Winter 2006 Watershed Newsletter, Cambria Land Trust

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AND WATERSHED EDUCATION IN THE SANTA ROSACREEKWATERSHEDIn pr".riorr. Watersheds we have reported on a number of projects that Greenspace has completed on Santa Rosa Creek during the past fewWithout your annual membership contribution, the work to develop the grants that funded these projects would not be possible. It is impo

Greenspace is not the only entity that conducts work on the creek. We want to acknowledge the efforts of others whjle we continour work with partnerships we have fostered over the past years. Following is a brief summarysome projects that have enhanced the health of Santa Rosa Creek.

Santa Rosa Greek Enhancement Plan - 1993. This was our first Coastal Conservancgrant. The project describes an action plan to, in part, acquire key properties that protect thehydrological functions of Santa Rosa Creek. It recommended the acquisition of flood plains andother open space properties in the lower water shed between the Pacific Ocean and Coast UnioHigh School. Properties that were targeted included the Midstate Bank property and theEast/West Ranch now knor,tm as the Fiscalini Ranch but then called Rancho Pacifica. We arepleased to say that a-ll hese propefties are now under some form of protection.

Santa Rosa Creek is Our Watershed. This was an educational grant that Greenspacewas awarded n2002 by the California Department of Fish and Game (DFG). Five articles on shead were written and appeared in our Watershed newsletter; a presentation on urban runoff w

produced and given to various cornrnunity groups and at CCSD meetings; and a watershed worshop was conducted inviting regulatory agencies and stake holders as participants.

Big Improvements or Ffuh Passage Cont'd nPag

GREENSPACECREEKSIDE RESERVEUPDATESince October 1999 Greenspace has been the proud ovrmer of over 1.5acres on Center Street rn

East VrlJ.age the Greenspace Creekside Reserve. Many members of the community haveproperty for special events and know that it is a beautifu-l and peaceful setting. It is

intent to open the Creekside Reserve to the public by 2007; however, there are still a number ofbefore that happens.

Because we have been fundraising for this property since its purchase, we wanted to show theexactly where the funds we have raised have gone and how much will be needed in

future. The accompanying charts demonstrate the income Greenspace has received for thesince its inception, the expenses we have incurred for the project and how much more must

raised in order to complete the project and open up the Creekside Reservesdoors to the pubhc.you

can see, Greenspace has received no funding from any government agency to help pay forCreekside Reserve. Ail funding we received was through private donations. The mortgage onproperty has been paid rn full. All the expenses were paid at the time they were incurred.

outstanding debts forthe Creekside Reserve project. Andthere have been overvolunteers that have helped on this project over the years for over $15,000 n donated servrces.Currently we are waiting for a hearing that is scheduled for December 15th on the minor use

that is required in order for us to finish the project. As soon as we receive our permit, webegin the final stages of preparing the Creekside Reserve for opening.We are now in the home stretch of the Greenspace Creekside Reserve project. We are depend-

upon Patron Path brick sales and private donations to help us to complete this project andus to open up the property as a beautiful open space in the middle of the East Vrllage. Wethat you will consider purchasing a Patron Path brick or donating in some other way to help

goal.If you have any questions regarding the project or would like to purchase a Patron Path brick,

call the Greensoace office at 927-2866.

MARINE LIFE PROTECTIONACT IS HEREThe oceal off the coast of Carnbria got a big boost recently when the California Fish and Gamecreated a network of 29 marine protected areas stretching from Santa Barbara County

Santa Cruz County. lncluded in this network is a non-fishrng area in front of Rancho Marinoand complete protection for Piedras Blancas, starting from the

Seal haul out north to Point Sierra Nevada. Additionally, a recreatiorcnly marine park offshore from Lampton Street north to Little Pico Creek called the Cambria State Marine

was also part of the approved plan. This protection off the Central Coast was the result ofof effort by dedicated indrviduals who worked to convince the Commission to save theseurider the Marine Li fe Protection Act. Greenspace is pleased to have been one of the

these protections.

Greenspace Vice President Mary Webb and her husband, Jm Webb, President of the CambriaClub, participated in meetings for over two years as the proposals for the Commission wereand finetuned. Recreabiona land commercial fishermen, divers, kayakers, surfers, boaters,

and citizens shared their divergent views on the subject. The Commission receivedexperts, resource managers, enJorcement officers and

agency staff.

GREENSPACE CREEKSIDE RESERVEINCOME - $5221199 octorcr1999hrough crober

General Fud

$31,736

Pdvate FoudatioN

$4.400

Water Meter Sa.le

$116,831

Mortgage md Intere$ Papents

$4JC,CUU FaO n rU

Temple Expemes -

Restoration, Excavation,

Design- $26,523

Clem up md

Maintenmce of

Propefiy'$10,906

Paton Path Bricks

$35,400

Special Events -

$13,s14

Private Donations

$320.518

GREENSPACE CREEKSIDE RESERVEEXPENSES - $501,974 (ostorer1999hroush cto

TOTAI, INCOME REOUIRED TO COMPI.EGREENSPACE CREEKSTDERESERVE- $59

Fuds raised md ued

ror e&emes - D5ut,Y/4

Appraisal, Fees,Pemits, Utilities,Etc. - $4,476

Propety Tues -

$24.561

Amout still needed

to finish Greenspace

Creekside ReseNe -

$75,600

Fud6 raised ild in

the Creekside Restrided

Fmd - $20.225

Marine Life Protection Act [Cont'd on Page 3]



GREENSPACEOPTS OUT OF THEBUILDOUTREDUCTIONPLAN

Dananr l , r r1 . r1 -m1- , ia Cnm'nr rn j lV Ser rnce l i sL f iC t Sent OUt le t_v r r ! l r u r ! u y

a varieryof non-prof itand rusrs n our area. ncludingLheywould be interested n beconung one of

land trusts that would purchase Dronerties ulder the Buiidout

\Alhrile reenspacePresidenLWay'neAttoe, as a privale cilizen,s on the advrsory ommrtlee hat wrote rh e program, nd

\ / iec Pres i . l cn l T\ ,4ar r iA /ohh haq hoon e trond inn PPOSt

v r v v u u u L u r r u I r g r r L v u

that have been held to determine the best method tothe plan, after exhaustive

La numberof Boardmeetings, heCreenspace oard

has decided nol-Loapply for a role n lh-Ls rogram lor aof reasons.

First, LheCreenspaceBoard has not taken a posiLion or otproject. Some Board members believe our

pol1ed,worild similarly not agree on the subject.in the Buildout Reductlon Program by Greenspace

e construedas supporL or Lh edesalnarionproject,whichnot be accurate and might ahenate some supporters.

The innovative Buildout Reduction Program is untested andncrcra lo ann l rn \ /p rq \ / Grconqnana is a nnn-n1gf i I Wf -h nOr u r r u r r v

of rts members. The Boardto be involved in an untested program over which it has

control and whuch, no[ possible egal challenges,mighl jeopardrze rs esrao-

programs and commttments.Additionally,while ir is expecled rhat the CCSDwill indemnily

trusts and their directors agarnst lega1action related to partlci-in the Buildout Reduction Program, concern remains

drrectors might be named as indlviduals in suitsxght be blought by people who are unirappywith aspectsoI

The Greenspace Board of Directors endorses a reduction ofn Lhecommuruty as a means Lopreserve LheMonterey

forest and open space and will continue seeking to acquirefor thrs purpose.

Please help Greenspace prcserue the coartalcteeks, forests, coastal waters, and open spacesof the North Coast of San Luis Obispo Cowty.

JOIN GREENSPACE TODAY!

E New N/Iember

E New Member

n Contributing - $50

E Sponsoring - $100

E Renewal

n PatronE Sustaining $500E Benefactor$L,000

Name

Address

City/State/Zip

PhoneEmail

Payment Method: E Check nclosed visa n u/c

Card #

ftrp. Date

Sigrrature

Send your taxdeductable donations to:Greenspace, P.O. Box 1505,Cambria, CA 93428

Big Improuements for Fish Passage lcont'd from Page 1]

San Luis Obispo Gounty Strearn Grossing Inventory and FishPassage Evaluation Grant. This grant was awarded to Greenspace in 2to conduct an inventory on SLO coastal streams that have erther historlc orcurrent steelhead mrgrations in them and to assess culvert issues at roadcrossings. The final repoft can be seen on our website at u/v\,nv.greenspaccambria.org

Burton Bridge Barrier Removal Proiect. This project was fr-rndedthrough the Department of Fish and Games' Adaptive lManagement Prograand the National Ocearuc Atmospherrc Administration (NOAA) in 2005. Thproject began in October 2005 and ended in October 2006. A concrete aprowas removed under Burton Bridge that prevented fish passage during 65%Lhevear. The apron was removed during rhe fall ol bolh yearswhen SantaRosa Creek is fl,pically at its ]owest flow rate. Pictures can be seen atwvvw. greenspacecambrra. org.

Fiscalini Stream Bank Restoration Proiect. This grant was awardto Greenspace rn 2004 by DFG and was completed in 2006. The projectrestored 350 feeLol e roded srream bank by crealing a new stream charLneflood terrace. The project site contained 30- foot vertical wal ls of scallopedstream banks that were depositing thousands of cubic yards of sediment avaluable farm land into Santa Rosa Creek. The project pictures can be vrewon oru website w JVW.greenspacecambria.org.

A pending proiect is the Ferrasci Bridge Proiect. This project wilremove the highest ranked barrier to steelhead mrgratron in San Luis ObispCountv. Aller Lhesteelhead barrier is removed,a bridge wiU be bult to repthe crossing. Seepictures of tlus barrier at wvwv.greenspacecambria.org.

For Lhepasl tl-uee ears Greenspacehas been ar el ected member of LTri County Fish Team (TCFT;.which is made up o[ indivrdua]s iom SLO, SaBarbara, and Ventura Countres. Some of the projects that the TCFT is undetaking are restoratron pennt strearn]irung and restoration best managemen

practices. In addition, the TCFT conducts workshops on culvert placementand road crossing structures on steelhead streams. Greenspace has taken active role ln these important improvements in permtttrng and educating ctractors who conduct this tlpe of work.

One project that we anticipate rntroducing into the North Coastof the county ls water monitoring that includes urban rr-rnoffpollutlon (Wewere saddened that the County of SLO has decided to hardscape the parkinarea behind the Chewon station with asphalt instead of a permeable surfacWater leaving that srte which mns directly into Santa Rosa Creek wr11be poed lvrth battery acids, anti-lreezeconstituents, and oil andgrease). Capturing samples oithe

'firstflush' of water entedng

Santa Rosa Creek through cul-verts at the beginning of thewet season will be another proj-

ect we want to implement.Finding ways to prevent urbanrunoff pollution by filteringwater before it enters water-ways is a high prionty for manyagencies and watershed groupsl i l:o flrooncnrna

The CCSD ecenlly completed a stream bank ero sion project on rheFiscahni Ranch. This prqect reconsfiucted an eroded stream bank that waendangering public infrastructure and provided needed habitat for steelheaTtus prqect was done by the Ca-IiforniaConservation Corps under the SLOT ̂ -^ n^- -^ - ., ru , vu , ,Ly o r r ra ragemenl .

The CCSD has another project that is pendhg to reconstruct 300 feet oeroded stream bank directly across the channel from the project completedby them last year. Work is scheduled for 2007.

Greenspace has partnered wrth many organizations and state andfederal

agencleswith

theprojects

mentioned above. These include, CaliforDepartment of Fish and Game, County of San Lrus Obispo, the SLO LandConservancy, California Conservation Corps, NOAA, Pacific States MarineFisheries Commission, and the California Coastal Conservancy.

It should be noted that much of the labor for our projects has beenprovided through the California Conservatron Corps. Tlls state agency hasbeen instrumental in many projects throughout the county and in the Carnbrarea. The Corps provides our cormty wrth skilled labor arrd leadership tn avarlety of ways that largely go unnotlced by the pubJic. Restoration projectare their forte and much of our success is directly related to the Corpsefficiency and skill.

if you wouJd like to learn more aboul Lheprojects we have completedor are pending please call the Greenspace office or vrsit our website atwww,greenspacecambria.org. We also will conduct presentations on mostof our projects to groups or associations of interested pafties.

Ferrasci Road Crossing



GREENSPACE ANNOUNCES NEW SPEAKER SERIES PROGRAM'Fha 1-lroancna^6 P^ard of Directors is pleased to announce a new innovative communlty program. In the upcoming months Greenspace w4 rv v t v v l l u y s v u u v

Speaker Serles, bringrng notable rndividuals to Cambria and the Central Coast who will address envlronmental toprcs of conchallenge society, government, and business.

Bill Morem. Ooinion Editor of The Tribune will begin the series in January. He will be discussing his thoughts on envlronmental andissues that are currently affecting and will be affecting the County of San Luis Oblspo.

Garv Patton. Executive Director of the Planninq and Conservation Leaque (PCL) will speak in February on the leadership role thaalong with California's leglslature, has taken on global warming issues, rnciuding what the landmark teglslation, AB 32, has the potential t

affiliation with the National Wildlife Federation regarding climate change and wildlife . The Planning and Conservation(PCL) s a 4O-yearstatewide, non profit lobbying organization. Based in Sacramento, PCL is an alliance of individuals and conservation

that have joined together to protect Callfornia's environment through legislative and administrative action.Heather Coolev. of the Pacific Institute in Oakland, is tentatively scheduled to speak in N4arch. She will discuss

"DesalinationWlth A

A California PerspecLive", 2006 report published by the Institute that she co-authored along with PeLerGleick and Gary Wolf .the water purveyors' ultimate answer for manufactured water. The Pacific Institute is dedicated to protecting our natural world,

development, and improving global securrty. Founded in 1987 and based in Oakland, they provide independent researpolicy analysis on issues at the intersection of development, environment, and securiryDr.Garla DAntonio. Professor and Schuvler Chair of Environmental Studies at the Universitv of California. Santa Barbara w

of the Speaker Series ln April. Dr. DAntonio's current research topics include controls over biologicai invaslon by non-tndigenbetween population and ecosystem processes n planLs,p)ant effects on soil resources,and processesconLrolling plant

dynamrcs. Dr. DAntonio, author of numerous papers on the subject, will be speaking on native plantings, invasive plants and fire.There will be a recommended donation of $10 to attend each of the lectures or $30 to attend all four lectures. The exact dates and location

Serles will be announced soon. We thlnk that the Speaker Series discussions and views will stimulate dialoque and intellectualPleasc RS\/P (927-2866\as soace is limited.

Life Protection Act lcont'd from Page 1]

On behalJ of Greenspace, Vice Presrdent Webb spoke at many of theand testified at several of the Commrsston

supportlng sclentrfically based maximum protection off of ourof his role as Regional Vice President of the

and Conservatron League and as Executive Director oftestified at the Commission hearings and

of support for the most protective package developedLhestakeholderprocess. In Lheend, on August lbththe

agreed to adopt a compromise plan that com-some of the best parts of the packages that were presented to them.

In their final plan, the Commrssion agreed that other areas on thedeserved the highest levels of protection, includlng Point

Point Buchon, Point Lobos, Pornt Arguellocanyons, prtrnacles and kelp forests.

Soon another region of the California coast will be studied as theis implemented from the Oregon border to the Medcan border with

of 2011 or completion.

Christmas is comjng - and what better gift for friends andfamily than something you larow wjll fit perfectly, will last foreveand is personalized * a brick along the Patron Pathl The PatronPath is a walkway through the Greenspace Creekside Reservewhich will contain Z22bricknarneplates. The bricks can beinscribed with your loved one's name or their business. Or youcan put a special message to them on the brlck. And you won'teven have to wrap it!

Also, don't forget our Buddy Brick program. Express the dedication that you and your family have for each other by purchas-ing a brlck together. If you belong to a book club, a yoga ilass, anart club or another kind of special group, demonstrate your com-mitment to each other by sharing a Patron Path brick. Purchase brick with two or three of your friends to honor your friendshlpand, at the same time, confiibute to this beautifr.il open space. Opitch in with youl co-workers to buy a brick on the Patron Path.

Please consider becoming a part of the Patron Path. Call theGreenspace office today af 927-2866 for more information.

In August the National Wiidlfe Federatton filed an amicus brief onof itselJ arrd 73 other spofiing ard conservation organizahons,

game departments, professional fish and wildlife societies,and aquariums and reJigrousorganizations in a firstever case

g1oba1warming to be heard by the Umted States SupremeGreenspace rsproud that it was asked to be one of the 73 organi-irtcluded in this brief. Counsel for the National Wrldlife

(N\MF)stated that this may be the most diverse coalition toan environmental amicus brief with the Supreme Cor.xt. The

amrcus bdef is not the only brief submitled rr this case in supportetitioners. Additional amrcus briefs were filed by climate scientists,

energy technology comparries,ski resorts,state andgovernments, reiigious groups and more. The case will be heard

sometrme this month.

The case, Commonwealth of Massachusetts. et al. v. United StateProtection Agencv is based on a 2003 EPA decision not

regulate carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gas emissions fromas pollution. The brief states that, accordmg to the Clean Air

the Environmenta-l Protection Agency has the duty to regnrlateanypollutant that can reasonably be expected to endanger public healthwelfare, which rrcludes effects on climate and wildlife. Because of

duty, the EPA must act to Limit greenhouse gas pollution rn order toclimate that these pollutants are causing and prc

wildlife resources for future generations. (It should be notedof Massachusetts v. USEPA s based on harms not

but to the public in general.)Greenspace will Iet the commumty know the outcome of this case

Court n.iles on this important issue later this month.

Chinese Temple Tented By Key Termite

KSK&&XK MKSXThank you to Key Termite and Pest Controi of Atascadero fortheir assistance in rldding the Chinese Temple on theGreenspace Creekslde Reserve of building-destroylng insects

Greenspace would like to thank Craig Loud and the staff atLoud Design for their invaluable asststance in the creation ofthe Watershed.



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PINE FOREST HEALTH SURVEYAT THE WILDLAND URBAN INTERFACE

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owned by The Nature Conservancy. Items of interestpine regeneration, fungal pathogen infection

piLchcanker and western gali rusl. and a parasite

aspect of the survey washow many snags per acre were present. Other

and analyzed that will be reported inWatershed Newsletters.

With the rnvaluable technical assistance of three CalPoly

and Erin Ricethe assistance of long time colleagues Dr. Don Owen

the sampling regime and data collection

Once the coll ected data was analyzed we were surprisedpitch canker was nol prevalenLn the rural ands. Only

f the forest area surveyed showed symptoms of pitch

primary tree fungal palhogen wa s western gallby parasrte infectrons of dwarf mistletoe. We

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larval stage of its life.

Snags pror,rde habitat for woodpeckersand other cavity nesting animals andprovide perch and roost opportunitieslor raptors. Understanding Lhenum-ber and types of snags on conserva-tion lands js criLical o managemenl.Snags were delined by us in this way:any dead tree with a diameter of 6inches or g reaLer at four feet that wasat least 6 feet tall. Snags fell into oneof three classes:all bark intact. peeling

bark and no bark. Wrthin each of thethree snag classes we looked for twoi i ^ r ; ^ ^ r i ^ ^ , , ^ ^ . ^ ^ . ; + i ^ ^ ^ - i f ^ - ^ ^ i - û f D L r f f u L r D J u g D , ! o v t L t g J o ] ] u ] u ] o \ ] 1 I 1 9 ,

Therefore,we have lour types of snagswithin each class of snag. We foundthal Iherewere l0.bsnagspe r acreofall classes. DeLermininq ird andmammal use from thls data has notbeen analyzed bul we hope to find theexper Lise n solving thrs complex sla-tistical formuia in the future.

% OF CLASSES OF SNAGS

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C\ass 2 - L'L%

r Class 23 - 26%

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acre of pine and oaks was pI n r r l a r l r z n t a r a q t i n d R o a r l l i n

rn ro ra d o f in e r l a < rn \ / t ra n l ^ ^ru u qJ u r ry L ru u l v o

than 1 inch indiameter. Thnumbers are quite dramatic

comparing these wildland nbers with the urban area ofCambna pine forest will givlmportant information on hmanage vegetation clearingBased on obser aLions,le eelation within the urba n aresrgnificantly lower because vegetation removal practice

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