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| Jan 08 Feb 08 March 08 April 08 May 08 Goleta Valley Beautiful E-Mail News -December 2007Thanks to all who have renewed their GVB donor membership for 2008. If you misplaced your renewal letter, you can find a copy on our website or call 685-7910. GVB Volunteer Opportunities-
December events -Tree Plantings at IV, San Marcos, DP and an Interchange planting In addition to the volunteer events listed above, Goleta Valley Beautiful is in the process of completing permits to plant 140 trees at the Los Carneros Interchange offramp as part of an Environmental Enhancement and Mitigation Project. Although this will not be a volunteer project (we're contractinbg with the Califgornia Conservation Corps) there are some transportation of materials that we could used some help with. Please call us at 685-7910 for more information. this project will complement a long -planned City landscaping project for the remainder of the Los Carneros Interchange. November GVB volunteers plant 67 trees and counting Thanks to Mark Broomfield and the 14 volunteers who contributed 44 service hours at the Devereux Greenhouse this past Saturday, November 3rd. Among the accomplishments were the repotting of approximately 75 one gallon redwood trees into five gallon pots. These redwoods will be planted at Stow Grove Park during Arbor Week, March 7, 2008. Thanks to the Engineers Without Borders, Environmental Affairs Board, Communication Associates, Circle K and other UCSB volunteers for helping to take care of these newly growing trees. Goleta Valley Beautiful thanks the 63 volunteers who planted 35 trees on Saturday, November 10th on the grounds of Hollister Elementary School, 4950 Anita Lane in Goleta Valley. The volunteers contributed 196 service hours and represented eight community groups including Hollister Elementary students and parents, Goleta Teen of the Year candidates, Rotoract, Santa Barbara City College Small Communications Class, UCSB Gamma Phi Beta, Pi Beta Phi, Circle K and the American Red Cross Club.
Goleta Valley Beautiful thanks the 60 volunteers who planted 21 Coast Live Oak trees along UCSB's Mesa Road on Friday afternoon, November 16th. The volunteers contributed 163 service hours and represented 12 community groups, including the UCSB Wellness Project led by Mark Shisham, Kappa Alpha Theta, Environmental Affairs Board, Alpha Phi, Alpha Kappa Delta Phi, Delta Delta Delta, Alpha Delta Chi, SBCC Small Communications Class, UCSB Restoration, UCSB Honors Program, CAB and general UCSB support. Goleta Valley Beautiful volunteers will complete the Mesa Road project with the planting of 19 more trees on Friday afternoon, November 30th from 2-5 pm. Thanks to Lisa Stratton, PHD of the Cheadle Center for Biodiversity and Ecological Restoration and her staff for the financial and technical support in implementing this project.
Goleta Valley Beautiful thanks the 95 volunteers who planted 11 trees next to the Elings Aquatic Center on the Dos Pueblos High School campus on Saturday morning, November 17th. The volunteers contributed 202 service hours and represented 10 community groups, including Dos Pueblos High students and families, The Beautify Dos Pueblos Committee, UCSB Hong Kong Student Committee, La Escuelita, Chi Delta Theta, Environmental Affairs Board, Kappa Sigma, SBCC Communications Group, Goleta Valley Beautiful members and community volunteers. In addition to planting the 6 species of trees (Island Oak, Big Leaf Maple, California Sycamore, Valley Oak, California Buckeye, Silk Floss Tree), the volunteers moved 51 cubic yards of mulch around the new trees and at the entrance to the new Performing Arts Facility along Alameda Drive.
Water Kings and Queens If we get 1/2 inch or more of rain, we're hoping to pick up Treegators by the end of December (sound familiar?) In the meantime, please keep watering. Citizen Pruner Program - coming in January! Volunteer news Mark Broomfield is picking up the slack that occured when our contract with Work Training Programs ended. He'll soon be joined by snowbird Dan Condon, who's back from the frozen north for a few months. The Nasons led trash crew spent 16 hours collecting 14 bags of trash on 4 different days in November. . Devereux clients, interns and volunteers Stacia Young and Jack Reifert are finishing our fall acorn plantings of over 1000 different local varieties. Now to keep the squirrels away. . New GVB UCSB Board member Lincoln Rideout joins the Board in December, to be followed soon with Jill Tiegs and Maia Raznik. . At the urging of the State Forester, the city of Goleta is preparing an application for a Tree City USA Award hopefully to be heard a the the last Council meeting of the year on December 17th. .
December 2007 GVB Award The December award goes to Jeff and Nancy Watson of 284 Vereda Leyenda in the Rancho Embarcadero area of Goleta. When AIA Architect Murray Duncan topped off their remodel with a beautiful portico, the Watsons’ stage was set to add a landscape. A natural design from Landscape Architect Robert Andrew Fowler allowed the Watsons’ to take on the contracting. Jeff did much of the stonework and plant installation, all the while checking with Nancy. Water conservation was a main concern so they limited a grassy area and installed wide borders of flowering white, yellow and blue plants. Birch trees, a Jacaranda and flowering Magnolia dot the garden. A path of ‘Aztec Gold’ stone, and a wall of Santa Barbara sandstone presents a welcoming setting against the nearby hills. You can nominate your favorite Goleta Valley Residential property by downloading a nomination form from this website. You can also contact Goleta Valley Beautiful at 685-7910. You do not need to be a member to nominate. Goleta Valley Beautiful E-Mail News -January 2008Learn how to prune from professionals! Shade Tree Pruning Workshops in January and February. Sign up at 685-7910 GVB Volunteer Opportunities-
January events - In addition to our tree planting events, we are adding young tree pruning events on Saturday afternoons with George Jimenez leading them. Check our website for registration for our January 10 and/or February 2 Young Tree Pruning trainings with Dougal House and Dan Condon. GVB Holiday gift to Goleta Valley -140 trees at 101/Los Carneros Interchange Off ramp (3 tree photos go here) "Wow, look at all those trees" was a comment overheard from some passersby on the Los Carneros overpass as GVB was finishing planting 140 trees along the southbound Los Carneros Interchange off ramp. Although the area is CalTrans right-of-way, GVB initiated the project with the help of a $33,000 Environmental Enhancement and Mitigation Grant from the State Resources Agency. GVB oversaw implementation of the project, which is not affiliated with any other Caltrans or City 101 landscaping projects. A crew from the California Conservation Corps installed the trees, with assistance from GVB contractor/volunteers Mark Broomfield and Dan Condon (he's back!). The 12 different species of trees used are all native or suited to our Mediterranean climate and grown at the Devereux nursery. GVB will monitor and maintain the trees over the next several years as they become established. Thanks to Joey and the Santa Barbara Transfer Station crew for multiple deliveries of mulch to the site, Kitson Landscape Management for use of their 1000 gallon water tanker, Granite Construction Co.for the use of their Traffic signs, Camino Real Marketplace for the use of their traffic cones, and David Stone for donation of his archeological services. GVB completes December plantings with a total 162 trees (2 photos go here) Thanks to the 51 volunteers who contributed 151 service hours to plant 15 trees at San Marcos High School on 12/1/07. Volunteer groups represented include Alpha Delta Pi, Alpha Chi Omega, UCSB's Black Student Union and other UCSB and Goleta Valley Beautiful volunteers. The trees planted include Island Oaks and Coast Live Oaks grown at the Goleta Valley Beautiful Devereux nursery from locally collected seeds. Funding was provided by a Green Trees for the Golden State grant from the California Department of Fire and Forestry, the Santa Barbara Foundation and Goleta Valley Beautiful Donor Members. (2 photos go here) GVB thanks the 22 volunteers who provided 72 service hours on Saturday, December 8th at Dos Pueblos High School. This was a maintenance day where we weeded, mulched, extended irrigation lines, put weed block cloth on high maintenance areas and pruned trees. Since UCSB is having its finals, all volunteers this time were Dos Pueblos students, families and staff. Thanks to Beautify Dos Pueblos and Goleta Valley Beautiful donors for equipment, supervision and snacks and drinks for the volunteers, and to Kitson Landscape Management for delivering the mulch. Water Kings and Queens Now that we're received some greatly needed winter rains, please remove your Treegators, or give us a call and we'll send someone out to remove them. If you have been watering your tree for two summers, you can turn in your Treegator by calling 685-7910. Citizen Pruner Program Registration - check our website Volunteer news The Nasons led trash crew spent 29 hours collecting 18 bags of trash on 4 different days in December. Devereux clients, interns and volunteers Stacia, Joey, Nathan, Ryan, and Mark are now working on transplanting young alders provided to us by Growing Solutions, and transplanting the Sister Witness Tree clones that we started last July. The Goleta City Council on December 17th approved an application for a Tree City USA Award, which we hope will be awarded in time for March Arbor Day celebrations Richard Jenkins,Dan Condon and Ken Knight provided 8 hours of community service on 12/12 to plant 5 trees (elderberry, Catalina cherry and pacific wax myrtle) and 15 bushes (buckwheat, milkweed and others) at Winchester Canyon and Cathedral Oaks Road. This is part of the continuing beautification of the open space at this corner. There were 79 December volunteers who volunteered 323 hours in planting a total of 162 trees. Total 2007 Goleta Valley Beautiful Year Results: 631 Trees Planted, 1244 Volunteers (79 Evergreen Volunteers of 10 hours or more), 6821 Service Hours.
Holiday Flowers for Assisted Living Clients (2 photos go here) Marc Bradley and Lori Roper continued their holiday giving tradition in Goleta Valley Beautiful's behalf. They delivered 16 "Happy New Year" floral arrangements to Buena Vista Care facility for residents without anyone to cheer them and 10 to Heritage House Assisted Living Community for less abled residents. Pictured at Heritage House is the new Administrator Rosemarie Harris; Lori Roper, Past GVB Board Officer; and Anne Booth, Activities Director. At Buena Vista, Receptionist Jeanette receives flowers for their facility. January Award - Not available at time of publication You can nominate your favorite Goleta Valley Residential property by downloading a nomination form from this website. You can also contact Goleta Valley Beautiful at 685-7910. You do not need to be a member to nominate. Go To Top Goleta Valley Beautiful E-Mail News-February 2008 Learn how to
prune from professionals! Shade Tree Pruning
Workshop February 2. Sign up at 685-7910 GVB
Volunteer Opportunities- Call 685-7910, visit Volunteer Calendar at www.goletavalleybeautiful.org
- Sat. Feb. 2, 8:00 AM to 2:30 PM - Citizen Pruner Shade Tree Pruning
Workshop. Goleta Union School District, 401 N. Fairview Ave. Free
with prior registration. Lunch included. 6 Community Service
credits for students, or 6 CEUs for professionals. RSVP 685-7910
- Sat. Feb, 9 am to noon - Tree planting at La
Patera Elementary School. Meet in front of the school
at 555 La Patera Lane at 9 am. RSVP 685-7910,
or 252-1952 day of event
- Sat. Feb 9, 1 pm to 4 pm - Young tree pruning at Goleta Elementary
Schools. Meet at La Patera Elementary, 555 La Patera
Lane. All work from ground level, tools and refreshments
provided. RSVP 685-7910, or 252-1952 day of event.
- Sat. Feb. 16, 9 am to Noon - Tree Planting at San Marcos High School.
Meet at parking lot A by gym -enter on Turnpike Avenue
RSVP 685-7910, or 252-1952 day of event
- Sat. Feb 16, 1 pm to 4 pm - Pruning young
trees in Isla Vista Parks. Meet at Isla Vista
Recreation and Park District Headquarters, 916 Embarcadero Del Mar. RSVP
685-7910 or 252-1952 day of event.
- Sat. Feb. 23, 9 am to noon - Tree
care at Dos Pueblos High. Meet by the Distinguished School sign in
the Faculty parking lot on Alameda Drive. RSVP 685-7910 or 252-1952 day of
event
- Feb 23, 1 pm to 4pm - Pruning young trees in Isla
Vista. Meet at Isla Vista Recreation and Park District Headquarters, 916
Embarcadero Del Mar. All work from ground level, tools and refreshments
provided. RSVP 685-7910 or 252-1952 day of event
- Devereux Greenhouse/Growing Grounds tree nursery care - Every Mon. and
Fri. mornings 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 LOOKING AHEAD
March 2-8, Arbor Week March
6 - Planting 70 Redwood Trees at Stow Grove Park with Laguna Blanca and La
Patera Students March
7 - Arbor Day tree planting celebration at Goleta Valley Community Center -
11AM
April 26, Volunteer recognition Event - Dos Pueblos High
May 3, Annual Awards Banquet - Goleta Holiday Inn June
- 7th Annual Heritage Tree Tour - 12-5PM GVB
Citizen Pruner Workshop February 2nd - Learn from the Professionals 1722 1854 If you are
interested in tree care and want to learn more in a hands-on workshop taught by
experienced Certified Arborists, register now for this Citizen Pruner
Workshop. You’ll participate in concise, practical sessions that will
give you the working knowledge of correct pruning principles. Workshop
leaders and Certified Arborists Dan Condon, Dougal House Jr., Ken Knight and
George Jimenez will demonstrate techniques that professionals use to care for
young trees. All work is done from the ground, no tree climbing is
involved. Emphasis is on public shade trees, with limited fruit
tree pruning discussion An open book
exam will review the basic concepts of tree care. In the afternoon,
participants will prune oak trees at a public park as part of a supervised
field examination. Participants are expected to assist in future public young
tree pruning projects in your area. Call 685-7910
for registration. GVB welcomes
sailors to San Marcos High tree planting efforts
USS Ronald Reagan sailors on shore leave joined with community volunteers to
help plant native trees at San Marcos High on January 12th. While four
sailors worked on a painting project, another 11 sailors joined 17 San Marcos
student, family and volunteers from UCSB's Chi Delta Theta sorority in planting
ten Coast Live Oak trees and installing new bleachers by the San Marcos
softball fields. The 28 volunteers contributed 84 service hours to this
effort.
The tree planting is part of an ongoing effort by Goleta Valley Beautiful to
plant large shade trees on school campuses for the environmental and aesthetic
benefits. In the past 2 years, Goleta Valley Beautiful has planted 130
trees on the San Marcos campus. The tree plantings are sponsored by
Goleta Valley Beautiful donor members, with the support of funding
from California Department of Fire and Forestry Green Trees for the Golden
State, Santa Barbara Foundation, UCSB Coastal Fund, Devereux of Santa
Barbara, and the Santa Barbara School district. EAB
completes Earth Day Carbon offsets with 20 more trees
On Friday afternoon, January 11th, 35 EAB volunteers planted 20 native Coast
Live Oak trees in the Camino Corto Open Space. This planting, along with
15 Ironwood trees planted in the Estero Open Space last April 7th, offset the
carbon emissions generated by UCSB's 2007 Earth Day activities.
EAB sponsored the tree plantings in conjunction with Goleta Valley Beautiful as
a community effort to increase awareness of how the simple act of planting
trees can help combat global warming. The trees were grown from seed
collected in the Tecolotito Creek watershed and raised at Goleta Valley
Beautiful's Devereux Nursery with support from the UCSB Coastal Fund.
Community volunteers joined EAB in contributing 91 service hours during
Friday's planting. EAB will work with Goleta Valley Beautiful and Isla
Vista Recreation and Parks District staff to insure the trees are well
established during the next several years. Brandon volunteers plant
37 trees in one morning
Thanks to the 37 volunteers who contributed 123 service hours to plant 37 trees
on the Brandon Elementary School campus. The weather was clear on
Saturday morning January 26th as Brandon School children, parents, PTA members
and Principal Lynette Meyer, UCSB Black Pioneer Renaissance Organization,
Hermanos Unidos, and Tri Delta planted 17 different species of trees around the
campus. Species planted included Big Leaf maple, Torrey Pine, Persimmon, Bottle,
Black Cottonwood, Coast Live Oak, Ironwood, Valley Oak, Ginkgo, Catalina
Cherry, Canary Island Pine, Southern Oak, Brisbane Box, Sycamore, Chinese
Pistache, Chinese Flame, and Redbud.
This event was sponsored by grants from the California Department of Forestry
and Fire Protection, Santa Barbara Foundation, the UCSB Coastal Fund, and by
GVB donor members. Trees were provided at deep discount through West
Covina Nursery, and through the GVB Greenhouse Program in cooperation with
Devereux of Santa Barbara. January
Volunteer news Steve
and Kris Hayes, Ken and Ryan mulched the native plants and trees at Winchester
Canyon Road and
Cathedral Oaks Road on January 5. This is part of the continuing
beautification of the open space at this corner. <> Trish Kreiss,
Martha Degasis and son Gus continue to keep the Hollister corridor weeded and irrigated.
<> The Nasons led trash crew, joined by two Dos Pueblos
sophmores spent 27.5 hours collecting 10.5 bags of trash on 3
different days in January. <> Devereux clients, interns
and volunteers Stacia,
Joey, Nathan, Ryan, and Mark are are busy repairing storm damageat the growing
grounds and squirrel damage to newly growing acorns in the
greenhouse. <> Helen McPherrin blessed us with four more boxes of
snacks, two of which were immeditately consumed by Navy volunteers accustomed
to eating early. <> There were 79 December volunteers who
volunteered 323 hours in planting a total of 162 trees. <> Total 2007
Goleta Valley Beautiful Year Results: 631 Trees Planted, 1244 Volunteers (79
Evergreen Volunteers of 10 hours or more), 6821 Service Hours. WISH
LIST <> 40
Railroad ties <> Tool box w/tools <>2 sturdy lightweight
portable tables <> drinks/snacks/water <> 10 hand
pruners. We use/recycle 15 gallon tree containers, 8' tree
stakes and ties Training
Programs attract volunteer pruners, teachers
GVB provided a day-long training to UCSB's TEAWET participants regarding the
impact of urban forestry on storm water management in the Tecelotito Creek
watershed. GVB partner, Growing Solutions Dave Mazurklewitz, spoke
about their efforts to restore the creek flowing through the airport.
Goleta Valley Beautiful initiated the first in a series of free tree pruning
clinics last week in Isla Vista. Participants learned proper tree pruning
techniques in the classroom from experienced instructors Dan condon, Dougal House
Jr. and George Jimenez. This was followed by a Saturday afternoon field
clinic at Camino Corto Open Space where participants practiced their technique
under professional supervision.
"The Citizen Pruner program is designed to train community volunteers in caring
for young trees in public places" said Ken Knight, Goleta Valley Beautiful
Executive Director and Certified Arborist/Urban Forester. "Proper
pruning techniques help public trees grow stronger and with less ongoing
maintenance."
Pruning clinics will be held for the next several months funded by a grant from
California ReLeaf, a statewide network of nonprofit agencies devoted to the
care of trees. For more information on upcoming events, check the Goleta
Valley Beautiful Volunteer Calendar at www.goletavalleybeautiful.org or call
685-7910.
Thanks to the 16 members of Carnales in Aztlan for contributing 50 service
hours to help maintain young trees in Goleta on Saturday afternoon January
26th. The group received training in how to correctly prune young trees
and started work on the trees of the Brandon campus. However due to
locked gates, the group relocated to Ellwood School where removed stakes and
ties (where appropriate) and structurally pruned over 40 young trees previously
planted by GVB volunteers. The group later moved to Santa Barbara Shores
Avenue where 15 Chinese Pistache and New Zealand Christmas trees were serviced,
including removal of Treegators (portable tree irrigators), stakes, ties, and
providing some structural pruning under professional supervision.
This event was sponsored by grants from California ReLeaf Urban Forestry, Santa
Barbara Foundation, UCSB Coastal Fund, the Alliance for Community Trees/Home
Deport Foundation, and GVB donor members. February Award
- 4884 Via Los Santos Goleta, CA 93117, Joe and Michele Drum
February’s award winners, Joe and Michele Drum, of 4884 Via Los Santos in
Santa Barbara County, wanted to maximize their hillside lot by captur-ing 180
degree views. Starting with a stand of olive and fruit trees the
owners worked with landscape architect Robert Fowler to lay out a low
mainte-nance Mediterranean garden with pathways throughout. Using stones
and boulders excavated from the property, Landscape Contractor Arturo Gonzales
of Progressive Care pulled the entire hardscape and planting palette together
mixing natives and Mediterranean plants for understory and bedding. As
owner Michele Drum says, “There are only a few places in the world where you
can mix succulents and fruit trees and that’s Santa Barbara.” You can
nominate your favorite Goleta Valley Residential property by downloading a
nomination form at www.goletavalleybeautiful.org. You can also contact Goleta Valley
Beautiful at 685-7910. Goleta Valley Beautiful E-Mail News-March 2008Celebrate California Arbor Week March 7-14 GVB Volunteer Opportunities-
February Award - 4884 Via Los Santos, Joe and Michelle Drum, owners February’s award winners, Joe and Michele Drum, of 4884 Via Los Santos in unincorporated Goleta Valley, wanted to maximize their hillside lot by capturing 180 degree views. Starting with a stand of olive and fruit trees the owners worked with landscape architect Robert Fowler to lay out a low mainte-nance Mediterranean garden with pathways throughout. Using stones and boulders excavated from the property, Landscape Contractor Arturo Gonzales of Progressive Care pulled the entire hardscape and planting palette together mixing natives and Mediterranean plants for understory and bedding. As owner Michele Drum says, “There are only a few places in the world where you can mix succulents and fruit trees and that’s Santa Barbara.” You can nominate your favorite Goleta Valley Residential property by downloading a nomination form at www.goletavalleybeautiful.org. You can also contact Goleta Valley Beautiful at 685-7910. Celebrate California Arbor Week with 2 GVB special events GVB will be sponsoring several special events to celebrate California Arbor Week March 7 -14. We'll start on March 6 with the planting of 70 redwood trees at Stow Grove by Laguna Blanca elementary students. The students grew the trees originally, and will track the trees growth over time as a school project. The school will treat them to lunch afterwards at the Grove, with desserts provided by the Native Daughters of the Golden West, Reina del mar. On March 7 at 11 am, Goleta Mayor Michael Bennett and 2nd District County Supervisor Janet Wolf will plant an Arbor Day tree in front of the Goleta Community Center. The tree is an exact copy of the Witness Tree located in the middle of the Sizzler Restaurant. The 250 year old+ sycamore is Goleta's only officially designated historic landmark tree. Other big announcements are anticipated. GVB graduates 31 Citizen Pruners at Workshop Thanks to the 31 newly certified Citizen Pruners who attended the Saturday February 2, 2008 workshop. The day-long training consisted of morning classes regarding tree biology, tree ID, pruning techniques and tree structure. Following a noontime quiz, the participants practiced their skills at the Optimist Oak Grove in Los Carneros Park under the supervision of experienced and certified Arborists. Dan Condon, Dougal House, George Jimenez and Ken Knight provided guidance and instruction to the participants, who left with a practical understanding of proper pruning techniques for young shade trees. Participants represented areas throughout the Central Coast including Paso Robles, Atascadero, Santa Maria, Orcutt, Lompoc, Goleta and Santa Barbara. Sponsors for this event included the Central coast Region Urban Forest Council, Goleta Valley Beautiful, the Goleta Union School District, California ReLeaf Urban Forest Grant and Santa Barbara Foundation. La Patera adds 26 trees to its campus Thanks to the 38 volunteers who contributed 135 community service hours to plant 26 trees and 2 additional replacement trees at La Patera School on Saturday February 9th. Volunteer groups attending include students and parents of La Patera School along with Principal Patricia Santiago, UCSB student volunteers from La Esculita, Gamma Phi Beta, Delta Delta Delta, Kappa Kappa Gamma, Alpha Delta Pi, and GVB Community members. A variety of trees were planted including Liquidambar (without the sticky balls), Mulberry, Ginkgo, Island Oak, Coast Live Oak, Alder, Ironwood, Torrey Pine, Canary Island Pine, Sycamore, Big Leaf Maple, and Persimmon. Two Forest She-Oaks were replaced from ones planted earlier this year that failed during drought conditions. We don’t double count trees as new trees that we have had to replace in the first two years after planting. This planting event was made possible by grants from The California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection, UCSB Coastal Fund, and the Santa Barbara Foundation. Additional support came from West Covina Nursery, the Goleta Union School District, Devereux of Santa Barbara, and hundreds of GVB donor members. Tree Care events emphasize pruning at schools, parks and streetsThe Citizen Pruner training program continued on Saturday afternoon February 9th with 10 volunteers from Rotaract, Tri Delta and the Goleta Valley community. Under the experienced supervision of GVB trainers Dan Condon, George Jimenez and Ken Knight, the volunteers started off by pruning 13 young trees on the La Patera campus, as well as removing stakes from trees that no longer needed them, and adding stakes to new young trees for greater protection. The group then moved on to Brandon School where 6 Willow trees planted by GVB volunteers 5 years ago were given a custom pruning job to raise their crowns and establish central leaders. Finally the group moved over to Coronado Drive to remove stakes, ties, Treegators (portable tree irrigators) for street trees planted several years ago, after which the trees were lightly pruned. UCSB students contribute to maintaining Isla Vista treesThanks to the 16 volunteers who contributed 50 service hours as part of Goleta Valley Beautiful's Citizen Pruner Training Program on Saturday afternoon Feb 16th. Volunteers from UCSB's Delta Delta Delta, Alpha Kappa Delta Phi, and Alpha Chi Omega learned proper young tree pruning techniques from Goleta Valley Beautiful's trainers. Then they pruned over 50 trees at Trigo-Pasado, Sueno, Orchard, Estero and Camino Corto Parks. The trees were all young trees previously planted by Goleta Valley Beautiful volunteers at Isla Vista Recreation and Park District locations. Thanks also to the 11 volunteers who contributed 36 hours as part of our Citizen Pruner tree care event on the afternoon of 2-23-08. Volunteers from Tri Delta and Theta received tree pruning instructions from GVB trainers Dan Condon, George Jimenez, Mark Broomfield and Ken Knight, after which they braved the cold winds to care for young trees. Fifteen young trees at IVRPD’s Camino Corto Park were pruned, eight trees at Fire Station 11, and ten trees along the Girsh Park Phelps Road parkway were shown special treatment that included formative pruning, stake and tie removal, and weeding where appropriate. Another 30 trees in the Storke Road median were professionally pruned by Dan Condon with assistance from Mark Broomfield. Dos Pueblos volunteers continue beautification of the campusThanks to the 114 volunteers who contributed 276 service hours at the Dos Pueblos High Tree Care Event. There were so many volunteers at this event that we could not identify all of them on our sign in sheets. Groups that we could identify from UCSB included Hermanas Unidas, Tri Delta, Latino Business Association, CSUN, and several other organizations that would could decipher. Also participating were volunteers from Dos Pueblos High School, Beautify Dos Pueblos, Rotary, Goleta Valley High School, Work Training Programs, and GVB volunteers with no affiliation. We spread 24 cubic yards (3 dump trucks) of construction mulch on the Cathedral Oaks side of the student parking lot, installed about 300 square feet of additional weedblock, planted 10 24” box Fern Pines along the east of the batting cages, weeded and installed weedblock along previously planted trees west of the baseball fields, and pruned/removed stakes for trees planted along Cathedral Oaks Road. We’ll return next month to prune away dead material on the newly planted Fern Pines, and spread more mulch. Thanks to sponsorship from Bob Townsend who donated the Fern Pines, the UCSB Coastal Fund, Santa Barbara Foundation, Santa Barbara County Solid Waste Division for the mulch, Beautify Dos Pueblos and GVB donors. Additional February Volunteer newsThe Nasons led trash crew, joined by two Dos Pueblos sophomores spent 23 hours collecting 16.25 bags of trash on 7 different days in January. Devereux clients, interns and volunteers were joined by new volunteer interns Georgia and Joey L., while Katie Klein and Darryl Yin are busy developing grant resources for GVB. There were 224 February volunteers who volunteered 783 hours in planting a total of 36 trees and pruning/tree care for 255 previously planted trees. Total 2007 Goleta Valley Beautiful Fiscal Year Results since August 1, 2007: 878 Volunteers, 4,217 Service Hours. The City of Lompoc sends news that the Annual Bodger Seed Greenhouse 40 minute Tours will occur on Saturday April 5thfrom 9 am to 3 pm. They are only open once a year, so here's your chance. Call 875-8034 weekdays for more infomation. Allied and Marborg also send news of Greenwaste Guidlines of what you can and cannot put into your green waste container. What can go in are pruned branches, grass clippings, cut flowers, ivy, leaves, plants and Christmas trees. What can't go in are no trees or lumber longer than 4', plastic bags, pots, hoses, animal wastes, palm fronds, pampas grass, sod, dirt, rocks, plywood, particle board, painted wood or foodwaste. Consumer Alert -Beware Contractors Who Top Shade Trees!We've seen a resurgence of non-reputable contractors advertising that they offer tree topping services. Many uninformed consumers are led to believe that this is an acceptable horticultural practice approved by professionals, when exactly the opposite is the case. "Topping is probably the most damaging and detrimental thing a person can do to a tree," says Sharon Lilly, Director of Education for the International Society of Arboriculture. Tree topping is unhealthy to trees and better alternatives are available . Don't ask for topping and beware contractors who advertise these services as they may not be up to date on the latest pruning methods. For more information on why topping hurts trees, go to Trees Are Good The International Society of Arboriculture Western Chapter maintains a toll-free number with experts on call who can advise on tree care: 1-866-785-TREE (8733). The International Society of Arboriculture also has a hotline for tree care, 1-888-ISA-TREE (472-8733). TOP Goleta Valley Beautiful E-Mail News-April 2008Check your mail for an invitation to the 34th Annual GVB Awards Banquet and Silent Auction, Saturday May 3rd. Call us if you didn't get it by april 9th at 685-7910GVB Volunteer Opportunities-
34th Annual Awards Winners AnnouncedGVB will present awards in 15 categories at the 34th Annual Awards Banquet and Silent Auction, to be held at the Goleta Holiday Inn on Saturday May 3rd. Invitations will be going out the first week in April.
March Award - Santa Barbara City Airport fire Station No. 8 Located in the heart of the Goleta Valley on the north side of the airport property is Santa Barbara City Airport Fire Station No. 8, the Goleta Valley Beautiful April Award Winner. Planted July 1997, this mature mediterranean landscaping incorporates drought tolerant and fire resistant plantings with traditional landscaping. A large century plant grouping is an eyecatching introduction to Station 8. Planting beds feature a variety of textures and colors of low maintenance, low water groundcover and succulents. Palms and deciduous trees are interspersed in the landscape design created by Fowler, Johnson, and Associates which complements the building's architecture. You can nominate your favorite Goleta Valley Residential property by downloading a Nomination Form You can also contact Goleta Valley Beautiful at 685-7910. California Arbor Week Celebrated in Style (2-4)
Thanks to the 51 students from Laguna Blanca Lower School, their teachers and
families who participated in the planting of 51 redwood trees at Stow Grove
Park on March 6, 2008. The original 1 gallon size trees originally
donated by Dawn and Pierce O’Donnell were transplanted to 5 gallon containers
last October, and have been rapidly growing at the Devereux growing grounds of
Goleta Valley Beautiful. The holes for the trees were predug on
Wednesday afternoon with the assistance of an energetic group of Laguna Blanca
teachers and family volunteers, along with City of Goleta and Goleta Valley
Beautiful volunteers. This careful preparation allowed the children to
enjoy planting the trees in a relatively short period of time. We
greatly enjoyed the lunch provided by Laguna Blanca. Tasty dessert
cookies were provided by Reina Del Mar Parlor 126, daughters of the Golden
West. An additional 23 trees were planted by La Patera students on the afternoon of March 6, after which City staff John Shields and GVB crew Dan Condon and Mark Broomfield watered in all 74 trees. We look forward to the Laguna Blanca students monitoring of the trees with GPS units as they progress through school. On Friday, March 8th, Goleta Mayor Michael Bennett, joined by Councilwoman Jean Blois and Second District Supervisor Janet Wolf, proclaimed March 7-14 as California Arbor Week at the Goleta Valley Community Center The elected officials met in commemoration of famed plant geneticist Luther Burbank’s birthday and celebrated with the planting of a sycamore tree on the Center’s front lawn. The tree is a clone of the 250+ year old landmark Witness Tree that stands nearby in the center of the Sizzler Restaurant. Goleta Valley Beautiful President Merlyn Cummings and GVB Board members were also present to hear Mayor Bennett announce the award of an $80,000 grant to the City from the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection. The grant will help assist in the creation of an urban forestry management plan for the City of Goleta. The plan will be developed with assistance from Goleta Valley Beautiful. 30 new trees planted at local schools during March(5-7)Thanks to the 11 volunteers who contributed 33 service hours at El Camino Elementary School on Saturday March 1. Joining Principal Kim Bruzzese and her daughter Jordan were students and parents from El Camino as well as UCSB and GVB volunteers. Volunteers planted ten trees including two replacements for trees from last April’s planting, and provided formative pruning for existing young trees. Thanks to the 56 volunteers who contributed 168 community service hours to plant 20 trees at San Marcos High on Saturday morning March 8. The trees planted included 11 Coast Live Oak and ten Island Oak trees grown from locally collected acorns and raised at GVB’s Devereux Greenhouse. The trees are located at the northern end of the bleachers next to the stadium. Over the past two years, Goleta Valley Beautiful volunteers have planted 140 trees on the San Marcos campus. Volunteer groups participating included the Vietnamese Students Association, Pi Kappa Epsilon, Pi Kappa Alpha, Tri Delta and Alpha Delta Pi. Forty UCSB students took a break from studying for finals on Saturday morning March 15th to provide young tree care at 3 Goleta elementary schools. Representatives from Alpha Epsilon Phi, Alpha Chi Omega, Kappa Kappa Gamma, Delta Delta Delta, Iota Pledge Class of Sigma Alpha Zeta, and other GVB volunteers contributed 120 community service hours in their efforts. Starting at Foothill School, the volunteers replanted one dead tree with a sycamore, and pruned 35 trees planted last year, along with weeding and installing weedblock cloth to reduce future maintenance. Another group planted two new Coast Live Oak trees in the Ribera Open Space to replace a Monterrey Pine that died last year. Traveling onto Kellogg School, volunteers replaced one dead tree with a jacaranda and pruned/weeded/installed weedblock cloth and mulch to 15 trees. Finally at La Patera, volunteers moved two existing trees to better locations and weeded/installed weedblock cloth to 8 trees. The tree care efforts are sponsored by Goleta Valley Beautiful donor members, with the support of funding from the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection, a California ReLeaf Urban Forestry Grant, the Santa Barbara Foundation, the UCSB Coastal Fund, Devereux of Santa Barbara, the Goleta Union School District, the Santa Barbara School District, and local school staffs and PTAs. March Tree Care events emphasize it takes 2 years to plant a tree(8-10) Thanks to the 22 volunteers who contributed 66 service hours as part of the Citizen Pruning Tree Care Event Saturday afternoon March 1 at the Calle Barquero and Tabano Hollow Open Spaces in the unincorporated areas of Goleta Valley. Volunteers from UCSB Lambda Theta Nu and Alpha Phi Gamma Beta Sororities joined GVB volunteers to weed, remove ties and stakes and prune 25 young trees at Calle Barquero and 14 trees at Tabano Hollow. Thanks to the 6 volunteers who provided 18 community service hours to prune and care for 25 trees at the Page Youth Center and adjacent FoodBank on Hollister Avenue. The trees were planted 4 years ago by Goleta Valley Beautiful volunteers. Today’s volunteers removed stakes, ties and vegetation growing around the base of the trees, and then performed young tree pruning under the supervision of a certified arborist. And thanks to the 30 Dos Pueblos High volunteers who contributed 90 service hours on Saturday March 22nd to help maintain the trees on the Dos Pueblos campus. Approximately 75 trees were weeded and mulched, along with additional irrigation, mulching and pruning efforts. These events were made possible by the UCSB Coastal Fund, Santa Barbar County Solid Waste Division, Santa Barbara Foundation, a California ReLeaf Urban Forestry Grant and hundreds of GVB donor members that help us to make the time to establish our trees. GVB joins TreeBank-Donate Now!The TreeBank is an online giving community comprised of organizations deidicated 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 contirbutions at a local level, while helping the larger urban forest community on a national level. To find out more about the program or to contribute online to Goleta Valley Beautiful go to Tree Bank Additional March Volunteer newsThe Nasons led trash crew, joined by two Dos Pueblos sophomores spent 15.5 hours collecting 9 bags of trash on 6 different days in March. Since January 1, they have colelcted 38.5 bags in 80 service hours. <>Schoold District staff have been briefed on the latest tree care standards, with Dan Condon briefing Santa Barbara School District staff, and Ken Knight briefing Goleta Union School district staff. <> Thanks to the GVB Board and members of the GVB Advisory Council for helping GVB steer through policy issues confronting our organization. You've helped make us stronger<> And after a five year effort on the part of Goleta Valley beautiful, the Cityof Goleta has been notified that they have met the qualifications for a TREE CITY USA AWARD for 2007. The award is pending from the National Arbor Day Association. We hope it will arrive in time for our annual banquet. It's about time. Now for a Tree City USA Growth Award. Congrats to new mama Laura FunkhouserGVB Board memeber and former President Laura Funkhouser recently gave birth to son Andre Delos Funkhouser Cortelyou. Mama and son are doing fine, but the demands of motherhood will mean that Laura will be stepping down from her poisition on the board. Let us know if you would like to be considred for her replacement by calling 685-7910 Goleta Valley Beautiful E-Mail News-May 2008GVB Volunteer Opportunities-
Merlyn Cummings To Receive Man of the Year Award GVB President Merlyn Cummings will be honored as Man of the Year at the Goleta Valley Chamber of Commerce Goleta's Finest Awards - "A Celebration of Community" on May 8, 2008, at 6:00pm. Merlyn joins previous GVB Board/staff winners Sam Alfano, Patricia Corwin, Michael Bennett, Betty Rosness, and Ken Knight in receiving this award. This black tie event will be held at the Bacara Resort & Spa. For attendance information, call 967-2500. National Arbor/Volunteer Week Celebrated with tree planting and barbeque  77 volunteers gathered at Dos Pueblos High School on April 26th to celebrate National Arbor Day by planting 9 trees and providing 226 service hours in maintaining the school grounds. Following the event, Goleta Mayor Michael T. Bennett and Second District Supervisor Janet Wolf joined Goleta Valley Beautiful President Merlyn Cummings in celebrating Volunteer Recognition Week. They presented Evergreen Volunteer Service Awards and Goleta Valley Beautiful ball caps to 68 volunteers who have participated in 3 or more volunteer service events this year. Mayor Bennett announced that he had received word that the City of Goleta has been selected by the Arbor Day Foundation for a 2007 Tree City USA Award. This is the first time that the City of Goleta has won the award. The Goleta City Council will formally accept the award at their May 6th meeting. The Suburban Kiwanis treated the volunteers with a tri-tip and chicken barbeque, with desserts provided by Reina Del Mar Parlor #126 of the Native Daughters of the Golden West, and drinks provided by the Beautify Dos Pueblos High School Committee. In addition to Mr. Cummings and Mr. Bennett, additional Goleta Valley Beautiful Board members present (also significant Evergreen volunteers) included Treasurer Tami Mason, Treva Yang, Al Scholl, Phebe Mansur, Melody Tan, Maia Kazaks, and Jill Tiegs. Santa Barbara Beautiful/GVB Collaborate at St. Vincent's Tree plantingEighty volunteers from 10 different groups came together Saturday April 19th at St Vincent's on 4200 Calle Real. They celebrated Earth Day by planting 43 trees for the benefit of the low income and senior residents living there. The day long project was a joint operation of Goleta Valley Beautiful and Santa Barbara Beautiful. Among the groups contributing 253 service hours was, in the morning session, UCSB Iota pledge class of Sigma Alpha Zeta, MERC, Alpha Kappa Psi, Master Gardeners, Tau Pledge Class of Alpha Kappa Psi, Fighting Back Mentor Program, and families and staff of St. Vincent’s with other community volunteers. In the afternoon representatives included UCSB Honors Program, NORML (the National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws), Goleta Valley Beautiful and St Vincent’s volunteers. The volunteers planted ten different shade tree species that, once established, will continue to grow without supplemental watering. The trees should provide environmental benefits for hundreds of years to come. This event was made possible by grants from Santa Barbara Beautiful, UCSB Coastal Fund, Santa Barbara Foundation, California ReLeaf Urban Forestry Grant, Devereux of Santa Barbara, St Vincent's and the generous support of Goleta Valley Beautiful donor members. April Tree Care events emphasize maintenanceThanks to the 12 volunteers and friends from Hermanas Unidas who contributed 30 service hours at the Saturday morning April 5th tree planting at the Devereux Greenhouse. The volunteers planted 274 Coast Live Oak acorns in one gallon containers. These acorns were collected from Goleta Valley Beautiful volunteer Ed Easton from his heritage oaks adjacent to his house at Kellogg Ranch. Other volunteers continued the process of mixing soil and filling 15 gallon containers in anticipation of repotting oaks later this spring. Thanks to the 24 volunteers who contributed 69 community service hours to install irrigation lines to trees at San Marcos High School on Saturday April 12th. Volunteer groups attending included students and parents from San Marcos High School, along with Calvary Chapel and GVB Community members. The 1000' of drip irrigation lines were placed by 14 trees surrounding the Turnpike student parking lot and 18 trees along the west end of the softball fields. The temporary irrigation to the native Coast Live and Island Oaks will continue for the next two years while the trees are getting established. Once established, the trees will be able to live without supplemental watering. Thanks to the 15 volunteers who contributed 42 service hours on Saturday afternoon April 12th as part of a Goleta Valley Beautiful's tree care program. Volunteers from UCSB's Associated Students Environmental Affairs Board installed 1000' of irrigation line to 30 trees. The trees were all young trees previously planted by EAB volunteers at Isla Vista Recreation and Park District's Camino Corto Open Space ass an offset to the carbon impacts of presenting last year's Earth Day event. The temporary irrigation to the native Coast Live will continue for the next two years while the trees are getting established. Once established, the trees will be able to live without supplemental watering. 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, 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. 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 April Award - 6570 Covington WayHomeowners for 40 years, Marvin Faucett and Carl Stuart, of 6570 Covington Way in Goleta, decided it was time to reduce their water bill and update their front yard. Removing Korean grass and Junipers by themselves, Marvin then shaped a circular landscape with a birdbath at center and surrounded it with a brilliant color palette of Heliotrope, Limonium, Marigolds, white and purple Salvia, Lavender, and ‘Pink Panther’ Flax. Pavers set in ‘California Gold’ chipped rock sets off another bedding with a surrounding pathway. Mr. Faucett bonsai’d the 90 year old Olive tree for interest and the neighbors couldn’t be more pleased. 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, Orchard, Open), contact Phebe Mansur at 685-2277. You can nominate your favorite Goleta Valley Residential property by downloading a Nomination Form You can also contact Goleta Valley Beautiful at 685-7910. Additional April Volunteer news !The Nasons led trash crew spent 22.5 hours collecting 13 bags of trash on 6 different days in April. Since January 1, they have collected 55 bags in 108 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 terms are for one year. Check out Green Gardener for an article about GVB Green Gardener Ken Knight. Goleta Valley Heritage Tree Tour coming June 22nd !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, 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. Go To Top |
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