Milo Baker Chapter June 2009

California Native Plant Society

Calendar
Sonoma Land Trust:
06/06 Field Trip
Estero Americano
the lands they protect and how we can help
June 16, 7:30 p.m.
06/06 CNPS Chapter
Council meeting: Lake Please come to our June general meeting where a representative from
Tahoe The Sonoma Land Trust will show us the fabulous lands they protect.
This year CNPS Milo Baker and the Sonoma Land Trust have
06/09 Board Meeting
coordinated many fieldtrips and scientific outings together.
06/15 Submissions deadline: Partnership between our organizations is an exciting way for us to
July/August learn more about the flora of Sonoma County while working toward
Newsletter its protection.

06/16 General Meeting,

Since 1976, Sonoma Land Trust has protected more than 19,000 acres
Luther Burbank Art & of beautiful, productive and environmentally significant land in and
Garden Center around Sonoma County. They preserve scenic, natural, agricultural
and open land for the future of Sonoma County by
06/20 Field Trip ƒ Promoting private and public funding for land conservation,
McCray Ridge
ƒ Acquiring land and conservation easements,
06/21 Field Trip ƒ Stewardship including the restoration of conservation properties,
Harrison Grade ƒ Promoting a sense of place and a land ethic through activities,
education and outreach.
In This Issue Sonoma Land Trust is a local, non-governmental, non-profit
organization funded largely by membership contributions. The Land
Trust works closely with private landowners, the Sonoma County
Guest Speaker 1 Agricultural Preservation and Open Space District, and other public
President’s Corner 2
agencies at all levels of government, nonprofit partners, and
Plant ID Hour 2
State News 2 foundations. Refreshments will be provided.
Conservation news 3
Plant I.D. Hour begins at 6:45
Preserve Stewardship 5
Plant Sale News 5
Join us for Dinner before the Meeting:
Invasives Corner 6
Field Trips 6 We'll gather for dinner at 6PM at Kirin Restaurant, 2700 Yulupa Ave. We
Events & Items of Interest 7 hope our speaker will join us, but we always have an enjoyable group of fellow
members and a delicious Northern Chinese meal in any case. Please contact,
Liz Parsons, 833-2063.

General Meetings are held on the 3rd Tuesday of each month at Luther Burbank Art & Garden Center, 2050 Yulupa Avenue, Santa Rosa.
Milo Baker Chapter Board meetings start at 7:00pm, 2nd Tuesday nine months of the year, Environmental Center, 55 Ridgeway Avenue,
Suite A, Santa Rosa. The next Board meeting is June 9th. Anyone interested in the work of the chapter is welcome to attend!
P resident's Report
We go into the summer with some extended
blooms thanks to the rain in early May. This is the
first time in more than a decade (that I remember)
that it has rained a whole week, light and steady,
the first week in May. The plants have responded
in kind. The vernal pools in Santa Rosa had good
shows of Pogogyne douglasii and Downingia concolor
(left, with popcornflower).
The Limnanthes vinculans
numbers were a bit low,
with the major inundation,
but Burke’s Goldfields
(Lasthenia burkei), which
bloomed through May,
showed a great recovery
from the rather dry winter.
The yearly monitoring that
volunteers and consultants
do on the Santa Rosa Plain
can give us a real picture of
the diversity of species that
can be found in our vernal
pools. Witnessing the kinds
of plants that show up on any given year is an
educational experience that is enriched by our local
CNPS members, who have diverse knowledge
about the blooming cycles and weather.
Education Chair Needed: Many of our most active
and dedicated volunteers are not trained botanists,
but they have learned how to identify and manage
plants from getting out and experiencing them,
usually with other CNPS members. Statewide, the
CNPS Education Program covers everything from
scholarships and research grants to elementary
school gardens. CNPS features hands-on field
training in several areas (see p. 3). Here in Sonoma
County there is a significant demand for
educational programs that teach docents, teachers,
scout leaders, and kids about the local flora. Topics
like native uses of plants, grasses, how to key
plants, family characteristics, and local occurrence
information are of interest and CNPS is often the
first organization contacted for information about
native plants. I hope that our chapter can be more
active in the local education of willing participants
about the characteristics and value of our native
plants. I will continue with Plant ID Hour and
other outreach events, but we need your help, too!
Please contact me if you would like to participate.
º Lynn Houser
Milo Baker Chapter Newsletter – June 2009
P lant ID Hour
The spring flowers are drying up and the
tarweeds and other late bloomers are coming out.
What’s lingering in your plant press? Arrive up to
an hour before the June 16th General Meeting, and
bring specimens of plants you want to identify.
At Plant I.D. Hour you can see plants up close
and key them to species, while getting to know
fellow Milo Baker Chapter members. Plants that
you key out or learn with friends are easily
remembered! Bring in some mystery plants to
challenge us.
I’ll bring in the dissecting microscope and some
flowering plants from the local area. You can bring
your dinner if you want to, a hand lens and a copy
of Jepson or Sonoma Co. Flora if you have them.
One of each will be available plus some other floras.
Keying is worthwhile and challenging for all of us,
but it’s fun to work through them together, and
learn what distinguishes this plant from that one.
º Lynn Houser
S tate News
New Conservation Program Director
Dear CNPS Friends,
Following an extensive search, I am delighted to
announce the appointment of Greg Suba as the
new CNPS Conservation Program Director! Greg
will be responsible for coordinating the
development of conservation program initiatives
and policies for the society.
Prior to joining CNPS, Greg worked to protect
sensitive habitats at the urban/open space interface
as watershed coordinator for the Laguna Creek
Watershed Council in Sacramento County. His past
work includes investigating reproductive strategies
of seagrass populations along the west coast of
North America, surveying forest inventory plots in
California's National Forests, assessing riparian
ecosystem health throughout Sacramento, El
Dorado, and Placer Counties, and developing
outdoor education and stewardship programs
throughout northern California. Greg received his
B.S. in Biology from Duke University, his M.S. in
Marine Science from UNC-Chapel Hill, and
continues to learn from those with whom he works,
lives, and plays.
Greg started his work with CNPS on May 1.
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Please join me in welcoming Greg into the CNPS
family of staff and volunteers.
º Tara Hansen, Executive Director, CNPS
(916) 447-2677 - Ext 201; (916) 447-2727 - Fax
Plant Science Training Program
Workshops
Introduction to the second edition of
A Manual of California Vegetation, June 9-11,
Primary Instructors and authors: Todd Keeler Wolf,
John O. Sawyer, Julie Evens
Location: A 3-day transect across the central Sierra
Nevada, from the foothills to the eastern Sierra. We
will begin at Calaveras Big Trees and end at Grover
Hot Springs Valley, near Markleeville.
See scenic4.org/map.html
Course Description: The authors will debut the
greatly expanded second edition of A Manual of
California Vegetation. They will provide an overview
of additions and changes to the manual, including
new vegetation types recognized or redefined
across many habitats. You will learn how to use the
new manual, in the field as we traverse a variety of
vegetation types in the Sierra Nevada, as well as its
uses for conservation and management.
Cost: Members $445 Non-members $470
Great Rivers of California:
The American River, June 23-24(25)
(3rd day in Desolation Wilderness is optional)
Primary Instructors: Robert Holland, Virginia Dains
Location: Headwaters, mid-elevation and valley
sections of the American River.
Course Description: Azonal vegetation is shaped
by processes other than regional biota and climate.
Riparian vegetation is shaped by the agency of
flowing water, both during high flows (when the
habitat is sculpted) and during low flows
(providing late summer irrigation). This class will
focus on how stream dynamics and sediment
transport structure riparian habitats, taught from a
floating classroom. The first day we will float from
Fair Oaks to Goethe Park on the lower American
River, observing how the current affects our boats,
the river’s substrate, and the vegetation along a
low-gradient valley stream. The second day we
will repeat the process upstream, floating the South
Fork American from Coloma to Lotus, a steepland
stream with all together different riparian
vegetation. Licensed, professional guides will
captain our rafts both days. For an optional (and
limited) over-night, third leg we will goat pack into
the American’s headwaters in Desolation Valley,
where riparian vegetation manifests the additional
Milo Baker Chapter Newsletter – June 2009
complication of persistent winter snowpack. The
emphasis throughout the class will be more on the
processes that shape the vegetation and less on
binomial nomenclature.
Cost for June 23-24:
Members $425 Non-members $450
Additional Cost for June 25:
Members $175 Non-members $200
For more information about CNPS workshops, go
to: cnps.org/cnps/education/workshops
º Josie Crawford
Free Wildflower Poster for New CNPS Members
For a limited time, CNPS is offering a special
incentive to new members! Join online from the
CNPS.org website at the $45 or higher membership
levels and we’ll send you one of three of our
beautiful posters: Wildflowers of the Desert,
Wildflowers of the Coast, or
Wildflowers of the Redwood Forest.
º Arvind Kumar, State Board Member
C onservation News
Santa Rosa mandates EIR for Elnoka
The city of Santa Rosa has required preparation
of an Environmental Impact Report for the
proposed Elnoka 209 unit residential development
at the west edge of Oakmont. This decision was
made after the city reviewed comments from Milo
Baker CNPS along with other interested agencies
and individuals. The decision is significant in that it
will require the project applicant to address
cumulative impacts of the project, with
consideration to eventual development on
substantial contiguous properties.
The Milo Baker comment letter noted that state
law under the California Environmental Quality
Act (CEQA) requires cumulative impacts from
adjacent lands be analyzed. In this case, Milo Baker
took note of the riparian flora on the Elnoka
property, and encouraged preservation of, not only
the on site riparian area, but also called for a master
plan to analyze the merits of contiguous parcel
conservation that would allow for comprehensive
riparian habitat protection. Sarah Gordon and
Michael Hogan from Milo Baker conducted the on-
site visit and prepared the Milo Baker comment
letter.
Other agencies commented on potential noise,
aesthetic and traffic impacts for the Elnoka project
which would gain access from Highway 12. The
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outcome of this process to date demonstrates the
value of independent environmental review in
shaping development decisions, whose outcome
will affect flora, fauna, and humans for generations.
If you have interest in assisting with Milo Baker
conservation functions and learning more about
how CEQA works, contact Michael Hogan,
Conservation Chair: milobakerflora@gmail.com.
º Michael Hogan
Bohemia Ranch on the Market:
Danger and Opportunity
Just north of Camp Meeker, the Bohemian
Highway slips between a large, steep serpentine
outcrop to the east and Dutch Bill Creek to the
west. A large turnoff prominently marked no
parking no trespassing has a well-worn trail at the
south end leading to a waterfall on Duvoul Creek.
Locals used to call this area "Waterfall Park". A
gated driveway cuts through a seemingly over-
engineered terraced serpentine slope nearly devoid
of vegetation. A few hundred yards further north
on the creek side is another turnout, this one free of
parking or trespassing signage. Across from this
turnout is a relatively untouched serpentine slope
that has the expected assortment of serpentine
endemics such as A. bakeri ssp bakeri, Calamagrostis
ophitidis, and Cupressus sargentii.
Geological maps show this spot as the western
edge of one of the largest contiguous expanses of
Serpentine in Western Sonoma County. CalFlora
records a dozen herbarium specimens collected
here in 1994 by Dean W Taylor, and additional
observations recorded in 2001 by Jeff Greenhouse of
the Jepson Herbarium. Betty Guggolz and dozens
of other Milo Baker CNPS members have visited
here in past decades.
In July 2001 a conservation easement was
negotiated with the owner of this 900 acre property
situated adjacent to (south of) the notorious
Bohemian Grove. This easement is being
administered by the Sonoma Land Trust. An
attempt to have the Open Space District purchase
this property outright failed at that time. In 2005 a
southern portion of the property under this
easement was subdivided and sold, including the
access to the Duvoul Creek Waterfall. Plans to
subdivide the remaining bulk of the property into
up to 6 parcels have been made
(see bohemiaranch.com)
About half the ranch area is the serpentine-
determined closed-cone pine forest, chaparral,
grassland, and some wetland seeps, the location of
many of the native rare and endangered plants.
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The other half of the Ranch is Douglas-fir and
Redwood-dominated mixed evergreen forest. This
forest has an approved Nonindustrial Timber
Management Plan (NTMP) in place, which means it
can be commercially harvested without additional
approvals. (This NTMP is similar to one prepared
more recently for the Bohemian Grove property.
Peter Baye’s comments on that NTMP are here:
bohemiangrovelogging.org/pdf/PBayecomment.pdf )
There is however hope: the owner may now be
willing to sell the ranch to the Open Space District
and may provide an endowment to help cover the
costs of keeping it as a wild, relatively undeveloped
park. It might also be possible to sell carbon credits
based on the approved NTMP, which could help
cover park stewardship costs. Furthermore, the
previously sold southern portion that includes the
Duvoul Creek Waterfall access is now in “pre-
foreclosure” so there may be a small window of
opportunity for the District to pick up this portion
as well.
º Gary Hundt
Agricultural Easement Approved
For Parcel West of Cunningham Marsh
In an action to ensure that agricultural use
continues on a 9-acre farm just southwest of
Sebastopol, the Sonoma County Board of
Supervisors, acting as the District’s Board of
Directors, approved an agreement between the
District and John Guardino, a local farmer and
resource conservation professional who is
purchasing the property to grow fruit and
vegetable crops.
Located on Cunningham Road, the property is
adjacent to one of the most ecologically-sensitive
areas in northern California—a 19-acre portion of
Cunningham Marsh that is protected by a
California Department of Fish and Game easement.
It is also proximate to another conservation
easement held by the District over the Nahmens
property which protects both agricultural and
natural resources. The purchase price of the
easement is $387,000.
This represents the first affirmative agricultural
easement purchased by the District and the first of
its kind in the County. This type of easement—used
only a few times in the state, but pioneered and
widely deployed on the East Coast—protects
quality farmland and continued agricultural
protection in perpetuity, and maintains permanent
affordability of the land, all of which meet critical
needs of farmers. In total, the District has protected
33,000 acres for agricultural use—nearly half of all
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the land protected by the District since its creation
by Sonoma County voters in 1990.
“This acquisition will be a catalyst for other
farmland protection projects in the County and
throughout the state,” said Maria Cipriani,
Assistant General Manager for the District. “We are
hopeful that by adding this conservation tool, we
can keep our farmlands in agricultural production.”
The agreement includes the acquisition of a
conservation easement and an affirmative
agricultural easement over the property which
ensures that the land remains in agricultural use
forever. Additionally, the conservation easement
provides protection for the Cunningham Marsh and
Creek on the property which is recognized by the
County and resource agencies as a significant
wetland area, with habitat that exists in very few
places.
“This project brings so many benefits to Sonoma
County,” said Wendy Eliot, Conservation Director
for the Sonoma Land Trust, the organization, along
with the Laguna de Santa Rosa Foundation, that is
leading the development of a conservation plan for
Cunningham Marsh and two other marsh systems
in the county. “It ensures affordable farming, while
protecting a rare remnant of wetlands that, because
of climate change, are no longer common in
Sonoma County.”
According to John Herrick, Milo Baker CNPS
member, the unique aspects of this project are also
reflected in the responsibility undertaken by
Guardino, the purchaser of the land. “With John’s
commitment to an eco-responsible operation and
proper stewardship, we can reduce sediment and
nutrients flowing into Blucher Creek, and
ultimately Laguna de Santa Rosa, which protects
the water quality and habitat.”
º -adapted from Press Release
P reserve Stewardship
Cunningham Marsh Cleanup Report
On May 17, a very, very hot Sunday, 10 people
showed up to help get Cunningham Marsh ready
for summer. The lily exclosures were all weeded,
some for a second time, as were the containers of
hawthorn. Several braved the extreme heat to help
with weeding and some thistle removal on the
upper hedgerows. More needs to be done, but we
got a good start, and look forward to help from an
intern through the Laguna de Santa Rosa
Foundation. Of the 10 participants, only 3 had been
to Cunningham Marsh before! Much thanks goes
Milo Baker Chapter Newsletter – June 2009
to Betty Young, Judith Rousseau, Wendy
Krupnick, Mia James, Jeff Muse, Dan Kerbein,
Deborah Thayer and Boz & Kathrin Williams.
Great job!
º Marcia Johnson, Steward for Milo Baker CNPS
and the Laguna de Santa Rosa Foundation
P lant Sale News
We had a very successful potting workshop at
Cal Flora Nursery on May 17. In spite of the hot
temperature, 14 people showed up to help us pot-
up over 871 liners in just over 2 hours! We have
some very hard workers on our team. The kind
folks at Shooting Star Propagation were very
generous this year and we will have lots of new
species of plants as well as the old favorites.
Special thanks to Arthur Slater, Deborah Dobish,
Lea Davis, Pat Sesser, Julie Cross, Victoria Wikle,
Kathi Dowdakin, Rob Fox, Cathie Haynes, Cindy
Tancreto, Judy Johnson, Patrick Smithson, Mary
Aldrich, Dave and Anna Webster, and Alan
Brubaker. This group also took home all of the
plants to care for during the summer--a
commitment to the plant sale that we really
appreciate.
Here is a list of the plants that will be available at
the plant sale: Achillea millefolium ‘Pink Island’,
Asclepias fascicularis (milkweed), Arctostaphylos ‘Pt.
Reyes’. A. densiflora ‘Howard McMinn’, Ceanothus
hearstiorum, Ceanothus gloriosus ‘Yankee Point’, Cercis
occidentalis (redbud), Epilobium canum ‘Calistoga’
(Zauschneria), E. canum ‘Chaparral Silver’, Erigeron
glaucus ‘W.R.’ (seaside daisy),Festuca ‘Tomales Bay’,
Heuchera maxima (island alumroot), Iris douglasiana
(seedlings of the species), Juncus patens (rush),
Mimulus aurantiacus ‘Eleanor’, Muhlenbergia rigens
(basket grass), Myrica californica (wax myrtle),
Penstemon heterophyllus ‘Margarita BOP, Polistichum
munitum (sword fern), Ribes aureum (golden currant),
Ribes viburnifolium (Catalina perfume), Salvia apiana
(white sage), Satureja douglasii (yerba buena),
Scrophularia (bee plant) Sedum spathulifolium ‘Cape
Blanco’, and Sequoia sempervirens ‘Aptos Blue’
(redwood).
This extensive list is very exciting and is just a
hint of the many plants that will be available at the
October 10 plant sale. Phil Van Soelen and Sherrie
Althouse of Cal Flora let us use their space for the
workshop and we thank them. Thanks too to
Nancy Hargeaves and Dan Jennison at Shooting
Star for their unending support of our sale. We
couldn’t do it without them!
º Liz Parsons
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I nvasives Corner
This month we are pleased to
feature guest author, Dan
Gluesenkamp, who is past-
president of the California
Invasive Plant Council. Dan
has been at the center of the
fight to protect California's
native plants for some time.
Here’s Dan:
Euphorbia oblongata
The third week of July is
always California Invasive Weed Awareness Week.
This year is extra special, because this year we are
celebrating Weed Awareness Week with the launch
of the Bay Area's Early Detection Network, BAEDN
for short! The BAEDN is an exciting new initiative
that follows the maxim: a stitch in time is worth
nine. There are hundreds of scientific studies and
agency plans which all reaffirm the critical
important of early detection and rapid response
(EDRR). We use EDRR to protect human health,
and it is time to use it to protect ecosystems.
The BAEDN provides an EDRR system covering
the entire nine county San Francisco Bay Area:
Alameda, Contra Costa, Marin, Napa, San
Francisco, San Mateo, Santa Clara, Solano, and
Sonoma counties. The group coordinates EDRR
efforts of dozens of agencies, hundreds of
professional land managers, and potentially
thousands of volunteers. BAEDN partners work
together to develop a scientifically rigorous list of
the most harmful invasive plants, train each other
in detection techniques, make detections and report
them to the online website, and then prioritize
individual patches so that the most dangerous
outbreaks can be removed before they spread and
cause harm. We remove the easiest and most
harmful first, while removal is cheap and before
ecosystems have been harmed. It's simple, it's
sensible, it's about time.
The BAEDN is the sum of many parts. The project
is lead by the superhuman BAEDN coordinator;
you can reach them at coordinator@BAEDN.org.
The BAEDN has been built with funding from CA
Department of Food and Ag, the National Fish and
Wildlife Foundation, US Fish and Wildlife, and US
Forest Service stimulus funding. The hard work
was done by dozens of dedicated environmental
professionals, led by Andrea Williams of the
National Park Service and Daniel Gluesenkamp of
Audubon Canyon Ranch. The Calflora has built
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BAEDN's online occurrence reporting database; the
database uses Google maps and is super user
friendly and fun. Please go to http://BAEDN.org
and report something today! On the same website,
you can also find BAEDN's red alert plant list, dates
and locations of trainings, the BAEDN partners
email list, and other tidbits. Please check it out, and
let the coordinator know if you think of individuals
or groups who should learn about the network and
participate.
Invasive weeds are important, not because they
are out of place but because the worst of them can
destroy the ancient biodiversity of these places we
love. Humans have introduced these species, and
humans have disrupted ecosystems so that weeds
can thrive. We have the moral obligation to right
what we have wronged, and we have the
responsibility to use our heads so
º Dan Guesenkamp
F
ield Trips
Estero Americano
June 6, Saturday 10-2pm,
with Michael Hogan,
Conservation Chair, and
Shanti Wright, of Sonoma
Land Trust.
We shall visit this Sonoma
Land Trust property and
endeavor to view the
coastal grassland habitat,
rock outcrops and marshy Boz Williams and Joe Cohn
area tangent to the Estero keying from Sonoma Flora
near Mammoth Rocks during
itself. We shall also discuss Michael Hogan’s 5/09 trip.
and view the controlled grazing program in place,
which is intended to minimize propagation of
invasive grasses. Included in the multiplicity of
coastal species we hope to see the Brownie Thistle
on the grassland and some special things among
the rock outcrops. Our hike will traverse the coastal
prairie hills and brackish/salt marsh areas of the
Preserve. Bring your binoculars and a camera for
the spectacular views and soaring raptors along the
way. Dress in layers, bring water, lunch, prepare
for windy conditions. Meet at 10am in Bodega (the
town, not Bodega Bay) at the local coffee shop
“Brew”, 17192 Bodega Hwy, for carpool to the
Estero. For carpool from Santa Rosa, please call
Natasha 542-9670. To RSVP, please call 544-5614
ext. 2 or email: shanti@sonomalandtrust.org.
º Natasha: njgranoff@comcast.net
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McCray Ridge
June 20, Saturday 10-3pm
with Carol Vellutini, property owner.
Our outing will be to private property on narrow
dirt roads off of Sweetwater Springs Rd. We will
spend two hours cutting and pulling Doug Firs in a
serpentine Sergeant Cypress forest. Afterwards we
will do a hike on the scenic ridge with views of St.
Helena, Queen’s Peak, Mt. Jackson & scenic valleys
and mountain ranges. Some flowers will still be
blooming. Good chance to see serpentine plants &
grasses. Bring liquids, lunch, hiking boots, gloves,
loppers & pruning saw if you have them. Limit 15
participants. 4WD vehicles preferred. Meet 9:30 am
Park N Ride by PG&E substation at River Rd and
Hwy 101. RSVP Natasha njgranoff@comcast.net
For additional information call Carol Vellutini 546-
6308.
Harrison Grade Ecological Reserve
June 21, 9-2pm, with Gene Cooley, Biologist with
Fish and Game.
This 32-acre Department of Fish and Game preserve
was purchased in 1985 in cooperation with the
Sonoma Land Trust to protect serpentine habitat.
The Ecological Reserve is dominated by Sargent
cypress (Cupressus sargentii) and
Baker’s Manzanita (Arctostaphylos
bakeri ssp. bakeri), with patches of
an unusual serpentine sedge (Carex
brevicaulis). Two rare plants are
present, Pennell's bird's-beak
(Cordylanthus tenuis ssp. capillaris,
State-listed. Rare, federally-listed
Endangered, California Native
Plant Society List 1B) and Baker's
manzanita (State-listed Rare, CNPS List 1B).
Pennell’s bird’s-beak will be blooming, although
the flowers are not showy (photo, above).
There is no parking at the Ecological Reserve and
no trails. This field trip, although it covers a small
geographic area, requires walking on steep rocky
terrain, and walking through chaparral. Wear
sturdy shoes or boots, and bring sunscreen, water
and lunch. We will meet at the Sebastopol Safeway
at 9:30 am for carpooling. Those coming from West
County can get directions for meeting near the
reserve. RSVP:
º Natasha Granoff njgranoff@comcast.net
For neighboring CNPS Chapter field trips, see:
marin.edu/cnps, dkycnps.org, cnps-sanhedrin.org
Milo Baker Chapter Newsletter – June 2009
E vents and Items of Interest
Cotati Creek Critters
Saturday, June 6, 10 – 11:30 a.m.
Join us for a presentation and tour of the Sonoma
County Wildlife Rescue Center with Cassidy
Slater, Education Outreach Director. Sonoma
County Wildlife Rescue is dedicated to the rescue,
rehabilitation, and release of injured and orphaned
wildlife and to promote understanding and
appreciation of wildlife. Sick, injured or orphaned
wildlife that could not survive in the wild are given
a second chance at the center. Current residents
include a coyote, a red fox, a gray fox, a squirrel,
raccoons, a skunk, and two mountain lion cubs. A
good opportunity for a family outing! Donations to
SCWR requested to help cover costs.
º Jenny Blaker or 792 4422 to register & carpool.
Sonoma Land Trust
Little Black Mountain Volunteer Workday
Friday June 5th, 10:00 – 3:00
At the Little Black Mountain Nature Preserve near
Cazadero in west Sonoma County. Help remove
plant protection hardware and help track success
rates of native seedlings planted along a tributary
of Pole Mountain Creek. A hike to a scenic lookout
and picnic lunch will follow workday activities.
Sonoma Land Trust
Glen Oaks Ranch Trail Maintenance Hike
Friday, June 12th, 10am-2pm
Come lend a hand and join a trail maintenance
workday at the historic Glen Oaks Ranch in Glen
Ellen. Our visit to the Ranch will involve a two-
mile trail clearing project to maintain a wide
pathway for land trust outings and fire safety
access. Picnic and optional tour of the adobe stone
mansion to follow workday activities.
Hallberg Butterfly Gardens
Open Gardens Celebration Day
Sunday, June 28th, 10 am to 4 pm, Free.
8687 Oak Grove Road (across from Oak Grove
Elementary School), in Graton/Sebastopol.
Parking Shuttle. Limited wheelchair access.
Please, no smoking or pets.
This year marks our 12th anniversary! Docents;
butterfly and bird sightings; informative displays; self-
guided tours; children’s activities; plant, book, and
stationery sales; historic habitat gardens; meet Louise
Hallberg, Sonoma County’s “Butterfly Lady”.
º Kathi Jacobs, 823-7341, kjacobs48@gmail.com
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 Milo Baker Chapter Officers & Board of Directors 2009-10 We invite you to join CNPS
President, Lynn Houser, 568-3230, housers@sonic.net
Name________________________________
Vice President, Liz Parsons, 833-2063, LizPar8993@aol.com
Secretary, Patricia Sesser, 528-9197, ptrisha@sbcglobal.net
Address______________________________
Treasurer, Jim Piercy, 539-3441, terrapenecarolinamajor@yahoo.com
Book Sales, Wendy Smit, 431.7913, wendysmit@hughes.net
City/Zip______________________________
Conservation Chair, Michael Hogan, milobakerflora@gmail.com
Cunningham Marsh, Marcia Johnson, 829-3808, owlsnest@hughes.net
Phone________________________________
Director at Large, Lea Davis, 538-1499
Director at Large, Beth Robinson, 490-4951, bethysmail@gmail.com
Email________________________________
Director at Large, Joan Schwan, 823-0446, jschwan@sonic.net
Chapter affiliation:
Director at Large, Cindy Tancreto, 528-9225, cindytancreto@pacbell.net
† Milo Baker (Sonoma County)
Field Trips, Natasha Granoff, 542-9670, ngranoff@sonomawineco.com
† Other county ______________________
Hospitality, Becky Montgomery, 573-0103, montyb@sonic.net
Membership category:
Hospitality, Liz Parsons, 833-2063, lizpar8993@aol.com
† Student or Limited Income…….… $25
Invasive Plant Chair, ML Carle, 792-1823, mlml@sonic.net
† Individual………………………….$45
Legislative Chair, Katy Redmon, 762-3961, trypledee@comcast.net
† Family, Group or Library………….$75
Membership/WebAdmin., Gary Hundt, 542-4972, ghundt@gmail.com
† Plant Lover………………….……$100
Newsletter Editor, Katy Redmon, 762-3961, cnpsmbnewsletter@yahoo.com
† Patron…………………………….$300
Plant Sale, Liz Parsons, 833-2063, lizpar8993@aol.com
† Benefactor………………………..$600
Poster & T-Shirt Sales, Wendy Smit, 431.7913, wendysmit@hughes.net
† Mariposa Lily………………… ..$1500
Programs/Lectures, April Owens, 528-3387,Aprilleeowens@yahoo.com
Publicity, Leia Giambastiani, 322-6722, leiagia@gmail.com
† New Member † Renewal
Rincon Ridge Park, Lynn Houser, 568-3230, housers@sonic.net
SCCC Rep., Wendy Krupnick, 544-4582, wendyk@pon.net
Make check payable to CNPS and mail to:
Southridge Preserve, Jeffery Barrett, barrett8@sonic.net
CNPS, 2707 K Street, Sacramento, CA 95816
SRJC Representative: Joel Grogan, joel@sonomaecologycenter.org
SSU Representative, Frederique Lavoipierre, 829-0751, lavoipie@sonoma.edu
To pay by credit card or for more info call
Vine Hill Preserve, Sarah Gordon, 833-1243, Sarahpgordon@gmail.com
916.447.2677 or visit www.cnps.org

NON-PROFIT
CALIFORNIA NATIVE PLANT SOCIETY ORGANIZATION
Milo Baker Chapter www.cnpsmb.org U.S. Postage Paid
P.O. Box 892 Santa Rosa, CA
Santa Rosa, CA 95402 Permit #470

Lilium pardalinum ssp. pitkinense

Pitkin lily

Newsletter & Web Site Info:

Send newsletter submissions to:
Katy Redmon, cnpsmbnewsletter@yahoo.com
Deadline for inclusion in the July-Aug
Newsletter is June 15.
The chapter web site www.cnpsmb.org
contains a wealth of information plus
current and archived newsletters.
To receive notification of the online newsletter,
or for newsletter mailing/membership issues,
contact: Gary Hundt, ghundt@gmail.com