Milo Baker Chapter April 2009

California Native Plant Society

Calendar
Grasslands
04/04 Field Trip April 21st, 7:30 p.m.
Vernal Pools Caroline Christian is an Assistant Professor of Environmental Studies
& Adjunct Faculty in Biology at Sonoma State University.
04/05 Preserve/Stewardship Her research focuses on key issues in conservation and restoration,
Cunningham Marsh
and the use of applied systems to test fundamental ideas in ecology.
04/14 Board Meeting Much of her current research evaluates the effectiveness of prescribed
fire and livestock grazing as tools for managing and restoring
04/15 Submissions deadline: grassland communities that have
May Newsletter been invaded heavily by exotic plant
species. She has recently completed a
04/21 General Meeting,
Luther Burbank Art & large-scale experiment on this
Garden Center topic in northern California and is
currently evaluating the impacts
04/25 Field Trip of livestock grazing on the
The Cedars
endangered giant kangaroo rat and its
grassland habitat in central California at
Carrizo Plains National Monument.
Another focus of her research has been
to understand the ways in which exotic
In This Issue species influence the interactions among
native species. She also works with
Guest Speaker 1 non-profit Hitchcock, A.S. (rev. A. Chase). 1950
organizations to
President’s Corner 2 implement Nassella pulchra science-based
Plant ID Hour 2 conservation planning and land
Invasives Corner 3
Preserve/Stewardship 3
management.
Plant I.D. Hour begins at 6:45
Event Reports 4
Field Trips 5 Join us for Dinner before the Meeting:
Items of Interest 6
We'll gather for dinner at 6PM at Kirin Restaurant, 2700 Yulupa Ave. We hope our
Board Contacts 8
speaker will join us, but we always have an enjoyable group of fellow members and
a delicious Northern Chinese meal in any case. Please contact, Liz Parsons, 833-2063,
lizpar8993@aol.com by April 20th if you plan to attend.

The Milo Baker newsletter is available online before the printer can
produce the hard copy. For early viewing of the newsletter, please go to the
website: www.cnpsmb.org.

General Meetings are held on the 3rd Tuesday of each month at Luther Burbank Art & Garden Center, 2050 Yulupa Avenue, Santa Rosa.
Milo Baker Chapter Board meetings start at 7:00pm, 2nd Tuesday nine months of the year, Environmental Center, 55 Ridgeway Avenue,
Suite A, Santa Rosa. The next Board meeting is April 14th. Anyone interested in the work of the chapter is welcome to attend!

P resident's Report
April 2009
With spring arriving in all its flowering beauty, the
Milo Baker Chapter has a full plate of activities
and outings scheduled. Check out the field trip
calendar and plan to join us as we see blooms
around the county. On April 4th, Wendy Smit will
lead the hike around Red Hill at the Mayacamas
Mountains Audubon Sanctuary in my place, since I
need to attend my kids’ Odyssey of the Mind state
tournament. I have been leading hikes for Madrone
Audubon to visit historically documented plants
from Guggolz days (Betty and Jack on Pine Flat
Road) since spring 2005, after the fire. It is a rich
serpentine area that continues to surprise us.
Thank you Wendy and Pat Sesser for substituting!
Serpentine geology always seems to bring good
plant diversity. That’s why we always jump at a
chance to get out to Pepperwood Preserve because
the soil and topographic diversity make the flora
exciting. On April 11th, we will have a booth at the
Pepperwood Preserve Wildflower Festival. This is
a family-friendly event that will feature hikes and
you can get to know the wildflowers. On July 24-
25, we will co-host a Vegetation Workshop with
Pepperwood and do some surveying, building on
the Mayacamas Mountains survey data from a few
years ago. Thanks to Steve Barnhart and Peter
Warner for organizing this with Julie Evens at the
state office.
Out on the Santa Rosa Plain, the Adopt a Vernal
Pool project with the Laguna de Santa Rosa
Foundation is in full force! Volunteers are
monitoring three Federally Listed endangered
plants (in blooming order): Sonoma Sunshine
(Blennosperma bakeri), Sebastopol Meadowfoam
(Limnanthes vinculans) and Burke’s Goldfields
(Lasthenia burkei) on private and public lands. This
project offers opportunities to see and document
both natural and created vernal pools and learn
about how to estimate quantity and percent cover.
Long-term, annual monitoring of these populations
is key to understanding how to ensure their
survival.
The March Newsletter was very late due to an
oversight on my part and a change of staff and
missed communication at Clone Printing. You can
be assured that your newsletter will arrive on time!
It takes a real team to put this publication together,
and I’d like to thank Katy Redmon and Gary Hundt
for making it such a great newsletter. Of course,
your submissions make it all possible!
Milo Baker Chapter Newsletter – April 2009
One of my proudest moments as Milo Baker
President was seeing CNPS Fellow Betty Guggolz
accept the Ernestine I. Smith Lifetime
Environmental Commitment Award with Betty
Burridge (of Madrone Audubon) at the SCCC
Awards dinner on March 7th. There is more about
this event on pg 4.
I brought Betty Guggolz to the dinner, and fellow
CNPS Fellow Liz Parsons brought her back to
Cloverdale, after an overnight stay at Liz’s Casita in
Kenwood.
During the ceremony, while Betty and I sat with
nominees of the other environmental awards being
presented, Beth Robinson and Katy Redmon
tended the CNPS table, Gary Hundt took pictures,
and Liz Parsons networked with other organization
members over dinner. Thanks to all for showcasing
CNPS at this event!
º Lynn Houser
Plant I.D. Hour
The flowers are
out in abundance, but do
you know what they are?
Come see what is blooming
in Sonoma County this
spring. Arrive up to an
hour before the April 21st
General Meeting, and bring
specimens of plants you
want to identify. At Plant
I.D. Hour you can see
plants up close and key
them to species, while getting to know fellow Milo
Baker Chapter members. Plants that you key out or
learn with friends are easily remembered! Bring in
some mystery plants to challenge us.
I’ll bring in the dissecting microscope and
some flowering plants from the local area. You can
bring your dinner if you want to, a hand lens and a
copy of Jepson or Sonoma Co. Flora if you have
them. One of each will be available plus some other
floras. Keying is worthwhile and challenging for all
of us, but it’s fun to work through them together,
and learn what distinguishes this plant from that
one.
º Lynn Houser
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I nvasives Corner
Water Wise Gardening, Computer Fun for
Plant Nerds, and a List of Invasive Plant
Websites
I went on a computer search for "waterwise" sites to
see what plants they were endorsing for our
gardens. I found several sites with good advice
about how one can limit the amount of water
expended in the garden. <bewaterwise.com> was
one of the better ones. The plant list and exposition
were quite extensive. This site had many natives,
and did not include many invasive plants on their
list of recommended plants. However, I did find
Sweet alyssum, Pyracantha ssp, and Pride of
Madeira - Calipc listed invasives. "Water Wise
Gardening for the Pacific Northwest" by Rod Smith
was a site with good advice, but no plant list, unless
my aged scanning ability missed it. The site list that
seemed to have NO restraint was the one put out
by the Sonoma County Water Agency through the
California Urban Water Conservation Council in
concert with the Environmental Protection Agency.
Over a thousand plants are exhibited here, and the
profiles of the many invasive plants listed include
no mention of their behavior, but lots of advice
about how to cultivate them! I'm waiting for a call
back from our water agency on this.
When I can find a contact e-mail address, I let them
know that they have listed questionable plants.
Most of the time, when I get a response, it is
accommodating. Once I got a prominent gardener
who must have spent a good half hour composing
an e-mail upbraiding me for my undemocratic
plant attitude. Well - yeah....
Anyway, if you haven't been overwhelmed by tons
of e-mails from Move On asking you to this or that
with your vast free time, you too can play detective
on line, and advocate for the planting of native
plants of our area - in our area. I am making a
resolution today to transfer the time I've been
spending on computer solitaire onto what my son
calls a "plant nerd mission." Next time you see me,
ask me if I've done it. The road to Hell.....
Here is a list of some of the sites I google for
research:
California Invasive Plant Inventory or -Calipc- in
general
Calphoto
Calflora
CDFA Encycloweedia
Milo Baker Chapter Newsletter – April 2009
Nature Conservancy Invasive Species Initiative
Plants USDA gov
Global Invasive Species Database,
UC Davis invasive plants, UC Berkeley invasive
plants
Plant Conservation Alliance's Alien Plant Working
Group
ºmlml@sonic.net
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reserve Stewardship
CUNNINGHAM MARSH
WORK DAYS
WHEN: APRIL 5 and MAY 17, 9 a.m.-12 p.m.
WHERE: Parking limited. Please carpool or
meet at 8:30 at Sebastopol Safeway near the Rite-
Aid side, to be at Marcia's house (next to the marsh)
by 9 a.m. Please just gather yourselves for
carpooling.
1460 Big Cedar Ln., Sebastopol - 2nd house, end of
road on right (116 to Bloomfield to Lone Pine, right
on Big Cedar, or 116 to Lone Pine, left on Big
Cedar)
Any Questions: 707-829-3808-
owlsnest@hughes.net
PARK IN DRIVEWAY ONLY....not on road
WORK: We have completed all the major planting
for the near future, however, we need:
Careful weeding within the endangered Pitkin Lily
exclosures,
Planting of 40 1 gal. special plants,
Weeding all areas with new plantings outside the 5
established hedgerows,
Removing all hardware and protection from plants
that did not survive (We will record what did and
did not survive),
Cutting back vegetation along existing paths,
Walking the field looking for any oaks that are
coming up, flagging them and protecting them
before mowing.
In general, we are getting the area ready for the
year.
We really need your help! Come see what we have
done, and be a part of this important restoration
project.
We'll work until 12ish.
If you would like to work later, bring a lunch.
Bring gloves, any favorite hand tool, and water.
Snacks and water will be provided.
Heavy rain???? cancels
ºMarcia Johnson, Steward, Cunningham Marsh
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inundation vegetation studies on Warm Springs
vent Reports Dam, and helped determine the routing of the
wastewater pipeline to the Geysers. In 1988 Betty
was named a fellow of CNPS, that organization’s
SCCC’s 2009 Environmental Awards highest honor. Today she continues to serve as
reviewer on the State CNPS Rare Plant Scientific
Dinner Advisory Committee, and to share her knowledge of
Here are some excerpts from an article by Portia Sinnot, several decades with local CNPS members and
SCCC Awards Chair, published in The Empire Roport, Laguna Foundation members on the historical
an online publication of local news) vernal pool plant populations." . (Full Article at:
March 7th, Sebastopol. The Sonoma County http://empirereport.org/reports/20090313_sonoma-
Conservation Council, the Sierra Club Sonoma county-environmental-awards/)
Group and 170 activists attending the Sonoma
County Environmental Awards Dinner gathered at
the Sebastopol Veterans Auditorium to honor nine
individuals and two local programs working to
protect the environment. David Keller was awarded
the Environmentalist of the Year. Cotati Creek
Critters was awarded Outstanding Environmental
Education Program.
Betty Guggolz of the California Native Plant Society
and Betty Burridge of Madrone Audubon Society and
Redwood Region Ornithological Society were both
awarded the Ernestine I. Smith Lifetime
Environmental Commitment Award.

L-R: Betty Burridge, Rue Furch, Betty Guggolz, and Portia Sinot

As the two Bettys accepted their awards, each

Betty Burridge (top, center) and Betty Guggolz, (right),
receive much applause (Jenny Blaker, center) as they walk
up to the stage for their Lifetime Commitment Awards.
Mrs. Guggolz of Cloverdale was nominated by Gary
Hundt and Lynn Houser of the Milo Baker Chapter,
California Native Plant Society (CNPS): “Betty Lovell
Guggolz has been a tireless advocate for plants and
ecosystems threatened by development in Sonoma
county since the early 1970's. She founded the local
Milo Baker chapter of the CNPS. Betty monitored
many of the rare and threatened plant locations
first identified by the pioneering SRJC botanist Milo
Baker, providing field data invaluable to support
listing several plants under the federal and state
endangered species acts, data for CNPS’s
authoritative CA Rare and Endangered Plants
publication, and for the Flora of Sonoma County.
She frequently contributed plant information to
local Environmental Impact documents and Timber
Harvest Plans, and was often consulted by state and
local agencies on land-use and resource
management issues. She fought for and obtained
conservation easements to preserve threatened
species on Rincon Ridge and Cunningham marsh,
Milo Baker Chapter Newsletter – April 2009
spoke about the importance of science in advocacy
and conservation.
In the early 1970’s, Betty Guggolz was a rare voice
in our county, advocating for plant conservation.
As she recalled in her thank you speech, she would
get up in front of the Board of Supervisors and the
City Councils and tell them they had to do plant
surveys and consider the impacts to rare plants.
She learned the laws and the flora to make her
point. Betty Burridge was more of a generalist
naturalist, she said, and when she saw that Betty
was so active with CNPS and speaking up for the
plants, she decided to specialize in birds.
Seeing CNPS and Audubon and our commitment
to science and advocacy getting such a prominent
acknowledgement is news we can use. Thank you
to Gary for writing Betty Guggolz’s nomination, to
Katy for my nomination, and to everyone for
supporting the SCCC.
º Lynn Houser
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Lake Sonoma Recap
Field Trip Report
Several hiked the trails surrounding Lake Sonoma
on February 28th with Doris Golden leading the
way. There was no shortage of Digger Pines (Pinus
sabiniana), Pacific Madrone and various species of
Quercus in the area. In addition to signs of wild pig
activity, the hikers were greeted by flowering
manzanitas and Blue-eyed Grass (Sisyrinchium
montanum). A few mused that the trail should have
been renamed the Wild Onion Trail due to the
many Allium growing underfoot. As they bagged
the steep climb up Bummer’s Peak, they found Iris
douglasiana, Star lily (Zigadenus fremontii) and Indian
warrior (Pedicularis densiflora). The intrepid hikers
continued down the trail towards Lake Sonoma
spying stands of Milkmaids (Cardamine californica),
Buttercups (Ranunculus), and Shooting star
(Dodecatheon) along the way. In addition to the
striking inflorescences, California Maidenhair fern
(Adiantum jordanii) and California polypody fern
(Polypodium californicum) grew along moist dirt
walls between the roots of trees and by small
streams. Although the weather cooperated
throughout most of the fieldtrip, during the last
minutes the hikers had to quickly trek back to the
cars due to the rapidly graying skies.
ºJade Nguyen
F ield Trips
Vernal Pools of Sonoma County
Saturday April 4, 10:00am – 4:00 pm (ish)
On our vernal pool trip this year, we will visit three
sites, guided by Gene Cooley, DFG Botanist.
We will carpool promptly @ 9:30 a.m. from the
Sebastopol Community Center parking lot to the
first site which is on private property. Light
walking involved.
The second part of the trip will begin at 1:30 and
has a separate sign up. This site involves more
extensive walking over uneven ground. Directions
will be sent with confirmed sign up.
Members only, please. Space is strictly limited and
priority will be given to members who were unable
to participate last year in order that, eventually,
everyone who wants to will have a chance to
experience these special places. Please sign up to
attend by contacting Mary Abbott,
mba53@yahoo.com or 707-823-7203. Remember to
Milo Baker Chapter Newsletter – April 2009
indicate which part of the day you would like to
attend.
The Cedars, Sonoma County's
Remarkable Serpentine Canyonlands
Saturday, April 25, 9:30am-4pm
Hidden miles behind locked gates in rural
northwest Sonoma County and forming the
extreme headwaters of the two main branches of
Austin Creek and several tributaries of the
Wheatfield Fork of the Gualala River, lies a huge
massif of ultramafic (serpentine) rock called The
Cedars. Its 2,000'+ ridges are deeply eroded,
forming steep canyon walls, numerous waterfalls
and cascades, ephemeral, intermittent and
perennial creeks, and fascinating travertine
seepages and formations. Massive barrens and
talus slopes alternate with old-growth Sargent
cypress woodlands, forming an intricate mosaic of
vegetation, with 7 of its plants found no where else
in the world, while others have their only Sonoma
County populations here.
Roger Raiche will lead 20 participants to explore
some of this remote area that he co-owns with
David McCrory. Expect to see Western azalea,
California lady-slipper orchid, purple-leafed stream
orchid, and other spring flowers.
Participants will meet at 9:30 at the bakery in
Cazadero and then proceed into the canyon in
vehicles with 4WD. We will probably leave the
canyon about 3:00PM, which will get folks back to
their cars by 4:00 at the latest. We will need some
of the participants to have 4WD cars or trucks to
access the canyon. Bring lunch and water.
RSVP Natasha Granoff, njgranoff@comcast.net
542-9670
May/June Outings
May 9, Mammoth Rocks near Goat Rock:
Join Conservation Chair, Michael Hogan, for a trip to
one of the finest and most diverse coastal prairies on the
Sonoma Coast.
June 6, Estero Americano
June 20, Sweetwater Springs:
hike and Douglas fir pulling party
June 21, Harrison Grade Ecological Preserve
ºNatasha Granoff
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I tems of Interest
CNPS Marin Field Trips:
Sunday, April 19, 2009, 10am
GLIDE TULE RANCH VERNAL POOL
One name that is missing from virtually any and all
lists of magical floral wonderlands is the
miraculous Glide Tule Ranch, a vernal pool with so
much color that you can easily become color-
blinded by endless vistas of some of the most
vibrant and brightest colors imaginable, produced
by 4 Subspecies of lovely blue Downingias, carpets
of Goldfields (Lasthenia sp), masses of Woolly
Starfish (Hesperevax caulescens) endless seas of
Oregon woolly marbles (Psilocarphus oreganus),
and many other wondrous and rare species of
Vernal Pool plants.
Adding to its mystery and allure is the fact that
Glide Tule Ranch Vernal Pool is open to the public
one day a year, and only one day a year. So, the
vast majority of amateur botanists have never even
heard of Glide Tule Ranch, much less visited this
enchanted and fantastic floral exposition.
Directions: Glide Tule Ranch is located about 15
miles south of Davis in Yolo County, and is part of
the Southern Yolo Wildlife Area, a large protected
area to the west of Sacramento. To get there, take
Interstate 80 to Davis, and exit at the Mace Blvd
Exit. To reach the meeting site, drive south on Mace
Blvd, which becomes County Road 104, to County
Road 35 (one mile south of Putah Creek). Turn left
(east) on Road 35 and drive to County Road 106.
Turn right (south) on Road 106 and go for about 3
miles to County Road 38A, where there will be
signs for driving into the Wildlife Area.
Since it's a long-distance drive that takes
approximately 2 hours to reach from Central Marin
County, let's plan on having an informal car-pool.
To partake in that, meet at 8am at the parking lot
for the Larkspur Ferry Terminal.
Tuesday April 21, 2009, 9:00 am
SAN ANDREAS TRAILHEAD – MT.
BURDELL OPEN SPACE PRESERVE
This hike should coincide with the peak of the local
spring wildflower season, expect to see masses of
grassland wildflowers and various serpentinite-soil
specialties!
The hike will be led by Doreen Smith.
If participants are willing, we will learn to key some
species, so make sure to bring your copy of either
edition of Howell's "Marin Flora". If you don't
already own a copy, it will be for sale at the
trailhead at the start of the hike.
Milo Baker Chapter Newsletter – April 2009
Meet at the San Andreas trailhead for Mt Burdell.
From Highway 101 in Novato, take the
Atherton/San Marin exit, go west on San Marin for
2.3 miles, turn right on San Andreas. The trailhead
is near the end of this short street, park by the
roadside.
Wildland Weed Field Courses (Cal-IPC)
At Mountain Home Ranch, a 300-acre secluded retreat
center with comfortable conference facilities, located 20
minutes northeast of Santa Rosa.:
May 13 - Biology and Identification: Know your
Wildland Weeds! - Training in the biology and
reproduction of invasive plants. Topics such as:
Taxonomy and resources - steps to identify a plant
you don't know; Verification - where to send
samples; Vouchering techniques; Creating your own
herbarium; Botany 101 - a hands-on look at plant
parts, OR an advanced topic. Focus on particular
species of importance in this region. Cal-IPC has
received 6.0 hours of "Other" DPR continuing-ed
credits for all Biology & Identification courses.
May 14 - Advanced Herbicide Control Methods
for Wildland Weeds – In-depth instruction on the
mechanism of herbicidal control, and practical
demonstrations of herbicide control methods,
taught by leading invasive weed experts.
Participants can expect to emerge with a deeper
understanding of and ability to implement
herbicide control approaches, including:
Formulations and modes of action; Selectivity and
adjuvants; Herbaceous plant control ( spray to wet,
low volume, thin line, and wick); Woody plant
control: ( basal bark, cut stump, and hack and
squirt); Calibration of spray equipment; and Safe use of
herbicides
Featured instructors include Bob Case, CNPS; Joe
DiTomaso, UC Davis; Ken Moore, Wildlands
Restoration Team; Dina Robertson, URS Corporation;
Jon Roncoroni, UC Cooperative Extesion; Guy Kyser,
UC Davis; and others..
Course formats are a combination of full-group sessions;
break-out rotations of small groups for hands-on training;
and Q&A sessions, which participants may use to ask for
general and project-specific advice.
All courses include lunch, snacks and reference material.
Preregistration required!
Only $45 per course, thanks to special grant funding, for
"restoration volunteers" (if weed management is not part
of your professional work and you volunteer for an
organized restoration effort.) Regular fees per course are
$145/$165 (Cal-IPC member/non-member.) !
More information is available online at www.cal-
ipc.org/fieldcourses..
See you in the field! Heather.
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ANDERSON VALLEY WILDFLOWER
SHOW Saturday-Sunday, April 25-26
The Anderson Valley
Unity Club is sponsoring
this show at the
Mendocino County
Fairgrounds in Boonville.
Many wildflowers are Aster chilensis &
Erigeron divergens
collected and identified.
There are plants and books for sale, a tearoom
offering good food, and a raffle which funds
scholarships for high school students for college or
camp. Admission is free. The show is open from
9am to 4pm right on highway 128 in the middle of
town.
CALIFORNIA NATIVE PLANT SALE
Saturday, April 18, 2009 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Organized by Volunteers of the East Bay
Regional Parks Botanic Garden
The Botanic Garden is located at the intersection of
Wildcat Canyon Rd. & South Park Drive
near the Brazil Building in Tilden Regional Park in
Berkeley (admission is free)
California shrubs, trees, perennials. Find many
plants that are not available in a nursery.
Horticultural advice gladly given! Come and
explore the Garden.
Buy some plants to take home. Please bring boxes
to carry home your treasures and an umbrella if it
rains. Refreshments available. Proceeds directly
benefit the Garden. www.nativeplants.org
510-841-8732 or 888-327-2757 option #3 ext. 4507
Riverkeepers Dinner
Please join Don McEnhill , the Riverkeeper and the
Riverkeeper Park volunteers for dinner on
Tuesday, March 10 at the Rainbow Cattle
Company. The volunteers have planned chili (with
and without meat) and the trimmings for dinner.
Donations are welcome. The donations, a portion
of the bar proceeds and all the “model train”
money goes directly to support the Park.
To learn more about the Riverkeeper and the Park
visit http://www.russianr iverkeeper.org
If you have questions you can reach me by return
email or call me at 865-2474
Milo Baker Chapter Newsletter – April 2009
Riverkeeper Stewardship Park
Volunteer Days
What: Enjoy time on the Russian River working
with other volunteers to restore healthy riverbank
habitat. No experience necessary
When: Every Wednesday. Event cancelled when
there is enough rain to need a raincoat.
Time: 8:30 - 11:30 am, please join us for all or part
of the time.
Bring: water and gloves - wear sturdy shoes.
Where: 16153 Main St., Guerneville, located on the
north bank of the Russian River directly upstream
of the pedestrian bridge.
For more information, contact Victoria Wikle at 865-
2474 or VictoriaWikle@usa.net. See the website at
http://www.russianriverkeeper.org or call Don
McEnhill at 217-4762, or e-mail him at
rrkeeper@sonic.net
Cotati Creek Critters
Creek Stewardship Days
Saturday, April 11, 9 a.m. to 12 noon. Meet at
Cotati City well lot no. 2, Lakewood Avenue,
Cotati. See www.CotatiCreekCritters.info for Creek
Stewardship Day guidelines, directions and a map.
Special Earth Day Creek Clean Up
Sunday, April 26, 10 a.m. - 1p.m. at Falletti Park off
Gravenstein Way, Cotati. Details and directions
from jenny@creeks.cotati.info or 707 792 4422.
Exploring the Byways, Bikeways and Habitat of
the Southern Laguna watershed: Saturday, April
4, 9 a.m. - 1 p.m. A gentle bike ride to explore parts
of the Southern Laguna de Santa Rosa watershed
around Cotati, with choices of route length and
stops to enjoy the countryside. Kate Symonds, a
biologist who works in a habitat restoration
program with the US Fish & Wildlife Serve, will
give us an overview of the vernal pool landscapes
and valley oaks we pass along the way. Helmets
and bikes in good working order are essential, and
you are responsible for your own bicycle safety.
This is part of the Sonoma County Bicycle
Coalition's "Spandex-free bike rides" series and the
Cotati Creek Critters Inside/Outside Nature
Education series. Contact jenny@creeks.cotati.info
or 707 792 4422 to register and for details and
directions.
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 We invite you to join CNPS
Milo Baker Chapter Officers & Board of Directors 2009-10

President, Lynn Houser, 568-3230, housers@sonic.net Name________________________________

Vice President, Liz Parsons, 833-2063, LizPar8993@aol.com
Secretary, Patricia Sesser, 528-9197, ptrisha@sbcglobal.net Address______________________________
Treasurer, Jim Piercy, 539-3441, terrapenecarolinamajor@yahoo.com
Book Sales, Wendy Smit, 431.7913, wendysmit@hughes.net City/Zip______________________________
Conservation Chair, Michael Hogan, milobakerflora@gmail.com
Cunningham Marsh, Marcia Johnson, 829-3808, owlsnest@hughes.net Phone________________________________
Director at Large, Lea Davis, 538-1499
Director at Large, Beth Robinson, 490-4951, bethysmail@gmail.com Email________________________________
Director at Large, Joan Schwan, 823-0446, jschwan@sonic.net Chapter affiliation:
Director at Large, Cindy Tancreto, 528-9225, cindytancreto@pacbell.net † Milo Baker (Sonoma County)
Field Trips, Natasha Granoff, 542-9670, ngranoff@sonomawineco.com † Other county ______________________
Hospitality, Becky Montgomery, 573-0103, montyb@sonic.net Membership category:
Hospitality, Liz Parsons, 833-2063, lizpar8993@aol.com † Student or Limited Income…….… $25
Invasive Plant Chair, ML Carle, 792-1823, mlml@sonic.net † Individual………………………….$45
Legislative Chair, Katy Redmon, 762-3961, trypledee@comcast.net † Family, Group or Library………….$75
Membership/WebAdmin., Gary Hundt, 542-4972, ghundt@gmail.com † Plant Lover………………….……$100
Newsletter Editor, Katy Redmon, 762-3961, cnpsmbnewsletter@yahoo.com † Patron…………………………….$300
Plant Sale, Liz Parsons, 833-2063, lizpar8993@aol.com † Benefactor………………………..$600
Poster & T-Shirt Sales, Wendy Smit, 431.7913, wendysmit@hughes.net † Mariposa Lily………………… ..$1500
Programs/Lectures, April Owens, 528-3387,Aprilleeowens@yahoo.com
Publicity, Leia Giambastiani, 322-6722, leiagia@gmail.com † New Member † Renewal
Rincon Ridge Park, Lynn Houser, 568-3230, housers@sonic.net
SCCC Rep., Wendy Krupnick, 544-4582, wendyk@pon.net Make check payable to CNPS and mail to:
Southridge Preserve, Jeffery Barrett, barrett8@sonic.net CNPS, 2707 K Street, Sacramento, CA 95816
SRJC Representative: OPEN
SSU Representative, Frederique Lavoipierre, 829-0751, lavoipie@sonoma.edu To pay by credit card or for more info call
Vine Hill Preserve, Sarah Gordon, 833-1243, Sarahpgordon@gmail.com 916.447.2677 or visit www.cnps.org

NON-PROFIT
CALIFORNIA NATIVE PLANT SOCIETY ORGANIZATION
Milo Baker Chapter www.cnpsmb.org U.S. Postage Paid
P.O. Box 892 Santa Rosa, CA
Santa Rosa, CA 95402 Permit #470

Lilium pardalinum ssp. pitkinense

Pitkin lily

Newsletter & Web Site Info:

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Katy Redmon, cnpsmbnewsletter@yahoo.com
Deadline for inclusion in the May
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current and archived newsletters.
To receive notification of the online newsletter,
or for newsletter mailing/membership issues,
contact: Gary Hundt, ghundt@gmail.com