OPEN SPACES - Palos Verdes Peninsula Land Conservancy
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PALOS VERDES<br />
<strong>Land</strong><br />
<strong>Conservancy</strong><br />
P E N I N S<br />
U L A<br />
<strong>OPEN</strong> <strong>SPACES</strong><br />
Volume 14, Number 1 <strong>Palos</strong> <strong>Verdes</strong> <strong>Peninsula</strong> <strong>Land</strong> <strong>Conservancy</strong> First Quarter, 2002<br />
LA City Council Approval Activates<br />
White Point Grants<br />
At its December 12, 2001 meeting,<br />
the Los Angeles City<br />
Council unanimously approved<br />
the Master Plan and Environmental<br />
Impact Report (EIR) for the<br />
White Point Nature Preserve. The<br />
action included approval of a 25 year<br />
agreement with the <strong>Palos</strong> <strong>Verdes</strong> <strong>Peninsula</strong><br />
<strong>Land</strong> <strong>Conservancy</strong> for implementation<br />
of the Master Plan and<br />
overall management of the site.<br />
The City Council meeting was held<br />
in Wilmington, a first, which made a<br />
great venue for the hearing on White<br />
Point. Many members of the local<br />
community testified in favor of the<br />
project, which was highlighted by the<br />
persuasive testimony of Bria Biesman-<br />
Simons, 12 year old daughter of PVPLC<br />
board member Bruce. White Point<br />
project leader Loren DeRoy thanked<br />
councilwoman Janice Hahn for her<br />
steady support and actions leading to<br />
the day’s hearing.<br />
The approvals by the City Council<br />
activated an $810,000 grant from the<br />
Wildlife Conservation Board for habitat<br />
restoration on the site. This grant<br />
will fund a four-year project to revegetate<br />
the site with coastal sage scrub<br />
and native grassland habitat. We hope<br />
to begin site preparation work by early<br />
February, but will be somewhat limited<br />
in our activities until we receive approval<br />
from the State Coastal Commission.<br />
We have also received approvals for<br />
a $301,000 grant from the Metropolitan<br />
Transit Authority for entryway and<br />
public access improvements. We are<br />
awaiting notice to proceed with these<br />
improvements from CalTrans, and ex-<br />
pect to begin this part of the project in<br />
May.<br />
In cooperation with the California<br />
Conservation Corps, we have been approved<br />
by the State for a trails grant that<br />
will provide 2.5 miles of trail improvements,<br />
including a 0.5 mile trail accessible<br />
the handicapped.<br />
We have also submitted grant requests<br />
for an additional $445,000 to<br />
cover on-site restroom facilities, educational<br />
exhibits, trail markers, and other<br />
enhancements.<br />
We are excited that upgrades to the<br />
White Point Nature Preserve are about<br />
to begin in earnest. There will be numerous<br />
opportunities for volunteer help.<br />
If you are interested, please contact our<br />
office at (310) 541-7613 or watch our<br />
web page, www.pvplc.org, for a posting<br />
of upcoming volunteer events.
<strong>Palos</strong> <strong>Verdes</strong> <strong>Peninsula</strong> <strong>Land</strong> <strong>Conservancy</strong><br />
Preservation of<br />
Open Spaces--<br />
A Statement of<br />
Purpose<br />
The <strong>Palos</strong> <strong>Verdes</strong> <strong>Peninsula</strong><br />
<strong>Land</strong> <strong>Conservancy</strong><br />
is a nonprofit, non-political,<br />
public-benefit corporation<br />
formed to preserve<br />
undeveloped land in perpetuity<br />
as open space for<br />
historical, educational,<br />
ecological, recreational<br />
and scenic purposes.<br />
A diverse group of volunteers<br />
from the South Bay<br />
makes up the PVPLC's<br />
managing Board of Directors<br />
and its adjunct advisory<br />
board. These private<br />
citizens have been drawn<br />
together by their belief that<br />
open space is crucial to<br />
the well-being of our community.<br />
<strong>Land</strong> acquisition by the<br />
PVPLC is through purchase<br />
and gift. In addition<br />
to the good will engendered<br />
by gift giving, landowners<br />
and others who donate<br />
land or funds to the<br />
PVPLC may realize significant<br />
tax benefits.<br />
Open Spaces<br />
A Newsletter Published by the<br />
<strong>Palos</strong> <strong>Verdes</strong> <strong>Peninsula</strong><br />
<strong>Land</strong> <strong>Conservancy</strong><br />
PO Box 3427<br />
<strong>Palos</strong> <strong>Verdes</strong> <strong>Peninsula</strong>, CA<br />
90274<br />
Office Telephone:<br />
(310) 541-7613<br />
Office Fax: (310) 541-7623<br />
E-mail: PVPLC@aol.com<br />
Home Page: www.pvplc.org<br />
First Quarter 2002, Page 2<br />
Vote for Prop 40 and Preserve <strong>Peninsula</strong>'s "Crown Jewel"<br />
F or the past thirteen years, the<br />
<strong>Conservancy</strong>’s top priority has<br />
been the preservation of land in the<br />
Portuguese Bend area of the <strong>Peninsula</strong>.<br />
Thanks to work from key individuals,<br />
we have a real chance of<br />
achieving a major part of our goal if<br />
Prop 40 (see below) passes.<br />
Many of us know this property<br />
well. We’ve walked it alone, with a<br />
significant other, with our family,<br />
with visitors, and as a participant on<br />
<strong>Conservancy</strong> nature walks. It towers<br />
over us as we drive along PV Drive<br />
South. It fills our view as we look<br />
down from Del Cerro Park.<br />
We know we have something special<br />
when the hillside turns a beautiful<br />
green in the spring or a golden<br />
brown in the summer and fall. We<br />
know that this is an area where we<br />
can go and be alone or share a quiet<br />
time with family and friends. Preservation<br />
is the last, best hope of assuring<br />
that this spectacular area remain<br />
forever a part of our <strong>Peninsula</strong> heritage.<br />
This open space area is one of the<br />
unique features of <strong>Palos</strong> <strong>Verdes</strong>, and<br />
our goal is to make it permanent—<br />
the “crown jewel” of the <strong>Peninsula</strong>.<br />
Proposition 40 Critical to Preserving <strong>Peninsula</strong> Open Space<br />
In March, California voters will have<br />
the opportunity to vote on Proposition<br />
40, the California Clean Water,<br />
Clean Air, Safe Neighborhood Parks,<br />
and Coastal Protection Act of 2002.<br />
Passage of this bill is critical to <strong>Conservancy</strong><br />
and community efforts to preserve<br />
the last critical block of open<br />
space on the <strong>Peninsula</strong>.<br />
Proposition 40 will provide $1.275<br />
billion for land conservation and improved<br />
air and water quality, and $1.325<br />
billion dedicated to California’s State<br />
and local parks, recreation, and historic<br />
and cultural resources. Of specific interest<br />
locally, Proposition 40 will allocate<br />
$300 million to the Wildlife Conservation<br />
Board for the acquisition, development,<br />
restoration, and rehabilita-<br />
Thanks to the work of our executive<br />
director, Keith Lenard, the strong leadership<br />
and support of the Rancho <strong>Palos</strong><br />
<strong>Verdes</strong> City Council, and work at the<br />
State level by Assemblyman Alan<br />
Lowenthal and State Senator Betty<br />
Karnette, preservation of property in<br />
this area is on the “A list” of projects to<br />
be considered when Proposition 40<br />
passes in March.<br />
Of course, passage of Prop 40 doesn’t<br />
end our work. We hope to receive a<br />
substantial portion of the purchase price<br />
from this measure, but it won’t be<br />
enough to complete the transaction—<br />
we’ll need to raise an additional $6<br />
million from our community. We believe<br />
we’ll receive strong support for<br />
this unique opportunity.<br />
If Prop 40 doesn’t pass, will it end our<br />
preservation efforts? Of course not.<br />
But these opportunities come rarely,<br />
and thanks to much work by many<br />
people, our community is well positioned<br />
to benefit now.<br />
It’s taken us thirteen years to get to<br />
this point. We hope our community<br />
will show its support for creating the<br />
Portuguese Bend Nature Preserve by<br />
strongly supporting Prop 40. Make us<br />
proud.<br />
Bill Ailor, president<br />
tion of habitat that promotes the recovery<br />
of threatened and endangered species and<br />
$445 million to several other entities for<br />
land acquisition, particularly with a focus<br />
on land and water resources.<br />
Our community is working hard to assure<br />
that some of this funding will be<br />
available to help us acquire land to complete<br />
the Portuguese Bend Nature Preserve.<br />
If we are successful, the Preserve<br />
will be the largest natural coastal open<br />
space area between Malibu on the north<br />
and Laguna Beach on the south, and the<br />
closest such resource to over 2 million<br />
individuals.<br />
Help us assure the future of this beautiful<br />
area by supporting Proposition 40 in<br />
the March vote. Please see http://<br />
voteyeson40.org for more information.
<strong>Palos</strong> <strong>Verdes</strong> <strong>Peninsula</strong> <strong>Land</strong> <strong>Conservancy</strong> First Quarter 2002, Page 3<br />
The Forrestal Steering Committee,<br />
with members from<br />
communities adjacent to the<br />
160-acre Forrestal Nature Preserve,<br />
the City of Rancho <strong>Palos</strong><br />
<strong>Verdes</strong>, native plant and equestrian<br />
groups, and the <strong>Conservancy</strong>,<br />
has initiated deliberations<br />
to refine plans for the new<br />
preserve.<br />
Using the Forrestal Management<br />
Plan developed by the<br />
City and <strong>Conservancy</strong> with input<br />
from various community<br />
representatives as a guide, recent<br />
meetings of the group have<br />
focused on trail work and trail<br />
maintenance, habitat restoration,<br />
equestrian issues, and on<br />
public works concerns. The<br />
Management Plan was approved<br />
by the Rancho <strong>Palos</strong><br />
<strong>Verdes</strong> City Council in 2001.<br />
The steering committee format<br />
is similar to that which has<br />
been instrumental in guiding<br />
enhancements at the Linden H.<br />
<strong>Conservancy</strong> Board and staff<br />
members attended a two-day<br />
annual retreat and planning session<br />
in November to discuss our current<br />
status and plans. The meeting, held<br />
at Rolling Hills Estates City Hall,<br />
was highlighted by presentations<br />
from Jennie Gerard of Rails to Trails<br />
<strong>Conservancy</strong>, Mark Sanderson from<br />
The Nature <strong>Conservancy</strong>, and Esther<br />
Feldman, president of Community<br />
<strong>Conservancy</strong> International.<br />
One of the meeting’s goals was the<br />
drafting of a new strategic plan for<br />
the organization. The resulting plan<br />
focuses on seven areas: governance<br />
(how the organization will operate),<br />
land acquisition, education, stewardship<br />
of natural open space, outreach,<br />
fund raising, and administration.<br />
Highlights include:<br />
• Preserving the remaining 700<br />
acres in the Portuguese Bend Nature<br />
Preserve<br />
• Establishing a science advisory<br />
Forrestal Steering Committee Initiates Planning<br />
Work party removes trash and invasive plants<br />
from the Forrestal property on recent volunteer<br />
day.<br />
<strong>Conservancy</strong> Board Holds Planning Session<br />
board to provide broad oversight of<br />
our restoration activities<br />
• Expanding our education program<br />
in local schools<br />
• Increasing our membership base<br />
to include 10% of <strong>Peninsula</strong> households<br />
(approximately 6% are now<br />
Chandler Preserve in Rolling<br />
Hills Estates and the Lunada<br />
Canyon Preserve in Rancho <strong>Palos</strong><br />
<strong>Verdes</strong>.<br />
Members of the committee are:<br />
Steve Heyn, Keith Lenard, and<br />
John Nieto from the <strong>Conservancy</strong>;<br />
RPV representatives Les<br />
Evans, City Manager, Dean<br />
Alison, Director of Public Works,<br />
and Holly Starr, Recreation and<br />
Parks Department; plus Kurt<br />
Loheit, resident and trails expert;<br />
Madeline Ryan, PV Horseman's<br />
Association Member; Barbara<br />
Sattler, California Native Plant<br />
Society; and Richard D. Stark,<br />
president of the Ladera Linda<br />
Homeowners' Association.<br />
The Forrestal property was acquired<br />
by Rancho <strong>Palos</strong> <strong>Verdes</strong><br />
in 1996 using funds from LA<br />
County Measure A passed by<br />
voters in 1992 and from the State<br />
Wildlife Conservation Board.<br />
members)<br />
The meeting provided a welcome<br />
opportunity for the board to discuss<br />
the future of the organization and<br />
allowed new board members to learn<br />
about the organization and provide<br />
their insights to the planning process.
<strong>Palos</strong> <strong>Verdes</strong> <strong>Peninsula</strong> <strong>Land</strong> <strong>Conservancy</strong><br />
BENEFACTORS (Donations<br />
$1000 and greater)<br />
Bill and Barb Ailor<br />
Eloise Goodhew Barnett<br />
Tina and Bob Bothamley<br />
James and Jayne Campbell<br />
Mark Carlson<br />
Michael and Virginia Cicoria<br />
Don and Mary Louise Crocker<br />
Robert and Joyce Daniels<br />
Eileen and Jim Joyce<br />
Michael Kilroy<br />
James and Lorraine Knight<br />
Dale Lincoln<br />
Major Family Foundation<br />
Robert Maltese<br />
Danna McDonough<br />
Alice and Richard Neff<br />
Sharon Nolan<br />
Eberhardt and Deedee Rechtin<br />
Ken Riedman<br />
Alfred and Barbara Sattler<br />
Jim and Tracy Scharffenberger<br />
Warren Sweetnam<br />
PATRONS (Donations $500<br />
to $1000)<br />
Bob and Jacki Bacharach<br />
Bruce and Hale Biesman-Simons<br />
Rodney and Kyle Boone<br />
Eric Carson<br />
Dr. Dorie and Mr. Brooks<br />
Chadwick<br />
Janet and Bill Cornyn<br />
Marc and Linda Crawford<br />
Vic and Nancy Edelbrock<br />
Al and Kathy Edgerton<br />
Peter and Betty Heintz<br />
Gerald and Jacquline Kehle<br />
Allen and Dorothy Lay<br />
Toni and Marvin Lubofsky<br />
Leah and Ron Marinkovich<br />
Hal and Nell Mirels<br />
Marc Kaiser and Vicki Poponi<br />
Heather and Doug Reyes<br />
Charles Riggio<br />
Rodolfo Rivademar<br />
Michael and Laura Salvay<br />
Warren and June Schwarzmann<br />
Kenneth and Harriet Servis<br />
Betty Strauss<br />
Lynn and Bill Swank<br />
SPONSORS (Donations from<br />
$250 to $500)<br />
Dorothea Alpert<br />
R. G. and E.K. Azar<br />
Anthony and Deborah Baker<br />
Michael Barth<br />
Ruth Bloland<br />
Thomas Burger<br />
Stuart and Patricia Chalfin, M.D.<br />
Myung Kwon Cho<br />
Wendy Cooper<br />
Loren and Craig DeRoy<br />
Mary Alyce Elwell<br />
Dena and Robert Friedson<br />
Greg and Jackie Geiger<br />
Barbara and George Gleghorn<br />
Antoinette Guerrero<br />
Annette Guerrero<br />
Frances Hanckel<br />
John Wessell and Judith Herman<br />
Sidney Hollander<br />
Debbie Huff<br />
Membership for 2001 Exceeds 1,100<br />
Daniel Brown and Helen Jaskoski<br />
Cassie Jones<br />
Cynthia and Don Jortner<br />
Joan and Tim Kelly<br />
Judith King<br />
John and Cynthia Kondon<br />
Dr. and Mrs. Hongpyo Lee<br />
Joann and Kenneth Lehmer<br />
Suzanne Lerner<br />
Richard and Cheryl Marcz<br />
Robert McConnell<br />
Theresa and John Miller<br />
Jim and Lois Moore<br />
Tina and John Quinn<br />
Jorg and Anke Raue<br />
Nina Ritter<br />
Phillip Rubaloff<br />
Michael and Jane Smolens<br />
Roy and Virginia Smolke<br />
Charles C. Tucker<br />
Kathy Westphal<br />
Yvetta and Richard Williams<br />
Fay Woodruff-Douglas<br />
Thomas and Nancy Zusi<br />
ASSOCIATES (Donations<br />
from $100 to $250)<br />
Arleen Adams<br />
Jack Alden<br />
Ronald and Phyllis Algra<br />
Ethel Allen<br />
Gail and Douglas Allen<br />
Tom and Mary Alley<br />
Gloria Anderson<br />
Kenneth and Bettina Arnold<br />
Jonathan and Margie Aroesty<br />
Grieg Asher<br />
John and Marilyn Bacon<br />
Marvin and Gertrude Barab<br />
Nancy Barnett<br />
George Barratt<br />
Heinz H. and Tommie L. Barthel<br />
Frederick and Judith Bayer<br />
Donald Bell<br />
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Bell<br />
Betty Belsky<br />
Anita Connors and David Bence<br />
Dennis and Sylvia Benko<br />
David and Penny Bennett<br />
Sean and Leslie Bennett<br />
Darrell and Vala Benton<br />
Michael Vanic and Louise Berck<br />
Zoe Bergquist<br />
Aileen and Robert Bevan<br />
Kum Kum and Shalender Bhasin<br />
Ron and Judy Blackwelder<br />
Pamela and Greg Boboc<br />
Ross and Jennifer Bolton<br />
Shirley Borks<br />
Gary Breckenridge<br />
Dan and Jill Bridleman<br />
June Burlingame-Smith<br />
Ann Bybee<br />
Robert and Diana Cahill<br />
John and Karen Cameron<br />
Christine Campbell<br />
Christine Campisi<br />
Mr. and Mrs. Earle T. Casler<br />
Leon and Nancy Chalnick<br />
Richard and Carolyn Chambers<br />
Diane Charbonneau<br />
Tom and Barbara Chargaff<br />
Rick and Susan Chase<br />
Jim Cheney<br />
Scott and Maria Chernoff<br />
Cheng Chi<br />
Joan and Rowan Chlebowski<br />
Rebecca Cicoria<br />
Roger and Dorothy Clapp<br />
Edward and Patti Clapp<br />
Helen and Bob Coffey<br />
Claire and Howard Cole<br />
Jon and Nancy Collins<br />
Patricia Condon<br />
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Coull<br />
Irene Coward<br />
Dr. and Mrs. Allen J. Curtis<br />
Burt and Diana Cutler<br />
Marilyn Dalton<br />
Carol Davids<br />
Edward and Marcia Dawson<br />
Don and Judy Dawson<br />
Nancy and Raymond DeLong<br />
Mr. and Mrs. Lawson R. Deming<br />
Stan and Jennifer Denis<br />
Rowland Driskell<br />
Everett and Jane Durfee<br />
Denzel and Helen Dyer<br />
James Elliott<br />
Judi Jones and Dave Estep<br />
Lester and Susan Evans<br />
Robert and Marsha Exley<br />
Garold and Joyce Faber<br />
Richard and Dorothy Fahrney<br />
Susan Finney<br />
Gail Fischvogt<br />
Mary and Jack Fisher<br />
Gary Fletcher<br />
Ronald and Patricia Forbess<br />
Stevie Beitscher and Joseph Ford<br />
Marilyn and James Forsythe<br />
Allen Franz<br />
James and Judith Fujita<br />
Jerry and Lorraine Gaines<br />
Michael and Maria Garcia<br />
Rod and Nancy Gibson<br />
Dr. and Mrs. Lynn E. Gill<br />
Marylyn Ginsburg<br />
Eric and Chris Glassy<br />
Roxanna L. Glenn<br />
Mark Goldberg<br />
Robert and Audrey Goldman<br />
Robert and Judith Gordon<br />
Stuart Grant<br />
Bill and Maureen Griffin<br />
Cliff Harper and Faith Halligan<br />
Bob and Shirley Hallstein<br />
Gerhard and Ruth Hanzlik<br />
Brian and Margaret Harrison<br />
Bridget Heller<br />
Mattie and Van Hicks<br />
Howard W. Higholt, M.D.<br />
Kitty and Alfred Hill<br />
Melinda Hines<br />
Max and Sandra Hooper<br />
Michael and Jolie Hughes<br />
Denise Humphrey<br />
Marianne Hunter<br />
Kim and Donald Inadomi<br />
Masashi and Teruko Itano<br />
Richard and Sandra Jacobsen<br />
Robert and Olga Jones<br />
Kyle Jorgensen<br />
Henry J. Jurgens<br />
Gene and Mimi Kalland<br />
Jack and Lois Karp<br />
Robert and Kelly Kasai<br />
Mary and Paul Kearney<br />
Martella Keniry<br />
John and Phyllis King<br />
First Quarter 2002, Page 4<br />
As the list given below shows, over 1,100 individuals and families from throughout the South Bay<br />
demonstrated their commitment to preserving open space by providing donations of dollars to the <strong>Conservancy</strong>.<br />
Many of these individuals also donated their time. The success of our education, habitat restoration, and land acquisition<br />
programs is due in large measure to the support of these individuals. Our organization and our community are grateful.<br />
Elizabeth and Bill Kramer<br />
Judy Krehbiel<br />
Madeline Kurrasch, D.D.S.<br />
Steve and Janice Kuykendall<br />
Charles and Gayle Lamoreaux<br />
Susanne Lawrenz-Miller<br />
Ken and Ginny Leeuwenburgh<br />
Nancy and Joel Levinthal<br />
Jon Lieb<br />
Kim and Patricia Linnett<br />
Robert and Linda Little<br />
Karen and Fred Lorig<br />
Elaine and Jeff Lovell<br />
Mary Brooks and Jim Lowery<br />
Robert and Marilyn Lyon<br />
Peter and Muysean Madden<br />
Chris Manning<br />
Rex and Karla Masten<br />
Joanie Matheson<br />
Greg Maxson<br />
Drs. Floyd and Roberta Maxwell<br />
John and Barbara McCoy<br />
Ronald and Angela McDowell<br />
Tara McGuinness<br />
Alan McQueen<br />
Donald and Patricia Mehlig<br />
J.A. Meisenholder<br />
Edmund and Tres Mennis<br />
R.L. Mitchell<br />
Lynn and Anne Monthaven<br />
Elsa Morris<br />
Bob Perkins and Michelle Murphy<br />
Richard and Vivien Murtha<br />
Fred Niedermeyer<br />
John and Christine Nieto<br />
Michael and Marilyn Nitz<br />
James O’Donnell<br />
Lions Club of San Pedro<br />
Bob and Sharron Parke<br />
Lowell Parode<br />
Brent and Nancy Parsons Meyer<br />
Douglas and Patricia Patterson<br />
George and Joan Paulikas<br />
Dr. and Mrs. Carl Perry<br />
Ken and Sandra Pickar<br />
Kathryn and Joseph Platnick<br />
Michael Plonski<br />
Debra Pole<br />
Drs. Eugene and Joan Pollack<br />
Bill and Bobbie Pomeranz<br />
Pamela Popovich<br />
Wesley and Darlene Prunckle<br />
Bob and Judy Purvis<br />
Vic and Ysilda Quirarte<br />
Rebecca and Charles Rannells<br />
Catherine Ratner<br />
Enrique Reed, M.D.<br />
Emery and Emily Reeves<br />
Curtis S. and Pamela P. Reis<br />
Ed and Shirley Retzler<br />
Don and Mary Ellen Richardson<br />
Ron and Maria Roemer<br />
Thomas and Jean Roller<br />
Tim Romer<br />
Leann Roque<br />
Loretta and Richard Rose<br />
James and Laura Rosenwald, III<br />
Joanne Rotbart<br />
Richard and Donna Russell<br />
Howard and Marilyn Russell<br />
Cynthia Rustanius<br />
Deborah and Gerald Sabino<br />
Elizabeth and Kevin Sala<br />
Kathy and Romolo Santarosa<br />
Greg and Nancy Sasaki
<strong>Palos</strong> <strong>Verdes</strong> <strong>Peninsula</strong> <strong>Land</strong> <strong>Conservancy</strong> First Quarter 2002, Page 5<br />
Irwin and Marlene Savodnik<br />
Jewel Scallon<br />
Melinda Schoen<br />
<strong>Peninsula</strong> Security<br />
Ann Shaw<br />
Mary Sheridan<br />
Susan Sheridan, M.D.<br />
Charles and Jean Shriver<br />
Richard Sigler<br />
Lois W. Skidmore<br />
Joseph and Irene Slap<br />
Bernie and Marcia Slotnick<br />
Seymour and Leila Smith<br />
Jeanne Smolley<br />
Elwood and Marie Sollom<br />
Andy Som de Cerff<br />
Judith Sooy<br />
Donna M. Spurrell<br />
Howard and Irene Steinman<br />
Douglas and Eileen Stern<br />
Doug Stewart<br />
Bau Struye<br />
Dr. and Mrs. Jerome Stuhlbarg<br />
Rollin and Pauline Sturgeon<br />
Melvin and Norma Taylor<br />
Glen Tharp<br />
William and Zona Tolliffe<br />
Richard and Barbara Trakas<br />
Helen and Henry Tuttle<br />
Dr. Reinhold Ullrich<br />
Kendall Van Nort<br />
Patricia Vancura<br />
William H. Vogel<br />
Mary Waldo<br />
Takao Watabe<br />
Rachel and Mervyn Watkins<br />
George and Martha Watson-Jones<br />
Doug and Cheryl Wegnes<br />
Lou Whallon<br />
Michael and Karen Wickham<br />
Allen Willard<br />
Anita Wilson<br />
Rowie and Jeff Wolf<br />
Jon and Tishya Wren<br />
Horace Wright, Jr.<br />
Scotty Wuerker<br />
Christina Varwig and Robert Wylie<br />
Jim York<br />
Stephen and Marlene Young<br />
Robert Young<br />
Richard and Irmasue Zapor<br />
Betty W. Zappas<br />
Peggy and Ben Zask<br />
Jim and Carol Zumwalt<br />
SUPPORTERS (Donations<br />
from $50 to $100)<br />
Robert and Rosalie Abelson<br />
Yossef and Ginette Aelony<br />
Don and Dianne Alexander<br />
David Alexander<br />
Barbara Alvine<br />
Lynne Amano<br />
Bob and Paula Bacinski<br />
Jay Bacon<br />
Judy Bain<br />
Kathryn Balale<br />
Ann Muscat and Jack Baldelli<br />
Steve and Cindy Bandel<br />
Dick and Kay Bara<br />
Christina Barber<br />
Peter and Carol Barrett<br />
Ron and Melinda Barth<br />
Algis and Karen Basiulis<br />
Jim and Veralee Bassler<br />
Janine Batchelder<br />
Ralph and Marjorie Baxter<br />
Rita Bayer<br />
Don Norton and Jean Beasley<br />
Randall and Jana Beck<br />
Jim and Cristy Beggans<br />
Hamish Bell<br />
Anita and Mons Bergsten<br />
Drs. Carol and David Berkowitz<br />
Martin and Doris Berkowitz<br />
Blaine and Deborah Beron-Rawdon<br />
Elaine and Perry Bezanis<br />
Paul and Ginny Bleier<br />
Dr. and Mrs. Jerome B. Block<br />
Kay Bonanno<br />
John A. Bottorff<br />
Ken and Joan Brinkman<br />
Angelika and Fabrizio Brinkmann-<br />
Busi<br />
Roberta Brinton<br />
C.L. Evers Brooks<br />
R. Travis Brooks<br />
Isabel and James Brown<br />
Mr. and Mrs. Blake Brown<br />
Dorothy H. Bunten<br />
Elizabeth F. Burns<br />
Holly Cain<br />
Brian and Susie Campbell<br />
James and Lilo Campeau<br />
Supin and Liming Chen<br />
Judy and Walter Christmas<br />
Stanley and Daphne Clarke<br />
Jackie Clarke<br />
Bill and Elly Cleary<br />
Sheri Clewis<br />
Claire L. Coe<br />
Melanie Cohen<br />
Anthony and Diane Cole<br />
Carter Comaford<br />
Sean and Rebecca Conlon<br />
Jeffrey Corbett<br />
Kimberly Crawford<br />
William and Candice Cueto<br />
Nancy B. Cumming<br />
Betty and Mitchell Dazey<br />
Ted and Anna De Roos<br />
Emmanuel Delfin<br />
Debra Do<br />
Sam and Jackie Domancich<br />
Paul and Laura Dorin<br />
Lee W. Dorsey<br />
Robert Doughty<br />
John and Diane Eberhardt<br />
Jay and Patricia Edie<br />
Alfred and Deanne Edridge<br />
Bruce and Shirley Edson<br />
Jill Shoemaker and George Edwards<br />
Paul Elkins<br />
David and Jean English<br />
Thomas English<br />
Stephanie Enright<br />
Doug and Sheila Epperhart<br />
Charles and Marylou Erikson<br />
David and Rita Evans<br />
Dick and JoAnn Evans<br />
David and Jessica Feldman<br />
Charles and Wendy Fisher<br />
Jack and Mary Fisher<br />
Darrell Floyd<br />
Nancy R. Forbes<br />
Charlotte French<br />
Ryszard and Ewa Gajewski<br />
Marjorie Gallard<br />
Jim and Jan Gardner<br />
Catherine and Dennis Gardner<br />
Richard and Donna Gawne<br />
Lorinda Gayl<br />
Susan Gean<br />
John and Catherine Gebhart<br />
Carl and Harriett Ghormley<br />
Tim and Skylyn Gibbons<br />
Marcella Gleason<br />
Stewart Gordon<br />
Mary Graff<br />
Robert and Patricia Grant<br />
Ann Grapperhaus<br />
Doug Gummerman<br />
Eugene Gutierrez<br />
Madeline C. Hall<br />
Vern Hall<br />
Janet and Edward Hallett<br />
Helmut and Frances Harder<br />
Claude and Arlene Harrison<br />
David and Barbara Hart<br />
Ann and George Hartmann<br />
Dean and Gloria Hartwick<br />
Carol and Michael Hashiro<br />
Charles and Ruth Hattersley<br />
Marilyn and Cortlen Hauge<br />
John and Nancy Heath<br />
Lynn and Alan Hendershot<br />
John and Celina Henderson<br />
Richard and Sophia Henke<br />
John and Virginia Hicks<br />
Cleve Hildebrand<br />
John and Marjorie Hill<br />
Everett and Christine Hinkley<br />
Rob and Katherine Hinsch<br />
Dale and Marilyn Hoffman<br />
James and Joan Hogan<br />
Karen Jansen and Barry Holchin<br />
James and Bunny Holwerda<br />
Linda and Jim Howat<br />
John and Jean Hyde<br />
Nancy and Joseph Hyman<br />
Jean Jacobson<br />
Kevin and Marsha Jennings<br />
Julian and Lisa Jimenez<br />
Paul H. Johanson<br />
Richard Johnson<br />
Jewell Jones<br />
Jim and Jane Jones<br />
Julie Jones<br />
James and Yooko Justiss<br />
Marie and Abner Kaplan<br />
Ed and Eileen Kapp<br />
George and Iku Kawahara<br />
Jeanne L. Kirschner<br />
Ilse and Robert Kirste<br />
Garwood and Jo Kleinhen<br />
David and Linda Kuntzman<br />
Heide Kurtz<br />
Don and Mae <strong>Land</strong>auer<br />
Douglas and Kim Larson<br />
Esther and Joseph Lavachek<br />
James and Colleen Lee<br />
Linda and Joe Lee<br />
Mary and Joseph Lindorfer<br />
Margaret Litman<br />
Barbara and Mark Lurie<br />
Robert and Margaret Luty<br />
Johanna Lytle<br />
James and Patricia Mack<br />
Dorothy MacLellan<br />
Drs. Michael Eula and J. Madden<br />
Bill and Cathy Maikisch<br />
Greg and Melinda Mallek<br />
J. Kelly Mantis<br />
Norma Marich<br />
Gary and Gretchen Marlotte<br />
Walter and Florence Marshall<br />
Mildred Marx<br />
John Mascola<br />
John and Ann McBride<br />
Alasdair and Kathleen McGowan<br />
Justin and Madeleine McJones<br />
Susan McKenna<br />
Joe and Rita Meistrell<br />
Gary and Jennifer Mendez<br />
Jo Ann and Bruno Michetti<br />
Robert and Susan Miller<br />
George and Louise Mills<br />
Dr. Noah Modisett<br />
Simmie and Marcia Monroe<br />
John and Carmen Moore<br />
Brian Murphy<br />
Ingrid Neat<br />
John and Francis Norin<br />
Andrew and Priscilla Novom<br />
Tom and Marian O’Donnell<br />
Ralph J. Ortolano, Jr.<br />
Catherine and Kenneth Ostrom<br />
Richard and Margaret Ota<br />
Henry Ott<br />
Albert and Susan Owens<br />
Cathy Ozrelic<br />
Sylvia W. Padgett<br />
Joanne Page<br />
Rodger and Barbara Paige<br />
Drs. Beverly and Richard Palmer<br />
Mary Palmer<br />
Hans and Rita Palten<br />
Noel and Diana Park<br />
Allen and Dorothy Parker<br />
Barbara S. Peirce<br />
Douglas and Sheila Pell<br />
Fernando Penalosa<br />
Martha and Hugh Pendleton<br />
Gregg and Penny Perkins<br />
Dr. and Mrs. Godfrey Pernell<br />
William and Ramona Petak<br />
Irene Peter<br />
Marydith Piepenbrink<br />
Ann Stone and David Pilon<br />
Myrna Plost<br />
Eric and Sara Potter<br />
Ruth and Al Prince<br />
<strong>Palos</strong> <strong>Verdes</strong> <strong>Peninsula</strong> PTA<br />
Joyce A. Randolph<br />
Tom and Peggy Reavey<br />
Greg and Mary Reinhardt<br />
Irma Remstein<br />
Dave, Carol and Ryan Roelen<br />
Bob and Sibylle Roessler<br />
Art and May Romek<br />
Karen Winter and Mark Rosenfeld<br />
Laura Rosenwald<br />
Robert Roskos<br />
Brian Ross<br />
Melinda and Edward Ruddy<br />
Gerlinde Ryan<br />
Lynda Sakamaki-Smith<br />
Jerry and Carolyn Say<br />
Pamela and Robert Schachter<br />
Ralph and Gloria Schack<br />
Roy and Jean Scharer<br />
Alan and Sandra Scharff<br />
Mrs. Marion Scharffenberger<br />
Ann Bergan Schneider<br />
Vicki and John Schoenfeld<br />
Eric and Diane Schott<br />
William and Sharon Schurmer<br />
Bill and Mary Jane Schwebel<br />
Susan Seamans<br />
Joseph and Betty Sedey<br />
Paula Sheridan<br />
Beverly Sherman<br />
Derald and Ann Sidler<br />
David and Andrea Simmons<br />
Marian E. Skidmore<br />
Hal and Janet Smith<br />
Derek and Connie Smith<br />
Margaret Snape<br />
Gary and Beth Sohngen<br />
Marissa and Anthony Solano<br />
Philip Solomita<br />
Tracy Sommers<br />
Diane and Jim Staes<br />
James and Elizabeth Stewart Jr.<br />
Patricia Lynch and John Stolte<br />
Oliver and Susan Storsteen<br />
Eric Stout<br />
James and Darla Straka<br />
William and Melanie Streitfeld<br />
Margaret Jean Sullivan<br />
Michael and Julie Sulman<br />
Eva Cicorra and Ken Swenson<br />
Joseph and Eileen Tabares<br />
Bart and Kathy Tendick<br />
Michael Thiel<br />
Clark and Georgia Thurber<br />
Geoffrey and Yuko Tong<br />
Wendy Millet and Rob Trice<br />
John Horn and Penelope Trickett<br />
Don and Peggy Ugent<br />
Paula and Michael Ungar<br />
James Unmack<br />
Alan and Kelli Vieweg<br />
Thomas Villiger<br />
Lawrence D. Vivian<br />
Arvid and Susan von Nordenflycht<br />
Elaine and Byron Wakayama<br />
Vickie Walker<br />
John Wallace<br />
Leon Wallace, M.D.<br />
Mary Warnacutt<br />
John and Chris Wash<br />
Sharlene Waszak<br />
Patricia Ann Webb
<strong>Palos</strong> <strong>Verdes</strong> <strong>Peninsula</strong> <strong>Land</strong> <strong>Conservancy</strong><br />
Curt and LaVerne Weeks<br />
Patricia Weimer<br />
Dennis and Joyce Welsh<br />
Linda and Doland White<br />
Heather and Mike White<br />
George and Phyllis Whitmore<br />
John and Linda Whitson<br />
Brian and Apalla Chopra Whitten<br />
T.D. and Bonnie Winters<br />
Barbeur Wise<br />
Jerry and Anne Wittels<br />
Robert Wolfe<br />
Chris and Anne Wong<br />
Ralph and Risty Wood<br />
Horace Wright, Jr.<br />
Bobbie and John Wynhoff<br />
JoAnn Wysocki<br />
Judy and John Yamashita<br />
MEMBERS (Donations from<br />
$35 to $50)<br />
Bobbie and Richard Ackley<br />
Jerry and Jeanette Adams<br />
Elias and Betsey Amador<br />
William Anderson<br />
Mary Anderson<br />
Mary Ashla<br />
Hillside Homeowners Association<br />
Nancy and Mark Aston<br />
Roger and Carolyn Ayers<br />
Namele and Steven Baker<br />
Gertrude Barden<br />
Dorothy Barrett<br />
Terry Bass<br />
Jeff and Debbie Berger<br />
Murray and Natalie Berman<br />
Edwin Berry<br />
Dick Binder<br />
Anne and Ian Bisco<br />
Ralph Black<br />
John Blandford<br />
Joyce Block-Miller<br />
Mary Jane Bloomingdale<br />
Richard and Mary Bobco<br />
Dr. Jeffrey and Joan Bogosian<br />
Dan and Pamela Bonawitz<br />
Barry Bonnickson<br />
Douglas and Betty Bovee<br />
Rachelle Bowen<br />
Lauren and Chester Brach<br />
David and Marilyn Breeding<br />
Kim and Chris Brothers<br />
Ginger and Gary Brown<br />
Juanita Bryson<br />
Jim and Ann Carley<br />
Thomas and Marie Carr<br />
Marge Carter<br />
Rosemary Caterson<br />
Selbert and Leonor Chernila<br />
Evelyn Chidsey<br />
Helene and Mark Chinowsky<br />
Dolly Cincotta<br />
Gerry and Mary Clifford<br />
Mr. and Mrs. David Clum<br />
Stuart and Anita Cole<br />
Jane Colyar<br />
Barbara and Tom Coynes<br />
Kris and Mark Crase<br />
Jack and Joyce Crump<br />
Michael Czap<br />
Dr. and Mrs. Kenneth J. Daponte<br />
Constance Davenport<br />
Barbara Davis<br />
Susan Taylor Davis<br />
Gene and Kathy Davis<br />
Sally Kinsey and Robert Day<br />
Frank and Merry De Lucia<br />
Elizabeth and Francois Denis<br />
Susan and Naresh Deo<br />
Carol and Gus DeVore<br />
Brynne Dippell<br />
Jerry Drenckhahn<br />
Dean and Dorian Dunlavey<br />
Laurel Duval<br />
Dennis and Zoya Dyer<br />
John Ellison<br />
William A. Emanuelsen<br />
Stephanie Engstrom<br />
Carol and Herbert Epp<br />
Barbara Epstein<br />
Patricia Ericson<br />
Kenneth and Frances Evans<br />
Tina Evers<br />
Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Falcon<br />
Esther Feldman<br />
Joe and Miriam Fierstein<br />
Fulton Findings<br />
Joyce Fischer<br />
Bob and Carroll Fisher<br />
Mr. and Mrs. John S. Fiske<br />
John and Dorothy Flood<br />
Susan Fogelson<br />
George and Gail Fong<br />
Walter and Georgene Foster<br />
Herb and Priscilla Fourer<br />
Lynn Frangos<br />
Mary Franz<br />
Phyllis Furman<br />
Susannah Garcia<br />
Glen and Noel Garrett<br />
Ron and Susan Gastelum<br />
Rose and Robert Gibson<br />
Bob and Mona Gifford<br />
James and Mary Gisbrecht<br />
Jerome and Kathleen Gliksman<br />
Patsy and Richard Gloor<br />
Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth L. Goldman<br />
James and Susana Gonzalez<br />
Edward Wolfman and Susan<br />
Goodlerner<br />
Yvonne and Richard Grea<br />
John Grennan<br />
Candy Groat<br />
Anneliese Grohs<br />
Mrs. Florence Hable<br />
Bill and Lou Hagemeier<br />
Frank and Amy Hagen<br />
Pearl Hanback<br />
Jean Harada<br />
Denise Hardwick<br />
Barbara Hardwick<br />
Ann Marie and Jay Hebert<br />
Mr. and Mrs. John Heinrich<br />
De De and Allen Hicks<br />
Robert and Catherine Hicks<br />
Herbert and Julianne Hill<br />
Josephine Himes<br />
John and Ellen Hocking<br />
Doug and Vicky Hoffman<br />
Bob Aisley and Carol Holben<br />
Laura and Lewis Holzman<br />
John Holzman<br />
Margaret W. Houghton, Ph.D.<br />
Hermann and Marianne<br />
Huettemeyer<br />
Ann Hugh<br />
Cordelia and Warren Hwang<br />
Frederick and Mary Jo Jackson<br />
Ms. Lita Jacoste<br />
William and Christine Jameson<br />
Dale Jenkins<br />
Elaine Jones<br />
Edwin C. Kampmann<br />
Joyce and Roger Kaplan<br />
Barbara and Bill Karg<br />
Dhana Kaushik<br />
Drake and Stephanie Kennedy<br />
Alanna and Edward Kennedy<br />
Annette and Jerry King<br />
Cheryl King<br />
Shirley Kline<br />
Dr. and Mrs. Fred Knirk<br />
James and Phyllis Knopke<br />
Eleanor and Bill Knox<br />
John Kohler<br />
Dr. R.W. Kohlschreiber<br />
Harold Koletsky<br />
Benjamin and Suzan Konell<br />
Sarah Konstan<br />
Paul Kratz<br />
Joan and Sam Kraus<br />
Kathleen Krauthamer<br />
Glenn and Jean Ladd<br />
Donnis M. Lantz<br />
Jim and Carole Larkins<br />
Hanny and Marcel Le Rutte<br />
Keith and Lisa Lenard<br />
Stanley and Grace Leonard<br />
Leon Leonard<br />
Emil and Barbara Lichina<br />
Marilou Lieman<br />
Kelly Limberg<br />
Jerry Lingel<br />
Laurie and Dan Logan<br />
Sandra Servadei London<br />
Thomas Long<br />
Elizabeth A. Lukas<br />
Lena and Robert Lusian<br />
Bill and Mary Malcolm<br />
Peter Mand<br />
Sandra Mardesich<br />
Robert and Rosemary Marimon<br />
Monica Martin<br />
James Matheny<br />
Dan Matulich<br />
Arch and Nelda McCulloch<br />
Lizbeth McDannel<br />
Sandra and Kenneth McKivett<br />
Dennis and Donna McLaughlin<br />
Dorothy McMasters<br />
William and Marjorie McNairn<br />
Mary Ann and G.E. Mevers<br />
Gayla D. Meyer<br />
Carol Midford<br />
Elone Miller<br />
Doris Miller<br />
Ann Doherty and Richard Mitchell<br />
Charles and Rosemary Moore<br />
James and Mary Ann Morrison<br />
James and Claudia Morrow<br />
Linda Mullins<br />
John and Sandra Murdock<br />
Charles and Winona Murray<br />
Masato and Miyako Naito<br />
Edward and Jayne Newhall<br />
Hiroko and Yoji Niho<br />
Ziggy Novak<br />
Kurt and Ilse Oetiker<br />
John Ohara<br />
Betty and Victor Paieda<br />
William and Jean Palmer<br />
Tom and Marion Parsons<br />
Rute Paz<br />
Rudolph and Jean Pearl<br />
Kristi and Eric Pedersen<br />
Donald and Joyce Pekich<br />
Mark and Anne Pepys<br />
Louis and Ilse Persichina<br />
Lynda and Harry Petru, Jr.<br />
Jack and Mindy Pharris<br />
Theresa and Edward Poplawski<br />
Mary Porter<br />
Angela and Andrew Pride<br />
Donald and Margaret Queitzsch<br />
Barbel Quinlan<br />
Edward and Irene Rall<br />
Thomas H. Redfield<br />
Marcia B. Reed<br />
Ann and Neal Richardson<br />
Dorothy Ringer<br />
Joel and Harriet Ringold<br />
Donald Ritter<br />
Riviera Garden Club<br />
J. Bernard and Mildred Rivo<br />
Sherry Roberts<br />
Bill and Catharine Roberts<br />
Dortha E. Rochte<br />
Mildred Rockey<br />
Irma Ruiz<br />
Mr. and Mrs. Robert L. Rutledge<br />
Albert and Carla Sargent<br />
Ken and Seta Saunders<br />
Deborah Schaeffer<br />
Anne, George and Max Schmid<br />
Eugene Schmidt<br />
Mr. and Mrs. W.F. Schmidt<br />
Kathy Schmidt<br />
Mildred and Michael Scholnick<br />
First Quarter 2002, Page 6<br />
Ray and Susan Seager<br />
Judith and Harry Senff<br />
Michael and Bonnie Shannon<br />
Dolores Sharp<br />
Jeanette Sharpsteen<br />
Kathryn Shealy<br />
Mary and Robert Sheh<br />
Brian and Nancy Sheps<br />
Jim and Diane Shneer<br />
Rosanna and Ranjan Singh<br />
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Sirull<br />
Richard and Jennifer Sittel<br />
John Small<br />
Rebecca Smeltzer<br />
Ellen and Clay Smith<br />
Margee and Jerry Smith<br />
Murray Smith<br />
Marcia Spiegel<br />
Elenora K. Stallings<br />
Craig and Kimberlee Stephens<br />
Albert and Kay Stephenson<br />
Lynne and Richard Stern<br />
Ivan Stevenson<br />
Beverly Stockert<br />
John and Gay Stodder<br />
Sharon and Ray Stone<br />
James and Marylou Sweeney<br />
Bill and Caitlin Szieff<br />
Sylvia and Dale Thompson<br />
Beryl Tilley<br />
Vytautas and Karen Tozer<br />
Michael and Laura Travis<br />
Maxine Trevethen<br />
Lorraine Tutihasi<br />
Irene Tyson<br />
Christine Unutzer<br />
Ardys and Steve Van Sicklen<br />
Leonard A. Vanderhoof<br />
Don and Lois Vannorsdall<br />
Richard and Anne Vierson<br />
Barbara Walch<br />
Robert Waldeck<br />
Priscilla Wallmark<br />
James Walsh<br />
Geoffrey and Virginia Warren<br />
Conrad Wedberg, Jr.<br />
Ruth and Stiles Wegener<br />
John and Marilyn Weiker<br />
Bob and Elaine Weiner<br />
Karl Westberg<br />
Dennis Weyrauch<br />
Mitch and Jody White<br />
Lois Wickham<br />
Sidney and Frances Wielin<br />
Marty Williams<br />
Dave Williams<br />
Judy A. Willis<br />
Karen and David Wilson<br />
Stuart Wilson<br />
Mr. and Mrs. Arvel B. Witte<br />
Leanette Wolfe<br />
Helen Woo<br />
Albert and Donna Worch<br />
Louise M. Wykes<br />
Karin Yarnell<br />
OTHER DONORS<br />
Valerie and Christopher Adlam<br />
Richard and Barbara Allen<br />
June Allen<br />
Michael and Barbara Allison<br />
Terry Andrews<br />
Donald Armstrong<br />
Marvin and Sheila Asroff<br />
Liz Bacalja<br />
Bob and Marilyn Baker<br />
Bertram Balch, Jr.<br />
Virginia L. Ballatin<br />
Kathi and Tim Baptist<br />
Brooks and Joyce Barnhill<br />
Robert Barron<br />
Stephanie Batson<br />
Jesse Beaumont<br />
Robert Klein and Jane Bechle<br />
Elizabeth Becker<br />
John and Diane Bertelsen
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Ruth and Frank Bescoby<br />
Steven and Rose Bilbrough<br />
Bill Birmingham<br />
Patricia C. Black<br />
Lee N. Booher<br />
Don and Ann Boucher<br />
Beulah Bowen<br />
Josephine B. Braco<br />
David and Barbara Bridgnell<br />
Albert and Pauline Brockmann<br />
Robert and Helen Brown<br />
H.E. and Lilia Burke<br />
Joe and Anke Campanella<br />
Jerry and Joyce Cannon<br />
The Carney Family<br />
Joseph and Jeanne Carrier<br />
Virginia Carrington<br />
Juli Castillo<br />
Christina L. Centofante<br />
Jodie and Lawrence Chapman<br />
Betty Ciuchta<br />
Jennifer Cody<br />
Rev. Thomas Cooper<br />
Barbara Covey<br />
Thomas and Achara Cowell<br />
Sunnie Cullings<br />
Mr. and Mrs. George Davis<br />
Diana Davis<br />
Kristy Day<br />
Ray and Donna Day<br />
Barbara De Benedetto<br />
James and Frieda Deane<br />
Denise DeLeeuw<br />
Emily Dennis<br />
Mara Dragos<br />
Cynthia Dunbar<br />
Barbara and John Dye<br />
Gary and Shari Effron<br />
Ann and Stanley Ehrenclou<br />
Rose Eriksen<br />
Joseph and Gun Fagin<br />
Steven Fishman<br />
Bill and Robbie Foltz<br />
Debra and Gary Fournier<br />
Anne Fox<br />
Phil and Kathryn Friedel<br />
Greg and Candi Gershuni<br />
Sidney Gilbert<br />
Penne Goldstein<br />
Richard and Karen Govenar<br />
Robert Grantham<br />
Oscar and Vernette Guinn<br />
Isabella Gustafson<br />
Lillian and Dale Hanner<br />
Gregg Haskell<br />
Todd and Trish Haskell<br />
James Hayashi<br />
Marilyn Helmy<br />
Samantha Hill<br />
Thomas and Suzanne Hoffman<br />
Teresa Hoffman<br />
Danny and Sandra Horii<br />
Peggy and Chuck Howell<br />
Norman and Anney Hsu<br />
Jim Illson<br />
Judith James<br />
Michael and Olga Jing<br />
J. Kevin Jones<br />
Jack and Betty Jones<br />
Vijay Kamdar<br />
Rosa Kestelman<br />
Elaine Knoll<br />
Alyse Laemmle<br />
Katy Laetsch<br />
Yukie and Andrew <strong>Land</strong>isman<br />
Gregory S. Laurinat<br />
Harold and Ann Leonard<br />
Nancy Leonard<br />
Henry and Ingrid Lin<br />
Marlyse Linder<br />
Christy Lloyd<br />
Charlotte and Richard Logemann<br />
Hassan Mahinfar<br />
Stanley and Karen Marcus<br />
Stan and Madge Mason<br />
Jo Ann Mauceri<br />
Kevin and Elizabeth McBride<br />
Jay and Bonnie McDonald<br />
John and Dianne McDonald<br />
Charlie and Tina McPhee<br />
Mary Melling<br />
John and Amy Mendez<br />
Marzi and Maria Mistry<br />
Shawn and Marijane Miyake<br />
Paul and Rose Mary Mosher<br />
Mr. Mosler<br />
Glenn Nakasaki<br />
Marguerite Noetzli<br />
Margery Norris<br />
Frank O’Brien<br />
Estela Ong<br />
Brent and Barbara Pace<br />
Archer Parham, III<br />
Russell and Christina Parkison<br />
Stephen and Julie Paterson<br />
R.B. Phillips<br />
Dennis and Maureen Phillips<br />
Vanessa Poster<br />
Anita Reynolds<br />
Everest E. Riccioni<br />
Steve and Marion Robinson<br />
Robert C. Rupert<br />
Josephine Secakuku<br />
Rick and Pam Seide<br />
Charissa and Andrew Shalat<br />
Wilfred Shaw<br />
Mary and Bill Sheridan<br />
Bernard Shyffer<br />
William and Bettie Slagg<br />
Vern and Laurie Smith<br />
Thomas and Elaine Smuczynski<br />
Sofia and Roger Sommer<br />
Katherine Spielman<br />
Richard and Marie Stark<br />
Jules Streisand<br />
Bartholomew Tam<br />
Harumi and Bruce Thatcher<br />
Jane and Richard Thorn<br />
Ronald and Betty Tobin<br />
Betsy Treynor<br />
Pat Trutanich<br />
Gabriela and Joseph Tucker<br />
Lily Van Patten<br />
Sasha Venn<br />
Richard and Cynthia Vezina<br />
Duncan and Margaret Walker<br />
Gordon Whitney<br />
Rhoanne Wilmot-Washington<br />
Nancy Winters<br />
Wendy Wolf<br />
Donald and Mary Wolverton<br />
Bettee C. Woodburn<br />
Jen-Liang and Wen Huei Pan Wu<br />
Krista Yachechak<br />
Susan B. Yewell<br />
Marion Yoklavich<br />
Larry and Susan Yuzuki<br />
San Pedro Girl Scouts and Lion's Club Cook for White Point<br />
Bill Ailor, left, and several members of White Point Steering Committee:<br />
Larry Vivian, Loren DeRoy (chair), June Burlingame-Smith, Beth Sohngen,<br />
Noel Park, Danna McDonough, Leah Marinkovich, Bruce Biesman-Simons.<br />
Members of San Pedro Neighbor<br />
Girls Scouts were aided by volunteers<br />
from the San Pedro Lion's Club in a<br />
special "Make a Difference Day" White<br />
Point fundraising event in October. The<br />
event included a pancake breakfast benefiting<br />
the new White Point Nature Preserve,<br />
a silent auction, and music provided<br />
by a jazz band.<br />
A highlight of the breakfast was the<br />
introduction of members of the White<br />
Point Advisory Committee. The committee,<br />
led by Loren DeRoy, was chartered<br />
by the <strong>Conservancy</strong> to develop<br />
the Master Plan for the creation of a<br />
nature preserve on the102-acre<br />
site.<br />
After months of hearings and<br />
deliberations, the committee<br />
created the plan which was recently<br />
approved by the Board of Recreation<br />
and Parks Commissioners for<br />
Los Angeles, leading to the approval<br />
of the EIR by the Los Angeles City<br />
Council (see story on page 1). <strong>Conservancy</strong><br />
president Bill Ailor presented a<br />
certificate of appreciation to each member<br />
for his or her community involvement<br />
and work on the advisory body.<br />
The event, part of Community<br />
Girl Scouts serve breakfast.<br />
Awareness Day activities, was coordinated<br />
by Margaret Moilov.<br />
The breakfast, held at the Angel’s<br />
Gate complex in San Pedro, was attended<br />
by several hundred individuals.<br />
After the breakfast event, the girls<br />
adjourned to the White Point site and<br />
helped prepare the area for habitat<br />
restoration planned for later this year.
<strong>Palos</strong> <strong>Verdes</strong> <strong>Peninsula</strong> <strong>Land</strong> <strong>Conservancy</strong><br />
Here on the <strong>Palos</strong> <strong>Verdes</strong> <strong>Peninsula</strong>,<br />
just as about everywhere<br />
on our planet’s land masses,<br />
humans share their existence with<br />
insects. Many of these aid the<br />
growth of plants, and many are<br />
food for our beautiful<br />
birds and other wildlife.<br />
In fact, about 75%<br />
of all animals in the<br />
world are insects, giving<br />
them a ratio of approximately<br />
200,000<br />
insects for each person. Because<br />
of their variety, insects live in more<br />
environments than do any other<br />
animals.<br />
Not only do some occupy small<br />
and large plants, but some exist<br />
below the ground and under rocks,<br />
or on the ground’s surface, or next<br />
to a body of water, or on the water’s<br />
surface, and a few even live under<br />
the water. In addition, insects are<br />
in climate areas from quite cold to<br />
quite hot.<br />
It’s known that insects, rather<br />
than birds, were the first organisms<br />
to have wings and to fly. Of<br />
course, there are insects such as<br />
ants and beetles that do not fly.<br />
The new color “Use it or Lose it”<br />
mailer has received excellent reviews<br />
and is bringing in new members.<br />
The highlight of the mailer is a<br />
color aerial photograph of the south<br />
side of the <strong>Peninsula</strong> by photographer<br />
Bill Alnes.<br />
Alnes, a regular at “Whale of a<br />
Day” and similar <strong>Peninsula</strong> events<br />
Insects Outnumber Humans 200,000 to 1<br />
by Joseph K. Slap<br />
Spiders also do not fly, but spiders<br />
are not insects but arachnids, with<br />
eight legs and no wings or antennae.<br />
Of all animals, insects are the<br />
only ones to have six legs and/or<br />
four wings. So, a<br />
millipede and a centipede<br />
are not insects<br />
because of their<br />
large number of legs.<br />
However, a grasshopper<br />
does have 4<br />
wings, six legs, and<br />
antennae, so it is indeed an insect.<br />
Another fact about an insect’s<br />
body is that it consists of a head, a<br />
thorax, and an abdomen.<br />
On the head are its two<br />
eyes, two antennae, and<br />
mouth. The eating features<br />
of insect mouths<br />
differ: some mouths take up liquids<br />
as a sponge does by absorbing,<br />
some suck-up liquids, some<br />
have sharp aspects that pierce, and<br />
many chew and thus crush what is<br />
being eaten.<br />
Because insects do not have<br />
teeth, those that chew have relatively<br />
strong and sharp jaws for<br />
that function, and the chewing in<br />
“Use it or Lose it” Flyer Adds Members<br />
has taken many similar aerial photographs,<br />
but this one “captures the<br />
beauty and three dimensional nature<br />
of the Portuguese Bend area,” says<br />
Lisa Lenard, Director for<br />
Develop,ment and wife of executive<br />
director Keith Lenard.<br />
The mailer, the first to bring attention<br />
to community efforts to preserve<br />
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some insects is an up and down<br />
jaw motion, whereas in other insects,<br />
such as tiger beetles, the<br />
chewing motion of the jaws is sideways.<br />
Moths and butterflies suck nectar<br />
from a flower in a manner similar<br />
to the way a person sucks liquid<br />
through a straw. Insects such<br />
as mosquitoes (e.g., with the sharp,<br />
piercing attribute) often suck a liquid<br />
after piercing an animal’s skin<br />
or puncturing a moist leaf.<br />
People’s skeletons are within our<br />
bodies but the external skeleton<br />
(exoskeleton) of an insect gives<br />
some protection to the insect, and<br />
covers and helps support<br />
its inner muscles.<br />
One insect that’s<br />
harder for a predator to<br />
see and identify as potential<br />
prey is the one called a<br />
walking stick. When that insect is<br />
in a collection of leaves or twigs, it<br />
is indeed camouflaged.<br />
I hope you’ve enjoyed this brief<br />
discussion of our insect friends.<br />
Support the <strong>Land</strong> <strong>Conservancy</strong> and<br />
help preserve the open spaces<br />
many of these call home.<br />
a major portion of the remaining Portuguese<br />
Bend natural area, was sent<br />
to over 21,000 homes in the 90274<br />
and 90275 zip code areas. The response<br />
has been very good.<br />
Our thanks to those of you who<br />
have used this opportunity to join or<br />
renew your membership.<br />
Add Your Email Address to Our List<br />
Many of our members have asked to be kept informed of our efforts to preserve the Portuguese Bend<br />
Nature Preserve. We will be providing information via e-mail at critical points in this effort. If you’d<br />
like to be on our email list, please send an e-mail to bill.ailor@pvplc.org, and your address will be<br />
added.
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Haiku Corner: The <strong>Peninsula</strong> from Another Perspective<br />
by Jorg Raue<br />
Last year we published in this corner<br />
a collection of 21 haiku that<br />
were selected from all the haiku submitted<br />
during the previous two years.<br />
You were asked to vote for your favorite.<br />
Here are the results of your<br />
vote:<br />
Jess Morton is the clear winner—<br />
nearly all of his submittals received<br />
votes, but these three, all embracing<br />
the sea shore, garnered the most votes:<br />
evening flicks her tongue<br />
across this shore’s lip of sand<br />
to caress my ear<br />
Jess Morton<br />
murmuring wavelet<br />
bends to a strand of beached kelp<br />
fingering its beads<br />
Jess Morton<br />
with rustles of silk<br />
seafoam’s sheer lace slips away<br />
untouched sand laid bare<br />
Jess Morton<br />
There was a tie for second place,<br />
little hummingbird<br />
lightly dancing in the air<br />
red flower waiting<br />
Charlene Dolim<br />
low tide, Rocky Point —<br />
waves flood giant blackened rocks<br />
countless mussels huddle<br />
Jorg Raue<br />
The winners should stop by the<br />
office of the <strong>Palos</strong> <strong>Verdes</strong> <strong>Peninsula</strong><br />
<strong>Land</strong> <strong>Conservancy</strong> and pick<br />
up their prize--a nature book or a<br />
PVPLC coffee mug.<br />
Clearly, the sea surrounding<br />
our <strong>Peninsula</strong> provides a sense of<br />
peace and tranquillity, and to<br />
many of us it also provides a<br />
endless source of inspiration for<br />
the writing of haiku.<br />
Along with about a dozen<br />
haiku, Jess Morton sent the following<br />
illuminating and instructive<br />
comments:<br />
“Besides being restricted to<br />
three lines with a fixed 5-7-5 syllable<br />
count, a haiku should also<br />
contain two contrasting but related<br />
images. I think the ideal in<br />
haiku was to create a third line<br />
that was completely unexpected<br />
in its imagery, but managed to<br />
resolve the dramatic tension created<br />
in the first two lines.”<br />
Here is a selection of Jess’<br />
haiku:<br />
Programs Available for Young and Old at George F Canyon<br />
The George F Canyon Nature Center in Rolling Hills<br />
Estates (southwest corner of the <strong>Palos</strong> <strong>Verdes</strong> Drive North<br />
and PV Drive East intersection) offers programs for all ages.<br />
These include:<br />
• 1st Saturday Nature Walk, a 10:00 am guided tour of the<br />
canyon<br />
• Practically Backyard Birding, offered at 5:00 pm on the<br />
last Thursday of the month<br />
• Canyon Night Hikes, 7:00 pm on the first full moon of<br />
each month<br />
• Senior Stroll Through the Canyon, a leisurely, naturalistled<br />
walk through the beautiful canyon held at 9:00 am on the<br />
second Friday of each month.<br />
More details are available at the Nature Center’s web site,<br />
www.pvplc.org/georgef or by calling (310) 547-0862. The<br />
programs are free, but a $2 per person donation is suggested to<br />
support the Nature Center. The <strong>Conservancy</strong> operates the<br />
George F Canyon Nature Center under contract with the City<br />
of Rolling Hills Estates.<br />
bubbles on wet sand<br />
where the hungry godwits probe<br />
a dark paradise<br />
Jess Morton<br />
swirling at wave’s rush<br />
among boulders of sunlight<br />
go eddies of birds<br />
Jess Morton<br />
tall breakers, squall lashed<br />
race up the ashen-faced beach<br />
beating their bare breasts<br />
Jess Morton<br />
And here are some additional haiku:<br />
the ocean’s movement<br />
of swells, dips, whitecaps and waves<br />
comes in all colors<br />
Barbara Peirce<br />
sparkle and shimmer<br />
afternoon sunlight streaming<br />
sun and sea rejoice<br />
Charlene Dolim<br />
If you have composed one or more<br />
haiku about any natural aspect of our<br />
<strong>Peninsula</strong>, please feel free to submit<br />
them for possible publication in this<br />
corner. My E-mail address is:<br />
raue@cox.net, or mail to Haiku, PO<br />
Box 3427, PVP, CA 90274<br />
George F Canyon Nature Center director Loretta<br />
Rose and friend.
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the date when your last donation was received by the <strong>Conservancy</strong>. If the top line contains the word "List,"<br />
according to our records, you have not yet contributed. Please make your 2002 commitment to preserving open<br />
space now--we need your help!<br />
Dust Off Those Cameras…<br />
Our Picture <strong>Palos</strong> <strong>Verdes</strong> Photography<br />
Contest is coming. Later this<br />
year, this popular event will encourage<br />
photographers to submit their<br />
best works to be hosted on the<br />
<strong>Conservancy</strong>’s web page,<br />
www.pvplc.org, where you can see<br />
entries and winners for the last several<br />
years. Remember, the theme of<br />
the contest is “the natural beauty of<br />
the <strong>Peninsula</strong>.” Categories include<br />
sunsets, plants and flowers, landscapes,<br />
and seascapes. Spring is an<br />
excellent time to snap some good<br />
pictures, so keep that camera handy.<br />
Wish List<br />
We need the following items. If<br />
you may be able to help, please call<br />
Joann Lehmer at our office, (310) 541-<br />
7613, extension 201.<br />
• A light utility truck for our nursery<br />
and land stewardship operations<br />
• Miscellaneous office furniture<br />
• Volunteers to represent the Conser-<br />
vancy at upcoming street fairs and<br />
public events.<br />
• Professional Rolatape measuring<br />
wheel<br />
• Light duty tool kit<br />
• Most recent edition of Peachtree<br />
accounting software<br />
• Windows 2000 software<br />
<strong>Palos</strong> <strong>Verdes</strong> <strong>Peninsula</strong><br />
<strong>Land</strong> <strong>Conservancy</strong><br />
Board of Directors<br />
Bill Ailor, President<br />
Mike Kilroy, Vice President<br />
Bruce Biesman-Simons, Secretary<br />
Bob Bothamley, Treasurer<br />
Shirley Borks<br />
Don Crocker<br />
Allen Franz<br />
Leah Marinkovich<br />
Wendy Millet<br />
Jim Moore<br />
Anke Raue<br />
James Scharffenberger<br />
June Schwarzmann<br />
Bill Swank<br />
Warren Sweetnam<br />
Executive Director<br />
Keith Lenard<br />
Office Manager<br />
Joann Lehmer<br />
<strong>Land</strong> Stewardship<br />
Stephen Heyn, Director<br />
Arthur Bonner<br />
Development<br />
Lisa Lenard<br />
Student Representative<br />
Ron Marinkovich San Pedro High<br />
Max Schmid Chadwick<br />
Vijay Yanamadala PVP High<br />
Educators<br />
John Nieto, Program Manager<br />
George F Canyon Naturalist<br />
Loretta Rose
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