JMLT Newsletter | Winter 2017/2018

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H O R I ZO N S Protecting the places that make the East Bay special

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SAVING ENDANGERED LANDS IN THE EAST BAY John Muir Land Trust has completed one-third of our current campaign to protect the most threatened properties in the East Bay Hills—a landscape that defines our region’s rich natural heritage. These hills are a treasured resource running north to south through Contra Costa and Alameda Counties. They are beloved by millions today, and essential for the health and well-being of generations to come.

Imagine a large jigsaw puzzle on your family dining room table—a beautiful photograph of these hills—but with many missing pieces. Together we can fill those in. Recent acquisitions such as beautiful Carr Ranch demonstrate that we can succeed. JMLT is entering contract on new acquisitions and actively negotiating more. Your support keeps us moving forward.

The East Bay is Most at Risk The Bay Area’s sizzling economy and surging housing market put enormous development pressure on precious natural lands. The populations of Alameda County and Contra Costa County will experience a 30% increase over the next 30 years. That is equivalent to adding three times the current population of Marin County to the East Bay! MARIN

Contra Costa is the single-most threatened county. A landmark study* projects that nearly 300,000 acres of MARIN Bay Area land are at risk of sprawl development over CONTRA COSTA the next 30 years. Contra Costa has 1 of every 5 acres COUNTY MARIN of those threatened lands. That’s 62,000 acres. Contra Costa has 41% of the area’s at-risk critical habitat lands, ALAMEDA and the most land at high risk in the next ten years— enough to cover an area the size of the City of Concord.

The East Bay lags in percentage of land protected: while Marin comes in first (56%); Contra Costa (26%) and Alameda (22%) are less than half that. *At Risk: The Bay Area Greenbelt; Greenbelt Alliance, May 2017

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what’s inside Executive Director’s Message.....................2 Music For The Land...................................2 Carr Ranch is Open to the Public!...............2 Endangered Lands (Continuation)................3 Exploring Carr Ranch.............................. 4-5 2017 Annual Report...................................6 By the Numbers.........................................7 Thank You Donors................................ 8-13 Donor Spotlight..........................................9 Corporate Council Partner........................10 Corporate Council....................................11 Dedication of Fernandez Ranch.................14 Pacheco Marsh Survey Results.................15

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Greetings, Carr Ranch helps remind an ever-increasing number of nearby urban dwellers to respect and cherish the nature all around us. The human values embodied in critically important natural areas are very much the business of John Muir Land Trust along with ecosystem protection—a fact crucial to helping raise children who will care for a world that sustains us all.

JOHN MUIR LAND TRUST

Karen Booth Individual Giving Manager Jay Dean Marketing Director Glen Lewis Open Space Ranger Lynette Lievens Accounting Manager Krista Vossekuil Development and Communications Manager

At its very best, John Muir Land Trust is about ordinary people, protecting the places they love, for everyone to enjoy, forever. Citizen stewardship. For that reason, we’re especially grateful to all our truly generous supporters, and the people-to-people connections which define the excellent and enduring relationships of our community.

Thank you for all the extraordinary work you do on behalf of the environment, on behalf of the land, on behalf of John Muir Land Trust, and on behalf of what we want our community, state, country and the world to be and become in the future.

Respectfully, Linus Eukel, Executive Director

MORE MUSIC FOR THE LAND

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The Lowell Trio has released Music To Save Our Endangered Lands II, a new CD of favorite concert works that follows their hugely successful first compilation. Members of the San Francisco Opera Orchestra for over 25 years, oboist Janet Popesco Archibald and cellist Emil Miland, with accompanist pianist Margaret Fondbertasse are generously donating all proceeds to John Muir Land Trust. An irresistible offer to lovers of music and the land!

Dawn Block Chair Eliot R. Hudson Vice Chair Arthur Bart-Williams Secretary Bill Wadsworth Treasurer Peggy S. Cabaniss Katie Hill Steve Hutchcraft

Purchase the CD for $25 at jmlt.org/musicfortheland

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Thanks to you, and to thousands of generous people like you, gorgeous 604-acre Carr Ranch in Lamorinda is protected in perpetuity and now open to the public.

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Protecting land means protecting some of our most dearly held human values. We protect nature because we love the land and because we are called upon to love one another. We are about communities expressing shared values and working to make sure that the lands they love continue to embody those values for all time to come.

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Why This is So Important Now Wildlife Fragmented habitat is one of the greatest threats to wildlife. The East Bay Hills form a permanent regional preserve of connected ecosystems of ridgelines, riparian valleys, oak woodlands, and open grasslands. This unbroken habitat shelters special-status species such as mountain lions, golden eagles, western pond turtles, the threatened Alameda whipsnake, and the endangered California red-legged frog. Acquiring critical parcels helps keep these habitats intact.

Water Watershed lands absorb and filter rainwater, then feed local rivers, streams, ponds and reservoirs. The waterways in our hills are unusual in that they are largely open and in a natural state, making them an exceptionally pristine source of clean drinking water for hundreds of thousands of East Bay families.

Trail Connections, Land Connections

A Unique Moment in Time The stars in our universe are aligned in a way we may not see again. JMLT is working with highly motivated and conservation-minded sellers who want their land to be preserved. In a gesture of extraordinary generosity, these owners are granting JMLT options to purchase at greatly reduced prices. We can seize this moment now or lose it.

JMLT supporters have made possible a wonderful string of successes. Fernandez Ranch was just expanded. Our successful $7 million campaign for Carr Ranch—a success that you made possible—was celebrated when Carr Ranch opened to the public a few weeks ago. It is a gateway to over 15,500 acres of spectacular wilderness within minutes of our homes—in a major metropolitan area no less.

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Public parks and preserved open space are vital to the health of a community. What’s special in our area is that the East Bay Hills are part of a well-designed system of connectors and trails that criss-cross our community. Each new acquisition adds vital new connections.

a daily reminder of the natural beauty around us, and they preserve the character of our community for generations to come.

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A TREASURED LANDSCAPE Preserving the Magic of the East Bay

We Urgently Need Your Help

A bucolic buffer for mind and spirit, our hills give kids a chance to grow up connected to nature. Any parent of a child with a smartphone knows that today’s youth are the generation most at risk of losing a personal connection to the outdoors. Protected lands provide

We’re on a roll. You can help. In a world of uncertain outcomes, it is certain that we can do this together. Join us!

Please visit jmlt.org/donate to make a contribution.

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EXPLORING CARR RANCH A HIKE TO BUCKHORN CREEK In advance of the public opening of Carr Ranch a few weeks ago, we asked veteran outdoors writer Bill Poole along for a hike to Buckhorn Creek. His account is a peek at what’s in store for you on the trail.

A short way up the trail from Moraga’s Rancho Laguna Park, we encounter hiker Jamie Wilson, being pulled downhill by a pair of leashed Labrador retrievers. On a steamy September day, we are a small scouting party from John Muir Land Trust headed into Carr Ranch in preparation for its public opening. Wilson, who is from Lafayette, is excited to learn of our mission.

He will definitely be taking this trail into Carr Ranch, he says. “This is one of my favorite East Bay hikes.”

Glen inspects a dusky-footed woodrat nest.

The skeleton of a deer, likely fallen prey near the creek to a mountain lion.

Water, habitat, endangered species, ranching heritage, public recreation—Carr Ranch has it all — Jay Dean, JMLT

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For more than 100 years, Carr Ranch has been terra incognita for hikers, equestrians, and anyone else who hungered to explore its more than 600 acres. The trail to Rocky Ridge—a prominent hilltop further west—skirts the ranch, and offers sweeping views across its tawny hillsides and down into its shade-dappled stream corridors. But until recently, Carr Ranch has been a private island nearly surrounded by public watershed and regional wilderness—lovely to look at, but no visitors allowed.

Then, in 2016, John Muir Land Trust struck a deal with the ranching family that has run cattle on the land for more than a century. With support from its donors and in partnership with the East Bay Municipal Utility District (EBMUD), the land trust raised the funds to acquire the ranch to protect its wildlife and water—which drains into EBMUD’s Upper San Leandro Reservoir—and to open its lovely interior for hiking, horseback riding, and low-impact exploration. The utility district now owns the land, and JMLT is charged with creating and enhancing public access.

Leading our party today is Glen Lewis, a lanky former firefighter who serves as JMLT’s open space ranger. While showing off the ranch to a writer, he is also reviewing new trail connections in preparation for October’s public opening. Also along for the walk is JMLT’s marketing director Jay Dean, who, like myself, is exploring this trail for the first time.

“Water, habitat, endangered species, ranching heritage, public recreation— Carr Ranch has it all,” Jay tells me as we ascend through an oak-shaded canyon to the hillcrest overlooking the ranch. JMLT and EBMUD are looking to link the property to Moraga’s trail system and the adjoining Las Trampas Regional Wilderness. Jay says, “And we’re exploring ways to connect the ranch by trail to other nearby communities.”

P ro te ct i n g t he p la ces that m ake the E as t Bay s peci al On this early fall day, the air is warm and the hillsides are thick with the dry-grass smell of summer. In a few months, this burnished blanket will give way to flowery green abundance, and I make a note to myself to come back for that show. But on this day, I have my eyes on our target for today’s walk, glimpsed now far below: the deep-green thread of Buckhorn Creek.

Lying at the heart of the ranch, this perennial creek and its tributaries will be among the prime attractions for future visitors, especially on warm summer days.

After a steep descent through grasslands, and then a bushwhack over, around, and through scrub-oak chaparral—the trail will be done soon, Glen Lewis promises—we come out on a broad, well-graded fireroad along the creek. On entering this woodsy catacomb, the air feels ten degrees cooler and is thick with the pungent smell of bay. Huge oaks, knobbed and twisted with age, stand creekside, their interlocking branches all but obscuring the sky. These are Quercus agrifolia, Glen tells us—coast live oak. It’s probable that many of them were growing before the Gold Rush, and certainly before the Carr family started grazing cattle in 1914.

Even at the end of summer, standing pools of water showcase why this perennial creek is a prime resource for the abundant wildlife that make Carr Ranch home. We have seen signs everywhere along the hike: coyote scat littering the hillside trails, the brushy nests of dusky-footed woodrats in the chaparral, and here, along the creek, we encounter the bleached ribcage of a deer, perhaps surprised by a mountain lion as it came down for a drink.

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We rest for a while along the creek, enjoying the cool before starting back. There is so much to see on the ranch, Jay says, including the upper reaches of the creek and the sweeping views in all directions from the lofty ridge overlooking Moraga—and we make a date to hike that section another day. But there will be one big difference when we return. By then, the glories of Carr Ranch—out of reach of the public for more than 100 years—will be open for everyone to enjoy.

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P ro te ct i n g t he p la ces that m ake the E as t Bay s peci al Fiscal years ended June 30, 2017 and June 30, 2016

CONDENSED STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL POSITION 2017

2016

187,034 20,406 1,281,633 149,569 12,464,165 33,361

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Subtotal Liabilities $

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Available for Operations

Subtotal Net Assets $

200,000 391,541

200,000 546,337

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12,464,165 403,464 425,933 14,039,899

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14,308 51,347 65,655

CONDENSED STATEMENT OF ACTIVITIES AND CHANGES IN NET ASSETS 2017

Revenue/Support & Additions to Net Assets

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1,225,650 500 197,095

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Total Program Services $

445,648 207,490 653,138

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Total Supporting Services $

294,714 396,233 690,947

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Total Expenses & Reductions $

Change in Net Assets Before Investment Earning

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292,337 354,886 647,223

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Notes The condensed financial information as of and for the fiscal years ended June 30, 2017 and June 30, 2016 has been derived from John Muir Land Trust’s financial statements. Our auditor is Regalia Associates. More information is available at jmlt.org and copies of financial statements are available on request to info@jmlt.org.

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604 acres

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of varied terrain, essential watershed, spectacular views, and rich wildlife habitat newly opened to the public.

Thanks to you, Carr Ranch is now permanently protected and accessible for all to enjoy.

The size of the newly expanded Fernandez Ranch, adjacent to some of the most densely populated parts of the East Bay. A must-visit!

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of land at risk in the Bay Area are in Contra Costa County, the most threatened part of our region. The future is in our hands.

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of the Bay Area’s at-risk critical habitat lands are in Contra Costa County. Burrowing owls, kit foxes, California red-legged frogs, and other rare species need our help.

18 cents on the dollar

One estimate of the extraordinarily low price we’ll pay to protect new lands under contract. This deal-of-a-lifetime will not happen again.

13,942

A recent estimate of the number of kids who live in Lamorinda. Carr Ranch opens up a nearby wilderness of 15,500 acres. About one acre per child!

LOTS of ways your gift helps

Supporting JMLT helps acquire new land, takes care of protected lands under stewardship, gets kids outside, and spreads the word about the importance of land conservation to human health and well-being. Thank you!

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We express deep appreciation to JMLT’s large community of supporters.

BENEFACTORS

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Emily and David Breach David Deutscher John and Wendy Edmisten David Frane and Charla Gabert Charles and Anne Olsen Jean O’Neil Paul Radosevich and Elise Thomas Ted Radosevich and Stephanie Smith David W. Shapiro and Tina Brier W. Dirk Sikkema and Linda Young Mark C. and Shauna Simmonds Lou and Marilyn Stoddard Mark and Beanie Wilson

LEADERS Anonymous Donors Damon and Stephanie Becker V. Lorel Bergeron Living Trust Dawn Block and Dr. Michael Harris Bill and Betty Brown Daniel and Allyn Carl Ronald and Rosemary Clendenen R. Ken and Donna M. Coit Connie and David Hayes Eliot and Martha Hudson Suzanne Jones and Robert Elia Mo and Norman Livermore David and Marianne McKay Jerry and Kim Overaa Family of Joyce Payne Norman and Janet Pease Lawrence E. and Mary Peirano Samuel and Susan Sperry Wendy Wuerth-Scheck and Andy Scheck Gerald Yanowitz and Suzanne D’Arcy

STEWARDS Anonymous Donors Alan and Cheryl Abel R. Mitch and Carolyn Avalon Diane Aven Gregory Badros Celia Baller Arthur Bart-Williams Ellen and Larry Beans Robert A. Belshe Harry Bergland, Jr. Kenneth Everett and Linda Bloom Jan and Mary Lou Blumer Morgan Boehm and Casey Proescher Martha Breed Jacqueline Brew Peggy and Bobby Cabaniss Patrick and Shirley Campbell Jane and Lloyd Carone Singh and Bonnie Chimni Katherine Clasen Colin and Mila Coffey TJ and Kristin Connelly Marilyn Cooper Susa G. Cooper Lawrence E. Crooks Timothy and Serina Culleton Billie C. Cummings Joffa and Ellen Dale Patricia A. Deutsche Louis C. Drapeau Linus and Stephanie Eukel Jane L. Mackie and Joseph Farrell Lee Farrell Earl W. Flowers Jim and Mary Ann Gaebe David and Carol George Carlos Gomes and Kristin Hoyne Gomes Jonathan and Jennifer Graves Christopher Green

Susan Gustofson Doug Hanford Steve Harvey and Pamela Seifert Allison Harvey Turner James Haynes Russ and Kathy Heath Tyche Hendricks Katie Hill and Scott Compton Steve and Bridget Galli Douglas J. and Joanne C. Home Charles P. and Marcia B. Horne Linda H. Huber William and Lesley Hunt Mary Israel Sandra Jamieson and Douglas Brenton David and Lois Kail Stephen Kealhofer and Janet Luck Hamidreza and Terri Khonsari Nancy Kittle Laurene Knedlik Gladys Laston Charles and Elizabeth Lewis IV Bill and Colleen Lund Norm and Christy Lundberg Ravi and Yvonne Mallela Steven and Susana Maron Brian McFeely Rodney Mickels Matthew Mores Gordon and Gail Nathan Jeff Nicholson Stan Oberg Thomas O’Brien Thomas and Gina O’Brien Eugene Onopko Joe Ovick§ and Debbie Tyler Ovick Don and Sheila Pallotta James N. and Susan B. Penrod Rupert and Eran Perera Brad and Trish Piatt Cristina and Kevin Polk Janet Popesco Archibald and Jay Archibald§ Marjorie Popper and John Evarts Thomas and Barbara Preston Steve and Sharon Richard Rebecca and Casey Ricksen William Robinson Michael and Carol Sabarese Daniel Schalk Marvin and Carolyn Schick Mark and Leslie Schillinger Alice Schofield Jeffrey E. and Edith H. Schwartz Thomas Scovel Elaine and Ned Seawell Randall Smith and Denise Slavitt Judith Ann Stadler-Lothrop Harold and Diane Steuber Robert and Dianne Tecco Robert Townsend and Pamela Turner Robert and Cherie Trautz David and Debby Trotter Otto and Yvonne Tschudi George and Alice Turner Jim and Pam W. Van Heuit Bill Weiner George and Sarah Zimmerman § Deceased

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JMLT D ONO RS (partial list) FRIENDS Anonymous Donors Linda Abe Erika and Philip Acheampong Denise Acker and Gregory Mah-Hing Judy and Frankie Adams Vercella and Edward Aguilar Terry Airaudi Shafi and Shahram Alami Dan and Sandra Alex Ellis Allen Joan Allen Joan Allen John Allen Stephen and Jean Amano Candace and Phillip Andersen Burt Anderson Catherine Anderson Howard Anderson Paul and Hanako Andrews Carl and Sharon Anduri Ralph E. and Jane W. Anthony Jeff and Jennifer Apkarian Cathie Arenas and Leihua Alisa Nancy Arkwright Roger and Sandra Arlen Carol Arnold Steve and Joyce Arnon Patrick C. and Carol Atwater Eric Shen-Wing Au Jean Autrey Jane and Eduardo Ayalin Marilyn Ayers Joseph and Lynda Azalde Gary J. and Pamela A. Badarello Molly Baier Harold E. and Eleanor E. Bain John H. and Susan M. Banister Terry and Carolyn Baranouskas Bob and Bambi Barker Steven Barnett Brent A. Barnhart Paul Barrett Michael Barry Beth and David Bartke Jane and Richard Bartke Paul Bartlett and Yumi Nakagawa Andrew S. Batshaw Christina Batt and Robert Doyle Ann Bauer Barbara Baxter Maury A. Beck Rich Beerman Valerie and Mel Behrendt, Jr. Enoch F. and Margery Bell Geoffrey and Sally Bellenger Daniel T. and Vera D. Belton Lesley Benn Edward Bennett Susan and Jay Bennett John and Lucia Bennhoff Ralph Benson Gregory and Regina Benz John D. and Cherry Y. Benzie Stephen H. and Nina H. Berchtold Marni Berendsen John A. and Katrina K. Bergen Christopher Bergstrom David Berry Peter and Carmen Berryhill Holger Berthelsen Matthew I. and Catherine Bertics Dale and Joanne Berven Edward and Linda Best Paul and Bryn R. Bettelheim Bruce and Sandra Beyaert Georgina Beyer Ken and Marian Bick Will Bick George and Veronica Binczewski Janet Bindas Lorie S. Bird Betty Bispo Dennis and Kit Bittner

We express deep appreciation to JMLT’s large community of supporters.

Andrea Blachman Cynthia Black Derald and Alicia Blackmore Jerry and Floy Blair Kay L. Blair Tracey L. Blanchard James Blickenstaff Robert and Marie Blits Margaret Bloisa Richard and Margaret Blue Burt Bogardus Polly Boissevain Jim and Sandy Bonato David G. and Devi Bond Betty Bones Karen Booth Kelvin and Joan Booty, Jr. Arthur J. Paull and Susan J. Ten Bosch Jan and Steeve Boulingui Lynn and Roland Bowen David Bowie Marion, William and Andrew Boyd Stephen E. and Marcia L. Boyd Sandra Bozarth James and Annie Brady Roy and Karen Brandreth Colleen Brannon Richard and Christine Braunlich Carolyn and Richard Brear Eileen M. Breismeister Rudy and Lisa Bretschneider Fred Brill Bill Brobeck Linda Brockway Donald Broderson Martin A. Brook Allynee Brown Fleurine H. Brown Robert D. Brown Stephen Brown Frances and Timothy Browne Stephanie Brown-Myers Erik Bruce Gwendolyn Buchholz David G. Buffum Margaret C. Bupp Katherine S. Burcham John Burgess Cameron L. Burks Pamela Burns and William Edick Lachlan Busby April Ann and Michael Bush Dennis Butkowski Valarie Ann Caldwell David L. and Susann Calkins Winifred Camacho Ian Campbell Sera Campbell Daniel Caputo Carolyn and Tim Carlson Ellen Carlson Nancy Carol Brandon Carone Carmelo and Alicia Carone Andrew Carota Joan Marie Carter Tracey and Vincent Casey Glenn Cass Michael P. Cass William T. and K.L. Cassidy Alice Castellanos Sheila M. Castilla Katherine Castro Angela Lynn Catton Raymond and Karen Cauayani Joseph Cavaness Vedad Cavcic Phyllis and Harvey Ceaser Timothy and Sara Cecchin Diane Cella Peter Ceresa Gordon Chamberlain Kathryn J. Chambers Marietta and John Champlin Kam Fai Chan Donna Chang Evan Charlton

Alicen Chavez Angela Chen Andrew Chesanek Scott Chestnut Constance Hammes Chiba Edward and Shirlee Childe Nikolas Chmiel Allen and Elina Chung John Citron and Felicia Hsin Liu Kathleen Clancy James and Margareta Clardy John Clark Margaret and Cooper Clark Stephen and Roxanne Clark Edmund Clausen Donald and Diane Clements Francine and Raymond Cloutier Bradley and Allison Coburn Chris Codding and John Ricca Angie and Peter Coffee Patricia Ellen Coffey Mitch Coffman Debra Coggins Lisa Cohen Steven Cohen Tamar Cohen Uriel Cohen Ronald and Carol Cohn Marcus Cole Jim Collini James and Lynne Collins Thomas Lee Collins and Cheryl Melin-Collins Charles Columbus James and Ellen Comerford James D. Comins Patricia Compton Jan Rae Cook Jennifer Cook Douglas and Rosemary Corbin Thomas and Leanne Corkill Patricia Corr Paul Cortese Jack and Susan Cortis Bryant Corwin Janice Costella Lloyd Costello William and Susan Couch Sharon and Kevin Courtney Diane and Marc Coventry Ronald B. and Janna M. Coverston Charles and Virginia Cowden Douglas and Virginia Cowden Joseph E. and Judy R. Craig Elizabeth A. Craven Nova Crisp Graig W. and Sibylla M. Crossley James A. and Linda C. Crowson Stephen and Jean Cuff John and Gayle Cullen Doreen T. Culp Sharon Culshaw George A. and Linda H. Cumming, Jr. Roy J. and Norma B. Cuneo Margot Cunningham Susan Cunningham Claire Curtin John Curtis James and Gail Cutler Barbara Dahl Charles P. and Sallianne Dale Bruce and Janet Dalen Mary D’Amante Brian and Michelle Danley Joshua Dapice Karen Daughters Richard and Jamie Davidson Deena Davis Donald and Beatrice Davis Dylan Davis Madelon and Joe Davis Ramona Davis George Day Donald de Fremery Catherine De Martini Sandra Deagman Jay Dean and Stefani Bittner

Donor Spotlight “Conservation is important to our family to protect wildlife habitat, ensure continued recreational access and preserve our land for future generations.”

Damon and Stephanie Becker, with their children, Amelia and Jack The Becker Family relishes the time they spend hiking and mountain biking together. Residents of Lamorinda for more than a decade, Damon and Stephanie think few places rival the East Bay when it comes to access to the outdoors. The Beckers give to John Muir Land Trust because they believe all young children should grow up with a strong connection to the outdoors. The importance of nature to human health and well-being is a deeplyheld family value.

“Our family loves this area because of the surrounding hills, trails, natural wildlife and beauty, as well as recreational opportunities. We benefit today due to the generosity of like-minded people who protected the places we love. When we support JMLT, we’re thinking about our kids and grandkids down the line.

We hope other parents join us in making this wonderful gift to future generations.”

Sustaining Members provide monthly or quarterly contributions. Became a Sustaining Member at jmlt.org/donate

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We express deep appreciation to JMLT’s large community of supporters.

Corporate Council Partner Palisade Corporation This year Palisade Corporation granted JMLT a full software license of the DecisionTools Suite, a set of decision analysis tools that add-in to Excel. Their tools, such as @ RISK, address rather sophisticated business analysis needs for JMLT. For example, we’re often called into land conservation projects because of our unique qualifications to close complicated real estate transactions.

“We’re thrilled that Palisade tools are put to such good use at JMLT. Helping to protect land by elevating JMLT’s strategic planning efforts is another way we’re making a bright future a bit more certain.”

— Andrew Sich, Palisade Corporation Palisade is a leader in risk analysis software that allows organizations of any size, including Fortune 500 companies, to manage uncertainty for better outcomes. JMLT’s applications include analyzing the uncertainty of characteristics of deals in our land acquisition pipeline, managing the uncertainty in forecasts of revenue and expenses, and deciding where and how to best apply our limited resources. In short, Palisade helps us make sure that your donations are put to the best possible and most efficient use.

If you enjoy a challenge and want to apply your expertise to problems that make a real difference in people’s lives, get in touch at info@jmlt.org. We need volunteers and have a healthy appetite for new ideas.

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FERNANDEZ RANCH

CELEBRATING 1,185 ACRES OF HABITAT BETWEEN HERCULES AND MARTINEZ Last June, 250 exuberant JMLT supporters celebrated a milestone event in East Bay conservation. The property formerly known as Franklin Canyon was merged into Fernandez Ranch, creating an expansive habitat of 1,185 pristine acres—a remarkable public resource next to densely populated neighborhoods.

A very different ending might have been written for this story. John Muir Land Trust acquired an initial 702 acres from the Fernandez family in 2005.

Completing the difficult second acquisition was the result of decades of tireless Linus Eukel, Susie Fernandez, Matt Fernandez, community advocacy. Multiple applications for residential and commercial Russ Fernandez development of the 483-acre Franklin Canyon property had been approved over the years. Citizens, voters, labor organizations, and local environmentalists banded together to protect the land instead, and helped JMLT raise an additional $2.5 million to preserve it in perpetuity.

“Opening this beloved landscape marks a hugely satisfying conclusion to years of hard work by thousands of JMLT supporters, foundations and public agencies. It is a gift to future generations shared by members of the surrounding communities, and celebrated by everyone who loves the East Bay.” — Linus Eukel, JMLT Executive Director WHY SO SPECIAL? Fernandez Ranch is a natural paradise. Visitors experience the transition from coastal to interior habitats when walking through diverse ecosystems of oak-studded slopes, pockets of bay forest, open meadows, freshwater wetlands, and riparian scrub along the creeks. This unusually intact habitat is home to the endangered Alameda whipsnake, Cooper’s hawk, northern harrier, California red-legged frog and western pond turtle.

Those reaching elevated ridgetops enjoy breathtaking panoramic views of the Bay. The expanded property offers miles of multi-use trails for hiking, mountain biking, equestrian activities, and off-leash dog walking. These connect to the extensive trail system of East Bay Municipal Utility District lands, the 550-mile Bay Area Ridge Trail, and the 500mile San Francisco Bay Trail. There are 1.5 miles of ADA-accessible paths, picnic areas, easy parking, and staging for horse trailers.

A GLIMPSE OF AN EARLIER TIME The property is named for nineteenth-century pioneers, Bernardo and Carlotta Fernandez. After establishing a successful freighting business between Contra Costa and San Francisco, Bernardo grew his land holdings to over 20,000 acres. Today’s Windmill Trail follows the route of his old ranch road, passing by a historic windmill and the remnants of a mid-century dairy farm. Susie Fernandez, Bernardo’s great granddaughter, spoke eloquently of how preserving the ranch gives everyone a chance to experience the Contra Costa of her childhood.

“The memories of being up in the hills, by yourself … it was wonderful. I vividly remember the sound of the horse’s hooves on the trail—no other sounds but maybe a hawk in the sky or the wind blowing through the grass. It was one of the most peaceful memories of my entire life. Because we lived out of town, we didn’t have a backyard like everybody else—the hills were our backyard. That’s where we played, that’s where we hiked, that’s where we had adventures.”

More adventures await children today, thanks to her family’s generosity and your support.

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PACHECO MARSH:

SURVEY RESULTS Vision Concept B Suisun Bay

Last issue we reported on the work of the Contra Costa County Flood Control & Water Conservation District and JMLT to restore Pacheco Marsh, a rare treasure on the Bay where more than 95% of the original saltwater tidal wetlands have been lost. Fifty people shared their opinions to guide our plans. Some survey highlights:

Potential future connection to Suisun Bay and Bay Water Trail landing

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• The needs of wildlife should be paramount. 67% said wildlife habitat should be the top concern for planners; 33% said the needs of wildlife and humans are equally important.

Elevated vista point 20 feet above the Bay

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Plans are finalized, and habitat restoration is indeed the i primary objective. Creating new tidal wetlands will reconnect the lands of the marsh to the natural tidal flow of the Suisun Bay—replenishing nutrients for wildlife, including the salt-marsh harvest mouse, black rails, and Ridgway’s rails.

Public access and education will be enabled through interpretive signs, bird blinds, and elevated platforms for low-impact viewing. Current plans call for an interpretative facility and restrooms. There will be a few miles of unpaved trail and boardwalk, as well as a kayak launch. Features will allow visitors to wander the marsh to enjoy its peaceful beauty while minimizing human impact.

Habitat Areas Channel Upland Transition Preserved Non-tidal Wetland New/Enhanced Tidal Wetland Preserved/Enhanced Seasonal Wetland Complex

Pacheco Marsh Boundary Vehicular Road Unpaved Trail (No Public Vehicle Access) Limited Access Trail Boardwalk Central San Easement CCCSD Access Road Oil Pipeline

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John Muir Land Trust made the first acquisition for Fernandez Ranch in 2005, followed by the property formerly known as Franklin Canyon a few years later. This beautiful 1,185-acre open space provides essential habitat for native wildlife and a delightful refuge for public recreation. Visitors enjoy breathtaking panoramic views of the Bay from elevated ridgetops, miles of multi-use trails, picnic areas, and calming walks through pristine East Bay ecosystems.

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CARR RANCH

NEW AERIAL VIEWS We’re adding video taken via drone to our website over the next few weeks. See Carr Ranch, Pacheco Marsh and more on the main pages for each property.

Visit jmlt.org for details | Follow us on social media

BIRD BOX SUCCESS

MAKE A LASTING DIFFERENCE Preserved land is a lasting legacy for future generations. You provide a solid foundation for JMLT’s conservation efforts through the donation of a legacy gift: Bequests | Charitable Trusts | Life Insurance Stock Gifts | Retirement Plan For more information about Legacy Gifts visit jmlt.org or contact Executive Director Linus Eukel at linus@jmlt.org or 925-228-1130.

With the help of volunteers we placed 10 bluebird boxes at Fernandez Ranch early this year. Happily, five of these homes hosted bird families. That’s a great track record as it can often take a full year for birds to occupy. Several species took residence: • • • •

House wrens (1 family, possibly two nests / two broods) Western bluebirds (3 families, 2 nests and one attempt at nest) Oak titmouse (1 family, fledged) Tree swallow (2 families, evicted from one box by Western bluebirds, two nests in another box)

Many of you picked up a bluebird box from us last spring for your backyard. Please send updates and photos. info@jmlt.org.

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