Lake Cleanup Events – Tuesdays and Saturdays 10am
Get involved in our community efforts to clean up Lake Merritt! Join us every Tuesday and Saturday morning. It’s a free, rewarding, and a great way decompress outdoors. Bring your kids, friends, neighbors, or teammates!
No registration needed for individuals. Meet us at 568 Bellevue Ave, Oakland. For questions, please email us at: info@lakemerrittinstitute.org
December 2024
Friday, December 6, 2024 7pm
Oxygen for Lake Merritt: Update on Water Quality with Ben Chen
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Join this online presentation about the challenges of managing low dissolved oxygen in beautiful Lake Merritt in downtown Oakland California. Our guest speaker, Ben Chen, is a Certified Lake Manager, biologist, ecologist , and Senior Scientist at the LakeTech corporation, currently working with the City of Oakland on the Lake Merritt Water Quality Management Plan
Register here
Lake Merritt Stakeholder Meeting
Wednesday, December 18th, from 4 – 6 pm
City of Oakland and Water Board will hold an in person and on-line at Hearing Room One, City Hall to:
- Provide an update on Lake Merritt monitoring and the TMDL water quality study.
- Receive input on:
-What is needed next
-How to use the 1 million dollar EPS/Barbara Lee grant
-A potential emergency plan in case another fish kill is imminent
Wednesday, December 18, 2024 9:30 AM – 12:00 PM
Bird Walks at the Lake with Hilary Powers
photo by Lyla Arum
Take a break from holiday spirit and come enjoy the peak of the high season at Lake Merritt – everyone is here, and nobody has left yet!
Register here
January 2025
Monday, January 20th, 2025
Lake Merritt Institute is excited to host MLK cleanup day on Monday, January 20th, 2025.
Interested in more volunteering information for this event?
https://lakemerrittinstitute.dm.networkforgood.com/forms/interested-in-volunteering
RSVP not required, just show up and we will provide all supplies and safety training.
Meet at Sailboat House 568 Bellevue Ave, Oakland, CA. 94610
Time: 9am-12pm
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