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The 36th Annual Beautification Awards Banquet

The Central Coast Chapter does it again—with a great membership that supports our yearly Beautification Awards presentation. Thank you to all our partners!

Friday, August 26th, 2022, Central Coast Chapter held our 36th Annual Beautification Awards Banquet. This much anticipated event was held at the Back Nine Bar & Grill at Pasatiempo Inn in Santa Cruz.

A special shout out to our event sponsors this year:

AC Bentley Concrete • B&B Small Engine Repair • BIG CREEK Lumber • Garden Haven nursery

We started the evening with drinks and conversation while Jake Nielsen’s Triple Threat band played music which “blended blues, reggae, and rock into a blistering Santa Cruz sound.” The venue was decorated and watched over by our new events manager, Gregory Miller and his wife, Martha Miller. Great job guys! The evening continued with a wonderful meal and slide show, followed by awards and winning images to inspire everyone.

Terry Baker, our 2022 chapter membership director, from Graniterock gave the welcome address. There were opening remarks by Phil Dundas, chapter president. Thank you for stepping up and keeping our chapter focused and united. There are so many others to thank including the Awards Committee: Martha and Gregory Miller, Regan Barry, Andrew Tuckman, Chris Elliot, Ki Bowman, Elise Huffman and others. Andrew Tuckman from Site One Landscape was our evening's Emcee. He is a past president and continues to be a valuable contributor to our chapter.

Our Independent Landscape Judges this year were Gary Cooper of Frank & Grossman, and Tito Fonseca of New Path Landscape. Thank you!

Terry Baker and Andrew Tuckman were in charge of Judging Day coordination. Laura Leuer, CLCA administration director, created a slide presentation with Andrew Tuckman. Ki Bowman and Elise Huffman were in charge of the web advertising, promotion and the printed event programs.

Who won? Here’s a link to the winning landscapes and more.

We saw many familiar faces and it was so nice to be able to get together and do this event. There are too many names to identify everyone, but I hope that you will find yourself and our friends and colleagues here in this photo album. Thank you to all who generously shared their photos.

Justin White, K&D Landscaping, and immediate past president, reflected on this event “I didn’t think something so simple can have such a large impact but it really does. These types of events give us all a chance to hit the pause button for one day and soak up the beautiful work we all do."

Our spectacular Partners who sponsor the awards:

A Tool Shed Equipment Rentals * CLCA Insurance Solutions * Central Home Supply * Delta Bluegrass Company • Davey Tree Expert Company * Devil Mountain Wholesale Nursery • Ewing irrigation • granitecrete • graniterock • Hunter/FX Luminaire • Jet Mulch Company • Netafim • siteOne landscape supply • west coast turf

Upcoming EVENTS

Follow this link for more information.

If you’d like to learn more about the Model Water Efficient Landscape Ordinance (MWELO) and topics like water use efficiency, urban water use efficiency, Model Water Efficient Landscape Ordinance and available programs please go to the California Department of Water Resources to learn more.

Water Conservation Coalition Seeking Applicants

Water Conservation Coalition is seeking applicants for the Monterey Bay Friendly Landscaping - Climate Victory Garden Grant program.

https://green-gardener.org/rebates/monterey-bay-friendly-landscaping-grants/

This was the same source of funding that made Vai Campbell's Memorial Garden possible. If CLCA has an idea for a community service project in 2022, this could be a good way to get some extra funding and community involvement. See flyer below:

Fall 2022 Professional Trainings

ReScape provides nature-based, professional qualification for individuals, companies and public agency employees who design, install and maintain commercial, civic and residential landscapes. Here’s a link to learn more about them https://www.rescapeca.org/

Design Qualification Training 
September 28, 29, October 5, 6 - 8:30am-1pm 
This training provides landscape design professionals with practical tools for designing and constructing healthy landscapes that protect local watersheds, conserve resources and address our changing climate.

MWELO for Landscape Designers & Architects
September 30- 8:30am-12:30pm 
Experts will walk you through the permit application process and explain the basics of MWELO, the different compliance pathways, plan submittal requirements, inspection/audit requirements while addressing the top 100 most asked questions regarding plants, irrigation, soil, mulch, water features and more.  

There are more trainings through the year, go to the site for more info.

Training Scholarships Available

ReScape Regenerative Education Fund – Anyone in our community is eligible to apply for a tuition award that will cover the costs of any ReScape qualification training or event fees. Apply here: ReScape Regenerative Education Fund.

Donate to the Regenerative Education Fund

Board Meeting Minutes

There was no Board Meeting in August. Summer break.