Potential Ally in preserving access to Bay

From: Lewis Moeller (lewylui@pa.mother.com-DeleteThis)
Date: Mon Mar 15 1999 - 19:30:45 PST 

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From: Lewis Moeller <lewylui@pa.mother.com-DeleteThis>
Subject: Potential Ally in preserving access to Bay
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I have been following the thread on various threats to windsurfing access
in the Bay Area on this list and came across this article in "On the Land"
a publication of the The Trust for Public Land (TPL). They may be a
valuable ally in the efforts to preserve access, as windsurfing is one of
the ways in which people make a connection to their natural environment.

While I have not windsurfed on the SF Bay yet, it is comforting knowing
that there are those who are putting the time and effort into keeping
access open for a time where I might. Keep up the good work.

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>From The Trust for Public Lands Publication: "On the Land"  Winter/Spring
1999, Western Region:

TPL Launches San Francisco Bay Waterfront Program
By Andrew Haupt
Senior Program Associate, Green Cities Initiative

Obscured by buildings, freeways, billboards, and miles of industrial
facilities, the San Francisco Bay shoreline remains an amazing recreational
opportunity, yet paradoxically out of reach of nearby residents.  Within
the next 15 years, the population of the nine Bay Area counties is expected
to 
grow by more then one million, straining a park and open space system that
already struggles to meet the needs of todays 6.5 million Bay Area residents.

To open greater access to this resource, TPL is working to create three to
six new parks along the edge of the bay during the next three years.  Our
efforts are being generously supported by the Richard and Rhoda Goldman
Fund and the Evelyn and Walter Haas, Jr. Fund.  

By implementing conservation projects that both provide public access and
protect the bay's natural lands, TPL's new San Francisco Bay Waterfront
Program will protect remaining wetlands and tidelands habitat, 95 percent
of which has already been lost to development; help people make a
connection to their natural environment; and foster a desire among
residents to further 
preserve and enhance the bay shoreline.

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http://www.tpl.org

The Trust for Public Land
Western Regional Office
116 New Montgomery Street, 3rd Floor
San Francisco, CA 94105-9719

Lewis Moeller
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