Muir Heritage Land Trust
A u t u m n 2007
Addressing Global Warming:
Open Space Conservation is Part of the Answer
By Suzanne Jones
O ne can’t look at a newspaper
or turn on the television lately
without seeing another story
about global warming. While it doesn’t
make for pleasant reading, it is very good
news that the recognition that global
warming is real, is human caused, and
requires immediate action has entered the
mainstream.
Global warming relates directly to
the Muir Heritage Land Trust’s (MHLT)
work in multiple ways. On the one hand,
global warming poses a serious threat
to the health of the ecosystems that
MHLT is working to protect, so that
addressing global warming is essential
to fulfilling MHLT’s mission to protect
open space and wildlife habitat for future
generations. On the other hand, MHLT’s
conservation of open space is in itself
part of the solution to global warming by
helping to limit demand for fossil fuels
and preserving the land’s carbon storage
capacity.
In this issue, we describe how MHLT’s
work is affected by global warming, how
each of us can help to address this urgent
problem, and how land conservation is
part of the answer.
B r i an M u r p h y
Global warming 101 Note from
Over the past two centuries, the earth the Executive
has experienced a gradual, but accelerating
increase in the global average temperature. Director
Scientists have very compelling evidence
that this increase is predominantly a result Dear Friends,
of human-caused emissions of “greenhouse Greetings from the
gases” into the earth’s atmosphere. (See Muir Heritage Land Trust.
www.ipcc.ch for the latest science.) In this, our Autumn edition
Greenhouse gases act like a blanket that of Horizons, you will find
traps heat from the sun. They occur naturally, an update on recent events
and without them, our earth would be too and plans for the season to
cold to support life. But until the industrial come. For comprehensive
revolution, the concentrations of these gases information, please visit
in the atmosphere had remained essentially our website. You will read
constant for thousands of years. As human elsewhere of our gratitude
technology advanced and human population to the hundreds of generous
grew, bringing with them the burning donors, sponsors and
of fossil fuels and other changes on a volunteers that make our
massive scale, their concentrations increased work possible.
dramatically. Spring and Summer at
Anthropogenic carbon dioxide (CO2) the Land Trust were filled
is primarily responsible for global warming, with success and celebration.
though other gases contribute too. CO2 is Next season promises to be
released when fossil fuels (coal, petroleum, exciting and jam-packed
and natural gas) are burned to provide as well. I will give you this
electricity, heat, and transportation. CO2 is thumbnail sketch, and
also emitted as a result of land-use changes refer you to various articles
such as logging and deforestation. As land herein for more details.
continued on page 2
Linus Eukel
Executive Director
 M u i r H e r i tag e Global Warming continued from page 1 concern, as are the welfare of California’s
L a n d T ru s t people and wildlife.
P.O. Box 2452 is cleared for agriculture, forest products, The plants and animals that MHLT
Martinez, CA 94553 or development, vegetation is burned is working to preserve may not be able
925-228-5460 925-372-5460 fax to adapt to rapidly changing climate
info@muirheritagelandtrust.org
or decomposes, releasing CO2 into the
www.muirheritagelandtrust.org atmosphere. conditions, which directly affect food
Other key anthropogenic greenhouse supply, breeding success, and survival rates.
Staff gases are methane (CH4), fluorinated gases As such, swift reductions in greenhouse
Linus Eukel such as chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs), and gas emissions are crucial to protecting the
Executive Director nitrous oxide (N2O). They are emitted long-term health of MHLT’s protected
Suzanne Jones from a variety of agricultural, chemical, open spaces and their inhabitants.
Land Program Manager
waste-processing and energy-related
Beth Pardieck activities. Cutting greenhouse gas emissions
Stewardship Manager The United States contributes
Levels of all these greenhouse gases
Ellen Visser
in the earth’s atmosphere are significantly more to global warming per-capita
Outreach Coordinator
higher now than they have been in the than any other country on
Johna Winters earth. With only 5% of the
Administrative Manager
preceding half-million years.
world’s population, the
Board Climate change effects U.S. is responsible for
of Directors The observed and expected impacts of 25% of the world’s
Mark Wilson global warming are profound, and climate greenhouse gas
Chair models predict wide regional variations emissions.
Ken Fischer in its effects. For instance, some regions
Vice Chair
are expected to suffer more severe and
Sheila Grilli frequent droughts, while others may
Secretary
experience increased rainfall and
Louis E. Stoddard
Treasurer
hurricanes. Colder and more
severe winters may occur
Bob Aston
Peter Colby in some regions (such
Ann Cormack as the North Atlantic) (For comparison,
Paul Craig due to changes to ocean Europe’s and Japan’s per-capita
Steve Pardieck greenhouse gas emissions are half those
circulation caused by global warming.
June Rogers
Donn Walklet This is why the effects of anthropogenic of the U.S.) Taken together, the world’s
greenhouse gases are also referred to as industrialized countries are responsible
Editor “global climate change,” to acknowledge for about 56% of global greenhouse gas
Linus Eukel that as the global average temperature emissions.
increases, the regional effects may be If greenhouse gas emissions are to be
Newsletter more complex. significantly cut, industrialized countries –
Contributors Significant impacts have already been particularly the U.S. – must rapidly reduce
Linus Eukel observed. Sea level rise, increased flooding, fossil fuel consumption by improving
Suzanne Jones
forest die-off, and disrupted timing of energy efficiency and implementing
Sarah Inez Levy
Beth Pardieck natural cycles – such as plant flowering, low-CO2-emitting energy technologies
Ellen Visser insect emergence, and wildlife migrations on a massive scale.
Johna Winters – have begun. One of the most disturbing The world’s developing countries,
observed effects has been rapid warming at despite very low average per-capita
the poles and melting of ice sheets. While emissions, are playing an increasingly
climate models predicted these effects, they significant role in the global warming
failed to foresee the rapid time scale on issue as well. Because more than three
which the melting is actually occurring. quarters of the world’s population resides
For California, scientists expect an in developing countries, their cumulative
increased incidence of droughts, heat emissions have become significant, and in
waves, coastal flooding and wildfires as the next decade are expected to equal and
well as significant losses of Sierra snow exceed those of industrialized countries.
pack and decreased forest yields. The Poverty, a lack of economic
implications for California’s water supply opportunity, and scarce access to energy-
and agricultural productivity are a grave efficient technologies leave many

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developing countries with few options
for reducing greenhouse gas emissions.
However, empirical data shows that
as access to education, healthcare, and
economic opportunities (particularly
for women) improve, population
growth slows down, and standards of
living rise. Effective measures to address
these underlying social and economic
issues, in combination with access
to climate-friendly technologies, are
crucial to stabilizing and ultimately
reducing greenhouse gas emissions from
developing countries.
For the past decade, the United
Nations’ 1997 Kyoto Protocol has been
the centerpiece of international efforts
to address climate change. It commits
industrialized countries to begin cutting
their own emissions, while helping
developing countries reduce theirs over
time by offering economic development
assistance and climate-friendly
technology transfer. One hundred and
seventy-five nations worldwide have
signed and ratified the Kyoto Protocol.
The United States signed the treaty in
1998, but has not ratified it.
Fortunately, however, meaningful
steps to cut America’s greenhouse
emissions are beginning. The State of
California last year adopted the “Global
Warming Solutions Act” which will
work to reduce California’s greenhouse
gas emissions by 25% by 2020, and by
80% below 1990 levels by 2050. This
year, similar bills that would take effect
nation-wide have been introduced in
both houses of Congress as well.
MHLT’s role in reducing
local CO2 emissions
A significant portion of the United
States’ CO2 emissions are generated from
residential energy use and automobile
transportation. Land use changes such
as deforestation and land clearing also
contribute. By helping to limit demand
for fossil fuels, and by preserving the
land’s carbon absorption and storage
capacity, land conservation is part of the
solution to global warming.
The land that MHLT targets for
protection is land that would most likely
otherwise be developed with large
carbon-intensive homes some distance
from community services and public Wildlife photos by Brian Murphy
transportation. By protecting these areas, new
development is directed away from greenbelts
and toward urban in-fill areas, thereby
encouraging more compact, energy-efficient
dwellings near public transit and services, and
less driving. Additionally, by providing public
access to its protected lands, MHLT offers
local residents options to hike, bird watch,
and horseback ride relatively close to home
instead of driving long distances to do so.
Preserving undeveloped open space
also preserves the natural CO2-uptake and
storage capacity of its vegetation. The oak
woodlands, chaparral, and riparian areas that
MHLT protects from development remove
CO2 from the atmosphere and store it as
they grow. By protecting these ecosystems,
MHLT preserves their CO2 absorption
benefits and prevents the CO2 emissions
that would occur if they were destroyed.
Additionally, MHLT’s habitat restoration Without a comprehensive global
projects, such as the upcoming Fernandez strategy to cut greenhouse gas
Ranch creek restoration, augment the land’s emissions, the ecosystems and
carbon absorption and storage capacity by wildlife MHLT is working to
planting thousands of native trees and shrubs. preserve are very much at risk.
MHLT’s work to protect open space is
part of the answer to global warming, but
without a comprehensive global strategy to
cut greenhouse gas emissions, the ecosystems
and wildlife MHLT is working to preserve
are very much at risk. We cannot undo the
greenhouse gases that have already been
released, and we will have to face their
consequences. However, we do have a choice
about how much more global warming
occurs. If we act swiftly and cooperatively
to cut greenhouse emissions, we can prevent
the worst effects of climate change, and
preserve our precious planet for the sake of
the generations of people, plants and animals
to come.
Be part of the solution
www.muirheritagelandtrust.com
www.fueleconomy.gov
(rates the most fuel efficient cars)
www.energystar.gov
(energy efficient appliances)
www.builditgreen.org
(green building products)
www.fsc.org
(sustainably grown wood products)
www.iclei.org
(making communities climate friendly)
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Upcoming Events The Birth of a Trail
By Sarah Inez Levy
Until recently, I admittedly never
thought much about the trails I happily
Star Gazing Party trod through the Bay Area.
with the Mt. Diablo While biking, white-knuckled, around
Astronomical Society twisting paths, I thought a lot about
Friday, September 14th finding my line, powering over monster
6:30 pm roots, and mainly about how I might avoid
Fernandez Ranch crashing painfully and without grace –
please please stay straight go straight
– into the eucalyptus. While hiking, I had
tremendous conversations with friends and
with myself. I argued politics and religion.
I planned weekend trips, and novels, and
cities. While trail running, I thought about
Tina Batt life, and running, the nature around me,
Trail Dedication running, and lunch.
& Volunteer Party But never once in all that thinking
Saturday, September 29th did I stop to wonder about the story
9:00 am – 12:00 noon behind the trail.
Sky Ranch Never, that is, until one sunny National
Trails Day in June, when I found myself
among several hundred volunteers atop Sky
Ranch in Martinez, pulling together bag
lunches for a day of trail building. In one
weekend, we were to clear two miles of
trail – a new spur of the Bay Area Ridge
Fernandez Ranch Hike Trail – in honor of Tina Batt, founding
Saturday, October 13th Executive Director of the Muir Heritage
9:00 am – 12:00 noon
Fernandez Ranch
Several hundred volunteers showed up on
National Trail Days in June to forge the
Tina Batt Trail.
Land Trust. Planned and organized by
Volunteers for Outdoor California
(VOCal) in partnership with the Muir
Heritage Land Trust, the project included
everything from training crew leaders to
designing a hearty menu to feed the droves
of hungry workers.
Bag lunch and water bottle fitted into
my pack, I slathered on some sunscreen,
donned a pair of chic green gardening
gloves, and found my assigned work group.
We did a quick round of introductions,
went over some basic safety pointers, and
then headed to our first stretch of trail-to-
be. There were only seven of us, but team
“Better than Government Work” turned
out to be the best of them all; we sang
glorious renditions of old pop ballads as
we whacked at the sun-hardened earth,
priding ourselves on both our vocal talent
and manual perfectionism. By lunchtime,
we were trail masters, leaving a perfectly
cleared lane in our wake – or pretty close.
With so many work teams leapfrog-
ging each other all day long, the trail
emerged amazingly fast, a winding dark
swath hugging the golden hillside. By the
end of the first day, we were tired and
sticky with dirt and sweat, but my group

Sky Ranch Fun Run

Sunday, October 21st
9:00 am – 12:00 noon
Sky Ranch

CARDA Dog Training

Sunday, November 4th
8:00 am – 11:00 am
Fernandez Ranch

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was hesitant to leave the path: Let’s just get facilitates instant friendships. But most
to that tree; I just want to level this one importantly, I learned to appreciate what it
bump; Let’s just smooth out a couple more takes to create a trail.
inches… But we eventually gathered up Years from now, people will still come
our tools, heavier now in jelly arms, and to hike and play on the Tina Batt Trail.
headed back to camp. They’ll walk and run, converse, argue and
There, we were greeted with snacks, a laugh above the perfect, rain-smoothed
freshly tapped keg, and a refreshing breeze five-degree slope of the trail. And whether
sweeping over the ridge. I passed on the or not they realize it, their footprints
sun-shower stations swaying precariously will be the next chapter in a story that I Welcome New
in the wind in favor of a change of clothes and 318 volunteers began one summer Board Member
and a good face-scrubbing in the port-o- weekend in 2007. Paul Craig
sink. While a crew of phenomenal cooks As for me, I will never look at a trail
turned out a Thai feast in spite of ornery the same way again. At least until I stop The Muir Heritage Land
burners, we enjoyed a professional magic finding burrs in my socks. Trust welcomes long-time
show and a live bluegrass band. The wind Sarah Inez Levy is a freelance writer and Land Trust supporter, Paul
picked up as the sun dove into the bay, and rookie trail-builder based in Berkeley, CA. Craig, to our Board of
soon after it disappeared, I crawled, spent, Directors. Paul Craig is a
into my sleeping bag and drifted off to the Photos by Paul Garber Professor Emeritus at UC
sound of tents thwaping. Davis. He received his PhD
The next morning, despite many sore in Physics from CalTech,
limbs, blisters and residual sunburns, we where Richard Feynman –
completed the trail in record time. It was one of his lifetime heroes
my group’s honor to smooth the very last – served on his PhD
portion of the path. To this, we added some Committee. After a career
artistic flair: meandering lines, a few sultry in basic science at Los
curves, one sweet jump. Then, munching Alamos and Brookhaven
sandwiches and homemade cookies, we sat National Laboratories
and admired our work. he shifted to environ-
I learned more than I expected to that mental policy. He was an
weekend on Sky Ranch: I learned the early Board Member of
difference between a Pulaski and a McLeod Environmental Defense
– big heavy tools that I had only pretended Fund (now ED). Later he
to know before – and I even learned served on the energy staff
how to use them. I learned how efficient of the President’s Science
seven people can be and how hard work Adviser, and then became
a Professor at UC Davis
where he taught energy
and environmental policy.
His expertise in nuclear
waste policy led to a
Presidential appointment
to the Nuclear Waste
Technical Review Board.
He serves on the Board
of Directors of the Sierra
Club Foundation, where
he is helping the Sierra
Club shift its top priority
to global warming. He
lives in Martinez with Kay
Cox (whom he met back-
packing on the John Muir
Trail). He loves hiking the
Martinez hills.

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 ranching heritage Day
On June 23rd, members gathered on
the Land Trust’s 702-acre Fernandez
Ranch to learn about our community’s
ranching heritage as several local ranching
families and the Martinez Historical
Society shared a look at past and current
ranching operations in Contra Costa
Welcome To Our County. Family and friends enjoyed a
New Administrative rancher’s townhall reunion, horse-drawn
Manager carriage rides with Michael Muir’s
Johna Winters Access Adventure, children’s activities, a
docent-led tour of beautiful Fernandez
Johna Winters brings
Ranch and a complimentary BBQ lunch
more than 25 years
provided by Bulldog Barbecue of Martinez.
of accounting, human
resources, and Photos by Paul Garber Ranchers Joe Matta Sr. and Bob Chapman
administrative expertise
to MHLT. Her background
includes 13 years in
public accounting and
an additional 16 years
working with and for
small to medium size
companies in the private
sector. Her interest in Learning the ropes
flourishing ecosystems
led to a position on
the founding board
of The Central Sierra
Environmental Center
(CSERC) in Sonora,
California where she
acted as its Financial
Officer for 14 years. Carriage rides with Michael Muir
Ms. Winters lives and and Access Adventure
gardens in Benicia, with
her husband Jack and
daughter Nicole.
 Welcome To Our
New Outreach
Coordinator
Ellen Visser

Ellen Visser, former

MHLT Board Member,
started with the Land
John Pereira, Bob Sanders, Eddie Brazil, Frank Nunes, Joe Matta Sr. and others swapped stories Trust in July as our new
about the traditions, values and authentic history of our local ranching industry. Outreach Coordinator.
Ellen has been an active
volunteer with the Land
Trust for eight years. She
has worked with staff
to create strong and
cohesive publications
to promote the Trust.
Working on her own
and as an Art Director
with Public Media
Center in San Francisco,
she has 16 years
experience in design
and implementation of
public service advertising
campaigns in the fields
Four generations of ranching families of environmental
were on hand to celebrate and share. protection, social
responsibility, and public
health. She is also active
in the local community,
working to hold housing
developers accountable
to environmental laws.
Ellen holds a BFA in
Graphic Design from
the University of San
Francisco and the
Academy of Art University.
CARDA cutie She enjoys exploring
(California Rescue the rural hills of Contra
Dog Association) Costa with her husband,
Cameron, and son, Henry.

Livestock appreciation

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 Muir heritage Land Trust Awarded Nearly
$2 Million for Fernandez ranch restoration
and public Access project
The Muir Heritage Land Trust
(MHLT) has been awarded $1.92 million
from the highly competitive California
River Parkways Grant Program for its
Thanks Nicole Fernandez Ranch project off of Highway 4
between Martinez and Hercules, CA.
Nicole Bamburger, a Global The River Parkways grant will pro-
Studies major at UC Santa vide two-thirds of the capital funding
Barbara volunteered her needed to open Fernandez Ranch to the
time this summer to help public and complete a large-scale creek
MHLT with a variety of restoration and habitat enhancement plan.
projects. Nicole joined us Project partners include the State Coastal
to help with preparation Conservancy and the Bay Area Ridge
for the Fresh Aire Affaire Trail Council. Approximately $1 million
and archiving important of this grant will be used to restore and
MHLT historical documents. enhance unstable and degraded sections of
Thanks Nicole! Rodeo Creek. More than 2,500 linear feet
of riparian habitat will be restored with
over 10,000 native plants. Approximately
$900,000 of the grant will support pub-
lic-access amenities including a staging
area for cars and equestrian trailers; a
pedestrian and emergency-vehicle bridge
spanning Rodeo Creek; approximately
3.5 miles of multi-use wildland trails, of
which ½ mile will be ADA accessible, and
four picnic areas with interpretive ele-
ments. The project budget is $2.8 million
and matching funding will be provided by
the State Coastal Conservancy, Bay Area
Ridge Trail Council and the Oakmead
Foundation among many others.
Creek cleanup and preparation work
has already begun at the site by the East Bay
Conservation Corps and volunteers. Final
plans, permitting and major construction
will start in 2008. Fernandez Ranch is
expected to open to the public in 2010.
Environmental education is a priority of this
project, and the Muir Heritage Land Trust
plans to involve the East Bay Conservation
Corps, Martinez Unified School District’s
Environmental Studies Academy, Contra
Costa County Office of Education’s
Regional Occupational Program and
local community volunteers in all phases
of the work.
The Muir Heritage Land Trust
acquired the 702-acre Fernandez Ranch in
2005 for $3.2 million with funding from
the Wildlife Conservation Board, State
Coastal Conservancy and the Gordon and
Betty Moore Foundation among many
other important foundations and private
donors. The California River Parkways
grant program came into being when
California voters approved Proposition 50,
the “Water Security, Clean Drinking Water,
Coastal and Beach Protection Act” in 2002.
According to the California Resources
Agency “the act authorized the Legislature
to appropriate funds for the acquisition,
restoration, protection and development
of river parkways. The California River
Parkways Program, a competitive grant
program administered by the Office of the
Secretary for Resources, awards funds to
public agencies and nonprofit organizations
to develop river parkways in their
communities.”
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The Rare Dutchman
By Beth Pardieck
The Muir Heritage Land Trust’s
protected lands provide refuge for
hundreds of remarkable plant and animal
species, both common and rare. One
fascinating example is the Dutchman’s
Pipe, (Aristolochia californica), a native
vine that exists only in California.
Dutchman’s Pipe can be found in
chaparral, forest, grassland and riparian
habitats in the Bay Area, and at least four
populations thrive on MHLT’s Fernandez
Ranch in grasslands adjacent to oak
woodlands. You may have also encountered
this striking vine while hiking along local
creeks or in the shade of oak woodland
stands on Sky Ranch.
The bright-green vine, with its
delicate heart-shaped leaves, winds its way
through open grassland, up and around
nearby shrubs and can grow up to 20
feet long. Most noticeable in the spring
are the unique greenish-purple flowers
distinguished by their unusual pipe-like
shape. This petal-less flower blooms from
January until about April and its tubular
form resembles the carnivorous pitcher
plant. The 1-2 inch flowers dangle from
the vines and exude a foul odor that
attracts insects inside, a feature once
interpreted as evidence that the plant was
carnivorous. It is now understood to be
a pollination technique: the insects enter
flower after flower spreading
pollen as they
move on
From caterpillar to butterfly,
the Pipevine Swallowtail is
completely dependent on the
Dutchman’s Pipe for survival.
which is an uncommon
pollination adaptation.
The Dutchman’s Pipe plays an
important role in the local ecosystem
as the Pipevine Swallowtail butter-
fly (Battus philenor) is completely
dependent on this vine for its
survival. This magnificent butterfly
is black and iridescent turquoise
on the upper side of its wings, and
black with orange and cream-
colored spots underneath. It is a
large butterfly, reaching up
to 4 inches across. Pipevine
swallowtail caterpillars consume
the vine’s leaves, their sole food
source and absorb toxins that
make the caterpillars inedible to
predators such as birds. The
caterpillars then use the plant as a great
hiding place to undergo metamorphosis.
Later, the adult pipevine swallowtail
butterflies return to complete the cycle
by laying their eggs on this plant.
Dutchman’s
As final plans for the restoration of
Fernandez Ranch and Rodeo Creek are Pipe is a
being developed, complex ecological
relationships and individual species such as
these are considered. The project includes native vine
planting more than 10,000 native plants
and trees. In order to maximize their
ecological benefit, the species to be planted
that exists
include, not only the usual willow and oak
species which will provide bank stability only in
and erosion control, but also Dutchman’s
Pipe, and several others that will offer
diversity to the landscape and habitat for
California.
species such as the pipevine swallowtail
butterfly.
The preservation and restoration of
places such as Fernandez Ranch help ensure
that species such as the Dutchman’s Pipe
and Pipevine Swallowtail butterfly will
coexist and thrive in their natural
habitat for years to come.
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 Pat O’Brien,
General Manager, EBRPD Doug McConnell (Bay Area Backroads -
www.OpenRoad.tv) and hundreds of other
Land Trust supporters joined together on August 18
for a very special evening at the Mansion and Estate of
the John Muir National Historic Site. This year we honored
the East Bay Regional Park District, Overaa Construction and
the California State Resources Agency. We celebrated the Park
District’s 73 years of dedicated service to purchase and protect
more than 97,000 acres; Overaa Construction’s Centennial
Ted Radke, Anniversary of service as a fourth-generation, family-owned
Board Member, EBRPD
Bay Area business and Land Trust supporter; and the California
State Resources Agency for its recent award of a $1.92 million
grant in support of restoration and public access on the
Fernandez Ranch property. Guests enjoyed a champagne and
wine reception, silent auction, light hors d’oeuvres and music
by the Jack Eskridge Jazz Duo. Dinner was served al fresco in
the orchard with speakers and an exciting live auction.
The event was dedicated to the memory of Jack Telfer who
Mark DeSaulnier, passed away last Spring. Jack was a founding board member and Doug McConnell,
11th District Assembly Member generous supporter of the Muir Heritage Land Trust. Master of Ceremonies
Photos by Paul Garber

Jerry Overaa with Kathy Hoffman, MHLT Board Members Lou Stoddard
Senior Field Representative for and Ken Fischer with Eddie Downer,
Congressman George Miller Chair of The Mechanics Bank

Dr. Joe Ovick,

County Superintendent of Schools

Jerry Overaa,
CEO, Overaa Construction Guitarist
Jack Estridge
A ll P h oto s b y Pau l ga r be r

John Manuto,
ESA Student Auctioneers John & Sean Pereira

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Many thanks to our generous sponsors.
Our annual event was a great success because of you.

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MHLT Donors Anonymous
Janet Popesco-Archibald
Louise Bordoni*
Richard & Mary Bowers
Jasper Cooper
Marilyn Cooper
Many thanks to our generous donors. Charles & Thea Dolly Boyer Douglas & Rosemary
July 2006 - June 2007 Archuletta Marcella Boyer Corbin
Dimitris & Luz Argyriou Madaline Boyes Anne Corder
(partial list)
Ronald & Judith Arrants Sandra Bozarth Mario & Margot Corona
Patricia Ashley Richard & Christine Patricia Corr
Benefactors Nancy Kittle Robert & Laurie Aston Braunlich, Jr. Nancy Corser
($25,000 - $999,999) Loving & Campos Patricia Avalos Lorraine Bray* Jason & Kathleen Cortlund
Anonymous Architects, Inc Diane Aven Barbara Bream Dorothy Couden
NECA/IBEW Local 302 Miriam Awenius Larkin Breed, Jr. Marc & Diane Coventry
Patrons Nootbaar Family Fund Bryan Ayers William & Christa George Ann &
($10,000 - $24,999) Jean O’Neil* John Baas Brewster* Charles Coyle
Firedoll Foundation Gerald Overaa Rebecca Babayans Kurt Brombacher Carolyn Crawford
J. M. Long Foundation Steve & Cathy Pardieck Akbar & Sukriye Badri Allynee Brown Kathy & Stephen
Pacific Forest and Parsons Carol Baier Ron & Joan Brown Cummings
Watershed Lands Lawrence E. & Ruth & Erin Bailey Ron & Sharon Brown Curletto Family Trust
Stewardship Council Mary Peirano Kenneth & Terry Baker Dorothy Brown, PH.D Vincent Custodio
S.D. Bechtel, Jr. Brad & Trish Piatt Hal & Heather Ballenger Gwendolyn Buchholz Sylva Dajani
Foundation Plumbers Local 159 Karen Ballock Pamela Burns & Bruce & Janet Dalen
Seaworld Busch Gardens Helene & Roy Powlan Levi & Katherine Barger William Edick Mickey & Joe Davis
Conservation Fund Robinson Family Trust Francis & Alice Barham Harriet Burt* Ramona Davis
Shell Oil Products U.S., David & Leslie Rueb Jeanie Barnett Sherida Bush & Vickie Dawes
Martinez Refinery Carl & Terry Runyon Michael Barry Timothy Platt Donald DeFremery
The San Francisco Katherine Shepard Claire & Frank Batchelor Dennis Butkowski Deborah Deas-Oelschlaeger
Foundation Richard & Sharon Smith Mona N. & Robert Batt Cynthia Butler & John Deeming
Thomas J. Long W. Dirk Sikkema & Carey Battersby John King Pamela Della
Foundation Linda Young Bayview Horseman’s Brianne Byrne Howard & Leilani Denn
Lou & Marilyn Stoddard Association David L. & Susann Calkins Herman Denny
Major Donors George & Helene Strauss Charles Beaman Candis Patricia Derickson
($1,000 - $9,999) Jack & Asilee Telfer Richard & Linda Carlisle-Kattenburg Linda Deschambault
Bay Area Barns and Trails Telfer Oil Company Beidleman Ellen Carlson Robert & Kimberly DeVries
Lesley Benn Tilden-Wildcat Edward & Mildred Carmelo & Alicia Carone* Stephanie & Thomas
Blanding, Boyer & Horsemen’s Association Bennett Alice Castellanos DiPalma
Rockwell, LLP The Dow Chemical Susan Bennett Theresa Caygill Don E. Keith
Peter & Susan Colby Company Gregory & Regina Benz Phyllis & Harvey Ceaser Transportation, LLC*
Chevron Products The Mechanics Bank Bennett Berke Bob & Donna Cerri Tim Donahue
Company The Watershed Project Bob Berman Bob & Kathy Chapman Sierra Club-Delta Group
Johnson & Louise Clarke Union Bank of California Marie Besler & Karen Chapman Bob Doyle
Ronald & Rosemary Foundation Jeanne McRae Atwood Tina Chou & Valerie Doyle
Clendenen Verizon Foundation Suzan & Robert Best Steven Harrison Marika & Victor Dragotti
ConocoPhillips Company Mark & Anne Wilson Bruce & Sandra Beyaert Priscilla Christensen Mary Dubitsky
Ann & Robert Cormack Whole Foods Market Kendall Beyaert Harold Chubb Daniel & Barbara Eaton
Kay Cox & Paul Craig Irma Bicki Kathleen Clancy E. P. Edgar
Joffa & Ellen Dale Sponsors Peter Binstock & Monica Clark El Cerrito Garden Club
Robert & Kimberly (up to $999) Diana Procter Cameron Clarke & James H. Eldredge &
DeVries A & W Industries Sandra Bishop Ellen Visser Anne M. Breedlove
Edward & Yoshimi John & Cheryl Abel Bisio & Dunivan* Marguerite Clemens Robert Elia &
Downer Mary Ann Abreu Jerry & Floy Blair Laura Clifford Suzanne Jones
EDAW/AECOM Judy Adams Barbara Blalock Roy Coats Robert & Margaret
Linus & Stephanie Eukel Seth Adams Robert & Marie Blits Chris Codding & Elliott
Ken & Martha Fischer Lisa Aguirre Dawn Block & John Ricca Cathy & David Ellison
Jim & Mary Ann Gaebe* John & Barbara Ahlquist Michael Harris Velda & Donald Coffin Marie & Anthony
Kenneth Gerlack Carol Alderdice & Roger Rosie Bock & Robert & Tamara Colarossi Emerson
William & Joan Hansen Epperson Renee Crowley Thomas & Terri Coleman Dee England*
Larry & Sue Hanson Marjorie Allendorph William & Linda Bodnar Barbara & Robert Conlon Karen Erickson
George & Judith Helder Cheryl Althen Polly Boissevain Contra Costa Hills Club Peter & Virginia
Sally Holzman & Burt Anderson Betty Bones Jan Rae Cook Estabrook
Robert Hoagland Carol Anderson Alice & Rick Bonner Jennifer Cook Judith Etheridge
David & Susan Hodges Catherine Anderson Art Bonwell Joanne Cooke Trevor Evans-Young
John Muir Health Carl & Sharon Anduri Carolyn Boone Donna Cooper Kenneth & Janie Everett

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Cheril Fagan Grace & Peter Hartdegen John Keibel Peggy & Craig Lyon Diane Moor
Martin & Julia Faulkner Alfred & Marian Harvey Dean Kelch & Judith Ann Mahan Leona Morgan
Dick & Toni Fauver Carol & James Hatch Daniel Weinstein Jane Mailander Constance Morris
Gary & Laura Febus Mary & Charles Haupt William & Joan Kelley Carol & Hugh Maiocco Dolores Morrison
Ray & Elaine Feeley James Haynes Jim & Janet Kennedy Elaine Malone Kristi Mortensen
Jane Fernandez Martin & Teresa Mike & Allison Kenney Michael & Jennifer Man* Joan Motes
Marjorie & Raymond Head-Gordon Joan Keppler Greg Mangani & Mary Moxon
Ferrari Jackie Heath Toni Kerr Tiffany Yee Joyce Munson
Elaine Ferre Russell & Kathleen Heath Grace & Karen Kesler Jane Manning Lois Murdock
Robert & Barbara Fierner Jo Heathcote John Kiefer Jon & Kimberly Alexander Muromcew
Evelyn Fink & Claudia & Scott Hein Dana & Mary Kilgore Marangoni Ellis & Rose-Mary Myers
Gregory Miller* Karl & Linda Hempfling Paul & Eunice Kilkenny* George Marcy Katherine Myskowski
Harry & Sheilah Fish Daniel Hersh Helen Kimball Valerie Mark Judy & Don Nelson
Christopher Forrest & Harlan Heydon Marian King David & Marilyn Martin Candice & Stephen
Manisha Ojha Mary Higuera Katherine Kinoshita Joan Massey Newburn
Helene & Randall Frakes Alison Hill Norman Kirshen Joe & Laura Matta Craig Nielsen
Donna & Daniel Frankel* Jeanne Hilson* George Kleeman Marjorie & Kimble Bonnie & Melvin
Eugene Franz Joan Hishida Ron Kline Mattingly Nordahl
John & Elinor Fraser Nadine & Michael Al & Ruth Klobas Gene & Deborah McCabe Frank Nunes
Edna Beth Friedman* Hitchcock Werner Koellner Don & Nancy McCormack Kathy O’Melia
JoAnne Frudden Kent & Nancy Hobert Linda Korenman & Joye & Charles McCoy Charles S. O’Connor*
Dorothy Frumson Mary & Robert Hobson Robert Lindsey Roberta McCoy George Oeser
Dorothy & Raymond Oliver & Rachel Holmes Tim & Julie Kruse Stuart & Barbara Iola O’Grady
Gaschk Bob & Joan Holmoe Nancy Kuchins McCullough Jean & Dale Olds
Don & Janice Geahry Russell & Betty Holt Norman La Force L.C. McCune John & Dianne Ollila
Winifred Gegan Andrew Holtz & Doris & Edwin Dr. Norman & Delores M. D. & R. P. Olowin
Mark Geiser Rich Elliott La Grange McDonald* Harold & Marie Olson
Jeannine Gendar Mary Hook Garrett Lambert Rosemary McDonald Lura D. Osgood
Mary Gibbons & Hulet Hornbeck Juliet Lamont & Shirley McDonald Elizabeth O’Shea
John Coakley Jo Anne Hosting Phil Price Sydney, Susan & Terry Esther & Rober Oswalt
Laurie Gilbert Don & Jane Houser Carol Lane & McDonald Beth Pardieck
Walter Gillfillan Fred Howard Larry Bradley Andrea & Michael McGill Bert Parker
Merle Gilliland Irja Howton Dorrie Langley Michele McGrady Kathleen Parker
Diane & John Gilmore David Hunger & Peter & Early Langley Joyce & John McIntyre Jag & Judy Patel
Ellen Glasser Hwi Ling Ng Jeri & Steven Larsen Marianne McKay Nancy & Thomas Patten
Patricia Gleason* William & Lesley Hunt Ron & Paula Lathrop Mary Colby-McKey Marsha Patterson
Sabiha Gokcen Noel Hurd Bob & Beverly Moraga Horsemen’s Joan Paul
Golden Gate Denis & Cathy Huston Lauderdale Association Johanna Payne
Truck Center* IBM Corporation Melissa Lawton Rose McKinnon Joyce Payne
Wayne & Shirley Matching Grants Ettore Leale Gloria McLaughlin Rolce & Edmund Payne
Goodman Program Mark & Marjorie Leeds Nancy McLaughlin Anne Lise Peachee
Margaret & Andrew Ronald Irving* C. & M. Leith Shirley McPheeters Martha Pearsall
Gordon Elaine Jackson Rose & Ronald Lernberg Virginia McRae Anita Pearson
Granite Construction Inc.* Ruth Jamison Charles Lewis John & Diane Meade Sandra Pearson
Barbara & Robert Grant Eleano Jardine Glen Lewis & William Meaden Pamela Peck
John Gravell Roy Jeans Martha Joseph Judy Meegan Cyrle Perry
Shirley Gregory Jerry & Sheila Jeffry* Stuart & Mary Beth Lilly Michelle & Rolf Mehlhorn Teresa Peters
Bruce & Jan Grenke Robert E. Johnson Richard & Charlotte Mike & Jamie Menasco T & K Images
Diane Griffiths Kevin & Joan Johnston Liniger Edgar Mendelsohn Thomas & Cynthia Peters
Sheila Grilli Kathleen & David Jones Lippow Development* Christopher G. Meredith Dolores Petersen
Paul & Mary Grunland Peter & Jeanne Jones Vera Lis Charitable Fund Elizabeth & Tom Piatt
Rich Guarienti Laury Joseph & Harold & Betsy Little Robert & Robin Merritt Cleone Pink
Phil Haag Doug Rowe Nancy & Ernest Lompa Adeline Miller Noreen & Jordan Pitta
Thomas Hagler Linda & John Judd Antone Lopes C. C. Miller Beatrice Pixa
Jean Halford Carol Jurasin Wencke Lubbock Carolyn & Keith Miller Ellen Pohl
Ross & Gladys Hanna David & Lois Kail Janet Luhmann Beth Miller-Bornemann Lorraine & Warren
Melva & Thomas Hansen Helen Karlsrud Margaret Luna Carolyn Mills Possin
Janess Hanson M. Carol & Edward Norm & Christy Robert Monaco Eleanor Pozzesi
Jeannie Harmon Karner* Lundberg Rey & Ray Monson Peter & Robyn Praetz
Marjorie Harmon Steven Kaspar Suzanne & Nathan Lutz Victor & Nancy Montoya Barbara Profe
Patricia Harris Richard Kawin James & Shirley Lynch Carolina Montufar Lewis & Margaret Pruitt*

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Alyce Quadros Lorraine & George Silva Letty Van Der Vegt Ruth Zamist Mary Ann & Jim Gaebe
Rosalind Raab Simmons Family Trust Evelyn Van Dreser Flavio Zaro McEvoy Ranch
Dan Rademacher Barry & Theresa Sims Janet & David Van Etten Michael Zinns Michael’s Ristorante
Suzanne Radford Laurel Singer Marta Van Loan & Rona Zollinger Microsoft Donation
Ted & Kathy Radke Mike Siverson Barbara Hannafan Program
Paul Radosevich & Igor & Shirley Skaredoff Richard & Marylou In-Kind Donations Mountain Hardwear, Inc.
Elise Thomas Nancy Skinner Vanderkous* (Includes 2007 Mt. Diablo Nursery
Wendy Raggio Dana Slauson Nancy & Don Veir Fresh Aire Affaire) & Garden
Susan & Doug Randall W. L. & Evelyn Slessinger Diane & Frank Vervoort AAA Concord Muir-Hanna Vineyards
Maya Rappaport Kathryn Smick Joan Visser AG Ferrari National Park Service
Wayne & Barbara Diana & Thomas Smith Martin & Polina Vitz Access Adventure NECA/IBEW
Rasmussen Genny Smith Maris & Danie Von Behren Adagia Restaurant Orchard Nursery
Reed & Graham, Inc.* Matt & Mary Smith Penny & Jere Wade Alhambra Valley Products Pam Della
Constance Regalia Robert Smith Arnie & Karen Wadler and Publications Paul Craig
Victor & Jean Remorini Smith Living Trust Philip Waggoner Althen Enterprises Peet’s Coffee
Tommiette Rey David Smith & Michael & Joyce Wahlig Ann Cormack Pleasant Hill Wine
Patricia & Robert Rezak Theresa Blair Niels & Elizabeth Berkeley Repertory Theatre Merchants
Clara Richert Mildred Snelson Waidtlow Bovine Bakery Point Reyes Country Inn
Richmond Environmental Charles & Muriel Sonne Phyllis Wainwright Bridges Restaurant & Stables
Defense Fund Marty & Wanda William & Susana Broadway Plaza REI
Charles Rickenbacher Sorensen* Wainwright California Magic Renaissance Club Sport
Bettina Ring Ron Spayde Mary Wais Dinner Theatre Roadrunner Sports
Peter & Eileen Robert Speck & Donn & Tracy Walklet California Symphony Saint Mary’s College
Robertshaw Sloan McDonald Mashuri & Rahima Warren Carol Baier Saintsbury
John & Pat Robertson Nancy Sprague Janice Watson Casa Orinda Savoy Catering
Keith Robinson Judith Ann David Weber Cecilia Brunazzi Scott Hein
Elizabeth Stadler-Lothrop Trails Club of Rossmoor Cesar Scott Williams
Robinson-Anello Mary Alice & Joe Stadum D. L. Webster Chandon Senator Tom Torlakson
Aldo & Irena Rocca Linda Stanley Bill Weiner Christopher Newhard Sharffen Berger
Gael Rodgers State Farm Companies Hermann Welm Congressman Chocolate
June Rogers Foundation Kay & Donald Welsh George Miller Sharp Bicycle
Gini Rolando Margaret Steele Edwin West Contra Costa Times Sheila Grilli Bookseller
Leslie Rushing Donald & Beverly Steffen Western Emulsions, Inc.* Cowgirl Creamery Sleeptrain Pavilion
Mona Russell Jean Steffensen Phyllis Weston Diablo Publications Stephen Joseph
Robert & Kathleen Stithem Family Trust Robert & Karen Wetherel Doug McConnell, Suzanne D’Arcy
Russell Carol Stockbridge Mark Whatley & OpenRoadTV Suzanne Jones
David & Shari Safianoff James Strong Danuta Zaroda Donn & Tracy Walklet TechSoup
Linda Sanford Marietta Stuart Sunde White Dorothy Duff Brown, Ph.D. Teresa Onoda
Subir & Mary Sanyal Fred & Georgine Sullivan Helene Whitson Dorrie Bosley Langley Tiffany & Co.
Jeanne Savarese & Alan & Dawn Surges Tim & Meridith Wieland Dr. Kent Hobert Touchstone Climbing
Michael Urdea John & Elouise Sutter Gary & Betsy Willcuts East Bay Business Times & Fitness
Elene Sayre Karen Swaim Bobbe Williams East Bay Regional UC Berkeley Art Museum
Nancy & Donald Schauer Steve & Jane Tanner Jeff & Karen Williams Park District & Pacific Film Archive
Mark & Leslie Schillinger Teris Taskey Margie Williams & Elizabeth Garsonnin Union Bank of California
Schneider Foundation Dennis & Sally Mark Anderson Elizabeth Moorehead Va De Vi
Frieda Schonach Teeguarden Chris & Teri Wills Eloise Cotton Vine Hill Inn B & B
Jacqueline & Jeff Marilyn Terstegge Jean Wilson Gelateria Naia Volunteers for Outdoor
Schubert Marlene Thompson Maggie & James Wilson Hafner Vineyard California
Science Applications William Tomlinson Peter & Amelia Wilson Hike to Yoga: Wendy Tokuda
International Corp.* Helen Tonti Fred & Diane Wilt Linda Burkard Westwind Adventures
David & Adele Seaborg Carol Tormey* Shirley & Alexander Jennifer Sauer Whole Foods
Tania Selden Robert & Cherie Trautz Winchester John Mattos Willows Theatre
James & Nellie Seth Ray & Helen Trebino Hugh & Mary Anne Winig June Rogers Wine Thieves
Richard & Ann Sexton Harvey & Ramona Richard Wolfe K & L Bistro
Bill & Jeanne Sharkey Trowbridge* Michael Wood & Ken Fischer
Peter & Helen Sheaff Doris Tucker Birgit Hueglin-Wood Lark Creek Walnut Creek
Margaret Shelton Everett & Petal Turner Tracy Woodruff & Lindsay Wildlife Museum
Jeff & Tina Sherwin Bill & Betty Turnquist William Clark Lou Stoddard
Richard & Barbara Shoop Grace Underwood Stephanie Woods Mark Wilson
Esther Shope Valerie Uyeda Mary Carolyn Yandle Marriott Vacation Club
Jane Silva* Ralph & Veronica Vaca LaVerne W.Young Mary Alice Stadum

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MHLT Volunteers Aasher Malik
Beth Mallonee
Christian Saul Cabrera
Nancy Schaefer
Molly Woodward
Jonathan Wright
Many thanks to our amazing volunteers. Mike Mallonee Garry Seidlitz Sandra Zapp
(partial list) Alan Mathews David Selders Rona Zollinger
Jeremy Mathews John Sertich
Chris Mathews Erika Sexton Committees
Individuals Ed deJose Amber Matta Peter Shanley Development Committee
Donald Anderson Chris Detwiller Joe Matta, Sr. Rafael Siero Education Committee
Pat Andrews Joshua Dominguez Joe Matta Mark Sinclair Finance Committee
Bob Aston + Antoinette Dumpit Laura Matta Igor Skaredoff Land Acquisition Committee
Kristen Atkinson Roger Epperson Victoria McAfee Coday Skinner Outreach Committee
Jodi Bailey Jamie Essy Raymond McBeth Ryan Smiley Stewardship Committee
Sue Bainbridge Jeraldean Evans Otis McCain Tibor Spoon
Victoria Barnes Katie Ewing Tess McGlynn Joe Stadum Organizations and Businesses
Sheila Barry Ken Fischer + Hilary McQuiston-Fall Mary Alice Stadum Access Adventure
Chris Barry Harold Flowers Paige Mendicino Paul Steelhammer Alhambra Oral History Project
Heath Bartosh Susan Foft Bob Milbourn Amy Stepan Volunteers
Travis Bartosh Richard Foft Nancy Millick Andrew Stevens Bay Area Barns and Trails
Ryan Bautista Erika Furutani Carolyn Mills Brett Stevenson Bay Area Ridge Trail Council
Aileen Bautista Jim Gaebe Dan Mindrup Pamela Stewart Boy Scout Troop 370
Diwa Bayani Mary Ann Gaebe Elizabeth Moorehead Louis Stoddard + Bulldog BBQ
Jeorge Berninzon Marcelina Galang Anthony Moss Dave Sturgis California Rescue Dog Association
Janet Biblin Serena Gallegos DeAnna Moss Roxanne Sue City of Oakland Employees
Mark Bir Roshan Ganjei Michael Muir Maureen Sullivan Conoco Phillips
Andrea Blachman Jon Garland Annalisa Nass Kevin Sullivan Contra Costa County Employees
Ryan Bongers Bill Granados Alex Noor Lacey Sutherland Contra Costa Fire District
Phil Book Erin Gress Frank Nunes Doug Taylor East Bay Conservation Corps
Michael Branning Sheila Grilli + Larry Nunes Heather Thams Environmental Studies Academy
Chris Braunlich S. Gustofson Morris Older Brian Thompson Martinez Historical Society
Will Braver Keiko Hase Cathy Pardieck Emily Thompson Martinez Horsemen’s Association
Eddie Brazil Jim Head Steve Pardieck + Glenda Tolentino Mt. Diablo Audubon Society
Nancy Brown Russell Heath Daphne Pareas Shawnda Turner Mt. Diablo Astronomical Society
Jennifer Bucholz Kathleen Heath Kristopher Paulk Don Ulrich Nomad Ecological Consulting
John Burman Scott Hein Kate Pearson Jim Utz Organic Solutions
Sherida Bush Denis Huston Chris Peck Amber Vierling REI
Sara Bush David Ingmire Dianne Pereira Ellen Visser + Rodeo/Hercules Fire District
Matthew Bush Penny Johansen John Pereira Nanci Vogtli Shell Oil
Cathleen Caldwell Myron Jones Gabi Perez Kenneth Wacker Spinning Wheel
Alice Castellanos Peter Jones Oren Persing James Wacker Tesoro
Bob Chapman Dory Jones Sue Piper Christina Walburn Tilden Wildcat Horsemen’s
Kiersten Cherry Dean Kelch Sheri Pizzirulli Mary Walker Association
Ben Chess Todd Kiker Timothy Platt Donn Walklet + United Site Services
Shannon Chryst Karen Kirby Emily Polak Tracy Walklet Volunteers for Outdoor California
Jeffery Clair Eric Klein Brian Pretti Daryl Washbourne Washington Mutual Bank
Jeff Clair Sr. Pete Klosterman Ezra Rasmussen Joshua Watson
Cameron Clarke Nicole Kryda Cleve Reeves Bill Weiner
Norma Clerici Will Kuehn John Ricca Nancy Wenninger
Christene Coan Yvonne Lagasse Marilyn Rigdon Mark Wilson +
Peter Colby + Matthew Landberg Dale Rivers Matthew Wong
Tom Coleman Christie Larner John Rivers
Jocelyn Combs Sarah Inez Levy Charlotte Robinson
Steve Comfort Dan Levy Patrick Roche
Nick Compaglia Chuck Lewis Jerry Roe
Shay Cook Glen Lewis June Rogers +
Robert Cookman Gary Lichau Deborah Rosenberg
Ann Cormack + Andy Likuski Joseph Russo
Rob Cormack Aimee Lohr Kevin Salas
Diane Coventry Marissa Lopez Erin Samuels
Kay Cox Leonard Loscutoff Bob Sanders
Paul Craig Matthew Lung Brody Sanders
Karissa DeDecker Maricris Macabeo-Ong Kelly Sandlin
+ Member, MHLT Board of Directors
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 Save the Date The mission of

Saturday, September 29th, 9:00 am - 12:00 noon

the Muir Heritage
Tina Batt Trail Dedication & Volunteer Party Land Trust is to
The Muir Heritage Land Trust invites its members and the community to
help us celebrate the opening of the Tina Batt Trail on Sky Ranch. ensure a lasting
This two-mile trail was constructed in June with the help of
Volunteers for Outdoor California and over 300 volunteers from quality of life for
throughout the Bay Area. Please join us as we officially dedicate
this spur of the Bay Area Ridge Trail in honor of
MHLT Founding Executive Director, Tina Batt.
future generations
by preserving
Thursday, November 8th, 7:00 - 9:00 pm
2007 Annual Autumn Celebration and stewarding
The Muir Heritage Land Trust is pleased to announce that
the Autumn Celebration will be held at the historic McMahon-Telfer Building, open space
604 Ferry Street, Martinez. Highlights will include free wine and hors d’oeuvres,
special guest speakers and our annual volunteer awards presentation. and fostering

P rinted on recycled paper

Everyone is welcome and encouraged to attend.
environmental
For information and directions about both events, visit us online at
www.muirheritagelandtrust.org or call 925-228-5460. awareness.

ADDRESS SERVICE REQUESTED

P.O. Box 2452, Martinez CA 94553

Permit No. 189

Martinez, CA
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