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California Native Plant Society • East Bay Chapter
Alameda & Contra Costa Counties

www.ebcnps.org

www.groups.google.com/group/ebcnps

MEMBERSHIP MEETING

On the Edge of the Mount Hamilton Range: The Alameda
Watershed's Rare Plants of Late Spring
Speaker: Heath Bartosh

Wednesday, March 24, 7:30 pm

Location: Founders Auditorium, Orinda Community Center
(next door to the Orinda Library, see directions below)

Heath Bartosh with Mount Diablo in the distance.

The 36,000-acre Alameda Watershed in Alameda and Santa
Clara counties collects and stores water for the SF Public Utili-
ties Commission's 2.4 million Bay Area customers. Between
May and July 2009, Heath Bartosh and his colleagues at No-
mad Ecology conducted rare plant surveys in the Alameda
Watershed to identify and locate sensitive botanical resources
and provide information for use in future land management
decisions.

The surveys found the Alameda Watershed to be rich indeed
in rare plants: Of the 514 plant species identified in the sur-
veys, 150 are considered rare or locally rare. In this month's
presentation. Heath Bartosh will provide an overview of the
botanical surveys and the rare plants he and his colleagues
encountered as well as opportunities for future research.

Heath Bartosh is a principal, senior botanist, and GIS special-
ist with Nomad Ecology, an ecological consulting firm. He is
also Rare Plants Committee Chair for East Bay CNPS and a
committee member in the state CNPS Rare Plant Program.

Directions to Orinda Community Center at 28 Orinda
Way

From the west, take Hwy 24 to the Orinda/ Moraga exit. At the
end of the off ramp, turn left on Camino Pablo (toward Orinda
Village), right on Santa Maria Way (the signal after the BART
station and freeway entrance), and left on Orinda Way.
From the east, take Hwy 24 to the Orinda exit. Follow the
ramp to Orinda Village. Turn right on Santa Maria way (the
first signal) and left on Orinda Way.

Once on Orinda Way, go 1 short block to the parking lot on
the west side of the one-story Community Center building
set back from the street on your right. There is additional free
parking on the street, next door beneath the library building,
and in the parking lot south of the library.

From BART (4 blocks): Exit the Orinda station, turn right
and cross a pedestrian bridge, then cross a second pedestrian
bridge on the left. Go 1 short block on the sidewalk to the third
pedestrian bridge. Go 2 blocks on Orinda Way to the Orinda
Community Center.

Upcoming Programs

Wednesday, April 28: Bill Libby — Redwood and Giant Se-
quoia: Why Are They Not Where They Are Not?

Wednesday, May 26: Holly Forbes — Conservation Adventures
of the UC Botanical Garden

The East Bay Chapter needs helpers for
Earth Day events

Oakland Zoo-April 17

Dow Wetlands -Antioch April 18

Contact Delia Taylor, deliataylor@mac.com
527-3912

BRINGING BACK THE NATIVE GARDEN TOUR/NATIVE

PLANT SALE EXTRAVGANZA

Sixth Annual Bringing Back the Natives Garden Tour

Sunday, May 2, 2010

Native Plant Sale Extravaganza

Saturday and Sunday, May 1 and 2, 2010

Registration is now open for the free Bringing Back the Na-
tives Garden Tour, which will take place Sunday, May 2,
2010, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. at various locations throughout
Alameda and Contra Costa counties. Participants on the sixth
annual, free, self-guided Bringing Back the Natives Garden
Tour can choose from fifty showcase native plant gardens.
They will have the opportunity to learn how to select and care
for California native plants, lower their water bills, design a
low-maintenance garden, attract butterflies, birds, and bees,
and garden without using pesticides. More than 40 talks will
be offered throughout the day. More than 5,000 people are
expected to register for this annual event; early registration
is suggested to ensure a place.

The delightful collection of gardens offered this year ranges
from Jenny and Scott Fleming's 50-year-old collector's garden
to several that are newly installed, and from five-acre lots to
small front gardens in the flats. Garden styles run the gamut —
from restoration gardens containing local native plants to the
horticulturally available suite of natives from throughout
California, and from gardens designed and installed by own-
ers to those designed and installed by professionals.

In the "Preview the Gardens" section at www.BringingBack-
TheNatives.net are photographs of each garden, extensive
garden descriptions, and plant lists, as well as a list of nurs-
eries that sell natives. Landscape designers familiar with
designing with natives can also be located on the website;

many of these designers offer discount consultations to tour
participants.

A companion feature, the Native Plant Sale Extravaganza,
will take place on Saturday and Sunday, May 1 and 2. This
exclusive sale features a number of native plant nurseries
which carry large quantities of hard-to-find California na-
tives. This two-day shopping opportunity offers native plant
fans a good selection of native plants and provides a relaxed
shopping experience. Knowledgeable staff will be on hand
to help shoppers select the right plants for their gardens, and
Saturday shoppers will have time to visit more showcase
native plant gardens on Sunday, May 2, during the Bringing
Back the Natives Garden Tour.

What's special about California native plants? They are
adapted to our soil and climate and are easy to care for.
Native plants are naturally drought tolerant. They attract
native birds, butterflies, and other forms of wildlife. And, as
the gardens on the Tour show, California native plants are
beautiful; these lovely gardens display a sense of place that
is uniquely Californian.

Admission to the Bringing Back the Natives Garden Tour is
free. Registration prior to April 20 is required and can be com-
pleted at www.BringingBackTheNatives.net. While register-
ing, a visit to the Carpools and Gardeners Match section of the
website will help registrants find neighbors to share gardening
skills, native plants, or tools; to plan work parties; or carpool,
either on the day of the Tour, or to the Select Tours.

For more information, contact Kathy @Kathy KramerConsult-
ing.net or call (510) 236-9558 between 9 a.m. and 9 p.m. www.
bringingbackthenatives.net

Deva Luna, Professional Landscape Designer will present "Water-wise Gardening
with Native Plants"

Wednesday March 17, 7 pm - 8:30 pm, Fremont Main Library, 2400 Stevenson Boulevard, Fre-
mont. This talk is sponsored by the Santa Clara Valley Chapter and the East Bay Chapter of CNPS
and the Fremont Main Library.

CONSERVATION PRIORITIES

Here are quick updates on some of our most important current
conservation issues from around the two-county chapter area.
Sometimes EBCNPS takes the lead on an issue; in other cases,
we work to support grassroots groups who are spearheading
an effort. Please visit our blog at ebcnps.wordpress.com for
more details on these and other issues (references below are
to this blog).

Point Molate: A suit has been filed by the Coalition to Save
Point Molate and a Richmond resident against Contra Costa
County for entering into an agreement with the developer and
the Guidiville Band of Porno Indians before the environmen-
tal review process has been completed. The City Council of
Richmond voted to extend until March 15th the Land Disposi-
tion Agreement which would transfer the land to Upstream
Development (the casino project proponent); however, the

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City cannot approve the LDA without a certified EIR/EIS.
Lech submitted extensive comments on the inadequacy of the
DEIR/EIS, and the final document has yet to be released. In
addition, EBCNPS wrote a letter to the National Trust for His-
toric Preservation in support of an application to name Point
Molate as one of the 11 most endangered historic sites in the
US. You can find both these letters on our blog as well as an
excellent article by Jim Hanson from the most recent issue of
Grasslands, the newsletter of the California Native Grasslands
Assoociation. Also, please see David Amme's guest author
piece on Point Molate in this issue of the Bay Leaf. Dave and
Lech will be leading a field trip to Point Molate in May.

Russell City Energy Center: The Bay Area Air Quality
Management District approved the final air permit for this
mega-power plant which, if built, will operate approximately
1300 feet from the sensitive salt marshes at Hayward Regional
Shoreline and will be the 7 th largest point source of air pol-
lution in the Bay Area. It's likely that the grassroots groups
opposing the power plant will appeal the decision. Read our
letter to the editor of the SF Chronicle.

Corral Hollow/Tesla: The Public Employees for Environ-
mental Responsibility (PEER) and the California Sportfish-
ing Alliance have sued California State Parks for operating
the Carnegie State Recreational Vehicle Area without the
appropriate water quality permits. Carnegie lies within Cor-
ral Hollow, an EBCNPS Botanical Priority Protection Area.
The complaint is under appeal by California State Parks.
Meanwhile, a local grassroots group. Friends of Tesla Park
(www.teslapark.org), is advocating for the Carnegie expan-
sion site to be preserved as a low impact natural and historic
preserve. The expansion site is a large area to the west o f
Carnegie that includes abundant native plant commuties

RESTORATION PROJECTS

Saturday, March 6, Point Isabel, 10 am to 2 pm. The restora-
tion team led by Tom and Jane Kelly will return to clear exotic
invasive species, monitor progress of native vegetation, and
welcome the Project Berkeley students to the site. Point Isabel
is along the Bay Trail near the parking lot at the end of Rydin
Road (not the parking lot next to the cafe!). To get there on
public transportation, BART to El Cerrito and walk west about
1 mile on Central Ave. to Rydin Road (crossing over 1-80 and
1-580) or take the 52L from University Ave. or points along
San Pablo Ave. to the intersection of Central Ave and Belmont
Ave. and walk west on Central Ave over the freeways to Rydin
Road (Bay Trail). Be sure to wear sturdy shoes, hat, sunscreen
and long sleeves/ pants. Bring water. We'll have refreshments
and some new stories to share. And please let us know if you
plan to attend (510-684-6484, kyotousa@sbcglobal.net).

March 13 at 9:30 am. Huckleberry Regional Preserve. This
crew emphasizes removal of exotic species from the botanic
preserve, especially French broom and cape ivy. As we have
taken out invasive species, native species have moved in on
their own to fill the weeded spaces. If you have gloves and

including the rare desert olive scrub, wildlife, and the historic
Tesla mining site. EBCNPS has opposed the expansion since it
was first proposed and is supplying the group with botanical
information.

Calaveras Dam Expansion: As part of its massive Water
System Improvement Program, the San Francisco Public
Utilities Commission is planning to replace Calaveras Dam
for seismic safety purposes. The inundation would affect a
number of native plant communities in the wild Alameda
Creek watershed and will impact at least two CNPS IB plants
(Mt. Diablo helianthella and most beautiful jewelflower). Read
Lech's comment letter on the recent DEIR that questions the
adequacy of the proposed mitigations.

BART Expansion into Livermore: BART has proposed
expanding service into Livermore and recently issued a Pro-
grammatic EIR. We're concerned that the service expansion
will impact alkali sink habitat, bring growth inducing impacts,
and will push development beyond the urban limit line. Read
Lech's letter of comment.

Serpentine Prairie: If you haven't yet seen the prairie since the
completion of the first phase of tree removal and the installa-
tion of the new fence, stop by and walk around. The fence has
a lovely rustic look, and the area is beginning to resemble a
prairie once again. A good time to catch the beginning of the
wildflower bloom is in March. Our sincere thanks to the East
Bay Regional Park District for implementing the management
plan to protect this fantastic site.

Lech Naumovich and Laura Baker

gear, you may bring your own. If you need gloves or tools,
please contactjanetgawthrop47@gmail.com. We work at sev-
eral sites in the preserve, but volunteers will meet and start
off from the Huckleberry parking lot off of Snake Road.

Directions: From Highway 13, take the Moraga/ Thornhill
exit, and follow Moraga from the traffic light at the end of
the exit. Go straight on southbound Moraga as it parallels
Highway 13. Turn left at the intersection of Moraga and Snake,
and follow Snake east (uphill). After only about 1 block, turn
hard left at the intersection of Snake and Shepherd Canyon.
(If you miss the turn and see Shepherd Canyon Park on your
right, turn around and go back to Snake.) Follow Snake uphill
to its end at the intersection with Skyline, roughly 2.6 miles.
Turn left onto Skyline and follow it a short distance past the
newly repaved section to the Huckleberry parking lot

Jane and Tom Kelly
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MEMBERSHIP REPORT

Meet Nina Egert (shown above, photo by Jeff Norman).

True confession: I became interested in California native
plants only recently. Growing up in Oregon, I was introduced
to wild plants while hiking, but had never made a distinction
between indigenous and introduced species. For the thirty
plus years that I'd lived in the East Bay, I had sauntered the
Regional Park trails, making mental notes of familiar plants.
I would fantasize about pristine hilltop views in the time
before European settlement.

I was greatly surprised when, pointing out a spot I had pre-
sumed to be a native power site, the Regional Park employee
with whom I was speaking commented, "I don't think there
were any native people living in the Oakland Hills." That
didn't sound right. Was it possible that Oakland's indigenous
people had not found the hills a hospitable living environ-
ment? I went on line, expecting to locate some immediate
answers, but none were to be found. 18th century mission
records were incomplete. Only a few 19th century records
spoke of native people living in our hills.

But as Executive Director of the Vinapa Foundation for
Cross-Cultural Studies, I was able to commission the East
Bay Regional Park District to create a self-guided trail about
local native uses of indigenous plants in Leona Canyon (which
many CNPS members have helped restore.)

As important as creek and native plant restoration is, I also
feel it important to bring indigenous music back to the land.
For the past three years the Vinapa Foundation has sponsored
several public events featuring Marvin Marine, a part-Ohlone
descendant who teaches dances and songs passed down in se-
cret among California native people in the Sierra foothills.

On April 11, from 1-3 pm, CNPS will be part of one such event
featuring Marvin and his dance troupe at the San Pablo Civic
Center (San Pablo Ave @ Church Lane). On site, one can also
visit municipal historical museums in the Alvarado Adobe
and the Blume House. For more information, go to: http:/ /

www.ci.san-pablo.ca.us/ main/ calendar/ calendar. asp?ID=l,
or http:/ / www.ci.san-pablo.ca.us/sanpabloevents/ or call:
510-215-3000

New Members

Please join us in welcoming our new members that signed
up in the December/ January time frame: Robin Hunter, the
Calflora Database, Michael Yang, Katie Gallagher, & Reed
Lewis. A special thank you to our renewing members. May
you enjoy many more years with EBCNPS.

Think Globally, Volunteer locally

Bay Area-Bringing Back the Natives Garden Tour 2010. EB-
CNPS is looking for volunteers to help at Native Here and
various gardens throughout the East Bay. Garden Tour date is
Sunday May 2, 2010; Native Here will be open Saturday the
1st and Sunday the 2nd. Contact: volunteer@ebcnps.org

Martinez— Native Plant Garden and Strentzel Meadow lo-
cated at the John Muir Historical Site in Martinez, ongoing
weeding, planting, & learning about our local environment.
Contact Elaine Jackson at 925-372-0687 or email elainejx@
att.net.

Pleasant Hill— Volunteers are always welcome at the Pleasant
Hill Adult Education Center Garden. Contact Monika Olsen
at 925-937-1530 or email phecgarden@prodigy.net or go online
to http:/ / phig.webs.com.

Walnut Creek— Native demonstration garden on The Iron
Horse Trail in Walnut Creek near the Walnut Creek Intermedi-
ate. Contact Judy Adler, jadlermtnmama@sbcglobal.net.

Do you have or know of a local event coming up in your
neighborhood that would be a good location for CNPS to have
a display table? You can host it. Come on up to our Native
Here Nursery (during business hours) and pick up supplies
to pass out. Call us with any questions.

Chapter Jobs Bulletin

East Bay Chapter needs a dedicated Outreach person. Can

you help? You would be in charge of reaching out to our
membership for volunteers to cover all of our requested ta-
bling events throughout the year and possibly finding other
venues we could share in. Please contact elainejx@att.net or
any Board Member.

Book Committee members needed: we need members on
our book committee. The chapter owns hundreds of beautiful
books about California native plants and related topics. The
committee oversees sales at programs and outreach events,
selects and orders new titles. Contact Delia Taylor, deliatay-
lor@mac.com

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FIELD TRIPS

There are three field trips this month, and another early in
April.

Sunday March 7, 9:30 am. Mount Diablo: Back Creek Trail
to Murchio Map, return via Meridian Ridge Road

We start at 600 ft elevation. The first mile is a dirt road through
oak woodland and riparian areas, then we are on a single track
trail through steep rocky more open areas, eventually becom-
ing chaparral. We won't be needing chaps since someone has
built trails through the chaparral.

For those who want a short easy walk, you can turn around
at Tickwood Trail, which is a mile from the start. Otherwise
we will continue uphill for another mile until we arrive at
Murchio Gap at 2350 ft. On the return, we will take Meridian
Ridge Road.

Directions: Take Ignacio Valley Road in Walnut Creek towards
Clayton. Turn right on Clayton Road. In Clayton, go past
first place where Marsh Creek Road intersects on the right.
A mile further, Clayton road again intersects Marsh Creek
Road. Go straight, the road becomes Marsh Creek road. Turn
right at Regency Drive and go to the end where we will meet.
Rain will not cancel— bring poncho, and shoes that won't be
ruined by mud.

Gregg Weber, the trip leader, can be contacted at 510-223-
3310 or 510-778-4533 or 510-621-3685 (Google voice - rings
both phones)

Sunday, March 14, 2:00 pm. Bird Trail (Chabot Regional
Park)

This short (about 1/2 mile, with insignificant elevation gain)
trail is a botanically interesting transition zone between red-
wood forest and mixed evergreen (mostly oak/ bay) forest. At
this relatively early time in the season there will be osoberry,
flowering currant, gooseberries, and lots of western leather-
wood in bloom, along with other early wildflowers such as
Trillium chloropetalum.

The trail starts close to the MacDonald Staging Area in Chabot
Regional Park off Redwood Road in Oakland.

Directions: Get on 13 south (going east on Ashby Avenue in
Berkeley, or from 24 just before the Caldecott tunnel). Once
on 13, take the Redwood Road exit. On Redwood Road, go
east (uphill). At the top of the hill cross Skyline Boulevard and
go down into the valley, passing various equestrian facilities.
About two miles from Skyline Boulevard, turn right into the
MacDonald Staging Area parking lot. (It is a large lot and you
cross a bridge over a creek; there is a small lot about 1 /4 mile
to the north which is not the correct place; if coming from the
north you reach the entrance to Redwood Regional Park on
the left, you have gone about 1/4 mile too far.)

Please contact David Margolies (5 10-654-0283 (h), 510-393-
1858 (cell), divaricatum@gmail.com) if you need further
information.

Saturday, March 20, 1pm, Vasco Caves Regional Preserve
(meet at Round Valley Regional Park)

Britt Thorsnes is organizing this trip, led by East Bay Regional
Park Naturalist Kevin Damstra. This area is known for its cul-
tural history, in which its vegetation has played a large part.
We will have an opportunity to explore this spectacular park
as we search out the plants and animals that make this place
home and which have helped to define it as an important place
for people of many cultures. The preserve is home to endan-
gered red-legged frogs, fairy shrimp and tiger salamanders,
and it is also habitat for kit foxes and a variety of raptors. We
are certain to enjoy meadows of restored bunchgrasses and a
variety of spring wildflowers. This trip is limited to 16 people.
To sign up, contact Britt Thorsnes by email to bthorsnes@
earthlink.net or call 510-232-6061.

Directions: To get to the carpool point at Round Valley, take
1-680 from the Walnut Creek area and exit at Ygnacio Valley
Road near the 680/ 24 junction. Follow Ygnacio Valley Road
east to Clayton Road and turn right. Clayton Road becomes
Marsh Creek Road in Clayton. Proceed on Marsh Creek Road
past Deer Valley Road until you reach the Round Valley Pre-
serve staging area, on the right side of the road. We'll meet and
carpool from this parking lot at 1 pm, returning at 5 pm.

Sunday, April 4, 2:00 pm, hike up Mitchell Canyon in Mount
Diablo State Park

We will hike a couple of miles up Mitchell Canyon (to where
the going gets fairly steep), and back. There should be many
woodland and grassland flowers along the way, including
buttercups, larkspurs, owl's clover, blue dicks, and Mount
Diablo Globe Lily (and much else).

Directions: from west of the hills, take 24 through the Calde-
cott tunnel and continue to the 680 interchange. Go as if to 680
North, but immediately take Ygnacio Valley Road, turning
right at the light so you are going east. Proceed several miles
(past John Muir hospital, through suburbs and some open
space, and a Cal State campus) to Clayton Road, where you
take a right. Go through several intersections and then turn
right again on Mitchell Canyon Road. Go to the parking lot
at the end (there is a fee). Meet at the start of the trail near
the visitor's center.

Please contact David Margolies (510-654-0283 (h), 510-393-
1858 (cell), divaricatum@gmail.com) if you need further
information.

Janet Gawthrop

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NATIVE HERE

The nursery has been soaked with rains and many of our
plants are doing well as a result. Buttercups and creek and
cardinal monkeyflowers are blooming. Our osoberries
showed white blossoms in February. We have quite a few nice
Delphinium californicum in 1-gallon pots. They have creamy
green-lavender flowers, grow in grasslands, and go dormant
in the summer.

We sold most of our bulbs at the Plant Fair last fall and have
only a couple of species available now, when they show small
leaves. We have soap root, Chlorogalum pomeridianum, and
star lily, Zigadenus fremontii. Other bulbs, such as Triteleia,
Dichelostemma, and Allium, probably won't be available until
the Plant Fair next fall, when we will sell them in their dor-
mant, dry state.

Label your plants with our plant labels and markers. We sell
non-rusting metal labels in different lengths. We also have
three types of grease pencils which will withstand all types
of weather.

We also sell a CD of native plants of the East Bay, many of
them plants we stock. It has beautiful photos and descriptions
and is cross-referenced by common name, scientific name, and
plant type. Pick one up if you haven't already.

We accept used plant pots during our open hours. We reuse
some of them and put others in a bin just outside our top
gate. Feel free to peruse the bin for pots for your own plant-
ing projects.

Nature observations

In January the creek flowing through the swale rushed down
the channel we dug for it, spilling over a little. Frogs called
from dishes and basins filled with water. In January and early

February a covey of quail gathered in the amphitheater to
feed. They quickly ran and flew into the surrounding coyote
bushes when they detected danger.

Volunteers are welcome to come during our open hours
Tuesday, Friday, or Saturday and help transplant, sow seeds,
clean up the nursery, spread wood chips, or do other tasks
as needed. For more info email us at nativehere@ebcnps.org
or call 510-549-0211. We're located across the street from the
entrance to the Tilden Golf Course at 101 Golf Course Drive
in Tilden Regional Park.

Big Sale Events

Although every time Native Here is open, it is a "plant sale"
benefiting the chapter, there are two events that focus atten-
tion on native plants, the nursery, and the chapter.

The first will be May 1st and 2nd, when the chapter's Native
Here Nursery participates in the Plant Sale Extravaganza
with Bringing Back the Natives Garden Tour. Volunteers
will be needed to help new customers on both days. Come
volunteer for a few weeks before the event to become familiar
with what is on offer.

The other event is the Fifth Annual Native Plant Fair which
will be held October 16th and 17th. Mark your calendars!
If you have volunteered before, plan to help again. If you
haven't, a wonderful new experience awaits. There are
some vacancies on the planning committee, too. Contact the
nursery for more information or to let us know what you are
interested in doing.

Margot Cunningham and Charli Danielsen

SAN FRANCISCO FLOWER & GARDEN SHOW

CNPS will again have a booth at the annual San Francisco
Flower & Garden Show which is now held at the San Mateo
Event Center. This has been the Bay Area's premier garden
event for 25 years. There are garden displays, seminars, chil-
dren's activities, and of course, many educational and sales
booths. It is a prime opportunity to tell the gardening public
about CNPS—highlighting our activities and our vision.

Our beautiful booth last year was a great success. Over the
five-day event, volunteers from five Bay Area Chapters (Yerba
Buena-SF, Marin, Willis Jepson-Solano, East Bay, and Santa
Clara Valley) informed thousands of people about CNPS. Us-
ing the many plants in our display, we explained the benefits
of planting local natives, signed up many new members, and
had lots of fun.

We plan to do it again! This year's show will be held March
24-28 (Wed-Sat: 10 am-8 pm, Sun: 10 am-6 pm). The location is
the San Mateo Event Center, 2495 South Delaware Street, San
Mateo. There are several public transportation options. For
more information on the show see www.gardenshow.com.

We will need people to help design, set up and break down
the booth as well as volunteers to staff the booth in 2 W-hour
shifts. Working a shift includes free access to the entire show
for the duration. Enthusiastic newcomers and Jepson-carrying
veterans are equally encouraged to participate. To volunteer:
contact Ellen Edelson (e.edelson@sbcglobal.net or 415-531-
2140). Free entry for volunteers.

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Chapter Directory

Officers

President and Chapter
Council Delegate

Delia Barnes Taylor

510-527-3912

deliataylor@mac.com

Vice President

Bill Hunt

wjhunt@astound.net

Recording Secretary

Carol Castro
510-352-2382
carollbcastro@hotmail.
com

Corresponding Secre-
tary

Janet Gawthrop

janetgawthrop47@gmail.

com

Treasurer

David Margolies

510-654-0283

dm@franz.com

Committees

Bayleaf Newsletter

Bay Leaf Editor and Web-
master

Joe Willingham, Chair
510-841-4681

pepel 066@comcast.net
Bay Leaf Assistant Editor
David Margolies
510-654-0283
dm@franz.com
Mailing
Holly Forbes
hforbes@berkeley.edu
h 510-234-2913
w h-5 10-643-8040

Conservation

Laura Baker, Chair
510-849-1409
Lbake66@aol.com
Conservation analyst
Lech Naumovich
conservation@ebcnps.org

Field Trips

Janet Gawthrop, Chair

Funds Development

Carol Castro, Chair
Grant Management
Sally de Becker
510-841-6613
sallydebecker@comcast.
net

Horticulture Planning

Sue Rosenthal, Chair
510-496-6016
rosacalifornica@earthlink.
net

Information Infrastruc-
ture

Peter Rauch, Chair
peterar@berkeley.edu

Membership

Elaine Jackson, Carol

Castro

Co-Chairs

Volunteer coordinator
Delia Taylor
volunteer@ebcnps.org

Programs

Sue Rosenthal, Chair

Publicity

(Vacant)

Rare Plants

Heath Bartosh, Chair
925-957-0069
hbartosh@nomadecology.
com

Unusual Plants

Dianne Lake, Chair

510-741-8066

diannelake@yahoo.com

Vegetation

Erin McDermott, Chair
erinmcd2004@yahoo.com

EBCNPS Sponsored
Activities

Book & Poster Sales

Joanne Orengo
greentheglobe@juno.com

Grant Awards

Sandy McCoy

sandymccoy@mindspring.

com

Native Here Nursery

510-549-0211
Manager — Charli Dan-
ielsen

nativehere@ebcnps.org
Sales — Margot Cunning-
ham

bunchgrassmarg@gmail.

com

Seed Collection — Gregg
Weber

510-223-3310

Plant Fair

Gudrun Kleist
510-222-2320
gkleist@sbcglobal.net
and Charli Danielsen
Coordinators

Restoration Projects

Leaders:

Huckleberry — Janet
Gawthrop

Point Isabel — Tom and
Jane Kelly
510-704-8628 (w)
510-684-6484 (c)
kyotousa@sbcglobal.net
Strawberry Creek — Tom
and Jane Kelly

Officers and Committee
Chairs serve on the Board.

Committees are formed
based on chapter needs
and the interests of
volunteers. Proposals for
committees and projects
are welcome and will be
considered by the Board.

Introduction to Bryophytes

Two-day Workshop March 6-7, 2010
Brent D. Mishler and Ken Kellman

Valley Life Sciences Building, UC Berkeley and East Bay Regional Parks

See http://ucjeps.berkeley.edu/workshops/2010/index.html for registration information.

Contact: Staci Markos, Jepson Herbarium, UC Berkeley, 1001 Valley Life Sciences Bldg, Berkeley, CA 94720-24655,
510-643-7008, smarkos@berkeley.edu

California Native Plant Sale

Saturday, April 17, 2010, 10 am to 3 pm

Organized by the Volunteers of the Regional Parks Botanic Garden

The Botanic Garden is located at the intersection of Wildcat Canyon Road & South Park Drive near the Brazil Build-
ing in Tilden Regional Park in Berkeley. (Admission is free during the sale.)

California shrubs, trees, perennials. Find many plants that are not available in a commercial nursery. Horticultural
advice gladly given. Come and explore the Garden. Buy some plants to take home. Please bring boxes to carry
home your treasures and an umbrella if it rains.

Refreshments available. Proceeds directly benefit the Garden.

http://ebparks.org/parks/vc/botanic_garden 510-544-3169 http://nativeplants.org

THE BAY LEAF March 2010

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California Native Plant Society
East Bay Chapter
P.O. Box 5597, Elmwood Station
Berkeley CA 94705

Nonprofit Org.
U.S. Postage
Paid

Oakland, CA
Permit No. 2018

Time Value
March 2010 issue

CALENDAR OF EVENTS

Field Trips (see page 5)

Sunday March 7, 9:30 am. Mount Diablo: Back Creek Trail to
Murchio Map, return via Meridian Ridge Road.

Sunday, March 14, 2:00 pm. Bird Trail (Chabot Regional
Park).

Saturday, March 20, 1pm, Vasco Caves Regional Preserve
(meet at Round Valley Regional Park).

Sunday, April 4, 2:00 pm, hike up Mitchell Canyon in Mount
Diablo State Park.

Public Relations/Publicity Commitee

Tuesday, March 9, join Wendy at 7 pm at the Danielsen's
home, 10 Kerr Avenue, Kensington. See below.

Name

Address

Zip Telephone

Email

I wish to affiliate with:

East Bay Chapter (Alameda and Contra Costa Counties)

Other

Membership Meeting (see page 1)

Wednesday, March 24, 7:30 pm. Garden Room, Orinda Li-
brary, Heath Bartosh on the Edge of the Mount Hamilton
Range: The Alameda Watershed's Rare Plants of Late
Spring.

Native Here (see page 6)

Open for business & volunteer help: Fridays, 9 am - 12 pm,
Saturdays 10 am to 2 pm, and Tuesdays 12 pm - 3pm.

Board of Directors' Meeting

Wednesday, March 10, at 6:30 pm, at the home of Joe
Willingham, 2512 Etna Street, Berkeley.

Membership category:

Individual, $45

Family, Library, Group or International, $75

Plant Lover, $100.00

Plant lover, $100

Patron, $300

Benefactor, $600

Mariposa Lily, $1500

Limited Income or student, $25.00

Other

Be part of a chapter public relations/publicity committee. Bay Area broadcaster. Wendy Tokuda, has agreed
to lead a workshop on publicity and the changing modes of public outreach. Come to find out more about how
to publicize East Bay Chapter CNPS and its activities.

Tuesday, March 9, join Wendy at 7 pm at the Danielsen's home, 10 Kerr Avenue, Kensington 94707 (from Arlington,
turn on Rincon which becomes Kerr) for a lively discussion and some how-to. Tina Wistrom has agreed to start
a chapter Facebook page, so bring ideas on how to make that an outstanding page. A publicity committee can
make use of your time and skills at writing and photography, your willingness to check and update information
and perform clerical tasks such as e-mailing Facebook invitations to members, keeping track of contacts in other
organizations, updating the great list of contacts Margot and Dinah have put together, and more. Bring your
ideas and willingness to help make our chapter more visible to the general public.

For more information, contact Charli Danielsen at nativehere@ebcnps.org, or leave a message at 510-525-9076.

Membership Application and Renewal Form

Mail application and check to: California Native Plant Society, 2707 K Street, Suite 1, Sacramento CA 95816