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To the Editor: 

I applaud the Park and Recreation and Waterfront commissions’ recommendations to council and East Bay Regional Park District (Aug. 23) to officially designate EastShore State Park as “park” and not “recreation area.”  

The “park” designation will protect the area from overdevelopment and will preserve habitat not only for ourselves but for future generations.  

Alas, the Bay Area is overpopulated. We no longer have the land to satisfy every recreational want, with other species paying the price for them. A higher priority must be preserving as much habitat as we can. 

I urge City Council to adopt the recommendations of its commissions and put aside political grandstanding.  

Maris Arnold, 

Berkeley