Fall 1997 Watershed Newsletter, Cambria Land Trust

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Carnbria'sEnvironrnentalNernrsletterPUBLISHED BYffivor. ,No. . Fat 7ee7 The Cambria Land Tiust

9thAnnualArt Auction MassiveCoastalDevelopment eaOffersHundreds f TreasuresOneof the CentralCoast'sargestop-quality rt auctionsakesSat.,Sept.27 whenGreenspaceolds ts annual undraiserorrojects,rom 2 p.m. o 6 p.m.at heCambria eteransMemorialBuilding n the center ftown.For heninthconsecutiveear,Greenspaceil l auction undredsfworks of art donatedby the area'sleading artists,galleriesand col-

lectors. ll proceedsrom heauctiongo toward unding Greenspace'smanynewandongoing onservationefforts n Cambria.CombinationLive Auction/SilentAuctionUp orbidwill bemore han 00works of art,mostlyby prominentCambriaareaartists.Or iginal oi l paint ingsandwatercolors,ithographs, culpture,[ ine art photography, nt iques,artglass, hinaandcrystalwill go o thehighest idderduring

our hourevent.A live auctionwill keep hepaceexciting or manyof the argerwhile a silentauction s goingon simultaneously.Dinners-for-Two, RomanticGetaways,Airline Tickets Anywhere in the U.S.Up for BidOnceagain hisyear,manynon-arttemshavebeendonatedothencludingwines,gourmetappetizers,ertificatesor services,restaurants,omanticgetaways t ocal nnsaswell ason AmericanEagle/American irlines,good oranywherewithin the continentalUnited States.Payment or itemspurchasedt the auction anbemadeby cash,MasteCard and VISA. Entriesare still beingsought or theoffrcialssaid.

Forgeneralnformationabout heauction, r aboutdonating rt ortime to theevent, all Rick Hawley at805-927-4964., ,,,,,KIGK',-,,OFF.,oR,i REGYSLING: ::,,,:.:,BtXs',SHf dHOCf.'ar' ],..1oi1,lllifo;,t1$5$roq;ofg$fiuBiffanent*ycrioatoC.m:. it ii*.'at'+hcciimbiihlYouthentei i,,,,,,,, :Ciin$qnitv Blneft Reiyclin! ici GroenCpace/-Youthenterr-T''pp6-rafivq.prtijffiFutidi'i,iaisediom yom:'donaaodRVbeVdfag6colrtainpffi.,,.tfrbe,,.u.sodo :support,.pbhr pacehdqufuifionseriilCamb=ria:.Y0uthbntai,actitifie*,I',I4/ouid'ty0u,ry6 i6'6$,.u"+$ffieei:.l cfhg aavocate?allc ind iB i i t te r t ib lda t , t2T . f i66 .: : : ' :: , ,1 '

CarmelHaltedby Local ActivistsPromisingParallelfor "David vs Goliath"BattleAgainstHearst SanSimeonResortGreenspaceupporters nd otherswho opposeheproposedHResortandGolf Course n SanSimeonPoint can akeheart iomsuccessf a grass-rootsitizens roup n Carmelwhichhasstopmuch arger evelopmentear here.TheWallSt .Joumaleportshatafterseven ears nd$140mispentrying odevelop 0,000 ristine oastal cresntoanencla350 multimillion-dollar omes,hotel, shopsand golf cours

developerasbeen alted y agroupof30 localactivists hoconthe goldenghetto"will hurt heenvironment.Theprojects Rancho anCarlos, earCarmel, herePacificUCo.has pentmillionswith 36consultingirmsonly obebroughtby a selldescribedpoor person"who o datehasspent 86on egalfees fighting the project.PacificUnionhas pentmorehan 400,000,accordingo theJoumalstory.TheJournalpoints o the RanchoSan Carlosbattle as typical of anational end n which ocal esidentsaresuccessfrrllypposingmassiveresidential evelopments hichthreatenhe environment nd heirway of life. A director f theUrbanLand Institute was quotedby theJoumal:Peoplecan ie a developerin knotsat he ocal evel.Theycanprotestand sue. I t can go onindefinitely."

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TheSienaClub snow nvolvednthe Rancho San Carlos ight, andtheirrepresentativeillianTaylor says hatwhatever he devedoes,we'll opposehem."Thesuccessf ourneishborso thenorthbodeswell for the Dvs Goliath" attle nderiayhereagainstheproposed earst laSe eMASSIVE,Continued PCoastalCommissionHearingonHearstResortRescheduledor SLO

Letter Writinga Success!Abigthankyou oal lofyouwhowrote , alled re-mailedheCoCommissionndourelectedepresentativesemanding ocalheon this matterof vital importanceo Cambriaand he North CoaOriginally latedor Nov. n Agoura, hemeeting asbeen esJan. n SanLuis Obispo.The exactdateandplaceof meetrnunavailabletpressime.Look orourWinter1998 ssue f Watefor all hedetails ndhowyoucan ake art n voicing ourconcethecommission.

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Cambria, tnetby theSea?StateReportDoomsOur Forest oDeathbyDeadly, ncurableDiseasefactsare n, and hey'renot pretty.ercentagef Cambria's ativepine forest - fromo theaginggiants - are ikely o dieduring henextdecade,o the atest indingsof thestatewide inePitchCanker asksvirtuallynothingcan stop hediseaserom

Cambria's orest,soneofonly hree ativeMontereyPines n(The othersare inandAno Nuevo.)disease, inePitchwhich is endemic oSoutheast. asapidly hroughCambria uring hepast ewyears, ccordingoLittle, staff entomologistor the SanLuis ObispoCountyDepartment,and a task force member."Now, it'senotes.xecutiveDirectorRichardHawley,who hasbeenaplayer n thePPC ask orcesince ts nception, ttendedts Sept.n Carmel. n what might tum out to be goodnews oreamed hatour orest s hemostgenetically iverse fthenativestands. his might meanahigher evelof resistanceo theutwill also equirewe conserve arger egment fthe forest."We'reworkingwith heworld'sleading xperts nPinePitchCankerto developdisease-resistanttrainstOId th,t of the rees o hatwe can aunchamassive eplanting ffort," Hawleyreesr :?'ilJ$i,'r?]:,'lt'"',3;1ll,ffi;il huve to be ^a::"Os"ncethediseasehasrunits course.

n It is important o note, Hawleysaid. hat resistant eeshavebeenidentified nly n heMonterey rea,not n theCambria rea.Cambria'sMontereyPines s genet ical lydifferent from those foundelsewhere.)ambria eedso securefunds or ascientific tudy o find aresistant trainof CambriaPinesesistanteedlingsanbe madeavailableor replanting.initial replanting ffort of CambriaMontereyPineseedlingsropagatedy Greenspaceirector imBrownell scurrentlyy Cambria chool hildren;or details ontact imat927-of the complete eport on PinePitchCanker nfestationnncluding color codedmap,areavailable t the CambriaorpurchaseromGreenspaceor$12.95 lus$1 50postage.

Will YouVolunteefl. 9th AnnualGreenspacert Auction,Sat.,Sept. 7.. Community Benefit RecyclingProgram

If youcangiveyour ime o Greenspace,please all927 4964 or nformation.

New Greenspaceree nspectionService oIdentifyDiseased iees,Recommend ctioAs partof our commitment o saving he CambriaMontereypforest, heGreenspaceree nspectionServiceoffers he followin. Identificationof diseasedrees, ncluding hosewith pine picankerand nsect nfestation.. Advice regardingrimming and emovalof treematerial, ndsstorage f firewood.. General bservationsbout hehealthof vourpieceof theCamforest.. Recommendationsor reforestation.Thisservices aimedat helpingCambrians ecome esponsiveresponsibleorestdwellers.Our inspectorwill visit your site, nspMontereypine reesandother ress.You will receivea written repwithin two weeks,with informationabout diseases nd infestatwhichour nspector as dentified.Thenewseryice eginsOcL . Cost or an nspection tarts t$50lot and sbased nparcelsizeandnumberoftrees o be surveyedarrangeor a Greenspaceree nspection r for more nformation,927-4964.

MASSIVE,ontinuedromPagebuilda 600 oomhotel, hopping omplex nd27-hole ol fcourspristine anSimeon oint.Thepointhas een alled TheYosemitheCoast" yTheSienaCluband shome oseveral ndangeredpeas well as a Monarch Butterfly habitatand ElephantSeal matgrounds.Because f the many environmentalssuesat stake,Greensopposes nydevelopmentyHearstwestof Highwayoneand esethe ight to comment n development astof the highway.Greenspacesa member fboth TheCoalition o SaveCambriaaSanSimeonandThe NorthCoastAlliance-- two grass ootscitizgroupsopposingtheearstresortaswellsothermassiveevelopmon theNorthCoast.The SierraClub hasoined n theeffort, callin"thecoastalightofthe decade."TheWall St.Joumal tory, eadlined"Localsight'NaturePresefor the Rich," appearedn the Aug. 22, 1997 ssueof the WallJoumal,whichcanbe accessedn their webpage.

nce heusrun its Yoii'Eniii,ntn'ii ,.:EMl s,:,:',t. .Assembtymrno* Bo.uoo".o'ii;st"tec;p-itil,ntr giii, s"fuemq cA95814.-mail:omj.boidonarq@sremtfy;calCot,j.rr, ,l l. USSeiiator arnara oiei,1tZ tq* Offitehldg.,w*tringtonibC zoSfO;e - m a l | i i e a l t o r @ b o r e r . J e n i i e . g o v ' . . . .. USRep,:*attirC;pp;;iis Lilgworth Btcg,washingb;,nC l0Stse-mril [email protected]. Petii,DouEhli irucia.i;:caffimie.Cofistai.Commsrion,zj rioni Si;ste.oo,sa;rt Crua Cl cso6o.US Senitot,DiA4a;FtJ$iti{ulrii.:filil:Omau:btdg":Wa$hingaonr,fe,

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Rafle toRaiseFunds orForestOpenSpaYou canwin a beautifulsculpted rystalbowl worth $595andhGreenspacereserve ambria'sendangeredorestandopenspacThe ChloeBowl, from SeekersGallery,measures16 inchediameter, nd s by well knownCalifomiaartistStephanSchlansTickets or are$ each r6 for $5,on saleat Seekers,seven ays weekm 0 amto l0 pm.Winning ticket will bedrawn on Dec. l; winner

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ProJile:Art VanRhyn,Presidentby LyndaOlsenAdelson

who knowsArt Van Rhyn would readily agree that the termman" fits him to a tee.Wo would have thought that a 34-year veteran Cal Transengineerreinvent himself as an artist, environmentalistqnd civic leader.night school graduate of Compton Jr. College, Art worked his waySurveyor to Senior Transportation Engineer of Cal Trans Districtencompassedhe Los Angeles-Venturaarea.hen, n hisforties, he became "hooked on art," enrolled in the Artat Califurnia State University, Northridge, and by 1982bachelor's and master's degrees n art and sculpture, allwhile still workingfull timefor Cal Trans.In 1983he retired rom Cal Transandmoved o Cambriawith his wife Patti,whoArt describes s "a saint"for supportinghiswild ride through fe.Oncehere,Art set aboutdesigningandbuilding a combinedgallery-home-studiothathasbecome ocalfixture nMoonstoneBeachDrive. By I9B6 hehad completed llthe inish work (hedid everything ut theframing)and he esult swhatyoucanvisittoday:TheArthur VanRhynGallery,whichappears o behoused n a buildingfrom the

late 9th (rather han ate 20th)Century.

GreenspaceMembershipDriveWe Need Your $ to Safeguard Cumbria's Future

- Greenspaces alwayson the ront ines,engagedn ongoingefffor rationalgrowthwhileprotectinghe ragile esourcesnthl NCoast.And it all takesmonev._W9 qe continuingour pro-activeefforts o preserve penspaCambria we now have5 acresnparksand or-est reserv-eseie,wmanymore n theworks!-Withagrowth-oriented ajority ncontrolofthe SLOCountyBoof Supervisors,Greenspace ust be financially prepared b wexpensive,ime-consumingppealseforeheStateCoastal ommisandotheragencies.If you haven'tjoinedGreenspacelready,won't you pleaseamomento send n the mostgenerousheckyou canafford?Youmakea differencen maintainingheCambriaway of life!

Art has become ne of Cambria'sbest mownandmostitizens.He servedfou, yearsqsDirector andChairmanofCommunityServicesDistrict (CCSD)board.He wqs oneoundingmembers f CambriaResidentsUnited CRU)whichFriendsof theRanchlandn opposingdevelopmentfwhat isEastMestRanch.longtime nvironmentalist,ebecame directorof Greenspacenand currently servesas President.He is also Presidentof theYouth Center board, President of the MoonstoneBeachand the self-descr'bed"oldestiurviving member"of therregulars, a localgroupofpainters.All thisdoneby amandescribes imselfas a non-joiner.artistic ront, whenhe's not creating he watercolors, ils,amicso mixe media scu p ure thati I hisgallery,he'sdas ingoffcartoonfor the Cambrian,or this newsletter, r buildingsetsfurof area heaters.whatcouldpossiblybe nextfor a man withsucha rich and variedeverone to be boundby anythingas mundane sArt is busy hesedaysbuildinga smallairplane. Yethisfriendscolleaguesorcw hatArt already oars heheights f ifeevery ay,wings.

Greenspace oardof Directorsleft,Cyndi Butterfield; Rick Hawlev, Executive Director; TacqueLynda Adelson, Secretary; Art Van Rhyn, PresidenqCathie Bat'es,Jim Brownell and W'ayne Attoe. '

newslettersand other information on our conservationactivities.Circlecategories nd indicatepayment method below:0 Farnily$25O Patron$250 [1 Contributing$50 O Sponsoring$1000 Sustaining$500 tt Benefactor91000

heCambriaLand Trust s a nonprofit,publicbenefit501(c)3ounded n 1988.Our mission s to preierveand enhanceheandwater esources fthe North Coastareaof SanLuisObispoCountyprotectopenspaceand ndigenous pecies fflora and aunawithiitand surroundingareas.

O New Member O RenewalEnclosed s my $-donation (100%ax deductible)NameAddressCity/State/ZipPhone

GIFT MEMBERSHIPSO I'd like to give a $ _ Gift Membership to:

City/State/ZipO Please end acknowledgment o the recipientq I want my gift memberihip to be anonymousO Bill me n6xtyear o renew'thisgift membership

PAYMENTO Check Enclosed O Charge my VISA or MCCard #Signature Exp. Date

I'D LIKE MORE INFORMATION ON:q Deferred Giving - "Gifts that keep on giving"O Conservation Estate PlanningO Tax Advantages, Conservation Options for LandownersSend o:GREEENSPACE,The CambriaLand Trust . Post Office Box1505 Cambria,CA93428.805-927-4964 . FAX 805-927-520 rJUJ - \- . lrr tu lta, wrl>J+zo. ov)->zt-+yozt . lAi.6vJ_yzl_)zuIL - -

Art Van Rhyn

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PostOffice Box 1505Cambria,CA 93428Telephon : 8059274964FAX 805-927-5102

GnEprqsPAcEPocxet Panrs& FonEST PnESPRVES

,. Wilton Street Park (Lodge Hill)**: Four wooded ots near north7' intersectionf BurtonDrive andWilton, adjacento Highway One.Woo' lot. across rom Pocah antas ark and Communitv Garden.PurchaseGreenspace. wo memorial benches.7 . PocahantasPark (LodgeHill): On five lots, comer of Burton Drive aWilton, adjacent o Highway One. Donatedby the Allen Peters amily. of GreenspaceOrganicCommunity Garden.One memorial bench.

. Dorking StreetPark** (LodgeHill): On Dorking St.,betweenEmer7 and Sandown.Donatedby Neal and Diane Green.Threememorialbenches.

. Strawberry Canyon ForestPreserve** (LodgeHill): 4 acres n Bur7Dive, at Kay St. Acquiredby 71 donorsand Greenspace.ristine ore' excellent ondition-

. The Sterling Forest (Lodge Hill): Halfacre pocket park and forest//preserve, on Pineridge,betweenBradford and Ellis. Donatedby Katie aWalterSterling.

** Name one of these parks after a loved one, through theGreenspace Adopt-a-Park Program. Instull a memorial bench,through our Fund-a-Bench Program. Please call Greenspace fofurther information.

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