GOOD DIRT The Newsletter of the Anderson Valley Land Trust Dedicated to the Preservation and Restoration of Our Unique Rural Landscape Fall, 2017
California Bears Sequoia sempervirens Coast Redwood In modern history there are two species of bear that have When choosing a native plant for this column, it was inhabited California, the grizzly bear (or brown bear) and rather surprising to realize that in all the years of the black bear. Today California has two subspecies of GOOD DIRT, the iconic coast redwood of this valley had black bear; the northwest Ursus americana altifrontalis yet to take the stage! found north of the Klamath Range, and the California black Famous around the globe for its great beauty and bear (Ursus americana californiensis). immense stature, the coast redwood is probably one of Black bears are the most common species of bear and are our best-known California natives, and is an iconic tree found in 41 of the 50 states in the United States. of Anderson Valley. As the planet’s tallest living California's black bear population has increased over the organism, capable of exceeding 360 feet in height, past 25 years. In 1982, the statewide bear population was Sequoia sempervirens can in one way be thought of as a estimated to be between 10,000 and 15,000. Presently, the holiday tree for the world rather than the living room, statewide black bear population is conservatively given its classic pyramidal form, emerald aromatic estimated to be between 25,000 and 30,000. Mendocino needles, but mostly its impressive scale. The first part County ranks second or third in bear population in the state of its botanical name derives from the famous Cherokee chief of yore and the second part from the fact that the tree is evergreen. Its common name is very apt as the native range of Sequoia sempervirens hugs the coast (rarely occurring more than 30 miles inland) and both the lumber and bark are indeed of reddish hue. The two other redwoods share this latter characteristic, but not the former. Sequoiadendron giganteum, giant redwood, endemic to California, is found solely in scattered groves in the southern Sierra Nevada. Metasequoia glyptostroboides, dawn redwood, grows in the wild only in central China. The coast redwood boasts many other interesting traits as well. Its trunk rapidly grows straight and tall; its wood has a natural resistance to insects, decay, and fire; its fresh Black bears can range in color from black to blond green foliage traps and drips the summer fog that envelops its natural coastal habitat thus providing an meaning there are about 2,000 to 3,000 bears in the county. additional several inches of annual "rainfall" to its roots; There are 18 subspecies of black bear in North America, it propagates itself prolifically through both seedlings mostly defined by geographical boundaries, although there and suckering; it can survive flooding by creating an are also some differentiating physical and biological entire new root system above the old; and to top it all characteristics as well. Black bears vary in color from light off, coast redwood can enjoy a very long life, perhaps cinnamon to black and can range in adult size from 200-600 2,000 years...a truly amazing tree!! Continued on page 2 pounds. They are usually solitary animals whose lifestyles are dictated by their biological need to consume large quantities of food. Bears only tolerate the presence of other bears during the breeding season, when a female (called sows) is with her cubs, or when bears congregate in areas with concentrated food sources such as garbage dumps and salmon streams. Adult male bears (called boars) are not part of the family unit. Continued on page 3 Photo by Mike Kahn !"#$%&'(#)* + ,)#*-.#%!/*$'#**01#2 ! "#!$%&!'&(!)*+,-!.,&#/-&'$!0!$%*12%$!+!2**-!+3$/*'!/$&4!5*,!46#&75!(*17-!8&!$*!$+9&!+!#$&:!8+39!+'-!7**9!+$!$%&! ;/+8/7/$6!*5!*1,!*,2+'/<+$/*'!+'-!(%+$!(&!,&+776!-*=!0'!#*!-*/'2>!*'&!:+,$/317+,!%/2%7/2%$!$%+$!,+$%&,!+#$*1'-&-!4&! 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FALL, 2017 3 Navarro River Stream Flow Enhancement Partnership Program Written by Patty Madigan The Mendocino County RCD (MCRCD), The Nature Conservancy (TNC), and Trout Unlimited (TU) formed a partnership in 2015, to apply for grant funding to update planning recommendations and identify projects that have the potential to optimize stream flows and enhance habitat for salmon species in the Navarro River. The planning and project development proposal was awarded funding from the CA Wildlife Conservation Board (WCB) in spring, 2016. Since 1998, the Navarro Watershed Restoration Plan, championed by AVLT, has been the “go-to” restoration document. To augment and update planning recommendations, MCRCD has led the partnership in outreaching to landowners and educating the community about the work our partnership is doing to foster opportunities for project development and to identify flow enhancement strategies. Our collective project planning to date has been to establish a Technical Advisory Group, with representation from multiple stakeholders including AVLT’s Barbara Goodell, to review planning documents and recovery plan recommendations, and to prioritize projects by sub-watershed and water needs. The project includes working with landowners to develop projects, weighing the feasibility of flow enhancement options, calculating how much benefit each strategy might yield, what permits are needed, and identification of potential funding for implementation—as well as potential water right assistance we might offer. This process is, for the purposes of this grant, called “30% design”. The partnership will develop 5-8 water storage and forbearance projects or large wood accumulation projects. Together, we will develop 2 to 3 water storage projects to 30% design, and an estimated 3 large wood accumulation projects to 30% design. TU is working with a contractor to identify strategies for enhancing groundwater storage through infiltration; those projects will also be taken to the 30% design level. The groundwater infiltration projects will be designed to increase groundwater levels and summer base flows, potentially in the North Fork Navarro. TNC, with support from a subcontractor, will further develop a voluntary, collaborative water management template for a future pilot project. The reintroduction of large woody material is recognized as one of the more effective ways to improve in-stream conditions for salmonids. For several years, MCRCD has been working with state and federal agencies, NGOs, and landowners throughout Mendocino County on a large wood reintroduction method known as “accelerated recruitment”. The role of large wood reintroduction is to put back this key habitat element into fish-bearing streams with deficient wood volumes. The core planning team has applied for a second phase of funding from WCB to complete project designs to 100% (also called “shovel ready”) and to implement storage and forbearance, large wood, and collaborative water management that will ideally be demonstrated in one tributary watershed. For further information you can contact Linda MacElwee at 895- 3230. Patty Madigan is conservation programs manager with the Mendocino County RCD, and lives in Comptche--where all roads lead--and the Navarro, Albion and Big River watersheds meet!
Mendocino County Oak Woodland Conservation Working Group Written by Barbara Goodell The Mendocino County Resource Conservation District has initiated a working group to look at various ways to proactively help protect Mendocino County’s native oak woodlands and the habitat they provide for plant and animal life in our ecosystem. The network includes representatives of conservation organizations within the County, scientists, universities, and government agencies. AVLT board members, Glynnis Jones and Barbara Goodell have been selected to participate. To date three network meetings have been held for organizing the framework of the group, establishing a mission statement, and forming initial goals. As the scale of the working group grows it may also lead to a blueprint for approaching the conservation of other habitats in Mendocino County. Committees have been set up to address oak woodland protection goals including ones to create a database of the more viable oak woodlands in the County to prepare for opportunities for conservation easements, planting projects, habitat protection, and enhancement projects; another to encourage oak woodland conservation in the new cannabis regulations; and another to develop guiding principles for landowners to follow when managing their oak woodlands.
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CALIFORNIA BEARS PRESIDENT’S LETTER COAST REDWOOD CONSERVATION AND TIME
BICKELL RANCH NAVARRO RIVER STREAM FLOW OAK WOODLAND CONSERVATION
AVLT BOARD OF DIRECTORS
KAREN ALTARAS BARBARA GOODELL DAVID HOPMANN NANCY HORNOR GLYNNIS JONES PATRICK MILLER JIM SNYDER STEVEN WOOD
“Conservation is a team sport.” Dave Jensen, Mendocino Coast Audubon Association
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