California Nursery California Nursery Historical Park VisionHistorical Park VisionMath Science Nucleus/CalNurCoMath Science Nucleus/CalNurCo

Vision for this park Vision for this park • Create a 20 acre park with exhibits that celebrate this history, trails, picnic areas, rental, archival site

• Restore buildings to late 1930’s

• Bring back some areas and events (i.e. experimental orchard, water tower) as attractions

• Informational signs about the history with QR codes with more information, videos, etc (sell ap)

• Develop tours that would bring busloads of elementary students (Local History , Plant Genetics, etc) and work double as public tours during weekend

Vallejo AdobeVallejo AdobeWheat, cattle, and richesWheat, cattle, and riches

Jose de Jesus Vallejo

EventsEvents• School groups• Scout groups (i.e.

hoot owl, forestry)• Fund raisers• Displays of vaquero

and rancher history (audio and written with pictures)

President’s HousePresident’s House

Famous People Famous People associated with CNCassociated with CNC

Luther Burbank

George Roeding Sr.

Jonas Clark

William J. LandersJohn Rock

Frederick Roeding

Famous People Famous People associated with CNCassociated with CNC

Bernard Maybeck

Andrew Hill

Phoebe Hearst

Gabriel Mouldin

Garden StoreGarden Store

• One of first designs for retail nursery

• Reimer’s landscaping with California Nursery (Adobe look which became trademark for California Nursery)

EventsEvents• Create replica of one of the nicer

Reimer style Retail stores• Could be used as gift shop, including

selling of self guided tours, guided tours

Behind garden retail store, could be a multiuse building and garden area that could be used for rental

with kitchen (weddings, small conferences)

California Nursery California Nursery OfficeOffice

EventsEvents• Archive small

material• Small museum

(visitor center )• Outside events

area• Staging area

Bulb festivalBulb festival

Packing Shed Packing Shed • The Golden Age of agriculture started in the late

1800’s as transportation allowed large farms to sell their ware; wheat fields (prior to 1840’s) turned into orchards (people like Luther Burbank, John Rock, Fred and George Roeding developed new hybrids, varieties)

EventsEvents• Store large artifacts• House tools used

by volunteers• Work area • Part of

programming

• Area behind packing shed, could be a garden (i.e Garden at Lake Merritt) that could be used for several projects

• Master Gardener Program, associated with Alameda County and UC Regents (Roeding was one of first agriculture regents)

Children’s Horticultural GardenHow trees are propagatingGeneticsHow fruit trees are cared forField trip orientated for New Generation of Science Standards (NGSS)(composting, energy transferal

Santa RosaSanta Rosa

2 acres

Conservatory of FlowersGolden Gate Park

James Lick, whom John Rock worked for, created the original Conservatory Was found in grates in 1870’s…. Is there a connection (unknown at this time)

Preserve historical documents and artifacts Preserve historical documents and artifacts for research, education and tourismfor research, education and tourism