LAKE COUNTY, Calif. – With participation in the statewide Dockwalker program, Lake County has earned a spot in the 2012 Dockwalker Hall of Fame with the induction of local dockwalker Bob Sullivan of the Kono Tayee Property Owners Association.
Sullivan wears two volunteer hats for Clear Lake, both as an invasive mussel inspector and as a dockwalker.
In his dockwalker capacity, Sullivan talked with 40 Clear Lake boaters at the Kono Tayee barbecue this year about the importance of clean and green boating.
The Dockwalker Program is led by the California Coastal Commission and the California Department of Boating and Waterways’ “Boating Clean and Green Program,” which is a statewide boater education and technical assistance program created to promote environmentally sound boating practices.
What is a dockwalker?
Locally, a dockwalker is a person who practices and promotes clean boating practices and distributes “Clean and Green” boating kits to boaters on Clear Lake.
Dockwalkers are passionate about keeping Clear Lake free from human trash, oily discharge, fuel spills, sewage, and other pollutants. They do this by educating the boating public and providing tools to make environmentally sound boating and recreation easy.
Each year, the most active volunteer dockwalkers from across the state are thanked and honored for their hard work and support throughout the boating season by being inducted into the annual Dockwalker Hall of Fame.
To become a dockwalker on Clear Lake or for information about the program, call 415-904-6905, or visit www.coastal.ca.gov/ccbn/dockwalkers.html or www.coast4u.org .
For more information about this program and other ways to help keep Clear Lake clean, contact the Lake County Department of Water Resources at 707-263-2344.