The Bay leaf

Calendar of Events

Membership Meeting

vknuary 3, WEDNESDAY:

■ Board of Directors' meeting at the home of Joe
Willingham, 2512 Etna St., Berkeley. 7:30 p.m. All
members welcome.

vhnuary 5, 12, 19, and 26, FRDAYS:

■ Native Here Nursery open, 9 a.m.-12 noon.

vhnuary6, SATURDAY:

■ Native plant restoration at Canyon School (see p. 2).

January 6, 13, 20, and 27, SATURDAYS:

■ Native Here Nursery open, 10 a.m.-l p.m.

dinuary 7, SUNDAY:

■ Deadline for February Bay Leaf. Give items to Brett
Boltz.

Jbl nuary 9, 16, 23, and 30, TUESDAYS:

■ Propagation sessions for the 2001 plant sale (see
below).

vhnuary 1 4, SUN DAY:

■ Field trip to Huckleberry Regional Park (see p. 4).

vhnuary 24, WEDNESDAY:

■ Membership meeting (see right).

February 24, SATURDAY:

■ Field trip to Redwood Regional Park (see p. 4).

Bryophyte Regions of California

Speaker: Daniel Norris

Research Botanist, University Herbarium,
University of California, Berkeley

Dr. Daniel Norris, our new Chapter Bryophyte Coordinator,
will take this opportunity to share with us his thoughts on
possible bryophyte regions of California. The diversity of
elevations, climates, and geography in California have long
been utilized in a mapping of the state by vascular plant
taxonomists; are such biogeographic regions of California
useful also to bryologists? Do the very different life require-
ments of bryophytes require us to map the state in a
different manner? What morphological features of
individual bryophytes especially enable them to occupy
each of the major climatologic regions of the state?

The meeting will take place in the Conference Center of
the University of California Botanical Garden on Centen-
nial Drive, east of Memorial Stadium, above the main
campus of the University of California in Berkeley. The
Garden gate will open at 7 p.m. The meeting begins at
7:30 p.m. Refreshments will be served after the meeting.
CNPS books and other publications will be on display
and available for purchase. Please contact Holly Forbes,
234-2913, if you have any questions.

Plant Sale Activities

Work sessions this month:

Tuesdays, January 9, 16, 23, 30 (not Jan. 2)
9 a.m.-noon, rain or shine.

Merritt College Landscape Horticulture grounds

January is the last month we will be selling plants
weekly (on Tuesdays). Drop by to see what is still
available in addition to the overstocked plants men-
tioned in last month's Bay Leaf.

Work sessions for volunteers at this time of year are

generally focussed on preparing cuttings to go into the
greenhouse. Newcomers are welcome. For further
information, call (925) 376-4095 or (510) 525-6614.

P.S. Last year at about this time a generous CNPS mem-
bers appeared with an armful of beautiful Dendromecon
harfordii cuttings from her garden in the Oakland hills.
Thanks to her, we were able to offer this very desirable
plant in our October sale. Our dilemma is: we didn't get
her name. We are hoping she will call or visit again . . .

. . . Shirley

Native Plant Restoration Activities

East Bay Chapter Alerts

Native Here Nursery

Making your New Years resolutions? Been meaning to
include CNPS involvement as one of the things you'd
like to do? Consider volunteering at Native Here Nursery,
101 Golf Course Drive, Tilden Park. Some of the ways
you could help are: volunteer on Fridays — help sow
seed, pot up seedlings, groom plants, weed, tidy the
nursery, sell plants; volunteer on Saturdays — help sow
seed, pot up seedlings, groom plants, water, sell plants;
volunteer to take trash to the dump about once a month;
volunteer to take paper and cardboard to recycle about
once a month; substitute for the Wednesday waterer
when she is on vacation; plan to collect seed on Tuesday
mornings during the months of May through October, or
collect seed on your own for Native Here.

To volunteer at the nursery, just show up when it is
open, no need to call ahead. To volunteer at other times,
leave a message at the nursery, 549-0211. Messages are
picked up on Fridays and Saturdays.

. . . Charli Danielsen

Native Plant Restoration Team

Return to Canyon School on January 6

Please join the Team for an afternoon of creekside work
under the redwoods in bucolic Canyon. This is our
annual winter work party at the beautiful Canyon School.
There's French broom, ivy and Himalayan blackberry to
pull — and lots of lovely natives, including hazelnut,
clematis, huge redwoods and ferns galore. Please note
that we have switched back to our winter (afternoon)
schedule so folks can attend the EBRPD Botanic Garden
lectures: meet at 1 p.m. at Native Here Nursery on
Saturday, Jan. 6, or at Canyon School on Pinehurst Road
at about 1:45 p.m. Wear pants and a long sleeved shirt,
sturdy shoes, bring a water bottle and rain coat just in
case. We have gloves and tools to lend. Heavy rain
cancels; call 840-9367 if it's coming down.

On Feb. 3 we will return to upper Claremont Canyon/
Gwin Canyon for Mayten Mayhem, starting at 1 p.m. at
Native Here or 1:45 p.m. on site. In March we will work
in Arrowhead Marsh with Save the Bay; April finds us
back at Gwin Canyon; May will see us with Friends of
Orinda Creeks. For a monthly Team email update, please
send a note to casartunda@aol.com.

. . . Noah Booker

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2001 Board of Directors

Elected Officers

President:

Barbara Ertter 1 859 Catalina Ave., Berkeley 94707 h / 5264592
w/ 643-0600

Vice-president:

Administration:

Tony Morosco 2329 7th St., Berkeley 94710 h/ 549-2238
w/ 642-8468

Treasurer:

Holly Forbes 71 28 Blake St., El Cerrito 94530 234-2913
w/ 643-8040

Secretaries:

Recording:

Michele Lee 2923 Sheldon Dr., Rchmond 94803 243-1265

Corresponding:

Jbanne Kerbavaz Calif, State Parks, 2 50 Executive Park Blvd.,
Suite 49 00, San Francisco 94134 w/ (415) 330-6323

Advisors

Members-at-large:

Jbhn Game 1 1 55 Spruce St., Berkeley 94707 527-7855
Jm Sharp 2663 LeConte Ave., Berkeley 94709 644-9344
Jbe W illingham 2512 Etna St., Berkeley 94704 8414681

Bay Leaf Editors

Phoebe Watts 1419 Grant St., Berkeley 94703 525-6614
Brett Boltz 221 0 Spaulding Ave., Berkeley 94703 h/ 549-3327
w/ 643-0448

Recorded Chapter Information: 464-4977

CN PS Home Page:

http:/ / www.cnps.org

East Bay Chapter CN PS Home Page:

http:/ / www.ebcnps.org

All area codes are 510 unless noted
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Committee Coordinators

Bay Leaf Mailing:

Holly Forbes 71 28 Blake St., B Cerrito 94530 234-2913

Bryophytes:

Dan Norris 802 Lexington Ave., B Cerrito 94530
email: norris_daniel@hotmail.com

Conservation:

Tim Heelan 6009FJbaquin Murieta Ave., N ewark 94560 226-8294

Plant Communities:

Susan Bainbridge 2408 Parker St., Berkeley 94704 548-2918

Rare Plants:

Brad Olson 4442 Arcadia Ave., Oakland 94602 482-0794
Unusual Hants:

Dianne Lake 1 050 Bayview Farm Fd., #121, Rnole 94564 741-8066

Donations:

David Bigham 1 542 La Loma Ave., Berkeley 94708 848-6308
Myrtle Wolf 181 Stonewall FtL, Berkeley 9 4 7 0 5 843-8759

Education:

Bly Bade 2699 Shasta Fd., Berkeley 94708 644-1656
Kathleen Dickey 2374 Eunice St., Berkeley 94708 525-6489

Field trips:

uknet Gawthrop 3640 Grand Ave. #212., Oakland 9461 0 654-3066

Hospitality:

Irene W ilkinson 440 Camino Sobrante, Orinda 94563 (925) 254-3675

Legislation:

Fby Buck 8484169 email: roybuck@msn.com

Membership:

Delia Taylor 1 851 Catalina Ave., Berkeley 94707 527-3912

Native Here Nursery:

Charli Danielsen 101 Golf Course Dr., Berkeley 94708 549-0211
email: cwd@wli.net

Native Plant Restoration Team:

N oah Booker 6366 Valley View Fd., Oakland 9461 1 h 1 339-1588
w/ 840-9367 email: casartunda@aol.com

Posters:

Heather Koshinsky 2033 Carquinez Ave., B Cerrito 94530 w/ 522-8180

Plant Sale:

Shirley McPheeters 1 04 Ivy Dr., Orinda 94563 (925) 3764095
Phoebe W atts 1 41 9 Grant St., Berkeley 9 4 7 0 3 525-6614
Publicity:

Baine ^kckson 331 1 Estudillo St, Martinez 94553 (925) 372-0687

Programs:

Vacant

EBRP Botanic Garden Liaison:

Jbnny Reming 2750 Shasta Fd., Berkeley 94708 848-3455

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appreciation of California’s native plants and to preserve them in their natural habitat through scientific activities, education, and conservation.
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Rant lover, $100

Patron, $250

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Feld Trips

TTie Wayne Roderick Lectures

Sunday, January 14: Charli Danielsen will lead a
field trip to Huckleberry Regional Park,
starting at 10 a.m. and lasting about 3 hours.
Some of the earliest flowering shrubs in the East
Bay will be blooming, such as huckleberries, silk tassel,
currants, and 2 or 3 species of manzanita. The 3-mile
loop trail will have a long ascent and descent, with
switchbacks. Parking is limited, so participants are
encouraged to share rides. There are chemical toilets, but
no running water taps at the parking lot. Directions:

From Berkeley, drivers can follow Grizzly Peak Blvd.
until it becomes Skyline Blvd. in Oakland. Follow
Skyline as it winds south until the turnoff to the Huckle-
berry parking lot appears on the left, shortly after the
turnoff to Sibley. From Oakland south of Montclair, take
Skyline Blvd. north and parking lot to Huckleberry Park
will appear around the end of a right curve, after the
intersection of Snake and Skyline Blvd. From Hwy. 13,
take the Mo raga /Thornhill exit, and follow Thornhill
Blvd. up the hill. Thornhill has numerous switchbacks,
so stay on the road with the double yellow line.

Thornhill will merge with Snake at a stop sign. Drivers
should turn left onto Snake and the stop sign at Snake
and Skyline will appear almost immediately. Turn left
and follow signs to the parking lot.

Saturday, February 24: Roy Buck will lead a
field trip to Redwood Regional Park featuring
leatherwood in flower (Dirca occidentalis). The
trip will start at 10 a.m. and last until about 3
p.m. The route will include some steep hill climbs on a
4-5 mile loop, including a vertical gain of 600-700 feet.
Participants will cross through redwood forest, mixed
evergreen forest, coastal scrub and a small chaparral
area. Bring lunch and water. Check the February Bay Leaf
for parking and directions, because access has changed
since the construction of the Chabot Science Center.

Winter 2000-2001

The annual Wayne Roderick Lecture Series is being held
at the Regional Parks Botanic Garden, Wildcat Canyon
Road and South Park Drive in Tilden Park, Berkeley
(841-8732). The lectures are held on Saturday mornings
as indicated, 10:30 a.m.-12 noon, and are free to the
public. The Lecture Series runs through February 2000.

January 6 Speaker

The botany of Pt. Reyes National Steve Edwards
Seashore

January 13

History of the East Bay Regional Jerry Kent
Park District

January 20

The Ruby Mountains of Stewart Winchester

northeastern Nevada

January. 27

A Year on the Oat Hill Mine Trail Dick O'Donnell
of Napa County

February. 3

Robert Sibley Volcanic Regional Steve Edwards
Preserve (plus plants), and an

Introduction to the Bedrock Geology of the East Bay

At the December Board Meeting

The Board decided to send the President's Message in
the December 2000 Bay Leaf to the East Bay Regional
Park's District Grazing Review Task Force, stating that it
is the Chapter's position on grazing.

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