Quarterly Newsletter of Friends of Santa Cruz State Parks Spring 2009

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America is a great nation precisely because Americans have been willing to stand up when it was hard; to give when they had little left to give; to rise above moments of great challenge and terrible trial…because somebody, at some point, decided that loving their community and their country meant doing something to change it…Dr. King taught us that we could no longer view our own day-to-day cares and responsibilities as somehow separate from what was happening in the wider world that we read about in the newspaper and saw on TV. Because ultimately, for each of us, our own story and the American story are not separate, they are shared. And they are both strengthened and enriched each time we stand up and answer the call to help meet the challenges of our new century.”

~President Barack Obama

BOARD & STAFF

OFFiCerSJim BrownsonPat ClarkVal Cole – ChairLinda Hoff Charlie KiefferLani LeBlanc– SecretaryBarney LevyEd Newman – Vice-chair, TreasurerDon NielsenJim ToneyKirk Lingenfelter – State Park

Supervisor III, Cooperating Association Liaison

StaFFBonny Hawley –

Executive DirectorRandy Widera –

Director of Strategic Development & Partnerships

Joe Sutton – Office Manager Peg Danielson –Communications

& Events ManagerAnnie MacHale –

Retail Operations ManagerDana Cramblet – BookkeeperLauren Keller – Retail AssistantKat Bailey – Retail Assistant Dave Johnson – Data Guru Marianne Wyllie – Graphic Artist

State Park iNterPretiVe StaFFJodi ApeltJeff BarnesJean BernardBarbara CookseyCecelia de GiereJohn GoldbergElizabeth HammackRoberta HaverFaith HazelwoodLinda HitchcockJan LeppeChris LynchVonnie Lemke Elise McFarlandMartha NitzbergJulie SidelSunny Schacher

I’m completing my first month as Executive

Director of Friends of Santa Cruz State Parks at a time when our country faces unprecedented challenge — and opportunity.

The challenges across the nation are well documented and sobering. Closer to home, our state park workers are furloughed and vital state bond-funded repairs to our parks and other infrastructure have been halted by executive order. Locally, state-funded projects to repair the Castro Adobe and Santa Cruz Mission have been brought to a standstill.

Thankfully, there is growing support in our country to take on these challenges, as people are getting involved in their communities with levels of commitment and in numbers never seen before. Santa Cruz County certainly offers evidence of this.

Here at Friends we’re dedicated to promoting appreciation and stewardship of the natural and cultural heritage of our local state parks. With your help, we do that by facilitating and supporting educational programs and exhibits, and by advocating for the resources for our park system needs.

As part of that advocacy work, on March 23 we’ll be traveling to Sacramento for Park Advocacy Day — in the midst of the state budget crisis. Please join us for this important annual event — we need your support and participation as we meet with policymakers to promote protection of the valuable natural and cultural resources contained in California’s 278 state parks.

Friends also stewards our parks by supporting vitally important “human capital.” In this issue we celebrate the many volunteers who have answered the call to “Give Back.” Some have shared their love of parks by becoming a state park docent. There’s always room for one more, so if you’ve ever thought of becoming one, why not give us a call?

Others choose to “Give Back” by helping with a project, like the over 100 people who rolled their sleeves up at the recent native planting at Laguna Creek Beach, at Coast Dairies State Park. We’re especially proud that over 20% of the volunteers on that day were children. Read about one of them, Taylor Faye Dudley, on the following page.

Even during these challenging times, the number of park visits continues to be high. Whether enjoying a walk in the redwoods or a stroll on the beach, our parks are there for you. Please join us and be there for them.

See you in the parks,

Bonny Hawley, Executive Director

Creating Experiences & Making Memories will be the focus when Friends joins with the Mountain Parks Foundation to host the annual California League of Parks Associations (CALPA) conference in Santa Cruz, May 14 –17, 2009. Representatives of Cooperating Associations from all over the state, together with State Parks personnel, will gather to experience excellence in interpretation, while exploring the conference themes: Going from Good to Great, Living the Partnership, and Keeping Your House in Order.

Speakers will include Ruth Coleman, the Director of California State Parks; Brian O’Neal, the Superintendent of the Golden Gate Park National Recreation Area; and our own Sandy Lydon, Professor Emeritus at Cabrillo College, “The History Dude.” Throughout the conference, local state park interpreters will offer demonstrations of “Interpretive Magic” in between sessions.

The conference opens with a reception at the Santa Cruz Mission State Historic Park, with tours of the oldest building in Santa Cruz, a tortilla making demonstra-tion, and a chance to meet like-minded people from other cooperating associa-tions. Friday evening, the conference will travel to Wilder Ranch for a Moveable Feast of local foods and tours of the historic complex. Saturday evening’s festivi-ties will include a scenic train through the redwoods to Henry Cowell Redwoods State Park with Teddy Roosevelt, followed by dinner at Roaring Camp.

Friends Members are invited to attend a day’s session, the entire conference, or one of the evening activities. For more information or to download a conference registration form, visit the conference website at www.calpaconference@mountainparks.org or www.calparksleague.org.

Dear Friends,

“ People came from all over, converging to take part in an extraordinary effort at a beautiful location. I was very impressed with the event’s organization and the cooperation between agencies.”

~Jon Winston Santa Cruz Sunrise Rotary & Friends Member

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California State Parks Foundation has announced that they will hold their annual Advocacy Day on March 23, 2009. Park supporters from all over the State will converge on Sacramento to promote the protection and enhancement of California’s 278 state parks. This year Friends plans to bring even more members up to Sacramento to meet with policymakers and speak out on behalf of our parks.

Why this year? Three Reasons to Join Friends at Advocacy Day:

#3 After the election, there are many new legislators in office who may not have heard the message of how we value our parks. We need to show how Parks play a critical role in our lives, particularly in these hard times.

#2 Our parks are under continued threat as part of the worsening state budget crisis and declining economy. Work has stopped on all projects funded by bond monies, and parks personnel are among those having their hours cut.

#1 Advocacy works! Last year’s successful event helped turn back the governor’s proposal to close 48 state parks and reduce lifeguard staff-ing on 16 state beaches, including our beaches here in Santa Cruz County. The San Onofre toll road proposal was rejected, and Anza Borrego is safe from high voltage transmission towers.

There’s no denying the fact that March 23 will be a very long day. Friends will pro-vide transportation, so plan to meet in our parking lot at 5:00 a.m. so we can get to Sacramento by 8:30. The day is packed with meet-ings, breaking for a noon rally on the Capital steps. The energy generated by all the advocates, charged up from their morning meetings is enough to light up the whole Capital building. Just being part of the action keeps the energy high for the afternoon’s meetings, followed by a panel of speakers who address the issues and wrap up the day. Then it’s on to a reception sponsored by the California State Parks Foundation, where they present their Legacy Awards to lawmakers who have made a difference by supporting Parks. After the reception, we trundle home, tired but happy. Our voices were heard.

Be a part of something big. Stand up, not only to preserve Parks, but to secure them for future generations. Join Friends at Advocacy Day on March 23.

Our newest State Park, Coast Dairies, located just north of Wilder Ranch on Highway One, teamed with activity on January 10, 2009. Friends of Santa Cruz State Parks recruited volunteers to assist state park resource ecologists in planting indigenous shrubs, the first step toward restoring native habitat in an area of the park that was formerly an agricultural field.

We would like to thank the dedicated volunteers who came out and made a significant contribution to the restoration effort. Nearly 15,000 plants went into the ground during the event, which was part of an ambitious project involving more than 110,000 individual plants, grown for the state by the UCSC arboretum, and funded by voter-approved state park bond funds.

Volunteers ranged in age from the very young to the very young at heart, with more than 80 adults and 20 children. They came from all over — as far away as Stockton and as close as the west side of Santa Cruz. Friends would especially like to thank PG&E, the Santa Cruz Sunrise Rotary, the California Native Plant Society, Trailworkers.com, and the California State Parks Foundation for encouraging their members and employees to participate. As always, our own Members were enthusiastic and willing workers, enjoying the beautiful views while giving back to our local parks.

earth Day 2009Join Friends as we return to the Laguna Creek area of Coast Dairies to commemorate Earth Day on April 25, 2009. Friends and Coast Dairies State Park have been awarded a grant as part of the California State Park Foundation’s Earth Day 2009 Restoration and Cleanup. This grant will enable us to bring volunteers back to this dramatically beautiful site to further the native habitat restoration effort begun at the planting day in January. Participants will remove invasive plants, care for the newly planted natives, and do a full scale beach cleanup of Laguna Beach. Once again, shuttles will run between the parking lot at Wilder Ranch and the site, between 8:30 a.m and 3:00 p.m. The activity is geared for folks of all ages, and families are welcome.

For more information or to sign up, call the Friends Office at (831) 429-1840 ext. 103.

15,000 Plants at Coast Dairies!

One of the young Laguna volunteers, Taylor Faye Dudley, is a nine-year-old from Lodi, California who came with her mom, Susan, and a group from PG&E. Taylor explained that while she had to leave home at 6:00 a.m., the day was worth the effort, especially running down to the beach and into the water. She likes knowing that the new plants will attract birds and bunnies back to Laguna, pointing out that “The yellow flowers are from England, and they don’t like to eat that.” Taylor is considering a return to Santa Cruz for college. Her mom says they will probably join Friends for Earth Day and check on the progress of “their” little plants.

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 Terry Cole did a great job planting!

 Thanks to Fins Coffee for their generous support of the Laguna Planting Day. Here Staffer Peg Danielson is ready to sign in volunteers.

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Wilder Docent reunion May 21

A couple of the Friends staff are “retired” Wilder Ranch Docents, and we’ve been talking about how fun it would be to have a Docent Reunion. Bobbi Haver, Interpreter I at Wilder; Barbara Cooksey, Guide I at

Wilder; and Elizabeth Hammack, Interpreter III are working with Randy and Peg to put together a reunion for all classes of Wilder Docents on May 21 beginning at 4:00 p.m. We will share a potluck and our best Wilder stories with the new class. If you haven’t been out to the ranch for a while, you will be happy to know that Jessica the goat is still hanging out, and we’ll take you on a tour of the new and improved Meder House.

This event is still in the planning stages, and we could really use your help. If you have been a docent at Wilder Ranch, please contact Bobbi at (831) 426-0505 or Peg at (831) 429-1840 with your current contact information, and any names and contact information you may have for your classmates and cohorts. We’re really looking forward to getting together with you!

we know the importance of volunteers in

our parks. We catch snippets of tours and talks while out at the parks, and from our offices at Wilder and the Mission Adobe, we hear school groups responding enthusiastically to the docents and interpreters leading their field trips. When people turn out in large numbers to enjoy our interpretive special events, volunteers play a key role in the events’ success. Knowing all we know about volunteers, we were still amazed when the 2008 Volunteers in Parks Annual Program Activity Report came out citing 91,485 volunteer hours contributed district wide! This total includes more than 3,100 long- and short-term volunteers performing a wide range of tasks, and at its core are the hard working docents of the Pajaro Coast Sector. We’d like to say a big thank you for Giving Back to your Park.

Natural Bridges docents who gave up to 200 hours in 2008Martha Nitzberg, InterpreterKat BailyJenny BostBonnie ClarkPaul GallagherRuth GrantGeorge HoffmanSusan KaronAmanda MagallanesKate MalmgrenErica MittermaierKathy OsmonsonKristen OuttenEmma PullevaSteve RadosovichRebecca RayBob RollinRebecca SinghGabrielle StockerLee SummersKristen Swanson

Natural Bridges docents who gave over 200 hours in 2008Chris C.Tina C.Bob F.Trond T.

Santa Cruz Mission State Historic Park DocentsJulie Sidel, InterpreterCatharine GundersonBreta HolgersBarney Levy

Wilder ranch docents who gave up to 200 hours in 2008Roberta Haver, InterpreterBill AckernknechtRod AriiNancie BarkerDavid CalleriDiane CrawfordMike DalbeyAmelia EriksonBill FitzGeraldKathy FitzGeraldMuriel FulfordBruce GalbraithFaith HazelwoodDavid HeynBreta HolgersGlenice MageeCarolyn MillerMichael NardellJoseph PedotaLiz RyanJanet SchwindKen SieversNancy Wood

Wilder ranch docents who gave over 200 hours in 2008Charlie KiefferPatty KiefferBill PerryJean Vandevort

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Harriet Talan reads monarch stories at Natural Bridges. David Calleri in the machine shop at Wilder. Photo by Barbara Cooksey. Two familes, each with three generations present, celebrate New Brighton’s 75th birthday.

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things that Volunteers Do for Our Parks

1. Tend gardens

2. Make tortillas

3. Feed and tend farm animals

4. Input data

5. Plant & water trees

6. Eradicate non- native plants

7. Lead interpretive tours

8. Bake cookies

9. Care for aquariums

10. Work in the park stores

11. Answer questions

12. Spin

13. Weave

14. Blacksmith

15. Quilt

16. Count butterflies

17. Collect specimens (with interpreters)

18. Assist with campfire programs

19. Help with office work

20. Make kites

21. Maintain trails

Our parks wouldn’t be the vibrant, wonderful places they are without our many hardworking, creative volunteers. If you have the time and talents to share, why not join us as a volunteer and add to this list. Contact Peg at (831) 429-1840 ext. 103, or peg@ThatsMyPark.org for more information.

Wilder ranch animal Program docents who gave up to 200 hours in 2008Sunny Schacher, InterpreterAmelia, Neil and Analise Andrea, Ben and Riordan Anne and ConraBerrit and RoseChristineCourtany, Rell and DevonDavid, Cooper, and Amelia Debby, Grant, Jonathan, Sarah,

and Michelle Donna DougGinger, Bruce, Eli and Eva Hannah, Amy and Alex, Zoe

and Stella Hua, Karl, Kapailani, Leahi,

Nainoa and Kauwila Jeannie and Eileen Jennifer, Keegan and KeananJohnJoy and Rebecca Muriel OndineThomas and Lucy

Wilder ranch animal Program docents who gave over 200 hours in 2008Miriam and Gregory

Robert ArkleyHelen AtkinsPat BlanchetteCarol & Jim BrownsonMadeline ChoiChris CrossAnn DavisJoanie Dellos-taylorMaggie DicksonJennifer DildineDarryl DillGinny DillinghamBunny DrayerJanet DuncanJohn DuncanMary EdmundKyle ElrodDelia FarquharMarge FraserDee FryeDotty GibbEd GilbertMyrna GolliherBuzz GorskySusan GorskyAren HammondCindy HershbergerJean HooperDonald HughesWalter JonesDavid JorgensenJeanne JorgensenIris KammersgardPaul KarzSusan KarzMolly KeeslingDorothy Kukla

Carolyn LewisJeannie LoganEvan MandesonCaryl McdowellLew MerrillBob MontagueBeverly MontaguePeggy OggShelly ParolaLise PetersonEva PrincePatricia RackstrawElaine RexroadJoanne RodriguezLouis RoseCorinne RoyBunny SchmidaDon SheaCatalina SiriVicki StanleyDiane StansfieldKim SteinhardtArlene SteinhauerNancy ThomasPatricia ThompsonAudrey TwisselmanMaryAlice VallesLolie VarnerBob VasconcellosPeter WangDan Weeks

Seacliff, New Brighton and Nisene Marks docents who gave over 200 hours in 2008Doris HarvillEric Richardson

Seacliff, New Brighton and Nisene Marks docents who gave up to 200 hours in 2008Elise McFarland, Interpreter

Friends would like to thank the docent coordinators for providing the names and hours of the docents in their programs.

Harriet Talan reads monarch stories at Natural Bridges. David Calleri in the machine shop at Wilder. Photo by Barbara Cooksey. Two familes, each with three generations present, celebrate New Brighton’s 75th birthday.

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March 14 Castro adobe

Castro Garden Lecture #1 Dr. Jarrell Jackman 2:30 – 4:30 p.m.Join Friends for the first in a series of Garden Lectures at the Castro Adobe. Jerry Jackman, noted adobe expert, will visit from Santa Barbara Trust for Historic Preservation to give us the “dirt” on earthen architecture. This is a ticketed event. $7.50 for Members/$10.00 for non-Members. See below for special Castro Donor ticket information for all Castro Adobe Garden Lectures. Please contact Peg at (831) 429-1840 ext. 103, or peg@ThatsMyPark.org to order your tickets today!

23 advocacy Day

It’s time for our annual trip to Sacramento to let California’s leadership know how important parks are in our lives. We’ll all ride up together and spend the day visiting the legislature with other advocates from all over the state at this annual event put together by the California State Parks Foundation. See article on page 3 for more details. For more information or to sign up for transportation, please contact Peg at (831) 429-1840 ext. 103, or peg@ThatsMyPark.org.

april4 Scaroni ranch Wild Flower Walk

10:00 a.m. – NooN

State Park Resource Ecologist Chris Spohrer will lead a very small group of Members to the historic reservoir on the Scaroni Property. Nestled between Wilder Ranch and Coast Dairies, this is a seldom-visited treasure of the North Coast. Chris will discuss natural resource issues of the Major’s Creek water-shed, and the importance of the dam and reservoir in resource management. Space is extremely limited. Please call Peg at (831) 429-1840 ext. 103 to reserve your spot today!

17 (through May 9) Golden Crow theatre Presents “rat race”

Fridays & Saturdays 8:00 p.m. Bethany University in Scotts ValleyAn entertaining comedy based on the screenplay by Andy Breckman, with performances by some of our own State Park Interpretive staff. A portion of the show proceeds will be donated to Friends of SC State Parks. Support live theatre while you support the parks! For more information or to buy tickets visit www.goldencrow.org.

25 Coast Dairies earth Day Project 8:30 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.

If you missed January’s planting day at Laguna Creek, here’s another chance to “Give Back” to this beautiful park. Join volunteers from all over as we restore native habitat and clean up the beach. For more information, please contact Peg at (831) 429-1840 ext. 103, or peg@ThatsMyPark.org.

25 Susan Strauss, Storyteller Zayante Fire Station, Upstairs

9:30 a.m. – 1:30 p.m.Infuse storytelling in your interpretive endeavors and you will quickly captivate your audience’s attention. In this half-day workshop, Susan shares everyday techniques for you to use in the art of interpreting through story. Contact Mountain Parks at (831) 335-3174 by April 10 to preregister.

26 Castro adobe Castro Garden Lecture #2

Mark Hylkema, State Parks archaeologist 2:30 – 4:30 p.m.Mark will introduce us to the Californio period and set us up with the “big picture” behind the Castro. Always one of our favorite speakers — you don’t want to miss this one. This is a ticketed event. $7.50 for Members/$10.00 for non-Members. Please contact Peg at (831) 429-1840 ext. 103, or peg@ThatsMyPark.org to order your tickets today!

May8 Santa Cruz Mission State Historic Park

Friends Open House 4:30 – 6:30 p.m.Please join old friends and new as we open up our headquarters at the Mission State Park. Stop by for refreshments and say “hi” to new Executive Director, Bonny Hawley, the Friends Board, and our dedicated staff. Enjoy a lovely spring evening with fellow sup-porters of our State Parks.

14-17 CaLPa Conference University inn &

Other Locations The California League of Parks Associates (CALPA) invites our Members to their annual conference, this year hosted by Friends and Mountain Parks in Santa Cruz. Activities will showcase local interpreters and several of our parks. Visit www.calparksleague.org for more information or a registration packet. See article on page 2 for more information.

21 Wilder ranch Docent reunion 4:00 – 8:00 p.m.

Come back to the Ranch for a potluck dinner, tours, and fun with current and “retired” docents. See article on page 4 for more information.

31 Castro adobe Castro Garden Lecture #3

Charlene Duval & Charlie kieffer 2:30 – 4:30 p.m.The Garden Lecture series concludes with Charlene Duval, local historian specializing in property history, giving the specifics of the Adobe’s former times. Charlene will be joined by Friends Board Member Charlie Kieffer, who will give a personal perspective as a Castro descendant. This is a ticketed event. $7.50 for Members/$10.00 for non-Members. Please call Peg at (831) 429-1840 ext. 103 to order your tickets today!

Castro Garden Lecture SeriesOur promised lecture series, discussing Adobes generally, and the history of the Castro in particular, has been scheduled for this spring.

The series will open when Dr. Jarrell Jackman visits from the Santa Barbara Trust for Historic Preservation to give us the “dirt” on Earthen Architecture on March 14.

Mark Hylkema, California State Parks Archae-ologist, will set the stage with an overview of the Californio Period of our history on April 26.

Historian Charlene Duval and Friends Board Member Charlie Kieffer will conclude with a history of the Adobe itself, and the Castro family connection on May 31.

The lectures will be held at the Castro Adobe from 2:30 to 4:30 p.m. Tickets for each lecture are $7.50 for Members, and $10.00 for non-Members. Donors to the Castro Project at the $500 level will receive two tickets to one lecture, and donors at the $1,000 level will receive two tickets to the entire series.

For more information or to buy your tickets today contact Peg Danielson at (831) 429-1840 ext. 103, or peg@ThatsMyPark.org.6

This is the view the archaeology hikers enjoyed. Read more about the walk next page.

to all FRIENDS members & donors this quarter

Membership$5000 +The Robert Stephens & Julie Packard

Nonendowed Donor Advised Fund at the Community Foundation of Santa Cruz County

$500 – $999Bonnie & George Clark Linda & Ted Hoff Joan & Bob Murphy Ed Newman Lise Peterson & Don Peattie Jim & Carol Toney

$250 – $499William E. Ackerknecht Daryl Dichek Herb Finkelman & Edda Tusinal Linda L. Melton Cathy Richards & Jack Bradley Mike & Jeanne Williams

$100 – $249Kate & Fred Chen, MD Pat & Chela Clark Karen A. Cogswell Diane Crawford Robin Griffith Stephanie Harlan Jessie Lacy Mike & Karen Lasday Glenice Magee Hila & Jacob Michaelsen Mary Lou Weidlich Birgit Weskamp

$50 – $99Karen Dallman Abraham &

Bill Abraham Sid Chapman & Jon Backstrom Carol Clark Jeremy Gray & Bron Roberts Marcella & Joe Hall John & Cheryl Henriksen Vern Katz Dart & Peggy Keech Trisha Kett Sally & Brian Legakis Joseph & Lee MacDonell Craig & Dusty Miller Alyce & Richard Prudden Jill & Dan Ramar Gordon & Kim Ray Richard Schwind Brian Stivers Mari Tustin

Up to $49Sharon & Dick Abrahamson Tsuneo Akiba Carole & Tom Beckett Salvatore & Constance Bertuca Peter & Leona Burge Richard & Carol Campbell Mark Conover Heidi Cornelison James & Nancy Costanza Theresa Coyle Chris & Pat Cross Christine Delapp Maggie Dickson Pat Emard & John Wiechman Jan & Jerry Finney Brenda Flegal Leonard & Jan Foreman Dorothy M. Forster Lou Garavaglia Ed Gilbert Jennifer Gille Hannah S. Goldstein Louise W. Good Nancy & Walter Hanna Dyane Harwood Theresa Hentzel Kalei & Bonnie Hoopai Pegatha Hughes James Jacobus Phil & Susie Kaplan John & Regina Kelbert Jearren Kenner Kevin Klein & Amy Locks Marji Macrury Bob Marconi Nan & Thomas McDonnell Jenni McGuire Lois Meyer Karyn Nelson Mark Nockleby Jo & Ron Olmstead Julia Patton Ann Pinkham Sally Real & Bill Taggart Sandra & Lloyd Rice Dottie Robinson Rich & Lynn Schmitt Helen Schomberg Rebecca Singh Jessica Solomon Claire Sommargren David & Shelley Sonnenberg Phyllis W. Stollenwerk Harriet Talan Pamela & Herb Taylor Donna & Peter Thomas Peter & Christine Wang Rebecca Wardle Debbie Wilson Roger & Janet Wolverton Andrea Woodworth & Barry Phillips Larry Wright Cooper Young Margaret Zanzinger

Monarch Grove$250 – $499Kenneth L. Parkhill in honor of

Ray Charland

Up to $49Robert Swanstrom in memory of

Laurie Agnew

that’s My Park$250 – $499Monica Cornish

$100 – $249Scott K. Brown Kierstin & Peter Testorff

Castro adobe Founding BuildersBorina Foundation in memory of Nick and Lucy Borina, and their daughters, Mary Ann and June

Half row BuildersStephanie Camacho G. Lee Fitzgerald Curtis & Margarete Mullen Wally & Lois Trabing Laurence Vermeulen Full Row BuildersLinda Lee Lester

Brick BuildersEdward K. Banks Mary Ann & John Basler Paul Bernal Stu Branoff Julia Brooks in honor of

Joaquin CastroPeter, Sharleen & Megan Cole in

memory of Anna Josefa de CastroGregg Consentino Robert & Lucille Corcel Julia Costello Charlene Duval Rob & Julie Edwards Lynne Grossi Ann & Dobie Jenkins Patricia R. Johns Burton Kendall & Sally Joan Towse Karla & Ed Knapp Mr. and Mrs. Joe Marini Melissa B. Matlow Mary Jo May Frank Morris in memory of Mary

“Mariquita” Francis ArellanesJo Ann Mueller Ellen Pirie & Terry Hancock Maria Rieger in memory of

Ted RiegerLawrence Serpa Samuel Torres, Jr. & Maria Gitin Benedicte & Walter Wenger Charlotte & William Wilson in

memory of Adeline Castro WilsonPaul & Susan Winterhalder

Supporters Leslie Couvillion Jeffrey Raymond Galipeaux Vera & Bob Hope Rae Schwaderer Cathy & Don Seapy Audrey Stanley

Year-end Donors$5000 +Anonymous

$250 – $499Bayview Hotel Bed & Breakfast

$100 – $249Tila Guerrero Bruce & Breta Holgers Ken & Joyce Sweezey Grace Voss

$50 – $99Jana Baumann & Ed Richardson Dart & Peggy Keech Charles & Pamela Landram Sandra Pfister Bunny & Thomas Schmida Janet Schwind Seacliff Plaza Store Pauline Seales Kirk Smith Jill & Marc Susskind

Up to $49Phyllis & David Albritton Mark Alexander Foster Andersen Ofelia Garcia Mark Hamersly & Ruth Updegraff Trish Hucklebridge Glen Ishiwata & Maria del Rio Maria & Robert King Joan Kittoe Katharine McCabe Mike McConnell Lillian & William Minkowski Diane & George Pettinger Teresa Rogoway Victor Roth Shirley & Charlie Sedgwick Bob Vasconcellos Joy & Arthur Wood Margaret & Jan Ysselstein

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Photos on Pages 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5 by Randy Widera, unless otherwise credited.

Photos on Pages 6, 7, and 8 by Peg Danielson.

Friends is always looking for photo contributions for ParkViews. Please contact Peg Danielson at (831) 429-1840 ext. 103 or peg@ThatsMyPark.org if you are interested in submitting photos.

archaeology Walk

We started 2009 with a very successful MeMber event at coast dairies, when 35 of you came out to inaugurate our new Member Benefits Program (pictured above). Our thanks go out

to Mark Hylkema for his entertaining and information-packed storytelling, which combined with the spectacular weather to make a wonderful event. Our members really enjoyed this behind-the-scenes tour of the only Native American site on the West Coast to be included on the National Registry of Historic Places. Join us on a future Member Event for a backstage pass to Enjoy and Learn about our Parks. See prior page for a calendar of upcoming events.

ParkViewsQuarterly Newsletter of Friends of Santa Cruz State Parks Spring 2009

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Go Outside and Play!“ Healing the broken bond between our young and nature is in our self interest.”

~Richard Louv, 2006

In his book Last Child In the Woods Louv states, “Our children are the first generation to be raised without meaningful contact with the natural world.” More than just raising an alarm, the author offers practical solutions and simple ways to heal

the broken bond between children and nature. Exposing children to the magic and inspiration that the natural world instills in us may be our greatest contribution to the state of the environment.

Fundanas are games printed on bandanas, designed to teach kids and adults about nature in a fun, different way. Friends parkstores carry seven of the 24 varieties which include scavenger hunts and bingo games. Fundanas are portable, wearable, washable, reusable, have no loose pieces, 100% cotton, and are made in the USA.

Look for these new arrivals in our five parkstores!

All Friends materials are printed on recycled paper. Printed by Community Printers, Santa Cruz, CA.

4 Members receive quarterly ParkViews

4 15% discount in: all Friends’ stores: New Brighton ~ Seacliff ~ Wilder ranch ~ Mission adobe ~ Natural Bridges

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