October Happenings 2023

Banana Slugs Return! | Save the Date - Annual Meeting

If you're having trouble viewing this email, you can see it online. Our slimy resident has been spotted once again! As we near a more humid season, pay special attention where you step, as we've started to see Pacific Banana Slugs (Ariolimax columbianus) making their way across trails. (Photo taken at Garber Park by Ruby J. Soto Cardona) You can learn more about them here and here, and to see more species found in the canyon visit Kay Loughman's wildlife website. Annual Meeting—November 12 from 4-6 P.M. At the Claremont Resort and Spa We are pleased to announce our invited speakers—Janani Ramachandran, District 4 Councilmember who represents the Oakland Hills neighborhoods, will be the key speaker at the Claremont Conservancy Annual Meeting. She will be accompanied by Joe DeVries, Oakland's Deputy City Administrator who has been coordinating the city's work to reduce the risk of wildfire. You can read more about them on our website here and in our fall newsletter. The annual meeting will be an opportunity to learn about the revised vegetation management plan and assess whether the plan and EIR merits support. The meeting is open to the public and all are welcome to attend, whether or not they are Conservancy members. (Photo by Nancy Mueller, "Claremont Hotel Blooms"—CCC helped the Hotel plant natives with input from CNPS member Glen Schneider, founder of Skyline Gardens Alliance.) On Wednesday, November 1st at 3:00 P.M., the city will have a public hearing to discuss the revised plan and EIR. Come to the City Council chambers, 1 Frank Ogawa Plaza. You can find the revised draft EIR here. A month of stewardship in the Canyon The Garber Park Stewards had a very successful Creek to Bay Day! With the help of new and returning volunteers they were able to fill a whole dumpster with dead material from a fallen oak and eucalyptus trees. Their goal: to remove as much flammable debris as possible from the park and make the Alvarado entrance less slippery. Join them on their next volunteer days of restoration October 7th and 21st. Take a look at our schedule of events here. All levels are welcome! Wear sturdy shoes, dress in layers and bring your favorite water bottle. Tools are provided.  Garber Park Stewards Saturday, October 7th and 21st 9 A.M. - Noon  Visit this 13-acre park and help restore its native wild habitat (we meet year-round). Meet at the Fireplace below the Evergreen Lane entrance. For more information or questions contact Wyllie. Volunteer at Signpost 29 Saturday, November 25th 10 A.M. - Noon  Join us at Signpost 29 for a day of restoration (1.5 miles up Claremont from the intersection of Ashby/Tunnel Rd.) as we work to restore and maintain pathways, remove invasive broom and collect litter. More information Here. Questions? Contact us at info@claremontcanyon.org.. Join and Support the Garber Park Stewards  Volunteer - Meet every 1st and 3rd Saturday of the month from 9am-noon. Adopt a Spot! - Volunteer on a different day and time by yourself, with friends and/or family, or bring your local group. Contact the GPStewards at gpstewards@gmail.com to sign up. Become a Garber Contributor - Donate to the Garber Park Fund to help support new projects and build on previous successes. Hiking the Canyon We would love to hear from our members and others who are out hiking or otherwise observing nature in the canyon. Send us your pictures and we will feature one each month. The photo above, taken by Kay Loughman in her yard, features a beautiful California Buckthorn (Frangula californica), also known as coffeeberry. This beautiful native evergreen-shrub flowers in spring and summer, is loved by birds, butterflies, and moths, for its berries and flowers, and makes a great and fire resistant hedge for your garden! You can see a few coffeeberry plants like this one just beyond the bottom of the steps at the start of the Willow Trail at Signpost 29. Share this newsletter with your friends: Do you have a friend who would appreciate receiving our monthly email newsletter? You can easily add new recipients to our mailing list by going here. The photo above was taken by Marilyn Goldhaber along the Stonewall-Panoramic Trail. Trails are open All trails are open and accessible throughout Claremont Canyon. For maps and complete information on trails click here.  Please stay safe and take all items and pet waste out with you.  For the long-term stewardship of Claremont Canyon Copyright © 2023 Claremont Canyon Conservancy, All rights reserved. This email was sent to {{Recipient Email}}. Click here to unsubscribe.