The Seascape
Newsletter of the CLCA
Central Coast Chapter
May 2025
May 15, Thursday
Central Coast Educational Event at Big Creek
Time: 10 am to noon
Location: Big Creek Lumber
COST: FREE!
Contact Jason Bailey at jason@waterandstone.org or await eblast and further info
June 5, Thursday
Central Coast Chapter Board Meeting
Time: noon
Location: Laughing monk tap room, 262 Mt Hermon Rd, scotts Valley
Contact Scott Long at 831-332-4565 or slong@centralcoastlandscape.com
June 21, Saturday
Our Aloha BBQ, Fun & Games Event!
Time: Noon-4pm
LOCATION: SKY Park, 361 Kings Village Rd., in Scotts Valley
COST: FREE!
Join us for an family-friendly Aloha themed BBQ Party. Central Coast Chapter will provide meat for barbequing. Please bring an appetizer, a side dish or dessert, bring games.This going to be a really fun event! Link
Contact Scott Long at 831-332-4565 or slong@centralcoastlandscape.com
Board of Directors Report
News updates from the Board—May 2025
Hello Landscape Community,
I’d love to personally invite you to become part of the CLCA Central Coast Chapter—a vibrant community where landscape professionals come together to connect, grow, and take part in all the amazing opportunities the California Landscape Contractors Association has to offer.
I recently stepped into the role of Secretary for our Central Coast Chapter, and it’s been an incredibly rewarding experience so far. From representing my company to building relationships with fellow professionals and learning from our dedicated board members, I’ve truly enjoyed every moment of contributing to our industry.
Want to know more about our Chapter? Join us at our CLCA Central Coast BBQ event on Saturday, June 21st, at the Skypark in Scotts Valley. Click on the link below for more information.
I’m excited for what’s ahead and would be thrilled to have you join us on this journey. Let’s grow stronger together!
Warm regards,
Blanca
Blanca Montes
K&D Landscaping
Email: Blanca@kndlandscaping.com
Suppliers and New Members Event 2025
Central Coast Board 2025
Voting members:
President: Open
Phil Dundas, The Landscape Company, Immediate Past President
Membership Director
Julie Zuckerman, Delta Blue Grass
Secretary
Blanca Montes, K&D Landscape, Inc.
Director of Events
Scott Long, Central Coast Landscaping
Associate Member Director
Francisco Hernandez, Site One
Education Director
Jason Beiley, Water and Stone Natural Landscapes
Legislation Director
Henry Rose, Graniterock
Social Media Networking
Julie Zuckerman, Henry Rose, and Blanca Montes
Non-voting members:
Website Editor: Ki Bowman
Newsletter Editor: Elise Huffman
Bookkeeper: Cathy Quinn
Join Us, the Central Coast Chapter Board of Director
By joining our team of leaders managing the Central Coast Chapter you will be helping us bring awareness to the work we do in our community and as C- 27 professional Landscape Contractors.
If you are interested in any of the positions, or would like to serve on our board as a committee chair, or volunteer to help in any capacity please contact Phil Dundas, our immediate past president at: phil@thelandscapecompany.com.
You may also contact Regan Barry at rbarry@coastalevergreen.com if you are interested in becoming involved with this dynamic group.
Central Coast Chapter Partners for Success Program
Now is the time to RENEW YOUR PARTNERSHIP. Central Coast’s Partners for Success Program provides an opportunity to increase your visibility in the community, to be seen as a leader in the green industry by helping sustain the many educational and enrichment offerings of our association.
For more information, contact Regan Barry at rbarry@coastalevergreen.com
register now for 2025!
WE love our partners
With much appreciation Our Partners for 2024. Sign up or re-register and we’ll add you to this group of fine businesses. It’s never too late to sign up!
PaRTNER’S CORNER
REED SANTEE
central Home supply
Read more about Reed here…www.clca-cc.org/partners
The Partner’s Corner! What a great benefit. Here’s an easy way to let people in your industry know what you’re up to, what’s new, and why you’re the success that you are. We want to see pictures of you, your family, your company’s staff, we want to know what you do in your spare time and what makes you unique. We’re interested. Please contact Elise Huffman, the Central Coast editor, if you are interested in being featured on our website in a future “Partner’s Corner.” Partner’s don’t miss this chance for some FREE advertising.
Upcoming event
Our Aloha BBQ, Fun & Games Event!
date: Saturday, june 21, 2025
Time: Noon-4pm
LOCATION: SKY Park, 361 Kings Village Rd., Scotts Valley
COST: FREE!
Get ready to kick off summer with a fun-filled day at Skypark in Scotts Valley, Saturday, June 21st. This is a family-friendly event, so bring the whole crew for a casual get-together with great food and even better company.
CLCA Central Coast will be providing all the BBQ meats and sodas. We invite you to bring your favorite side dish to share, your own alcoholic beverages, and any games you'd like to play. From lawn games to card games, the more the merrier!
Throw on your favorite aloha shirt and join us for a relaxed day of laughs, grilling, and community. We can’t wait to see you there!
Full description and link
Contact Scott Long at 831-332-4565 or slong@centralcoastlandscape.com
EVEnt
The Big Creek Sawmill Tour
WHEN: May 15, 2025
time: 10am to noon
WHERE: 3564 CA-1, Davenport, CA 95017
COST: FREE, don’t miss this chance to tour the Sawmill!
Dear Central Coast Chapter Members,
The Big Creek Sawmill Tour will include a detailed walk-through of the sawmill production and process from tree to lumberyard; highlighting sustainable forestry, land management and timber harvesting practices. This event that will take place on the beautiful coast, between Santa Cruz and Davenport, has been in the works for a while now. It is worth keeping your eye on your email inbox for an eblast soon to come. What an opportunity!
Located at our Davenport facility on the bluffs above Highway 1, just north of Davenport, our sawmill has occupied the same location since 1964. Here, redwood logs harvested by our forestry department are processed into a variety of lumber dimensions and grades. Wood scrap that is not turned into lumber gets chipped and ground into sawdust mixes and mulch, so that none of the wood fiber that enters the sawmill goes to waste.
https://bigcreeklumber.com/sawmill-tour/
This will be a free event for all CLCA members.
Advertise in this newsletter in 2025!
It’s that time of the year to decide where to put your advertising dollars for 2025.
The CLCA Central Coast Chapter offers several different ways to reach your customers and other industry professionals. They are win-win opportunities that reinforce your sales program and give prominence to your company by its alignment with a professional organization. In addition to brand recognition and increased web exposure, you can gain insight to market trends and have face-to-face interactions with the people you are marketing to. 2025 advertising link is here.
contact: clcaccc.editor@gmail.com.
March Board Meeting Minutes
April 3, 2025
Recorded by Ki Bowman
12:00 pm: Welcome and introductions
I. Call to Order:
The meeting was called to order by Julia Zuckerman by at 12:11 pm
II. Roll Call, Establish Quorum and Approve Agenda
Present: Scott Long, Cathy Quinn, Ki Bowman, Julia Zuckerman, Henry Rose, Jason Bailey, Reed Santee
Absent: Absent: Blanca Montes, Francisco Hernandez and Elise Huffman
III. Approve minutes from March 2025 Board Meeting
Julia will send out email to approve March minutes due to not having a quorum
IV. Reviewed these items:
Supplier/New Member Event Night Updates
—Julia will do write up for newsletter
—Small venue but well attended and FUN
—$500 was raised and will be donated to leaf(Julia will send email to approve LEAF donation)
—Elise to reach out to vendors to give feedback about how the event went
Educational Events
—Jason to confirm dates- Big Creek is excited to work with us and are looking at two possible dates: May 15th or May 29th. Jason will email group when the date is confirmed, along with meeting details
—Central Home Supply and AquaScapes are offering a water feature PKL May 7th 10-2. CLCA will include a flyer in newsletter
BBQ Picnic updates
—June 20th 12-4PM at Skypark
—ALOHA themed
—Chapter will provide meat for bbqing
—Encourage people to bring their own games
—Cathy will look in to getting insurance
—Reed will find out if we need a reservation as well as bringing charcoal for BBQ
—Need set of cooking tools
—Use the budget to buy soft drinks, water, etc.
V. Agenda:
—Send out agenda 5 days before the meeting
• Blanca to email the Agenda to everyone
VI. Next Meeting: Thursday, May 1st at 12:00 – 1:30 pm at The Laughing Monk in Scotts Valley at The Laughing Monk in Scotts Valley
VII. Adjournment 12:50 pm
