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M A G A Z I N E O F T H E VE N T A N A CH A P T E R O F T H E S I E R R A CL U B

olume 45, Number 5, 2006

Explore, enjoy and protect the planet

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OCTOCT, NOV, NOV, DEC, DECOUTINGSOUTINGS

Election EndorsementsElection Endorsements

An historic campaign toestablish a statewide net-work of marine protected

areas (MPAs), in California,achieved a major milestone onAugust 15, 2006. With a unani-mous 5-0 vote, the CaliforniaFish and Game Commissionapproved a network of 29 MPAscovering over 200 square miles ofstate waters along Californiascentral coast. This plan, the firststep in a master-plan for theentire coast, should receive finalapproval in early 2007 after envi-ronmental and regulatoryreview. The concept of marineprotected areas includes marinereserves, where no fishing isallowed, marine conservationareas (where some commercialand/or recreational fishing ispermitted) and marine parkswhere only recreational fishing is

permitted.While the law calling for animproved system of marine pro-tected areas along the entire Cal-ifornia coast passed in 1999,implementation languished for

several years due to budget andstaff shortages. The process was jump-started by newly electedGovernor Schwarzenegger inlate 2004 through a unique pri-vate-public partnership. Whatfollowed was a year of stake-holder meetings advised by sci-ence teams, followed by recom-mendations of a Governor-appointed Blue Ribbon TaskForce. It culminated in a propos-al by the Department of Fish andGame that was strengthened andapproved by the State Fish andGame Commission.

The final MPA package cre-ates a network of 29 marine pro-tected areas that comprise morethan 200 square miles (about18%) of state waters betweenSanta Barbara and Santa CruzCounties. Although conserva-tion leaders supported a higher

level of protection than wasadopted, the Commissions voteis considered a significant steptowards ecosystem protection.

For more information go to:www.CalOceans.org.

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ttoo pprrootteecctt oocceeaannby Kaitlin Gaffney, Central Coast Program Manager for The Ocean Conservancy


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Writers:Rita Dalessio, Debbie Bulger,Kaitlin Gaffney, Bill AllayaudBill Magavern, Andrew Christie

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The Sierra Club/Ventana Chapter Volume 45 Number 5, 2006

C H A P T E R C H A I R

Fall is a good time to hike

This fall is an especially good timeto get out on the trails for a hike.Dont let these mild, clear days go

by without looking through the Outingspages for a leisurely walk or a strenuousclimb through scenic areas of forests,parks, rivers and ridge tops.

In addition to the many popular hikesin the Santa Cruz Mountains and the

Ventana Wilderness, the Chapter hasbegun offering hikes to two new proper-ties opened this summer by the Mon-terey Peninsula Regional Park District.

One is Palo Corona Regional Park,about 4,350 acres of a former ranch withover 500 species of plants. The entranceto the park is located on the east side ofHighway 1, about a mile south ofCarmel Valley Road in Carmel. The ele-vation ranges from sea level to 3,400 feet.The Palo Corona trail leads up to Inspi-ration Point, a 3-mile round trip, wherethere is a dramatic view of Carmel Bay.

The second park is Mill Creek Red-wood Preserve. The entrance to this pre-serve is approximately six and a half

Do you find yourself staring intothe dark wondering if vampiresare bleeding you dry? Do you

lie in bed at night listening to the suck-ing sound of your conservation efforts

draining away?Stop the bloodsuckers. Take charge.

Rid your home of vampires.Were talking about the vampires

and ghost charges that most modernappliances have built into them. Whenyou turn most appliances off, theyrestill on. Fight this needless waste with apower strip.

The reason your TV springs instant-ly to life is it wasnt really off. Usepower strips to completely switch offthese electricity wasters when youre

not using them. Simply plug youDVD player, VCR, computeother appliances with standby into an inexpensive power stripoff the power strip and, presto

appliance will be really off.Do you leave your cell phone

er plugged in? Unplug and banisghost load. The same goes for camera battery chargers.

Bust those ghosts. Ban the valoads.

Standby modes on all your ances can waste the equivalent toing a 75 or 100 watt light bulb rucontinuously. Now, thats scary

Unplug those suckers.Debbie Bulger

Rid your home of Vampire

miles from Highway 1 on the soof Palo Colorado Canyon RoadSur. This 1,500-acre open space boasts the best constructed back-trail in Monterey County. This pa sense of quiet tranquility fomore remote places but is only from the peninsula. There is a smile roundtrip in-and-out trwinds among shaded redwoocanyons above Upper Bixby Crspectacular view of lower Bixby and the Pacific Ocean.

If you cannot find a hike to thproperties being offered that suschedule or want to explore theindependently, you can contact tDistrict to request an access perline at www.mprpd.org or by372-3196. Access permits are requthe County of Monterey to visitthese parks. It is recommended ttors apply for an access permit athours in advance of the planned

permits are limited. Parking infowill be provided, and carpoolingly advisable and encouraged.

There is a photo of one of the ular views in Palo Corona Regionon the back page of this newslett

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Workshops on the issues:Nov. 6 Seymour Ctr, Santa CruzNov. 9 Monterey Institue for

International Studies, MontereyFor more info: Call Save Our Shores,462-5660 or The Ocean Conservancy,425-1363.

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LETTERS

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Contact Your RepresentativesPresident George W. BushThe White House1600 Pennsylvania Ave. NWWashington, D.C. 20500Comment line: (202) 456-1111FAX: (202) [email protected]

Vice President Dick Cheney(202) [email protected]

Governor Arnold SchwarzeneggerState Capitol BuildingSacramento, CA 95814(916) 445-2841FAX: (916) 445-4633www.governor.ca.gov

Senator Dianne Feinstein331 Hart Office BuildingWashington, D.C. 20510(202) 224-3841; (415) 393-07071 Post Street, Suite 2450San Francisco, CA 94104go to website to email

Senator Barbara Boxer112 Hart Office BuildingWashington, D. C. 20510(202) 224-3553(415) 403-0100 (Voice)1700 Montgomery StreetSan Francisco, CA 94111go to website to email

U. S. Representative Sam Farr100 W. Alisal StreetSalinas, CA 93901(831) 429-1976 (Santa Cruz)

(831) 424-2229 (Salinas)(202) 225-6791 (FAX, Washington,

[email protected]. Representative Anna Eshoo698 Emerson StreetPalo Alto, CA 94301(408) 245-2339FAX (650) 323-3498go to website to email

State Senator Abel Maldonado100 Paseo De San Antonio, Suite 20San Jose, CA 95113(408) [email protected]

State Senator Joe SimitianState Capitol, Room 4062Sacramento, CA 95814(916) 445-6747 FAX (916) [email protected]

State Senator Jeff Denham369 Main Street, #208Salinas, CA 93901(831) [email protected]

Assembly Representative Simon Sa100 W. Alisal Street, Rm. 134Salinas, CA 93901(831) 759-8676 FAX (831) 759-29assemblymember.Salinas@assembly

Assembly Representative John La701 Ocean Street, Room 318-BSanta Cruz, CA 95060; (831) 425-1599 Pacific Street, Suite 555DMonterey, CA 93940(831) 649-2832 FAX (831) 649-29assemblymember.Laird@assembly.

The Ventana welcomes letters. Send to:

LETTERS TO THE EDITORThe Ventana, 1603 King StreetSanta Cruz, CA 95060

or email to [email protected] include a phone number withyour letter. Anonymous letters arenot accepted. Letters may be editedfor length.

arbon conflictSeth Zuckerman points out in the

pt/Oct Sierra (p.54) that a round-tripght from San Francisco to Paris generates600 pounds of carbon dioxide, equivalentthat of eight months carbon emissions byaverage person. In spite of this astoundingmparison, Sierra Club 2007 Outings head-promotes tripsto the ends of the earth.. 60)!How can the Sierra Club, in good con-

ience, continue to offer transoceanic out-gs? I urge that SC Outings no longer befered, or at the very least, confined to the.S.Ralph BergerSanta Cruz

Water wasterThis summer I spent five days in a hotelescape the heat in the Santa Cruz Moun-

ins and was dismayed that the shower wast-an incredible amount of water. In order to

t hot water, I had to turn a knob whichso increased the water pressure, and thereas no low-flow shower head. I wonder howany rooms in motels and hotels in Santaruz and Monterey County are like this.ere we are talking about desalination andmething like this exists.Judy GilchristLos Gatos

At the request of the Santa CruzGroup, the Sierra Club has joineda lawsuit against the City of Wat-

nville that has been filed by Friends ofuena Vista (FOBV), a local neighbor-ood association in Larkin Valley, justorth of the Watsonville Airport.

The City of Watsonville is proposing

expand the city limits and annex the

Sierra Club joins lawsuit challenging s p r a w l

www.ventanawild.org P.O. Box 506, Santa Cruz, CA 95061 831-423-3191

area known as Buena Vista for devel-opment of 2,200 homes, associated com-mercial buildings, and a school. Theentire area is directly under the flightpaths for the airport runways. In addi-tion, this area drains into the HarkinsSlough.

The adverse impacts of this develop-

ment include the conversion of qualityagricultural lands to non-agriculturaluses, groundwater depletion due to over-pumping of the Pajaro Valley Aquifer,increased traffic on roads and highways,and increased polluted runoff intoHarkins Slough. The proposed develop-ment would severely compromise oper-ating safety at the Watsonville Airportdue to building in previously clearzones. As a result of this factor, the Wat-sonville Pilots Association has filed acompanion lawsuit.

The Clubs environmental goals inthis lawsuit are to block urban sprawl,preserve agricultural land, preserve

water quality in Harkins Slough, andreduce or confine the over-pumping ofthe Pajaro Valley Aquifer. The specificlegal goal of the litigation is to get anorder setting aside the approval of theWatsonville General Plan Amendmentunless and until a legally adequate Envi-ronmental Impact Report is preparedand substantial mitigations adopted.

The Watsonville General PlanAmendment generates numerous envi-ronmental problems which are deferredfor future solving. For example, there isno identification of a credible solution toincreased regional traffic congestion that

would be created on Highways 1, 129,and 152, nor is there a guaranteed watersource to supply the huge populationgrowth this General Plan Amendmentseeks to encourage.

The proposed General Plan Amend-ment dismisses such deficiencies by call-ing them regional problems that need tobe solved by someone else or by con-tending that these problems will besolved later.

The Sierra Club and FOBV believethat this abdication of local responsibili-ty needs to be corrected before any partof the General Plan Amendment isimplemented. In public testimony Sierra

Club and FOBV sought to convince theCity of Watsonville that it should notadopt a Plan that contains major region-al problems without first articulatingclear and credible solutions. Theseefforts were to no avail, which is why weare seeking correction of the situationthrough the courts.

Moving?Please fill out and mail the change

of address form on page 15 oremail:

[email protected] post office charges us 70 cents each if

they handle the address change. Pleasehelp the Club by using the coupon on

page 15.

Thank you

Glass designer to donatportion of sales to SantCruz Group

Annieglass, the Watsonvildesigner of handmade glaware, has introduced a n

tern which highlights the Monaterfly. The serving ware was desiAnnieglass owner, Ann Morhaushas a personal attachment to M

and the preservation of their Because the Santa Cruz habitasuch an important role in the lifMonarch butterfly, Morhausdonate a portion of the proceesales of her new Butterflies tablethe Santa Cruz Group of theClub.

Aldo Giacchino, Chair of thCruz Group, expressed great ation for Morhausers generosityIt is very heartening to see a locwho draws inspiration from thenvironment make a contrtowards its preservation.

The five-piece group of tashowcases 24k gold abstractiMonarch butterflies against thickparent glass. The line was introdSeptember at the Annieglass sSanta Cruz. To see exampleswww.annieglass.com.


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T

he November 7th ballot will befilled with many ballot measures.Sierra Club California has taken

ositions on a number of these measures.ome are very controversial, and theakes are high. The Club has not takenposition on every measure. Vote fore environment on November 7!Proposition 1c: Housing Bond:Vote YES.This is a $2.85 billion bond measureat will facilitate several types of afford-le housing. It will also provide moneylocal governments for infrastructure

r transit-oriented development andoney for planning infill development.ffordable housing and money for smartowth planning are consistent with ouratewide growth management guide-nes.Proposition 1d: Schools Bond:Vote YES.This is a $10.4 billion bond measurer school modernization and to reducehool overcrowding. Like the housingond, this is consistent with the Clubsowth management guidelines, ashools that need this money the moste in urban areas and older suburbaneas.Proposition 84: Water Supply/uality and Parks Bond:Vote YES.This is a $5.3 billion bond that would

mprove the quality of local drinkingater supplies by conservation of openace, streams, and forests both throughnd purchases and conservation ease-ents. Monies from the park bondeasures passed by voters over the lastght years are nearly gone.Proposition 85:Parental Notificationfor Abortions:Vote NO.This constitutional amendment isry similar to Prop 73, which the Sierralub opposed in last years special elec-

tion. It would require parental consentor a court order prior to a woman underthe age of 18 receiving an abortion.

Many health care groups oppose thismeasure because it could encourage ille-gal, unsafe, amateur abortions. SierraCub has taken pro-choice positions since1969 in support of our policies on popu-lation and womens access to familyplanning services and reproductivehealth care.

Proposition 87:The Clean Energy Initiative:Vote YES.This measure will fund a $4 billion

dollar effort to reduce Californiasdependence on gasoline and diesel by25% over 10 years. It funds incentives tomake alternative fuel vehicles and alter-native fuels more widely available andaffordable to consumers and research tobring clean, renewable energy and ener-gy-efficiency technologies to the market-place more quickly. The money will beraised by a tax on every barrel of oilextracted from land or water areas inCalifornia.

Proposition 89:The Clean Money Initiative:Vote YES.This measure, sponsored by the Cali-

fornia Nurses Association, would enactpublic financing of political campaignsand set new limits on political contribu-

tions and expenditures. This initiativeproposes to remove corporate wealth asa major factor in elections through a vol-untary system of public campaign fund-ing. Prop 89 also sets new limits on cam-paign contributions to state office candi-dates and campaign committees. It intro-duces new restrictions on contributionsand expenditures by lobbyists and cor-porations. The primary revenue for theClean Money Fund is generated by a 0.2percent increase in taxes on corporationsand financial institutions.

Sierra Club positions on State bond measuresBill Allayaud, State Legislative Director, Sierra Club California

We can do better. We can have agovernor who moves consis-tently toward a more sustain-

able future instead of one who tries toplease his big-business supporters withone hand while making environmentalpromises with the other.

That is why Sierra Club has endorsedPhil Angelides for governor. The deci-sion was reached after Angelides filledout a long questionnaire and met with usfor an interview. Schwarzeneggerdeclined repeated requests to return ourquestionnaire and meet with us.

While Governor Schwarzeneggerdeserves credit for programs to fundsolar energy and reduce diesel emissions,among other advances, his pro-environ-ment promises have too often beenundermined by his strong ties to the cor-porate lobbies that oppose virtuallyevery major proposal to safeguard our

air, water and wild places.Schwarzenegger has support

way expansion and the rollbacklandmark California EnvironQuality Act. Angelides suppoClean Alternative Energy Initiathe November ballot; Schwarzopposes it. Angelides supportscommunities the ability to enforfornias public health and envirolaws, while Schwarzenegger bacbusiness-sponsored initiative th

away that right. Angelides calleto the handouts to industrial dthe Central Valley, while Schwger tried to keep giving away pocontrol money to polluters.

Schwarzenegger has named omitted preservationist to the Commission; Angelides promname four. Schwarzenegger hpaigned for George W. Bush, thanti-environment president in oury, while Angelides has opposeSchwarzenegger is proud of hiscreating the gas-guzzling HAngelides is proud that his fami3 hybrid vehicles.

The Clubs interview commitwell aware of Angelides past recdeveloper in the Sacramento arwe discussed it with him. We gavmore weight, though, to his reour elected Treasurer over theyears. He has put the weight of hbehind real investments in cleanand smart growth and has prodporations to clean up their envirtal practices.

Why Sierra Club supports

Phil Angelides for governorby Bill Magavern, Senior Representative, Sierra Club California

Vote the environment, November 7

Prop 90:Eminent Domain and Damages:Vote NO.

This measure is extremely importantfor all that the Sierra Club works on.The proponent, a wealthy East Coastdeveloper and well-known Libertarian,claims its just about stopping the abuseof eminent domain by local govern-ments; hence they call it the Save OurHomes initiative. But, we have re-labeled it as the Taxpayer Trap initia-tive because of a hidden provision thatsays that basically any regulatory actiona city, county, or state agency takes

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could be termed as damaging thof private property. This amendthe State Constitution would bot

in billions of dollars of taxpayerbeing spent on litigation and paybogus damages, and in local anagencies being reluctant to reguuses that affect our air, water, anThe Coastal Commission, the Sand Water Boards, Fish and Galocal zoning and planning bodieall be adversely affected if Prop. es. Defeating Prop. 90 is a high for all environmental groups in t


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LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR:John GaramendiThe Lieutenant Governor sits on theate Lands Commission, the UC BoardRegents, and is a non-voting memberthe Coastal Commission.Insurance Commissioner Garamendi

rved in the Legislature where hethored laws on clean energy and toxic

eanup. As Deputy Secretary of the.S. Department of the Interior, he

mplemented the Central Valleymprovement Act water reforms andocked the Ward Valley nuclear waste

ump. As Lt. Governor, Garamendiomises to once again promote a greenenda as he has at the state and federalvels for three decades.

SECRETARY OF STATE:Debra BowenAre you concerned about touch-

reen voting machines, hackers, andper trails when you vote? The Secre-ry of State will decide the voting pro-

dures for California as the state shiftselectronic voting and as absentee vot-

g increases.As Chair of the Senate Elections

ommittee, Senator Bowen led the fightensure that all votes will be accurately

corded and reported. She strongly sup-orts Clean Money campaign financeform and is extremely well-informedout the role and responsibilities of thefice. Bowen, an environmental leaderthe Legislature, played a key role in

moving polluter-linked appointeesom environmental positions.

CONTROLLER:

John ChiangThe Controller sits on the State Lands

ommission, the California Pollutionontrol Financing Authority, and theate pension funds.Chiang has been elected twice to rep-

sent the Los Angeles area on the BoardEqualization. He has consistently

oted to rigorously enforce polluter-ys fees that fund programs for elec-onic waste recycling, hazardous wasteeanup, and childhood lead poisoningevention. He also advocated ocean and

Club picks for statewide racesdesert protection as a staff member forformer Controller Gray Davis.

TREASURER:Bill LockyerThe Treasurer influences environ-

mental policy through investment deci-sions of State pension funds, and asleader of the California Pollution Con-

trol Financing Authority.For eight years, Lockyer has been thegreenest Attorney General in Californiahistory. He will carry his environmentalcommitment to the Treasurers officewhere he promises to wield his influenceto be the greenest Treasurer ever.

Assemblymember John Laird madesignificant progress on environ-mental issues in 2005-06 through

action on the state budget as BudgetCommittee Chair and by moving keylegislation.

John Laird has been working hard tofinally turn the tide after years of thestates under-funding resources and envi-ronmental protection. Lairds most out-

standing achievements include allocating$250 million to the state budget to beginfunding the $1 billion backlog in stateparks deferred maintenance, providingfor $19 million to protect and manageCalifornias ocean resources, and aug-menting Fish & Games funding by over$70 million.

This year, Assemblymember Lairdauthored many environmentally-focusedbills, including:

AB 1881 to improve efficiency ofwater use in new and existing irrigatedurban landscapes.

AB 984 to develop a plan to control or

eradicate non-native invasive tamarisk inthe Colorado River to help increase thestates water supply.

AB 2496 to increase high-efficiency

Cip and take this Handy Guide to the polls

Governor Phil AngelidesLieutenant Governor John GaramendiSecretary of State Debra Bowen

Controller John ChiangTreasurer Bill LockyerHouse of Reps Sam FarrProp 1c Housing YESProp 1d Schools YESProp 84 Water/Parks YESProp 85 Parental Notification NOProb 87 Clean energy YESProp 89 Clean money YESProp 90 Eminent Domain NOU.S. House of Reps. Sam Farr, Anna Eshoo, Mike HondaState Assembly John LairdMeasures I & J (Santa Cruz) YES on both

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These two ballot measures wouldempower the City of Santa Cruzto take action to limit UCSC

expansion if there are not appropriate

mitigations. The Club decided toendorse these two ballot measuresbecause of the lack of sufficient mitiga-tions to prevent the significant environ-mental damages from the proposedUCSC expansion.

Measure I is an ordinance whichenables the City to oppose Universitygrowth unless the University providesmitigations for the negative impacts thatthe growth would create especially in theareas of water, housing and traffic.

Measure J would amend the CityCharter to clarify that the City has noobligation to provide water and sewerservices to areas outside its present serv-

ice area. Most of the proposed Universi-ty expansion is on the upper campuswhich is not in the Citys water andsewer service area. With the clarificationof Measure J, the University would berequired to enter into agreements withthe City to gain connections to the citywater system and sewage treatment plantto serve the upper campus.

Measure I and Measure J provide theCity of Santa Cruz with more tools toaddress the impacts of University expan-sion. Vote YES on Measures I and J .

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toilet standards from the currentlons per flush to 1.3 gallons per f

AB 2348 would authorize the share in the cost of the U.S. Armof Engineers Pajaro River levee This $200 million federal projrequire a 25% non-federal cost sh

AB 2485 (jointly authoreAssemblymember Jones and sigthe Governor) will provide for ntections for sea otters by makinfornia penalties for killing a sequal to those under federal lahibiting dumping materials harsea otters into state waters, and cat litter as non-flushing to reducful Toxoplasmosis gondii in sea otttat.

AB 3028 to encourage developthe California Coastal Trail amore coastal resource protection

City of Santa CruzVote YES on I and J

Re-elect Assemblymember John Lair

Rail options for Santa CruThursday, December 14 6:30 p.m.

Jade St. Community Ctr. Jade St. & 47th, Capitola

Hear rail experts from aroundthe Western US presentoptions for train and rail sys-

tems in Santa Cruz. Speakers includeMichael Jones, Principal Planner, AltaDesigns; Bill Burgel, VP Operations

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C A L E N D A R

Sierra Club Events

Non-Sierra Club events of interestThe following activities are not sponsored or administered by the Sierra Club. TClub makes no representations or warranties about the safety, supervision or mment of such activities. They are published only as a reader service.

riday, October 20

Vegetarian Potluck & Film

Urban Solutions from CuritibaCuritiba is a model green city in Brazilwith efficient transportation, affordablehousing, public parks in flood plains, lowcrime rate, and happy residents. Localfilm-makers Maria Vaz and Giovanni VazDel Bello will answer questions after thescreening. Bring food to share and yourown plate, cup, utensils, and serving uten-

Saturdays (dates below)

Habitat restoration sponsored

by California Native Plant Soci-

etyVolunteer to restore native habitat inState Parks in Santa Cruz Co. Wear lay-

ered work clothing. Bring water &gloves. Tools provided. 10:00 a.m. to 1:00p.m. We work rain or shine, but if thingsget particularly unpleasant, we call it aday. Contact Linda Brodman, 462-4041,[email protected]. website:www.cruzcnps.org.Oct. 28, Sunset Beach State ParkNov. 18, Sunset Beach State ParkDec. 2, Henry Cowell State Park

Second and Fourth Saturdays

Habitat restoration

WatsonvilleSecond and fourth Saturdays each month.Sponsored by Watsonville Wetlands

Watch. 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. Meet atthe Fitz Wetlands Educational ResourceCenter located at Pajaro Valley HighSchool in Watsonville. Gloves, tools anda snack provided. Call Jonathan Pilch,728-4106 for more information. No expe-rience necessary.

Saturdays

Garland Ranch hikesThe Monterey Peninsula Regional ParkDistrict docents lead hikes at GarlandRanch Park every Saturday and invite

Sierra Club members to join themupdated list of all hikes may be fotheir website: www.mprpd.org.

Free Wormshops

Learn how worms can eat your fo

scraps and make beautiful compoyour garden. FREE workshop foCruz County residents. 1:00-3:00 Optional worm bin, $20. Call to worm bin. Sponsored by Santa CCounty Board of Supervisors. CaGrobe, 427-3452.

Sunday, Jan. 21, Grey Bears RecyFacility, 2710 Chanticleer, Santa

Composting Workshops

Learn how to make organic fertilyour own yard. Master composteteach you how to compost food sand garden clippings. Compost biable at workshops at $20 discoun

Offered FREE to Santa Cruz Couidents. Sponsored by Santa Cruz Board of Supervisors and producethe SC County Dept. of Pub. WoRecycling, & Solid Waste ServiceAdvance registration required. CaHEAP (4327).

Saturday, Oct. 21, 1-3 p.m., CabrEnvironmental Horticulture CenRoom 5110, 6500 Soquel Dr., Ap

Sat., Oct. 28, 3-4 p.m., Wilder RaState Park, N of Santa Cruz on H

sils. 6:30 p.m. Live Oak Grange, 190017th Ave., Santa Cruz. For more info callKaren Kaplan, 335-3342 after 11:00 a.m.

Saturday - Sunday, October 21-22Peter Grubb work partyHelp prepare the Peter Grubb Hut forwinter. Free overnight and breakfast atClair Tappaan before work begins. Toolsand food provided. We will be collectingand storing firewood. Contact Joan Mar-shall, [email protected] or650-364-8603.

Friday, October 27

Potluck & Slides:

ChinaThis slide show will be a compilation ofthe slides that Sheila, Keresha, Andrea,Don and George took on our recent tripto China. The potluck begins at 6:30 p.m.Bring food to share and your own plate,cup, utensils, and serving utensils. Welove home-cooked food, but store-boughtitems (minimum value $4) make greatcontributions too. For directions seeventana.sierraclub.org/schedule or callGeorge, 335-7748.

e prepared; takeilderness first aid

Wilderness Medicine Institute isoffering a 16-hour first aid classon Oct. 21-22. The class will

ver patient assessment, shock, frac-res, hypothermia, altitude sickness,

nd more. Essential for backpackingaders and wilderness hikers.The class is from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00

m. Saturday and Sunday at UC Santaruz. $175 cost includes instruction andrtification. Sponsored by UCSCecreation. Register online at www.ucsccreaton.com or call 459-2806.

Friday, November 10

Vegetarian Potluck & Film

Global WarmingToo Hot Not To Handle, adocumentary, includes thought-provoking interviews with sci-entists, city planners,researchers, and politicians. Bring food toshare and your own plate, cup, utensils,and serving utensils. 6:30 p.m. Live OakGrange, 1900 17th Ave., Santa Cruz. Formore info call Karen Kaplan, 335-3342after 11:00 a.m.

Friday, November 25

Vegetarian Thanksgiving

PotluckWell celebrate thanksgiving on Friday sothose who have family obligations canstill participate. Were going to let someturkeys celebrate too, so bring a vegetari-

an dish (main dish, dessert, salad, share and your own table service.potluck will start at 6:30 p.m. Fortions see ventana.sierraclub.org/sor call George, 335-7748.

Tuesday, December 5

Senior Holiday LunchThis year at Duartes in Pescaderolisting under Outings section. CaHerzog for reservation, 458-9841.

Thursday, December 14

Rail SymposiumPassenger rail experts will discussfor train and trail systems. Jade StPark Community Center, Jade St47th in Capitola. 6:30 p.m. Free. sored by Sierra Club, People Powconjunction with Assemblymemb

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Please Recycle This Paper Again The Sierra Club/Ventana Chapter Volume 45 Number 5, 2006

In mid October the United States willbecome a nation of 300 mil-lion people. Reach-

ing this milestoneprovides us withan opportunity

to recommit tofinding neces-sary solutionsto the chal-lenges we face asthe worlds thirdmost populouscountry with growingenvironmental concerns such as energyconsumption and land and water use. Italso provides us an opportunity toreflect upon our role in an increasinglyglobalized world where it has and willcontinue to become more apparent thateverything is connected. U.S policies

As immigration once againbecomes the hottest politicaltopic in America, the debate

ain focuses on higher fences and dri-rs licenses, amnesties and guest work-programs. As always, a central fact ising largely unstated: Corporate global-

ation and U.S. policies on trade haveore to do with how many people cross

ur borders illegally than U.S. immigra-on policy or any potential reformereof.The exploitation of less-developeduntries in the economic globalizationamework known as free trade hassulted in their financial and environ-ental impoverishment both knownbe major causes of global overpopula-

on and increased migration.The Sierra Club recognizes corporate

obalization and overconsumption asimary causes of human impoverish-

ent, environmental degradation, andrced migration. (www.sierraclub.org/erra/200411/immigrants.asp). Whilesing migration to developed countriesas been cited as a cause of environmen-l harm, when the issue is reframed asove, it becomes apparent that forcedigration is an effect, not a cause, ofvironmental destruction.In the environmental community, theue of immigration has often been

amed in arguments by opposing sidesa matter of population vs. overcon-

mption or U.S. immigration vs. globalopulation, creating an apparent dynam-

of environmentalists vs. immigrants

d the right of migration, a dynamic oftility on the order of class warfare.A primary difficulty has been thecus of the debate on U.S. immigration

olicy rather than on the nature ofmmigration itself. Developments of thest 20 years have made it clear that therea larger issue that contains the issues ofncern for both sides of this debate.

conomic globalization and its regime ofasteful consumption is promoted andforced by international institutions

nd agreements such as The Worldank, the International Monetary Fund,e World Trade Organization, theorth American Free Trade Agreementd the proposed Free Trade Area of themericas, and these policies and insti-tions have brought about the loss ofcal production for consumption,creased instability of food supplies,

unger for millions of people, and devas-ting consequences for farmers, com-unities, and nature.A consensus has emerged: At the turn of the millennium,

e are witnessing intense new world-ide migration and refugee flows . . .rgely structured by the intensification

of globalization; Structural adjustment programs

[of the International Monetary Fund],imposed as a condition of internationalloans, have undermined social programsand supportscontributing to out-migration flows from many countries;

The privileging of rich migrantsover poor ones romanticizes globaliza-tion as corporate progress and ignoresthe immense human suffering it entailsfor the majority of the worlds popula-tion . . . [and] these waves of internalmigration also result in the movement ofpeoples across national borders in orderto survive;

The Alternatives for the Americ-as statement issued at the Peoples Sum-mit of the Americas condemned theactions of transnational corporations,international development and financialinstitutions . . . [that] heighten inequality

among and within states, increase pres-sure to migrate, and impede efforts tofight racism and racial discrimination.

While its a given that overconsump-tion and waste is built in to our model ofeconomic globalization, one seldomhears it acknowledged that forced migra-tion is also a consequence of the increas-ing impoverishment of less-developednations and therefore also attributable tothe role of free trade-styled globaliza-tion. At most, the argument is usuallymade that other countries shouldimprove the lot of their citizens so theywont flee to the U.S., with no analysisof how that improvement should come

about or exactly what is preventing it.Regardless of whether one believes

that reducing resource consumption orreducing immigration should be the pri-mary goal for a sustainable society andhealthy environment, the problem is theeconomic engine of inequity that is driv-ing both wasteful consumption andforced immigration. Tackling the prob-lem at its source means focusing ourenergies on a common strategy with acommon goal: Eliminating the inequitybetween the winning and losing ends ofthe free trade equation. That meansturning free trade into fair trade.

Restricting immigration to the Unit-ed States wont solve the environmentalproblems that force people to move in

the first place, and the increasing num-bers of illegal immigrants indicate thatrestrictions are more thumb-in-the-dikethan viable policy, says Stephen Mills,director of the Sierra Clubs internation-al programs. The Sierra Clubs interna-tional efforts go to the headwaters, pro-moting environmentally-sustainablelivelihoods that keep forests and familieshealthy, while making polluting multi-national corporations accountable andtrade agreements fair.

The debate were not hearing:Immigration and trade

COMMENTARY

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Network

Make a difference

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concerning the environment, and health all have profoundimpacts.

By effectively planning our coties, we can increase transpchoices, reduce air and wate

tion, and protect natural plaplanning our families and prall people with access to reprohealth care information and s

we can slow population growpreserve natural resources forgenerations. And by supportingglobal policies that promote rights and sustainable developmcan address the root causes of emental degradation, including and lack of access to basic health

For more information visit thClub National website wwclub.org/population.

US population tops 300 million

Or as past Sierra Club Presidenvironmental legend David Brocinctly put it as he cast his sharpthe fallout of the North AmericTrade Agreement: Rather thaplaining about immigration fromco, the U.S. could stop causing it

Andrew Christie is a membeResponsible Trade Committee and Coordinator for the Santa Lucia C

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The Sierra Club / Ventana Chapter Volume 45 Number 5, 2006 Printed on Recycl8

Jeffrey Ringold

Ten million years ago, a vast, shal-low sea covered Californias Cen-tral Valley and emptied into the

acific Ocean near Santa Cruz. As thenta Cruz Mountains formed, sandom the ancient sea floor rose, forminge Santa Cruz Sandhills, a uniqueosystem that now comprises less than000 acres of habitat near Felton, Benomond, Scotts Valley, and Bonnyoon. The single rarest ecosystem innta Cruz County and one of the rarestthe United States, the Santa Cruz

ndhills, is also among the most criti-lly endangered.The Sandhills are a remarkable bastionbiodiversity. They support plant andimal species that are found nowhere

se in the world, including the endan-

gered Bonny Doon silverleaf manzanita,Ben Lomond buckwheat, Ben Lomondspineflower, Santa Cruz wallflower,Santa Cruz kangaroo rat, Mount Her-mon June beetle, and Zayante band-winged grasshopper. As scientists haveyet to describe all of the species that areendemic to the Sandhills, these knownplants and animals are likely indicators ofan even more richly diverse ecosystem.

The Sandhills have become criticallyendangered by a variety of factors: devel-opment pressure, uncontrolled recre-ation, invasive non-native vegetation,lack of enforcement of local and federallaws such as the federal EndangeredSpecies Act and the County SensitiveHabitat Ordinance, and a lack of sys-temic planning for their preservation

and management. Federal protection forthe Mount Hermon June beetle has suc-ceeded in frustrating small propertyowners who have sought to build ahouse addition, deck, swimming pool, orsingle family home, but it has led to ram-pant unauthorized development, proj-ects with poor, piecemeal mitigation,and a lack of coherent planning for theSandhills as a whole.

Fortunately, the County of SantaCruz, the City of Scotts Valley, theUnited States Fish and Wildlife Service(USFWS), and various organizations andindividuals are now moving forward onseveral fronts to preserve what is left ofthe Sandhills. A Regional Habitat Con-servation Plan and an interim plan forsmaller projects are being developed to

establisha coher-e n t

f r a m e -work forpreservationand mitigation in theSandhills. The Countys Sensitivtat Ordinance is being reviewed tsure it effectively addresses thethreats that face the Sandhills. Tof Scotts Valley is considering eing its own Sensitive Habitat Or

Critical Sandhills Habitat Endangered

he flowers and beetle shown on pages 8 and 9 are found only in Santa Cruz County. The endangered Santa Cruz wallflower at the top is known from only 17 locations within thendhills. Pictured on the right in inset the Santa Cruz monkeyflower rarely exceeds 4 in height. The pink flower on p. 9 is the endangered Ben Lomond spineflower.

continued

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Cleaner busesThanks to $6.8 million from the Cali-

fornia Transportation Commission,Santa Cruz Metro will convert 40 busesfrom diesel to much cleaner compressednatural gas. Our lungs are grateful.

PG coolPacific Grove has joined Santa Cruz,

Capitola, and almost 300 other citiesnationwide as a Cool City. In Septembercity council members voted unanimous-ly to adopt the U.S. Mayors ClimateProtection Agreement. Way to go Pacif-ic Grove! OK, Salinas, Watsonville,Monterey. Are you going to commit tocombat global warming?

Petition deniedOur last issue reported the California

Supreme Court decision affirming theright of a county to decide where loggingtakes place. Big Creek Lumber appealed.

The appeal was denied, reaffirming thisright for counties.

EPA ignoring evidenceWhile most of the rest of the country

is moving toward less pollution, theEPA is not protecting our heath. In Sep-tember the EPA announced new airstandards for particulate matter that

assure consistent, responsible treat-ent of development issuesthe sandhills. A private

onservation bank (theayante Sandhills Conser-tion Bank) has beentablished and approved

y USFWS to help preserved properly manage somethe highest-quality, mostntiguous Sandhills habitat

d to require credible mitigation ofvelopment projects. Additionally,cal activists from the Sierra Club, Cal-ornia Native Plant Society, Open Spacelliance, and Sandhills Alliance for Nat-al Diversity (SAND) are focusing, torious degrees, on Sandhills issues.Despite these laudable efforts, there is

o strategy in place to preserve the best,rgest unprotected Sandhills parcelsost of which suffer negative impacts ondaily basis, and some of which arereatened with development. AlthoughSandhills Conservation and Manage-ent Plan was developed in 2004, imple-enting key components of the Plan has

oven to be a great challenge. Actuallyeserving the Sandhills will require

wift, concerted action by various inter-ted groups and individuals, but espe-ally by government agencies, in ordersecure the funds necessary to preserve

the highest quality habitat.Over a decade ago, coordinated efforts

among the Sierra Club,South Ridge WatershedAssociation, the CaliforniaNative Plant Society, andothers succeeded in preserv-ing the south, north, andeast ridges of the QuailHollow Quarry near BenLomond as well as theBonny Doon Ecological

Reserve, two important Sandhill sites.Nevertheless, for a county that pridesitself on its commitment to ecologicalvalues, we have fallen far short in pro-tecting our single rarest, most endan-gered ecosystem. We need to do muchbetter, and fast, if we are to protect thisfragile ecological treasure in our midst.

Local environmentalists are planningto approach our state and federal legisla-tors to see how government agencies canbest respond to this urgent conservationissue. If you would like to participate inthat process, please contact Jeff Ringold,[email protected].

Additional information on the Santa

Cruz sandhills may be found atwww.santacruzsandhills.com.

Jeffrey Ringold is an open space advo-cate and environmental policy consultantwho lives in Santa Cruz.

ignores scientific evidence that tposed standards need to be lowerthey should be renamed the Emental Pollution Agency.

Club sues overglobal warming

In August the Sierra Club, 1including California, the Resources Defense Council anenvironmental groups filed suitthe Supreme Court to force the tackle global warming. The sutends that the Clean Air Act requEPA to act. Because the case inchallenge by the auto industry fornias clean car laws, the involved. Its a sad situation whhas to sue to save the world.

Recycling saves energyU. S. Department of Commer

that recycling plastic saves mo

80% of the energy needed for nocled plastic; recycling paper savesthe energy required to make paptrees; and recycling iron and steover 74% over production froNot only that, the over 56,000 restablishments in the U.S. emplomillion people.

Astudy led by environmental toxi-cologists at the University of Cal-ifornia, Santa Cruz, has con-

rmed what wildlife biologists have long

spected: Bullet fragments and shotgunllets in the carcasses of animals killed

y hunters are the principal sources ofad poisoning in California condorsat have been reintroduced to the wild.Lead poisoning is a major factor limit-g the success of efforts to rebuild pop-ations of the endangered Californiandor. Since the mid-1980s, condors

ave been bred in captivity and releasedck into the wild in California, Ari-na, and Baja California. The birds,hich feed on carrion, can ingest leadom ammunition in animal carcasses orut piles left behind by hunters.

esearchers confirm that lead bulletsre poisoning condors

The UCSC researchers used a finger-printing technique based on the uniqueisotope ratios found in different sourcesof lead. The technique enabled them to

match the lead in blood samples fromcondors to the lead in ammunition.

Lead researcher Molly Church, saidshe hopes the findings prompt greaterefforts not only to reduce lead exposurein condors but to reduce lead contami-nation in California in general.

Lead is a well-known toxin thatshould no longer be getting into theenvironment, and it would truly be ashame if lead poisoning negated the sig-nificant condor conservation efforts andachievements that have taken place overthe past several decades, she said.

ntinued from p. 8

Ben Lomond spineflower

N E W S C L I P S


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The Sierra Club, represented byEarthjustice, filed a lawsuit in Sep-tember that challenges the Envi-

ronmental Protection Agencys refusalto phase out the use of perchloroethyl-ene, a highly toxic chemical still used asa solvent in most dry cleaning facilities.Approximately 27,000 dry cleaners cur-

rently use perchloroethylene, alsoknown as perc or PCE.Perc has been identified as a probable

cause of cancer, and also causes otherserious adverse health effects, includingheadaches, dizziness, eye irritation, kid-ney and liver damage, and damage to thecentral nervous system. Recognizing the

by Owen Bailey

On Saturday, Oct. 28, Sierra ClubCoastal Director, Mark Massarawill lead activists from through-

out California on an easy and informa-

tive hike through one of Californiasgreat coastal placesthe Tomales Dunes.This magnificent and relatively isolatedspot which is in Marin County acrossfrom Point Reyes National Seashore,represents one of the largest unprotectedstretches of dunes in the state. Club

activists have been working for years toprotect the dunes from the threats posedby the un-permitted RV campground,Lawsons Landing, the largest RV camp-ground in all of California.

This hike is

the second inthe series ofstatewide hikesto save thecoast. The firstoccurred inMarch in thethreatened DelMonte Forest atPebble Beach.

The GreatCoastal Placeshike series is designed to bring peopletogether to experience our fragile, threat-ened coastline and to show people the

Hike to save the coast: Oct. 28

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When a three-judge panel derailedtwo Monterey County grass-roots ballot initiatives intended

r the June election, citizens appealede decision to the Ninth Circuit Court.ow that body has ruled 14-1 that pri-

ate recall petitions do not have to beanslated into minority languages.his decision reversed the earlierling,Padilla v Lever.The Ninth Circuit decision

ears the way for the Communityeneral Plan Initiative and the Ranchon Juan Referendum to go before the

oters.The Rancho San Juan referendum

ould overturn approval of the largestroject in Monterey County history.he Community General Plan Initiativecorporates common-sense develop-ent policies into Monterey Countyseneral Plan by amending the Countysisting 1982 General Plan. Supervisors

ave failed to update the 1982 General

an despite spending $7 million and 7ears in the effort.The Ninth Circuit decision to reverse

adilla is in keeping with other Districtsterpretation of the Voting Rights Act.is also in keeping with the intent of

ourt removes legal block of land useallot measures

Congress when it re-authorized the Vot-ing Rights Act this summer, specificallystating that the Acts requirement totranslate voting materials into minoritylanguages in some jurisdictions was notto be construed as applying to privatelycirculated initiative, referendum and

recall petitions.The decision reversing Padilla on

September 19 came too late toinclude either measure on the

November ballot. Look for both ofthese land-use ballot measures at a futureelection.

simple things that they can do ta difference in protecting the cofuture generations. Massara wiout sensitive dune wetlands, mendangered species, and a fu

doubt.

Join Mother Siermembers fover Cato experiebeauty oTomales and to leamuch yohelp wit

little timmitmen

more information email [email protected] oCatherine Caufield, 415-663-931

danger posed by perc, Californiaulators recently called for a phMany dry cleaners have voluswitched to cleaner, safer techno

Wet cleaning machines, and mthat run on captured carbon dioCO2, offer the same cleaning with none of the toxic threats of

The Ventana suggests you your dry cleaners carefully. Askthey use perc. We called aboutcleaners in Monterey and SantCounties. About a third were stperc. Others had switched to safeods. What does your dry cleaner

Is your dry cleaner usinga toxic product?

Activists are working to protect the Tomales Dunes.


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O C T O B E R

Saturday, October 14

HIKE: PESCADERO CREEK PARK

A 10-mile hike through a 6500-acre redwood-forested watershed along one of the SantaCruz Mountains major creeks. Well hike theOld Haul Road Trail and sections of the Pom-ponio and Tarwater Loop Trails. Meet at 8:30a.m. at Santa Cruz County Government Cen-ter to carpool. Bring plenty of water and $5for carpool, plus share of park entry fee.Leader: Ed Gilbert, 685-8389.


HIKE: LOWER PEBBLE BEACH

Enjoy spectacular ocean views and Del MonteForest on this 9-mile hike starting near Asilo-mar, then south along Spanish Bay to BirdRock. We then go east adjacent to SpyglassHill and Poppy Hills Golf Course throughS.F.B. Morse Reserve and out along 17-MileDrive. Bring water, lunch, and wear hikingshoes. Meet in front of the Fishwife Restau-rant on Sunset Dr. and Asilomar Ave. in PGat 9:30 a.m. Leader: Stacy Smith, 625-5256.

Saturday, October 14HIKE: DANISH CREEK

From Los Padres dam well hike 3 miles upthe Big Pines Trail and then down to thecreekside campsite on Danish Creek. A mod-erate 8 miles with 1400' elevation gain. Meetat mid-valley Safeway at 8:30 a.m. Leader:Larry Parrish, 622-7455.

Tuesday, October 17

SENIOR SAUNTER: ASILOMAR/PG

Well walk north along the coast to PointPinos. Fairly flat 3 miles. Meet before 9:30a.m. at Sears 41st Ave. or at the FishwifeRestaurant in Pacific Grove at 10:30 a.m.

Bring lunch, water, $5 carpool. Dress forweather. Leader: Brooke Ewoldsen, 475-6188.

Wednesday, October 18HIKE: DON EDWARDS REFUGE

If you drive out First St. in San Jose past thetechnology buildings, you come to Alviso,once a harbor at the end of the bay and nowa wildlife refuge. After a short talk about thearea and history by a docent, well start our 8-mile flat hike at the Environmental EducationCenter and go along the levees and dikes byMallard Slough. It is an opportunity to viewclose up ducks, pelicans, hawks, egrets, and


house . Well hike on country roads, cross country high up onto the ridgegeous views up and down the colunch. 4-hour loop hike with some stBring a hearty lunch and water, wearprotection and good shoes, summeoptional. Meet at Albertsons in C9:30 a.m. Call before the hike.

Anneliese Suter, 624-1467.Saturday, October 21HIKE: NISENE MARKS

A 6-mile, car-shuttle hike beginning alo College and ending at Safeway iWell traverse the Scout Trail, up ridge, to the Aptos Creek Fire Rd. iMarks. From the fire road, well foSplit-Stuff, Vienna Woods, Terrace Ridge Trails to the Old-Growth Loopthe Marcells Forest part of the park tfascinating Twisted Grove, and thold-growth redwoods in the park. Twill end with a trek along the AptosTrail, past a gorgeous vertical ferThree shallow, unbridged creek c

Meet at Sears 41st Ave. at 9:30 a.mrain before will cancel. Bring water, l$1 for carpool. Leader: Ed Gilbert, 6

Sunday, October 22HIKE: FALL CREEK

Join me as we explore this enchantwith redwoods, a lovely burbling strof cascades, a lime kiln, barrel mill, fi

O U T I N G S

R A T I N G S

ENERAL INFORMATION:

All outings begin and end at the trailhead.arpooling to and from the trailhead is strict-a private arrangement between the driverd his/her guests. Carpool drivers are not

ents or employees of the Sierra Club.GLS = Gay & Lesbian Sierrans. All are

elcome on GLS outings.

XPLANATION OF RATINGS:

The outings described vary in difficultyom leisurely walks to strenuous hikes. Thellowing explanation are general guidelines.or more information about the difficulty ofparticular hike, call the leader):Walk: Between 2-5 miles, leisurely pace.Easy: No more than 5 miles; slight eleva-

on gain; easy pace.Moderate: 5-10 miles; up to 2,000' gain;

oots; better than average fitness required.Strenuous: May involve off-trail hiking;

manding pace; for experienced hikers inod condition only.

M E E T I N G P L A C E S

IRECTIONS:

Park and Ride/Black Bear Diner: Thisrking lot is on Rio Road in Carmel.Albertsons/Bagel Bakery: Heading south

n Hwy. 1, pass through Monterey. One milest the Ocean Ave. intersection, turn left onarmel Valley Rd. Almost immediately, turnght at the light toward the stores. Albert-

ns and Bagel Bakery are on the right.Santa Cruz County Govt. Center: The

rge grey building at the corner of Ocean andater in Santa Cruz. We meet at the corner ofe parking lot nearest to the gas station.Felton Faire: From Santa Cruz take Gra-

m Hill Rd. toward Felton. Just after youss Roaring Camp (on the left), make a rightto Felton Faire shopping center. We meet ate edge of the Safeway parking lot nearestraham Hill Rd.41st Avenue Sears: From Hwy. 1 in Capi-

la, take the 41st Avenue exit and continueward the ocean on 41st Avenue toward theall. Pass the main Mall entrance and turnght into the next entrance heading towardars. We meet behind the bank located atst and Capitola Road. Senior Sauntereets in Sears parking lot close to 41st Ave.MPC Parking Lot: Monterey Peninsula

ollege Parking Lot. From Hwy. 1 take theshermans Wharf exit, go straight one block,rn left and left again into the first parkingt, parking lot A. This is the site of thehursday Farmers Market. Plenty of parkingthout a fee on weekends.

In the interests of facilitating the logistics of some outings, it is customary thatparticipants make carpooling arrangements. The Sierra Club does not haveinsurance for carpooling arrangements and assumes no liability for them. Car-

pooling, ride sharing or anything similar is strictly a private arrangementamong the participants. Participants assume the risks associated with this travel.

perhaps a Great Blue Heron. Its also possibleto see the roofs of Drawbridge, a sinking

ghost town of stilted cabins to withstand thedaily tides. Well be surrounded by amazingviews of all the south bay hillsides. Bring alunch and water plus $3 carpool. Meet at Sears41st Ave. at 9:00 a.m. or at the refuge parkinglot at the end of Grand Blvd. in Alviso at10:00 a.m. Leader: Diane Cornell, 423-5925.

Thursday, October 19

HIKE: GARLAND RANCH/GARZAS CYN

A beautiful hike with lots of shade! Well hikeup the Terrace Trail, then through the Red-wood Canyon and return along Garzas Creekwith footbridge crossings. 4-miles and 800'elevation gain. Meet at the Big Bear DinerPark & Ride on Rio Rd. at 9:00 a.m. or at theGarzas Canyon trailhead on East Garzas Rd.

at 9:15 a.m. Bring water and a snack/lunch.Leader: Lynn Bomberger, 375-7777.

Friday, October 20

HIKE: BRAZIL RANCH

Lets explore more of this newly opened 1200-acre ranch south of Bixby Bridge in Big Sur.The late former owner, Alan Funt, had abeautiful barn restored and a special country

Club events such as potlucks, slideshows and other

get-togethers are on page 7 in theCalendar listings.

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front of Asilomar Conference Center andSunset Drive in Pacific Grove, next to thesign, Asilomar Conference Grounds at11:00 a.m. Leader: Carol Marquart, 375-2235.

Tuesday, October 24SENIOR HIKE: BUTANO

This easy 3-mile loop hike is through the red-

woods into the campgrounds and along LittleButano Creek. A more rigorous extension isavailable. Bathrooms and water available.Meet before 9:30 a.m. at Sears 41st Ave. or atShens Gallery, King & Mission at 9:50 a.m.Bathroom facilities at trailhead. Bring lunch,water, $4 carpool and share of entrance fee.Leader: Janet Schwind, 425-3845.

Wednesday, October 25

HIKE: COSTANOA TRAILS

Twenty-five miles north of Santa Cruz, theCostanoa Resort was built off Hwy. 1 in agrove of Eucalyptus trees. This was the site ofan historic Ohlone encampment with its hill-sides and valleys that provided shelter fromseashore winds. Well start at the resort andfollow the trail out and then uphill to theupper and lower vista points that overlookAno Nuevo Point and Pigeon Point Light-house. Bring water, lunch, and $3 carpool forthis 8-mile hike. Meet at Sears 41st Ave. at9:00 a.m. or at the Costanoa Resort RanchHouse which is a general store at 9:40 a.m.Leader: Diane Cornell, 423-5925.


HIKE: SAN LORENZO RIVERREDWOODS

This recent Sempervirens Fund acquisitionand addition to Castle Rock State Park addsabout 30% to the park acreage. Rain willcause trail problelms, so call if wet to verifystatus. 8 miles with 1200' elevation gain withsome off-trail rambling. Meet at 9:30 a.m. atthe Santa Cruz County Government Centerto carpool. Call Nick for additional informa-tion. Leader: Nick Wyckoff, 462-3101.

the Big Ben tree, and return past tmill. Bring lunch, water, and $3 carthis 8-1/2 mile hike with 1,200' gain. Meet at Sears 41st Avenue at 9or drive out west of Felton on FeltonGrade Road to the Fall Creek parkinthe library for a 9:35 a.m. meetingDiane Cornell, 423-5925.

Thursday, November 2

HIKE: NISENE MARKS

This loop hike on the Loma PrietTrail passes through a lovely, shawood forest, tan-bark oaks, maples aAt times well hike along creeks witcrossings (boots a must). Lunch aFalls. 900' elevation gain; 9 miles. Seaside at the Home Depot near thtion at 8:30 a.m. or in Aptos in the loDance Synergy near the beginning Creek Rd. at 9:15 a.m. Bring water anLeader: Lynn Bomberger, 375-7777.

Saturday, November 4HIKE: BIG BASIN

A 12-1/2 mile loop hike with 1330' echange, starting from Park HQ. We the Howard King Trail, up to the on Mt. McBee at 1730' elevation gdown to the overlook at beautifuCreek Falls at 400'. We return up tCreek Trail, past Silver, Cascade aCrest Falls, to the Sunset Trail and PAbout 1400' elevation gain. Meet at Cruz County Government Centera.m. or at Felton Faire at 8:50 a.mwater, lunch, share of park entranc$5 for carpool. Leader: Ed Gilbert, 6

Saturday - Sunday, November 4 - 5

BACKPACK: BIG CREEK RESERVE

Well meet 7:00 a.m. at Albertsons athe weekend until Sunday afternoonnell College biology teacher will acus. We hike up Big Creek throughwoods to High Camp and leave oubackpacks in camp. Then, those whocan hike steeply down on rough Canogas Falls, 1000' loss and gain. day morning, well walk out to a place high above the coast and finallon through meadows with 180 deocean views. Bring tent, sleeping baclothes, food for 2 days, cooking uten$ for car pool. Water will be availa

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Sunday, October 29

HIKE: MILL CREEK

Lets check out the new trail at Mill Creek inPalo Colorado. 5 miles, well-graded trail.Slowpoke pace. By reservation only, thanksto the requirement for parking permits, socall leader to save a space. Dress in layers andwear sturdy shoes; bring lunch and water.

Meet at 10:00 a.m. at Park & Ride/Black BearDiner. Leader: Mary Gale, 626-3565.

Sunday, October 29

HIKE: PT. BONITA

After driving to San Francisco, well take the12:04 p.m. bus across the Marin Headlands tothe Pacific coast. We will visit the park visitorcenter, and Pt. Bonita lighthouse, then hikeback via the Coastal trail to and across theGolden Gate Bridge. The trip is 10 miles with1000' elevation change. Bring water, lunchand a snack, hiking boots and $1.50 bus fare($0.50 for seniors). Binoculars and camerauseful. Dress for windy weather. Meet at theSanta Cruz County Government Center at9:40 a.m. Leader: George Jammal, 335-7748.

N O V E M B E R

Wednesday, November 1HIKE: FALL CREEK

This is the best time of year to take a peacefuland quiet hike into the 2390-acre park and seethe fall colors of the big-leaf maples aroundthe lime kilns. Well hike along bubbling FallCreek into the central canyon of the park,climb switchbacks up onto the ridge to see

d dancing springs. 7 miles. Bring water andnch. Meet at Felton Faire at 10:00 a.m. torpool. Leader: Sheila Dunniway, 336-2325.

nday, October 22KE: MT. MANUEL AND POST SUMMIT

his strenuous 13-mile hike with 2700' eleva-on gain is challenging and beautiful. Well

ke up Mt. Manuel across the ridge to Postmmit then down to East Molera. A shortr shuttle back to Big Sur completes thiske. Bring boots, water and lunch. Meet atbertsons in Carmel Valley at 8:30 a.m.ader, Steve Legnard 402-1422.

uesday, October 24

KE: ASILOMAR BEACH/PEBBLE BEACH

ell stroll along Asilomar State Beach, alonge boardwalk into Pebble Beach and go as farPoint Joe or a bit beyond. Friendly dogs on

ash OK. Parking along Sunset Drive. Bringater, a snack, and dress in layers. Meet in

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Near the falls the rocky trail winds uphill andnarrows. Boots are the best for this 9-milehike with 800' elevation gain. Well pass thesite of Herbert Hoover Jr.s camp when hewas a boy building fences. Bring lunch, water,and $4 carpool. Meet at Sears 41st Ave. at 9:00a.m. or at the trailhead on Hwy. 1 acrossfrom the bus stop at Waddell Beach at 10:00

a.m. Leader: Diane Cornell, 423-5925.Thursday, November 16HIKE: GARLAND RANCH/GARZAS CYN

If the bridges havent been removed yet forthe winter, well hike up the Terrace Trail,then through Redwood Canyon and returnalong Garzas Creek. If the bridges are out,well make a detour and still have a beautifulhike! 4 miles with 800' elevation gain. Meet atthe Big Bear Diner P&R at 9:00 a.m. or at theGarzas Canyon trailhead on East Garzas Rd.at 9:15 a.m. Bring water and a snack/lunch.Leader: Lynn Bomberger, 375-7777.

Saturday, November 18

HIKE: BRAZIL RANCH

See October 20 for details.

Saturday, November 18HIKE: CASCADE RANCH/BIG BASIN

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r reservation. Limited to 12 participants.ader: Anneliese Suter, 624-1467.

nday, November 5

ASY HIKE: JACKS PEAK

e start out on the Earl Moser Trail to enjoye views of the eastern rolling hills and aek at some new Carmel Valley develop-

ent. About 3 miles with some up and down.ust the way to enjoy a Sunday morning.ing water, windbreaker, lunch and dress foreather. Rain cancels. Meet at 10:00 a.m. athole Foods side parking lot, Del Monteenter. Call user-friendly leader, Joyceevens, 624-3149 for more information.

uesday, November 7

NIOR HIKE: PARADISE PK/RINCON

ell walk a fire road in Paradise Park towy. 9 cross over to Rincon Trail then crossck to trail leading to San Lorenzo River. 4les, some uphill. Meet before 9:30 a.m. atars 41st Ave. To go direct, take Hwy. 9 toradise Park Masonic Club (approx.1 mile

om Intersection of River and Hwy. 1). Fol-w signs for 1 mile to picnic grounds with

mple parking. Well lunch at picnic grounds.throoms available. Bring lunch, water, $2rpool. Leader: Pat Herzog, 458-9841.

ednesday, November 8KE: GARZAS CANYON

ream-fed Garzas Cyn has lots of rock-linedols with creek crossings bisecting Garland

anch. In the spring we tried to hike thisail, but there was too much water, so letsy again with beautiful fall colors. Well startom the end of Garzas Rd. and hike up thearzas Cyn Trail to Redwood Cyn and Eastdge Trail. A few of the trails are rocky andrrow, but well get a 360 view of Mon-

rey Bay and Carmel Valley. Bring water,nch, $4 carpool for this 6-mile sometimeseep hike. Meet at 9:00 a.m. at Sears 41st Ave.

at 10:00 a.m. 10.3 miles up Carmel Valleyd., right on Boronda and left on Garzas Rd.the end. Leader: Diane Cornell, 423-5925.

turday, November 11

KE: BIG BASIN

he Meteor and Hollow Tree Trails are oldvorites of mine, including a section former-named in the early 1900s Trail Beautifuld now renamed something less beautiful. 10les and 1800' elevation gain. Meet at 9:30

m. at the Santa Cruz County Government

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tion change, starting from WhitehouCyn in Cascade Ranch at 600'. Welthe Whitehouse Ridge Trail to the vat 1400', into Big Basin along Chalkthe point near the top of Chalks Mo1700', down the Westridge Trail to tRedwoods Trail Camp, and along line-to-the-Sea Trail to Hwy. 1 at

Beach. The two vista points on the rovide great views of Ao Nuevo IslandPoint Lighthouse and other coastaMeet at the Santa Cruz County GovCenter at 8:30 a.m. Bring water, lunccarpool. Leader: Ed Gilbert, 685-838

Sunday, November 19

HIKE: POGONIP

Well see the haunted meadow, sackilns, and other thrilling sights. Meea.m. at the Santa Cruz Government Cmiles. Bring lunch and water. LeadeDunniway, 336-2325.

Tuesday, November 21SENIOR SAUNTER: WILDER RANC

Well walk the bluffs from the parki4-mile beach. Easy, flat trail with spocean views. Meet before 9:30 a.m.41st Ave. or at Shens Gallery, Kinsion at 9:50 a.m. Bathroom facilitiesing lot of Wilder. Bring lunch, wate

Center to carpool. Call Nick for additionalinfo. Leader: Nick Wyckoff, 462-3101.

Sunday, November 12

HIKE: BLUFF CAMP

Lets see if theres any water left in Los Padresreservoir! Meet behind Brintons at 9:00 a.m.to carpool to Princes Camp in Cachagua. Our

8-mile walk takes us across the dam and alongthe edge of the reservoir to lunch at BluffCamp on the upper Carmel River. Scenic andmoderately strenuous terrain at a leisurelypace. Bring lunch and water. Leaders; CathFarrant and Mary Dainton, 372-7427.

Sunday, November 12

HIKE: PINNACLES

Hike the trails at beautiful Pinnacles Nation-al Park. 12-mile hike over the high peaks witha 1000' elevation gain. Bring boots, water andlunch. Meet at the Home Depot in Seasidenear the gas station at 8:30 a.m. or at WestPinnacles parking lot at 9:15am. Leader: SteveLegnard, 402-1422.

Tuesday, November 14SENIOR HIKE: MANZANITA PARK

This is a moderate hilly 3-1/4-mile hike inNorth Monterey County. See ocean and Fre-mont Peak on clear day. Lunch at picnictables in park. Bathrooms available. Meetbefore 9:30 a.m. at Sears 41st Ave. or at Man-zanita Park. Call leader for directions. Leader:Beverly Meschi, 475-4185.

Wednesday, November 15

HIKE: WADDELL CREEK TO FALLS

One of our favorite hikes on a trail that startsat Rancho Del Oso by the coast and followsWaddell Creek up to Berry Creek Falls forlunch. The trail passes between private lands

with organic gardens and redwood groves.

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nday, November 26IKE: GARLAND RANCH

o we need to work off some of that stuffingd pie we ingested on Turkey Day? Lets

ope for a clear day and puff up and down a

w hills somewhere around Garland Ranch.he pace will be slow and the distance undermiles. Dress in layers, bring lunch, waterd hiking stick if you have one to help oncky trail spots. Meet at 10:00 a.m. at theain parking lot (NOT ON THE SHOUL-ER OF CV ROAD!!!) or if coming fromwn, check for (no leader) carpoolers at the

ark & Ride on Rio Road at 9:40 a.m. Justave your rucksack around and see whosponds. Real Rain Cancels! Leader: Maryale, 626-3565.

uesday, November 28ENIOR HIKE: POGONIP

arting at Spring Street well hike 4+ mileslime kilns and view the Sacred Tree on the

ay. No bathroom facilities. Meet before 9:30

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great workout. There are great views of theharbor and Salinas Valley. Bring water, boots,and lunch. Meet at the Home Depot in Sea-side near the gas station at 9:00 a.m. Leader;Steve Legnard 402-1422.

Tuesday, December 5HIKE: CARMEL MISSION/MISSION TR

Meet in front of the entrance to the CarmelMission museum store on Rio Road at 11:00a.m. Well take a 45-minute tour of the Mis-sion for $5.00 entrance fee. After, well strollalong the Mission Nature Trail and havelunch on the grounds of the Flanders Man-sion. On our way back, well visit the LesterRoundtree Native Plant Garden and returnvia the Mesa Trail. Bring water, a snack, andwear comfortable walking shoes. Leader,Carol Marquart, 375-2235.

Tuesday, December 5SENIOR HOLIDAY LUNCH: PESCADERO

Our lunch this year will be at Duartes inPescadero, well known for its diverse menu.After lunch, we can walk along trails in Dav-enport or tour a goat cheese production farm(if open). Meet before 11:00 a.m. at Sears 41stAve. $4 carpool. To go direct, take Hwy. 1north to Pescadero exit to Duartes. Lunch at12:00 p.m. Menu details to follow. Reserva-tion required to Pat Herzog, 458-9841.

Wednesday, December 6

HIKE: FORT ORD PUBLIC LANDS

This rolling grassland dotted with eucalyptus,oak, and maple trees is across Hwy. 68 fromToro Park. This land was once off limits andused for military maneuvers, but now it ismaintained for biking, hiking and equestrianuse. Well hike 8 miles up and down slopes tosee sweeping views of the Salinas Valley from

sandstone outcroppings on the hilltop. Bringlunch, water, $4 carpool. Meet at 9:00 a.m. atSears 41st Ave. or at 9:50 a.m. at the trailhead

on Hwy 68, 10 miles from Hwy. 1 terey. It is at the west end of ToEstates. Leader: Diane Cornell, 423-5

Saturday, December 9

HIKE: MILL CREEK REDWOOD PR

This is the newest trail built by the MPark District, and it is an engineering

as the Carmel Pine Cone wrote. A fowith little elevation gain under hwoods, madrones, tanbark and live orel out to a viewpoint on a bluff. 5deep in the heart of Big Sur. Call fovation since parking is limited. Albertsons in Carmel Valley at 9Bring water and lunch, $ for caLeader: Anneliese Suter, 624-1467.

Saturday, December 9HIKE: MOUNT MADONNA

A 7-mile loop hike from the Mountnas Sprig recreation area. Well hithe Merry-Go-Round, Loop, Blue SpBlackhawk trails. 1400' elevation gaat Sears 41st Ave. at 9:30 a.m. or atDel Mar Shopping Center (near thsweet Bistro) at 9:45 a.m. to carpool,at the parks Sprig entrance off Hw10:30 a.m. Bring water, lunch and $3Leader: Ed Gilbert, 685-8389.

Sunday, December 10HIKE: OLD COAST ROAD, BIG SU

In winter the unpaved Old Coasdelightful. 11 miles up and down fern-lined redwood canyons with viewcoast and inland to Pico Blanco. Carwell walk from Bixby Bridge to Molera. Expect moderate to strenuoua leisurely pace. Bring lunch and watbehind Brintons at 8:30 a.m. Leade

Farrant and Mary Dainton, 372-7427Wednesday, December 13HIKE: WILDER RANCH

What is your favorite trail at Wildehike up over 3 sea terraces upliftedthousands of years of seismic activioverlook for lunch. There are dry gand oak woodlands, and canyon crrounded by redwoods to be explorwe gaze out over the ocean and MBay. Bring water, lunch, $3 carpentrance fee for this 8-mile hike. Mee41st Ave. at 9:00 a.m. or at the WildState Park parking lot at 9:30 a.mDiane Cornell, 423-5925.

Thursday, December 14HIKE: POINT LOBOS

Well circle this crown jewel of Castate park system covering 5 miles wlittle elevation gain. Well pass GraniGuillemot Island, Weston BeachCove, and much more. The viewsspectacular, and we are certain to see of wildlife. Bring water, a snack/luoptional binoculars. Meet at the Diner P&R at 9:00 a.m. LeadeBomberger, 375-7777.

a.m. at Sears 41st Ave. or at north end ofSpring Street at 9:50 a.m. Bring lunch, water,$2 carpool. Leader: Helena Cantin, 438-4253.

Thursday, November 30

HIKE: NISENE MARKS

What a beautiful hike! Join us for a 9-mileloop on the West Ridge Trail through a love-

ly shaded forest of redwoods, tan-bark oaks,maples and ferns. The gradual elevation gainis approximately 1000'. Bring water andlunch. Call for meeting time and location.Leader: Lynn Bomberger, 375-7777.

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Saturday, December 2HIKE: TORO PARK (WILDCAT CANYON)

The Marks Family donated this Park to Mon-terey County, I believe, in the 1960s. 10 mileswith 2000' elevation gain and views. Meet tocarpool at 9:30 a.m. near the Mar Monte Ave.exit of Hwy. 1 (south of the San Andreas Rd.exit) Call me to verify the location! Leader:

Nick Wyckoff, 462-3101.

Sunday, December 3

HIKE: TORO PARK

Hike 10 miles in Toro Park with a 1500' ele-vation gain. This hike is close to town and a

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hone: 624-8032 (Santa Cruz Group Phone: 426-4453) Website:www.ventana.sierraclub.org

Chapter Executive Committee

Chapter Chair Rita Dalessio 16 Via Las Encinas Carmel Valley, CA 93924 659-7046Vice Chair DAnne Albers P.O. Box 2532 Carmel, CA 93921 375-1389

reasurer Joel Weinstein 140 Carmel Riviera Dr. Carmel, CA 93923 625-5586

Other Members David Epel 25847 Carmel Knolls Dr. Carmel, CA 93923 625-3137Jul ie Engell 15040 Charter Oak Blvd. Prunedale, CA 93907 633-8709

George Jammal 601 Manzanita Ave. Felton, CA 95018 335-7748Kimberly Marion 310A High St. Monterey, CA 93940 648-1417

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Co-Chairs Gudrun Beck 23765 Spectacular Bid Monterey, CA 93940 655-8586Gillian Taylor 52 La Rancheria Carmel Valley, CA 93924 659-0298

ocal Wilderness Committee

Chair Steve Chambers 319 Caledonia St. Santa Cruz, CA 95062 425-1787

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Chair Harriet Mitteldorf 942 Coral Dr. Pebble Beach, CA 93953 373-3694Political Chair Terry Hallock P.O. Box 22993 Carmel, CA 93922 915-0266Pot Luck Committee

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