Geoff McQuilkin
Geoffrey McQuilkin - Executive Director - Mono Lake Committee - at lake
Geoffrey McQuilkin became a Mono Lake Committee member in fifth grade and his enthusiasm for Mono Lake has never waned. As Executive Director of the nonprofit organization for the past decade he oversees the citizen group’s protection, restoration, education, and science programs. Geoff was part of the historic State Water Board proceedings leading to the 1994 order mandating lake protection and stream restoration and he continues the Committee’s work to assure Los Angeles has a sustainable long term water supply. He can be found wherever Mono Lake advocacy is needed, from the lake’s salty shores to Los Angeles to Sacramento. A graduate of Harvard in the History of Science, Geoff lives at Mono Lake with his wife and two daughters.
Abstract: Beyond Victory – Restoration, Policy Development, and Building Public Awareness for Mono Lake
The tremendous environmental successes at Mono Lake, California, have been achieved though precedent-setting legal rulings and water rights decisions. But the Mono Lake Committee works on the premise that victories on paper require day-to-day commitment to produce true change on the ground. To that end, the Committee works on the ground, in the public policy arena, and with youth education to build an ongoing public vision of a healthy future for Mono Lake. Geoffrey McQuilkin will discuss the Mono Lake water story, the ongoing 15-year restoration effort for the lake and its tributary streams, and the continuing challenges that confront the effort to protect one of our most ecologically and scenically remarkable salt lakes.
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