California State perennial forbs such as yarrow, mugwort, 1 Coordinating Committee (LPCCC) Parks Off Highway Vehicle Program, which and lupine by comparing three methods: 2 and Putah Creek Council (PCC) uses money from OHV licensing fees to (1) a commonly-used method of planting began partnering with the University restore areas damaged by illegal OHV activ- plugs or container stock and surrounding Tof California Davis chapter of the Society ity. Project goals include restoring native them with a protective tube, (2) planting 3 for Conservation Biology (SCB) to restore grassland and riparian habitat and creating seeds on-site inside the same type of tube, land along lower Putah Creek in Davis. living barriers of trees and shrubs to pre- and (3) planting seeds without a tube. The property, owned by David Nishikawa, vent further trespass. Students and other community mem- contains some of the last remaining The UC Davis SCB chapter has adopted bers have planted a hedgerow of over 300 floodplain habitat along Putah Creek but this site as a service project and will pro- seedlings of a variety of native riparian has been degraded by off-highway vehicle vide student volunteers for the three-year species along the length of the site. These (OHV) trespassers, including dirt bikes, duration of the project. plants are being monitored by students to four-wheelers, and mud trucks. The site is A subset of these students has been assess survival over time, and this informa- overrun with invasive grasses and thistles. helping PCC plan and design the project to tion will be used to guide future plantings. LPCCC and PCC are funding the project learn more about the practice and science Plans for the coming year include establishing creeping wildrye and other 1 The Lower Putah Creek Coordinating Committee is a watershed management group representing native grasses. stakeholder interests in the environmental stewardship of Putah Creek. (www.putahcreek.org/) 2The Putah Creek Council is an organization dedicated to protecting Putah Creek through restora- Emily Peffer is a PhD student in Ecology at the tion, advocacy, and environmental education. (www.putahcreekcouncil.org/) University of California, Davis, and a volunteer 3The Society for Conservation Biology is an international organization whose mission is to advance coordinator with the UC Davis Society for the science and practice of preserving biological diversity on the planet. (www.conbio.org/) Conservation Biology. Invasive Weed Symposium November 10, 2011

Laguna Seca Recration Area, Monterey, California The theme for the Thirteenth Annual Central California Invasive Weed Symposium is “Movin’ On Up! Stages and Strategies for Weed Control.” This all-day event will include field trips to restoration sites at Fort Ord and Monterey beaches. Tickets $35–50. The Symposium is sponsored by the Weed Management Areas of Monterey and Santa Cruz Counties. More information is available at h t t p : //a g .c o .m o n t e r e y .c a .u s /p a g e s /i n v a s i v e - w e e d s -s y m p o s i u m . You can register at h t t p ://c c i w s 2011.e v e n t b r i t e .c o m . Volunteers clear away milk thistle and invasive grasses to plant native riparian trees and shrubs. Photo: Emily Peffer

6 | G R A S S L A N D S Fall 2011 Hedgerows for pollinators and beneficial insects He a t h e r Ni c h o l s -Cr o w e l l , Project Manager, Yolo County Resource Conservation District Photos: Phil Hogan, NRCS

Bolander’s sunflower Helianthus( bolanderi): good foraging and nesting habitat for pollinators ver 80 farmers, ranchers, growers who will be installing hedgerows gardeners, and conservationists on their property this winter in mind. The came out to the Historic Oakdale RCD worked closely with the Xerces Society, Ranch in Esparto for the Yolo UC Cooperative Extension (UCCE), and the County Resource Conservation Natural Resources Conservation Service ODistrict’s (RCD) first workshop of the (NRCS) to provide a program that would John Anderson sharing some of his favorite season: “Insectary Hedgerows.” The cover practical information on designing, hand-weeding implements September 8 workshop was developed with installing, and maintaining hedgerows for pollinators and beneficial insects. provide pollen and nectar sources through- Presenters included Jessa Guisse, of out the year, including California lilac the Xerces Society, who discussed the (Ceanothus spp.), coyote brush (Baccharis importance of native bees in diversifying, pilularis), and buckwheat (Eriogonum enhancing, and stabilizing pollination ser- spp.). John Anderson of Hedgerow Farms vices for production agriculture. Jessa also introduced a number of forb species discussed installation and maintenance that he has been growing and field test- regimes for forb strips in cropland settings. ing. Coyote mint (Monardella villosa), Rachael Long of UCCE shared her research California phacelia (Phacelia californica), on beneficial insect use of floral resources and California aster (Aster chilensis) were and distance traveled from native hedgerow a few that he has found to be particularly plantings on farm edges. Site preparation, good wildflowers for pollinators. installation, and maintenance of hedge- To learn more about cost-share programs for in- rows were covered by Yolo RCD’s Jeanette stalling hedgerows on your farm or ranch, please Wrysinski and the author. contact your local NRCS field office. Workshop participants got to see and hear about many plants that are recom- For more information on this and other upcoming mended for insectary hedgerows. Taylor RCD workshops, please contact the Yolo RCD at Rachael Long discussing beneficial insect use Lewis of Cornflower Farms described 530-662-2037, ext. 117. Or e-mail the author at of hedgerows a suite of native trees and shrubs that Ni c h o l s -Cr o w e l l @y o l o r c d .o r g .

Fall 2011 G R A S S L A N D S | 7 Levee soil cover: native grasses doing the job Photos: Peter Buck, SAFCA Liz Ci e s l a k , CNGA Board Member and Grasslands Editorial Committee Chair

ative grasses are being established project should seed over 750 acres of in an area you might not expect: on native grasses on levees, seepage berms, the new levees under construction corridors, and borrow sites. surrounding the Natomas Basin, an Once established, the roots and vegeta- Narea along the Sacramento River in Sacra- tive cover of the native grasses provide ero- mento County. sion control by physically covering the soil The Sacramento Area Flood Control surface and holding soil particles together. Agency (SAFCA) is implementing the Because of their deep rooting depth, native Natomas Levee Improvement Program bunchgrasses will provide better erosion (NLIP). NLIP is a major civil infrastruc- control than various nonnative annual ture works program designed to fix levees grass species, which have shallower roots. and significantly improve the level of Established native grasses will provide Testing ridger roller seeder flood protection for the Natomas Basin. stable cover and occupy space that would The NLIP’s conservation and mitigation otherwise be covered by invasive weed grasses also provide habitat for native strategy to compensate for habitat impacts species. These invasives, including many wildlife species, including Swainson’s hawk includes revegetating levees slopes, seepage nonnative annual grasses and thistles, and giant garter snake. berms, and adjacent maintenance areas are typically controlled by levee mainte- The seed mix used on the levee slopes with native California bunchgrasses, using nance districts using a variety of methods, in 2010 included Elymus glaucus (blue a new, custom-fabricated seeder designed including costly herbicides and burning, wildrye), Leymus triticoides (creeping specifically for levee seeding. In all, the which result in a barren soil surface. Native levee cover, continued on page 9

Levee slope seeded with native grasses using ridger roller seeder in spring 2011

8 | G R A S S L A N D S Fall 2011 levee cover, continued from page 8 wildrye), Elymus trachycaulus (slender wheatgrass), Hordeum brachyantherum californicum (California barley), and Nassella pulchra (purple needlegrass). Combined, these species tolerate very dry and moister conditions on the levee slopes and berms. A new seeding mix to be used on the levee slopes in fall 2011 will include all of the 2010 species plus Melica californica (California oniongrass) and Poa secunda (one-sided bluegrass). Seeding preparation of levee slopes requires balancing the creation of a suit- able seedbed with adequate rooting depth, Disked condition alongside seedbed created by ridger roller seeder while also ensuring that the levee’s slope stability is not compromised. After levees ridges. The seed is then covered by a chain with 36-in.-wide tracks for better stability are constructed and the soil compacted to harrow or ring roller that is pulled behind and traction for pulling the heavy RRS with create a stable levee, 8–10 in. of topsoil is the RRS. minimal soil compaction. spread on the levee slopes. Seeding crews The RRS also has a 500-gallon fertilizer The next round of seeding is due to follow with shallow ripping (1.5–2.5-ft tank and fertilizer injector knives, which begin this fall and will continue in 2012. depth) and disking of the soil surface. The till the soil a bit more, reducing surface Watch Grasslands for updates! native perennials are all deep rooted and compaction. The RRS is pulled by a “low Special thanks to Peter Buck of SAFCA and Steve require the ripping and disking to become ground pressure” D-6 dozer, equipped Chainey of AECOM. established and outcompete broad-leaved weeds and annual grasses. A new seeder, the ridger roller seeder CNGA’s Bu nc h g r a s s Ci r c l e (RRS), was custom fabricated for this Corporate Members______project to specifically operate on a 3:1 Muhlenbergia rigens level ($1,000/yr) Poa secunda level ($250/yr) horizontal/vertical levee slope. SAFCA Hedgerow Farms Bay-Friendly Landscaping & Gardening tested a traditional Truax drill seeder and Nassella pulchra level ($500/yr) Carducci & Associates, Inc. tractor and discovered it could not effec- Delta Bluegrass Company Elkhorn Native Plant Nursery tively operate on the steep levee slopes. Hanford Applied Restoration & Conservation Restoration Resources Cost effectiveness for designing this new Pacific Coast Seed Sun City Lincoln Hills Community Association seeder comes from the reduced amount S & S Seeds of seed needed—traditional hydroseeding frequently uses seeding rates from 50 to Associate Members ($125/yr)______70 bulk lb per acre and up, while the rates American River Parkway Foundation Ransom Seed Laboratory used in 2010 RRS seeding were 22.5 PLS Andrea Cochran Landscape Architecture Sacramento Regional County Sanitation District Audubon Canyon Ranch San Luis National Wildlife Refuge (pure live seed) lb per acre (about 27 bulk Bureau of Land Management Santa Lucia Conservancy lb per acre). City of Davis Environmental Resources Solano County Water Agency The RRS has two 8-ft native grass Truax Contra Costa Water District Sonoma County Ag Preservation & Open Space seed boxes welded onto a sturdy frame Erdman Farms Stone Lakes National Wildlife Refuge holding a 4.5-ft-diameter × 16-ft-long steel Gold Ridge Resource Conservation District Thomas Klope Associates cylinder with V-shaped ridges similar to a Irvine Ranch Conservancy Truax Company, Inc. traditional rice roller. Los Angeles Chapter, California Native Plant Society Westervelt Ecological Services The seed is fed down through tubes just Oak Creek Energy Systems Yolo County Resource Conservation District like in a regular Truax drill seeder, then Orinda Horsemen’s Association Zentner and Zentner drops into soil grooves created by the roller

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Cover photographs by Wade Belew Front: Stand of meadow barley at Tolay Lake Regional Park near Petaluma Back: Jenner Headlands (14 miles north of Bodega Bay; Symposium 2012 field trip locale)