top of page
"Nature is not a place to visit. It is home."
Gary Snyder, Poet & Environmentalist
FREE ADMISSION
OPEN DAILY SUNRISE TO SUNSET

Board of Directors and Advisors
BOARD OF DIRECTORS:
Charlotte Marshall (President, PR)
Julie Gonella (Vice President, Garden Maintenance Director, Website, Membership)
Martha Andreani (Secretary, Classes)
Roy Gonella (Treasurer)
Mimi Andersen (Garden Designer, Maintenance Director)
Gretchen Renshaw (Horticulture instructor, Garden Tours, Maintenance Director )
Mike Garcia (Enviroscape)
Dave Harris (Rotary Club)
Sylvia Rayner
Kathy Barron (Retired Science Teacher)
Jill Dunn (Chevron Liason)
Jan Buike and Dana Murray (City of Manhattan Beach Liaisons)
ADVISORS:
Melanie Baer-Keeley (Horticulturist Specializing in CA Native Plants, Sequoia National Park Employee)
Tony Baker (Horticulturist Specializing in CA Native Plants, Landscaper)
Louie Gamino (Registered Consulting Arborist for Enviroscape LA)
David Moody (Naturalist, Birder)
Lisa Ryder Moore (Composting, Worm Bin Specialist for Waste Management)
Andrew Pedersen (Entomologist)
Bob Shanman (LA Audubon Society Board Member, Wild Birds Unlimited Nature Store Owner)
GARDEN MAINTENANCE:
Friday Volunteer Directors: Mimi Andersen, Julie Gonella, Cheryll Lynn
Large Jobs: Mike Garcia and Enviroscape
Mulch Delivery: Dave's Tree Service
Bird Feeder, Entry Display Case and Interpretive Sign Upkeep: Edie Merrifield
Bird Seed and Feeders: Bob Shanman of Wild Birds Unlimited
bottom of page