The need to keep Lake Merritt clean will only increase as the first report of a possible agal bloom or red tide sighting came in over the weekend, according to Baykeeper.
Volunteers for the Lake Merritt Institute play a critical role in helping get pollution out of that body of water.
Volunteers like Goderez work each Tuesday morning to cover as much territory as they can around the lake by grabbing trash on the ground and in the water. Over the years, they have seen it all and don't hesitate to pick up the smallest piece of garbage. The Lake Merritt Institute is a nonprofit sponsored by the City of Oakland to run programs improving the lake by adding oxygen and removing pollution. As the oldest wildlife refuge in North America, the lake remains an important home to animals around the water. It is also a place so many neighbors and residents from all around the Bay Area visit every day. This important role the lake plays in the community is part of the motivation for volunteers to keep coming back week after week.
Last summer the algal bloom or red tide, which lives in salt water, invaded the lake. The red tide uses up all the oxygen and suffocates the fish. While the rain earlier the year reduced salt in the water, a summer heat wave could bring the salinity back up.
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