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MAY THE SACRED HEART OF JESUS A Clark’s Nutcracker sits atop a Whitebark Pine in Crater Lake National Park, Oregon. Credit: Frank D. Lospalluto/Flickr. Roddy Scheer & Doug Moss eaRtHtalK Whitebark pine trees are a “keystone” species in highaltitude ecosystems across the american West, meaning they play an important role in maintaining the natural structure of many of our most iconic mountain regions. Wildlife from grizzly bears to songbirds are dependent on whitebark pine seeds for nourishment, while forest stands of the trees stabilize and shade the snowpack in winter, which helps to reduce avalanches and helps extend snowmelt flows into the dry summer months. “this slow melting process not only keeps rivers cool for trout and other aquatic wildlife, but also helps maintain sufficient water resources for the people living in the arid american West,” reports the non-profit natural Resources Defense Council (nRDC), a leading U.S. environmental group. Given how important the iconic tree is to Western mountain ecosystems, it’s no wonder that nRDC and other green groups are distressed by its recent decline due to changing environmental conditions. “White pine blister rust, a lethal disease accidentally brought to the continent on imported seed-
lings, has wiped out roughly 50 percent of the whitebark pine in the Rocky Mountains since its arrival in the early 20th century,” reports nRDC. “in some areas such as Glacier national Park, it has killed 85 to 95 percent of the whitebark pine. infected trees can take a long time to die, but the disease can also cause their cone production to drop significantly, affecting grizzlies and other wildlife.” and now a newer threat, expanding populations of mountain pine beetles, is exacerbating the effects of blister rust. these small insects bore into mature pine trees, killing them by eating critical tissue under the bark. “Cool year-round temperatures and freezing winters once kept this beetle confined to low-elevation forests, where native lodgepole pines evolved natural defenses against beetles,” reports nRDC. “Global warming, however, has allowed the mountain pine beetle to expand its range into highelevation forests, where the whitebark pine is virtually defenseless against this newcomer and its explosive attacks.” nRDC fears that this onetwo punch—beetles attacking mature whitebark pines and blister rust killing
smaller ones—could have a devastating impact on highaltitude forests across the american West. in late 2008 the group petitioned the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service to protect the tree under the endangered Species act. a year and a half later the agency indicated that the tree might be worthy of endangered species status, although the case is still under review. “endangered Species act protections could help federal agencies focus their whitebark efforts and could bring increased resources for research, conservation, and restoration efforts,” adds nRDC. everyday people, who live in or near whitebark pine territory, can help the cause by taking photographs and writing down observations about the changing health of high-altitude forests, and the prevalence of Clark’s nutcrackers, red squirrels and grizzly bears, each of which depends on the trees for sustenance. the Whitebark Pine Citizen Scientists network, a project sponsored by nRDC and treeFight.org, coordinates this research and synthesizes the findings to give researchers and policymakers more information, so they can make sensible land management and species protection decisions.
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LEGAL CLASSIFIEDS FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT NO. 587027 The following person(s) is(are) doing business, Wilberth Promotions, 797 Delaware Ave Apt. 4, San Jose, CA 95123, Santa Clara Co. Wilberth Cruz, 797 Delaware Ave Apt. 4, San Jose, CA 95123. This business is conducted by an individual; registrant has not yet begun business under the fictitious business name or names listed hereon. “I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct.” (A registrant who declares as true information which he or she knows to be false is guilty of a crime.) Wilberth Cruz Jan. 31: Feb. 07, 14, 21, 2014. This statement was filed with the County of Santa Clara on 1/15/14. FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT NO. 586963 The following person(s) is(are) doing business, Rodeo Bar & Grill, Club Rodeo Rio, San Jose Show Center, Club Carnaval, El Privado, Vixen Ultra Lounge, Club Rodeo, Club Rio, Club Viva, Rodeo Entertainmen Presents, 610 Coleman Ave., San Jose, CA 95110, Santa Clara Co. Rodeo Enterprises, 610 Coleman Ave., San Jose, CA 95110. This business is conducted by a corporation; registrant began business under the fictitious business name or names listed here in 11/06/1997 . “I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct.” (A registrant who declares as true information which he or she knows to be false is guilty of a crime.) Rodeo Enterprises Ari Avanessian/President-Sec. Treass. Jan. 31: Feb. 07, 14, 21, 2014. This statement was filed with the County of Santa Clara on 1/13/14. FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT NO. 586941 The following person(s) is(are) doing business, Havana Boy, 4090 Barrymore Drive, San Jose, CA 95117, Santa Clara Co. Jose Aguilera, 4090 Barrymore Drive, San Jose, CA 95117. This business is conducted by an individual; registrant has not yet begun business under the fictitious business name or names listed hereon. “I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct.” (A registrant who declares as true information which he or she knows to be false is guilty of a crime.) Jose Aguilera Jan. 31: Feb. 07, 14, 21, 2014. This statement was filed with the County of Santa Clara on 1/13/14. ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME NO. 114CV259786 Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara-In the matter of the application of: Renee Rochele Rettick, TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: The court finds that petitioner, Renee Rochele Rettick has filed a petition for Change of Name with the clerk of this court for a decree changing names as follows: a. Renee Rochele Rettick to Renee Rochele Patron. THE COURT ORDERS that all persons interested in this matter appear before this court at the hearing indicated below to show cause, if any, why the petition for change of name should not be granted on 4/22/14 at 8:45 am, Room 107: located at 191 N. First Street, San Jose, CA 95113. A copy of the Order to Show cause shall be published at least once a week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition in El Observador, a newspaper of general circulation, printed in the county of Santa Clara. Jan. 29, 2014. Aaron Persky