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The Environrnental Nerrvsletter ofSan Lr. is Obispo Cor- nty's North CoastVol. I, No. 9 . Summer/Fall 1998

PUBLISIfEDBY

TheCambriaLand TrustCommunitv Conservation Since 1988

New Thuck Purchasedby DOC Grantyouseen hegreenGreenspaceecycling ruck?The new Toyotapaid for by the Departmentof Conservationand will beto collect your CRV beveragecontainer donations rom bothandSanSimeon.and member donations are the bedrock ofandhaveprovided he solid community supports an essential omponentof our successful rant proposals.of yourgrant inghave seengood investment.bebecause f yourupport hatweable o go on o getsrants fo r com-proJects.you seeour greenGreenspaceecycling ruck on the road,a pat on the back for a ob well doneCommunitySupportVital toWinningGrant Awards

proud o say hatGreenspace asbeen ncreasingly uccessfulgrants o fund communityprojects.We assure ou that hecontinued strong communitysupport we receive has been avital component to our suc-CESSES.Writing grants o bring outsidefunds nto the community beginswi th Greenspace'sMissionStatement . Ident i fy ing ourmission o preserve nd protectthe esources f the North Coastis the foundation upon whichGreenspace asbeenable o setgoals and develop projects tomeet hosegoals.Our next step s a s.earchor anapproprlate grantlng organ-ization. We look for organ-izationswhich share ur valluesand goals and which have ahistory oF funding projectssimilar to ours. We then shapeth eproposal o l ink our projectwi th the speci f ic grant re-qu i rem en t so f t he g ran t i ngorganizationswe are approach-Our GrantsCommittee s madeup of directorsWayneAttoe, CyndiJim Brownell andDebbieParker.s continuallypursuinggrantswhichareagreatbenefit oGrantsbring n money rom outside ourcesor projectsquality of life.an mportantaspect n al l grants s that hegrantmoney sand can be spent only for very specific projects.A perfectof this s Greenspace's ewgreen ruck, which waspaid or byrom the California Departmentof Conservation spart of the

10thAnnualArt AuctionOffersTreasuresor Art BuyersOne of the argestart auctionson the Central Coast akesplaceSept.26 as volunteers rom Greenspace, he CambriaLand Trust htheir annual und-raise r o conserveCambria's raeile environmenFor the tenth consecutiveyear, Greenspace iill auction sehundred works of art do-nated y thearea's eadinga r t i s t s , ga l l e r i es andcollectors. All proceedsbenefit conservation ef-forts in Cambria. Theauction uns rom 3p.m. o'7 p.m. at the Cambria

VeteransMemorial Build-ing."This year we're ear-marking a major portionof funds raised by theauction to deal with theP i t ch Canke r d i seasethreatening Cambria 'sforest , " said RichardHawley, Executive Dir-ector.Greenspace asbeena statewide eader n effortsto marshal resources tocombat hisdeadly ungus,which is incurable.More than 300 works ofart, including original oilpaint ings, watercolors,l i thographs, sculpture,f ine-art photography,antiques,ewelry, art glass,china and crystal will beContinued Page 3 SeeAUCTION

original cartoon by Art Van Rhyn

Would YouSpend$ZSfor a ClassicMercedes-Benz?Greenspacewill raffle off a l97I Mercedes-Benz Model 2HardtopCoupeaspartofa fund-raiser or thepurchase fopen spaCambria.The car was donated o Greenspaceby Cy and JacqueKelly; Jacis a vice presidentof Greenspace.You canget a ook at this silver-blue beauty at the PinedoradoPaon Sat.,Sept.5. andat the GreenspaceAnnual Art Auc-tion, Sat. Sept.26.Raffle icketswillbe available at $25eachand only 300ticketswill be sold.ThedrawingwillbeheldonJan.l, 999.ontinued Page 2 See GRANT

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LeadingGlassArtist Donates Greenspace ostsStatewideTheeVase or GreenspaceRaffleOne of America's top glassartists,Richard Satava,has donatedaglassvase o Greenspacen hopes hat funds raised n araffle will help our groupcombat hemenacingPine Pitch Canker disease that threatensCambria's orest.Satava, who owns property in Cambria,attended a golf tournament benefiting PitchCanker esearchastyear.He was so mpressedby the part Greenspace layed n the statewide

effort that he pledgeda donation to raise funds.Satava s one of the best selline artists atSeekersGlassGallery on Burton Dr. in EastVillage, according o Lynda Adelson, Seekersowner and board member of Greenspace.The vase, valued at $600, depicts an etherealpine forest in gentle, ridescent ones of greenand gray. Raffle tickets are$1 each or six for $5and are on sale at Seekers,where the vase s onThe drawing will be held n late November.

Conferencen CambriaHow do you spell elief? t was spelledR-E-L-E-A-F the weekeAugust 8th through lOth in Cambria, as 100 membersof CalifReleaf held their Sixth Annual Meetins here.This is the first time their meetingwis held anywhereother hcollegecampuses. ichardHawley,ExecutiveDirector of Greenwas instrumental n convincing the organization part of the naTrust for Public Land) to meethereon the North Coast.Judging romreactionof the Releaf members, t was a greatsuccess.California Releaf has ormed allianceswith othercommunity gr

from SanDiego o CrescentCity to expand, nhance ndpreserveandcommunity orests.The participantsarrived on Saturday evening and enjoyed dinnBrambles Restaurant.On Sundayand Monday therewere a varieworkshops from which to choose, ncluding Youth Programs iUrban Forest, An Inventory of Native Oaks, and FundamentWinningGrants.One of the highlightsof the meetingoccuned on SundayafterAfteran informativeslideshowon PinePitchCanker.Hawlev andAdams,aForestPathologistwith theCaliforniaDepartment f Fortook Releaf members n afield trip to SanSimeonStateParkjustof Cambria.There hey were able o point out examplesof trees n different softhe disease ndgive he ourgroupageneraldeaofthe ecologyoNorth Coast.Everyone ried to avoidpoisonoaks and icks!There was great interest in the Pine Pitch Canker problem faCambria and other areas n the Zone of Infestation. Eachpersonotour went away with a better appreciationof the mminent danger Montereypines.Hawley, Greenspace residentWayne Attoe and Director DeParkerattended he meeting and were impressedwith the commitof other organizations o tree planting and tree protection.It is hoped hat the lessons earned n o ther areascan serveexample n protecting he resources f the North Coast.

Fund-raisingDriveUnderway or 2Strawberry CanyonParcel$15,000 ledgedso ar topurchasepristineopenspa

As of this publicationdate,word hasyet to be received egardjoint effort by Greenspaceand Cambria's Parks, Recreation and OSpacecommission PROS) o win a $250,000grant to purchasacres n Strawberry Canyon. The state's Environmental EnhanceMitigation (EEM) Fund is stillconsidering he grantapplication.Greenspaceasbeenbusy aisingthe additional$30,000necessaryocomplete th is 12.2 $275,000purchasen Cambria's Lodge Hillarea. We are approaching thehalfway mark of $15,000 in ourfund drive. Many nearby neighborshave ontributedo hiscommunityeffort. Greenspacehas receiveddonationsas modest as $5 and asgenerousas $5000 for this pur-chase. Please consider this com-munity project in your "givingplans" for this tax year (donationsNe tax deductible).This pristineparceladjoinsa 3.8acre piece which Greenspacepurchasedwith $100,000 n com-munity donationsastyear.We haveinvesteda sizableamount of timeand money toward making thisacquisit ion a reality. We havecompleted a backup proposalforfunding in the event hat the EEM

, grant s not successful.

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Pitch Canker 2ndAnnual GolfTournamentSet or OctoberThe Second Annual Pitch Canker Golf Tournament will be held atBeachCompany's Del Monte Golf Courseon Fri., Oct. 23. Allwill benefit the Pitch CankerTask Force and will be used ormanagementor educational activities to limit the spread ofThe deadly diseasehreatensCambria' s orest.Greenspacethis task force.TheeventissponsoredbyPacificGasandElectricCompany PG&E)PebbleBeachCompany.The costper player s $125and s taxFoursomesareencouraged o sign up.This year's ournamenthonor Astronaut Alan Sheppard lastyear's tournamentchairman)year. For more information, contact Greenspace t

rom Pageof our Community Benefit Recyclingprogram(see elated

front page).Grant writing itself is an expensiveSometimes we must submitpro-posals and reports to obtaine grant.With computer osts. opyingphoto costs,and more, the processquite an investment.Bear inthese are out-of-pocftef expenses.are all uncompensatedhours.Yourcontributionsare ndispensableohelpus coverthose osts.But,importantly, since grants are extremely competitive, it is thef solid community support hat often ips the scales ya grantingorganization hat heir money will be well investedgrassroots roupstrongly supported y its community.We want to thank you for your role in helping us secureadditionalfor projects that preserveand protect the North Coast.Boardof Directors

Hawley,ExecutiveDirector.Wayne ttoe,President; acqueKelly,Viceynda Adelson,Secretary;CathicBates,TreasurerlArt Van Rhyn,Jim Brownell, and DebbicParker.CambriaLandThust

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MazesandPuzzlesane n . . .find the SignsTake a few minutes rom your busy day. See f you can ind theOur TreesFrom File & Disease" igns poited throughoutall in highly visible places.The secold year f9r this postei cgnlestresulted n around70 postersboth cambria Elemenlaryand Middle Schools. he winneis weietickets to a local movie theatre for their fine efforts and

StateAllocates$2.1Million for PitcCanker Research,ProgramsGreenspace KeyPlayer in StatewideTaskForcewhen Gov. Petewilson signedCalifornia's r998-lggg statebuon Aug. 21 he approvedan allocarion or $2. million to help ighspreadof Pitch canker in Monterey pines and other threatenedirThe.bill that spells out how the money will be spentwas stcommittee n the stare!914g ur of this pirblicationd'ate.Expecpasswithout qrgpJem,SB1712will provide $350,000p". y"i. foy9g1 to the California Departmentof Forestry and Fire preve(CDF). The money will fund ongoingpitch Canker esearch ndprograms that scientistslope will aid in the fight against the dedisease, hich threatensCambria's orest.A major focus will be placedon finding a genetic strainof treeare resistant o the disease,according o Rick Hawley, GreenExecutiveDirector.He hasbeena major player n the siatewioeFcanker TaskForce.He feelsconfidentihaf runalng wiil be forthcoto focuson thecambria standof Monterey pines,oie of only threenstandsn North America.

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inventiveness.Materials for thisendeavorwere und-ed by contributionsfrom The CambriaGarden Club, Th eJoslyn Center Gar-den Club. HenrvKluck an d Chuci

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\Alhere o Find Greenspace ocket .Parks& ForestPreserves .'CATP YI OTR

. Wilton Street Park** (LodgeHill): Four woodednearnorthwestntersection f BurtonDrive andWiltadjacent o Highway One. Wooded lot, across iPocahantas ark and Community Garden.Purchaby Greenspace. wo memorial benches.PocahontasPark/Community Garden (LodgeHi. On five lots, corner of Burton Drive and Wilt) adjacent o HighwayOne.Donatedby theAllen Pefamily.On ememorial ench.Emerson Road Preserve** (LodgeHill): 3 woo

. lots, on Emerson at Ludlow. Donated by ThomMarshall.Dorking Stree,n"1L*r* (LodgeHill): On Dorkingo betweenEmersonand Sandown.Donatedby Neal DianeGreen. hreememorial enches.Strawberry Canyon Forest Preserve** (LodgeHi4 acreson Burton Drive, at Kay St. Acquired byo donors and Greensoace. ristine forest in excel' condit ion.The Sterling Forest (Lodge Hill): Half acrepocpark and forest preserve,on Pineridge,betw-Bradford and Ell is. Donatedby Katie and Wa.'Sterl ing.a ** You can name one of theseparks after a loved othrough the Greenspace Adopt-a-Park Program,install a Memorial Bench, through our FundBench Program, Pleasecall Greenspace or furthinfo rmatio n at 805 927 4964.

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