The Seascape
Newsletter of the CLCA
Central Coast Chapter
September 2025
September 4, Thursday
Central Coast Chapter Board Meeting
Time: noon
Location: Laughing monk tap room, 262 Mount Hermon Rd, scotts Valley
Contact Scott Long at 831-332-4565 or slong@centralcoastlandscape.com
September 19, Friday
Annual Liar’s Cup Golf Event
Time: noon, but arrive early
Location: Delaveaga Golf Course, 401 Upper Park Rd., Santa Cruz, CA 95060
Open to EVERYONE, especially those interested in the CLCA!
Arrive early to hit the driving range, have breakfast, and network with others in the industry. Food available at The Grill and the Snack Shack. Drink cart will be serving refreshments on the course…read more in the newsletter!
Contact Scott Long at 831-332-4565 or slong@centralcoastlandscape.com
November 5-8, Wednesday-Saturday
CLCA 2025 Convention in Sonoma County
Location: Hyatt Regency Sonoma Wine Country, 170 Railroad Street, Santa Rosa, CA 95401 (Book your hotel room: 707-284-1234 group code G-MB10)
The convention is a great educational and social event — taking care of business, combined with fun! Convention activities include the annual General Membership Meeting and the Trophy Awards ceremony.
Board of Directors Report
News updates from the Board—September 2025
Dear Landscape Community,
Central Coast Board 2025
Voting members:
President: Open
Phil Dundas, The Landscape Company, Immediate Past President
Membership Director
Julie Zuckerman, Delta Blue Grass
Secretary: Open
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
EARL BOYD
evergreen supply
Read more about Earl 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
Central Coast CLCA’s
2025 Golf Invitational
date: Friday, September 19, 2025
Time: Noon Shotgun start, arrive early
LOCATION: Delaveaga Golf Course, 401 Upper Park Rd., Santa Cruz, CA 95060
COST: $115 per player includes one round of golf, cart
Open to EVERYONE, especially those interested in the CLCA!
This is one of our most popular events of the year, “The Liar’s Cup Invitational” golf event is 18 holes of fun in the sun, 4-person team scramble. Please register with a foursome, or we can place you in one. There are cash prizes for the winning team, the longest drive, and closest to the pin. Arrive early to hit the driving range, have breakfast, and network with others in the industry. Food available at The Grill and the Snack Shack. Drink cart will be serving refreshments on the course. We’ll meet upstairs at The Grill afterwards to announce winners!
***If you are an Oak, Redwood, or Maple Partner you get 1 green fee to this event. Oak and Redwood Partner levels also get 1 Hole Sponsorship at this golf event.***
There are some sponsorship opportunities: Non-Partner Tee Sponsorship $150.00 Closest to Pin Sponsor $200.00 Longest Drive Sponsor $200.00
Thank you for your Partnership!
Please come join us for some fun. Register NOW while you’re thinking about it.
Full description and link
Contact Scott Long at 831-332-4565 or slong@centralcoastlandscape.com
Recent EVEnt
Summer Aloha BBQ, Family-Friendly Fun & Games Event
we had a fun family event in Scotts Valley’s Sky Park
We had a fantastic time at Sky Park on June 21st with our fellow contractors and suppliers. It was great to see many with families in tow, kids and parents all having a good time. We’re already looking forward to doing it again next year. It was a perfect venue, with the playground close by and plenty of room to spread out. Scott Long and Reid Santee held down the barbecue and there was plenty of good food and good vibes to go around.
A shout out to Central Home Supply for providing a lot of equipment and Mesquite charcoal.
Education Corner
What to Do When ICE Shows Up
Zoom | August 20, 1-2 p.m.
$25 CLCA member | $50 non-member
The Trump administration has made immigration enforcement a major focus during this presidency. What do you need to know to avoid problems?
Many California employers could find themselves dealing with audits, visits or raids by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). In this informative and interactive webinar, the experts at the California Employers Association — the voice of CLCA’s popular HR Hotline member benefit — will explain:
Learning Objectives:
How to prepare for a visit from ICE
Employer and employee rights if an I-9 audit occurs
Employer and employee rights if ICE shows up at your business
How to prepare for a visit and respond to ICE at your jobsite
Tips for keeping your workforce safe
The importance of legal counsel
Tamura Designs Wins Awards at San Francisco Chapter Event
Congratulations to Tamura Designs who were noted with several awards this Summer! For over 30 years, Tamura Designs has been at the forefront of landscape artistry, transforming outdoor spaces across Silicon Valley and the Central Coast. This summer Tamura Designs won several awards at the CLCA San Francisco Bay Area Chapter Event. We just wanted to say “Good Work Tamura!” See the photos below.
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.
May 15, ThursdayCentral Coast Educational Event at Big Creek
Time: 10 am to noonLocation: Big Creek LumberCOST: FREE!
Contact Jason Bailey at jason@waterandstone.org or await eblast and further info
June Board Meeting Minutes
June 5, 2025
The Laughing Monk Brewery – Scotts Valley, CA
Recorded by Blanca Montes
12:00 pm: Welcome and introductions
I. Call to Order:
The meeting was called to order by Scott Long at 12:13 PM
II. Roll Call, Establish Quorum and Approve Agenda
Present: Scott Long, Cathy Quinn, Ki Bowman, Julia Zuckerman, Henry Rose, Jason Bailey, Reed Santee, Blanca Montes, Elise Huffman
Absent: Francisco Hernandez, Phil Dundas
III. Approve minutes from May 2025 Board Meeting
May 2025 Board Meeting Minutes: Approved by quorum on June 5, 2025.
IV. Reviewed these items:
Educational Events
• Big Creek’s Sawmill Tour – May 15, 2025, 10 am – 12 pm (Educational Event)
—Event was a success
—8 people attended
—Elise took photos
—Photos will be shared
• BBQ Picnic updates
—Menu: Orange Chicken, Skirt Steaks, Hot wings and sausage, Impossible burgers for vegetarians. Side dishes.
—Reed and Scott will handle the cooking at the event
—Need to be there at 10:00 a.m. to set up
• Letter from the Board for Newsletter
—Julia Z will write.
• Golf Tournament
—September 19th
V. Next Meeting: Thursday, August 7th at 12 – 1:30pm at The Laughing Monk in Scotts Valley
VI. Adjournment 12:43 pm
