7 Apr
2013
7 Apr
'13
9:12 p.m.
For those of you interested in conserving our local wildlife,
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.
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.
Information on attending such a training is attached.
-Dan Finlay
Begin forwarded message:
From: Douglas SCHMIDT <dschmidt(a)berkeley.edu>
Subject: SOD Blitz 2013 Survey Project Announcement
Date: April 7, 2013 9:04:10 PM PDT
To: Douglas SCHMIDT <dschmidt(a)berkeley.edu>
Bcc: somniac(a)me.com
Friends of Matteo's Lab,
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 USDA Forest Service, State and Private Forestry
and The Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation we are offering this program to you for free!
The SOD Blitz project, updated meeting schedule, and local organizer contacts are
available at www.sodblitz.org
Thanks for getting involved!
Doug Schmidt
For your convenience the meeting dates are:
Santa Cruz - Friday, April 12, 7:00pm,
UCSC Arboretum, Santa Cruz, CA Map Link
Contact: Annie Murphy - PLN400(a)co.santa-cruz.ca.us
CNPS Contact: Brett Hall - brett(a)ucsc.edu
Marin County - Saturday April 20, 10:00am,
Dominican University, 155 Palm Ave.,
Joseph R. Fink Science Center, Rm 102,
San Rafael, CA Map Link
Contact: Karen Suslow - karen.suslow(a)dominican.edu
CNPS Contact: Kristin Jakob - kristinjakob(a)att.net
East Bay - Two meetings to choose from: April 27,
10:00am, Orinda, Garden Room, Orinda Public Library, 26 Orinda Way, Orinda, CA
Contact: Bill Hudson - wllhh(a)ymail.com
1:00pm, Berkeley, 159 Mulford Hall, UC Berkeley, Map Link
Sign Up at Eventzilla
San Luis Obispo - Friday, May 3, 6:30pm,
SLO County Department of Agriculture,
2156 Sierra Way, San Luis Obispo, CA Map Link
Contact: Kim Camilli - Kim.Camilli(a)fire.ca.gov
CNPS Contact: Lauren Brown - lbrown805(a)charter.net
Carmel Valley & Monterey - Saturday, May 4, 1:00pm,
Garland Ranch Regional Park Museum meeting room at the ranger station,
Carmel Valley, CA Map Link
Contact: Kerri Frangioso - kfrangioso(a)ucdavis.edu
CNPS Contact: Brian Leneve - bjleneve(a)att.net
San Francisco - Saturday, May 7, 9:00 am
Golden Gate Park Presidio & Golden Gate Park
Rec Room, SF County Fair Building,
Golden Gate Park near 9th Ave. & Lincoln Way, SF, CA
Contact: Eric Anderson - eric.anderson(a)sfgov.org
Mendocino - Saturday, May 11, 10:00am,
College of the Redwoods, 1211 Del Mar Drive,
Fort Bragg, CA Map Link
CNPS Contact: Lori Hubbard - lorih(a)mcn.org
South Bay - Two meetings to choose from: Saturday, May 18,
10:00am, Montalvo, Location and Map TBA
Contact: Kelly Sicat - KSicat(a)montalvoarts.org
CNPS Contact: Arvind Kumar - arvind.kumar(a)cnps.org
1:00pm, South Skyline, Location and Map TBA
Contact: Jane Manning - skyline_sod(a)yahoo.com
Penninsula - Two meetings to choose from: Saturday, May 25,
10:00am, Burlingame Hills, Map Link
120 Tiptoe Lane (off Canyon Rd.), Burlingame, CA
Contact: Steve Epstein - steve(a)burlingamehills.org
1:00pm, Woodside/Portola Valley/Emerald Hills, Map Link
Woodside Town Hall, 2955 Woodside Road, Woodside, CA
Contact: Debbie Mendelson - sodblitz(a)gmail.com
Atherton - Saturday June 1, 10:00am, Map Link
Carriage House, Holbrook Palmer Park, 150 Watkins Ave., Atherton, CA
Contact: Susan Finocchio - susanfin(a)earthlink.net
Los Altos Hills - Saturday, June 8, 10:00am Map Link
Los Altos Hills Town Hall, 26379 Fremont Rd., Los Altos Hills, CA
Contact: Sue Welch - sodblitz09(a)earthlink.net
Sonoma - Three meetings to choose from: Saturday, June 15,
10:00am, Santa Rosa, Location and Map TBA
10:00am, Sonoma, Sonoma Community Center, 276 East Napa Street, Sonoma, CA
10:00am, Sebastopol, Location and Map TBA
Contact: Phyllis Turrill - rainbow3(a)comcast.net
Napa - Saturday June 15 Map Link
UC Cooperative Extension Office, 1710 Soscol Avenue, Napa, CA
Contact: Bill Pramuk - info(a)billpramuk.com
CNPS Contact: Henni and Gerrald Cohen - hennic1044(a)gmail.com