The board of directors of the Anderson Marsh Interpretive Association would like to thank the Clearlake Police Department Volunteers in Policing Program for its valuable help in keeping Anderson Marsh State Historic Park open and available to the public.

For approximately two years after the time that Anderson Marsh State Historic Park was scheduled to be closed, until negotiations resulted in a partnership agreement between AMIA and state parks that will keep the park open, AMIA took on the responsibility of opening and closing the parking lot gates at the ranch house complex on weekends.  

Without the assistance of the VIPS, it would have been extremely difficult for AMIA to have made sure that the gates were always opened and closed on time.

AMIA appreciates the willingness of the VIPS Program and its volunteers to provide this service that helped ensure that Anderson Marsh State Historic Park, one of the jewels of Lake County, remained open and accessible to the public.

The cooperation, courtesy and assistance of the Clearlake Police Department, the VIPS volunteers and Vicky Estrella of the department is greatly appreciated.

Henry Bornstein is treasurer of the Anderson Marsh Interpretive Association, based in Lower Lake, Calif.