THE ROADRUNNER
July-August, 2001
A Bi-monthly Publication
of The Kern-Kaweah Chapter Of The Sierra Club
Box 3357, Bakersfield, CA 93385-3357
(661) 323-5569
E-mail: kern-kaweah.chapter@sierraclub.org
Why this special edition? Two lead articles, Sequoia National Monument and Midgebuzzings dealing with Roadless Areas, need your response by the end of July. Please read carefully and take time to write. Your help is vital!
SEQUOIA NATIONAL MONUMENT NEEDS YOU:
ATTEND A MEETING AND WRITE COMMENTS: JULY 24 DEADLINE
The USFS has begun to write the Giant Sequoia National Monument Plan. When final, this Plan will determine whether Muir's dream of protecting the entire Sequoia ecosystem will be realized, or if anti-environment forces will pervert the intent of the Monument Proclamation.
Until April, 2000, over half the earth's Giant Sequoia groves were outside Park protection and at the mercy of Forest Service (USFS) management which emphasizes logging and commodity production. President Clinton created the Giant Sequoia National Monument to protect these USFS groves, but he left this new Monument in the hands of the Department of Agriculture and the USFS instead of the Department of Interior and the Park system. Now our real work begins!
Your presence at public meetings listed below and your letters of comment expressing deep concern for the USFS scoping process and content are needed NOW and throughout this process to assure the highest quality management for over half of the earth's Giant Sequoias.
As you no doubt know, our opponents are clamoring to reduce the size of the Monument, and to cement into this Plan inappropriate uses such as trail use of off-road vehicles and logging in the name of "restoration" or "fire risk control."
"Scoping," the initial step in writing the Giant Sequoia National Monument Management Plan, is the time during which public comments are solicited on what the Plan should contain. Usually initial scoping is very general in nature and all options for management are open, limited only by Proclamation language.
HOWEVER, the USFS's scoping has sprung upon the public a full-blown Plan which presents alarming
KEY POINTS TO MAKE IN YOUR COMMENTS:
* Tell the USFS that you fully support this National Monument and the Proclamation's intent to protect these lands, their diverse species, and the natural processes that continue to shape them.
* Ask that the scoping document be REDONE and REISSUED appending a full copy of the Presidential Proclamation that created the Monument, and which is the Originating Legal Authorization setting forth the purpose and management objectives of the Monument.
We believe the current scoping document contains elements that are NOT consistent with the Proclamation. It is unduly detailed for what should be a simple initial scoping letter. The scoping document combines a strange mix of general programmatic objectives with very site-specific suggested projects more appropriately addressed AFTER objectives are solidified within the Final Giant Sequoia National Management Plan.
*Tell the USFS that if they do not choose to reissue an amended scoping document, they must EXTEND the time period for the public to review and comment for 90 additional days to give us time to fully analyze this complex and vital first document.
* Tell the Forest Service that the current Monument boundaries are the minimum acreage needed to protect Monument values. The Monument could be larger, but certainly NOT smaller. The mapping was done by USFS and Park Giant Sequoia Ecologists using scientific information and criteria.
* Express your concern that their scoping document contains many predetermined management directions which do not follow the intent of the Proclamation and which have had no scientific or public scrutiny. Examples of these unacceptable USFS designed provisions include:
* Tell them the definition for Giant Sequoia grove ecological areas should be determined through collaboration of the interagency Giant Sequoia Cooperative which along with USFS personnel includes experienced and trusted scientists from Sequoia National Park, California State Parks, and the University of California, NOT in a USFS backroom by persons with no credentials in Sequoia ecology.
* Tell them there should be no mechanical removal (logging) of trees in the Monument except in exceptional and rare situations after full scientific study and public input, and such logging should occur ONLY on lands already on their USFS plantation inventory.
* Tell them there should be no new roads built in the Monument. Tell them that all historically existing trails as inventoried on their 1956 recreation map are still "trails" even if subsequent USFS logging activities damaged them. These trails are a valuable historical and recreational resource and should not be deleted, abandoned, or converted to ORV use. Their integrity should be restored for hiking and recreational stock use which would reduce recreational pressure on more remote areas in Wildernesses and Parks.
* Tell them you oppose the USFS's view of the Monument as merely another layer of USFS planning instead of a separate entity which should be managed solely in accordance with the Proclamation that created it. The USFS Scoping letter describes their vision of the Monument Plan overlapping management regimes with the Sierra Forest Plan Amendment (Sierra Framework), the obsolete 1988 Sequoia Management Plan and all other general changeable USFS guidelines. The Giant Sequoia National Management Plan, based upon the Proclamation, should take precedence in every aspect of management.
* Insist that the Science Advisory Board, carefully selected by the National Academy of Sciences, use the authority assigned to them by the Proclamation. The Board includes a wide range of non-USFS scientists as required by the Proclamation to assure that the initial Plan successfully shifted the usual USFS mind set. This Board is required by Proclamation language to "guide" the USFS in developing this first Monument Plan. BUT the USFS has relegated this prestigious group of scientists to merely commenting on the USFS's full-blown Monument proposal. Indeed the scoping document was sent out prior to the Science Advisory Board's first meeting.
* The Monument should have its own Superintendent who reports directly to the Secretary of Agriculture. Currently the Supervisor of Sequoia National Forest also holds the title of Monument Superintendent. These two distinct administrative entities, Sequoia National Forest and the new Giant Sequoia National Monument, now have different mandates. It is difficult and confusing for the same PRE-Monument Administrators, who logged and bulldozed the current Monument for a half a century, to shift gears and protect these same lands from the activities they themselves once promoted.
* While the management plan is being developed, the Forest Service should carry out no projects within Monument boundaries that will in any way foreclose options for management and protection of the Monument, except if there is a direct and imminent danger to life or structures.
THANK YOU FOR HELPING TO ENSURE THAT JOHN MUIR'S VISION FOR THE GIANT SEQUOIAS IS FINALLY REALIZED!
By Carla Cloer and Barbara Boyle
ATTEND ONE OF THE FOLLOWING FOREST SERVICE SPONSORED MEETINGS IF AT ALL POSSIBLE.
All meetings will be held from 3:30 PM to 8: 30 PM. The format will be Open House with presentations being made periodically during this time period as groups of persons gather. Forest Service personnel will be on hand to answer individual questions, and printed materials will also be available.
Tuesday, July 10, 2001:
For more information on how you can help:
Send your letters to
A MIDGEBUZZINGS LIKE YOU MAY NEVER HAVE READ BEFORE!
In early June I was in Washington DC to learn what must be done to protect the Roadless Area Conservation Rule, established in the final days of the Clinton administration, and now threatened by changes proposed by the Bush Administration. The Rule preserves what remains of the last 3l% of our wild forests by restricting logging and road building on 58.5 million acres of inventoried roadless areas on public lands.
Principle : More reliable information and mapping are needed, especially from people who live near the areas in question. Rebuttal: The roadless policy was developed because local planning did not adequately protect forests as sources of clean water, recreation and wildlife habitat. In the last 20 years of
Principle: There must be a fair process of gathering public input. Rebuttal: During a 60-day comment period prior to the establishment of the Roadless Rule, there were l.6 million responses from the public nationwide, from scientists, religious communities, and members of Congress. Of the l.l million public responses, 96% favored roadless protection, a number unprecedented, and indicative of wide public support.
Principle: Forests, communities and private property must be protected from wildfire and other risks on federal lands. Rebuttal: The Roadless Rule permits construction of roads in case of imminent threats of catastrophic events. It allows the cutting and removal of trees to reduce the risk of wildfire. So far 98% of fires in roadless areas have been controlled. Agriculture Department statistics show that most wildfires are ignited by human activities and start in roaded and logged areas.
Principle: Access to state and private land inholdings must be allowed. Rebuttal: This is a non-issue. The Roadless Rule does not affect these access rights. It allows road construction and reconstruction by Forest Service decision "pursuant to reserved or outstanding rights..." Furthermore, the Roadless Rule does not prevent road maintenance or trail construction in roadless areas.
In public dialogue it is useful for us to remember that national forests provide only 5% of our timber, and less than 5% of that comes from the proposed roadless areas. The Roadless Rule affects less than one-quarter of l% of the nation's timber supply. Perhaps most poignant to many people is the reality that the timber industry's activities on public lands are tax-payer subsidized. Timber companies don't pay for those roads; we do! They profit; we lose.
Please write a letter including some or all of the information above to be sent to the following public officials asking them to oppose any effort to undermine or weaken the Roadless Area Conservation Rule, and to preserve it as it stands. Send copies to the following:
We must act quickly, since the announcement of changes to the Rule will come out in August. Thanks for caring! Public comment is the most EFFECTIVE force against industry-favoring changes to the Roadless Rule. By Ann Williams
FROM YOUR EDITOR
This is a very special issue of the Roadrunner. It has been put together literally overnight because of two items, the proposed Sequoia National Monument management plan and the proposed adjustments to Roadless Area plans. These proposals must be responded to before the end of July.
As you can imagine, these proposals are not in line with the thinking of the Sierra Club on these two topics. Already on other topics, public opinion has effected some changes in the Bush administration's policies, so you know that expressing oneself does have power. It is true that your written words can help save what is near and dear to all of us. If you have never written a letter before be assured this is the time to do it! Please please please do it now!
And, folks, if you have web access, it would really be great if you would sign up to be on the Kern-Kaweah Chapter ALERT hotline. Then we could send these messages out to you without delay, giving you more time to compose your letters and get them out to the persons who need to hear from us. Just send a note to alunger@juno.com. He will send you general alerts or alerts tailored to your interests and related to our local concerns, items you aren't likely to receive on the National and State Alert systems. And, you know, it just takes a second to use the delete button if you are not interested in a particular item
Finally, as this issue has been prepared literally overnight please forgive typos, awkward wording, etc. What is important here is the messages and your actions taken in regard to them. Write Right Now. Thanks.
At the recent Sierra Club Convention, Lorraine Unger was elected to the Sierra Club California Ex-Com. She will help make decisions determining the activities of the Sierra Club in California, a job which includes financial, staff, and policy considerations. Lorraine's exceptional understanding of the operations of Sierra Club, her ability to express herself, and her great loyalty to our organization will assure an outstanding contribution to this committee by one of our own.
June Sierra Club California Convention in brief
Highlight of this meeting was the opportunity to meet with the California State Staff that works with the California Legislature by conferring with our elected officials as to the contents of bills being considered. The crew of staff persons, headed by Bill Allayaud, have brought much expertise and experience to their jobs. Each was first introduced to the audience and gave a brief resumé of their background and added a bit more to the step by step process of influencing the directions of bills.
Look at Books
California Hiking by Tom Stienstra and Ann Brown.
It titles itself as the complete guide to 1,000 of the best hikes in Californiaí. It does list at least that many. The best part of the book is the way to locate an area, using a grid system. Each hike is rated in difficulty (using boot logos) and overall rating. The following are listed for each trail: location, user groups, map directions, contacts, and trail notes. Very easy to follow. Each trail description is about half a page. Only drawback: does not list the unusual trails. Great for people who want to do a one-day hike of leisure. Rating: 3 stars (out of four)
Congress is helping the cause
By Carl Zichella, regional staff director of the Sierra Club's California-Nevada-Hawaii Office:
I am happy to share this *stinging* defeat for the Bush administration and extremists in the House of Representatives‹Have a celebratory what-ever honoring our now-safer national monuments.
The House voted 242-173 in favor of the Rahall amendment to protect National Monuments from new mineral and energy leasing! The debate was focused on substance, with Republican conservatives arguing that Bush should have the authority to drill where he deems necessary. We lost very few Democrats. Awesome work. Congratulations!
As Will Rogers Senior might have said: "Yee Ha!"
Bush's budget to list endangered species‹$8.47 million‹was approved, however, without an increase. The U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service has determined that it needs $120 million. Bush's request is designed to create another Endangered Species Act listing crisis next year when the money runs out. And it will run out very quickly. George Bush has listed only two species under the ESA since being appointed president. Bill Clinton listed 41 during the same time period. Both Bush listings were driven by petitions and suits by the Center for Biological Diversity during the same time period.
Another note from Carl Zichella: Thu, 21 Jun 2001:
Public Involvement in EPA Decisions
Who will try it and report? Worth it or a sham?
A THOUGHT ABOUT YOUR TAX RETURN!!!
If you feel as I do that the recent tax cut is (in the words of Jane Bryant Quinn, the business columnist, who is not given to exaggeration,) "a contemptible piece of consumer fraud," which robs the country of needed services while it further enriches the already wealthy, you may want to do with your return what I will do with mine, which is to give it to your favorite environmental organization. Part of mine will go to the Kern-Kaweah Chapter, and the rest to the Sierra Club Legal Defense Fund. This will be a small irony, indeed, but satisfying nevertheless. You'll remember this gift far longer than you might the few dinners out those tax returns could buy.
Around the chapter
Inside Story on public information presentation a la Kern Kaweah Chapter to Bush:
About thirty folks from our territory gathered at Squaw Valley to present Sierra Club's message to the Bush entourage that zipped by with the speed of light. Signs, stamina and sun-resistance were the chief requirements in order to carry out this "information detail," and there was "success" in terms of contacts with the press, if not directly with George W. (One news article resulted from an interview by a reporter who missed the whole affair and found SC members in a nearby restaurant to interview for her article!)
CALENDAR JULY-AUGUST UPDATES/REPEATS
Looking ahead!
Will High Speed Rail (HSR) make less air pollution than the vehicles and airplanes HSR may replace? Will HSR reduce the expansion of LAX and SFX onto wetlands? Will HSR make the Valley a bedroom for LA and the Bay? Will HSR stops at the edge of town promote sprawl? Would Amtrak running on its own tracks, without grade crossings, be as effective and $25 billion cheaper? You may give your opinion on this when the scoping sessions for HSR occur. To be kept up to date, e-mail alunger@juno.com and/or phone 661 323 5569. Thanks
Kern Kaweah Chapter Roster, 2001
Executive Committee 661-324-1923
Most sincere condolences to Joe Fontaine and all of his family on the sudden death of his brother.
Activities, alerts, and special features six additional numbers of Ann William's Midgebuzzings, Write Ann Williams, 3112 LINDEN AVE, BAKERSFIELD, CA, 93560. if you need copy.
MANY THANKS To ANN WILLIAMS, MICHELLE HOFFMAN, LORRAINE UNGER & HAROLD WOOD FOR HELP WITH ROADRUNNER
List of telephone numbers, addresses to keep handy for making calls, writing letters!
http://kernkaweah.sierraclub.org/roadrunner/july_august_2001.html
management strategies as a fait accompli, a done deal. Many of these provisions contradict the intent and spirit of the Monument Proclamation.
For the full scoping document see
1/ mechanical removal of trees (logging) throughout most of the Monument not only for so-called "fuels reduction" but also for what the USFS calls "restoration of original stand structure" which would occur AFTER fuels reduction. Determining "original stand structure" is clearly an arbitrary process which would allow the USFS to log out big old pines if, in USFS opinion, those trees should not "naturally" be there.
2/ a new definition of what comprises a Sequoia ecosystem. This definition was NOT written by grove biologists, presumes that fire is not consideration in that definition, and has had no peer review by USFS or Non-USFS grove scientists.
3/ a scheme to zone the Monument into areas of lesser protection based in part on their new, in-house definition of Sequoia groves and ecological influence zones.
US Forest Service meetings will be held to further inform and gather input from the public concerning the management of Sequoia National Monument.
Los Angeles River Center and Gardens
570 West Avenue Twenty Six
Los Angeles, CA 90065
(323) 221-0039
Clovis Veterans Memorial Building
453 Hughes Street
Clovis, CA 93612
(559) 299-0471
Doubletree Inn
3100 Camino Del Rio Ct.
Bakersfield, CA
(661) 323-7111
Monday, July 16, 2001:
Porterville Veterans Memorial Building
1900 West Olive Ave.
Porterville, CA 93257
(559) 781-7963
Carla Cloer cac@ocsnet.net
Joe Fontaine fontaine@lightspeed.net
Barbara Boyle barbara.boyle@sierraclub.org>
BUT IT IS VERY IMPORTANT THAT YOU WRITE!
Jim Whitfield, GSNM Team Leader
Sequoia National Forest
900 West Grand Ave.
Porterville, CA 93257
PLEASE RESPOND!
There was an intense day-long strategy session led by people from organizations as diverse as Taxpayers For Common Sense, Business for Wilderness, the National Environmental Trust, The Alaska Rainforest Campaign and the Religious Action Center of Reform Judaism.
In May the Bush Administration announced that the Rule would be implemented, but only with substantial amendments. The following, in abbreviation, are some of the principles published by Secretary of Agriculture, Anne Veneman, with rebuttals:
local decisions the country has lost 2.8 million roadless acres to roads and logging. Local planners, subsidized by federal tax dollars, have built 380,000 miles of roads in the national forests, more than seven times the mileage of the interstate highway system. In fact, there are so many roads now that the
Forest Service has been unable to maintain them, and the maintenance backlog now amounts to 8.4 billion dollars! Even if we built no more new roads, it would take several decades at present allocations just to catch up on currently needed repairs.
Senators Boxer and Feinstein at the United States Senate, Washington DC, 205l0.
Dir. Gayle Norton, c/o Tom Fulton. US Dept of Interior, 1849 C St. NW, Washington, DC.
Secretary Veneman, Department of Agriculture, l4th Street and Independence Avenue SW, Washington DC 20250.
Chief, US Forest Service, Dale Bosworth,
14th & Independence SW, P. O. Box 96090 Washington, DC, 20090-6090
President Bush, The White House, 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20500.
Following this, small groups were formed, with audience members being allowed to choose the area of interest to them, such as forests, water, and energy.
Reports were made back to the whole group from these meetings.
In attendance were Sierra Club members from all over the state. Our chapter was represented by four delegates: Leah Hagemeier (chair of Buena Vista group), Karen Cotter (Condor Group member), and Joe and "Bugs" Fontaine (Tehachapi).
The program presented really made it attractive for newcomers to the club to attend this meeting. Reduction of fees this year made it even more possible for folks to join in. Well done, SC California Ex-Com committee.
Publisher: Foghorn Press.
By Harold Love
Bush Endangered Species Attack unanimously Rejected by House Subcommittee
But don't declare total victory yet. His anemic endangered species listing budget will hamstring federal protection efforts.
On June 7, 2001, the House of Representatives Subcommittee on Interior Appropriations unanimously rejected Bush's proposal to gut the Endangered Species Act (ESA) listing process. This was Bush's first ESA policy proposal. Its defeat in the Republican-dominated House of Representatives demonstrates that his extreme right-wing agenda is too much for even conservatives to stomach. Bush had sought to suspend ESA deadlines to protect imperiled species, give total discretion over whether to list species to Secretary of Interior Gale Norton, and exempt the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service from having to obey court orders to protect imperiled plants and animals. In response to massive public opposition, Congress rejected the request.
Ah, for more days like today. Here's the NY Times article from today's edition on Bush's slumping popularity. Enjoy! Please note the cratering numbers on the environment. He has zip credibility even after stumping the US at national parks, and making beaucoup speeches on the topic. It seems like the more he says he cares about our issues, the less people believe him.
A National Dialogue Via the Internet,
July 10 - 20, 2001.
EPA is convening an online public discussion on improving public involvement in EPA decision-making. The Dialogue will be based on the EPA's newly drafted Public Involvement Policy. Join interested citizens, representatives of industry, environmental groups, small businesses, states, local governments, tribes, and other groups to learn more about the draft policy and to share your thoughts and concerns regarding how EPA should implement this policy. To learn more about the Dialogue and to register to participate visit the Dialogue Web site at: http://www.network-democracy.org/epa-pip For more information: Send e-mail to Patricia Bonner at U.S. EPA: bonner.patricia@epa.gov, or Information Renaissance: epa@network-democracy.org or call 888. 638.5323.
Ann Williams
Planning coming to a park near you. Red Rock Canyon Park is making progress! Rather than proceed with the Interim Management Plan mandated by the California Desert Protection Act for the areas added to the park, State Parks have decided to do a more comprehensive General Management Plan for the whole park. There are advantages to the decision as long as the GMP is done in a timely way. We look forward to actual scoping meetings when our comments will be important. We've all been patient, and now there's a glimmer of light at the end of the tunnel. Thanks to Lorraine Unger for writing to Sacramento and passing on the reply she received; that's how the Red Rock Canyon Task Force learned of the GMP project. By Jean Stillwell
Hot BLM Topics in Ridgecrest. Ridgecrest deeply appreciates the support of people like Bugs Fontaine and too many other enviros to name who came from out-of-town and attended the long (9 1/2 hour) and contentious meeting of the BLM Desert District Advisory Committee June 16. We can't rest on our laurels; we also need all the help we can get for a BLM meeting July 10 on the West Mojave Plan. Call (760) 375-8973 for details. By Jean Stillwell
Steve Smith Honored. Congratulations to our vice-chair Steve Smith on the plaque and special award presented to him by BLM for his decade-long South Ridgecrest Viewshed and Rademacher Hills trail project. This was the final event of the Desert Advisory Committee tour on June 15.
Gratitude. Owens Peak Group owes a huge debt of gratitude to group members Ed Royce, Janet Westbrook and Dolph Amster for their work on the aftermath of the Manter fire in Sequoia NF. Ed and Janet alerted the group after observing the area and pointed out the need to comment. Dolph Amster joined them in creating the draft of a letter to the USFS and presenting it to the chapter Ex-com. They all led or participated in the tours of the area. Without their vigilance the letter published in the May/June Roadrunner would never have been written. By Jean Stillwell
Thanks to the Rubins. Beverly and Mel Rubin have contributed $1,000 to the Buena Vista Group to match the Chapter's contribution. The generosity is much appreciated.
Thanks to Paul Gipe. Paul has been most generous with his time: He will be presenting solar seminars in Visalia and at Frazier Park in the coming month. Thanks for sharing your expertise.
Visiting around: www.ca-missions.org. This is the web site address that Sasha Honig edits for the California Missions Studies Association. Interesting.
July 13 (fri). Mineral King Coffee. 6 PM. Borders Books. Visalia (call 559-739-8527 to verify).
July 14 (sat). Carpool excursion to Carpinteria. Canceled
July 18th-22nd (wed-sun). National Sierra Club at Sequoia. Open to all Sierra Club Members.Further info?Contact fontaine@lightspeed.net
July 21 (sat). Coyote Flat (SW of Bishop) drive and hike. 4wd probably needed. Contact Dennis at (760) 375-7967 or dennis93555@yahoo.com for further information.
July 17th (tues). Kevin Barnes, Solid Waste Dir, Bakersfield, speaker. Buena Vista Group. Beale library, 7 PM
July 24 (tues). Birdwatching Walk. Mt. Pinos. Meet 8 AM, tennis courts, PMC; 8:15 AM at Mt. Pinos, Mil Potrero Y. Questions? Call 242-7922
July 28 (sat). Condor Group Peak to Peak Hike (Mt. Abel to Mt. Pinos) 8AM, Tennis Courts, Pine Mtn. Club. 9000 ft elevation. Strenuous. Bring sack lunch, water, adventure pass if you have one. (661)
242-0423.
Aug 1 (wed). Energy Seminar: How to Cut Your Electric Bill Visalia.. Further details? Call (559)739-8527, check chapter web site.
Aug 5 (sat). Jeanine Derby, Los Padres Forest Supervisor, speaker. Potluck, 6 PM. Program, 7 PM. Pool Pavilion Room, Pine Mt. Clubhouse. Bring your questions, concerns (661-242-0423).
White Mountain Car Camp
August 2,3,4. White Mountains Car Camp with a moonlight hike up White Mountain. Call James Geyer for further details. 661.837-8893
August 7-13 (tues-mon). LeConte Divide Backpack. Starting from Courtright Reservoir on the west side, this trip consists of seven days of hiking and lake-hopping in the high Sierra for experienced backpackers only. Optional climb of Mt. Henry. David Brower had a first ascent of Mt. Henry, and we will do a non-technical route in his memory. Contact leaders, Eva and Gordon Nipp, at (661)872-2432 or email at gnipp@att.net for details.
Aug 21 (tues). Buena Vista Group. Nicole Parra, cand, 30th Assembly Dist. Beale Library, 7PM. 661-832-3382
Sept 22 (sat). Cerro Noroests Sunset Potluck. Meet 5 PM, Tennis Courts, PMC. Bring dish to share. (661) 242--423 for more info.
August 25 (sat). Smokey Bear Trail, Pine Mountain Club tennis courts , 8 AM. (up to top plus two side trails) Moderate. Bring lunch. Call 242-0423
Aug 28 (tue). Birdwatching Walk. Mt Cerro Noroeste (Abel) 8 AM. Meet at tennis courts, PMC. Call(661) 242-7922.
Two memorial gifts were made in memory of Dr. John Harper and Lamphere Brown Graff totaling $1000. The gifts are from Lamphere's widow, Mary Elizabeth Graff, and from his daughter Catherine Graff MacLaughlin.
These gifts will be used for education and outreach on local conservation issues, as requested by the donors.
The Chapter is most appreciative for these gifts that will be put to good use in the cause of Sierra Club objectives.
Paul Gipe, Chair ‹ Glenn Shellcross, Vice Chair
Arthur Unger, Secretary ‹ Richard Garcia, Funds ‹ Ara Marderosian, Conservation ‹ Lorraine Unger, Membership
Harry Love, Political ‹ Gordon Nipp, Monte Harper. At large
Regional Delegates, Sub-Committee Chairs
Harry Love, Ara Marderosian, RCC
Lorraine Unger, SC Council ‹ Theresa Stump, Outings
Larry Wailes, Treasurer ‹ M. Lockhart, Roadrunner
Carla Cloer, Chair, Sequoia Task Force
Buena Vista Group 661-589-0595 (Bakersfield)
Leah Hagemeir Chair; Glenn Shellcross; V.Chair. Kevin Smith, Sec; Ari Sarzotti, Trea; Alex Brown, Outings, Conservation; Mary Helen Barro, Publicity. Open to all. Call 661-324-5213 for info on next meetings.
Condor Group 661-242-0423(Pine Mtn Club)
Ches Arthur, Chair; K. Royle & D. Johnson, Conservation.
Rustvolds, M. Bigler,Treas.; E. Feldman, Hospitality
E. Cordes & B. Kelley, Publicity; D.Sheets, Webmaster;
H. Nelson & B. Kelley, Outings; M. Lockhart, newsletter
Kaweah Group 559-781-0594 (Porterville)
Theresa Stump, Chair; Dianne Jetter, Vice Chair
Carla Cloer, Conservation; Jim Clark, Outings; Boyd Leavitt, Treas.
Pam Clark, Agriculture
Mineral King Group 559-739-8527 (Visalia)
Harold Wood, Chair; Mary Moy, Vice Chair
Cynthia Korval, Sec.; Janet Wood, Treasurer
Neil Fernbaugh, Conservation; Beverly Garcia, Program
Richard Garcia, Fund raising; Brian Newton, Outings
Patricia Phillips, Agriculture
Owens Peak Group 760-375-7967 (Ridgecrest)
Dennis Burge, Chair; Steve Smith, Vice Chair
Jeanie Haye, Cons.; Dolph Amster, Treasurer; Janet Westbrook, Webmaster Don Peterson, Outings; Carol Hewer, At large
THE ROADRUNNER
JULY-AUGUST, 2001
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