VASCM: Next Meeting March 30 - WEATHER Forecast for this coming growing season, with meteorologist Jan Null

[Mary Lindsay, Muns Vineyard]

The next meeting of the Viticulture Assn. of the Santa Cruz Mountains 
(VASCM) is

*Wednesday, March 30, 3:00, at Cooper-Garrod: Weather: What we might 
look forward to this coming growing season. Speaker: Jan Null, 
meteorologist. *On the heels of a challenging growing season last year, 
what might this year hold in store for us? It's always a moving target, 
but the El Niño/La Niña weather cycles are characterized by certain 
predictable patterns that Jan will share with us. What phase are we in 
this year, what might it bring to us, and what might this mean for our 
farming practices this year?

/Meeting Location: Cooper-Garrod Estate Vineyards <http://www.cgv.com>, 
22645 Garrod Rd., Saratoga 95070/

Through the 1980s-90s Jan Null was the lead weather forecaster for the 
National Weather Service in the San Francisco Bay Area, where he 
conducted extensive research into California rainfall and drought as 
affected by the ENSO (El Nino Southern Oscillation) patterns.  From 
1998-2004 he was the weather columnist for the San Jose Mercury News. He 
has been Adjunct Professor of Meteorology (1987-2009)for the Department 
of Geosciences at San Francisco State Univ. Currently he is a certified 
consulting meteorologist, principal of Golden Gate Weather Services in 
Saratoga, and weather examiner on Examiner.com. See his posts at 
http://www.examiner.com/sf-in-san-francisco/jan-null


As well, we will conduct elections for the Board at this meeting. We 
welcome anyone wishing to run and are accepting nominations and 
volunteers. Current Board members interested to continue on the slate 
are:  Rachel Ormes, June Salsbury, Mary Lindsay

Looking forward to seeing everyone at the March meeting.

The VASCM Board:
Mary Lindsay
Rachel Ormes
June Salsbury
Pete Woodruff