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Goleta Valley Beautiful News
February 2003
GVB cell phone 252-1952, Website www.goletavalleybeautiful.org
Water Kings and Queens-No rain in early Feb. forecast. For all trees planted in the past year, please put a hose on low flow at the base of the tree for a few hours every two weeks till it rains.
February 2003 Highlights
1. GVB Volunteer/Community Service opportunities
2. Other Notable and Upcoming Events
3. Residential and Business Awards of the Month
4. Sponsor of the Month
5. News Tidbits
6. Event results/Thank you
7. Member information
1. GVB Volunteer/Community Service opportunities - Call 252-1952 or e-mail kennethknight@cox.net
February 7, 14, 21 & 28 - Tree plantings - Kellogg Avenue - Every Friday morning in February, 8:30 to Noon Meet at the corner of Berkeley and Kellogg at 8:30. Planting 15 gallon Australian Willows with root shields in the parkway (between the sidewalk and the curb) to replace previously removed Liquidambars. No experience required. Tools and refreshments provided. RSVP 252-1952
February 9, Tree Pruning and Maintenance Workshops - Sundays 1:30 to 4:30 PM.
Meet at the NW corner of Glen Annie and Cathedral Oaks Road at 1:30.
Maintenance and formative pruning along the Honor Row of trees on
Cathedral Oaks Road. No experience required. Pruning tools and
refreshments provided. Please wear garden gloves. All work done from
the ground, with no ladders, under supervision of a Certified Arborist.
Refreshments provided. RSVP 252-1952
February 16,23 Tree Pruning and Maintenance Workshops Sundays 1:30 to 4:30 PM.
Meet at the Stow House Parking Lot, 304 North Los Carneros Road at 1:30.
Maintenance and formative pruning on newly planted trees in Los Carneros Park.
No experience required. Pruning tools and refreshments provided. Please
wear garden gloves. All work done from the ground, with no ladders, under the supervision of a Certified Arborist. Refreshments provided. RSVP 252- 1952
March/April Tree Plantings on N. Kellogg, Butte, Stow Canyon, Pembroke Fridays, 8:30 to Noon.
RSVP to 252-1952
March 7-N. Kellogg
March 14 and 21- Butte
March 21 and 28 - Stow Canyon
April 4 and 11- Pembroke
March/April Tree Pruning and Maintenance Workshops - Sundays 1:30 to 4:30 PM
RSVP to 252-1952
March 2 and 9 - Dos Pueblos High School
March 16 - Brandon and El Rancho Schools
March 23 - La Patera and Kellogg Schools
March 30 - Hollister School
April 13 - La Goleta, Stonebridge, Oro Verde Open Spaces
April 19 (Saturday) Queen Anne, Mathilda Open Spaces, Momouth Ave.
April 27 -Hastings, San Federico, El Gaucho, 4400 Cathedral Oaks
2. Other Notable and Upcoming Events
March 9 California Arbor Day And Luther Burbank's Birthday. Look for announcements of & various Arbor Day projects at local schools during the month of March. This year we are dates in March emphasizing the value of maintaining a tree once it has been planted and how people of all ages can help. Details in the March Newsletter. If you would like to participate, call 252-1952.
April 26 Goleta Boys and Girls Club Playground Planting - Installation of drip system, planting of native trees and shrubs, and clearance of invasive weeds. This will be an Eagle Project for Troop 105 scout Trevor Scoggins. To volunteer, please contact Trevor at 968-0128
Ongoing
Award Committee Members The Chairs of the Residential and Business Award Committees are looking for part-time participants to help in the review and selection of homes and businesses for our monthly award program. If you would like to spend a few hours participating in this prestigious process,call Business Chair Kathy Curtis at 967-5240 or Residential Chair Ross Harris at 563-7247.
Ongoing
Develop your own Goleta Valley urban forestry project! Goleta Valley Beautiful will provide resources and expertise to youth groups interested in developing their own urban forestry projects, or assisting with a GVB project. Good opportunity for 4-H,Boys and Girls Clubs, Scouts (Eagle Projects!), school groups and any youth groups in the Goleta Valley area. Call 252-1952 to develop a project.
3. GVB Residential and Business Awards of the Month
Neighborhood Residential February
- January - No award (see help wanted notice above)
Commercial February - Superconductor Technologies, 460 Ward Drive. Carol Veron-Owner,
Steve Harper-Facilities Manager, Mike Holiday of Design Arc-Building Architect,
Robert Fowler-Landscape Architect, Kitson Landscape Management-Maintenance.
January - Heritage House 5200 Hollister Avenue, Alexander Saunders Maintenance Manager.
Nominate your favorite place by downloading our nomination form from the Goleta Valley Chambers website at www.goletavalley.com . For residential properties, contact Ross Harris at 563-7247, for commercial/office call Kathy Curtis at 967-5240. Look for articles in the Valley Voice, the Beacon and the Santa Barbara News Press.
4. Sponsor of the Month California ReLeaf Martha Ozonoff, Executive Director, Elisabeth Hoskins, Grant Coordinator. 1107 Ninth Street, Suite 1050, Sacramento, California 95814 916 557-1673. California ReLeaf is a program of the Trust for Public Land. As the Trust for Public Land's urban forestry program, they work with the California Department of Forestry and over 50 Network partner nonprofit organizations to involve the residents of California in urban and community forestry on a local level. In mid-2003, California ReLeaf will become a program of the National Tree Trust.
GVB is the recipient of a $5,000 California ReLeaf Capacity Building Grant Program for the GVB 2003 Tree Maintenance Project. You'll note from our schedule the increased number of Sunday afternoon tree pruning and maintenance projects, funded in large part from this grant. Our intent through this grant is to develop a stronger volunteer base educated in proper shade tree pruning and maintenance techniques, who in turn will help promote the GVB goal of individuals taking responsibility for the nurturing of our public forest. This is the third competitive grant we have received from California ReLeaf in the last two years, and we are grateful for their support.
5. GVB News Tidbits
Membership Campaign - If you receive an e-mail or phone message from Membership Coordinator Janel Smit, that means your donor membership renewal is overdue. Much of our general operating expenses is covered by the generosity of our member donors. If you haven't yet mailed in your donor membership, the new Goleta Valley Beautiful forest green polo shirts have arrived, free with a $60 membership. Note that the date of donor membership expiration is on the outside front of the flier we mailed in September. If you misplaced your flier, please use the form in this newsletter. Please don't wait for us to contact you, as we may have an incorrect e-mail, phone or mail address.
Water Kings and Queens - We've had no rain in January, and as of the beginning of February there is no rain in the forecast. So we ask all of you who have been watering your trees this past summer to please put a hose out to the edge of your tree's rootball (generally about 1 foot from the trunk) and leave the water on for about an hour or two every two weeks until it rains. The water should not flow off the tree site, if it is, turn down the flow of water.
This is a temporary measure until the rains return. We'll be installing Treegators later this spring on trees that need them.
GVB Board Members Vacancies - Due to an unexpected increase in workload at work, recently inducted new Board member Emilio Casaneuva from UCSB has regretfully resigned from the GVB Board. We now have two Board member vacancies. Members are always encouraged to participate occasionally on our 5 primary Committees: Urban Forestry, Residential Awards, Business Awards, Public Area Beautification/Government Monitoring, and Educational Programs, as well as ongoing fundraising and membership programs. Call 252-1952 to participate.
WISH LIST
Bottled water, packaged snacks for
volunteer workers
Garden hoses, any length
Waterproof storage containers with lids
Heavy duty tarpaulins
Coffee Thermos-Pump Style
Portable shade structure
Pitchforks/spade forks
Ice chests
Month-to-month office space with room for 1 desk
We've had a few items drop off the wish list thanks to GVB supporters including a large wooden tool chest donated by Merlyn Cummings, a portable tool chest donated by Mike Lunsford, and children's books on trees donated by Lee Alfano.
6. Event results/Thank You
Optimist Grove Tree Maintenance - On January 12 and 26, 25 volunteers contributed 60 volunteer hours and made several mountains of debris from pruning the 90 oaks at Optimist Grove in Lake Los Carneros Park. We also replaced two oaks that we think succumbed to gopher damage. Thanks to media ads, we had a lot of dedicated volunteers. We got through approximately 2/3 of the trees, and we'll be back to finish later in February. Special thanks to Arborist Dan Condon, to Optimist Club and Goleta Valley Beautiful volunteers, and to County Park staff for removing all the trimmings.
Page Youth Center Tree Maintenance - Volunteer turnout was very light at Page Youth Center tree maintenance event held during the Martin Luther King Holiday Weekend. But we managed to trim most of the trees in the front of the Center. We'll schedule another session to take care of the trees in the rear of the center and in the parking lot.
Tree Plantings - GVB received approval in January to initiate it's tree planting contract with the City of Goleta. During January, we've planted 5 Chinese Pistache on Lyon, and 16 Australian Willows along N. Kellogg with the help of Tri-Counties Boot Camp crews. We're planting about 5 trees a week, which includes installing root shields in previously root infested areas. Now that we're planting, we're getting calls from people who previously said they didn't want any trees. Several have changed their minds and now want a tree. We'll accommodate all our budget will allow.
In addition, we planted 15 replacement oak trees at Los Carneros Park using tree stock grown from local acorns by Dougal House. We also replace 3 Brisbane Box trees along Cathedral Oaks Road, casualties of the heavy rains early this year which drowned some
7. Welcome new/renewing donor members/Membership information - (R) designates renewing member
Basic Duke McPherson (R), Pat Corwin (R), Dennis and Lynn Kirby (R), Dick Sandow (R)
Supporting Daniel and Enza Henderson (R)
Honor Trees Ken and Nancy Knight (R), Christina Franquet
Thanks to discounts/donations/reduced prices and services from Pacifica Suites and Camino Real Marketplace.
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Goleta Valley Beautiful
Board of Directors Meeting
February 7, 2003
Present: Kathy Curtis, Al Turnbull, Merlyn Cummings, Cherie Welsh, Ross Harris, Doug Winter and Ken Knight.
1. Call to order - Merlyn
1.1. In the absence of Sam Alfano, Merlyn served as Chairman for the meeting. The meeting was opened at 7:32 am, in the Sexton House facility of the Pacifica Suites.
1.2. It was announced that Emilio Casanueva had resigned from the Board due to an unexpected increase in his workload at UCSB. He will still be available for special projects.
1.3. It was announced that Janel Smit had resigned from the Board due to health reasons and an increased workload.
1.4. It was announced that Board Member Kristen Miller has married and that her new name is Kristen Amyx.
2. Secretary’s Report - Doug
2.1. The January 3 minutes were approved by Al and seconded by Cherie as written.
2.2. Doug read the GVB Executive Board Minutes and they were approved.
3. Treasury Report – Cherie
3.1. January income was far below the budget due to low receipts from membership renewals
3.2. January expenses were under budget due to two factors: Workman’s Comp had not been paid as budgeted and budgeted expenses for contract work had not been realized in January.
3.3. The treasury report was approved by Al and seconded by Kathy as presented.
3.4. Ken announced that Wells Fargo has granted GVB $10,000 with the understanding that GVB will maintain the Wells Fargo “historical stage coach” signs. Cherie will revise the budget to reflect this change.
4. Presidents Report – Ken for Sam
4.1. Board Skills Inventory discussion will be deferred until the March meeting.
4.2. Recommendations for the filling of the First and Second V.P. positions were discussed during the Executive Board Meeting.
4.2.1. Janel Smit was recommended for First V.P., however she has since resigned from the GVB Board.
4.2.2. Judy Thiele was recommended for the Second V.P. position, which includes fundraising planning. Judy has accepted the offer.
4.3. Ken announced new events to be added to the GVB annual calendar. GVB project tree planting is scheduled for Friday mornings and tree maintenance i.e. trimming is generally scheduled for Sunday afternoons, however pruning of the trees at the Goleta Youth baseball field is schedule for Saturday afternoon, March 8 & 15. On April 11, trees will be pruned at the Page Youth Center.
4.4. Santa Barbara Air Bus has again donated a bus for the Tree Tour scheduled for June 29, 10:30 to 4:00.
4.5. Ken suggested that GVB should consider manning a booth for Fiesta, July 29 to August 3. He recommended that GVB consider selling “Blinkies” in addition to churros or some other food item as a fundraiser. Al replied that he had heard that they were not a successful item for a fundraiser. The Optimists, who are currently selling them at the Fiesta, are not going to continue to sell them. Their stock could probably be obtained. Ken said he would further study the viability of the idea.
4.6. March is scheduled as Arbor month.
4.7. The Annual Awards Banquet is scheduled for May 17 at 6 pm. Merlyn needs to prepare an implementation plan for the banquet so all involved know what is expected of them.
4.8. Judy Thiele needs contacts for potential Advisory Council members.
4.9. Ken is investigating as to how GVB can take part in the Goleta fireworks program for the 4th of July.
5. Membership – Janel
5.1. Ken will assume Janel’s membership responsibilities for now.
6. Website Report – Thom
6.1. In the absence of Thom, Ken reported that the newsletter had been integrated into the website successfully.
7. Urban Forestry Committee
7.1. Ken reported that GVB has projects scheduled for every week through the 2nd week of April.
8. Neighborhood Committee – Ross
8.1. No award recipient has been identified for February.
8.2. The current source for sign maintenance and fabrication has closed his business. Ross will identify a new source by February 15. Some sign redesign may be required.
9. Business Committee – Kathy
9.1. Super Conductor Technologies, 460 Ward Dr, has been nominated to receive the award for February.
9.2. Kathy indicated that she planned to give the award in March to the Mountain View Ranch subdivision. Ken cautioned Kathy to look into this nomination further. The use of Carrot wood trees may not be a significant problem if the trees are maintained (they are) and the trees were planted with an extensive root shield. Ross offered to provide Kathy with some suggestions for March.
10. Education Committee – Al & Cherie
10.1. Al reported that the Arbor Day education was well under control.
11. Government – Doug
11.1. Doug and Ken met with the City of Goleta Design Review Board (DRB) on January 21, to provide a summary of the Prop 12 planting plan for the City of Goleta. Ken indicated that the planting would be scoped to 24 streets only. A case was presented for planting larger trees near sidewalks in parks where possible. The DRB was supportive of the presentation. The next DRB presentation is scheduled for February 18.
11.2. Doug attended the GV Chamber of Commerce meeting on January 14. The topic concerned control of ground water runoff pollution. A bioswale is being constructed at the bottom of Turnpike Rd to filter pollution. This area could offer opportunities for GVB to plant.
11.3. Doug and Ken attended the Goleta City Planning Agency meeting on January 27 where the topic was the development of the City General Plan. Ken emphasized that the urban forest, as a City asset, needs to be covered under the Public Utility section rather than under Natural Resources. Council members O’Connell and Brock were in agreement.
12. Executive Director’s Report – Ken
12.1. The Embarcadero Improvement District has opted out of participation in our Proposition 12 efforts for 2003.
12.2. The County Fire Department wants a memorial grove established at the Fire Administration Bldg. on Cathedral Oaks.
12.3. Ken is trying to line up additional storage at Girsh Park and has offered to maintain their trees.
12.4. Ken has offered to maintain the trees at the El Camino Real Shopping Center to allow continued storage there.
12.5. Raytheon has requested that GVB take the lead in recurring clean up of the freeway on the Southside. The sign showing credit would now indicate GVB instead of Raytheon, however Raytheon would continue to provide employee volunteers to work under GVB direction. Ken will contact our volunteer base for a consensus as to whether or not this is an attractive idea.
Merlyn adjourned the Board Meeting at 8:39 am.
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Goleta Valley Beautiful News
March 2003
GVB cell phone 252-1952, Website www.goletavalleybeautiful.org
Celebrate California Arbor Day on March 7 and all month long!
March 2003 Highlights
1. GVB Volunteer/Community Service opportunities
2. Other Notable and Upcoming Events
3. Residential and Business Awards of the Month
4. Sponsor of the Month
5. News Tidbits
6. Adopt-A-Highway Survey- PLEASE RSVP to survey by 3/14.
7. Event results/Thank you
8. Member information
1. GVB Volunteer/Community Service opportunities - Call 252-1952 or e-mail kennethknight@cox.net
March California Arbor Day/Month (Luther Burbank's Birthday). Arbor Day at local schools
This year we are emphasizing the value of maintaining a tree once it has been planted and how people of all ages can help. Call 252-1952 to participate. March 4 Brandon School, 1:05 to 2:10 and 2:10 to 2:50 March 5 El Camino School, 12:45 to 1:05
