[sudo-discuss] Fwd: SOD Blitz 2013 Survey Project Announcement

[Daniel Finlay]

For those of you interested in conserving our local wildlife,

Our local oak trees are at risk by a strange, rapidly-spreading organism you may have heard of, being called Sudden Oak Death (SOD).  While there is no cure, there are measures that can curb its spread.

However, to make sure those measures are implemented efficiently, it is important to do an annual survey of the current spread of this tree disease.  This involves people like you attending a training to collect suspicious bay leaves, and take notes so that they can be sent to the lab for diagnosis and geo-tagging.

Information on attending such a training is attached.

-Dan Finlay


Begin forwarded message:

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

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