JMLT Newsletter Winter 2018/2019

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

WINTER

2018/2019

Painted Rock

THE CAMPAIGN TO SAVE PAINTED ROCK ANCHORING A NEW COMMUNITY PARK OF 505 ACRES The 84-acre hillside near the border of Moraga and Lafayette—affectionately known as Painted Rock—is both a touchstone for the community and the potential anchor of a new preserve of 505 acres of natural open space for public recreation. This is in the center of Lamorinda and just minutes from thousands of East Bay homes.

At 935 feet, the Painted Rock ridgeline is among the highest points in the area. Passed by thousands of residents daily on busy streets below, this hill is so familiar, and yet unexplored. Few people, other than teenagers wielding paint cans or occasional ranchers herding cattle, have experienced its unobstructed sweeping views of Mount Diablo and stunning peaks and valleys in all directions.

PRESERVING THE MAGIC OF LOCAL LANDSCAPES If John Muir Land Trust ( JMLT) succeeds in raising $1 million by May 31, 2019, Painted Rock will become the next acquisition in our decades-long effort to protect the most threatened properties in the East Bay Hills—a landscape that defines our region’s rich natural heritage. These places protect clean water. They provide recreation and peace-ofmind essential for the health and well-being of hikers, cyclists, dog walkers, equestrians, bird watchers, and appreciative nature lovers of all ages.

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These hills also provide vital habitat for non-human residents. Annual and perennial grasslands, coastal scrub, and seep and spring wetlands supply wildlife with water, forage, shade, and cover. Our sizzling economy, however, has put enormous development pressure on the East Bay’s precious natural lands—a threat to local wildlife and to one of the principal reasons so many choose to live here.

A REMARKABLE 505-ACRE PUBLIC PRESERVE … IF WE ACT NOW Two new housing developments are in progress on adjacent ridgelines: Palos Colorados and Rancho Laguna II will add 150 new houses. Original plans called for a private

Executive Director’s Message.....................2 Campaign to Save Painted Rock (Continuation)............................................3 Campaign to Save Almond Ranch........... 4-5 2018 Annual Report...................................6 By the Numbers.........................................7 Thank You Donors................................ 8-17 Donor Spotlight..........................................9 Corporate Council Partner........................10 Corporate Council....................................11 Good News for Newts...............................17 California Voters Pass Prop. 68.................18 Seeking Clues..........................................19

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Greetings, JOHN MUIR LAND TRUST P.O. Box 31 Martinez, CA 94553 925-228-5460 info@jmlt.org jmlt.org Linus Eukel Executive Director Jay Dean Creative Strategy Director Hannah Hodgson Community Programs Associate Melanie Hogan Director of Individual Giving Glen Lewis Open Space Ranger Lynette Lievens Finance Manager Kristin Salmon Conservation & Development Associate Krista Vossekuil Associate Director Development & Communications

BOARD OF DIRECTORS Eliot Hudson Chair Katie Hill Vice Chair Arthur Bart-Williams Secretary Bill Wadsworth Treasurer

This holiday season, John Muir Land Trust is conducting two simultaneous campaigns to protect two very special places. These properties are so important, and the deadlines so pressing, that we have taken the unprecedented step this year-end to seek funds to acquire both.

The initial response is very encouraging. If we succeed, it will be due entirely to the generosity of people like you and so many other JMLT supporters.

We’re halfway toward our goal of $4 million to acquire and protect 281-acre Almond Ranch, the long sought-after “missing piece” in Martinez. People who love the outdoors have dreamed about walking the ranch’s enticing trails through fields of tall grass, alongside stately oaks, and above spectacular vistas of Suisun Bay, Mount Diablo, and the delightful rolling hills and valleys of Franklin Ridge.

We’re also halfway toward protecting the 84-acre hillside near the border of Moraga and Lafayette known as Painted Rock—a unique touchstone for the community and the potential anchor of a new 505-acre preserve. If we succeed, residents will enjoy miles of new trails, acres of grassy hillsides, and unobstructed views of Mount Diablo and surrounding hills in every direction. We need an additional $1 million to acquire Painted Rock.

Both properties have been eyed by conservationists for decades, as each enhances the health and well-being of human visitors and non-human inhabitants alike. Almond Ranch adds a critical missing segment to the visionary 550-mile Bay Area Ridge Trail. It links 18,000 acres of public open space in a way simply not possible via another route. Painted Rock is just minutes from Lamorinda homes. The existing network of well-used trails through these neighborhoods converges here—at a delightful new destination for outdoor enthusiasts—a place in the hills that lifts you above busy streets and daily concerns. Both properties preserve habitat for wildlife including native, rare, and special-status species.

Thank you for supporting JMLT. Your gift this season establishes permanent preserves for imperiled nature and offers East Bay residents access to the wonders of nature close to home.

You are creating new places for all of us to enjoy. These are new places where kids will stretch their legs and their imaginations. Your gift is for families today, and for generations to come.

Respectfully,

Dawn Block Immediate Past Chair Stephanie Becker Peggy S. Cabaniss Jack Cortis Steven Kirby Charles Lewis IV Eileen McCauley Ted C. Radosevich Many thanks to the photographers who contributed to this issue: David Grube, Glen Lewis, Kristin Salmon and Adam Weidenbach Follow us on social media:

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THE CAMPAIGN TO SAVE PAINTED ROCK Continued from page 1

The Campaign To Save Painted Rock Raised to date:

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Total needed:

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golf course. Instead, concerned residents and the Town of Moraga arranged that parcels of land be preserved as open space for the public. A conservation easement will prevent any future development.

If The Campaign to Save Painted Rock succeeds, by purchasing and protecting the most visible 84 acres, the community will piece together a new 505-acre open space that is permanently protected—for everyone—with the advantages gained from joint planning and stewardship as a single park. Area residents will gain a new public resource that offers trails, untouched hillsides, panoramic views, critical wildlife habitat, and the permanent preservation of Painted Rock itself, a community landmark.

Strong conservation values and take-your-breath-away views aside, it is a tradition dating back decades that makes this property as iconic as any in another city or town. Students whitewash the boulders facing the streets below, and paint messages on this sandstone canvas. While not exactly encouraging it, this tradition has been embraced as a local rite of passage by residents who glance up at a freshly painted homecoming slogan with a smile and fond recollection of times past.

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There are few opportunities to do something truly permanent. Together we can create a remarkable place for recreation connected to existing neighborhood trails with nearby parking and just minutes from our homes. Saving Painted Rock is a gift that will endure for generations. Please help by donating today.

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Unless we act now, Painted Rock will not stay this way. The property has been under pressure for commercial and housing development for decades. Not long ago, it was listed for sale at a price of $15 million. The current landowner is generously offering the property to JMLT as a remarkable opportunity to preserve the Lafayette last remaining open space in the area—if we act quickly.

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THE CAMPAIGN TO

SAVE ALMOND RANCH Halfway There Hundreds of you generously responded with donations when John Muir Land Trust announced in April that Almond Ranch—the long soughtafter “missing piece” in Martinez—is under contract and a step closer to becoming protected public open space. Six months into the campaign, we’re halfway there: $2 million raised and pledged toward $4 million needed

by December 31, 2019. Notably, East Bay Regional Park District has committed $1 million, and the residents of the adjacent neighborhood of Stonehurst have pledged an extraordinarily generous $500,000. Thank you!

It would be difficult to overstate the importance of this acquisition.

For decades, conservationists have eyed these 281 acres because the land connects key segments of the 550-mile Bay Area Ridge Trail and the property brings together three enormous conserved landscapes— the Carquinez Strait Regional Shoreline and Radke Martinez Regional Shoreline, Briones Regional Park, and Franklin Ridge Wildlife and Trail Corridor—together totaling 18,000 acres of glorious protected open space.

ENDANGERED WILDLIFE HABITAT Keeping wildlife corridors intact is critically important as development pressure threatens shrinking natural landscapes. Almond Ranch provides rich habitat for a variety of native, rare and special-status species such as the Alameda whipsnake and the California red-legged frog. The corridor along Franklin Ridge supports mountain lions, American badgers, gray foxes, and other large mammals. Patrolling overhead are golden eagles, white-tailed kites and various species of hawks. It is a haven for wildlife.

PERSONAL AND LOCAL HISTORY By protecting this land we will not only knit together trails, landscapes, and habitats—we will protect a place beloved by many. Folks who grew up in the area, such as JMLT ranger Glen Lewis, fondly remember playing and hiking in the surrounding hills. Acquiring Almond Ranch preserves special places that remind us of our experiences as youngsters. This author, who spent his childhood in rural Virginia, was forever shaped by summers spent running barefoot along trails in the woods and splashing through creeks.

Saving Almond Ranch is a gift to generations of young people to come.

These landscapes evoke a not-so-distant time when the East Bay was dotted with ranches, farms, and small towns—before freeways and large cities took firm root. Between the scrub and oaks of Almond Ranch one finds weathered buildings and rustic fences. In the 1860s, the property was PAG E F O U R

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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 home to the hard-working Brackman family. They farmed red oat hay and shipped it to Kentucky as feed for racehorses. Nellie Brackman, a contemporary and friend of neighbor John Muir, gave birth to son Herbert on the property around 1890. As a young man, Herbert drove a truck for Associated Oil, one of the first oil refiners in the area.

After marrying wife Sadie in the mid-1910s, the newlyweds moved onto the ranch.

“Farming the hills was very difficult work,” says Bob Brackman, Herbert and Sadie’s grandson. He and brother Herb, his grandfather’s namesake, reflect fondly on their youth spent on the land. Eventually, the work grew too strenuous for Herbert and Sadie—Herbert was kicked by a cow and never fully recovered. They left for a calmer life in Martinez, and in the 1940s the Brackmans sold their beloved ranch to neighbors Vernon and Ellen Almond. Around this time the cattle brand became “The Flying A.” Linda Almond Nichols remembers her uncle Vernon capturing spring waters to form pools for the cattle during the hot summers.

As children, she and older brother Ron would take a dip to cool off. Vernon showed them how to witch for water using a willow branch: “It worked,” says Ron, “Uncle Vernie was always looking for water for the cattle.”

Vernon was a carpenter by trade, and today, the beautifully weathered boards of his barns speak to a simpler time when land-based livelihoods were the norm in these parts. From the mid-1800s at the time of the first European settler in the area, Don Ignacio Martinez, cattle have roamed the hills and valleys along Franklin Ridge. Notable names are here. Seasonal Strentzel Creek winds its way onto West Hills Farm and Mt. Wanda before it flows into Alhambra Creek. Named after Dr. John Strentzel, John Muir’s father-in-law, the waterway supports wildlife and vegetation. John Muir himself enjoyed the property’s scenic views as he strolled near his home with daughters Wanda and Helen, for whom he named adjacent hills.

Herbert and Sadie Brackman building a barn for the old ranch, circa 1915. Their grandson Herb Brackman describes them as “honorable,” “sweet,” and “the hardest working people [he] knew.”

Ron and Linda Almond are excited to see the land protected. Says Ron, “it has a good history and it should go back to nature, to what it used to be.” JMLT is thrilled that so many agree. The land is within a few minutes of densely-packed neighborhoods, providing respite and recreation.

Not all of Franklin Ridge is protected, and preserving this spectacular area is a challenging but crucial goal. We’re halfway there. You can help by donating today.

The Campaign To Save Almond Ranch Raised to date:

$2 million

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Total needed:

$4 million

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Goal:

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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, 2018 and June 30, 2017

CONDENSED STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL POSITION

Assets

Cash and Cash Equivalents $ Grants, Pledges & Accounts Receivable Investments & Notes Receivable Deposits, Prepaid Expenses & Other Land and Conservation Easements Property/Equipment Used in Operations

Total Assets

2018

2017

14,012 55,535 1,253,745 242,982 12,464,165 5,624

187,034 14,901 1,281,988 80,217 12,464,165 33,361

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1 4,036,063

$

14,061,666

Accounts Payable $ Accrued Expenses

Subtotal Liabilities $

16,009 31,217 47,226

$

37,080 35,91 8 72,998

Permanently Restricted $ Temporarily Restricted Unrestricted Land/Conservation Easement Holdings

Available for Operations

Subtotal Net Assets $

200,000 1,187,878

200,000 1,237,150

12,464,165 136,794 13,988,837

12,464,165 87,353 13,988,668

14,036,063

$ 14,061,666

Liabilities & Net Assets Liabilities

Net Assets

Total Liabilities & Net Assets

$

$

CONDENSED STATEMENT OF ACTIVITIES AND CHANGES IN NET ASSETS 2018

Revenue/Support & Additions to Net Assets

2017

Grants and Contributions $ In-Kind Contributions Other Income

1,262,430 — 65,227

$

1,132,279 8,185 150,486

1,327,657

$

1,290,950

Conservation Activities $ Environmental Education & Outreach

Total Program Services $

461,196 125,236 586,432

$

474,077 179,669 653,746

Management and General $ Fundraising and Development

Total Supporting Services $

3 13,212 392,733 705,945

$ $

361,847 391,911 753,758

1,292,377

$

1,407,504

$

35,280

$

(116,554)

Investment Income Realized and Unrealized Gains/(Losses)

14,898 35,242

Total Revenue & Additions $

Expenses & Reductions to Net Assets Program Services

Supporting Services

Total Expenses & Reductions $

Change in Net Assets Before Investment Earning

Increase/(Decrease) in Net Assets

$

85,420

$

18,979 46,344

$

(51,231)

Notes The condensed financial information as of and for the fiscal years ended June 30, 2018 and June 30, 2017 has been derived from John Muir Land Trust’s financial statements. Information for 2018 is preliminary and unaudited. 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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In feet, the highest point on Painted Rock. Amazing views!

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What one recent study calculated as the ROI of land conservation. 1 dollar invested in land returns 11 dollars in benefits.

The percentage of the country’s carbon dioxide emissions absorbed by forests, prairies, farmland and natural habitats (source: Land Trust Alliance). Land conservation offers a double benefit: absorbing greenhouse gases and preventing harmful emissions that result from development.

1,280 acres

of land along Franklin Ridge we’ll have conserved with your support—if we succeed in acquiring 281-acre Almond Ranch.

We’re halfway there.

MARIN

MARIN CONTRA COSTA MARIN

ALAMEDA

68 for 68

The percentage of voters in the East Bay—68% in Alameda and Contra Costa Counties—who voted yes on the June 5th ballot for Proposition 68. This creates $4 billion much-needed dollars for parks and clean water!

3 Marin Counties

Alameda and Contra Costa will experience a 30-year population increase of 30%, or the equivalent of adding three times the current population of Marin County. Time to get busy saving land!

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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DONORS J O HN MUIR LA ND T RUST

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

BENEFACTORS

Anonymous Donors LEADERS

Anonymous Donors Damon and Stephanie Becker Gregory, Regina, and Inez Benz Dawn Block and Dr. Michael Harris Rebecca and Kirk Bocek Wendy and Bill Boyer Bill and Betty Brown Gwendolyn Buchholz and David Durand Steve and Sharon Callaway Daniel and Allyn Carl Ronald and Rosemary Clendenen R. Ken and Donna M. Coit Marilyn Cooper § Kay Cox and Paul Craig David Deutscher Janice and David Hammond Margaret Hand and John Hartog Connie and David Hayes Eliot and Martha Hudson William and Lesley Hunt Glen Lewis and Martha Joseph Mo and Norman Livermore Petal McMillen-Turner § Kim and Jerry Overaa Dante and Jacqueline Paulazzo Joyce Payne § Norman and Janet Pease Lawrence and Mary Peirano Rita and Eric Shand W. Dirk Sikkema and Linda Young Samuel and Susan Sperry

Family of Charles Judson Williams § Mark and Beanie Wilson John and Kim Wolfe Wendy Wuerth-Scheck and Andy Scheck Gerald Yanowitz and Suzanne D’Arcy PARTNERS Anonymous Donors Joyce Anderson § Jane and Lloyd Carone Colin and Mila Coffey Vladislav and Margaret Dobrohotoff John and Wendy Edmisten David Frane and Charla Gabert Jonathan and Jennifer Graves Christopher and Karen Green Katie Hill and Scott Compton Rick and Laura Larson Dick and Candace Olsen Paul Radosevich and Elise Thomas Ted Radosevich and Stephanie Smith David Shapiro and Tina Brier Harold and Diane Steuber Louis and Marilyn Stoddard

STEWARDS Anonymous Donors John Alan and Cheryl Abel Mike Anciaux and Wendy Wolfe Mitch and Carolyn Avalon Diane Aven Terry Baker Paul Bartlett and Yumi Nakagawa Ellen and Larry Beans Patrick Bengtsson and Erin Bydalek Jan and Mary Lou Blumer Morgan Boehm and Casey Proescher Martha Breed

Jacqueline Brew Richard and Cheryl Buscaglia Peggy and Bobby Cabaniss Sarah Cahill Marc and Linda Carrasco Leslie Carstensen and Joseph Floren Allen and Elina Chung Katherine Clasen Angela Coffee Susa Cooper Connie Couts Marc and Diane Coventry Kathy Cronin Lawrence Crooks Joffa and Ellen Dale Brian and Michelle Danley Patricia Derickson Sadhana and Manoj Desai Patricia Deutsche Mary Dubitzky Linus, Stephanie, and Olivia Eukel Jane Mackie and Joseph Farrell Lee Farrell Martha and Richard Fateman Joseph Ficurelli Norma Hawkins-Flaskerud and Don Flaskerud § Bill Flowers Mary Ann and Jim Gaebe Bridget and Steve Galli David and Carol George Kenneth and Gay Gerlack Susan Gustofson Doug Hanford William Hansen Steve Harvey Allison Harvey Turner James Haynes Russ and Kathy Heath Tyche Hendricks Margaret Holmes Susan Horn Elizabeth Hudson and George Doddington Harter Hudson § Barry Humphries Steve and June Hutchcraft Mary Israel § Sandra and Douglas Jamieson David and Lois Kail Stephen Kealhofer and Janet Luck Nancy Kittle Laurene Knedlik Tim and Julie Kruse Gordon and Lynn Lakso Gladys Laston and Janet Katzer Amy Lauterbach and James Yurchenco Elizabeth and Charles Lewis IV § Deceased

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Rich Lirtzman Lynn Lively and Nathan Roundy Bill and Colleen Lund Steven and Susana Maron Daniel Martin James Martin Robert Martin and Susan Munemitsu Stephen Martin Philip and Dian Matthews Rodney Mickels Stephen and Joyce Mirabito Robert Morris Thomas O’Brien Thomas and Gina O’Brien Stan Oberg Charles and Anne Olsen Eugene Onopko Lorraine Osborn Don and Sheila Pallotta Christopher and Margaret Panton Brad and Trish Piatt Cristina and Kevin Polk Thomas and Barbara Preston Roxanne Ratterman Jonathan and Jane Raymond Elizabeth and Juden Justice Reed Mark and Tina Riepe Spreck Rosekrans Robert Ryon Daniel and Janet Schalk Marvin and Carolyn Schick Mark and Leslie Schillinger Alice Schofield Thomas Scovel Elaine and Ned Seawell Carl Shapiro Paul and Kathleen Sidenblad Barry and Barbara Silberman Robert Simmons and Judy Whelan Elizabeth and Thomas Slate Kenneth, Claire, and Diane Smith Maren and Gerald Smith Judith Ann Stadler-Lothrop Donald and Beverly Steffen Mark and Susan Stutzman Robert and Dianne Tecco John and Wilma Telfer Truitt and Susan Todd Robert and Cherie Trautz Otto and Yvonne Tschudi George and Alice Turner Mike Udkow Rebecca Uhlich Kurt Voss and Ellis Hampton Bill Weiner Richard Will Stephanie Woods George and Sarah Zimmerman

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

FRIENDS Anonymous Donors Kathy Aanenson Linda Abe Erika and Philip Acheampong Denise Acker and Gregory Mah-Hing Jim Adams Judy and Frankie Adams Roy and Lucy Adams Judith Adler John and Barbara Ahlquist Theresa Airaudi Dan and Sandra Alex Corinne Alfandari and Birgit Sawer Ellis Allen James Allen Joan Allen Charles and Mary Almestad Henry Alubowicz Stephen and Jean Amano Diana Amo Allen and Gail Amstutz Candace Anderson Carol Anderson Catherine Anderson Forrest and Mary Anderson Jerry and Shirley Anderson Mary Anderson Janet Andrews John and Joan Andrews Paul, Hanako, and Cecyle Andrews Carl and Sharon Anduri Ralph and Jane Anthony Jeff and Jennifer Apkarian Alan and Helen Appleford Cathie Arenas and Leihua Alisa Wendi Arendell Nancy Arkwright Roger and Sandra Arlen Bruce Armstrong Carol Arnold and Gary Thompson Phil Arnold and Monique Zmuda Steve and Joyce Arnon Kim Arrivee Mary and Rich Artist-Holden Charmon Ashby Marilyn Aston Marjorie and Earle Atkinson Vicky Atkinson Eric Shen-Wing Au Marianne and Thomas Aude Wilma Austern Margo Avery Dick Awenius Jane and Eduardo Ayalin Marilyn Ayers Teiko Ayers Joseph and Lynda Azalde David and Janet Azevedo Akbar, Sukriye, and Mohammad Badri Molly Baier Kathleen Baird Reed Baird Deborah Baldwin Julie and Walter Ballard Hal and Heather Ballenger Karel Baloun John and Susan Banister Paul Barale and Katheryn Kenworthy Thomas and Karen Bard

Donor Spotlight A Bench to Honor Barbara and Howard Martin

Gathering of Martin family members and friends at the memorial bench dedicaion.

On a hot sunny day in early June, about 50 members of the Martin family clan and friends gathered at the top of Acalanes Ridge to remember and celebrate. They honored Barbara and Howard Martin who settled nearby in 1953 and raised their family in the valley at the edge of Acalanes Ridge.

Their children—present on this lovely day one year after Barbara’s passing— fondly remembered playing on the 781-foot summit and adjacent rolling hills.

This was their childhood stomping grounds and a favorite place where their parents took in the stunning panoramic vistas of Mount Diablo, Suisun Bay, and Briones Regional Park.

The group celebrated a gorgeous new bench fashioned from a recycled trunk of red gum eucalyptus that was dedicated in loving memory of Barbara and Howard. “Mom and Dad loved hiking and understood the importance of protecting open space as wildlife habitat, for passive recreation, and to just enjoy nature,” recalls son Jim Martin, who with his siblings donated the memorial bench. “We agreed there’s no more fitting way to honor Mom and Dad than by making a contribution to John Muir Land Trust to protect more undeveloped lands where we grew up. A bench installed in Mom and Dad’s honor allows us to sit and reflect on the past, present and future; and to take in the stunning views. Mom and Dad would have really appreciated this.”

Attendees ranged in age from 1 to 90 years, including grandchildren and great-grandchildren. The eldest was Gloria Magee, a longtime friend of Barbara and Howard who had never been to the top of the hill in the more than 60 years she had lived nearby. Even at 90, Gloria didn’t want to miss the celebration of her old neighbors, and to finally see the top of the hill that is now protected by JMLT! Thanks to the support of you and thousands of your neighbors such as the Martins, JMLT is honored to protect the places that are dear to East Bay residents. It is a special thrill to install a bench or to name a trail in honor of those whose support makes our work together possible. Thank you!

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Corporate Council Partners Morrison & Foerster LLP Wendel, Rosen, Black & Dean LLP Real estate transactions may involve layers of complexity that require highly specialized and expert legal advice. Carr Ranch is one such example. Because Carr Ranch Inc. had been established as a C corporation, purchase of the property required undertaking a complex merger and acquisition process. As the former co-chair of Morrison & Foerster’s Global M&A Practice Group, Robert Townsend (now Chief Legal Officer of SoftBank and SoftBank Group International) and his first-rate team of attorneys at Morrison & Foerster LLP provided JMLT full service legal counsel toward a M&A strategy to complete the deal. In this past year, as chair of Wendel Rosen Black and Dean’s Land Use Practice Group, Todd Williams and his excellent colleagues at Wendel, Rosen, Black & Dean LLP provided JMLT with comprehensive legal counsel to solve complex issues related to public access and recreational land-use at Fernandez Ranch.

Members of our Corporate Council make possible JMLT’s work acquiring and protecting land. These two law firms have generously donated several hundreds of thousands of dollars in pro bono legal services to JMLT in recent years. Their commitment speaks to the power of our land conservation mission. Their willingness to donate time and resources is another reason why your donations go so far.

The land trust model is a highly leveraged and efficient way to turn philanthropy into genuine public benefit. JMLT is deeply grateful to the dedicated professionals at Morrison & Foerster LLP and Wendel, Rosen, Black & Dean LLP for the services that allow us to accomplish our mission. Thank you!

If your company is interested in becoming a Corporate Council member, please get in touch at info@jmlt.org.

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Joan Bardez Sara, Bob, and Bambi Barker Nancy Barnard Jerry, Lynn, and Steven Barnett Brent Barnhart John and Deborah Barone Paul Barrett Roger and Gloria Barrow Daniel Barrows Michael and Linda Barry Thomas Barry Beth, David, and Joel Bartke Jane and Richard Bartke Arthur and Jessica Bart-Williams Jonathan Bash Lynn and Jason Baskett Priya Basu Tina Batt and Bob Doyle Barbara Baxter Stephen Beal and Elizabeth Hoover Caedmon and Kathryn Bear Marina and Andrew Bearman Diane and Mike Beck Debra and Robert Becken Rich Beerman Thomas Beggs and Lilian Wenzel Beggs Valerie and Mel Behrendt April Bell Ricki and Richard Bell Richard Bellagamba Frank and Joanne Bellecci Geoffrey and Sally Bellenger David and Joan Belli Philip Bellman James and Mary Benedict Edward Bennett John and Lucia Bennhoff Ralph Benson Scott Benson and Elana Swartzman Kevin George Bentz Harry Bergland Robert Bergman Christopher Bergstrom Bob and Carol Berman Jessie Bernal Barbara Bernhart Susan Bernhoft David Berry Diana Bersohn Morris Berson Holger and Martha Berthelsen Dale and Joanne Berven Edward and Linda Best Paul and Bryn Bettelheim Gordon and Jane Beveridge Bruce and Sandra Beyaert Georgina Beyer Sandy Biagi and David Ogden Janet Biblin Will Bick David Bigham and Howard Arendtson George and Veronica Binczewski Janet Bindas Arthur Binder and Yui Kin Lee Sandra Binder Lorie Bird Laurence and Eleanor Bishop Betty Bispo Dennis and Kit Bittner

Andrea Blachman John Blair and Osmund Allenberg Ruth Blakeney David Blanchard Robert and Marie Blits Becky and Jacques Bloxham Richard Robert and Margaret Blue Nancy and Peter Bluford Susan Bock Paul Boero Burt Bogardus Polly Boissevain and Leslie Townsend Emily, Jim, and Sandy Bonato Betty Bones Virginia Bones Carolyn Boone Karen Booth Barry and Joan Boothe Joan and Kelvin Booty Jan and Steeve Boulingui John Bowers David Bowie Ethyl Bowman Marion, William, and Andrew Boyd Sandra Bozarth Jeffrey and Linda Bradford Patricia Anne Bradford Larry Bradley and Carol Lane Michael Brady and Carol Levin Roy and Karen Brandreth Richard and Christine Braunlich Richard and Carolyn Brear Eileen Breismeister Elizabeth Bremer Francine Bremer Mark and Kathleen Bressler Lisa and Rudy Bretschneider Stephen and Diane Brett Fred Brill Linda Brockway Donald Broderson Deidre Brodeur Kurt and Nida Brombacher Dennis and Lynne Bromley Martin Brook and Eileen MacMillan Allynee Brown Daniel and Jeanne Brown Fleurine Brown Robert and Carolyn Brown Ron and Sharon Brown Frances and Timothy Browne Erik Bruce Barbara Brunell Bonnie Brusseau Catherine and William Bryg Blythe Buetzow David Buffum Joe Buhowsky Margaret Bupp Charles and Barbara Bureker Dennise Burgess John and Valerie Burgess Karen Burkhart Andrew Burns Bruce and Alice Burns Pamela Burns and William Edick Harriett Burt Peter and Lisa Burtis Lachlan Busby April Ann and Michael Bush Dennis and Christina Butkowski Valarie Ann Caldwell David and Susann Calkins

Angela Call Ian Campbell Sera Campbell Theresea Caples Daniel Caputo Carolyn and Tim Carlson Ellen Carlson Nancy Carol Brandon Carone Carmelo and Alicia Carone Andrew Carota Ann Carson and Tom Fannin Wynne Carvill Tracey and Vincent Casey Mary and Glenn Cass Alice Castellanos Sheila Castilla and Theodore Liu Katherine Castro Marian Catedral-King Raymond and Karen Cauayani Joseph Cavaness Vedad Cavcic Phyllis and Harvey Ceaser Rae Cecchettini Diane Cella Mindy Chairez Gordon Chamberlain Ryan Chan June Chandler Tai Chang and Christine Yeh Evan Charlton Peter Chase Mary and William Chatfield Alicen Chavez Angela Chen Stephen and Irene Cheng Zoher Chiba and Constance Hammes Michael Childs Nikolas Chmiel Kevin and Carol Chouinard Brad Christie Cindy Chudy Malcom Church John Citron and Felicia Hsin Liu Kathleen Clancy James and Margareta Clardy Barbara Clark Robert Clark Stephen and Roxanne Clark Edmund Clausen Donald and Diane Clements Lisa Cline and Jon Maienschein Francine and Raymond Cloutier Betty Coates Bradley and Allison Coburn Marshall and Ann Cochrane Chris Codding and John Ricca Patricia Ellen Coffey Mitch Coffman Adam Cohen Joyce Cohen Lisa Cohen Richard, Lisa, and Meryl Cohen Tamar Cohen Marcus Cole Jim Collini Susan Collins Charles Columbus James and Ellen Comerford James and Marissa Comins Patricia Compton Paul and Celia Concus Diana Condon

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The US Geological Survey (USGS) recently tested 30 California newts and rough-skinned newts from two ponds at Fernandez Ranch for a newly discovered disease, Batrachochytrium salamandrivorans (Bsal), that can cause catastrophic die-offs of salamanders. This was part of a nationwide sampling of 10,000 animals. No signs of Bsal were found on these animals or anywhere else in the Bay Area.

Endemic to salamanders in Asia, and discovered in Europe in 2013, Bsal could be devastating to populations in North America. It is believed that the disease is spread through the pet trade via animals released into the wild.

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Frank Aftowicz Joe Alcaraz Fred and Debbie Archibald Jane Ayalin Anne Bentley Janet Berckefeldt Jessica Consani and Chase Putnam Evan and Nic Captain Dillon Fike Jeanne H. Gelwicks Barbara Gherini Jim Harvey Vern Hawkins Tiffany Kane Scott Kidder Mira Kuhl Muir Kulczycki Glen Lewis Scotty Loucks Richard Muir Chris Niewiarowski Jerry and Kim Overaa David Penskar Peter Phillips Kimberly Shaw Katherine Silvey Mr. and Mrs. Louis E. Stoddard III Krista Vossekuil Bill Wadsworth David Wilson Carolyn Wood Grant and Kiran Woodruff

Ancilla McKenzie Barbara Gherini Bev Steindel and Jen Bradley Bill Wainwright Bob Campbell Charles Decker Dave Sincich Earl Lofstrom Ed and Betty Munnelly Frank Silvey Gene Langille Gregg Wheatland Harvey Wainwright Howard and Barbara Martin Janet Mooers Jeanne Will Jeff Brown Joe Alcaraza Jordan Schneider Joseph Ovick Joseph V. Deas Joyce Payne Lady Lois Tallyn Marilyn J. Cooper Marlene Simpson Mary M. Israel Michael Condon Norman Portello Our Grand Dog, AJ Paul Muniz Petal McMillen-Turner Randy Bupp Robert Rezak Susan Gerson Tucker, the dog Wes Thomas William Hoisington William Wainwright

JMLT eagerly takes part in studies that provide insight into the care and protection of the wild critters who reside on our properties. In the newt study, sampling was non-invasive—animals were caught by hand or dip net; swabbed on their bellys, limbs and vents; and then released after a procedure taking only 5 minutes per animal.

Finding no signs of this disease is indeed good news for newts!

A local resident and study participant.

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CALIFORNIA VOTERS PASS PROPOSITION 68 Land conservation was a big winner in the June 5, 2018 election in California. A sizable 57% of voters statewide voted “Yes” to pass Proposition 68, and authorize the first bond in fifteen years to support water, parks, and natural resource areas. This creates $4 billion in infrastructure spending for state and local parks, environmental restoration, water infrastructure, and flood protection projects. A high priority is people and places where the need is greatest.

Voters in the nine Bay Area counties made the difference statewide, with 69% voting yes. San Francisco led at 80%. East Bay voters followed closely: Alameda was 72% and Contra Costa was 62%. If you’re curious—as were we—about how votes were distributed, yes ballots were heavily concentrated in and around urban centers, particularly Oakland and Berkeley. People in the rural eastern parts of the two counties generally voted no. The range in results was large: from a low of 19% to a high of 96% yes across all precincts in the two counties in which at least 30 ballots were cast.

If you voted yes— thank you! Projects in the JMLT pipeline will benefit directly. Your vote preserves beautiful natural places, supports wildlife, protects clean drinking water, and gives more people, especially children, greater access to the outdoors. All reasons to celebrate!

How Counties in California Voted for Proposition 68

How Precincts in the East Bay Voted for Proposition 68

Prop 68 Percent Voting Yes

Percentage of voters in each California county (left) or East Bay precinct (right) voting yes to approve Proposition 68 in the June 5, 2018 election.

Counties are color-coded to show yes votes as a percentage of total votes cast either yes or no. Please visit jmlt.org/prop68 for a closer look.

A culvert at Fernandez Ranch was replaced in September. This provides access to the property via an important road and protects creek habitat. Your donations help us to acquire land and to take care of it afterwards. There is always something new to do, and we couldn’t do it without you.

Thank you!

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seeking clues to a local m “Betty Jane, Please Shave Your Legs” Someone—perhaps someone reading this right now—knows the answer.

When and what was the first message painted on Painted Rock? According to the book, Images of America: Moraga, a plea to a girl named Betty Jane was painted in the 1970s. This is the first verified message known to us. Was this directed to a particular Betty Jane at Campolindo High? Or, was it an homage to a popular novelty song on Mad Magazine’s vinyl LP released in 1962?

Someone out there knows the answer.

The sandstone outcropping above the intersection of Rheem Boulevard and Moraga Road has broadcast countless messages over the years. Exactly when and why it all started remains a local mystery. Passing motorists no doubt have observed that messages bear a striking correlation to the calendar of events at nearby Campolindo High School.

One belief—undocumented, of course—is that an anonymous group of students uses these rocks as an unofficial school bulletin board. Painting the rocks is a tradition that has passed from one class to another for some 40 or 50 years. Is the origin of these messages a closely guarded secret? A fading memory known to a few alumni who aren’t talking? One tangible clue is a 1970 Campolindo High School yearbook photo that features …. unpainted rocks.

Many of us remember when slipping a note into someone’s school locker constituted “social media.” It is reassuring that venturing into the three-dimensional world and placing actual words by hand on an actual object is still a method of communication among today’s youth. There are downsides, such as occasional litter and that memorable incident when cows enjoyed a stroll in the streets of Moraga after escaping through a torn fence.

If you know the answer to the mystery of the origin of Painted Rock, or better yet, want to contribute to our growing album of photos of the boulders, please email info@jmlt.org.

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NEW AERIAL VIEWS See video of our properties taken via drone on our website. jmlt.org

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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

PURE MUIR Gala Saturday, May 4th • 5-9 pm

John Muir National Historic Site, Martinez, CA

Join JMLT supporters and Master of Ceremonies Doug McConnell for a celebration of East Bay open space! Enjoy music, gourmet dinner, wine and live auction.

For more information about Legacy Gifts visit jmlt.org or contact Executive Director Linus Eukel at linus@jmlt.org or 925-228-1130. jmlt.org