FRIENDS OF EDGEWOOD NATURAL PRESERVE
|
FRIENDS OF EDGEWOOD NATURAL PRESERVE
|
|
|
VICTORY CELEBRATION FOR SAVE EDGEWOOD PARK COALITION By Carolyn Curtis With a grand celebration last October, we saluted the Coalition’s victory and got our new organization off to a festive start. In our tradition of volunteerism, we had a potluck picnic in the Day Camp area. Dessert was two ceremonial sheet cakes: one with the Coalition logo, the other with Chris Romano’s brochure drawing in frosting, with the words "Thank you Supervisors." Dozens of us showed up bearing edibles. Elly Hess, who’s been heading the weeding effort at the park for years, was there, as was John Allen, who is in charge of the Edgewood docents. Susan Sommers, the first to fight development at Edgewood, was in attendance, as was Carolyn Curtis, coordinator of the Coalition and temporary coordinator of the Friends, and Wim de Wit of the Midpeninsula Open Space District. Leaders from several Coalition organizations participated, such as Julia Bott, director of the local Sierra Club chapter, Chris Bohl of the Emerald Lake Homeowners’ Association, and lots of California Native Plant Society activists. It was a delight for all of us letter writers, signature gatherers, and other hell raisers to meet each other face to face, some for the first time. Supervisors Ruben Barrales, Tom Huening, and Ted Lempert attended, as did Paul Koenig, the Director of Environmental Services for the county, and Rick Silver, Clerk of the Board of Supervisors. Congresswoman Anna Eshoo’s office sent a representative. Our new Director of Parks, Patrick Sanchez, came up from southern California a day before his new job started so that he could attend our event. Ron Weaver, the ranger responsible for Edgewood, was there, as was Ranger Lynn Fritz, who guided our efforts putting in the fence at the Sunset entrance. (See "Friends of Edgewood Install Fence" in this newsletter.) Don Mayall and Mike Partelow filmed the event for a future video. |
|