Goleta Valley Beautiful E-Mail News-June 2008

7th Annual Goleta Valley Heritage Tree Tour on Sunday June 22nd Noon to 5 PM, sponsored by Santa Barbara Airbus. New locations on the tour and reduced $25 tickets. Limited number of seats available. Call us at 685-7910 GVB Volunteer Opportunities- GVB Volunteer Opportunities- RSVP 685-7910 or 252-1952 day of event. Also visit our Volunteer Calendar Sat. May 31, 9 am to Noon - Young tree care along Mesa Rd, El Estero and Camino Corto . Meet in Isla Vista School parking lot 6875 El Collegio Rd, 93117. All work from ground level, tools, refreshments and expert training provided. Sat. May 31, 1 pm to 4 pm - Young tree care at Kellogg, La Patera and Foothill schools. Meet in Kellogg School parking lot, 475 Cambridge Drive, Goleta 93117. All work from ground level, tools, refreshments and expert training provided. Sat. June 7, 9 am to Noon -Young tree Care at Mountain View, Hollister and El Camino Schools. Meet in Mountain View School parking lot, 5465 Queen Ann Lane. All work from ground level, tools, refreshments and expert training provided. Sat. June 7, 1 am to 4 pm-Young tree Care at Brandon and Ellwood Schools. Meet in Goleta Union School District headquarters parking lot, 401 N. Fairview Avenue. All work from ground level, tools, refreshments and expert training provided. Sat. June 14, 9 am to Noon and 1 pm to 4 pm - Irrigation of trees at Los Carneros. Meet at corner of Los Carneros Way and Calle Kozal, off Los Carneros Road at the entrance to the Willow Springs subdivision. Sat. June 21, 9 am to Noon -Young tree Care and anti-graffiti beautification project along Hollister Ave next Girls Club. Meet in Girls Club parking lot, 4973 Hollister Ave. All work from ground level, tools, refreshments and expert training provided. Sat. June 21, 1 am to 4 pm-Mature tree pruning at George Adams Grove, Los Carneros Park by the Train Depot. Meet in parking lot by Fire Station 14/Stow House/Train Depot, 304 N. Los Carneros Road. All work from ground level, tools, refreshments and expert training provided. Sat. June 28, 9 am to Noon -Young tree Care at Glen Annie Open Space and City parks. Meet at corner of Glen Annie and Del Norte. All work from ground level, tools, refreshments and expert training provided. Sat. June 28, 1 am to 4 pm -Devereux Greenhouse/Growing Grounds tree nursery care . Meet at 6980 Falberg Drive at the Devereux campus. All tools, refreshments and expert training provided. Prior RSVP required 685-7910. Devereux Greenhouse/Growing Grounds tree nursery care - Every Fri. 9 to noon and by appointment - Call 685-7910 Litter pickup 2nd and 4th Sat. - Call Don and Judy Nason 964-4895 Graffiti removal and reporting - Call Ed Graper 964-7117, edgraper@yahoo.com Monthly Goleta Valley Beautiful award nominations - Call Bonnie Freeman 683-1878 or Phebe Mansur 685-2277 Additional GVB ongoing indoor/outdoor volunteer community service activities, call 685-7910 UPCOMING GVB EVENTS June 22nd - 7th Annual Heritage Tree Tour - 12-5 pm. Tickets available from any GVB Board member or call 685-7910 New locations, lower ticket prices for 7th Annual Heritage Tree Tour The 7th Annual GVB Heritage Tree Tour, sponsored by Santa Barbara Airbus, will take place on Sunday afternoon June 22nd from 1 to 5 pm. We'll meet for lunch at the Historic Witness Tree in Sizzler Restaurant in Old Town. New attractions this year include the Exotic Flora Tour on the UCSB campus led by Randy Baldwin, a look at the sixty new redwoods at Stow Grove, a personal tour of Norm Beard's 400 fruit trees, as well as old favorites including the Moreton Bay Fig Tree Forest at Dos Pueblos Ranch. Reserve your seat now, reduced ticket prices of $25 until June 10, and $35 after June 10th. Call 685-7910 for reservations Irrigating Los Carneros Trees a time consuming effort Thanks to the 13 volunteers who contributed 40 community service hours at a tree maintenance event at Los Carneros/101 off ramp on Saturday afternoon May 10. Volunteers installed 60 Treegators (portable tree irrigators) on previously planted trees. With the aid of a 1000 gallon tanker generously provided by Kitson Landscape Management and several hundred feet of hoses, volunteers also assisted in filling 50 of the Treegators with 20 gallons of water in each. The water will gradually drain out of the Treegators onto the rootball, providing a very effective and efficient way of watering the new trees. Volunteer groups participating included the UCSB Muslim Student Association and Mountain View School students and parents. Twelve volunteers from UCSB Career Services and Mt View School came together Saturday afternoon May 17th at the Los Carneros southbound offramp off of 101 for a tree irrigation project. The volunteers contributed 40 community service hours as they provided irrigation to part of the 140 native trees planted late last year as part of an Environmental Enhancement and Mitigation Project for the State of California. Once these trees are established in a few years, they will continue to grow without supplemental watering. The trees should provide environmental benefits for as many as 100 years or more. Kudos to the volunteers for tackling a project with rough terrain, hot weather, and heavy lifting. This is the first of a series of monthly summer irrigation of the trees, and the volunteers patiently waited while logistical difficulties were overcome in parking the water trailer and extending the hoses. This event was made possible by grants from the California Resources Department, UCSB Coastal Fund, Santa Barbara Foundation, Devereux of Santa Barbara, and the generous support of Goleta Valley Beautiful donor members. Mulching a priority during May Tree Care events A few inches of mulch around a young tree can help it make its way through the dry summers we have here. Thanks to the 18 volunteers who contributed 54 volunteer service hours for a tree care service project at San Marcos High School on Saturday May 3rd. The volunteers came from UCSB Circle K, SAHLUD, Mountain View School, and Dos Pueblos High to install irrigation systems, moved 6 cubic feet of mulch, and installed weedblock around previously planted trees on the San Marcos campus. This was the last regularly scheduled tree care event for the school year at San Marcos, although GVB volunteers will periodically check the status of the 100+ trees planted on campus throughout the summer. Another round of thanks to the 55 volunteers who contributed 134 community service hours at a tree planting and landscape maintenance event at Dos Pueblos High School on Saturday morning May 10. Volunteers moved 8 cubic yards of green waste mulch (enough to fill a 3 ton dump truck) to the h and m quads, where volunteers removed weeds and replace them with mulch. Additional volunteers moved another 8 cubic yards of construction mulch to the front entry by the redbud trees. Still other volunteers weeded the fire loop in front of the new theater, weeded 40 trees along Alameda and Cathedral Oaks, and weeded 40 trees east of the ball fields. Four honor tree plaques were also installed. A Cub Scout group planted one Coast Live Oak in the faculty parking lot. The tree was grown from a locally collected acorn and raised at GVB’s Devereux Greenhouse. Over the past two years, Goleta Valley Beautiful volunteers have planted over 200 trees on the Dos Pueblos campus. Volunteer groups participating included Dos Pueblos High students and families, Bishop Diego High, Kellogg Elementary, UCSB Circle K, Theta Nu Kappa, a crew from the Helpful Honda Team. Special thanks to Karen Nielsen who joins the ranks of GVB’s Evergreen volunteers who have served in 3 or more events this past school year. Karen brings the total number of 2007-08 GVB Evergreen volunteers to 78. Karen will receive a certificate and a GVB ball cap in recognition of her efforts. Forty one volunteers from 7 different groups came together Saturday morning May 17th at St Vincent’s on 4200 Calle Real to complete the tree planting project for the benefit of the low income and senior residents living there. The project is a joint operation of Goleta Valley Beautiful and Santa Barbara Beautiful. Among the groups contributing 125 service hours was UCSB Honors Program, Zeta Phi Rho, Sigma Chi Omega, Alpha Epsilon Phi, Mt. View School, Dos Pueblos High, and families and staff of St. Vincent’s with other community volunteers. The volunteers installed mulch and irrigation to 42 trees planted during last month’s Earth Day celebrations. Once these trees are established in a few years, they will continue to grow without supplemental watering. The trees should provide environmental benefits for hundreds of years to come. These events were made possible by the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection, UCSB Coastal Fund, Santa Barbara County Resource Recovery and Waste Management Division, Devereux Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara Foundation, a California ReLeaf Urban Forestry Grant, San Marcos High PTA, the Santa Barbara High School District, Beautify Dos Pueblos, St. Vincent's, Santa Barbara Beautiful, the Goleta Union School District, the City of Goleta and hundreds of GVB donor members that help us to make the time to establish our trees. Daisies bloom at the Devereux Greenhouse. We enjoyed the visit of the ten Mountain View Daisy Girl Scouts to the Greenhouse with their 3 supervisors on May 1st. Goleta Valley Beautiful Executive Director and Certified Arbor Ken Knight gave the girls a tour of the Growing Grounds, and then led them through the process of planting Coast Live Oak acorns in the Devereux Greenhouse. If your group would like to participate in a group project or tour of our greenhouse operations, please give us a call at 685-7910. Use your tax rebate check to help GVB-Donate through TreeBank Now Online! The TreeBank is an online giving community comprised of organizations dedicated to engaging the public to care for our urban forests. Individual organizations join as local branches, providing members with an efficient online tool for accepting contributions at a local level, while helping the larger urban forest community on a national level. Click on the TreeBank link on the first page of our website www.goletavalleybeautiful.org or visit Tree Bank Additional May Volunteer newsThe Nasons led trash crew spent 17 hours collecting 8 bags of trash on 5 different days in May. Since January 1, they have collected 66 bags in 125 service hours. Contact 685-7910 if you are interested in one of the four openings for the GVB Board of Directors beginning in August of 2008. The term of office is for one year. We are looking for a high school student, 2 college students, and one general public member Larry Crandell Keeps the Annual GVB Awards MovingOver 100 honorees and members attended the 34th Annual Awards and Silent Auction, hosted by our perennial favorite emcee Larry Crandell and 2008 Man of the Year GVB President Merlyn Cummings. A full list of our winners and very generous sponsors is on our website. While we always enjoy our annual formal gathering at the Holiday Inn, we are considering a more informal and inexpensive event next year at Stow Grove with an afternoon barbeque. Tell us what you think. kennethknight@cox.net

Goleta Valley Beautiful E-Mail News - July 2008
MY FAVORITE TREE- a new feature. Every tree seems to have a story. Tell us yours by phone or e-mail. See our first feature below. WHAT CAN YOU DO ABOUT OAKWORMS? See below. GVB Volunteer Opportunities- RSVP 685-7910 or 252-1952 day of event. Also visit the Volunteer Calendar at www.goletavalleybeautiful.org Because the days are hot, the ground is dry and hard, and most student volunteers are on vacation, most of our summer activities will be limited to maintenance, primarily watering. We'll be meeting at the Devereux Greenhouse, where we still have a lot of activity going on with mixing soil, repotting, extending irrigation lines and caring for over 2000 trees under production. Groups welcome with advance notice. • Sat July 5, Independence Day weekend-No Project • Sat. July 12, 9 am to Noon and 1 pm to 4 pm - Irrigation of trees at Los Carneros. Meet at corner of Los Carneros Way and Calle Kozal, off Los Carneros Road at the entrance to the Willow Springs subdivision. Prior RSVP required 685-7910 • Sat. July 19, 9 am to Noon -Devereux Greenhouse/Growing Grounds tree nursery care . Meet at 6980 Falberg Drive at the Devereux campus. All tools, refreshments and expert training provided. Call for directions, prior RSVP required 685-7910. • Sat. July 26, 9 am to Noon - Young tree care in Isla Vista. Meet in Isla Vista School parking lot 6875 El Collegio Rd, 93117. All work from ground level, tools, refreshments and expert training provided. . • Sat. July 26, 1 am to 4 pm -Devereux Greenhouse/Growing Grounds tree nursery care . Meet at the Greenhouse near 6980 Falberg Drive on the Devereux campus. All tools, refreshments and expert training provided. Call for directions, prior RSVP required 685-7910. • Devereux Greenhouse/Growing Grounds tree nursery care - Every Fri. 9 to noon and by appointment - Call 685-7910 • Litter pickup 2nd and 4th Sat. - Call Don and Judy Nason 964-4895 • Graffiti removal and reporting - Call Ed Graper 964-7117, edgraper@yahoo.com • Monthly Goleta Valley Beautiful award nominations - Call Bonnie Freeman 683-1878 or Phebe Mansur 685-2277 • Additional GVB ongoing indoor/outdoor volunteer community service activities, call 685-7910 Thanks to SB Airbus for Sponsoring the 7th Annual Goleta Valley Heritage Tree Tour Thanks to all that participated in our 7th Annual Goleta Valley Heritage Tree tour. The Tour was made possible by Santa Barbara Airbus, which provided our bus and driver for the 7th consecutive year. Kudos also to Sizzler manager Mike Howell and his staff for allowing us to use the Witness Tree Patio for lunch. The 300 year old landmark sycamore provided an appropriate beginning and ending location for the tour. The Exotic Flora tour at UCSB, a new location on the tour this year, was hosted by Bree Belyea of the Cheadle Center for Biodiversity and Ecological Restoration. along with San Marcos Growers manager Randy Baldwin who helped lay out the tour, we explored many of the non-native trees that are unique to this area. City Arborist/Parks and Open Space Manager Bill Millar walked us through the grove of 300 90 year old redwoods at Stow Grove Park, as well as introducing us to 60 new redwoods planted by Laguna Blanca students this past year. Tour guide Jerry Sortomme, who is making his 6th appearance as a guide, led us through a captivating explanation of tree sex. Goleta Valley Beautiful Man of the Year Norm Beard invited us into his 5 acre tropical fruit orchard for a personal tour of his 400 mostly tropical fruit trees. Our final stop was a visit to the Dos Pueblos Ranch where over 50 90 year old Moreton Bay Fig trees provide a quarter mile column of continuous canopy. Despite an infiltration of invasive ivy, they remain as impressive reminder of the majesty of this area. Thanks to Henry Schulte for permitting us to enter. Mark your calendars for the all new 8th Goleta Valley Heritage Tree Tour, June 20th, 2009. July 2008 Business Award - 5827 Hollister Avenue, Goleta, 93117 Our July award winner is Community West Bank at 5827 Hollister Avenue, Goleta. A complete landscape renovation was completed to tie in with the new building façade with the assistance of a grant from the City of Goleta. Color was added to the landscape with Iceberg Roses and Bitsy Day Lilies. Customers are treated with home grown flowers at the tellers’ windows. The arched entrance is flanked with two large potted Amazing Red Flax plants surrounded by succulents. Privet Hedging is used for screening the windows and trash enclosure. Mature trees, Liquid Amber, Chinese Elm, and Ash Trees (one of the largest in Goleta) surround the property. Cotoneaster and Dietes serve as low water maintenance ground cover. The site was converted to drip irrigation with a weather sensor timer. Kitson Landscape and Maintenance designed, installed, and maintains the site. How do I get rid of oakworms? We're getting a lot of calls this year about oakworms. While they are messy, generally they don't cause a long term problem to your trees unless they get defoliated several times in one growing season. Cork oaks are getting hit particularly hard this year. The usual course of action is to allow nature to take its course, although there are some alternatives available to try. If you want to take action to control oakworm growth, we suggest the least toxic method as described in the University of California Integrated Pest management Guidelines at http://www.ipm.ucdavis.edu/PMG/PESTNOTES/pn7422.html. You may require the assistance of a licensed pest applicator. For more information, call us at 685-7910. Water Kings and Queens Needed to Adopt FREE street trees in Goleta through a California ReLeaf Tree Planting Grant We're looking for volunteers within the City of Goleta that are willing to water and weed a tree in a parkway (between the curb and the sidewalk) next to your house for the next two summers. In return, GVB volunteers will install a FREE street tree, along with rootshields (if needed). Specific tree species and locations are subject to City selection criteria. The time to act is now as GVB has secured a grant for only a limited number of trees. To sign up as Water King or Queen, call 685-7910. My Favorite Tree - 5510 Somerset Drive Laura Verhassalt and her late husband moved into their brand new house 5510 Somerset in 1961. Mr. Verhassalt wanted a red maple (Acer rubrum) tree in front of his house like the one he had at his Wisconsin farm. The staff at La Sumida Nursery tried to persuade him not to plant a red maple in Goleta. Red Maples like water and cooler weather so this type of tree isn't recommended for this area. Mr. Verhassalt insisted and the tree was ordered. Forty-seven years later, the tree is thriving Tell us about your favorite Goleta Valley tree. It doesn't have to be the biggest, oldest or most unusual, but every tree has a story. Send us your story of your favorite Goleta Valley tree to KennethKnight@cox.net or mail it to PO Box 6756, Goleta, 93160-6756. A lot gets accomplished in June with dedicated tree care volunteers The May 31st Saturday afternoon Goleta Valley Beautiful tree care event involved 34 volunteers contributing 101 community service hours for projects at Goleta Union School District Schools. Our projects included replacing 4 previously planted trees at the south end of the IV School ballfields abutting Camino Corto Open Space. The 3 replaced Canary island pines and one Bishop pine are now irrigated with a system installed by other volunteers earlier in the day. We also replaced one Coast Live Oak in the Camino Corto Open Space, replaced a White Alder at Kellogg School, and three White Alders and a Jacaranda at La Patera School. Volunteer organizations represented included UCSB Honors Society, Alpha Epsilon Phi and a large contingent from Pi Kappa Alpha (Pike). Thanks to the 7 volunteers who contributed 23 community service hours providing tree care to 4 Goleta Union School District campuses on Saturday morning June 7th. During UCSB finals, volunteers came from San Marcos, Dos Pueblos, Raytheon and Goleta Valley Beautiful. At Mountain View School, the trees were weeded, watered, mulched, restaked, retied, and pruned where needed. At Foothill, in addition to tree care, we replaced one Ginkgo that we thought had been weed whacked to death, but in fact it had been eaten by gophers. Hollister School had a number of fast growing trees requiring staking of center leaders to encourage straight growth. Finally at El Camino in addition to tree care, we watered several trees at the periphery. Several trees beyond the irrigation system have not become established as anticipated and will likely require replacement in the fall. Five volunteers, including two UCSB Tri Deltas taking time out from finals to spend 18 community service hours providing tree care to 3 Goleta Union School district campuses on Saturday afternoon June 7th.At the GUSD headquarters, we replaced a previously planted Black Walnut with a White Alder more suited to the moist conditions. At Brandon School we watered trees in the front that needed additional irrigation, and also at the west end of the school we watered where a drip irrigation system awaits reinstallation. Finally at Ellwood, we replaced two pines, two oaks and one ironwood in the north field due to a lack of irrigation (the drip system was turned off). Also one failed tree in the kindergarten area was replaced with an Island Oak. As part of a Goleta Valley Beautiful follow-up tree care event, fourteen volunteers contributed 35 service hours on Saturday morning May 31st to provide tree care for previously planted trees in the Isla Vista area. Our projects included extending a drip irrigation system to previously planted trees at the south end of the IV School ballfields abutting Camino Corto Open Space. We also replaced two sycamores along Mesa Road that did not survive the initial planting from late last year, along with weeding and pruning of the trees. We did not encounter the large bear that UCSB police warned us of as they were present patrolling the area. A new hazard to tree planting! We also fixed irrigation leaks and weeded ironwood trees installed last year by EAB volunteers. Volunteer organizations represented included UCSB Honors Society, Environmental Affairs Board, and Alpha Epsilon Phi. These events were made possible by the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection, UCSB Coastal Fund, Santa Barbara County Resource Recovery and Waste Management Division, Devereux Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara Foundation, a California ReLeaf Urban Forestry Grant, San Marcos High PTA, the Santa Barbara High School District, Beautify Dos Pueblos, Neighborhood Defense League of California, Santa Barbara Beautiful, the Goleta Union School District, the City of Goleta, the Goleta Union School District, the Isla Vista Recreation and Park District, and the generous support of hundreds of GVB donor members that make the time to help us establish our trees. Additional June Volunteer news The GVB/Cambridge Church litter collection crew collected another 9 bags of trash with 12.5 volunteer hours to push their 2008 collection total to 81 bags of trash using 148.5 volunteer hours. to assist, call don or Judy Nason at 984-4895.<>Thanks to Gary Earle, Martha Degasis, Gus Albertson and Trish Kreiss for continued maintenance at the Hollister Avenue beautification site. On Saturday June 21st, We moved another truckload of mulch from a pile at the Girls Club to help keep the weeds down.<>New interns Elyse Bekins, Max Echt, Josh Kruger and Jessica Sprigg join us at the Greenhouse this summer through the support of the UCSB Coastal Fund, while interns CJ Cintas and Eirin Bareis join us to help work on the City of Goleta Urban Forest Management Plan.<> New on the website is a research paper completed by Executive Director Ken Knight with the support of a grant from the National Urban and Community forest Advisory Council (NUCFAC), The report entitled "Planning and financing Future Urban Forests" is an examination of how to fund the urban forest of the future, with a case study using the City of Goleta. It is available free as a download. June 2008 Award - 381 Sylvan Drive, Goleta, 93117 Sally and Barry Cunningham of 381 Sylvan Drive, Goleta, first thought of a yard remodel the motivation was to tear out the juniper hedge and open up the parkway. More ideas ensued: a new walkway, entryway, low maintenance plants where a thirsty lawn had been, and a dry river bed. With their input, Michael Snyder and California Landscapes did the entire job from hardscape to plantings. Favorites of the Cunninghams are the Senna ‘Ray’s Splendor’ tree, the many grasses (Pennisetums, Festucas,Seslaria) the yellow Achillea ‘Moonshine’, Phormium ‘Terracotta’, Loropetalum ‘Razzleberry’, the, creek, boulders, and brick walkway. Nominations are open to everyone, including self-nominations. You do not need to be a member of GVB. For residential properties contact Bonnie Freeman at 683-1878, for all other categories (Multifamily residence, Commercial, Firescape, Sustainable Development, Home Owners Association, Preservation of the Goleta Valley, Public/Institutional, Open Space, Shopping Center, Commercial Orchard, Open), contact Phebe Mansur at 685-2277 or call 252-1952. 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Goleta Valley Beautiful E-Mail News - August 2008 First Liberty Elm Tree Planting in this area Labor Day noon at the GUSD District offices. See story below GVB Volunteer Opportunities- RSVP 685-7910 or 252-1952 day of event. Also visit the Volunteer Calendar at www.goletavalleybeautiful.org Sat. Aug 2, 9, 16, 23 9 am to Noon -Devereux Greenhouse/Growing Grounds tree nursery care . Meet at 6980 Falberg Drive at the Devereux campus. All tools, refreshments and expert training provided. Call for directions, prior RSVP required 685-7910. Fri. Aug 15, 7 am to 2 pm - Irrigation of trees at Los Carneros. Meet at corner of Los Carneros Way and Calle Kozal, off Los Carneros Road at the entrance to the Willow Springs subdivision. Prior RSVP required 685-7910 Sat August 30, Labor Day weekend-No Project Mon. September 1, 8 am to Noon - Liberty Elm Tree Installation. Goleta Union School District parking lot, 401 N. Fairview Ave. Eagle Scout project, volunteers welcome. All tools, refreshments provided. Plaque Dedication Ceremony at noon following installation of tree and bench. RSVP 685-7910. Devereux Greenhouse/Growing Grounds tree nursery care - Every Fri. 9 to noon and by appointment - Call 685-7910 Litter pickup 2nd and 4th Sat. - Call Don and Judy Nason 964-4895 Graffiti removal and reporting - Call Ed Graper 964-7117, edgraper@yahoo.com Monthly Goleta Valley Beautiful award nominations - Call Bonnie Freeman 683-1878 or Phebe Mansur 685-2277 Additional GVB ongoing indoor/outdoor volunteer community service activities, call 685-7910 August 2008 GVB Residential Award - 6282 Covington Way, Goleta 93117 August winners, Walter and Nancy Orso of 6282 Covington Way, Goleta, took a landscape class from Billy Goodnick at SBCC Adult Ed., and ended up hiring him to do a design layout. Once a theme of pink and purple with silver highlights was settled upon, along with sustainable concepts, subcontractors were brought in. Systems Paving installed the beautiful driveway/walkway, Raul Ortiz of Bella Vista Landscapes did the plantings and Dan Lovelace was General Contractor. The annual display of Snow in Summer is a show-stopper, and the flowering Catmint, Breath of heaven (Coleonema) and two Cercis Canadensis (Eastern Redbud) are some of the complementary plants. A side vegetable garden, flowering arbor, and pot-as-art add a surprise element and delight to the senses. You can nominate your favorite Goleta Valley Residential property by downloading a nomination form from the website at www.goletavalleybeautiful.org. You can also contact Goleta Valley Beautiful at 685-7910. Liberty Elm Tree Project Eagle Scout candidate Sam Verhasselt is preparing a Liberty Tree Memorial project for Labor Day at the Goleta Union School district. The project includes the first planting of the disease resistant American Elm in this area, along with a bench and commemorative plaque. The plaque is provided by the Elm Research Institute of Keene, New Hampshire. They are interested in promoting elm tree restoration nationwide, as well as providing living legacy of the 1775 Liberty used as a rallying point for the Sons of Liberty. Volunteers and sponsors wishing to participate in this project are encouraged to contact Sam at 689-7009. The tree planting is scheduled for Labor Day 8am to Noon at the Goleta Union School District parking lot, 401 N. Fairview Ave, with dedication ceremonies at noon. Water Kings and Queens Needed to Adopt FREE street trees in Goleta through a California ReLeaf Tree Planting Grant We're looking for volunteers within the City of Goleta that are willing to water and weed a tree in a parkway (between the curb and the sidewalk) next to your house for the next two summers. In return, GVB volunteers will install a FREE street tree, along with rootshields (if needed). Specific tree species and locations are subject to City selection criteria. The time to act is now as GVB has secured a grant for only a limited number of trees. To sign up as Water King or Queen, call 685-7910. City of Goleta Initiating urban Forest Management Plan with the help of GVB and interested citizens With the help of an $80,000 Proposition 40 grant from the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection, the city of Goleta has initiated a two year program to prepare an Urban Forest Management Plan for the City of Goleta. GVB's newest staff member Mark Broomfield will be heading the project, with GVB Executive Director Ken Knight serving as an unpaid technical consultant. The purpose of the project is to initiate an Urban Forest Management Plan as called for in the city's General Land Use Plan. In the near future, the city will be requesting volunteers from the public to serve on advisory committees to review work on a State of the Urban Forest and the Guiding Principles that will expand upon the vision and goals for the future Goleta urban forest. A portion of the research for developing the Goleta urban forest database will come from satellite imagery provided by the Native Communities Development Corporation. Their recently approved contract with the City of Goleta will allow additional map layers and data to be added to the Goleta Geographic Information System to include tree canopy cover, grass, impervious surfaces, water, bare soil and irrigated turf. A State of the Goleta Urban Forest resource assessment currently underway will also include information developed from the recently completed research report from Executive Director Ken Knight entitled "Planning and Financing Future Urban Forests". This research report, available to download at www.goletavalleybeautiful.org/ , includes a the City of Goleta as a case studying for a method to secure long term funding for the care of urban forests. The research report was supported by the USDA Forest Service Urban and Community Forestry Advisory Program on the recommendation of the National Urban and Community Forestry Advisory Council. Interns Eirin Bareis, CJ Cintas, and Leah Schulman are already hard at work on developing the State of the Urban Forest Report that will be ready for public review in the fall of 2008. My Favorite Tree - Tell us about your favorite Goleta Valley tree. It doesn't have to be the biggest, oldest or most unusual, but every tree has a story. Send us your story of your favorite Goleta Valley tree to KennethKnight@cox.net or mail it to PO Box 6756, Goleta, 93160-6756. Interns help GVB get through the hot days of summer Much of our summer activity is at our Greenhouse where interns Maxx Echt, Elyse Bekins, Jessica Sprigg and Josh Kruger have been diligently repotting last years saplings into 15 gallon containers, as well as caring for the approximately 2000 trees at our Devereux nursery. Internships are made possible through a grant from the UCSB Coastal Fund. Additional July GVB news Much of our volunteer effort outside the Greenhouse was spent in watering trees at the Los Carneros, experimenting with Ooze tubes for long term watering, and fixing irrigation systems at Isla Vista School. These events were made possible by the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection, UCSB Coastal Fund, Santa Barbara County Resource Recovery and Waste Management Division, Devereux Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara Foundation, a California ReLeaf Urban Forestry Grant, San Marcos High PTA, the Santa Barbara High School District, Beautify Dos Pueblos, Neighborhood Defense League of California, Santa Barbara Beautiful, the Goleta Union School District, the City of Goleta, the Goleta Union School District, the Isla Vista Recreation and Park District, 1000 gallon water trailer provided by Kitson Landscape management and the generous support of hundreds of GVB donor members that make the time to help us establish our trees. The GVB/Cambridge Church litter collection crew collected another 10.5 bags of trash with 16 volunteer hours to push their 2008 collection total to 95.5 bags of trash using 173 volunteer hours. To assist, call don or Judy Nason at 984-4895.<> New GVB Board Member John Ingram joined the Board in June. We'll have additional information about him in future newsletters.<> GVB Executive Director Ken Knight earned a new professional certification last week from the International Society of Arboriculture. In addition to being a Certified Arborist, Ken passed the test to be designated as a Certified Municipal Specialist.

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Goleta Valley Beautiful News- November 2008

Annual 2009 membership renewal letter coming by mail the first week of November. Please help us keep planting for tomorrow!

GVB Volunteer Opportunities - RSVP 685-7910 or 252-1952 day of event. Community service credits for school, church, scouting and all legal community service requirements available. All tools, refreshments and expert training provided. All ages and groups welcome, with no experience necessary except as noted below. Smaller children should have family members present for supervision. Look for the one-ton white box GVB truck at the site. Restroom not always conveniently available. For additional information, opportunities and current updates, visit the GVB Volunteer Calendar
1. Fri. Oct. 31st 2 pm to 5 pm- Restoration tree planting along Mesa Rd. Storke Family Housing on Mesa Rd off Los Carneros. Meet in the first parking lot you come to on the left. Yes, we know its Halloween afternoon. Plant a tree before you put on your costume and go out trick or treating.
2. Sat. Nov 1st 9 am to noon- Restoration tree planting along Mesa Rd. Meet at the same Storke Family Housing parking lot on Mesa Rd off Los Carneros. .
3. Sat. Nov 1st 1 pm to 4 pm- Tree planting. San Marcos High, 4650 Hollister Ave. Meet at the Turnpike student lot. New and replacement tree planting within the campus. .
4. Thurs. Nov 6th 5:30 pm to 8 pm- La Patera Elementary School Science Night.
5. Fri. Nov 7th 2 pm to 5 pm- Restoration tree planting along Mesa Rd. Storke Family Housing on Mesa Rd. From the entrance on Los Carneros, meet in the first parking lot you come to on the left. .
6. Sat. Nov 8th 9 am to noon- Restoration tree planting along Mesa Rd. Meet at the same Storke Family Housing parking lot on Mesa Rd off Los Carneros. .
7. Sat. Nov 8th 1 pm to 4 pm- Restoration Tree Planting at Ortega Dining Commons on campus at UCSB. Meet at the plaza between the University Center, the MultiCultural Center and Ortega DC. .
8. Sat. Nov 15th 9 am to noon-Dos Pueblos High School tree planting 7266 Alameda. Meet in the faculty parking lot on Alameda by the Distinguished School sign. .
9. Sat. Nov 15th 1 pm to 4 pm- Dos Pueblos High School tree care 7266 Alameda. Meet at the same spot in the faculty parking lot. .
10. Fri. Nov 21st 2 pm to 5 pm Restoration Native tree planting. Meet at the Facilities parking lot on Mesa Rd between Los Carneros and Stadium roads. .
11. Sat. Nov 22nd 9 am to noon Restoration native tree planting. Meet at same Facilities parking lot on Mesa Rd. .
12. Sat. Nov 22nd 1pm to 4pm- Tree Care for city parks. Meet at IV Elementary School Parking Lot, 6875 El Colegio Rd. Isla Vista 93117. This is across the street from Santa Catalina dorms, formerly Francisco Torres.
13. Sat. Nov 29th 9 am to noon- no project due to Thanksgiving holiday.
14. Sat. Dec 6th 9 am to noon- Restoration tree planting. UCSB Community gardens near Harder Stadium. Enter on Stadium Road between the stadium and San Clemente multi-story parking structure. Follow the right side path to the Greenhouse and Garden Project grounds on the right.
15. Sat. Dec 6th 1pm to 4pm- Tree care for city parks. Meet at IV Elementary School Parking Lot, 6875 El Colegio Rd. Isla Vista 93117. This is across the street from Santa Catalina dorms, formerly Francisco Torres.
16. Devereux Greenhouse/Growing Grounds tree nursery care - Every Tuesday and Fri. 9 to noon and by appointment - Call 685-7910
17. Litter pickup 2nd and 4th Sat. - Call Don and Judy Nason 964-4895
18. Graffiti removal and reporting - Call Ed Graper 964-7117, edgraper@yahoo.com
19. Monthly Goleta Valley Beautiful award nominations - Call Bonnie Freeman 683-1878 or Phebe Mansur 685-2277
20. Additional GVB ongoing indoor/outdoor volunteer community service activities including the Devereux Greenhouse and Growing Grounds, call 685-7910




The GVB truck is dead! Long live the GVB truck!



After five years of constant service with projects every weekend, the engine in the GVB truck failed. The truck was originally purchased with a grant from the SB Foundation and contributions from Graham Chevrolet in August of 2003. The $10,000 cost to replace the engine was beyond our means, and not recommended for a truck with close to 150,000 miles.
Fortunately, Kitson Landscape Management came to our rescue. Kitson had a heavy duty flatbed truck, which needed a new transmission, that they agreed to donate to GVB. In a remarkable show of support from current and former members of the GVB Board of Directors, President David Fainer organized a fund drive that resulted in $5500 in funds to pay for the transmission repair, transfer of the box, hitch and lift on the old truck to the new, and to have some available for additional repairs. In addition to our current board members, additional contributors included former board members Sam Alfano, Lori Roper, Marc Bradley, Doug Winter, and a $1000 grant from the UCSB Coastal Fund. Thank you all for keeping us running. Long live the truck!



Trees = Math + Science at Oct 23rd Science Night at Kellogg Elementary




On Thursday evening, October 23rd, over 300 Kellogg Elementary students and parents participated in the annual Science Night activities. GVB used modifications to Project Learning Tree tools to teach math and science concepts to the participants using trees as an example. Students learned how to tell time through reading tree rings, explored examples of all 27 different species of trees on the Kellogg campus, and tested acorns for viability, while the younger students made leaf prints of selected trees. A special treat for students were Tree Fun Facts for Kids cards provided through a grant from the Alliance for Community Trees (ACT) in partnership with the Home Depot Foundation. Children were provided 3 different cards with tree-related activities that they could do with their parents at home. A limited number of tool aprons were also distributed with the cards.
Volunteer Science Night Presenters are needed to help with the La Patera Elementary School Science Night on Thursday November 6 from 5:30 pm to 8 in addition to the Science Nights coming up at El Camino (February 24), Ellwood (February 26) and several others to be scheduled. No experience is necessary for these fun events; we’ll train you on the tree-related math and science presentations we make! For more information, please call us at 685-7910



NeighborWoods Projects Reap Rewards in October




Among the eight NeighborWoods tree planting events conducted in October, 159 GVB volunteers provided 551 hours of community service in planting 52 trees and caring for 140 more. These included the following projects: 10/4 AM San Marcos High 27 volunteers 81 service hours 8 new trees
10/4 PM Caroldale Avenue 2 volunteers 6 service hours 9 new trees
10/11 AM Dos Pueblos High 64 volunteers 243 service hours 20 new, 2 replants
10/11 PM San Jose Creek 16 volunteers 49 service hours 5 new trees
10/18 AM Los Carneros Rd 20 volunteers 73 service hours 11 replants
10/18 PM Los Carneros Rd 10 volunteers 38 service hours 8 replants
10/25 AM Goleta Street Trees 8 volunteers 24 service hours 5 new trees
10/25 PM Goleta Street Trees 12 volunteers 37 service hours 5 new trees



We need you! Committee & Volunteer Positions Open



We welcome new Board members (pictured above) Stephen Fereday, James Lechuga, John Ingram and Emily Mason (not pictured).
-- The Board is seeking an environmentally conscious people to be part of GVB committees. We have openings in the Finance, Special Events/Awards, Development, and Membership Committees. Number of hours of participation for each committee could be as little as 1 to 3 hours for an individual event. Call 685-7910 for more information.
-- Wish List - Individually packaged snacks (nothing that can melt) and water for volunteers.
-- Photos/Stories of your favorite tree in the Goleta Valley - It doesn't have to be the biggest, oldest or most unusual, but every tree has a story. Send us your story of your favorite Goleta Valley tree to KennethKnight@cox.net or mail it to PO Box 6756, Goleta, 93160-6756.
-- The GVB/Cambridge Church litter collection crew’s 2008 trash collection totals now stand at 254 person-hrs and 140 bags. To assist, call Don or Judy Nason at 984-4895



Water Kings and Queens Needed to Adopt FREE street trees in Goleta through a California ReLeaf Tree Planting Grant


We've already planted trees at Carlo, Hillview, Braeburn, Wakefield, Stow Canyon, Del Norte, Verona, Paseo Palmilla, and Caroldale. You could be next! We're still taking orders for volunteers within the City of Goleta that are willing to water and weed a tree in a parkway (between the curb and the sidewalk) next to your house for the next two summers. In return, GVB volunteers will install a FREE street tree, along with arranging for installation of rootshields (if needed). Specific tree species and locations are subject to City selection criteria. The time to act is now as GVB has secured a grant for only 50 street trees. To sign up as Water King or Queen, call 685-7910. For those of you who have already responded, we'll be scheduling a date for planting in October.



City of Goleta Postpones Urban Forest Management Plan Public Discussions


The City of Goleta staff has been busy with winter storm emergency preparations to deal with the aftermath of the Gap Fire. In addition, there have been delays in developing the information needed for the report on baseline conditions in the Goleta Urban Forest. The next scheduled public advisory group meeting may not occur until December 9th. For more information or to be placed on the mailing list to receive updates on the status of the Goleta Urban Forest Management Plan, please contact City Arborist Bill Millar at 968-6848 or Ashley Flores at (805) 961-7578 or email aflores@cityofgoleta.org



Our Oldest Donor Member



Sister Witness Tree gives us clones so that we can continue planting native trees throughout the Goleta Valley. In early November, we are asking our not-so-ancient friends to help us with financial support to continue GVB operations. We make only one mailing a year for membership support, so please look for our Planting For Tomorrow GVB envelope when it arrives in the mail in early November! If you miss our mailer, you can donate online via TreeLink, or access the 2009 Membership forms on our website soon at www.goletavalleybeautiful.org, or call us at 685-7910!


Goleta Valley Beautiful News- December 2008





Annual 2009 membership renewal letter coming by mail the first week of November. Please help us keep planting for tomorrow!

Pruning Workshop Information





GVB Volunteer Opportunities - RSVP 685-7910 or 252-1952 day of event. Community service credits for school, church, scouting and all legal community service requirements available. All tools, refreshments and expert training provided. All ages and groups welcome, with no experience necessary except as noted below. Smaller children should have family members present for supervision. Look for the one-ton white box GVB truck at the site. Restroom not always conveniently available. For additional information, opportunities and current updates, visit the GVB Volunteer Calendar
1. Sat. Nov 29th 9 am to noon- no project due to Thanksgiving holiday.
2. Sat. Dec 6th 9 am to noon- Tree Planting and Care. UCSB Campus parking lot 37 next to the Facilities bldg on Mesa Rd. between Los Carneros and Stadium Rd.
3. Sat. Dec 6th 1pm to 4pm- Tree care for city parks. Meet at IV Elementary School Parking Lot (6875 El Colegio Rd. Isla Vista 93117). This is across the street from Santa Catalina dorms, formerly Francisco Torres.
4. Sat Dec 13th 9am to noon Tree Care at Goleta Valley Schools. Meet at Brandon Elementary (195 Brandon Dr).
5. Sat Dec 13th 1pm to 4pm Tree Care for Goleta Street Trees. Meet at Fire Station #11 (6901 Frey Way) parking lot.
6. Sat Dec 20th 9am to noon Greenhouse tree plantings. Planting acorns for the next generation of oaks. GVB Greenhouse is located at 6980 Falberg Way on the Devereux property west of Isla Vista. Close to the Slough.
7. Sat Dec 27th 9am to noon Greenhouse tree plantings. Planting acorns for the next generation of oaks. Meet at the GVB Greenhouse and Growing Grounds on the Devereux property (see above)
8. Sat Jan 3rd 9am to noon Greenhouse tree plantings. Planting acorns for the next generation of oaks. GVB Greenhouse and Growing Grounds (see above)
9. Devereux Greenhouse/Growing Grounds tree nursery care - Every Tuesday and Fri. 9 to noon and by appointment - Call 685-7910
10. Litter pickup 2nd and 4th Sat. - Call Don and Judy Nason 964-4895
11. Graffiti removal and reporting - Call Ed Graper 964-7117, edgraper@yahoo.com
12. Monthly Goleta Valley Beautiful award nominations - Call Bonnie Freeman 683-1878 or Phebe Mansur 685-2277
13. Additional GVB ongoing indoor/outdoor volunteer community service activities including the Devereux Greenhouse and Growing Grounds, call 685-7910
14. SAVE THE DATES!! Saturday February 7th 8a-2:30p Young Trees: Planting, Pruning and Care workshop @ Goleta Union School District Board room (401 N Fairview Ave)
15. AND: Friday March 13th 8a-4p Project Learning Tree workshop emphasizing wild land interface planning and recovery. Held at UCSB as part of TEAWET training.





December Award- 626 Mayrum St.



The December winners are Rick and Adrienne Morinini of 626 Mayrum Street, Santa Barbara County, 93111. Homeowners since 1968, Rick recently retired after 18 years with GWD. Always a collector of antiques and rusty farm implements he also gathered natural stone from the foothills, all of which he integrated into their landscape. Adrienne, retired after 40 years as a hairdresser, began converting their thirsty beds into more drought resistant plants by adding succulents, cactus, and for whimsy converted their junipers into bonsai. The whole theme is magical and has created a haven for friends and neighbors. As their daughter Lynette said, “in a track where many people come and go as renters, their long-term commitment to their home has resulted in a jewel for the area.”



Thanks to Kitson Landscape Management, Inc. for Truck Donation!



When the GVB truck's engine failed, Kitson Landscape Management came to our rescue. Kitson had a heavy duty flatbed truck, which needed a new transmission, that they agreed to donate to GVB. Shown above is Sarah Kitson and Dave Fuderich handing over the keys to the 1995 Ford 450 truck to GVB President David C. Fainer, Jr. With the help of Jim Verhasselt of JV Enterprises and former GVB Board member Doug Winter, the old box was transferred to the new truck. Within a week GVB was back in business! Thanks again to all of our current and former Board members and the UCSB Coastal Fund for supporting the cost of converting to the Ford truck. Thank you all for keeping us running. Long live the truck!



Trees = Math + Science at Nov Science Night at La Patera Elementary



Thanks to the four Board members who contributed 12 service hours at La Patera Elementary School Science night on Thursday night, November 6th. Science Night projects included identifying specimens of the 33 difference tree species available on the campus, telling time through tree rings, testing acorns for viability and leaf printing.
Volunteer Science Night Presenters will be needed to help with future Science Nights coming up at El Camino (February 24), Ellwood (February 26) and several others to be scheduled. No experience is necessary for these fun events; well train you on the tree-related math and science presentations we make! For more information, please call us at 685-7910



Planting and Tree Care Projects this Month



This month Goleta Valley Beautiful hosted nine tree planting events, wherein a stunning turnout of 273 GVB volunteers provided 851 hours of community service in planting 110 trees and caring for 118 more! These included the following projects:
11/1 PM San Marcos High School 25 volunteers 75 service hours 11 new trees
11/7 PM West Storke Family Housing UCSB 7 volunteers 21 service hours 5 new trees
11/8 AM Santa Ynez Apts UCSB 46 volunteers 136 service hours 36 new trees
11/8 PM Ortega Dining Commons UCSB 14 volunteers 48 service hours 13 new trees
11/15 AM Dos Pueblos High School 81 volunteers 264 service hours 91 pruned, planted ~100 agapanthus plants
11/15 PM Dos Pueblos HS/La Patera Elem 4 volunteers 12 service hours 27 trees pruned/cared for
11/21 PM Mesa Road UCSB 26 volunteers 78 service hours 15 new trees
11/22 AM Mesa Rd & CCBER Greenhouse UCSB 42 volunteers 126 service hours 15 new trees
11/22 PM Mesa Rd & CCBER Greenhouse UCSB 28 volunteers 91 service hours 15 new trees




We need you! Committee & Volunteer Positions Open


The GVB Board of Directors photos are now complete, with the addition of Emily Mason (pictured below).
-- The Board is seeking an environmentally conscious people to be part of GVB committees. We have openings in the Finance, Special Events/Awards, Development, and Membership Committees. Number of hours of participation for each committee could be as little as 1 to 3 hours for an individual event. Call 685-7910 for more information.
-- Wish List - Individually packaged snacks (nothing that can melt) and water for volunteers.
-- Photos/Stories of your favorite tree in the Goleta Valley - It doesn't have to be the biggest, oldest or most unusual, but every tree has a story. Send us your story of your favorite Goleta Valley tree to KennethKnight@cox.net or mail it to PO Box 6756, Goleta, 93160-6756.
-- The GVB/Cambridge Church litter collection crews 2008 trash collection totals now stand at 282.5 person-hrs and 154.5 bags! To assist, call Don or Judy Nason at 984-4895




Water Kings and Queens Needed to Adopt FREE STREET TREES in Goleta through a California ReLeaf Tree Planting Grant


We've already planted trees at Carlo, Hillview, Braeburn, Wakefield, Stow Canyon, Del Norte, Verona, Paseo Palmilla, and Caroldale. You could be next! We're still taking orders for volunteers within the City of Goleta that are willing to water and weed a tree in a parkway (between the curb and the sidewalk) next to your house for the next two summers. In return, GVB volunteers will install a FREE street tree, along with arranging for installation of rootshields (if needed). Specific tree species and locations are subject to City selection criteria. The time to act is now as GVB has secured a grant for only 50 street trees. To sign up as Water King or Queen, call 685-7910. For those of you who have already responded, we'll be scheduling a date for planting in December .



GVB Executive Director Resigns from Planning Commission-- Urban Forest Management Plan to continue


GVB Executive Director Ken Knight has resigned from his position as Planning Commissioner in order to concentrate his efforts on Goleta Valley Beautiful and on the contract with the City of Goleta to develop an Urban Forest Management Plan. Mr. Knight wanted to avoid any appearance of conflict of interest between his role as a Planning Commissioner and his responsibilities as Executive Director. The Urban Forest Management Plan is a partnership between the City of Goleta and GVB that is financed in part by contributions from the City, GVB, and a grant from the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection.



Satellite data on the status of the Goleta urban forest is now available and GVB is working to produce a State of the Goleta Urban Forest report.


The next public advisory group meeting may occur either on Wednesday evening December 10th or January 14th. For more information or to be placed on the mailing list to receive updates on the status of the Goleta Urban Forest Management Plan, please contact City Arborist Bill Millar at 968-6848 or Ashley Flores at (805) 961-7578 or email aflores@cityofgoleta.org



Our Oldest Donor Member


Sister Witness Tree gives us clones so that we can continue planting native trees throughout the Goleta Valley. In early December , we are asking our not-so-ancient friends to help us with financial support to continue GVB operations. We make only one mailing a year for membership support, so please look for our Planting For Tomorrow GVB envelope when it arrives in the mail in early December! If you miss our mailer, you can donate online via TreeLink, or access the 2009 Membership forms on our website soon at www.goletavalleybeautiful.org, or call us at 685-7910!


Goleta Valley Beautiful is not a government agency but rather a non profit community service organization that is funded by grants and donations from the community. GVB relies upon the volunteer and financial support of the community to continue providing public services. Please check the Goleta Valley Beautiful website for weekly Saturday morning and afternoon volunteer opportunities. Back to Top

Dear Friends,

Thank you for logging on to the Goleta Valley Beautiful website. It is hoped you will visit our site regularly and check our volunteer calendar. During 2008-09 GVB will continue to plant and care for trees in the area west of the Santa Barbara city limits to the western borders of Goleta. For the past several years GVB has been planting and caring for over 500 trees each year, as well as growing over 2000 new trees at our native tree nursery at Devereux. Over 1400 volunteers have been assisting GVB each of these years. Many high school and college students are participating and earning community service credits. Each month we recognize outstanding residential and commercial beautification efforts. To learn more about GVB, click on about us. If you are not a member of GVB, we would be pleased to have your membership. Call our Executive Director Ken Knight at 685-7910 for information and suggestions. If you would like to make a donation to us, you may at the Tree Bank website.

Thank you, .

David Fainer
President.
Members of Goleta Valley Beautiful Board of Directors: David Fainer, President; Phebe Mansur, Vice President; Tami Mason, Treasurer; Zea Bauer, Secretary; Michael Bennett, Merlyn Cummings, Al Turnbull, Treva Yang, Maia Kazaks, Jill Tiegs, John Ingram, Stephen Fereday, James Lechuga, Emily Mason, and Ken Knight; Executive Director.
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