Comments for Christine Sculati's blog

Comment on Nonprofits save Mono Lake Tufa State Natural Reserve from closure by christine

christine — Thu, 19 Jan 2012 22:54:26 +0000

Thanks, Eric for your comment and concern for the parks. So far nine state parks have been taken off the closure list because nonprofits and the National Park Service came to the rescue. For the remaining 61, the future is uncertain.

Comment on Nonprofits save Mono Lake Tufa State Natural Reserve from closure by Eric Heath

Eric Heath — Thu, 19 Jan 2012 18:37:28 +0000

Well done! Wish I had been on this a bit sooner I’ve been crying about the closure for the last two weeks, California needs to update that closure list! Thanks for all your efforts

Comment on Dreaming big, like Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. by christine

christine — Thu, 19 Jan 2012 01:01:39 +0000

Nancy: Thank you for writing an amazing book. Your analysis of the I Have A Dream speech is brilliant and inspiring!

Comment on Dreaming big, like Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. by Nancy Duarte

Nancy Duarte — Wed, 18 Jan 2012 20:11:06 +0000

Very thoughtful post. Thank you Christine!

Comment on Park experts and nonprofits gathered in Berkeley on California state parks funding crisis by Annie Burke

Annie Burke — Sun, 15 Jan 2012 06:50:54 +0000

Thanks, Christine, for sharing this with your readers! But mostly thanks for caring so much and writing about this really important issue. Hope to see you at future Gatherings!

Comment on Nonprofits save Mono Lake Tufa State Natural Reserve from closure by christine

christine — Sun, 04 Dec 2011 15:58:31 +0000

Robert, I am so honored to have you, the great-great grandson of John Muir, to comment on this post. Thank you for all that you have done to help save Mono Lake and California State Parks.

Comment on Nonprofits save Mono Lake Tufa State Natural Reserve from closure by Robert Hanna

Robert Hanna — Sun, 04 Dec 2011 06:41:09 +0000

That was a wonderful day and a moment I’ll never forget.

Comment on Castle Crags State Park, an iconic landscape crossed by the Pacific Crest Trail, closing by christine

christine — Mon, 14 Nov 2011 16:37:37 +0000

Thanks for your note. I am happy to share my content with on-topic and relevant websites that benefit the social good. You have done a great job of curating blog articles that celebrate “the great state parks of the US.”

Comment on Castle Crags State Park, an iconic landscape crossed by the Pacific Crest Trail, closing by McGhiever

McGhiever — Mon, 14 Nov 2011 02:28:31 +0000

Thanks for the great post. Unless you object, I’ve shared it on my state parks web magazine, http://www.scoop.it/t/state-parks.

Comment on Park funding crisis series by christine

christine — Wed, 05 Oct 2011 21:05:54 +0000

You made my day, Glenn!
I am so glad you wrote and included a link to your site (http://www.norcalyak.com). I look forward to following your posts. I am a big fan of Mono Lake as well and once kayaked there. I agree that it felt like “paddling on another planet.” The situation at Mono Lake and the closure is somewhat more complex because there are both federal and state jurisdictions there. The South Tufa Reserve is on the federal side, but the agencies collaborate back and forth. The State Parks Dept. and Mono Lake Comm. have essentially been running trail maintenance and public interpretation at the South Tufa Reserve for the feds. Geoff McQuilkin, the executive director of the Mono Lake Committee, told me he was very concerned that that site would deteriorate as well as the other two access points in the state’s jurisdiction. The state also oversees concessionaire agreements on the lake to make sure that people follow safety protocols and protect wildlife. So, he was not sure of what would happened to that process.

Comment on Park funding crisis series by Glenn Brank

Glenn Brank — Wed, 05 Oct 2011 20:38:20 +0000

This is a very professional blog. As a 30-year writer/editor, I don’t casually hand out compliments. California kayakers should take a strong interest in the future of state parks, and I’ve referenced your blog at http://www.norcalyak.com
Keep up the good work!

Comment on What is innovation, anyway? by christine

christine — Tue, 06 Sep 2011 15:25:08 +0000

Jesse: Thanks so much for your comment.

Comment on What is innovation, anyway? by Jesse Furrow

Jesse Furrow — Sun, 04 Sep 2011 00:52:48 +0000

Hi Christine, I like your blog. In this blog in particular I like the article and quote from Andrew Hargadon expressing that networking can be the first step to transforming creativity into a creation. It is good to be reminded that a good idea needs a network to push it forward. Building a “team” of positive influences and soundboards and like-minded people to share in moving an idea forward, I like that. Thanks, Jesse

Comment on Bay Area open space advocates announce new technology to save biodiversity, focus support by christine

christine — Thu, 31 Mar 2011 16:01:01 +0000

Thanks for the comment, Annie. I totally agree. Using the Explorer map tool is a great way to better understand what is at stake in places we might take for granted.

Comment on Bay Area open space advocates announce new technology to save biodiversity, focus support by Annie Burke

Annie Burke — Wed, 30 Mar 2011 19:13:02 +0000

Thank you, Christine, for a great post and for taking the Conservation Lands Network outside. It’s that connection between what is on the screen to what is real, on the ground that is so important.