THE SEA RANCH SOUNDINGS SUMMER 2008 PAGE 6 Page 7 Walt Jorgenson Taking care of business on the Coast since 1985... WALT JORGENSON, MANAGING BROKER wk: (800) 785-3455 or (707) 785-2417 fax (707) 785-2429 • e mail [email protected]hm office/fax (707) 882-1960 • cell (707) 494-1758 RAMS HEAD REALTY & RENTALS INC. 1000 Annapolis Road • The Sea Ranch, CA. 95497 MCI Learning Center 38550 S. Highway 1 Gualala, CA 95445-1163 707-884-5413 A Multi-Cultural Intergenerational Program for Lifelong Learning with: 0 to 5 Playgroups After-school Enrichment & Teen Club Computer Lab w/High-Speed Internet Alcohol-free Fun Family Events Now Active in Point Arena & Gualala Make a Difference in a Child’s Life Share Your Hobby & Expertise Be a Committee Member or Board Member Donations & Volunteerism Accepted Action Network’s mission: to build a thriving, healthy commUNITY by nurturing people, networking organizations and taking action to secure local services for the Redwood Coast. A c t i o n N e t w o r k Mehl/Bishop Electric Co. 884-3682 C10, C57 LICENSE # 725684 1-800-501-1856 For Fast Service 38317 So. Hwy. 1 • P.O. Box 308 • Gualala, CA 95445 RESIDENTIAL & COMMERICAL CONTRACTING REPAIRS, REMODELS, EMERGENCY SERVICE HOT TUB SERVICE & REPAIR ��� ����� ��������� ��� ��� ���� ��������� ������ ��� �������� �� ��������� � ������ �������� ������ ��� �� ���� ��� ������ ����� ������ ����� ��� ��� ��� ���� ����������������������� �� ���� ����� �� �������� ���� ���� ���� ��� ���� �� ������� PROPOSALS DRAFTED FOR MARINE LIFE PROTECTION ALONG LOCAL COAST By Laurie Mueller PLANNING A WEDDING? WEDDING CEREMONIES & VOW RENEWALS Rev. Donald Heimburger Minister P.O. Box 1507 Gualala, CA 95445-1507 Phone: (707) 884-4350 FAX: (707) 884-4359 E-mail: [email protected]www.mendonomaweddings.com A new integrated proposal for pro- tecting marine life along the north central coast has been developed as the outcome of a public meet- ing held in San Rafael on April 22 nd and 23 rd . The development of the integrated proposal is the latest step in a lengthy statewide process of reviewing and expanding current marine reserves into a cohesive net- work of marine life protection under the 1999 California Marine Life Protection Act (MLPA). PREFERRED ALTERNATIVE The purpose of the April meeting was for the MLPA Blue Ribbon Task Force (BRTF), which is over- seeing the project, to determine which draft proposal or proposals for the North Central Coast Region should be forwarded to the Califor- nia Fish and Game Commission, which will make the final decision on establishing or expanding marine preserves along the north central coast. After hearing presentations of three final draft proposals formed by stakeholder working groups and considering reports from the Sci- ence Advisory Team, staff analysis results, and public input, members of the BRTF developed a preferred alternative proposal, which is a blend of what they consider the best elements from the other three draft proposals. The new Integrated Pre- ferred Alternative (IPA) proposal, along with the three stakeholder proposals, will be submitted to the Fish and Game Commission for review in June. The IPA Proposal is the one most likely to be adopted by the Fish and Game Commission. EFFECTS ON THE SEA RANCH The IPA Proposal maintains the small state marine reserve which has already been established at Del Mar Landing on The Sea Ranch. Residents, renters and public access visitors will continue to be able to fish and dive for abalone every- where on The Sea Ranch except in the Del Mar Reserve and at the southernmost end of the Ranch. All of the Sea Ranch public access sites will remain open to fishing and diving. The main concern is that, under the new proposal, other sites near The Sea Ranch will be closed to diving and could cause a sub- stantial increase in the number of abalone divers using The Sea Ranch public access points, which in turn could cause possible depletion of abalone stocks. Because most divers drive up the coast from the south, most of the impact of the proposed closures is expected to be on Timber Cove and Fort Ross rather than points further north, but there would probably need to be increased monitoring at The Sea Ranch until the impact could be assessed. SUBSTANTIAL INCREASE IN PROTECTION SUPPORTED The North Central Coast Region being considered for increased pro- tection extends from Alder Creek just north of Point Arena down to Pigeon Point in San Mateo County, including the Farallon Islands. The Fish and Game Commission is expected to make a final decision about marine preserves in this re- gion in December 2008. Depending on which proposal or variation of the current proposals is adopted, between 18% and 26% of the north central coast will be set aside as Marine Protected Areas (MPA). Only about 3.5% of the coastline in this region is currently protected. STAKEHOLDER PROPOSALS The three stakeholder draft propos- als under consideration have been developed by working groups of the North Central Coast Regional Stakeholder Group, which is com- posed of over 45 representatives of interest groups who are likely to be impacted by the establishment of new Marine Protection Areas, in- cluding commercial and sports fish- ermen, abalone divers, kayakers, educators and research institutions, conservation groups and State Park officials. Several factors were considered when recommending marine re- serves, including protecting biodi- versity and unique habitats, the ease of enforceability,maintaining public recreational opportunities, and ad- dressing concerns of commercial and recreational fishermen, divers, and the businesses dependent on coastside activities. Each of the stakeholder proposals has a differ- ent emphasis. Proposal 2-XA was developed with considerable input from the fishing industry while Proposal 4 reflects the viewpoint of conservationists and Proposal 1-3 attempts to strike a balance be- tween various recreational interests. The IPA proposal developed by the BRTF incorporates aspects of each stakeholder proposal in its recom- mendations. Detailed information about the draft proposals being consid- ered, the MLPA process, and the North Central Coast Region can be found at the dfg.ca.gov/mlpa website. For specific information and comments, contact Program Manager Melissa Miller-Henson at [email protected]. More background information can also be found in recent issues of Soundings. Del Mar Landing State Marine Reserve at The Sea Ranch remains a Marine Protected Area. Copyright (C) 2002-2008 Kenneth & Gabrielle Adelman, California Coastal Records Project www.Californiacoastline.org
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THE SEA RANCH SOUNDINGS SUMMER 2008PAGE 6
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Walt JorgensonTaking care of business
on the Coast since 1985... WALT JORGENSON, MANAGING BROKERwk: (800) 785-3455 or (707) 785-2417fax (707) 785-2429 • e mail [email protected] office/fax (707) 882-1960 • cell (707) 494-1758
RAMS HEAD REALTY & RENTALS INC.1000 Annapolis Road • The Sea Ranch, CA. 95497
MCI Learning Center 38550 S. Highway 1
Gualala, CA 95445-1163 707-884-5413
A Multi-Cultural Intergenerational Program for Lifelong Learning with:
0 to 5 Playgroups
After-school Enrichment & Teen Club
Computer Lab w/High-Speed Internet
Alcohol-free Fun Family Events
Now Active in Point Arena & Gualala
Make a Difference in a Child’s Life Share Your Hobby & Expertise
Be a Committee Member or Board Member Donations & Volunteerism Accepted
Action Network’s mission: to build a thriving, healthy commUNITY by nurturing people,
networking organizations and taking action to secure local services for the Redwood Coast.
A new integrated proposal for pro-tecting marine life along the north central coast has been developed as the outcome of a public meet-ing held in San Rafael on April 22nd and 23rd. The development of the integrated proposal is the latest step in a lengthy statewide process of reviewing and expanding current marine reserves into a cohesive net-work of marine life protection under the 1999 California Marine Life Protection Act (MLPA).
PREFERRED ALTERNATIVE
The purpose of the April meeting was for the MLPA Blue Ribbon Task Force (BRTF), which is over-seeing the project, to determine which draft proposal or proposals for the North Central Coast Region should be forwarded to the Califor-nia Fish and Game Commission, which will make the final decision on establishing or expanding marine preserves along the north central coast.
After hearing presentations of three final draft proposals formed by stakeholder working groups and considering reports from the Sci-ence Advisory Team, staff analysis results, and public input, members of the BRTF developed a preferred alternative proposal, which is a blend of what they consider the best elements from the other three draft proposals. The new Integrated Pre-ferred Alternative (IPA) proposal, along with the three stakeholder proposals, will be submitted to the Fish and Game Commission for review in June. The IPA Proposal is the one most likely to be adopted by the Fish and Game Commission.
EFFECTS ON THE SEA RANCH
The IPA Proposal maintains the small state marine reserve which has already been established at Del Mar Landing on The Sea Ranch. Residents, renters and public access visitors will continue to be able to fish and dive for abalone every-where on The Sea Ranch except in the Del Mar Reserve and at the southernmost end of the Ranch.
All of the Sea Ranch public access sites will remain open to fishing and diving. The main concern is that, under the new proposal, other sites near The Sea Ranch will be closed to diving and could cause a sub-stantial increase in the number of abalone divers using The Sea Ranch public access points, which in turn could cause possible depletion of abalone stocks.
Because most divers drive up the coast from the south, most of the impact of the proposed closures is expected to be on Timber Cove and Fort Ross rather than points further north, but there would probably need to be increased monitoring at The Sea Ranch until the impact could be assessed.
SUBSTANTIAL INCREASE IN PROTECTION SUPPORTED
The North Central Coast Region being considered for increased pro-tection extends from Alder Creek just north of Point Arena down to Pigeon Point in San Mateo County, including the Farallon Islands. The Fish and Game Commission is
expected to make a final decision about marine preserves in this re-gion in December 2008.
Depending on which proposal or variation of the current proposals is adopted, between 18% and 26% of the north central coast will be set aside as Marine Protected Areas (MPA). Only about 3.5% of the coastline in this region is currently protected.
STAKEHOLDER PROPOSALS
The three stakeholder draft propos-als under consideration have been developed by working groups of the North Central Coast Regional Stakeholder Group, which is com-posed of over 45 representatives of interest groups who are likely to be impacted by the establishment of new Marine Protection Areas, in-cluding commercial and sports fish-ermen, abalone divers, kayakers, educators and research institutions, conservation groups and State Park officials.
Several factors were considered when recommending marine re-serves, including protecting biodi-
versity and unique habitats, the ease of enforceability,maintaining public recreational opportunities, and ad-dressing concerns of commercial and recreational fishermen, divers, and the businesses dependent on coastside activities. Each of the stakeholder proposals has a differ-ent emphasis. Proposal 2-XA was developed with considerable input from the fishing industry while Proposal 4 reflects the viewpoint of conservationists and Proposal 1-3 attempts to strike a balance be-tween various recreational interests. The IPA proposal developed by the BRTF incorporates aspects of each stakeholder proposal in its recom-mendations.
Detailed information about the draft proposals being consid-ered, the MLPA process, and the North Central Coast Region can be found at the dfg.ca.gov/mlpa website. For specific information and comments, contact Program Manager Melissa Miller-Henson at [email protected].
More background information can also be found in recent issues of Soundings.
Del Mar Landing State Marine Reserve at The Sea Ranch remains a Marine Protected Area.
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The North Central Coast Region has been divided into six sub-regions for the MLPA process. The north-ernmost sub-region, Sub-Region One, extends from Alder Creek to Salt Point State Park. All four draft proposals being considered recommend that several areas in Sub-Region One be designated as new or expanded marine life habitat preserves.
The new Integrated Preferred Alter-native (IPA) proposed by the Blue Ribbon Task Force recommends establishing or maintaining three highly protected State Marine Re-serves (SMR) where no taking of marine life would be allowed:
• Point Arena SMR in the waters off of Manchester Beach to the north of Point Arena • Del Mar Landing SMR off Del Mar Point at The Sea Ranch • Stewarts Point SMR extending from the southern end of The Sea Ranch to Stump Beach.
The Task Force also recommends three less-restrictive State Marine Conservation Areas (SMCA) where some commercial and recreational fi shing would be permitted:• Point Arena SMCA in waters to the west of the Point Arena SMR• Sea Lion Cove SMCA at the Stornetta Ranch north of Point Arena• Saunders Reef SMCA roughly extending from just south of Schoo-ner Gulch to north of Anchor Bay
RESERVES ON THE SEA RANCH
Del Mar Landing SMR
The new proposal recommends that the existing reserve at Del Mar Landing be slightly extended to make its boundaries more identifi -able and easier to enforce and that it be designated as a State Marine Reserve rather than a State Marine Park. No commercial or recreational harvesting of any marine life will be allowed. Del Mar Landing is just north of Del Mar Center, roughly bounded by the hedgerows along Helm to the north and the hedgerow along Solstice to the south. The other draft proposals, except for 2-XA, also recommend the retention
of Del Mar Landing as a marine reserve.
Stewart’s Point SMR
The new IPA proposal recommends that the entire coastline extending from the southern end of The Sea Ranch down to just north of Stump Beach be set aside as a State Marine Reserve. No fi shing, diving, or oth-er harvesting of marine life would be allowed. The northern end of the reserve would be along a stretch of The Sea Ranch coast south of the Lodge where there is no public or private access to the beach. The new reserve would be adjacent to a newly proposed Salt Point Marine Park and to the existing Gerstle Cove State Marine Reserve which would also be closed to fi shing and diving. (More information about those reserves can be found on the project’s website in the discussion of Sub-region Two, which extends from Salt Point to Bodega Head.)
The three stakeholder draft propos-als would have greater impact on the Sea Ranch because the reserve areas they recommend would close two or more of the public and pri-vate access points at the southern end of The Sea Ranch to fi shing and diving.
OTHER RESERVES
Saunders Reef SMCA
The proposed Saunders Reef re-serve is an area with a rich diversity of marine life. The reserve would protect the highly-productive rocky reef habitat and the bull kelp while allowing commercial urchin fi shing and recreational fi shing and abalone diving north and south of Haven’s Neck.
Sea Lion Cove SMCA
The Sea Lion Cove SMCA would protect the waters along Stornetta Ranch where unmonitored abalone diving in the area recently opened to public access led to depleted abalone near the shore. No abalone diving will be permitted but recre-ational fi shing from boats and from the shore will be allowed.
By Laurie Mueller
The Gualala Festivals Commit-tee (GFC) has stated its intent to proceed with its Fourth of July fireworks display in Gualala this year despite the December 2007 ruling by the California Coastal Commission that fireworks would not be allowed without a develop-ment permit. GFC and the Pacific Legal Foundation, a property rights law firm, are contesting the Coastal Commission’s legal right to require a permit for the fireworks.
The Festivals Committee reportedly plans to launch the fireworks dis-play from the Surf Motel property since the owner of the Surf Super-market declined to have his proper-ty used for the fireworks again this year. The Coastal Commission is expected to issue a cease and desist order prohibiting the fireworks at its upcoming June meeting in Santa Rosa.
Last year GFC discharged the fire-works over the Gualala River estu-ary despite widespread concerns about its effects on seabirds nesting on Gualala Point Island. Sea Ranch Stewardship Task Force volunteers in coordination with Fish and Wild-life and Bureau of Land Manage-ment (BLM) biologists documented the 17-minute display’s disturbance of seabirds on the island and the
subsequent abandonment of several Brandt’s Cormorant nests. Task force members presented their find-ings to the Coastal Commission in December.
The Stewardship Task Force was formed in 2006 when The Sea Ranch Association agreed to act as BLM stewards of the rock islands along its coastline, which are part of the BLM’s California Coastal Na-tional Monument.
Brandt’s Cormorants have already begun nesting on Gualala Point Island this year. Because the sea-bird breeding season begins later and lasts longer than that of most songbirds, there is the potential for significant disturbance of their nests by fireworks on the Fourth of July weekend.
Task Force volunteers from The Sea Ranch, Gualala and other lo-cal communities will be monitoring bird activity at Gualala Point Island from June 25-July 14 to collect ad-ditional data on the impact from the fireworks. Those interested in volun-teering can contact Paul Gudiksen at [email protected] .
The California Coastal Comission meeting will be held June 11-13 in Santa Rosa. Local residents are en-couraged to attend.
FIREWORKS IN GUALALA?
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QUILTING TRADITION ALIVE AT SEA RANCH
By Laurie Mueller
In our not too distant past, women would gather in sewing circles to make quilts, enjoy each other’s com-pany, exchange advice and ideas, do good works and occasionally pick up an interesting piece of gossip. Many families have a treasured quilt or af-ghan tucked away somewhere made by a grandmother or great aunt from that era.
That quilting tradition never com-pletely died out and in recent years has enjoyed a national renaissance as many women discover once again the joys and challenges of working with fabric to create beautiful things. More than 17% of American house-holds now participate in quilting. There are now more than 27 million quilters in the United States, up from an estimated 14 million quilters in 1997 and still rapidly increasing*. (The large majority are women, but there are male quilters as well.)
PACIFIC PIECEMAKERS GUILD
The quilting renaissance had already reached our coast about 12 years ago when Sea Ranchers Gayle Stewart and Anita Kaplan decided to found the Pacific Piecemakers Quilt Guild in 1996. They were delighted when 35 members signed up. Anita and Gayle set up meetings and classes, published the Bits and Pieces news-letter, and designed the Guild’s ban-ner, which was signed on the back by the charter members.
The Guild now has 113 members who travel to the Gualala Arts Cen-ter from as far away as Fort Bragg and Sebastopol for monthly lectures and trunk shows by fabric artists and for workshops by nationally known quilting instructors. The Guild main-tains an extensive library of quilting books at GAC and also provides a central place for members to learn from each other. Experienced quil-ters offer classes for other members on beginning piecing and quilting and on techniques for machine quilt-ing, hand-appliqué and other quilt-ing skills. The annual Quilt Chal-lenge where members show their quilting skills by designing a quilt that follows an assigned theme is a highlight of the year. Other quilt-ing activities such as the Block of the Month and the Mystery Quilt provide entertaining opportunities for quilters to try new patterns and techniques.
ART QUILTS
While many quilters in the Guild continue to create quilts using tra-ditional patterns and techniques, other quilters have experimented with more abstract designs, innova-tive techniques and non-traditional fabrics and dyes to create art quilts. Art quilts are often designed as wall
Quilters work on comfort quilts for people in the local community and "Quilts of Valor" for veterans undergoing treatment.
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hangings rather than as bed cover-ings and, in their visual impact and emotional content, rise above mastery of technique to become a form of fine art. Accomplished fab-ric artists in the Guild and visiting quilt instructors have inspired other quilters to design art quilts, creat-ing an exciting and impressive de-velopment of local talent which is showcased most prominently in the Guild’s annual Quilt Challenge.
QUILTS FOR THE COMMUNITY
The Guild also maintains the tradi-tion of doing good works. Each year quilters from the Guild design
and make a beautiful quilt that is featured in the annual Art In The Redwoods Quilt Raffle. The raffle raises thousands of dollars every year for the Gualala Arts Young Artists Scholarship Program.
Guild members also make “com-fort” quilts that are distributed to people in our local community
Guild members, who come from both sides of the river, bring The Sea Ranch and Gualala commu-nities together as they distribute comfort quilts and work on projects to benefit Gualala Arts and other community activities. Guild meet-ings with a featured speaker are held at 12:30 pm the second Friday of every month at the Gualala Arts Center. The meetings are free to members. A $5 fee is charged for non-members. For further informa-tion on programs and classes, visit the Guild’s website at http://www.pacificpiecemakers.org.
who have suffered injuries or ill-ness or the loss of a loved one and might appreciate a sign of caring and comfort from their neighbors. Quilt guild members schedule two workshops a year to make comfort quilts with materials donated by manufacturers and guild members. Proceeds from the Guild’s Festival of The Trees booth also are used for comfort quilt materials. To date well over 100 comfort quilts have been distributed and a steady sup-ply is kept on hand for future needs.
Last year the Guild became part of a national “Quilts of Valor” proj-ect to make quilts for wounded veterans returning from Iraq and Afghanistan for rehabilitation. This January, three quilters from the Guild personally delivered 25 quilts to veterans undergoing treat-ment at the Palo Alto VA Hospital. The young soldiers were obviously moved as they selected their choice of the quilts that Guild members had made for them. The Guild has scheduled the next comfort quilt workshop on June 20th at Gualala Arts to replenish the supply of Quilts of Valor and other comfort quilts.
SEA RANCH QUILT GROUPS
Even before the founding of the Guild, Sea Rancher Marion Gates started the first Monday Quilting Group here on the Sea Ranch. Liz Langdon, Pat Cairns, Pat Ditzler , Lillian Thomas and Edith Tucker were among the first members who took turns hosting the quilt group in their homes. More groups were formed as new members wished to join. There are now several quilting groups of about 20 members each who meet on different days of the week. The first Monday Quilters Group is still going strong.
Each week, quilt group members bring handwork to stitch as they visit with one another, enjoy re-freshments and catch up on the lat-est news around the Ranch. In early days, the handwork was strictly limited to quilting, but now that most quilters are relying primar-ily on sewing machines for piecing and quilting, members often bring other handwork such as needlepoint, embroidery and knitting to weekly gatherings. Quilt group meetings of-fer a pleasant “time-out” each week to relax and talk with friends and neighbors and also provide a sup-portive social network during times of trouble such as illness or bereave-ment. Strong friendships are often formed between members who meet and share their thoughts and lives each week. Contact Barbara Dun-smoor at [email protected] if you are interested in joining a quilt group.
*Quilting In America market sur-vey, NFO Research, 2006
