Everyone is welcome to attend membership meetings in the Kern County Superintendent of Schools Building on the corner of 17th and “L“.
The parking building is located on 18th between “K” and “L“.

MEETING!
March 16, 2010
6:00 PM

TOUR THE NEW NATIVE PLANT NURSERY AT THE PANORAMA VISTA PRESERVE

Bill Cooper and Rich O’Neil of the Kern River Parkway Foundation will give us a tour and a talk about the new Native Plant Nursery at the Panorama Vista Preserve. We will learn how the thousands of pots have been filled with cuttings and seeds with the goal of re-vegetating the Preserve and along the Kern River at other spots. This will be a wonderful opportunity to see how it’s done! We also will have a short tour, so wear walking shoes, and be prepared for the weather. The time will have changed so we will have sunlight for the program, but no time to key at this meeting. Refreshments will be served!

To join us, turn east off of Manor on Roberts Lane, driving past the horse stables until the end of the road. The gate is signed and will be open, so drive in and turn at the second left, to the shade structure and C-train for parking. This is east of the housing development.

You may want to go to the website www.panoramavista.org for a map and to see all of the work done by our own Andy Honig, and Bill, Rich, and other volunteers. Web Master Sasha Honig has started a blog you may connect to at this site, to see what is going on!

Rain cancels.

MEETING!
April 20, 2010
6:00 PM

6:00pm Plant identification
Bring your loop, Twisselmann-Moe or Jepson, and we will provide the plants. Learn to key!

6:50pm Chapter Business

7:00pm Program: CALIFORNIA’S MINIATURE MONKEYFLOWERS: SMALL PLANTS WITH BIG PROBLEMS
Speaker: Naomi Fraga of the Rancho Santa Ana Botanical Gardens and Ph. D student at Claremont Graduate University.

Naomi will share her dissertation research which focuses on a group of species in the genus Mimulus (commonly known as monkeyflowers). Mimulus is particularly diverse in western North America, where 75% of the total number of species are found. At least 52 species of Mimulus are currently listed by government agencies and native plant societies as sensitive, rare, threatened, or endangered, making Mimulus a group of conservation concern. However, with 90 to 170 species recognized, the species boundaries in Mimulus remain unclear. Resolving taxonomic issues, and identifying species, must happen before conservation measures can be established. In her study, Naomi has uncovered two new and previously undescribed, and therefore unnamed, species of Mimulus. Come to see and hear about cutting edge research on species in our chapter logo genus!

[Check out her webpage at: http://anabaena.net/]

Volunteer Work Party, (Sat. January 23 - 9:00AM) also March 20, April 17, May 15
Meet in the parking lot at Wind Wolves office/headquarters (see directions below)

Task is modifying fences in preparation for the reintroduction of PRONGHORN!
Bring: lunch, water bottle, leather work gloves, sturdy boots, hat, layered clothing
Wind Wolves will provide drinking water and BBQ DINNER!
Please RSVP by morning of Jan. 21st for the BBQ.

DIRECTIONS:

The Road to Wind Wolves Preserve heads south from Highway 166, between Maricopa and Interstate 5; it is marked by a “Wind Wolves Preserve” sign. Look for this sign on the south side of Highway 166, 1.8 miles west of the junction with Old River Road (if you are driving west), or 13 miles from Maricopa (if you are driving east). Travel south for three miles; then turn right (follow pavement) and proceed through the entrance gate. In about 1/2 mile you will come to a “Y” in the road with an Orientation sign in the middle, take the right fork toward “Visitor Information”. In another 1/2 mile you will come to our headquarters compound. You will see a Spanish style building to your right, this is our office.
If you become lost, please contact David Clendenen’s cell at 661-747-0374 or call the Wind Wolves Preserve Office at 661-858-1115.

Future dates for Volunteer Work Parties will be Feb. 20, March 20, April 17 & May 15.

MARCH 17-21, 2010 The purpose of Living Green in the KRV is to help us learn about living responsibly, protecting our environment and conserving resources. This will enhance the quality of our lives, helping us live healthy and within our means - which is a pretty good idea considering these challenging economic times.

Living Green in the KRV is not intended to focus on nature itself, but on lifestyle changes.

In putting on this event, KRVR hopes to:
>Add a March Event to the KRV Calendar, both for residents and attracting visitors, supporting local businesses and organizations;
>Be welcoming & inclusive: Involve many groups, people and ages – all walks of life & income levels;
>Educate, not dictate: Help people understand the concepts behind ‘living green,’ sustainable development & living. Give them easy lifestyle options, not orders;
>Simplify, not complicate: Not overdo it, ‘keep it simple’;
>Encourage KRV residents to Think Local First in terms of shopping, services and charitable contributions as well as encourage business cooperation to promote the Think Local First program & in stocking ‘GREEN’ items for KRV residents to buy locally.

Film Festival Mission: "to provide free access to fresh and diverse environmental films that highlight urgent contemporary issues and offer accessible solutions."

“We are not what we know but what we are willing to learn.” —Mary Catherine Bateson writer, cultural anthropologist, daughter of Margaret Mead & Gregory Bateson

The Aleutian Goose Festival has fledged into the California Redwoods Bird and Nature Festival. During the second weekend in May (May 7 - 9 in 2010) in Crescent City, California come join the fun with 70 field trips/workshops, boat and kayak trips, for birding, botanizing, Native American cultures, and more. In the home of Redwood National & State Parks and the Wild and Scenic Smith River, with 425 recorded bird species, wild Del Norte county is a nature lover's dream.