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Stewards is thrilled to invite all its members, docents, volunteers and park staff to our

Annual Membership meeting and potluck picnic. As an added bonus we will be celebratingour 20th year as a nonprofit organization and State Park Cooperating Association. Come

share stories with long-time and new members as we remanence our accomplishments through the years.

The potluck picnic will begin at noon. Stewards will provide eating utensils and beverages. A brief membership

meeting will follow, then time for sharing your favorite stories.

We are also pleased to be offering a special tour of Pond Farm Pottery, the home, school, and studio of

internationally known Marguerite Wildenhain. Breck Parkman, our State Park Archeologist will lead the tour

along with some of Marguerites past students. Docents interested in leading future tours of Pond Farm

shouldnt miss this opportunity.

The event will end with our annual raffle and door prizes. Look for your raffle tickets in the mail for a

chance to win a $1,300 grand prize package, a ZAP electric scooter, and many other wonderful prizes.

Annual Membership Meeting and Picnic - October 22, 2005Armstrong Grove Group Picnic Area, Noon to 3:00 pmBring a Potluck dish to share

Special Tour of Pond Farm Pottery with Breck ParkmanMeet at the Group Picnic Area to carpool at 10:00 am

Mission StatementMission StatementMission StatementMission StatementMission Statement

Stewards of the Coast and

Redwoods (Stewards) works in

partnership with California

State Parks to protect and

interpret the natural and

cultural resources of the

Russian River Sector of theNorth Bay District.

State Parks SupportedState Parks SupportedState Parks SupportedState Parks SupportedState Parks SupportedArmstrong Redwoods State

Reserve

Austin Creek State Recreation

Area

Sonoma Coast State Beach

Willow Creek Watershed

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P.O. Box 2

Duncans Mills, CA 95430

707.869.9177

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www.stewardsofthecoastand

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Stewards of the Coast and RedwoodsPreservation through Education and Restoration in

Russian River Sector State ParksVolume XX, Number 3, Fall 2005

Volunteer Celebration 2005

The 20th Anniversary Partycontinues...

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Mingle and share yourexperiences with fellow State Parkvolunteers from Sonoma Coast and

Armstrong Redwoods.

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Join Stewards for our 20thAnniversary Celebration!

Congratulations and Fond Farewell toRich Lawton

Im sure all will agree that Rich Lawton will be

missed as our beloved Supervising Ranger on

Sonoma Coast State Beach. It has been a pleasure

to work with someone with such integrity and

passion for his work. Rich never missed a moment

to tell volunteers how much they meant to him.

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Board MembersBoard MembersBoard MembersBoard MembersBoard MembersAnn Chambers, President

Kathie Lowrey, Vice President

Bill Bambrick, Secretary

Jim Bray, Treasurer

Silva Diaz

Rob Dickerson

Bill DickinsonRich Draffin

Frederika Haskell

Tom Fujiyoshi

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CALCALCALCALCALRanger Dave Horvitz

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Bill Dickinson

Norma Jellison

EXECUTIVE DIRECTORS MESSAGEMichele Luna, Executive Director

As the brown redwood needles drop to the ground, and the national news is filled withsadness and devastation from Hurricane Katrina, I find myself filled with many thoughtsabout what is really important in this lifetime. What comes to mind is family, friends, and taking

time to enjoy the natural world around us, which is where I can come to grips with my deeply felt emotions.

I know many of you, like myself, are giving monetary support to the victims of Hurricane Katrina. You will be

receiving two more solicitation mailings from Stewards before years end, one is for our annual raffle, and the

other is our end of the year thank you and appeal. I want you to know that whatever support you can share

with Stewards will especially be appreciated this year, when there are so many other needy causes in our

nation.

We are winding down our fund-raising time of year after sponsoring and participating in a number of

successful special events. I want to thank our dedicated Board of Directors whose extra effort coordinating

our special events this year really paid off. Also, my sincere thanks to all the volunteers who showed up to

staff the events. We couldnt have done it without you.

Stewards has had a busy summer sponsoring many educational and recreational activities within our parks, aswell as evaluating our programs in preparation for enhancements in 2006. As we begin to make plans for next

year, we are encouraged at the prospect of having the funding we need to accomplish our goals and provide

greater support for new and continuing park programs. The Stewards Board of Directors has allocated funding

to support Breck Parkmans archeology work on Sonoma Coast and have also dedicated $10,000 from the

Armstrong Habitat Restoration Fund to begin the process of developing a Natural Resource Management Plan

for Armstrong Redwoods and Austin Creek. We are excited about both of these new projects.

We have also received preliminary approval for funding from the California Coastal Conservancy in the amount

of $60,000. Funds will be allocated over the next four years to support docent programs on our newest State

Park acquisition in Willow Creek. We are very grateful to the Coastal Conservancy, and in particular to

Richard Retecki, for their continued support and partnership.

I also want to thank board member Rob Dickerson who works for Trout Unlimited for securing funding in the

amount of $50,000 towards the 2nd bridge project in Willow Creek. This is also wonderful news.

Have a healthy and happy fall season, and I will look forward to seeing many of you at our two upcoming

social events, our Annual Membership Meeting and Picnic and our Annual Volunteer Celebration.

ECORINGECORINGECORINGECORINGECORINGStewards is still working as an active partner on the EcoRing project, being sponsored through the Russian

River Chamber of Commerce. A new independent nonprofit organization has been formed and the new board

of directors have been working consistently.

The apprThe apprThe apprThe apprThe approvovovovoved mission statement is:ed mission statement is:ed mission statement is:ed mission statement is:ed mission statement is:

To ignite a vibrant eco-tourism community with participation from the residents, businesses, and visitors in

the Russian River area.

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1) To educate local residents, businesses, and visitors on ecologically responsible practices and behavior.

2) To build a genuine eco-tourism destination with a world-class reputation.

3) To expand the tourist season without adversely affecting the environment.

4) To forge a continuing working relationship among environmental organizations, local businesses, and

local residents.

Stewards is looking forward to having the business plan approved by the Sonoma County Board of Supervi-

sors in the next few months, which will provide us with funding for our participation in this exciting project.


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Summer has brought forth many new achievements for the Russian River Sector. A new supervising ranger for theSonoma Coast has been selected. Ranger Jeremy Stinson has taken the position. Jeremy has been working on theSonoma Coast as a ranger for about five years and is well versed in the nuances of the coast. He comes with a

diverse and extensive background of park operations. His office will be at Salmon Creek.

The Willow Creek acquisition has become final. Many different organizations are coordinating efforts to providesuitable operation of the new unit. Public tours are scheduled regularly. We are in the process of defining roles,

needs, and future plans, which will entail major resource projects, public access, interpretation and education. Many

volunteers will be needed to satisfy the numerous facets of developing and protecting this area. If you are interested

please contact the Stewards office to find out how you can be of assistance.

New weekly interpretive walks at Armstrong Redwoods have been successful. Group sizes are ranging from several

individuals to about fifteen visitors. The walks seem to be well received by the public and are especially useful to

give an overview of the park and redwoods for out of town visitors. If you would like to volunteer for these walks

contact Diane at Stewards.

Several major marijuana patches were found and pulled within Austin Creek. Two of these patches were located as

close as one half mile away from the Bullfrog Pond Campground. The patches were in relatively inaccessible areasof the park not normally traveled by hikers. There were about 45,000 plants making this one of the largest of its

kind in Sonoma County. Personnel from several different agencies were on hand to pull the plants. Due to the

remoteness, and lack of trails, staff had to be airlifted in using a CAMP helicopter. Increased monitoring of the area

will occur in the future.

Breck Parkman, our Senior State Archeologist, has been active with interesting projects along the Sonoma Coast.

There are several locations on Bodega Head with fossil tree specimens including a pine cone dating back 50,000

years. This information will be helpful for a paleoenvironmental reconstruction project. Breck is hoping to germinate

one of the seeds. An excavation is continuing near Carlevero Way to investigate a rubbing rock boulder likely used

by mammoths and bison and later quarried for stone tools by early Native Americans. The outcome of these

projects should be very interesting.

Heres hoping everyone has a spectacular fall season. Dont forget to come out to your favorite park and go for a

hike.


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Austin Creek Readymix

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Windsor Golf Club

Carlo Mascolo Landscaping

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quarterly newsletter in hopes that you will joinStewards and help support our efforts to provide

quality interpretation and funding for State Park

preservation programs. Its also a great way to stay

updated on volunteer activities.

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website for a membership form.

Carlo Mascolo and Fred Luna putting the finishing

touches on the duck track at the Annual Rubber

Duck Races in July. Thanks very much guys!

The Annual Rubber Duck race was a great success

and our very own Jim Bray won the Softub!! We

raised over $4,000 from the Duck Race and kid

activities. Overall the Festival of Art and Wine

profits for Stewards was almost $7,500.


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WHALE WATCHBea Brunn, Whale Mother

This is a quiet time of year for our Whale Watch program with hopefullymost of our gray whales in Alaska feeding and growing stronger for theirlong southern migration.

Our friend Harry reports having seen a couple of grays outside Bodega Head and

we also have reports of a couple of grays out by the Farallon Islands.

Our boat trip on Sunday, August 21st was another success although we had fog and high overcast all day

and a somewhat bouncy ocean. Our boat this year, the Whackey Jackie is definitely a wet boat, so

everybody got sprayed with ocean water.

We were almost out to the islands when we got word from the Salty Lady that they were observing

humpbacks further north, so we took off and were entertained with a wonderful show of humpbacks

feeding. We even had one whale come up with his whale mouth open out of the water, then backs and

flukes all around. The sea lions were also thankful, as the whales chased the fish to the surface.

Our trip took us back to the islands for a much calmer ocean and then on our way back we again

encountered many humpbacks in a feeding mood a great day.

Our whale watch orientation will be Saturday, November 5th see you all there.

HES BAAACK!Norma Jellison, Docent

One day the mouth of the Russian River was its usual tranquil estuary, where theriver meets the sea and the harbor seals haul out. By late summer, the colony iscomposed of adults, yearlings and newly weaned pups, with a wide variation in fur

color solid grey, black, grey or white spotted, brown. Suddenly, one day - July 17 this

year according to the Seal Watch Beach Log, hes baaack! He being R-1, the sub adult male NorthernElephant Seal.

R-1 brings a different flavor to Seal Watch interpreting. People see a large brown lump or see him rouse from his

slumber, raising his head, waving a flipper or shifting his massive body. They exclaim what is that?

The Elephant seal gives us the opportunity to compare and contrast Harbor seals (H seals) and Elephant seals (E

seals). Both are phocids, but there are many differences, besides the obvious one of size. Of course, size is a

major difference, something R-1 seems oblivious to as he throws his weight around with unfortunate results for

some of our H seals.

Adult male E seals (bulls) can be 13-18 and weigh 3,000-5,000 lbs; E seal cows are much smaller at 8-10 and

800-1200 lbs. Harbor seals are 4-6 and weigh 200-300 lbs and there isnt the extreme difference in sizebetween males and females. R-1 is 6 years old, still not a full bull, but large.

The next question is usually what is he doing here or why is there only one like him here? The answer to the first

question is the easier one. R-1 is clearly molting. His coat is two toned and molting accounts for his long

periods of lethargy.

E seals spend almost 90% of their life migrating and feeding in the open ocean. They haul out on land in

December to mate and give birth, head out to sea in early spring, come back on land in summer to molt, and

then return to sea. Records kept by Elinor Twohy show that R-1 remains on the beach 40-44 days during molt.

He returns in December - like clockwork right around Christmas, and stays until the third week in March.

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HES BAAACK!Continued from Page 4.

Another difference between these seals

is that while E seals are on land mating

or molting, they do not leave the beach;

living off of their blubber stores. H

seals spend their days hauled out, yearround. Resting and re-oxygenating their

blood by day, they forage for food in the

ocean each night.

There is an H seal presence at Goat

Rock beach most of the year, although

the numbers fluctuate. At the peak of

the season, there are upwards of 300 H

seals on the beach. In the 90s, records

show 500-600 H seals (Twohy).

Between July 31 and August 14, the

number of H seals more than halved,

reaching a low of 63. While their numbers reduce each fall, the timing this year seems related to the number of

attacks on the H seals by R-1.

Another contrast is in the interactions between mothers and pups. H seals teach their pups to swim almost

immediately after birth. During pupping season, one often sees mothers and pups in the river, rubbing faces and

rolling around. Mothers teach the pups to fish. H seal pups have been observed in SF Bay being carried on their

mothers back between foraging dives. While the mother H seal moves on with her life after the pup is weaned, it

is likely mothers and offspring remain on the same beach over time.

The mother E seal does not teach her pup to swim or fish. Having lost 40% of her body weight while nursing,

once the pup is weaned, the mother swims off to feed. The E seal weaner must figure out how to swim and feeditself, before heading off for its first time at sea. While E seals are solitary when at sea, they are colonial on land

and exhibit a certain amount of fidelity to their birth beach. H seal pups weigh about 10-20 lbs at birth; E seal

pups 70 lbs. A weaned E seal pup weighs about 300 lbs., roughly the same as a large adult H seal.

H seals are cumbersome on land. Being unable to defend themselves from the dangers posed by humans and

dogs, their only recourse is to flush into the water. This expends a lot of energy, better used in their nocturnal

swimming and diving in search of food. Female E seals similarly may flush into the water to avoid danger. In both

cases, pups are vulnerable to being crushed.

Male E seals are a different story. When threatened, they are likely to bite or give chase. Anyone who has seen

an Elephant seal attack, marvels at the speed and ease with which they move for such a large animal. And yes,

they can and do chase people. This is another good reason to observe the signs to keep back at least 50 yards.Being chased by 3,000+ pounds of angry Elephant seal is no fun.

So, why is R-1 the lone E seal on the beach? He seems to prefer this beach, rather than remain at Chimney Rock

and other Pt Reyes National Seashore E seal colonies. He may be scouting the beach to begin a new colony here.

In early August, a second young male E seal arrived. It is much smaller, in fact, similar enough in size to an adult

H seal, to make it hard to distinguish. Soon, both E seals will head out to sea. Then, well all be waiting to see if

more E seals will join the Goat Rock Beach Harbor seal colony next season.


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NEW MEMBERSNEW MEMBERSNEW MEMBERSNEW MEMBERSNEW MEMBERS STEWARDS GOLF TOURNAMENT A ROUSING SUCCESSBill Dickinson, Board Member and Golf Tournament Chairperson

The 5th annual Stewards of the Coast and Redwoods golf tournament was held at the Northwood Golf Course on

the 3rd of June. Check-in started at 11:30 followed by lunch provided by the Northwood Restaurant. After lunch

a raffle was held and many prizes of wine, golf outings, San Francisco Giants tickets, trips, and other great items

were awarded. Supervising Ranger Dave Horvitz gave a nice talk about Stewards and our programs.

At 1 pm, 43 golfers teed off and enjoyed a great afternoon of golf. The weather cooperated and it was a very

pleasant day. After golf, many joined for after

golf libations and a sharing of stories.

Five years ago at our first tournament we had

17 golfers and this year 43 participated, and it

continues to grow. This year the tournament

netted over $5,500 for Stewards programs.

Many thanks to all who helped, in particular

Annie Cresswell, Jim Bray, and all of the office

staff. Also thanks to Barbara at the Restaurant

and Gaylord and Vern at the golf course.

Next years tournament is scheduled for the 2nd

of June. Make plans to join in the fun.

(ED Note: Special thanks to Bill for again doing an excellent job coordinating this successful event.)

Bill Dickinson, Margery Nell, Laura Dangers, and Ida Slezak

Jim Fox, Roy Teixeira, Norman Blackburn, Mike Murray, and Bill Dickinson

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Enjoy spending time watching harborseals, shorebirds, and river otters over-looking the Russian River estuary.Greet visitors from all over the world.

On the job training provided.

Call Annie at the Stewards office

(707) 869-9177 for more information.

Volunteers Needed for the

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SEPTEMBER 25, 200511:00 AM - 6:00 PM

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Meet at the Jenner boat launch.Registration required. $15 donationRegistration required. $15 donationRegistration required. $15 donationRegistration required. $15 donationRegistration required. $15 donation

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Docent led walk in the Laguna on Saturday 9/24 @Saturday 9/24 @Saturday 9/24 @Saturday 9/24 @Saturday 9/24 @

9:15 am9:15 am9:15 am9:15 am9:15 am (taste native grapes). Learn about wetlands

ecology and the history of the Laguna. Meet and park

behind the Youth Annex, 425 Morris St, Sebastopol.

Free to Foundation donors, $5 all others. For further

information and to reserve a space, contact MaryAbbott, 527-9277, x2 or [email protected].

To learn more, visit: www.lagunadesantarosa.org

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Willow Creek Hike and Permit Orientation: 9/17, 9 am

Willow Creek Permit Orientation: 10/12, 6 pm

Willow Creek Orientation/Stewardship Day: 10/22, 9am

Call LandPaths (707) 524-9318 or email

[email protected] for details and to sign up.

Coastal Cleanup Day - September 17, 2005Coastal Cleanup Day - September 17, 2005Coastal Cleanup Day - September 17, 2005Coastal Cleanup Day - September 17, 2005Coastal Cleanup Day - September 17, 2005

Sponsored by The California Coastal CommissionContact:

Heather Baldini, Sierra Club

watertowaves.sonic.net, (707) 953-7203

[email protected]

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Register to volunteer online at:

http://www.russianrivercleanup.org/

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WHALE WATCHTRAINING

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Bodega Bay Grange

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