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Benicia Trail Opens
of the trail. The Ridge
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Bay Trail Director
Dee Swanhuyser
notes, “Special thanks
go to State Parks
Silverado District
Maintenance Chief
Lorrie Thomas-Dossett,
who shepherded the
paperwork and jumped
over a myriad of hurdles
to get final approval
for the project; to
State Parks Mainte-
nance Chief Don
Beers, who designed
the trail; and to State
Parks Maintenance
Worker Toni McRorie,
Map by Ben Pease. who helped manage
the trail’s construc-
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his spring the Bay Area Ridge tion. They dedicated a tremendous
Trail Council joined with Cali- amount of time to this project.” Most
fornia State Parks and the San of the trail was built by the Tahoe Cal-
Francisco Bay Trail to celebrate the ifornia Conservation Corps and State
opening of a new multi-use Ridge Trail Parks Sierra District trail crew supervi-
segment in the Benicia State Recre- sors; Sierra District Maintenance
ation Area. The two-mile trail along Chief Karl Knapp was particularly
the Carquinez Strait is also the route helpful. Construction of the two-mile
of the Bay Trail; it is located just east trail occurred in record time—in less
of the Carquinez Bridge on the Dillon than two months!
Point Peninsula and offers tremendous “There were times when we
views of the strait and the East Bay thought the project wouldn’t happen,”
Hills. Although the trail opened in the says Lorrie Thomas-Dossett. “We had
spring, the formal dedication will not to be creative and determined to keep
take place until September 27 (see the trail project moving forward
Outings & Upkeep). Save the date! through the regulatory constraints.
California State Parks, which owns Because all of the funders kept their
and manages the recreation area, oversaw faith and Dee Swanhuyser stayed posi-
the planning, design, and construction tive, we made the project work. It is
Project partners from the Bay Area Ridge Trail Council, California State Parks, Trust for Public Land,
Coastal Conservancy, Bay Trail, and California Conservation Corps meet during the trail’s construction.
Top center: The Dillon Point Peninsula from across the strait, before the trail was built. Top right: Christo-
pher Rojas, State Parks equipment operator from the Sierra District, builds the trail. Top photos by Dee
Swanhuyser.
R I D G E T R A I L
now a beautiful trail with
incredible views.”
California State Parks,
which has been a leader in
designing trails and parks to accommo-
date all users, built the trail to
Americans with Disabilities Act
(ADA) standards for people who use
mobility assisted devices (canes,
crutches, and wheelchairs), both man-
ual and motorized. The trail is mostly
five feet wide and has a hardened
aggregate surface that makes it easier
for people with disabilities to use the
trail. In addition, State Parks designed
and installed accommodating benches
and tables, constructed educational dis-
plays, removed non-native plants, and
installed a native plant garden adjacent
to the trail.
The trail could not have been built
without the generous support of many
partners. The following organizations
contributed funding to the $346,000
project: the Trust for Public Land
($186,000); the Bay Trail ($100,000);
the Bay Area Ridge Trail Council
($30,000); and State Parks ($30,000 in
kind). The California Coastal Conser-
vancy provided funding from
Proposition 12 for both the Bay Area
Ridge Trail and Bay Trail grants.
The seven-mile stretch of trail from
the Carquinez Bridge to the Benicia
Bridge is unique because it is a shared
trail between the Ridge Trail and the
Bay Trail. Both regional trails plan to
eventually cross both bridges. The new
bridge being built on Interstate 80 is
designed to accommodate both pedes-
trians and bicyclists when it is
completed. Aside from also sharing a
route across the Golden Gate Bridge,
this is the only alignment in the entire
Bay Area shared by both regional trails.
The entire Ridge Trail segment
along the Carquinez Strait has a lot to
offer—the city of Benicia, fantastic
views of the strait, and the natural
beauty of the state recreation area. If
you live anywhere in the Bay Area, it’s
definitely worth the visit.
-Elizabeth Byers
Directions to the trail: From I-80 take I-780 to the
Benicia State Recreation Area exit. From the
entrance to the recreation area, a paved road
heads west and skirts the wetlands and the western
shore of Southampton Bay. Look for the trailhead
on your right as you approach Dillon Point.
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C O U N C I L
TRAILS AND THE
AMERICANS WITH
DISABILITIES ACT
In 1990 Congress passed the
Americans with Disabilities Act,
opening a world of possibilities for
people with disabilities. The act
created standards for a wide vari-
ety of facilities such as restrooms,
parking spaces, and building
entrances. Applying the law to
recreational trails has been more
difficult, but over the years, trail
construction experts and disability
advocates have worked together
to determine how to apply stan-
dards to trails. While standards
have not been set, California
State Parks has been a leader in
creating design guidelines that
make trails more accessible to
people with a range of abilities.
The agency’s approach has been
to remove obstacles that prevent
people from using trails without
impacting the natural setting. For
more information on the efforts to
make recreational trails more uni-
versally accessible, please visit
parks.ca.gov.
While the steep slopes and
rough terrain of many Ridge Trail
segments make them moderately
difficult to use, there are several
segments that are fully accessible.
Visit the other Ridge Trail seg-
ments built to meet ADA
standards, including Fort Fun-
ston’s Sunset Trail, Tilden Park’s
Nimitz Trail from Inspiration
Point, and Coyote Creek Parkway
in San Jose. The southern portion
of the Fifield-Cahill Road within
the Crystal Springs Watershed,
expected to open later this year, is
also being improved by the San
Francisco Public Utilities Com-
mission so it will be fully
accessible to people with mobility
impairments.
-Holly Van Houten

NEWS
Ridge Trail Council
Projects Funded
In April the Coastal Conservancy
approved four Ridge Trail construction
grants. The grants are funded by
Proposition 12, the state park bond
that provided $3.48 million in funding
for Ridge Trail-related projects. The
Bay Area Conservancy Program of the
Coastal Conservancy administers the
park bond monies by approving and
making grants to the council. In turn,
the council makes grants to its partner
agencies and organizations.
Above: Trail users in Almaden Quicksilver
County Park can learn mining history. The
mine’s dust precipitators cooled the fumes and
reduced the amount of ash and vapor that
escaped into the air while the ore was heated to
condense into mercury. Photo by John
Falkowski, Santa Clara County Parks Depart-
ment. Below: The C&H Sugar property will
feature a segment of the Ridge Trail and be open
to the public in the near future. Photo courtesy of
the East Bay Regional Park District.
• Almaden Quicksilver Staging Area
and Trail Improvements:
A $130,000 grant to the Santa Clara
County Parks Department will fund
the construction of a new staging
area at Almaden Quicksilver County
Park, as well as trail and signage
improvements. The staging area will
provide parking for 25 cars and 7
horse trailers, and will have
restrooms and picnic tables. Four
miles of Ridge Trail traverse the
4,000-acre park and with these
improvements, the trail will now be
accessible to all three trail-user groups.
• Sierra Azul Staging Area:
A $60,000 grant to the Midpeninsula
Regional Open Space District will
fund the construction of a new stag-
ing area at Sierra Azul Open Space
Preserve located across from Almaden
Quicksilver County Park. The staging
area will have restroom facilities and
provide parking for 14 cars. The
improvements will include creating a
safe road crossing between the two
parks. An 11-mile Ridge Trail seg-
ment is planned for the 15,000-acre
Sierra Azul Open Space Preserve.
• Crockett Hills Staging Area: A
$100,000 grant to the East Bay
Regional Parks District will fund
construction of a staging area for
multi-use access to the district’s
C&H Sugar property in the City of
Crockett in Contra Costa County.
The district will match this grant
with its own funds. The 1,300-acre
oak woodland/grassland property is
just south of the Carquinez Bridge
and east of Interstate 80, and is not
currently accessible to the public. A
4.5-mile segment of the Ridge Trail
will be routed through the property
when the staging area and trail
improvements are completed.
• Petaluma River Trail: A $120,000
grant to the City of Petaluma will
fund the design and construction of
a new section of the Ridge Trail
along the Petaluma River. This is
the first phase of a multi-year project
to realign the trail route off city
streets onto the Petaluma River
Trail. The grant funds the first seg-
ment of the eventual two-mile Ridge
Trail segment.
New Board Members,
Board Departures
The Bay Area Ridge Trail Council
is pleased to welcome three new board
members: Thomas Beck, Kathy Blume,
and Frank Morris.
THOMAS BECK, a native of
Texas, moved to the Bay Area five
years ago after spending more than ten
years working for the Union Bank of
Switzerland in London and Zurich.
Thomas joined a Peninsula Watershed
hike two years ago and has been a
county committee member and hike
leader ever since. He will also chair
the council’s outreach committee.
KATHY BLUME is a lifelong hiker
and lover of the outdoors, and cur-
rently leads hikes on the King and
Swett Ranches in Solano County that
will soon have a segment of the Ridge
Trail. Kathy retired after a 20-year
career in the U.S.
Air Force that
included stints in
Southeast Asia
and Europe. She
plays the cello,
and every week
plays chamber
music with friends Kathy Blume
and also plays in
the local community symphony. Kathy
has been active with the library foun-
dation and her homeowners
association.
FRANK MORRIS is a Bay Area
native and enjoys being involved with
community-oriented projects that
share a vision of preserving open space
and promoting natural resource con-
servation. He is
employed as a
senior water
resources special-
ist with the
Solano County
Water Agency
and has worked Frank Morris
on water quality
and water resource issues for over 25
years. He is presently vice president of
the Solano Land Trust’s board and has
served as a board member of the
Green Valley Landowners Association
for over ten years. He enjoys hiking,
boating, and exploring new regions
and habitats.
The council says goodbye to three
board members and thanks them for
their many years of dedicated service:
Mim Carlson, Judy Etheridge, and
Doug Nelson.
MIM CARLSON served on the
board for seven years and during this
time was a member of the governance,
strategic planning, and executive com-
mittees. A hiker from Contra Costa
County, Mim is a leadership consul-
tant for nonprofits; she currently
serves as an interim executive director.
Mim led the search effort for the
Ridge Trail Council’s executive direc-
tor in 2001 and early 2002.
JUDY ETHERIDGE is an avid
equestrian who served on the Ridge
Trail board since 1995. She now lives in
the East Bay but during most of her
board tenure she lived in Santa Clara
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THE VIEW FROM HERE
Dear Friends,
Thank you for making last year such a special one for the
Bay Area Ridge Trail Council. On a personal level, it marked my
first year as the new executive director, but more importantly it
marked our 15th anniversary year. This past year again proved
the rule—your ongoing generous support enables us to make
great progress at completing the region’s premier long-distance
trail. And in completing the Ridge Trail, we also preserve, pro-
tect, and connect some very special open spaces along the way.
In a year when staying close to home to enjoy one’s family and friends seemed
ever more important, thousands of Ridge Trail Council members and volunteers
joined together to make a positive difference in their communities. By constructing
new segments of trail, protecting open lands along the ridgeline for a future trail,
convincing local officials that trails are indeed very important for our health, well-
ness, and wellbeing, and exposing schoolchildren to a trail for the first time in their
lives, we’re leading the way toward a more connected and livable Bay Area.
I hope you will take a moment to review this annual report to see the many suc-
cesses you have made possible. We could not create and protect the Bay Area Ridge
Trail without you. Thanks for all your support, encouragement, and involvement.
We’ll keep up the good work and be sure to stay in touch as together we preserve the
best of the Bay Area for future generations.
Happy Trails,
Holly Van Houten
Executive Director
County. For many years she served as experience! To obtain the map, pick
co-chair of the county committee and up the April-June 2003 issue of Bay
helped dedicate the trail in Ed Levin Nature or visit GreenInfo’s web site at
County Park and Joseph D. Grant greeninfo.org for ordering information.
County Park. She enjoyed working with For an interactive guide to camping you
the council’s dedicated board and staff. can also visit the Bay Area Open Space
DOUG NELSON, a landscape Council’s web site at openspacecouncil.org.
architect and Marin County resident, This online map enables you to zoom
started volunteering for the Bay Area into a subregion, which highlights nearby
Ridge Trail in 1987 when the National campgrounds. By clicking on a camp-
Park Service managed the project. In ground, you can obtain detailed written
those early days he served on the tech- information on the park and its campsites
nical advisory committee, which and view a slide show of the park.
established design guidelines for the
trail and produced a sign manual.
Ridge Trail Advocates
Doug even designed the Ridge Trail Featured in Book
signs! When the Ridge Trail incorpo-
rated as a nonprofit, Doug was a Shepherd Canyon Books
founding board member. He then recently announced the
served on the gap committee (which is release of We’re in the
now the trail committee), and will Mountains, Not Over the
continue to be involved in helping to Hill: Tales and Tips from Sea-
complete the trail. soned Women Backpackers, by Ridge
At the Ridge Trail Council’s Trail member Susan Alcorn. The book
March board of directors meeting, the is a collection of stories about women
board re-elected its current slate of in the prime of their lives, from 40 to
officers: Bill Long, chair; Mary Burns, over 80, who continue to challenge
vice chair; John Harrington, treasurer; themselves on the trail. Ridge Trail
and Michael Kelley, secretary. Thanks volunteer and hike leader Doris Klein
to Bill, Mary, John, and Michael for is featured in the book, as well as Irene
their years of dedicated service and Cline, the oldest woman to walk the
their ongoing commitment! Appalachian Trail; Emma Gatewood,
the first woman, at age 67, to walk the
length of the Appalachian Trail; and
Camp Near the Ridge Trail!
Laurie Foot, the first woman over 45
You may think of the Ridge Trail to hike and bike the American Dis-
as a daytime destination, but you’d be covery Trail. For information on how
surprised at the number of campgrounds to order the book visit backpack.com
and trail camps in parks where the or call 510-339-3441. If you want to
Ridge Trail is located. GreenInfo Net- experience Doris in action, join her on
work and Bay Nature magazine an upcoming outing on June 1 or Sep-
recently published a Bay Area map tember 20 (see Outings & Upkeep).
that highlights the Ridge Trail, as well
as campgrounds and trail camps on
public open-space lands. More than 20
campgrounds are located near the
Ridge Trail. Check out this new map
and plan your Ridge Trail camping
Big Rock Trail Opens
On April 1, the Marin County Open
Space District opened the Big Rock Trail to
the public. The trail will be dedicated this fall. The entrance to the new Big Rock
This new three-mile multi-use trail off Lucas Val- Trail. Photo by Chris Bramham,
ley Road in San Rafael is a critical segment of the Marin County Open Space District.
Ridge Trail that climbs to Big Rock Ridge. An
underpass is also planned for Lucas Valley Road,
which will connect the Big Rock Trail with the new 2.5-mile Loma Alta Trail to
the south, dedicated in 2001. On June 21, two outings are scheduled on the trail.
This is an opportunity to hear about how the project came together from two
insiders—John Aranson, who constructed the trail for the district before coming
to work for the Ridge Trail Council, and Steve Kinsey, Marin County supervisor
and Ridge Trail board member (see Outings & Upkeep). Stay tuned for more infor-
mation about this trail in a future issue!
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Accomplishments
in 2002
Thanks to your support, last year
the Bay Area Ridge Trail Council
made significant progress toward its
goals of dedicating new trails, preserv-
ing the ridgelines, gaining access to
private lands, and getting people more
involved with the trail.
DEDICATED NEW TRAILS
Last year was an amazing year for
completing sections of the Ridge Trail.
We had five ribbon-cutting dedications,
adding nearly eight miles of new trail to
bring the total dedicated miles to 234.
• The 1.5 mile Boccardo Trail, east of
San Jose, opened in May; this was
our first partnership with the Santa
Clara County Open Space Author-
ity. The trail provides access to the
authority’s newly acquired 534-acre
property, and extends the trail sys-
tem in Alum Rock City Park up to
the ridgeline overlooking San Jose.
• The 2.2-mile Sonoma Ridge Trail
opened in August and extends the trail
system within Jack London State His-
toric Park. The new trail realigned a
section of old trail and added a com-
pletely new section through a parcel
previously owned by the Sonoma
Developmental Center. The trail con-
struction was overseen by LandPaths, a
Sonoma-based nonprofit, which used
California Conservation Corps crews
and countless hours of volunteer labor
to complete the project.
• The Brookside Trail opened in Octo-
ber in Marin County. While only a
quarter mile in length, this is a particu-
larly critical trail for local equestrians
to access the Mount Burdell Open
Space Preserve from nearby stables.
With this new trail segment, the Ridge
Trail now continues for 10.5 miles
from Indian Tree Open Space Preserve
to the top of Mount Burdell. The
Marin County Open Space District
manages the trail.
• The 3.5-mile Lynch Canyon Trail
opened in November on the Solano
Land Trust’s 1,039-acre Lynch
Canyon Open Space. The dedication
occurred ten years after the land trust
obtained an option to purchase the
property and protect it from becom-
ing a landfill.
• In June, a new 1.5-mile community-
connector trail opened. The River-
to-Ridge Trail that links the San
Francisco Bay Trail to the Ridge
Trail segment in Napa’s Skyline
Wilderness Park. Managed by the
Skyline Park Citizens Association,
the trail provides greater access to
the park.
HELPED PRESERVE OPEN SPACES
Securing new lands for long-term
protection is key to the eventual comple-
tion of the Ridge Trail. In 2002, our
behind-the-scenes efforts for grant fund-
ing helped protect the following areas:
• California State Parks added 600
acres of land to Jack London State
Historic Park by acquiring ridgeline
property from the Sonoma Develop-
mental Center. The new Sonoma
Ridge Trail segment is routed
through this parcel.
REPORT
• The Midpeninsula Regional Open
Space District acquired two private
inholdings in Sierra Azul Open Space
Preserve, which are critical to com-
pleting an 11-mile section of the Ridge
Trail through the preserve.
• The Santa Clara County Open
Space Authority acquired the 62-
acre Aoki property, which protects a
prominent property on San Jose’s
eastern ridgeline between Alum
Rock Park and Joseph D. Grant
County Park.
We celebrated the opening of the River-
to-Ridge Trail last year.
GAINED ACCESS TO
PRIVATE LANDS
With some 150 miles of
private lands to cross, the
Ridge Trail Council has
focused on reaching out to
landowners along the pro-
posed route to encourage The scenic Lynch Canyon Trail opened in November.
their participation in the trail. In
May we successfully signed our
first agreement with a landowner in
Marin County that provides public
trail access across private lands. We
will have a dedication ceremony later
in 2003; in the meantime, this new
section is being managed by the coun-
cil’s staff and volunteers. We also laid
the groundwork for new trail access in
2003 by making substantial progress in
our negotiations with another half-
dozen landowners.
PROMOTED TRAIL ACCESS
WITHIN WATERSHED LANDS
For many years we have worked
closely with public park agencies to
complete new trails that will form the
Ridge Trail. With much of that work
completed, we have been turning our
attention to public lands that are not
managed for public access, specifically
the various watershed lands owned by
utility districts.
This year we finally convinced the
San Francisco Public Utilities Com-
mission to provide ongoing public trail
access to the Peninsula Watershed
ridgeline; our outreach efforts were
successful when commission members
unanimously voted in support of trail
access at their December meeting.
In 2002, we also began efforts to
provide access to the Pinole Water-
shed in Contra Costa County and the
Milliken and Rector Reservoirs in
Napa County.
ASSISTED PARTNERS
WITH PLANNING AND
ENVIRONMENTAL COMPLIANCE
It often takes many years to get a
public agency to agree to construct
new sections of trail; a great deal of
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& STRATEGIC
time is spent identifying and resolv-
ing environmental issues that could
block the new trail section. We helped
lay the groundwork for the following
trail sections:
• Historic Feeder Trail #1: Worked
with Contra Costa County and the
East Bay Regional Park District to
resolve legal access issues in this
Franklin Ridge trail.
• Coyote Lake-Bear Ranch County
Park: Worked with the Santa Clara
County Parks Department to determine
Hikers at the Boccardo Trail dedication climbed to
the top of the ridge. Photos by Elizabeth Byers.
how access and trail use would be incor-
porated into the park’s master plan.
• Harry Dean Trail: Assisted in the
preparation of a trail master plan for
this Pacifica trail.
• Rector Ridge Trail: Surveyed the
Rector Reservoir property in Napa
County for archeological and historical
resources and completed a plant survey
for the Department of Fish and Game.
We also provided technical assis-
tance throughout the region on
routing and constructing the Ridge
Trail so it can provide access to all
three trail user groups.
PROVIDED FINANCIAL
RESOURCES TO TRAIL
PARTNERS
We awarded $324,000 in grants to
our public agency partners from Propo-
sition 12 funds. Once we have granted
all these park bond funds in mid-2003,
we will have provided nearly $2 million
to our partners, leading to the eventual
completion of over 50 miles of dedi-
cated Ridge Trail. The grant recipients
include the East Bay Regional Park Dis-
trict, LandPaths, Marin County Open
Space District, Midpeninsula Regional
Open Space District, Santa Clara
County Open Space Authority, and
Santa Clara County Parks Department.
LED COMMUNITY OUTREACH
The Bay Area Ridge Trail Council
continues to make community mem-
bers aware of the trail and educate our
youth about the outdoors.
• We led about 80 outings that took
hundreds of people in all nine coun-
& STRATEGIC PLAN/1
PLAN
ties out on the trail. We also estab-
lished a new “by-invitation” outings
program, which gets the public onto
private lands that may soon include
a segment of the Ridge Trail.
• The council introduced more than
500 low-income schoolchildren to the
outdoors in eight of the nine Bay Area
counties through our Ridge, Kids &
Stewards Program. We provided edu-
cational services to schools in
Calistoga, Marin City, and the
Bayview and Potrero Hill neighbor-
hoods of San Francisco, and partnered
with the Golden Gate National
Recreation Area and San Mateo
County Parks Department to provide
kids with stewardship experiences.
• Our staff and volunteers worked
closely with Jean Rusmore and
Wilderness Press to completely update
the Ridge Trail official guidebook,
which was published last August.
• We received media coverage in the
San Francisco Chronicle, Napa Valley
Register, San Jose Mercury News,
Santa Rosa Press Democrat, Marin
Independent Journal, and on KQED-
FM radio and the KRON-4 Bay Area
Backroads television show.
• We supported efforts to commemo-
rate the work of former California
State Parks Director and Ridge Trail
visionary William Penn Mott, Jr. by
archiving our historical records at
U.C. Berkeley’s Bancroft Library.
INCREASED OUR
CAPACITY BU ILDING
The Bay Area Ridge Trail Council
crafted a three-year strategic plan and
initiated a complementary fund devel-
opment plan this past year. Leadership
was provided by our newly hired Exec-
utive Director Holly Van Houten, who
joined the organization in April. She
has over seven years experience in
community trail planning and partner-
ship development with the National
Park Service, including several years’
service on the council’s board of direc-
tors in the mid 1990s.
We also added a new trail steward
staff position to take on the responsi-
bility of overseeing construction,
maintenance, and management of
Ridge Trail segments on private lands.
John Aranson signed on in April as
well with more than 14 years of expe-
rience as a park ranger with the Marin
County Open Space District. While
working for the district he supervised
the construction of many new trails,
including several that now bear Ridge
Trail signs!
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2003 WORK PLAN PRIORITIES

Our Strategic Plan: 2003-2005
To ensure that we are making progress on our three-year objectives, the coun-
In March, the Bay Area Ridge Trail Council board of directors adopted a
cil will annually develop work plan priorities jointly between the board, county
three-year strategic plan. The plan came out of a multi-year planning process in
committees, and staff. Some of the priorities for 2003 include plans to:
which board members and staff asked themselves a key question: What are the
best ways to get more miles of Ridge Trail on the ground? • Dedicate 30 miles of new Ridge Trail segments.
The results of that process identified a new era for the Ridge Trail, in which
• Complete contracts for Proposition 12 grants with our partners.
the council moves from more of an advocacy role—working to get agency partners
to build the trail—to a more direct role in acquiring, constructing, and managing • Secure a grant from the Coastal Conservancy for Ridge Trail funding from
trail segments ourselves. A catalyst for this change was the tremendous opportu- Proposition 40 and 50 bond funds.
nity presented by the $3.4 million Proposition 12 grant from the State Coastal
• Complete a three-year fund development plan.
Conservancy for Ridge Trail-related projects. The change also came out of the
desire to craft new strategies and approaches that would help crack the trail’s • Reinvigorate our major donor program honoring William Penn Mott, Jr..
toughest nut—creating the trail on private lands.
• Sign trail easements on private lands where we have verbal agreements to
The strategic plan defines the next era of the Ridge Trail. As described below,
move forward.
the strategic plan contains new initiatives, as well as a continuation of our “bread
and butter work,” specifically, completing more sections of new trail. In 2005 when • Articulate our multi-use philosophy to trail users and develop more multi-use
we review how we have implemented this plan, we can determine our success by events
measuring how many miles of trail we have added to the Bay Area Ridge Trail. To
• Create more opportunities for members to get involved with the work of the
add these new miles, the strategic plan addresses how we will work with public
council.
agency partners on public lands and with landowners on private lands. It addresses
how to get more people involved with the trail as members, volunteers, and neigh-
bors, and how we will ensure the organization’s and the trail’s financial future. OUTCOMES: HOW WE WILL MEASURE SUCCESS

To measure the effectiveness of the strategic plan, the staff and board of the
THE STRATEGIC PLAN IDENTIFIES SPECIFIC ACTIONS TO Ridge Trail Council commit to achieving these five outcomes by the end of 2005:
ACCOMPLISH OVER THE NEXT THREE YEARS:
• Dedicate new trail. Dedicate 300 miles of the Ridge Trail.
Work with public agency partners to complete trail segments
Leveraging the existing Proposition 12 planning, acquisition, and construction • Close remaining gaps. Have a plan in place that will lead to the dedication of
grant, along with other public funds such as Propositions 40 and 50, we will work 400 miles in 2010.
with public agency partners to schedule the completion of the remaining sections • Increase members. Count 6,000 people as members and supporters of the Ridge
of the trail on public lands. We will also work with non-park public agencies, such Trail Council.
as utility districts, to open their lands to managed public-trail use. The council will
help create new open-space special districts in the counties of Solano and Napa, • Increase volunteers. Increase volunteers by 500 people who help plan, con-
where none currently exist. And it will ensure that county, regional, and state struct, and maintain Ridge Trail segments.
transportation agencies include Ridge Trail highway crossing needs in their plans. • Operate with financial stability. Raise funds from a diversified funding base
Work with private landowners to complete trail segments that support needed operating expenses.
The council will coordinate private land acquisition priorities with public
agencies and private land trusts to create new trail corridors along the ridgeline. To obtain a copy of our strategic plan, call the office at 415-561-2595 or send an e-mail
The council will sign trail access agreements with private landowners, construct to info@ridgetrail.org.
the trail, and begin management and maintenance of sections where there is no
other willing public partner to do so. It will use these successes as models to
encourage other private landowners to participate in the Ridge Trail.
Close multi-use trail gaps
The council will identify gaps within the existing dedicated route that are not
open to equestrians and/or mountain bicyclists, and work with land managers to
identify strategies, projects, and timeframes for closing those gaps.
Build community investment in the trail
We will expand the membership of the council to increase our local political
clout, expand the pool of volunteers, and raise the vital funding support needed to
fulfill our mission. We will renew and expand our volunteer programs to assist
with trail construction and maintenance, and expand the general public’s aware-
ness of the Ridge Trail through media, marketing, outreach, and the web.
Secure ongoing support
The council will improve its ability to raise funds for trail construction, man-
agement, and maintenance by diversifying its funding base. It will strengthen and
expand its major donor program; expand its membership base; create strategic
partnerships with foundations and corporations; diversify the board of directors;
and increase volunteer recruitment.

The board, staff, and county committee members gathered in February to discuss the strategic plan.
Front row: Bill Long, Kathy Hoffman, Mark Evanoff, Dee Swanhuyser. 2nd row: Ruth Zamist, Holly
Van Houten, Mary Lou Fitzpatrick, Jennifer Chandler, Don Herzog, Carol Kunze, Michael Kelley,
David Hansen. 3rd row: Kathy Blume, Carol Vellutini, Sandy Sommer, Mary Burns, Patty Ciesla,
Mary Davey, Mark Frederick, Garnetta Annable, Ray Sullivan, Bill Smith. Back row: Steve Kinsey,
Camie Bontaites, John Aranson, Martha Benioff, Bob Power, Joel Gartland, Doug Kerseg, Thomas
Beck, Steve Fiala, Glenn Kirby.

Top: The Ridge Trail Council strives to create a

multi-use trail for hikers, equestrians, and bicy-
clists. Photo by Elizabeth Byers. Bottom: We will
dedicate new sections of trail this year, including
the new Big Rock Trail in Marin County, which
was built by the Marin County Open Space Dis-
trict. Photo by Chris Bramham, Marin County
Open Space District.

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How Many Miles to Complete Volunteer

the Ridge Trail? Acknowledgement
At the board retreat in February, the board of directors gave clear direction: We are indebted to the many volun-
“Get more trail!” As we put finishing touches on the strategic plan, we set two teers who serve on the Ridge Trail
targets for ourselves: 300 miles of dedicated trail in 2005 and 400 miles in 2010. Council’s county committees. These
At 234 miles open today, both goals will be challenging, but with the support of committees provide the local voice for Dedicated North Bay county committee mem-
our members, supporters, and volunteers we’re confident we can make it. moving the trail forward. The commit- bers. Front: Carol Kunze, Napa County; Carol
Some of you might now be thinking: “Four hundred miles in 2010—great! tees help to plan new routes, organize Vellutini,Sonoma County. Back: Kathy Blume,
That means the trail will be done in just seven years!” Well no, the trail won’t be outings and work days, and host dedica- Solano County; North Bay Trail Director Dee
Swanhuyser; Jennifer Chandler, Napa County;
finished by 2010; we know we’re into it for the long run and expect it will take tion festivities. Volunteers have Kathy Hoffman, Solano County.
longer than seven years to complete because we now know the trail will be longer dedicated themselves to completing the
than 400 miles. trail and having fun in the process. We
While the original planned corridor penciled out at about 400 miles, last year, are thankful for all your hard work! If you would like to be part of your local
thanks to some very detailed analysis and mapping by volunteers Ron Brown, Ben county committee, contact the Ridge Trail office and we’ll put you in touch with
Pease, our two trail directors, and volunteers at the county committee levels, we the committee chair.
began to realize we were looking at something more like a 550-mile primary trail
system. This trail system recognizes the flexibility and resourcefulness of our ALAMEDA AND SAN MATEO Virginia Holtz
county committee volunteers in taking advantage of regional opportunities, such CONTRA COSTA COUNTY Lars Larsen
COUNTIES
as crossing both the Carquinez Bridge and the Benicia Bridge or creating a short Thomas Beck Kitty Monihan
route and a long route through Santa Clara County. Don deFremery Mel Brown Vinaya Natu
Our job has become more challenging because not only are we looking at a Steve Fiala Pat Dixon
trail system, but we’re facing the hardest miles ahead by tackling private land sec- Michael Kelley Bob Emert SOLANO COUNTY
tions and needing to work more closely with public agencies to acquire new lands Glenn Kirby John Gervais Randy Anderson
and eventually develop trail sections. John Mercurio Bob Greene Cindy Apaka
Although 550 miles is an even bigger challenge than the 400 we faced before, Dick Quigley Bob Guinn Kathy Blume
we’re helped by tremendous community support. The extension of the route in John Rabold Doug Kerseg Jane Bogner
Santa Clara County was selected in large part because of the great enthusiasm and Dick Lavenstein Donna Burla
MARIN COUNTY Ernst Meissner
support of the local trail activists. In short, they saw how being part of the Carlo Carlucci
regional Ridge Trail system would help them complete local, close-to-home sec- Al Bauman Jean Rusmore Harry Englebright
tions. And the emerging importance of “community connector” trails confirms Connie Berto Franklin Sheehan Christa Foerchtgott
what we knew all along—that people want trails close to home to access the Albert DiLima Bill Smith Hew Hesterman
nearby ridgetops. This local support helps us build new alliances and partnerships Don Gregory Sandy Sommer Kathy Hoffman
to complete a regional system of trails. Don Herzog Ron Weaver Luanne Johnson
While we remain focused on creating the primary route of the Ridge Trail, Fred Kanter Doris Klein
Bill Long SAN FRANCISCO
closest to the ridgeline, we look forward to the new challenges of creating a trail COUNTY Frank Morris
system and to the new partnerships they bring. Gerald McGowin Dan Smith
Barbara Weitz Doris Lindfors
Russ Turnbull
-Holly Van Houten Ruth Zamist Andrea Manion
Rollye Wiskerson
Ray Sullivan
NAPA COUNTY SONOMA COUNTY
Financial Summary Chip Bouril
SANTA CLARA
COUNTY Rick Abbott
Jennifer Chandler Chris Benziger
Note: These charts represent estimated figures since the 2002 audit is not complete as of Garnetta Annable
Laurie Davis Kenton Clark
press time. Copies of the previous year’s financial audit are available for review in the Patty Ciesla
Carol Kunze Mickey Cooke
Bay Area Ridge Trail Council’s office. Kate Drayden
Nancy Garrett Pat Eliot
Mary Lou Fitzpatrick
Jo Maillard Dale Godfrey
Jim Foran
Milan Pittman David Hansen
2002 Total Revenue: $784,479 Linda Reichel
Mark Frederick
Joel Gartland Dave Henderson
Ken Stanton Chris Jones
Earthshare
Kelly Gibson
Year-End Jessica Tuteur Toni McRorie
Appeal Workplace Giving Matt Hahne
4% 4% John Tuteur Carol Vellutini
Major Donors
and Individuals
4%

Foundations
and Corporations
7%

Government
55%
Membership
26%

2002 Total Expenses: $790,152

Newsletter and
Publications
7%
Administrative
8%

Ridge Kids
& Stewards
Environmental
Education Trail Planning
9% & Development
47%

Fundraising
and Member
Services
21%
Above: The recently dedicated River-to-Ridge Trail is a community-connector trail that is part of
the 550-mile Ridge Trail system. Photo by Elizabeth Byers. Top right: The Ridge, Kids & Stew-
ards Program teaches Marcus Foster Elementary School fourth graders about native and
Trail Grants non-native plants. Bottom right: Fifth graders at the Berkeley Arts Magnet School work on the
8% Ridge Trail.

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Thanks to all our donors in 2002! Thomas D. Childers
Sam Chiou
Tim and Georgia Harris
Lori Harrison
Ronald Morrison
William and Martha Moses
Malcolm Slaney and Michele Covell
Francis Small
Tim and Elizabeth Choate William & Carol Harrison Janice Moura Janet Small
Kenneth Otteson Gary Chock Elizabeth Harvey Diedre Moy Timothy and Lucy Smallsreed
MEMORIAL GIFTS Ronald & Susan Choy Kevin Hayashi Timothy K. Mueller Alan R. and Patricia Smith
Thomas Owen
Michael and Anna Kelleher, in William Parkin and Margaret Sheridan Carol Christensen, Ph.D. Richard and Koren Hung Hayashi Mark Mumm Ann Warren Smith
memory of Chloe Kelleher R. Terrence Rendleman Barry Christian Keith Haycock Carol A. Munch Bill Smith
Lynn Duggan Winter, in memory of Jack & Margo Restrick Kristen Clark George Heigho Gertrude Musey Brendan Smith
Bessie, Esther, Salome, and Moonie Karen D. Roche and Malcolm L. Jones Jan Clayton Maxine Heiliger Naomi Nakashima, M.D. Dana Smith
Henry J. Ralston, in memory of Diane W. Sanders Lynne Clenfield Peter Heinecke Vinaya Natu Darlene Smith
Ralston Robert & Caprice Scarborough Nancy Cohen Karen & Ross Heitkamp Rosamond Naylor James & Peggy Smith
Keith Schakel Samuel Cohen Stephen Heller and Therese Hickey Craig Needham Maureen A. Smith
GOVERMENT SUPPORT Stephen & Jeanne Schapp Community Foundation of Santa Cruz Warren & Patricia Hellman Richard W. Neil Nikki Smith
California Coastal Conservancy Patricia Scofield County Paul A. Hensleigh, M.D. David Nelson Shelly Smith and Neal Kramer
Paul Sidenblad Richard & Ruth Conley Panda Hershey Douglas Nelson and Marianne Babal Tim S. Smith
FOUNDATION DONORS Frank Silver Sharon Connor Bill Heter William and Joanna Nelson Bruce Snyder
Jean Simpson Alison J. Cook Brian & Katrina Higgins Richard & Gloria Newhouse Marion H. Softky
Bernard Osher Foundation Glenda Cook Sandra & Tom Hill William & Nancy Newmeyer Jerome Solari
Wesley & Jill Smith
Richard and Rhoda Goldman Fund Robert Cooley Frederick & Leelane Hines Carl Niehaus Karl Sorensen
Abraham & Marian Sofaer
The PG&E Corporation Foundation Karin Corfee and Todd Auker Richard Holden Kermit Nolan Michael Sosebee
Michael Sogard
Sandra G. Sommer Michael & Lois Cornell Philip & Colleen Hollenbeck Paul Norman Carl and Leitha Spetzler
WILLIAM PENN MOTT, JR., Kristine Steensma, M.D. Jerry Cottingham Ted Holman William & Dorothy Normark Kevin Stamm
FOUNDERS Mary Jean Stempien and James Robert Cowell Alan Holroyde Boyce & Peggy Nute Richard Stanley
Maureen Haywood Stricker Jon Cox and Catherine Wiehe David Hopkins Ermina O’Brien S.M. Stasseitch
Greg and Susan Wageman Angel & Priscilla Stoyanof Mary R. Cox Cay Horstmann Nada O’Neal Art and Peggy Stauffer
Maja Ramsey Justin Tanous Robert and Terri Crabb Sally Houston Stephanie Oana Susan Stecklair
Clyde Stiteler Gary Thompson John Crawford Roy & Joanne Lee Howard Andrew Ogilvie Robert Stephens
Stephen and Diane Bieneman Daniel Tjoa William & Nancy Creger Robert & Karen Howell Dave Olson Marjorie Stern
Joyce Gober Richard & Marge Tobias Patricia & Christopher Cross Hilary Hubbard Radley Olson D.F. Stevens
John Harrington Jessica Tuteur Jean Crossley Nadine A. Hubbell Susan Opp and John Bonsignore Kathy Stewart
Appraisal Associates Justin Walker and Beatrice Yormark Gail Currey Olivier Hubert Erna Ordeman M. J. Stewart
Mark Jon Bluth Virginia & Richard Welsh Elizabeth Cziraki J. Hulbert Orinda Hiking Club Timothy Stewart
Tony Crabb and Barbara Grasseschi Dock Williams Ellen Daniell Matthew J. Hult G. C. Orman Terry D. Stone
Mary Davey, and all the generous Daniel DaSilva Mr. and Mrs. Ivan Humphreys John Ormond Ruth Stotter
people who contributed to her TRAIL ADVOCATES Tom & Veralyn Davids Andy Huntington and Melissa Schoen Mrs. John E. Osher Marshall L. Stowe
“non-event”! Carolyn Davies Bill Hyatt Nancy Oswald Ronald V. Stradiotto
John & Heather Abbis Kathleen Davies Barbara Roth Imrie Terry Pack Doug Straight
Lisa & Douglas Goldman Fund
Willy & Charles Adam Kenneth Davis and Carole Buffum Marilee Irwin Kevin Padgett Sandor & Faye Straus
Amb. L. W. and Mrs. Jean Lane
Beverly Adams Lynden Davis Charles H. and Ellen James Wendy Page Curtis Strommen
Melvin & Joan Lane
Michael Afendakis Mark Davis Janet Jezek Armando & Bertha Palomar Kim Stryker and Mark Anderson
TAUPO Community Fund of the
Glenn & Janet Ahlstrom Chris Dawson Carolyn Johnson David Pankratz Barry Stubbs
Community Foundation Silicon Valley
Ingrid Akerblom, M.D. Alan & Mary Ann De Moss Kenneth & Evelyn Johnson Paradigm Winery Robert & Juliette Suhr
Garnetta Annable
Esteban Akhlaghi Carl and Barbara J. Debevec Phillip & Katharine Johnson Ron Paris and Z James Svanda
Cynthia Anthony
Ralph & Susan Alcorn Joseph Del Riego Chris Jones Shirley Park Dee and Peter Swanhuyser
Lisa C. Berry and Leslie F. Johnson
Esther Alday Diablo Hiking Club Melanie Jones Sheri Parker M. E. Sweeney and J. Wagnitz
Richard C. Blum
Michael Alexander Patricia A. Diamond Fred Kanter Kay Parkin Shelley Sweet
Alan & Patricia Burns
Harold Allen Jim Dickerson Jeff Kaplan Leighton Parks Charles Swezey
Thomas Carlino
Jeffry and Teri Allen Debbie Dicks Dave & Barbara Karlin Gary M. Parsons Barbara Tatum
Mim Carlson and Robert Treppa
The Winifred & Harry B. Allen Gaeir Dietrich Kevin and Janey Kaster John Parsons Richard & Ann A. Tavan
The John and Nancy Cassidy Family
Foundation Roberta Dikeman Robert Katz Bob Parthun David Taylor
Foundation of the Peninsula
Carol Anderson Lucien A. & Catherine Dimino Donald & Phyllis Keesey Roberta Paskos Richard S. Taylor
Community Foundation
Rick Anderson Bruce & Joan Dodd Bill & Lisa Kelly Donald A. Patterson Roger & Sherry Taylor
Alison Chaiken
Nick & Marcia Anton Carolyn E. Doggett and Roger Severin John & Jennifer Kelly Jacqueline Patterson Alan Teitelbaum
Julian Cortella
Albert Arabia Linda Domeier Thomas Kelly Timothy Patterson Lisa Fuller and D. A. Ten Grotenhuis
Richard Delap and Dora K. Cheng
Bruce Armstrong Tracy Ann Doten John Kelso Caroline Paul Steve Terwilliger
Gordy and Linda Ferguson
John Arnold Paul Doty Virginia Kennedy Mrs. Richard Payne Carter P. Thacher
S. Flaniken and Mark Randolph
David Arpi Russ & Verna Dow Stephen & Marcia Kent Martine Pean Ronald Theisen
Richard Gale
Keith C. Arrol Stephen Dowler Doug Kerseg Anita Pearson John Thielen
Donald & Gloria Herzog
James Arthur Bob Downs Lois Kershner and Tom Scannell Roberto & Dalia Perelman Jeanne Thomas
Dawn & Christian Hogh
Jan Askin Daniel & Lee Drake B. Ketron Linda K. Persson and James G. Little Richard Thomas
Ron Howie
Pamela J. Asselmeier, Esq. Thomas Dresner Alison Keye Kirk Pessner and Russ Miller Kirk Thompson
Jonnie & Rodney Jacobs
Mary Lou Atkins Eileen Drew Randy Keyworth Karen Peteros Eric Tilenius
Lee & Wini Jebian
Rhett Atkinson Paul Dubow Carol King W. Robert Phillips C. Tollafield
Glenn Kirby
Richard Auger Katherine Duffy Fred King and Donna Taniguchi Teresa Picchi and Joel Linzer Carol Topp
Doris Klein
Linda and Richard Averett John P. Dunham Janet & George King Judith Pierce Judith Tornese and Jerry Winters
Rob Knourek
Karen Axelsson Tom Dunlap John Kinsel John Pisacane, D.M.D. Jerry Torrance
Doris and Pete Lindfors
June A. Bailey Catherine Dycaico Chris & Elsa Kirkpatrick Harry K. Plant Jodi D. Torres
Bill Long
Theresa Bain Daniel M. Dye and Estela Alvarez-Dye Justin Kitch Carolyn Plath David Towle and Luvonne Stewart
Corenne McKinley
Rod & Cris Baker Charles M. Dyke Anita Klein David I. Plotnikoff Elizabeth Traugott
Al Meckler
Steve Bangert Ashley Easterling Anne Kohlstaedt Lee Alan Pochop Karen Traversi
Ross & Jess Millikan
Nancie Barker Sheryll Ebbs Ronald Koo Jeff & Alison Poetsch Donald Trueblood
Tim Muller
Bonnie & Michael Barr Patrick Edsell Doug and Jeanne Korns James Pokorski Nathan E. Trueblood
Paul Newhagen and Antje
Lorraine A. Barrabee Paul Eisenberg Barbara Kosnar Matt Poppe Ann Trutner
McNaughton-Newhagen
Sue Bartalo and Dave Fischer Patricia & Ted Eliot Manish D. Kothari and Carmen Saura Harvey Poppel Russ Turnbull
Mr. and Mrs. John Nichols
Bruce Bartlett Ernie & Nancy Elliot Marion Kramer, M.D. Rita Poppenk Ann Turner
John S. Osterweis
James & Diane Bartoo Diana Ellis David Krigel Darwin & Donna Poulos John & Mary Turner
ProAction Foundation
Thomas R. Baruch Harold and Marian Ellis Duane Kromm and Marilyn J. Farley Donald & Virginia Poulton Robert G. Turner
Redtree Properties
Marjorie K. Bauman Tracy Elmore Lawrence Kuechler Katie Povejsil Michael Tyler and Amy Schustack
Kathryn & Robert Riddell
Al Baumann Eunice Elton Mr. and Mrs. Irwin D. Kuntz Roger Powers Frank Ubhaus
Toni and Arthur Rock
Frank S. Bayley The Endurance Fund John Kunz Preserve Area Ridgelands Committee Donald and Carol Van Houten
Shauna Rose & Raymond Sullivan
Brian & Kathleen Bean Christian & Jacqueline Erdman Rebecca Kurland Barbara M. and Thomas Preston Dr. Karen Van Zino
Jean & Ted Rusmore
Irwin Bear Caroline Erickson Sue La Tourrette Dorothea Proctor Mark Vaughn
The Schwab Fund for Charitable
Jonathan A. Beck Robert J. Erickson Chari Lakshman Daren Prouty Sharon Vick
Giving, Eric and Elaine Hahn
Steve & Jane Beck Judith C. Etheridge Eric Larkin Carol Provan Mary Vinella
Andrew Sessler
Thomas J. Beck Jim Eyer and Michelle Ellison Lesley Lathrop-Hanna Don & Sandie Pugh Randall & Suet Vogel
Brian Smith and Alison McLean
Charles and Jenny Beeler Janet Eyre Donald Laub, M.D. P. R. & Karen Purser Willem and Maida Vroegh
John Sutter
Richard & Ann Behrman Bob Fabry and Susan Taylor Louise Laufersweiler Sandford Purviance Dr. & Mrs. John Wachtel
Ron Weaver and Linda Dyson-Weaver
Karen Bellini Albert & Sheila Faris Richard & Emmy Lou Lavenstein Charles Purvis Ken & Christina Waldeck
Barbara & Leon Weitz
Paula Belloni Barry Farrara Joyce Law C. Delos Putz Michael & Pamela Walford
Fred Winslow
Martha Benioff Marcia Fein John Le Roy Chris Quinn Rolene Walker
Charlotte Ziems and Stewart Alsop
Don and Deborah Bennett Byron Feldhake Anne K. LeBlanc Dan & Helen Quinn Teresa Walker
Kathleen Bennett Robert & Kathy Feldman Diane Lechner R.O.M.P. Judith Walsh
TRAIL PARTNERS Cort Benningfield James & Bette Felton Catherine Lee John Rabold Joanna Wampler
Dick Aldrich Robert and Mari Benson Steve Fiala Diana L. Lee Robert & Patricia Raburn Douglas Ward
Susan Anstrand Jonn Benzie Felix Fields Jim Lee Gayna Radtke, EA The Warwick Family
Susan Barkan Elaine Berger Louis Fisher Kitt & James Lee Leslie Rall Shlomo Waser
Neil & Gene Barth Robert & Wendy Bergman Paul R. and Kathleen Fitzpatrick C. & M. Leith Satish Ramakrishnan John G. and Marcia Waterbury
Brad Baugh Berkeley Hills Realty Barry Flicker Carol Leonard Lindi Ramsden Jeff Weaver
Steve & Terry Beck Erwin Berliner Christa Foerchtgott Anthony Leuin and Jean Bertrand Linda Ramus Diane and Robert Webber
Eugene Belogorsky, M.D. Bob Berman Carleen Foster Mimi Levison Art and Pat Ravicz Kent & Lisa Webber
Beltane Ranch Katherine K. Berman Ron Foster Brad Lewis and Regina Wright Francisco Razo David Wegenka
Steven Berger and Paula Hughmanick William Bernell Mark & Nancy Franich Marshall and Elaine Lim Dorine Real and Lee Tepper Andy & Sam Werback
Sheldon M. Berz Jim Best Michael Frederich Mark and Mary Jo Linder Chuck Reed Heidi Westmoreland
Rebecca Green and Thomas Birdsall Sandra & Bruce Beyaert S.H. Friedberg Dorothy Lindheim Ronald Reich Robert & Karen Wetherell
Loren J. Bohnett Janet R. Beyers John and Barbara Friedenbach The Rev. Eliza Linley Jeff & Linda Reichel Sharon Wheatley and
Mark Brandemuehl Bicycle Trails Council of East Bay Frederick Furtek Thomas Lipkis Andrea & Glenn Reid David Shapiro, M.D.
Janet Brown Barbara Biebush Harvey Gallaher Maria & Helmut Lippert George J. Reitter Jim Whitaker
Margaret Meier Brush Ken Billheimer Robert Gamble Bruce A. Locke Ira Renner Tom Whitaker
Mary Burns Paul Billig Diann Garcia Ruth Lockhart Barbara and David Rice Leslie W. Widmann
Michael G. and Deborah Butler Jerry and Celeste Binnings Garrod Farms Riding Stables Peter Logan Craig Rice, M.D. Susan & David Wight
Elizabeth Byers and Mark Cavagnero Peter and Patricia Biocini Russell Garvin Gregory J. Long Neville Rich John Wiley
Ray Christensen Sandra Bird David Gately Richard Long Mary Ellen Richey Fred Wilhelm
Burton Corsen John and Diane Blackman Alison Geballe Robert and Eliane Long Carol Riddell Steve Wilhelm
Hal Cranston Laura MacKallor Blakely Mr. & Mrs. Theodore Geballe Mari Loria Julie Ridenour Mary L. Wilhelmy
P. D. Danzig Terrence Blaschke David Gerson Kate Lorig Rhonda Righter Kraig & Suzan Williams
Daniel Dawson and Janice Frazier William Boeckmann Luciano Giampa Los Viajeros Riding Club Pam Rino T. Craig Williams and L. Eileen Keller
Eduard De Jong Donna Bohling and Doug Kalish Lynn and James Gibbons Heath Lukatch Leigh & Ivy Robinson Ann Williamson
Richard & Beth Deatley Mark Bonino Denise Gilbert Gregory Luth Dante Rodriguez Nicholas Willson
Christopher & Nancy Deyo Julie Bonomo Ellen Gilkerson and Leslie Lamport Mike Mahon Jose Rodriguez Joss Wilson
Donna Dubinsky and Leonard Shustek Liz Bordow Stephen & Margaret Gill Sandy Mailliard Paul Rodwick Wallace W. Wilson
Harry and Eve Somjen Englebright Homer Boushey Judy Gillette and John Price Milt Mallory and Mary Artibee James Roethe Charlene Wiltsee
Robert Epstein Charlie Bowen Clinton & Mary Gilliland Lawrence Manhart, Sr. John Rollins Tiana Wimmer
Mark Evanoff C.A. Bower Noralea Gipner Andrea Manion Jack W. Rose Mike and Robin Winton
Evan Evans, III Maureen Bowman Donald Glaser Timothy Mann Daniel Rosen Teri Wiss
Coleman and Arlene Fannin Randy J. Brabham Margaret Gnam Seth Manning Steven & Elizabeth Rosenberg Lynne Withey
James Foran Margaret Bales Brady Marilyn Goldhaber Joseph Mannion Edward Rosenthal Lynne Witte
Robert Friend Gene and Kittie Brodsky Seth Goldsmith Linda and Bill Manry Peter Rosmarin Suzanne Wittrig and Alfonso Banuelos
Nancy Golden Jean Bronstein Peter Goldstein Robert Marcus, M.D. Gordon Rouse Stanley Wojcicki
Cecil Gomez Memorial Fund Geoff Brosseau Erica & Barry Goode Susan Margolis Michael Rowbotham Dawna Wolfson
Daniel Gordon Family Foundation Nathan Brostrom Pamela L. Gordon Jeffrey & Creda Markham Suellen Rowlison Douglas Wong
Douglas Gorman Allan Brown Andrea Gosline Ryan Marlinghaus Peter & Rose Royce Weldon & Carol Wong
E. M. Greenawalt Robert Brown Lorraine Grace William H. & Jane Ellen Marshall Alvin L. Royse Linda F. Woods
Mr. and Mrs. James Greene, Jr. Robert V. and Patricia M. Brown Thorsten Graeve Randall Martin Allison Saether Robert Woodward
Ann Grove Ron & Joan Brown Kim & Susan Graham Lucille D. Martineau Shuny Sagara Wilma Wool
Charles Haas Stephen & Ann Brown Edward & Madelyne Greaves Piero Martinucci Richard Sagebiel Nathaniel Wyatt and Sarah Sweedler
Jeffrey Heimbuck Linda Brownrigg Robert Greene R. Kent Mather Donna Samson Marilyn & Irvin Yalom
Douglas Highsmith John M. Bryan Family Fund Anne Gregersen David & Theresa Mathiasmeier Pat Sandoval Helen Yan
Maurice & Jan Holloway Catherine Bryg Donald Gregory Jack Mathieson Santa Clara County Parks Lawrence and Laraine Cho Yee
Daniel Hoth and Kim Regan David Buchanan Deon and Eldon Gresham James May and Recreation Mr. & Mrs. Harout Yenikomshian
Hover Family Trust Richard & Marsha Buchen Luther Greulich Robert Maynard Martin Sargent John William & Edel Young
William Hudson Teresa Buckman Marc Grisham David McAdam Robert Sargent Florence Younker
InterBill Kimberly S. Budil and Dale Slone William Groth John & Nell McBeth Wesley Sawyer April Zachary
Lois Joseph Joseph Burke Daniel & Linda Guerra Gregory & Karin McClune Victoria Scharnikow Ruth L. Zamist
Dr. & Mrs. Kenneth Kase Casandra R. Burr Christie Gurney William & Anne McDowell Deidre Scheildler John Zysman
Eric Kastner Marlene Burrow David & Deanna Gustavson Jody McGeen Philip and Shirley Schild
Mary Kelley Philip & Marjorie Bush William Guthrie Nicholas McGegan Bruce Schine IN-KIND DONORS
Rob Kirby The Gerald Cahill and Kathleen King Lance & Katherine Gyorfi Mr. and Mrs. Douglas McGregor James and Erica Schleicher
Jan Kohlmoos Fund of the Marin Community Gerhard Haas Philip & Mary McHale George Schlesinger Clif Bar
Carol Kunze Foundation Mary Haber Frances Ann McKenney Walter Schnitzius John Rabold
Denny Lanterman Harvey Cain, and Family Carolann Haggerty Donald J. McLeod Kevin Schoenfeld Heller, Erhman, White & McAuliffe
Mr. & Mrs. Philip Lathrap Marianne Locher Calhoun Matt Hahne Kathryn Kendrick McNeil Richard & Therese Schoofs Squire, Sanders & Company
Jan Leimert and Bob Miller Sandy Callahan-Butin Marshal Haines John C. McNulty Cynthia Schott
Susie Livingstone and Russ Pritchett Kevin Cameron Carl & Sarajane Hakenen J. A. McQuown Jo & Albert Schreck GIFTS TO SUPPORT
Lynn Mac Donald and John Dickerson John Caner and George Beier Earl F. Hale James Meakin Jean Schulz and Brooke Clyde THE RIDGE KIDS AND
Gordon MacDermott Bob Cant Michael & Katherine Hall Dennis & Cynthia Meister Marion Schwartz STEWARDS PROGRAM
Salem Magarian Anne-Marie Caple Douglas Hambley Lorenz Menrath John Semion
Christine Martens Louis Caputo and Rose Eufinger Rosemary Hamerton-Kelly Celine M. Meunier Connie & Kevin Shanahan The Bernard Osher Foundation
Adair McClatchy John Carberry Doug Hamilton Angele Meyer Patricia & Merrill Shanks The San Francisco Foundation
Anne Giannini McWilliams Charles W. and Gretchen Carlson Judith Hamilton Jacob & Hila Michaelsen Steven Shapiro The ARK Foundation
James McWilliams Paul Carmichael David Hammill Karri & Pete Michell Robert and Nancy Sheets The Elizabeth and Stephen Bechtel
David Miller Patrick & Carla Carstens David Hampton Jon & Janine Miller Christine S. Shirley and Foundation
Ed Miner Art Carter Kevin P. Handley and Liz Miller Tony Anthony The Furthur Foundation
Robert & Lora Moncrieff G. Aasen Casella Carola B. Fellenz Lincoln Mintz Joan Shumate Group California Casualty, Inc.
Judith Nadai Nicolle Caserma Zerne Haning, III Clayton Mitchell Robert & Patricia Siegel The Van Loben Sels Foundation
John C. Northway Kevin Castner Elin Hansen Mike Monroe Allene & Bob Sieling Andrea Manion
John & Donna Novitsky JoAnne Castro Laurence and Valerie Hansen John & Margaret Mooney Patricia Silveria
Middleton O’Brien Arthur Cerf Jared Hardner James Moore Dwight Simpson And special thanks to EarthShare
Brian O’Neill Jonathan M. Chang Mary Jane Hargrove Joan Moretz-Homberg Michael Simpson of California
Clyde & Janet Ostler Alicia Chazen Mark & Kimberley Harmon Guy Morley Ashok Singhal and Jeannette Hung
Leslie Ottavi Laurel Chessin Alan Harper Mary Morris and Robert Baylor Gail Maureen Skinner

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Outings & Upkeep H I K E S , B I K E S , R I D E S ,

Ridge Trail

A N D W O R K P A R T I E S

1. GREEN GULCH & RIDGE TRAIL HIKE Santa Rosa

Marin County
Marin County Saturday, June 21
Sunday, June 1 Kenwood
Yountville
Time: 10:00 AM-1:00 PM
Sebastopol SONOMA INFO RMATION KEY
Time: 9:30 AM-3:00 PM N A PA
Distance: 6 miles
Completed
Distance: 9.5 miles; steep Vacaville
Ridge Trail This is a chance to hike the trail off Lucas Valley Road
Admire the gardens at the Green Gulch Farm Zen Sonoma
Segments with Supervisor Steve Kinsey. The Marin County
Center near Muir Beach on our way to a strenuous Napa Proposed
Trail Corridor
Open Space District opened the trail in April. Outing
(but slow) climb up to the Bay Area Ridge Trail. The participants will meet up with mountain bikers (see
Petaluma
morning climb will be rewarded by spring flowers and 0 5 10 MI previous outing) at the top of Big Rock Ridge to hear
Fairfield
splendid views of the ocean (if clear weather). SOLANO 0 5 10 15 KM
about how the trail project came together.
Contact: Doris Klein, 707-643-4468 or Contact: David Escobar, 415-499-3092.
dklein@scrserv.com.
Vallejo
15 N 9. HIGHWAY CLEANUP
2. TENNESSEE VALLEY WORK DAY Novato San Mateo County
NATIONAL TRAILS DAY 16 Saturdays, July 5 and September 6
MARIN Time: 9:30 AM-11:30 AM
Marin County 8 13
Saturday, June 7 Join the San Mateo County Committee the first Sat-
National Trails Day is a day to celebrate, build, main- 7 San Rafael
Pinole urday of every other month to help clean up a stretch
tain, and recognize trails in America; typically nearly 6 Concord
of Highway 280 in San Mateo. Sponsored by the Bay
one million people participate in 2,000 events Area Ridge Trail.
nationwide. Join the Bay Area Ridge Trail Council
Richmond
3 Walnut
Contact: Franklin Sheehan, 650-341-3205
and the Golden Gate National Recreation Area to 1 11
Creek

repair the Miwok Trail, the route of the Bay Area 2 Berkeley CONTRA C O S TA
10. EQUINES AT PURISIMA CREEK
Sausalito
Ridge Trail in the Marin Headlands. We will improve Oakland San Mateo County
the causeway, build water bars, improve the treads, San
Francisco
Sunday, July 6
and remove dilapidated structures. Tools will be pro- Time: 8:30 AM-12:00 PM
vided. Bring a hat, sunscreen, water, and food, and See June 8 equestrian outing for details.
Sa

wear work clothes. We’ll have refreshments and raffle

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11. TOUR DE FAT: BIKE AND BEER

Fr

prizes. Hayward
Livermore
an

Contact: Call John Aranson at 415-897-5245 to San Bruno

COMMUNITY FESTIVAL
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RSVP Berkeley, Alameda County

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Pacifica
Saturday, July 26
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ALAMEDA
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3. MOUNTAIN BIKE BASICS San

Mateo
Time: Morning ride, 9:00-11:00 AM;
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9 Festival, 11:00 AM-6:00 PM

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Saturdays, June 7, July 12, August 9 Join the Bay Area Ridge Trail Council and the New
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Time: 9:00 AM-12:00 PM Half Moon Bay Redwood Belgium Brewing Company (maker of Fat Tire Ale)
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for the Tour de Fat, a festival that celebrates bikes
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The Bicycle Trails Council of the East Bay teaches

mountain bike classes, offered monthly. Learn to ride and beer. This is part of a national tour for the brew-
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prepared, responsibly, and skillfully. The ride will ing company that involves fun morning rides, a bike
include a slice of the Ridge Trail. A short, ten-mile 12 Los Altos rodeo, activities for kids, and beer tasting. Volunteers
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group ride usually follows the class. Classes are usu- San Jose
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ally the second Saturday of each month. tent so we get proceeds off every glass of beer sold.
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Contact: To RSVP, please contact Mike Kowalewski, S A N TA CLARA Please come join us, drink up, and help support a
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510-444-2453 or sothira@aol.com. For information worthy cause! And if you’d like to volunteer during
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on the council visit www.btceb.org.
4. EQUINES ON MONTE BELLO RIDGE
Santa Clara County
Sunday, June 8
Time: 9:30 AM-2:00 PM
Explore the ridges and valleys on your horse, learn
about Mother Nature, and enjoy the views. Time and
length of ride may vary with riders and capabilities,
changes in weather, or seasonal trail closures. No
rental horses, stallions, riding double or ponying.
Walk-trot pace; minors must wear helmet. Breast col-
lars and lead lines are required. Cancels with rain on
ride day, or heavy rains the week prior so please leave
an e-mail address and check morning of ride.
Weather can be highly variable, so bring layers of
clothing, lunch, and drinking water.
Contact: RSVP at 650-691-2150; limited to small
groups.
5. MOUNT MADONNA COUNTY PARK
Santa Clara County
Saturday, June 14
Time: 10:00 AM-3:00 PM
Distance: 7 miles
Pace: Moderate
Hike through forests of redwoods, laurels, eucalyptus,
and Douglas fir, as well as beautiful meadows.
Directions: The park is on Hecker Pass Road five
miles west of Gilroy. Meet at the Sprig Lake parking
area.
Contact: Matt Hahne, 408-749-9968
6. KING/SWETT RANCHES HIKES
BY-INVITATION HIKES
Solano County
Saturdays, June 14 and July 5
Time: 9:00 AM-1:00 PM
Distance: 6 to 7 miles with less than 1000’ elevation
gain
Pace: Moderate
Explore lands that are not yet open to the public but
will soon include a segment of the Bay Area Ridge
Trail. Excellent views of bay, marsh, creeks, and grass-
lands abound. Each hike will go to another corner of
the ranches. There are no trails; long pants, water,
snacks, and good boots are recommended. Sponsored
by the Bay Area Ridge Trail and the Solano Land
Trust. Heavy rain cancels.
Directions: Meet at the Park and Ride Lot at the Hid-
denbrooke Parkway/American Canyon Road exit of
I-80. We will carpool to the trailhead.
Contact: Call Kathy for information at 707-864-2108
7. LOMA ALTA/BIG ROCK BIKE RIDE
Marin County
Saturday, June 21
Time: 9:00 AM-1:00 PM
Distance: 25 miles
Terrain/Pace: A rigorous ride with many steep
climbs and descents
Come join John Aranson, trail steward for the Bay
Area Ridge Trail, on an advanced mountain bike ride
through the newly opened sections of the Ridge Trail
in Central Marin. We will climb up White’s Hill to
the Loma Alta Open Space Preserve, ride over Loma
Alta to the newly opened Big Rock Ridge Trail, climb
up to the top of Big Rock Ridge, and then down Big
Cat Fire Road to Pacheco Valley. We will return to
Fairfax via the Fox Lane bike trail. On Big Rock
Ridge we’ll meet with hikers (see next outing) to hear
about how the project came together. John Aranson
constructed the trail for the district before coming to
work for the Ridge Trail Council and Steve Kinsey,
Marin County supervisor and Ridge Trail board mem-
ber, will also join the group. Please bring plenty of
water and food.
Directions: Meet at the Fairfax Theater in down-
town Fairfax at 9:00 AM
Contact: Call John Aranson at 415-897-5245 for
more information
8. BIG ROCK HIKE
Los
Gatos the day, you would be very welcome!
14 Directions: Berkeley’s Civic Center Park is located in
downtown Berkeley at Center and Martin Luther King
Streets, close to parking, BART, and AC Transit.
Morgan
Hill
Contact: Contact Ruth at 415-454-8984 if you can
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volunteer or visit www.newbelgium.com for more
information on the festival.
The proposed trail corridor represents a conceptual plan to connect
the remaining parks and public open spaces within the Bay Area Ridge
Trail corridor. This conceptual map conveys no rights to the public to
enter private property without the owner’s permission.
Gilroy 12. EVENING RIDE AT WINDY HILL
Prepared by CartoGraphics, S.F. Revised 1/02 by Bobbi Sloan Design
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Santa Cruz Saturday, August 2
Time: 4:00 PM-8:00 PM
See June 8 equestrian outing for details. Bring dinner.
13. MARTINEZ VOLKSWALK
V O L U N T E E R P R O F I L E Contra Costa County
Saturday, August 9 and
Sunday, August 10
Volunteers Franklin Sheehan and Friends Time: 8:00 AM to 12:00 PM
Take on the Interstate Distance: 6.2 miles
Terrain: Two alternate routes, one with moderate
For many years Franklin Sheehan has led an Adopt-a-Highway program hills and one with a long, steep hill.
This is the second in a series of volkswalks on differ-
for the Bay Area Ridge Trail Council’s San Mateo County Committee. The ent sections of the Ridge Trail. Start any time
between 8 AM and 12 PM and walk at your own pace
group was originally organized in 1994 by the late Jim Trumbull. A retired on a well-marked trail. Sponsored by the Vaca Valley
San Francisco State math professor, Franklin coordinates a dozen volunteers Volks, the Solano County affiliate of the American
Volkssport Association—a network of 450 clubs
to clean a two-mile stretch of Interstate 280 every other month. The volun- across the country that hosts 3,000+ events a year.
teers include Jean Rusmore, author of the Official Guide to the Bay Area Free, unless walking for volkssport credit. A com-
memorative patch with the Ridge Trail logo will be
Ridge Trail. Jean remarks, “Franklin always sends out witty ‘invitations’ to available for a small fee.
get people to join in the ‘fun’ of cleaning up the highway. I chuckle every Directions: Register at Martinez Regional Shoreline
Park, Marina Vista at Ferry Street, Martinez.
time I read a new invitation.” Contact: For more information visit VacaVolks.org
or contact Jill Simmons at 707-448-5148 or
The stretch of highway that the Ridge Trail Council sponsors is just info@VacaVolks.org. For more information on volkss-
south of Highway 92. “You never know what you’ll find out there,” com- porting, visit ava.org.
ments Franklin, “We once had a lucky volunteer who found a $100 bill. We 14. SANBORN-SKYLINE HIKE
also found a motorcycle, innumerable nuts and bolts—that make us wonder Saturday, September 6
Santa Clara County
why we don’t find significant sections of cars and trucks on the road—and Time: 10:00 AM-3:00 PM
pieces of a jigsaw puzzle that I have accumulated over the past several years. Distance: 7 miles, 1500’ elevation gain
Hike in the deep forests of the Santa Cruz Mountains
When enough pieces have been collected, I plan to retire and work at above Saratoga and near the proposed Ridge Trail
route.
putting the puzzle together.” Contact: Matt Hahne, 408-749-9968 evenings
When not volunteering, Franklin has spent time hiking most of the
15. GREEN VALLEY FALLS HIKE
Ridge Trail route from San Francisco to Santa Clara County. To join in the BY-INVITATION OUTING
highway cleanup fun, call Franklin (see Outings & Upkeep for dates and Solano County
Saturday, September 20
contact information). Time: 9:00 AM-12:30 PM
Hike to a beautiful waterfall on City of Vallejo water-
shed lands. The trail is primitive, and steep in places
with some streams to cross.
Directions: Parking is scarce. Carpool from central
Vallejo at 8:15 AM; up-county folks can meet there if
they have a full car.
Contact: To reserve a space contact Doris Klein,
707-643-4468 or dklein@scrserv.com
16. BENICIA TRAIL DEDICATION
Solano County
Saturday, September 27
Time: 10:00 AM
Check the fall issue of Ridge Lines for details on the
dedication. The ceremony will be at the picnic area
near the new trail segment in the state recreation
area. After the dedication, outing leaders will lead
hikes and rides on the new trail.
Left: Dianne Hunt, Julien Wade,
Janet Wade, and Arnold Vold after
Note on Peninsula Watershed Outings
a successful cleanup. Photo by As of press time, the San Francisco Public Utili-
Franklin Sheehan. Right: County ties Commission (PUC) has not established an
Committee Member Bill Smith opening date for the Fifield-Cahill Road in the
(right) presents a Bay Area Ridge Peninsula Watershed. In the interim, we will con-
tinue our watershed outings; the next two are
Trail award to Franklin Sheehan. scheduled for June 14 and 28. Check for other
Photo by Dianne Hunt. upcoming outings on our website at ridgetrail.org.

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■ new member ■ renewal ____ $15 Anniversary Cap

____ $40 Trail Trekker

Name Ridge Lines—our newsletter 2003 Trail Dedication Preview
Invitations to trail dedications
and events We anticipate that the following Ridge Trail segments will be dedicated this
Address Volunteer opportunities year. The Benicia and Big Rock Trails have already opened, and the Peninsula
Watershed will open soon for guided tours. Stay tuned for dedication dates!
____ $15 Trail Scout
City/State/Zip (students age 25 and under): • Benicia Trail (Solano County): 2 miles, September 27 Dedication
All of the above
• Peninsula Watershed (San Mateo County): 9.5 miles
____ $55 Trail Blazer
County
All of the above • Big Rock Trail (Marin County): 3 miles
____ $100 Trail Advocate • Sierra Azul (Santa Clara County): 11 miles
Phone (h) (w) All of the above, plus:
Personal invitations to special • Almaden Quicksilver (Santa Clara County): 4 miles
events
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expiration date All of the above, plus: Where have you been seen lately in your
Official Guide to the Bay Area Bay Area Ridge Trail baseball cap?
Ridge Trail by Jean Rusmore
name on card Below, North Bay Trail Director Dee
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All of the above $15 guarantees the ride of your life! See
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Return your membership application and/or cap order with a check or money order to the
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Please note that occasionally we share our membership list with other worthy nonprofit
organizations. Exchanging names greatly benefits both organizations. It helps us publicize
the Ridge Trail and increase the number of people who support our organization. If you
do not want your name to be included in these exchanges, however, please call us at
415-561-2595 or e-mail us at info@ridgetrail.org, and we’ll make sure your name is
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Also pictured: Ridge Trail council member and volunteer

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Board of
Staff Directors
Holly Van Houten Bill Long
Executive Director Chair
Bob Power Mary Burns
South & East Bay Trail Vice Chair
Director Michael Kelley
Dee Swanhuyser Secretary
North Bay Trail Director John Harrington
John Aranson Treasurer
Thomas Beck
Trail Steward
Camie Bontaites
Program Coordinator
Kathy Blume
Mary C. Davey
Annual
Martha Benioff
Office Manager
Mark Evanoff
Steve Fiala Report
Mark Frederick
Ridge Lines
Editor
Joel Gartland
David Hansen and
Elizabeth Byers Don Herzog
Designer
Bobbi Sloan Design
Doug Kerseg
Steve Kinsey
Strategic
Printer Glenn Kirby
Lasting Impressions Carol Kunze
Frank Morris
Plan
Brian O’Neill
Brian Smith
Sandy Sommer
Inside!
Ray Sullivan
Carol Vellutini
Barbara Weitz
Ruth Zamist
The view from the Ridge Trail
in the Marin Headlands. Photo
by Elizabeth Byers.

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