<html><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html charset=iso-8859-1"></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; ">For those of you interested in conserving our local wildlife,<div><br></div><div>Our local oak trees are at risk by a strange, rapidly-spreading organism you may have heard of, being called Sudden Oak Death (SOD). While there is no cure, there are measures that can curb its spread.</div><div><br></div><div>However, to make sure those measures are implemented efficiently, it is important to do an annual survey of the current spread of this tree disease. This involves people like you attending a training to collect suspicious bay leaves, and take notes so that they can be sent to the lab for diagnosis and geo-tagging.</div><div><br></div><div>Information on attending such a training is attached.</div><div><br></div><div>-Dan Finlay</div><div><br></div><div><div><br><div>Begin forwarded message:</div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"><blockquote type="cite"><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px;"><span style="font-family:'Helvetica'; font-size:medium; color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 1.0);"><b>From: </b></span><span style="font-family:'Helvetica'; font-size:medium;">Douglas SCHMIDT <<a href="mailto:dschmidt@berkeley.edu">dschmidt@berkeley.edu</a>><br></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px;"><span style="font-family:'Helvetica'; font-size:medium; color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 1.0);"><b>Subject: </b></span><span style="font-family:'Helvetica'; font-size:medium;"><b>SOD Blitz 2013 Survey Project Announcement</b><br></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px;"><span style="font-family:'Helvetica'; font-size:medium; color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 1.0);"><b>Date: </b></span><span style="font-family:'Helvetica'; font-size:medium;">April 7, 2013 9:04:10 PM PDT<br></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px;"><span style="font-family:'Helvetica'; font-size:medium; color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 1.0);"><b>To: </b></span><span style="font-family:'Helvetica'; font-size:medium;">Douglas SCHMIDT <<a href="mailto:dschmidt@berkeley.edu">dschmidt@berkeley.edu</a>><br></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px;"><span style="font-family:'Helvetica'; font-size:medium; color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 1.0);"><b>Bcc: </b></span><span style="font-family:'Helvetica'; font-size:medium;"><a href="mailto:somniac@me.com">somniac@me.com</a><br></span></div><br>Friends of Matteo's Lab,<br>SOD Blitz season is upon us, and we need
Citizen-Scientists like yourself help map the spread of Sudden Oak Death (SOD)!
We are contacting you since you attended one of our SOD related workshops in the
past and hope that you will participate again this year. Matteo Garbelotto's
laboratory, in conjunction with the California Native Plant Society, are
organizing this yearly survey project, which promises to be our largest ever.
Come to a meeting in your local area, collect samples in your community, and
have them laboratory analyzed for SOD. Thanks to support from <a href="http://www.fs.fed.us/spf/">USDA Forest Service, State and Private
Forestry</a> and <a href="http://www.moore.org/">The Gordon and Betty Moore
Foundation</a> we are offering this program to you for free!<br><br>The SOD
Blitz project, updated meeting schedule, and local organizer contacts are
available at <a href="http://www.sodblitz.org/">www.sodblitz.org<br></a>Thanks for getting involved!<br>Doug
Schmidt<br><br><br>For your convenience the meeting dates are:<br><br><b>Santa
Cruz</b> - Friday, April 12, 7:00pm, <br>UCSC Arboretum, Santa Cruz, CA <a href="http://goo.gl/maps/tQEeZ">Map Link</a> <br>Contact: <a href="mailto:PLN400@co.santa-cruz.ca.us?subject=SOD%20Blitz">Annie Murphy -
PLN400@co.santa-cruz.ca.us</a> <br>CNPS Contact: <a href="mailto:brett@ucsc.edu?subject=SOD%20Blitz">Brett Hall - brett@ucsc.edu</a>
<br><br><b>Marin County</b> - Saturday April 20, 10:00am, <br>Dominican
University, 155 Palm Ave., <br>Joseph R. Fink Science Center, Rm 102, <br>San
Rafael, CA <a href="http://goo.gl/maps/7UGiQ">Map Link</a> <br>Contact: <a href="mailto:karen.suslow@dominican.edu?subject=SOD%20Blitz">Karen Suslow -
karen.suslow@dominican.edu</a> <br>CNPS Contact: <a href="mailto:kristinjakob@att.net?subject=SOD%20Blitz">Kristin Jakob -
kristinjakob@att.net</a> <br><br><b>East Bay</b> - Two meetings to choose from:
April 27, <br>10:00am, Orinda, Garden Room, Orinda Public Library, 26 Orinda
Way, Orinda, CA <br>Contact: <a href="mailto:wllhh@ymail.com?subject=SOD%20Blitz">Bill Hudson -
wllhh@ymail.com</a> <br><br>1:00pm, Berkeley, 159 Mulford Hall, UC Berkeley, <a href="http://maps.google.com/maps/ms?hl=en&ie=UTF8&msa=0&ll=37.872637,-122.263917&spn=0.004258,0.003787&t=h&z=18&msid=209278638268174073315.0004a1b6a639f00060b43">Map
Link</a> <br><a href="http://www.sod2013.eventzilla.net/">Sign Up at
Eventzilla</a> <br><br><b>San Luis Obispo</b> - Friday, May 3, 6:30pm, <br>SLO
County Department of Agriculture, <br>2156 Sierra Way, San Luis Obispo, CA <a href="http://goo.gl/maps/wsdtS">Map Link</a> <br>Contact: <a href="mailto:Kim.Camilli@fire.ca.gov?subject=SOD%20Blitz">Kim Camilli -
Kim.Camilli@fire.ca.gov</a> <br>CNPS Contact: <a href="mailto:lbrown805@charter.net?subject=SOD%20Blitz">Lauren Brown -
lbrown805@charter.net</a> <br><br><b>Carmel Valley & Monterey</b> -
Saturday, May 4, 1:00pm, <br>Garland Ranch Regional Park Museum meeting room at
the ranger station, <br>Carmel Valley, CA <a href="http://goo.gl/maps/cXtFN">Map
Link</a> <br>Contact: <a href="mailto:kfrangioso@ucdavis.edu?subject=SOD%20Blitz">Kerri Frangioso -
kfrangioso@ucdavis.edu</a> <br>CNPS Contact: <a href="mailto:bjleneve@att.net?subject=SOD%20Blitz">Brian Leneve -
bjleneve@att.net</a> <br><br><b>San Francisco</b> - Saturday, May 7, 9:00 am
<br>Golden Gate Park Presidio & Golden Gate Park <br>Rec Room, <a href="http://maps.google.com/maps?q=county+fair+building+golden+gate+park+san+francisco&hl=en&fb=1&gl=us&hq=county+fair+building&hnear=0x80858772572a32e3:0x87937661d69c0bc0,%20%20%20%20%20Golden+Gate+Park,+San+Francisco,+CA&cid=0,0,7449406806878644719&t=h&z=16&iwloc=A">SF
County Fair Building</a>, <br>Golden Gate Park near 9th Ave. & Lincoln Way,
SF, CA <br>Contact: <a href="mailto:eric.anderson@sfgov.org?subject=SOD-Blitz%202012">Eric Anderson -
eric.anderson@sfgov.org</a> <br><br><b>Mendocino</b> - Saturday, May 11,
10:00am, <br>College of the Redwoods, 1211 Del Mar Drive, <br>Fort Bragg, CA <a href="http://goo.gl/maps/mua4n">Map Link</a> <br>CNPS Contact: <a href="mailto:lorih@mcn.org?subject=SOD%20Blitz">Lori Hubbard - lorih@mcn.org</a>
<br><br><b>South Bay</b> - Two meetings to choose from: Saturday, May 18,
<br>10:00am, Montalvo, Location and Map TBA <br>Contact: <a href="mailto:KSicat@montalvoarts.org?subject=SOD%20Blitz">Kelly Sicat -
KSicat@montalvoarts.org</a> <br>CNPS Contact: <a href="mailto:arvind.kumar@cnps.org?subject=SOD%20Blitz">Arvind Kumar -
arvind.kumar@cnps.org</a> <br><br>1:00pm, South Skyline, Location and Map TBA
<br>Contact: <a href="mailto:skyline_sod@yahoo.com?subject=SOD%20Blitz">Jane
Manning - skyline_sod@yahoo.com</a> <br><br><b>Penninsula</b> - Two meetings to
choose from: Saturday, May 25, <br>10:00am, Burlingame Hills, <a href="http://goo.gl/maps/4VE8o">Map Link</a> <br>120 Tiptoe Lane (off Canyon
Rd.), Burlingame, CA <br>Contact: <a href="mailto:steve@burlingamehills.org?subject=SOD%20Blitz">Steve Epstein -
steve@burlingamehills.org</a> <br><br>1:00pm, Woodside/Portola Valley/Emerald
Hills, <a href="http://goo.gl/maps/9ZQHm">Map Link</a> <br>Woodside Town Hall,
2955 Woodside Road, Woodside, CA <br>Contact: <a href="mailto:sodblitz@gmail.com?subject=SOD%20Blitz">Debbie Mendelson -
sodblitz@gmail.com</a> <br><br><b>Atherton</b> - Saturday June 1, 10:00am, <a href="http://goo.gl/maps/s94Ql">Map Link</a> <br>Carriage House, Holbrook Palmer
Park, 150 Watkins Ave., Atherton, CA <br>Contact: <a href="mailto:susanfin@earthlink.net?subject=SOD%20Blitz">Susan Finocchio -
susanfin@earthlink.net</a> <br><br><b>Los Altos Hills</b> - Saturday, June 8,
10:00am <a href="http://goo.gl/maps/lHs1d">Map Link</a> <br>Los Altos Hills Town
Hall, 26379 Fremont Rd., Los Altos Hills, CA <br>Contact: <a href="mailto:%20sodblitz09@earthlink.net?subject=SOD%20Blitz">Sue Welch -
sodblitz09@earthlink.net</a> <br><br><b>Sonoma</b> - Three meetings to choose
from: Saturday, June 15, <br>10:00am, Santa Rosa, Location and Map TBA
<br>10:00am, Sonoma, Sonoma Community Center, 276 East Napa Street, Sonoma, CA
<br>10:00am, Sebastopol, Location and Map TBA <br>Contact: <a href="mailto:rainbow3@comcast.net?subject=SOD%20Blitz">Phyllis Turrill -
rainbow3@comcast.net</a> <br><br><b>Napa</b> - Saturday June 15 <a href="http://goo.gl/maps/YXaUs">Map Link</a> <br>UC Cooperative Extension
Office, 1710 Soscol Avenue, Napa, CA <br>Contact: <span class="bodytext">
<a href="mailto:%22info@billpramuk.com?subject=SOD"> Bill Pramuk - info@billpramuk.com</a>
<br>
CNPS Contact:
<a href="mailto:hennic1044@gmail.com?subject=SOD%20Blitz">Henni and Gerrald Cohen - hennic1044@gmail.com</a>
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