Focus on Lake Merritt : Essays on a Unique, Urban, Natural Resource in Oakland

What was Lake Merritt in Oakland, California like in the 1990's? Is history repeating itself?Between September 3, 1991 and December 19, 1997, the Montclarion newspaper (now part of the Bay Area News Group) published a series of 77 essays written by Dr. Richard L. Bailey, founder of the Lake Merritt Institute. These stories, editorials, fantasies, and news briefs, were mostly written in an Irish pub, and provided support for establishment of the Lake Merritt Institute in 1992, Measure DD (The Oakland Trust for Clean Water and Safe Parks) in 2002, and many of the improvements that citizens and wildlife now enjoy around the lake. These essays have been reprinted here in the hope that they will continue to inspire governments, nonprofits, and citizens to increase efforts to create sustainable, permanent improvements to both infrastructure and maintenance of a unique, urban estuary. Hopefully you will be inspired by what has been done, and will act. The opportunities, some as described in the epilogue and in essay 78, are many. History is repeating itself. Water quality problems are simmering, and a newly formed Lake Merritt Conservancy is fighting to improve not just the water, but also Lakeside Park, and the image of Oakland as well. As these past essays tell us, the process is long and hard, but the results are worth it. Introduction: Seventy seven essays from the Montclarion Newspaper (1991 - 1997): A Year in the Life of Lake Merritt: Photographs by John Kirkmire: Epilogue: Essay 78, The journey continues: Citations to previous management plans and studies: About the author.

Author: Richard Bailey

Publisher: TERRA Productions

Publication Date: May 23, 2024

Number of Pages: NA pages

Language: English

Binding: Paperback

ISBN-10: 0989059227

ISBN-13: 9780989059220