IN THIS ISSUEMTRP Foundation Elects New PresidentSuperbloom at Mission Trails50 Best Short HikesNative Plants Artist’s Inspiration

Mission Trails Regional Park NewsA PUBLICATION OF THE MISSION TRAILS REGIONAL PARK FOUNDATION Vol. 30, Number 2, Spring 2019

MESSAGE FROM Lane MacKenzie, MTRP Board President

I first became involved with the open space that would become Mission Trails Regional Park (MTRP), through my work with the City of San Diego’s Real Estate Assets Department. Over the course of 28 years, I had the opportunity to participate/assist with the acquisition of much of the land that is now part of the park. The acquisitions took years to come to fruition, but between a dedicated group of community members, the City of San Diego, and other government agencies, the park has grown to more than 7,200 acres, and is set to grow even more.

As I step into the role of Board President for the Mission Trails Regional Park Foundation, I come at a very exciting time.

The long-awaited Master Plan Update for MTRP has just been approved by the San Diego City Council, and it now heads to the County Board of Supervisors for their vote. The last Master Plan for MTRP is from 1985: the update will include those lands north of Route 52 (East Elliott) and West Sycamore. This will allow for the future planning and use of these areas.

I thank the park’s current volunteers and supporters, and encourage those of you who can, to find a volunteer opportunity that works for you: join the MTRP rangers on a weekend work crew, assist at the Visitor Center front desk, monitor the park as a member of the Trail Patrol, or simply call into the Visitor Center as needed with reports from the trails. To learn more about volunteering, visit our website: www.mtrp.org.

One of the primary objectives of the MTRP Foundation is to raise funds to support Mission Trails. We depend on the generosity of individuals, foundations, companies, and others who support the park in many ways, from trail and habitat maintenance, to the development and maintenance of interpretive exhibits, education programs that bring scores of schoolchildren to MTRP, and even capital projects such as the new Field Station for rangers that’s slated to open later this year. Please join me and my fellow Board members and become a donor to support Mission Trails, one of the largest urban parks in the United States and a gem of the San Diego region.

MISSION TRAILS REGIONAL PARK FOUNDATION

BOARD OF DIRECTORSLane MacKenzie, PresidentNancy Acevedo, Vice PresidentRuth Gautereaux, SecretaryDorothy Leonard, TreasurerJoe Morse, Past PresidentBruce FolkmannLauren Krase Neil MohrJ. Carlton Morse II, CFPBetty OgilvieBrian Wright

FOUNDATION STAFFJennifer Morrissey, Executive DirectorAmber Goslee, Lead EducatorJill Jones, Events CoordinatorKristin Sweeney, Office Administrator

ADVISORSPatrick Abbott, Ph.D., Professor Emeritus, San Diego State UniversityTed Griswold, Partner, Procopio, Cory, Hargreaves & Savitch, LLP

HONORARY DIRECTORSHon. Jim Madaffer, Councilmember, City of San Diego, retiredHon. Dick Murphy, Mayor, City of San Diego, retired, Superior Court Judge, retiredMichael R. Pent, Past Chair Mission Trails Citizens’ Advisory Committee, Past President MTRP FoundationHon. Larry Stirling, Superior Court Judge, retired, California State Senator, retiredHon. Jim Ellis, California State Senator (deceased)Hon. Judy McCarty, Councilmember, City of San Diego (deceased)

CITY OF SAN DIEGO STAFFPARK RANGERSRyan Robertson, Senior Park RangerJulie AeiltsChris AxtmannHeidi GutknechtMansour HabisDan KimpelAndrew MillerMelvyn NaidasRebecca L. Smart

CENTER DIRECTORSDavid Lee, Visitor Center Jennifer Canales, Kumeyaay Lake Campground

GROUNDS MAINTENANCECarmelo EsquerTom Folk

Visitor and Interpretive Center (619) 668-3281

MTRP Foundation (619) 668-3280

Email mtrp@mtrp.org Web Site www.mtrp.org

Mission Trails Regional Park News is funded in whole or in part with City of San Diego funds.

Mission Trails Regional Park Foundation, Inc., established January 1988, is a non-profit public benefit corporation organized for the purpose of preserving, improving, and maintaining Mission Trails Regional Park.

IMAGE CREDITS Cover: David Cooksy; Page 2: Angie Ollman and David Cooksy; Page 3: Wendy Esterly, Jennifer Morrissey, David Cooksy; Pages 4-5: Gerry Tietje; Pages 6-7: David Cooksy; Page 8: courtesy of Don Endicott; Page 9: Lesley Goren, Collin Doyle; Page 10: Unknown, Jayna McLeod; Page 12: Gerry Tietje, Wendy Esterly.

Mission Trails Regional Park (MTRP) volunteer David Cooksy noticed an Anna’s hummingbird building a nest while on walk near Old Mission Dam, and documented over several weeks the hatching and quick growth of her chicks. See pages 6-7 for his article and lovely photos.

ON THE COVER

MISSION OF THE MISSION TRAILS REGIONAL PARK FOUNDATION

In partnership with the City of San Diego, preserve and protect the natural environment of Mission Trails Regional Park and provide and promote educational and recreational opportunities.

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EXPLORE MTRP WITH THE TRAIL GUIDES

Guided walks led by Mission Trails volunteer Trail Guides are free and no reservations are required but canceled if raining. Please wear comfortable shoes, a hat, sunscreen, and bring bottled water. For more information about the walks, visit www.mtrp.org.

WALKS FROM THE MTRP VISITOR CENTER9:30-11AM every Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday

WILDLIFE TRACKING WALKS8:30AM each 1st Saturday, meeting at the Visitor Center

WALKS AT KUMEYAAY LAKE CAMPGROUND8:30-10AM each 2nd and 4th Saturday

LAKE MURRAY WALK AND TALK9-10:30AM, each 3rd Tuesday

Find out meeting location at www.mtrp.org.

SUMMER TWILIGHT WALKS Meet in the Bushy Hill Parking Lot across from the entrance to Kumeyaay Lake Campground

June 15 at 7:30PM

July 20 at 7:30PM

August 17 at 7PM

September 21 at 6:15PM

NATURE WALK WITH RANGER ANDREW West Sycamore Staging Area (Scripps Ranch)

8-9:30AM on May 26, June 23

Join Ranger Andrew Miller at the park’s West Sycamore Staging Area (located at the far east end of Stonebridge Parkway in Scripps Ranch) for a nature walk that will focus on the plant communities and animals commonly found at West Sycamore.

Top row (l to r): Lei Huang, Michael Leavenworth, Tony Ronco, Riley Gordinier, Rosi Babnik, Jesus Aguilar, Rick Terzian. Bottom row (l to r): Megan Alfi, Kory Prindle, Debbie Van Martin, Andrea Golisch, Jess Wright, Bea Shelby, Christina Peters. Not pictured: Mansour Habis, Clay Reynard.

Fred Kramer, President, MTRP Trail Guide Program

In 1995, the first class of Mission Trails Regional Park (MTRP) volunteer Trail Guides graduated, trained to provide interpretive nature walks to en-hance visitors’ appreciation of the park. Trail Guide-led walks explore the natural, historical, and cultural aspects of the park, and are offered free of charge several times each week.

In late March, a graduation ceremony for the 25th Trail Guide class was held. Family and friends gathered to watch the new graduates proudly receive their certificates and congratulations from the training team. The trainees attended 60 hours of classroom and in-the-field instruction and studied hard to complete walkthrough evaluations and a written final exam. The Class of 2019 comprised 16 enthusiastic volunteers and two rangers, MTRP’s own Ranger Aide Mansour Habis, and County Parks ranger Kory Prindle.

The program’s training team included subject matter experts and MTRP Trail Guides: Bill Howell, Wendy Esterly, Judy Alvarez, Bill White, Jim Park-er, and Fred and Linda Kramer. Also helping out in various capacities this year were Steve Haiman (aka George Cowles), Nancy Conyers, George Varga, Marty Fink, Millie Basden, Jeanne Raimond, and Ranger Heidi Gutknecht.

MTRP Ranger Chris Axtmann oversees the Trail Guides with program president Fred Kramer, Trail Guide Class of 1995.

25TH ANNUAL

Trail Guide Graduation

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The hills and valleys in Mission Trails Regional Park were alive with a “superbloom” of wildflowers during the ear-lier part of this year. Large patches of California Poppies (Eschscholzia californica) and Ground Pink (Linanthus dianthiflorus) covered the hillsides, and species seldom seen in the park flourished. I’ve heard comments from many old-timers that they had never seen such a vibrant bloom in the park. I know I haven’t.

One of the great things about Mission Trails is that you don’t have to go on a long, arduous hike to remote areas of the park to see the wildflowers. Many of the species can be seen on a stroll along Father Junipero Serra Trail, the road that goes through the park. Wildflowers flourish on both sides of this road, although many species are more prolific on the side where vehicles are allowed to

drive, so one has to be careful when viewing or photo-graphing them. There are generally at least 20 or more species in bloom along this road during March and April.

Learning some of the names of the wildflowers, and when they typically bloom, adds to one’s enjoyment of any walk or hike in the park. My teacher was a walking buddy named David. We would walk the Father Junipero Serra Trail, hike my favorite Oak Canyon Trail, and climb South Fortuna to see the wildflowers each year. He would spout out the scientific names of the wildflowers as we passed, and I would keep asking him, “What’s the com-mon name?” I learned to look for emerging blossoms on Wild Cucumber (Marah macrocarpus) and Padre’s Shoot-ing Stars (Dodecatheon clevelandii) in January; Choco-late Lilies (Fritillaria biflora) and Milk Maids (Cardamine

SuperbloomText and photos by Gerry Tietje

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californica) in February; Ramona Lilac (Cean-othus tomentosus) and California Poppies in March; Tidy Tips (Layia platyglossa); San Diego Sunflowers (Bahiopsis laciniata) and Delicate Clarkia (Clarkia delicata) in April; and so on.

One might wonder why we were blessed with such an abundance of wildflowers this year. We know that certain wildflowers, like poppies, are both fire-followers and drought-followers, and this may be part of the answer. The Cedar Fire scorched the hillsides in Mission Trails Regional Park in 2003, including the western side of Father Junipero Serra Trail, where many of the California Poppies thrived this year. Furthermore, we’ve had years of drought in San Diego since that fire. Another plausible reason for the “superbloom” would be the amount and timing of rain showers this year. We enjoyed a pattern of rainy weather every seven to ten days, with relatively cool temperatures in-between. This prolonged the growing season for some species, like the Shooting Stars.

While many relatively rare species, like Red Maids (Calandrinia breweri) and Canchalagua (Zeltnera venusta), flourished this year, for some reason the Ramona Lilac did not. Some species evidently do better in wetter years and others in drier years. This ensures that there will be some wildflowers to view every year, but let’s hope that 2020 is a repeat of the “superbloom” in 2019!

Clockwise from top left: Milk Maids, Ramona Lilac, Canchalagua, Chocolate Lilies, Wild Cucumber, Delicate Clarkia, Tidy Tips, Padre’s Shooting Stars

Adjacent page: Ground Pink and California Poppies covered the hillsides in the park.

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Text and photos by David D. Cooksy

The creation of life is truly a miracle. When considering the myriad of complexities, it is a wonder that life exists at all. Case in point: the morning of Janu-ary 11, 2019, while admiring a pounding flow over and through Old Mission Dam, out of the corner of my eye, I saw a hum-mingbird fly by. In fact, a female Anna’s flew right past my head and directly to a spot tucked behind mere fragments of leaves, to tiny twiggy bits that in the next few days would become a nest. What if I had blinked? What if.., what if.., it was a miracle I saw this flash for she passed so quickly it could have been an illusion.

Anna’s hummingbird (Calypte anna), distinctly identifiable as the only hum-mingbird found within the United States sporting a red crown and a red gorget; the

female has a spotted throat with a central patch of red spots. Not the smallest of hummingbirds, but at three inches tall (9-10 cm), is the only hummingbird com-monly found in California at midwinter. Her nest is made of lichen, bits of leaves, shards of grass, and spider web and is typically placed in trees or small bushes. I observed this diligent mother carefully select the fuzzy tops of nearby Mule Fat for her nest.

For Anna’s hummingbirds the breeding season begins in December and usual-ly lasts until May or June. She will lay a clutch of only two white eggs and produce just one brood per season. The humming-bird eggs are roughly the size and shape of small jellybeans. The hatchlings will re-main in the nest for perhaps three weeks.

Each day I watched as mother flew out and back collecting bits of morsel and matter, padding each nitty trace in just so.., push-ing and packing each wisp into a miracle of perfection. Each nest is unique–no two are the same, created by instinct without plans or drawings, permits or inspections. A perfection of Calypte rectitude.

As I watched mother hummer I wondered: why do hummingbirds build a nest in the most unlikely of locations? Why did she select a location directly over the trail, scarcely above hundreds of hikers, dogs, children, and bicycles? Interesting-ly, despite the nest location not one of hundreds of people passing right beneath saw what was taking place right above their head.

It’s A Miracle ANNA’S HUMMINGBIRDS MAKE A HOME IN MISSION TRAILS

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Within a few days the nest was complete and within another few days it seemed apparent eggs were present as mother hummer was significantly less active; she rarely left the tiny cup that was home. One morning in late February after a night of particularly hard rain and vicious wind mother, was not to be seen. I waited a considerable amount of time but she did not appear. No wonder, I thought…, it was just too much, too much for such a tiny creature. I went back the next morning, I had to take another look and there, all alone, two tiny beaks were visible. Then, up through the branches, as if coming in the back door appeared mother hummer.

Perched at the top of the nest, instant-ly greeted by gaping throats of brilliant yellow, in went mother with pulsating expulsions of liquefied bugs and nectar. How mother hummer avoided piercing a baby lung is another miracle!

The months of January and February were wet and cold, gray and blustery- anything but conducive to building a nest, laying two eggs and sitting through day after day of blowing wind and rain. If that were not enough, overnight temperatures were

freezing…as in below 32 degrees…it was cold! I worried for them and marveled daily when I arrived to discover she, and eventually two chicks, were still there. They had survived another night.

The next few weeks were crucial but the babies grew and the available space within the nest was nearly gone. The morning I arrived to see both babies standing on the top of the nest, each taking a turn at stretching new wings it was obvious they would not remain for too much longer.

Mother was still providing nourishment, or trying, as the babies rejected her offering: they needed more!

The next day, March 10, I arrived to an empty nest. I searched the immediate area, on the ground, in nearby trees and shrubs but they were gone. This was not the first occasion I have watched a nest being built and chicks successfully raised to fledge. But the special feeling of those short days never ceases to be a source of wonder. It’s a miracle.

The morning I arrived to see both babies standing on the top of the nest, each taking a turn at stretching new wings it was obvious they would not remain for too much longer.

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Fred Kramer, President, MTRP Trail Guide Program

DAN KIMPEL started as MTRP’s newest ranger in February after nearly five years with the City of San Diego’s Therapeutic Recreational Services program.

A San Diego native, Dan was raised in the neighborhood of San Carlos, adjacent to Mission Trails. He spent considerable time at the park as a child and young adult, and attended Gage Elementary, Pershing Middle School, and Patrick Henry High School. He went on to SDSU, majoring in Recreation and Tourism with an emphasis in Resource Management. His favorite courses at SDSU were botany and environmental and cultural interpretation. While at SDSU Dan had an internship at MTRP, working with longtime Ranger Mel Naidas.

Dan has explored numerous national and state parks, visiting Glacier and Yellowstone National Parks last summer and making frequent short trips to Yosemite and Se-quoia National Parks. As one would expect, he spends much of his free time outdoors, cycling, sailing, surfing, hiking, backpacking, and rock climbing. He is also into music: he plays bass and sings.

Dan is enthused about working at Mission Trails and looks forward to the completion of the park’s Master Plan Update and new Field Station, slated to open late 2019 or early next year. Given his background in Thera-peutic Recreational Services, it’s no surprise that Dan wants to provide additional oppor-tunities for the mobility-impaired population. Welcome to the MTRP community, Dan!

Join co-author Don Endicott for a presentation on the revised 2nd edition of 50 Best Short Hikes, San Diego, the last book originally written by renowned local hiking expert Jerry Schad, first published shortly after his untimely death in 2011.

Don’s talk will be a photographic and narrative tour of representative hikes from the book, including those in Mission Trails. He will share stories of times with Jerry during three decades of friendship and joint adventures and answer questions about these and other local hiking opportunities. Don is a Certified Interpretive Guide and Mission Trails Regional Park volunteer Trail Guide.

This new 2nd edition features 50 easy-to-find, easy-to-fol-low day hikes from one to eight miles in length, overview maps for five urban regions and 50 trail maps, at-a-glance hike descriptions and complete route details, and GPS co-ordinates for each trailhead. Updated photographs by Don appear throughout the book.

His presentation at Mission Trails will be followed by a book signing, and copies of the book will be available at the MTRP Visitor Center Gift Shop.

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DON ENDICOTT PRESENTATION BOOK SIGNING

JUNE 8, 1PM MTRP Visitor Center Free admission Register at mtrp.org

Welcome Dan Kimpel, New MTRP Ranger

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Illustrations by Lesley Goren Celebrate California Native PlantsCALIFORNIA TAPESTRY EXHIBITION ON VIEW JUNE 22-AUGUST 3

On view at the Mission Trails Regional Park (MTRP) Visitor Center June 22 through August 3, 2019 is an exhibition by Los Angeles-based artist and illustrator Lesley Goren, whose lively and colorful images of plants and flowers are a self-described “love note” to the native vegetation of Southern California. The works in California Tapestry include cheerful drawings of Scarlet Monkey Flowers (Mimulus cardina-les), Shooting Stars (Primula levelandii), and Yellow Mariposa Lilies (Calochortus luteus) that serve as beautiful reminders of the importance of nature and place.

Goren sees her subject matter as a way to bring attention to preservation and con-servation. She studies and sketches important, unique aspects of native plants like the colors of chaparral through the seasons, or how plants appear as they recover from wildfires.

Lesley Goren’s work has been on view at the Western National Parks Association, the educational partner of the National Park Service, the California Native Plant Society, and The Theodore Payne Foundation and Nursery among others. She recently took part in the Rancho Santa Ana Botanic Garden’s Art of the Wildflower exhibition and sold one of her paintings of the Santa Monica Mountains to Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti.

To commemorate her show at the MTRP Visitor Center, Lesley Goren has created two new custom greeting card designs for Mission Trails, to be sold in the Visitor Center’s Gift Shop. The designs showcase some of the native plants within the park.

The opening reception for California Tapestry, Goren’s first showing in San Diego County, will take place at the MTRP Visitor Center on June 23 from 2-4PM. Artwork featured in the exhibition will be available for sale, and a portion of the funds will support the park through the Mission Trails Regional Park Foundation.

The Art Program at the MTRP Visitor Center is organized by the MTRP Foundation. For more information and a list of past and upcoming exhibitions, visit mtrp.org.

CALIFORNIA TAPESTRY OPENING RECEPTIONJUNE 23, 2-4PMMTRP Visitor CenterFree Admission

Join us, and meet Lesley Goren and learn about her creative process. Artworks will be available for sale, and a portion of the purchase will support the park. Registration not required to attend the reception. Lesley Goren has created custom greeting cards for MTRP and they will be available for purchase at the Visitor Center Gift Shop in late June.

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Denotes gift made through the San Diego Foundation.

TRAILBLAZER $500–$999 Rita and Jerry BiermanBlind Lady Ale HouseSan Diego Unified School District

Community Service AssociationBill EvansDavid and Ruth GautereauxEllen and Doug GoepfertSuzanne and Lawrence HessGary HogueRoderick Innes and Marysa AndriolaCarolyn and Derryck JonesEleanor Lynch, Ph.D. Patrick Harrison, Ph. DColleen McCray in memory of Patricia KendallMartha and Chuck MoffettSu and Neil MohrJennifer NicklesMichael R. and Patricia Desilet PentSheryl and Bob Scarano Family Foundation Steve SeaborgSMARTS Operational Solutions

in memory of Patricia KendallN. ThomeConrad WellingMichael Wu in dedication to Zeus

TRUSTEE $50,000–$100,000 City of San DiegoSan Diego Gas & Electric

SPONSOR $10,000–$24,999 Susan and John Fratamico in memory

of our parents Paul and Virginia Mezynski

Las PatronasSteven R. Prewitt Trust

Barbara Thompson Fund

STEWARD $5,000–$9,999Optimist Club of Uptown San DiegoREIRepublic ServicesSuperior Ready Mix Concrete

PATRON $2,500–$4,999 Conklin Family Survivors Trust in

memory of Glen and Betty ConklinPat and Jerry JohnsonLightspeed OutdoorsPratt Memorial Fund

FOUNDER $1,000–$2,499 Jeremy CowperthwaiteShary and Bruce FolkmannLinda and Bob GordonMary Jo and Ed GrubbsJanyce and Richard Johnson in memory

of Rick JohnsonKiwanis Club of TierrasantaJudy and Curt McCartyThe McCarty Family in memory of Judy

McCartyMission Trails Regional Park Endowment

Fund The Norman Family in memory of

Nelson and Dorothy NormanLinda Odening in memory of Walter

OdeningPoint Loma RotaryMary and John ToddSally and Jeff ToisterMarie Tuthill in memory of Dan LeonardMarie Tuthill in memory of Judy McCarty

THANK YOU TO OUR DONORS

In MemoriamOur good friend and former San Diego City Council member Judy McCarty passed away on March 4, 2019. Judy was one of the early supporters of Mission Trails Regional Park, representing Navajo Community Planners on the Mission Trails Regional Park Citizens’ Advisory Committee (MTRP CAC) before being elected to the San Diego City Council in 1985. As the City Council member for District 7, Judy chaired the Mission Trails Regional Park Task Force of elected officials and was an advocate for expanding the boundaries of the Park, building facilities such as the Visitor and Interpretive Center, Kumeyaay Lake Campground and East Fortuna Staging Area, and ensuring park staff was included in the annual City budget. Upon her retirement from the City Council in 2000, Judy returned to the MTRP CAC where she continued to support the park and served on the CAC ad hoc subcommittee that worked on the proposed update to the MTRP Master Plan. Judy was an early supporter of the Mission Trails Regional Park Foundation, serving on the Board of Directors from 1989 to 1996, and as an Honorary Director until her death. The Mission Trails Regional Park community is grateful to Judy for her foresight and vision, and tireless efforts on behalf of the park.

Judy McCarty at the opening of the MTRP Visitor and Interpretive Center in February 1995.

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DONOR HIGHLIGHTSThank you to the following community members and organizations for their donations to support Mission Trails Regional Park (MTRP) through the MTRP Foundation. This list reflects donations made between January 2018 and May 15, 2019. Please contact the MTRP Foundation at 619-668-3280 with any inaccuracies or omissions.

PATHFINDER $100–$499

Nancy AcevedoMary Aeck in memory of sons

Michael and Jason WelkeBarbara and Roscoe AndersonBarbara and Michael ArrighiJeanne AthertonChristine and Dave Axtmann in

memory of Tyler ChristJohn and Ann AydelotteDavid Ayzenshteyn and Riva

Kogan in memory of son Mark Volf Ayzenshteyn

Robert BarberCarolyn and Hal BarkowJessica BarlowLuanne BarrettAlexander BauerRalph and Karen BeckKaren and Bryant BerkSally and John BerryBlue Marble PhotographyDorinda and Jim BogartJamie BoudreauxKari Bramini in honor of Pat

OliverPamela Brant dedicated to the

Williams FamilyRoni Breite and Maurice PessotKate BroderickBeth BrutonBarbara BryThe Buberl FamilyRamona BushDarrin CalinSusan ChristisonAlan ClarkMyra and Bruce CobbledickPatricia and Doug CoeLeatha and David CooksyKaren and Stephen CoonsBetty and Dean CooperPam Crooks in memory of Dan

LeonardCrystal Pyramid ProductionsTed Daub, Jr.Krista DeBusschere in honor

of Betty Jo DeBusschere and Gary DeBusschere

Delta Kappa Gamma Society in memory of Joan McCollom

Paula DenlickKaren and Jerry Eisman

Margaret ElizondoEncinitas Country Day SchoolDon EndicottWendy and Terry EsterlyBeate and John Evey in memory

of son Jason EveyJanet FarrellChristine FavusLesley and Joe FrazierJudith and William FriedelKathy and Andy GlasebrookRick GoldbergLea Goyne and Nancy VarahRichard GriebeRichard GulleyJulia and Steve GuroffKen HaaseLaura J. Hall in memory of Marie

McPhersonJackie Han dedicated to Ally

Pokhoroukova and Niveque Storm

Kara HarrisMary Jane and Stephen HarrisIbrahim Hawash in appreciation

of Park Ranger Andrew MillerJacqueline HillAlice HoffmanPeggy and John Holl in honor of

George and Nancy VargaDebra and Mike HolmesChris and Lorana HullIdeal Plumbing, Heating &

ElectricalJoan Illeman in memory of son

Michael CohenKeiko and Gary JensenPat and Jerry Johnson in memory

of Sarah B. MakovicDavid Johnston FamilyLois and Dennis KlepinPatricia Knobloch and Bruce

HarleyDavid KotnikKathryn Krug and Ed WilkinsonLori and Al LehmanDorothy Leonard in memory of

Joan McCollomDorothy LeonardChristine and Perry LieberGary Lombardo

Kathleen Maches in memory of Arthur H. Westerfield

Lane MacKenzieGenevieve and Michael MatherlyRoger and Jo MatthewsCelia McCartney-Mundt in honor

of Simon Oliver MundtAnn McDonaldJames and Nan McKayDr. Margaret McKerrowJayna McLeodSuzan and Jim McNeilJim Mees in dedicaion to Sallie

HildebrandtAnne MetevierErica Miller in memory of Natalie

EisenSusan Mitchell and Patrick O’NeilJennifer Morrissey and Douglas

McCannelCathy and Carlton MorseMr. & Mrs. Joseph C. Morse

dedicated to the Morse FamilyThomas MullaneyJan and Dick MurphyAnn and Charles NickelJanie NoonLaurie and Scott NortonBetty and Mike OgilvieMelody PadgetColleen and Jeff ParadisMichael, Patricia, Michelle and

Mary Pent FamilyLeslie PerkinsAl PetersonHelen and George PhillipsConstance and Robert PlaistedAnn PosthillDon RidgwayLynn Rizer in dedication to David

H. Rizer III Jodi RoismanGale Romanowski and Edmund

CapparelliPat and Ray Root in memory of

Ed and Ruth GibbsBarbara Rosner in memory of

Norwin RosnerDeborah RossJody and David Rowley in

memory of Terry Ruettgers

Jennifer and Constantine SaliwanRuth and Arthur SavagePhilip ScheyPatrick SchlimgenVerena and Dennis SeisunErnest ShawLisa and Robert ShawTheodore Sledzinski and BJ

WithallCatherine Smith with Juliet

Howard and Patrick Howard in memory of Frederick Howard

Catherine Smith in memory of Gertrude Davis

Barbara and Bill SperlingDaryel and Andrea StagerValerie and Jay StangleCathie and Joel StannerDonald SteeleDonald Steele in memory of Judy

McCartyJohn StephensKatie and Dan SullivanTen Strands in memory of Claire

Marie SchellJill Thacker and Gregg RosnerEmily and Tom ThompsonHelen Tkacik in memory of Noel

BrownJanet Trentacosta in memory of

Leonard TrentacostaNancy and George VargaBill and Stella VasquezDr. Jennifer VogelTom WaltersRonald WasingerMary and Hans WeberLinda G. Webster Jim McCullaghJoseph WeeningMike WeinbergAnne and Don Wemple in

memory of Jill Morton and Kevin Brian Morton

Rick WileyAnthony WinneyGayle and Ted WolkenDouglas WongLuann and Brian WrightKaren ZattLiza Zinola

FAMILY PROGRAMSDISCOVERY TABLE DEMONSTRATIONS10AM-1PM on 2nd Saturday of each month

NATURE STORY & CRAFT WITH A RANGER10-11AM on 3rd Saturday of each month at Kumeyaay Lake Campground. RSVP required. See Events Calendar at mtrp.org for info.

DISCOVERY WALKS3PM on 4th Sunday of each month

For Guided Nature Walks, please see page 3.

BIRDINGMORNING BIRD WALKS8AM, June 15 at Kumeyaay Lake Campground

8AM, July 20 at Lake Murray (see mtrp.org Events Calendar for location)

EVENING BIRD WALK 7-9PM, Aug. 10 (see mtrp.org Events Calendar for info)

BIRDING BASICS1PM on the last Saturday of the month

LIVE HAWK DEMOS9AM to Noon on 1st Sunday of each month

STAR PARTIESKUMEYAAY LAKE CAMPGROUND DAY USE LOTJune 7, 8-10:30PM

June 22, 7:30-10PM

July 5, 8-10:30PM

July 13, 7:30-10PM

WEST SYCAMORE STAGING AREA(Scripps Ranch area)

June 21: 8-10:30PM

July 19: 8-10:30PM

MUSIC AND ART NATIVE AMERICAN FLUTE CIRCLE 1-3PM, 2nd Sunday of each month

MTRP PHOTO CONTEST May 11-June 21

LESLEY GOREN: CALIFORNIA TAPESTRYJune 22-August 2

SDMA ARTISTS GUILDAugust 3-September 13

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All events meet or take place at the MTRP Visitor Center unless otherwise noted. For more information on these or other events, please visit our website at www.mtrp.org.

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