Angel Island State Park (1954)
When the island was declared surplus by the federal government,
MCL formed the Angel Island Foundation to save it rather than
let it go on the auction block for private development. MCL underwrote
police and fire service for the island to delay the auction until
the State Park Commission would accept the first deed to a portion
of the island. State acquisition began in 1954 and with the final
purchase there is a 740-acre island in San Francisco Bay preserved
for all time. The island’s mountaintop was renamed Mount
Caroline Livermore in honor of the MCL’s founder who led
the campaign to create Angel Island State Park. Total cost in
dollars, gifts and grants: $824,335.
MCL continues to work on preserving important natural features
of Marin. Projects have included the San Rafael Shoreline, Corte
Madera marshes, Bahia, Rush Creek in Novato, Bel Marin Keys and
other creeks, wetlands and ridges.
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