Summer 2011 Sonoma Land Trust Newsletter

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Volume 37, No. 1

Summer 2011 Newsletter

T O P R O T E C T T H E L A N D F O R E V E R

(Continued on page 3)

Volunteer host Kathleen Mugele takes a break from her duties at Glen Oaks Ranch to do some bird

watching from a comfortable spot in the meadow. Photos by Lance Kuehne Photography.

A dark-eyed junco eyes hikers along the wood-

land trail at Glen Oaks Ranch.

Western fence lizards are abundant at Glen

Oaks and protect against Lyme disease in a

unique way. When ticks carrying Lyme feed on

the lizards, the Lyme bacteria die.

Monica Schwalbenberg-Pena spent her morn-

ing at Glen Oaks birdwatching along the trails.

he ir ws sot nd the rgrnce o sun shining on sring owers inusedthe ir, king every intke o breth delight nd wonder. Even thoughit ws My, the creek rored through the lndsce, hevy with the lteseson rins so unexected. Lizrds scered u the south side o the oldstone brn seeking wrth while ew hy hikers sred out on the newtrils, binoculrs t the redy. Te birds did not disoint ore thn33 secies were sighted tht dy, long with ultitude o wildowers.

Welcoe to Oen Fridyst Glen Oks Rnch.

Tis ltest incrntion o our historic 230-cre rnch in Glen Ellen llowsor ebers o the Sono Lnd rust to ke reservtion nd exlorethe roerty t will on the second nd ourth Fridys o ech onth roMy through October. Tnks to our newly-trined cdre o volunteerhosts, visitors re wrly welcoed nd rovided with inortion, trils, birding guides, wlking sticks nd tours o the ost-Civil WrItlinte nsion.

Soaking in a sense of place

Open Fridays enchant at Glen Oaks Ranchby Shri Card


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A note from theExecutive Director

Going back in time andswimming upstream

Tis issue o our newsletter celebrtes GlenOks Rnch nd the oortunity it ordsto ste bck in tie. Our current knowledgeo who lived nd worked on the rnchollowing the deise in the lte 1800s oChrles nd Ellen Sturt, who built the ne

stone nsion nd sturdy stone brn, is sotty. We re not sure who wsliving nd working on the rnch when our ous neighbor Jck Londonnd his wie Chrin oved to town, just u the rod, little ore thn hundred yers go. Both our rnches hve hd their us nd downs.While we re working to bring Glen Oks Rnch bck to lie, Jckslce r better known nd now owned by ll o us is under stress.While it hs becoe one o our best loved stte rks nd drws Londonns ro round the world, it is slted to be closed becuse o the Sttesnncil ess.

Wht would Jck do? Well, hed robbly hve drink. But ter tht,hed get to work writing nd rising oney, which is wht we re doing.We re joining in n llince o Stte Prks, County Regionl Prks,nd ny o our ellow nonrot orgniztions, including the SonoEcology Center, to kee ll o the stte rks in Sono County oen

nd ourishing. We re ying into the wind, but this is county tht cresbout its rks nd oen lnds. Our hoe is tht by the end o suerwe will hve ound soe locl solutions worthy o the heritge we enjoy.

And while we re in the neighborhood, Sono Lnd rust hs justsigned contrct to urchse stretch o Sturt Creek between Glen OksRnch nd the London lce tht is notorious in isctory circles or itsoridble sh brrier. In tie, the high concrete brrier will coe down,the creek will be restored nd steelhed will swi gin under Highwy12 nd u through Glen Oks Rnch nd the Bouverie Preserve to thehedwters o Sturt Creek.

Te rks crisis is n oortunity to do things you think you could not dobeore. We hoe to use this one to ke the rks better nd kee the shswiing.

Who we areBoard of DirectorsMrk Jcobsen, chir, Robert Brent,Kirsten Lindquist, Pete Mttson,Hrry Richrdson, Mggie Slenger,

Allison Snord, Wendy Sit,

Mrgret Sulding, Denny Vn Ness,Crol Willis

StaffRlh Benson, Executive DirectorKristine Acquino, Acquisitions Project AssistntKren Arrington, Develoent MngerSheri Crdo, Director o CounictionsDle Crroll, Ofce Mnger

Ay Chesnut, Acquisitions DirectorPul DeMrco, Director o Finnce &

AdinistrtionKr Doolin, Stewrdshi Assistnt Project

Mnger

Brook Edwrds, Jenner Hedlnds ProjectMnger

Wendy Eliot, Conservtion DirectorGeorgin Hle, Eseent Stewrdshi

& GIS MngerRet Lockert, Donor Reltions DirectorSheri Lubin, Director o Public Progrs

& EductionJulin Meisler, Bylnds Progr MngerBob Nele, Stewrdshi Directorony Nelson, Stewrdshi Project MngerElizbeth Newton, Executive AssistntBeverly Scottlnd, Develoent DirectorShnti Wright, Stewrdshi Project Mnger

SLT MissionTe Sono Lnd rust rotects the scenic,nturl, griculturl nd oen lndsces oSono County or the benet o thecounity nd uture genertions by: Develoing long-ter lnd rotection

strtegies;Prooting rivte nd ublic unding or

lnd nd conservtion; Acquiring lnd nd conservtion eseents; Prcticing stewrdshi, including the

restortion o conservtion roerties; nd Prooting sense o lce nd lnd ethic

through ctivities, eduction nd outrech.

ContactSheri Crdo, Mnging EditorSono Lnd rust966 Sono Avenue, Snt Ros, CA 95404(707) 526-6930 Fx (707) [email protected]

www.sonolndtrust.org

2 Summer 2011 Volume 37, No. 1 Printed on recycled paper using soy-based inks.

Rlh Benson


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TO PROTECT THE LAND FOREVER 3

Lilacs and Lawn Chair, a pastel of Glen Oaks

by Clark Mitchell, who said: What a splendid

spot Glen Oaks is! Such variety, from the house

itself, to trails up into the hills, wildowers and

the creek. A wonderful morning. Find more of

Clarks work at www.cgmitchell.com.

ie sees to sto when youret Glen Oks nd the otions reny. Soe guests stke out benchnd red, soe set u their cnvssesnd int, soe hit the trils, soe

shre icnic, soe cht with thedocents nd ech other, soe recordtheir bird sightings on the counlwhite bord, soe relx by the creek.Te beuty o Oen Fridys is thtyou cn do whtever you wish tyour own ce. Te roerty is yoursto exlore nd enjoy.

If the land could talkGlen Oks Rnch is highly signi-

cnt or its history, nturl resourcesnd loction. When youre there,surrounded by the beutiul oldstone buildings nd rusty old requient, you cnt hel but eel sthough youre steing bck in tie.

While Ntive Aericns shedor steelhed in Sturt Creek ndgthered corns ro the surround-

ing ok trees, the rnchs odernhistory begn with Generl MrinoVllejo cquiring it s rt o ElRncho Agu Cliente lnd grnt in1839. It then chnged hnds ewties beore it ws urchsed in1859 by Chrles Sturt, who gvethe rnch its ne nd built thedobe stone nsion nd brn,sokehouse, stone wlls nd vine-

yrd. When Chrles died in 1880,hving becoe one o the lrgestwine roducers in the stte, his wieEllen nged the winery ndbece one o Cliornis rstwoen winekers.

Ater the Sturts, the rnch wsred by the Quiens ily ndothers or ny yers beore beco-ing the hoe o Roswell nd C-ille Cochrn nd their dughter

Jon in 1952.By 1988, with both o her rents

hving ssed wy, Jon devotedhersel to the restortion nd rotec-tion o the rnch. Trough her eorts,the rnch ws deeed the ostintct 19th Century griculturlcolex in the Vlley o the Moon

nd, in 1994, ws cceted into theNtionl Register o Historic Plces.Shortly beore she died in 2002,leving Glen Oks Rnch to theSono Lnd rust, Jon relntedthe historic vineyrd nd rotectedthe rnch by grnting conservtioneseent to the Sono CountyAgriculturl Preservtion nd OenSce District.

Te eseent divides the roertyinto sller griculturl nd historicres, nd signicntly lrgerorever wild re, which includesSturt Creek, ok nd chrrlwoodlnds, grsslnds nd oenedows. Tis wild lnd, beingdjcent to 500-cre BouverieAudubon Preserve, which itselshres border with Sono Lndrusts 300-cre Secret Psture,

ens tht re wildlie hve thebenet o ore thn 1,000 cres oconnected hbitt.

Back to the futureJon Cochrns oresight rotectedthis nturl lndsce in eretuitynd the Sono Lnd rust is

Hikers have their choice of meandering along Stuart Creek on the Phyllis Ellman Trail or rambling

through oak and riparian woodlands leading up to chaparral habitat on the George Ellman Trail (pic-

tured here). Photo by Lance Kuehne Photography.

(Continued on page 8)

Open Fridays enchant at Glen Oaks Ranch (Continued from page 1)


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Sonoma Land Trust members were treated to a hike on the Lone Antler Trail at Little Black Mountain Preserve, which culminated in endless panoramic vi

on this clear spring day.

A sunset wildower hike at Tolay Creek Ranch brought out hikers eager to stretch their legs

after a long workday. Photos by Lance Kuehne Photography except where noted.

Baylands program manager Julian Meisler leads SLTs p

public wildower hikes; here he is identifying one of the

grasses found on Sears Point Ranch.

Springtime on the landTe lushness o sring brought n bundnce o hikers outsideseeking the srkling lndsces o Sono County. Frowildowers nd stunning vists to good cony nd sunnysolitude, it ws ll sought nd ound on Sono Lnd rust

roerties this st seson. Look or even greter oortunitiesor getting out nd enjoying our roerties s the Lnd rustdevelos new On the Lnd inititive. Stay tuned


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ese hardy hikers braved an early evening rainstorm before setting off in

arch of the wildower elds on Cougar Mountain.

Taking some quiet time on Tolay Creek Ranch.

s all about communing with the owers and getting the perfect shot!

our Baylands wildower hikes. Photo by Scott Hess Photography.

Anne and Juliet Wurr explored the trails at Glen Oaks Ranch on an Open

Friday in May.

r coastal jewel, the Jenner Headlands, draws hikers from all over the

unty and beyond who want to enjoy the dazzling views and breathe in the

sp sea air. Photo by Kristin Martinez.


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The Legacy LeagueCelebrating future gifts toprotect the land forever

By Bvry Scttand

Why planned gifts are soimportant

Jon Cochrn died in 2002 nd letGlen Oks Rnch to the SonoLnd rust. She lso estblished theGlen Oks Fund t the CounityFoundtion Sono County to yor the iroveent nd ukee othe rnch. Interest generted rothe und ys ortion o the coststo kee Glen Oks Rnch intinednd oen to the ublic.

Additionl unding is de

ossible by the generosity o ourdonors. Te Glen Oks Rnchbequest ints icture o howiortnt lnned gits re to cret-ing legcy o oen lnd or uturegenertions. Without the rsightedvision o its owner, Jon Cochrn,this tresure tht grces the SonoVlley would never hve been ro-

tected orever. But you dont hve toown n historic estte to ke lnned git.

Designating a planned giftin your willMny consider bequest in ones willto be the erect lnned git. A gitin your will lets you hel us in theuture without using ny o yourssets tody. Itgivesyouexibilityandlets

you blnce your hilnthroicgols with your concerns boutliving exenses, edicl costs

nd loved ones. Itletsyoumeasureyourcom-itent becuse your git cnbe de s ercentge oyour ssets.

Youcanmakealargergiftthatwould be beyond your ccitywhile living.

Itseasy!Contactouroceforsle lnguge to include inyour will.

Gifts of real property forconservation or saleBecuse the Sono Lnd rust isset u to cquire lnd, we re uniquelyqulied to hndle gits o rel estteo ny kind. Gits o roerty thty be sold with the roceeds usedto suort our work re rticulrlywelcoe. It is iortnt tht youcontct us i you re contelting

unded git o your roerty orernent conservtion or conser-vtion eseent.

Remainder interests in per-sonal residencies and farmsYoucandeedyourhomeorfarmtothe Sono Lnd rust nd reserve lie estte tht llows you the use nd

enjoyent o the roerty or therest o your lie.

Other lnned gits includeGiving from your IRA, creting

Charitable Remainder Trustnddesignting the Sono Lnd rusts the beneciry o your LifeInsurance policy.

Legacy LeagueIn 2000, the Sono Lnd rustored the Legcy Legue to honorthe coitent o eole who kegits in their estte ln or will. Eveni you wish to rein nonyous,

we encourge you to notiy us boutyour intended lnned git so thtwe y enroll you in the LegcyLeague.Youwillbeinvitedtothennul Legue event (usully held inOctober) nd, unless you wish torein nonyous, we will recognizeyou in our nnul reort.

For assistanceFor questions or to hel you getstrted, lese contct e t (707)

526-6920, ext. 108 or [email protected]. We lwysrecoend tht you discuss lnnedgits with n ttorney, ccountntnd/or other nncil dvisor ndwe cn oer reerrls.

Beverly Scottland is SLTs developmentdirector.

This portrait of Joan Cochran hangs in the

stone mansion at Glen Oaks Ranch.

Glen Oaks Ranch in the Sonoma Valley.


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In honorFrom August 16, 2010 through April 30, 2011,

Sonoma Land Trust friends made gifts to honor

these events and exceptional people.

In honor ofRalph Benson: Iryne and

Ian BlackIn honor ofThe Book Club: Wanda

Burzycki and Marc MagerIn honor ofRobert Brent: Reuben Weinzveg

and Padi SelwynIn honor ofBetty Burridge: Peter and

Olivia LevequeIn honor ofLen and Melinda Cairney:

Joe and Signe MinuskinIn honor ofAmy Chesnut: John and

Lena ChyleIn honor ofArt and Jill Dawson: Margie and

Bruce ObendorfIn honor ofPete Dayton: James and

Dorothy Walters

In honor ofLauren and Scott Dixon:Mr. and Mrs. Stephen M. Friedman

In honor ofPhyllis and Bill Draper: Henryand Emily Evers

In honor ofPat and TedEliot: Nancy andKyle Kirwan

In honor ofPat and Ted Eliots 60thwedding anniversary: Denise Sobel andTom Oczkowski

In honor ofEmily Evers: Nancy andKyle Kirwan

In honor ofMr. H.J. Fabian and Dr. JudithJanaro: Fabian George Sardina

In honor ofLinda Felt: Patricia CullinanIn honor ofNeal Fishman joining the Board:

Terri Nevins and Walter WrightIn honor ofDavid Franklin: Mary MuellerIn honor ofJulian Glasser: George and

Cynthia DoubledayIn honor ofEverett Gorin: Joe and

Susan GorinIn honor ofDick Hafner: Bill and

De AndersenIn honor ofMary Hafner: Sally PoolerIn honor of the Half Moon Neighbors, LLC:

Dale HardingIn honor ofNancy and Dean Hanson: Bill

and Margaret BatchelorIn honor ofEd Harrington and Dan

Scannel: Susan Hirsch and Susan LealIn honor ofPaul Harris: Kai HarrisIn honor ofBob Hasenick: Carol HasenickIn honor ofKimberly Hughes and Steve

Moazed: Chip and Jeanne Allen, Davidand Theresa Garabedian, Allyson andEric Wilinski

In honor ofCathie and Pitch Johnson:Henry and Emily Evers

In honor ofBerta Kaliski: Jeff Diamond andAmy Zimmer

In honor of the Ames Morison Family: Annand Ron Allan

In honor of the Moylan Family:Daniel Needham

In honor ofJane S. Ophuls: AmandaHamilton and Tim Hemmeter

In honor ofJohanna Patri: Carol WilliamsIn honor ofBarbara Prince: Bill and

Margaret Batchelor

In honor ofRichard Retecki:Kenneth Roberts

In honor ofDr. Harry and Dee Richardson:Dr. and Mrs. Herbert Brosbe

In honor ofJohn and Jane Robb:Betty L. Pommon

In honor ofAdam, Tricia, Avery andCharlotte Rosenblatt: Sally andToby Rosenblatt

In honor ofJamie, Kerry and OwenRosenblatt:Sally and Toby Rosenblatt

In honor ofJoshua Rymer and Tim Frazer:Susan Hirsch and Susan Leal

In honor ofMaggie Salenger: Jeanette andWhitney Evans

In honor ofPhyllis Schmitt: Mike HeffernonIn honor ofScott and Ruth Swasey: William

and Shirley SwaseyIn honor ofSue Weingarten:

Kathleen Mugele

In memoryThe singer lasts a season long while the song

remains forever.

In memory ofDebbie Andrieux: Kathleen MugeleIn memory ofHughes Andrus:Frank and

Bonnie PauliIn memory ofAudrey Ayers: Walter and

Lu BensonIn memory ofRalph Benson, Sr.: John P. StrebelIn memory ofJerri Brizee:Louise and

Roy LattimoreIn memory ofCapt. Donald C. Campbell, USN

(Ret.):Thomas Larish and Laure CampbellIn memory ofJune Carlsen and Kathleen Boyle:

William Carlsen and Kathleen OSheaIn memory ofJimmy Condon: Jana DenegriIn memory ofMyrtle H. Cox: David B. CoxIn memory ofJohn C. Cummings:

Kelsey CummingsIn memory ofMichael Curtis: Walter and

Lu BensonIn memory ofEdward S. Doyle: Nancy DoyleIn memory ofGeorge and Phyllis Ellman: Sharon

Ponsford and Chris Jones, Lura C. HutchinsonIn memory ofJames Fitzpatrick: Kathleen MugeleIn memory ofLuanne Gilbert: Maxine DurneyIn memory ofJack Guggolz: Betty GuggolzIn memory ofCorrie Isaacson: Laura GrahamIn memory ofFumiko Katano: Nicole and

Marc KatanoIn memory ofBill Knudtsen: Susan WielkIn memory ofAnthony and Margaret Kroha:

Elizabeth and George LandrethIn memory ofManfred T. Kruck: Laura GrahamIn memory ofCharles Lang: Sara Lang

In memory ofCarter Larsen: Charles andPerry Freeman

In memory ofJoanne Lennon: Dan LennonIn memory ofJohn Liddell: Corinne Jones and

John SaariIn memory of the Linch Family: Donald LinchIn memory ofAlan Littman: Walter and

Lu BensonIn memory ofVictoria Littman: Walter and

Lu BensonIn memory ofArch C. Luther, III: Arch C. LutherIn memory ofMarian Marioni: Walter and

Lu BensonIn memory ofWalter and Lucille Markham:

Ann CressIn memory ofPeter McAndrew: Anne TellerIn memory ofMargery Foote Meyer:

L. Bruce MeyerIn memory ofRie Rogers: Walter and Lu BensonIn memory ofPhyllis Schmitt: Peter and

Olivia Leveque, Kathleen MugeleIn memory ofCharles Schulz: Walter and

Lu BensonIn memory ofElena Fiorentina Scola:

Arch C. LutherIn memory ofMike Shutt: Deborah BezonaIn memory ofShirley Spivak: Helen BurchIn memory ofCarter Thacher: Walter and

Lu BensonIn memory ofHarry Warner: Dohn and

Beryl GlitzIn memory ofIrene Worth: Mark GinsburgIn memory ofDee K. & Verlin Y. Yamamoto:

Keith and Kathleen Yamamoto


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crrying out her wishes. Te rnchhs been clened u nd is beingrestored, two trils hve been built,the vineyrd is relnted nd rtner

orgniztions re bringing childrento the roerty or environentleduction. Ste by ste, we restbilizing nd restoring the stonebuildings, which is slow ndexensive rocess. But the lnd isthriving nd the trils need oreeole to get out nd tro onthe, s visitor Anne Wurr sid, to

revent the becoing overgrown.So we invite you to tret yourselves

to lovely, leisurely dy in the Vlleyo the Moon t this rerkble

rnch tht you re heling bringbck to lie through your suort othe Sono Lnd rust.

Oen Fridys tke lce on thesecond nd ourth Fridys o echonth through October ro9am7pm.Youmustbeamemberof

the Sono Lnd rust nd you rewelcoe to bring guest or two.Reservtions need to be de t lest48 hours in dvnce by contcting

Ret Lockert t [email protected] or (707) 526-6930 ext.105. ours o the old stone nsionre conducted t 11am. Sorry, noets nd no soking.

Sheri Cardo is SLTs communicationsdirector.

In 2009, locl hilnthroist JenSchulz ledged $2 illion tch-ing git to the Sono Lnd rust,sying, I wnt our grndchildrennd their children to be ble toenjoy the se stunning vists ndto exerience lnd tht is s ecologi-clly helthy s wht we see roundus tody.

In grtitude or this extrordinry

git tht heled to ensure the rotec-tion o the Jenner Hedlnds nd the

stewrdshi o its ny biologiclresources, the scenic edow thtoverlooks the ocen nd bursts intobloo every sring hs been nedthe Jen Schulz Wildower Medow.

Tnk you, Jen, or heling toensure tht our children nd grnd-children will be ble to stnd in thisbeutiul owering edow nd seethe se stunning vists we see now

forevermore.

Open Fridays enchant at Glen Oaks Ranch (Continued from page 3)

Jean Schulz Wildfower Meadow

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