Wild Oakland Walks: Lake Merritt History | Oakland
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Rotary Nature Center | 600 Bellevue Ave Oakland, CA 94610
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Wild Oakland Walks
Wild Oakland leads free, fun and educational guided environmental walks for busy urbanites.
They are a 100% volunteer organization, from the guiding committee to the walk leaders who donate their time because of a shared passion for ecology and education.
Jim Covel is the son of Paul Covel, the much beloved first-naturalist-ever at Lake Merritt. Come mosey along as he shares some stories about the lake, his father, and growing up in Oakland.
Free, but an RSVP is required to info@wildoakland.org.
Learn what role the lake played in Hitchcock’s “The Birds” (yes, part of the movie was filmed here), how Buckminster Fuller himself was personally involved in constructing the geodesic dome right next to the Rotary Nature Center, and what’s changed versus what’s stayed the same around the lake in the past forty years.
Jim currently works as the Senior Manager of Guest Experience Training and Interpretation at the Monterey Bay Aquarium.
Disclaimer: Please double check event information with the event organizer as events can be canceled, details can change after they are added to our calendar, and errors do occur.
Cost: FREE
Categories: East Bay, Fun & Games, Lectures & Workshops, Walks & Tours
