[Geoldept] Submit your suggestions for naming a new Bellingham beach - 'Maury Beach' (for the late Maurice Schwartz, WWU geology professor)

[Susan DeBari]

Hi all,
Sadly, I just got this response from Lance Romo from the City of Bellingham Parks department.  It sounds like there are limitations to forwarding the name 
“Maury’s beach”  (I had forwarded the suggested name to my paddling group)

> Sue,
>  
> The City has policy that basically excludes name a facility after anyone deceased in the past year. It’s not impossible, but it already has 2 strikes.
>  
>             2.   Priorities shall be given but not limited to geological location, historical or cultural significance, or natural and/or geological features.
>  
>             3.   In cases where the person is living or in which the death of the person or the event to be commemorated took place within the past year, there should be a lapse of at least six months between the receipt of the name proposal and the final recommendation for its adoption.
>  
> There’s been some talk around the office about this. Native names are generally avoided for fear of offending Salish tribes. Native names tend to be descriptive of an area, so it would probably end up garbage dump park anyway and no one wants that.
>  
> My favorite is Hooligan Park named after a small fish in the area, but that will never happen.
>  
On Jan 28, 2014, at 9:37 AM, Theresa Tripp <Theresa.Tripp at wwu.edu> wrote:

> Please pass on to anyone else that may be interested.
> 
> Hello All,
> The City of Bellingham is accepting name suggestions for a proposed beach/park in Bellingham Bay. We propose Maury Beach Park in honor of the late Maury Schwartz. Please join us in honoring Maury's memory and dedication to coastal sciences by submitting this name on the City's website survey.
> 
> The link from the City's website can be found at:
> http://www.cob.org/government/departments/parks/projects/cornwall-beach-park-master-plan.aspx 
> (click on the online link in the last paragraph of the Description of the park)
> 
> More information is available at:
> http://bbjtoday.com/blog/bellingham-officials-seek-name-suggestions-for-waterfront-park/26605
> 
> 
> Below is a little bit about Maury Schwartz:
> Dr. Maurice (Maury) Schwartz, eminent coastal geologist and Emeritus Faculty at Western Washington University made significant contributions to the body of work that informs our understanding of shoreline processes in the inland waters of Washington State both through his own research and his teachings at Western Washington University. Schwartz came to WWU in the early 1960s after a stint in the Navy during WWII, owning and running a store for ten years followed by college at Columbia University where he received his B.S., M.S., and PhD in geology.
> The bulk of his research and study was focused on shoreline processes. He greatly influenced and taught many of the shoreline practitioners that work in the field today in western Washington, including the beach designer for (what is currently referred to as) Cornwall Beach Park, Jim Johannessen of Coastal Geologic Services.
> Maury was forever a great teacher and his enthusiasm for his science and comfort with policy implementation based on sound science has been passed on to many of us who work along the coasts of Washington State and around the world. Maury passed in December of 2013, just a few short weeks ago.
> Because of Maury’s dedication to shorelines and our community, we should honor this late South Hill resident by naming this beach after him.
> Stephanie Williams, Associate Geologist, LG
> WA Geologist #2993
> Coastal Geologic Services, Inc.
> 1711 Ellis St, #103
> Bellingham, WA 98225
> 360.647.1845
> stephanie at coastalgeo.com
> www.coastalgeo.com
> 
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Susan DeBari, Ph.D.
Geology Department and Science Education Program, MS 9080
Western Washington University
Bellingham WA 98225

Phone:  360-650-3588
http://faculty.wwu.edu/~debari/web/susan.html




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