Timothy J. McKay (1947 – July 30, 2006) was an environmentalist and executive director of the non-profit

Northcoast Environmental Center Green Wheels is a project of the Northcoast Environmental Center (NEC) in Arcata, California. Green Wheels is a sustainable transportation advocacy group that promotes the benefits of alternatives to the single-occupancy vehicle and encourages and ...

, a transportation advocacy organization, in

Arcata, California Arcata (; Wiyot language, Wiyot: ''Goudi’ni''; Yurok language, Yurok: ''Oket'oh'') is a city adjacent to the Arcata Bay (northern) portion of Humboldt Bay (United States), Humboldt Bay in Humboldt County, California, Humboldt County, Californ ...

Education

McKay graduated from

Humboldt State University California State Polytechnic University, Humboldt also known as Cal Poly Humboldt, Humboldt or Cal Poly"Cal Poly" may also refer to California Polytechnic State University in San Luis Obispo, California or California State Polytechnic Universi ...

and was a long-term resident of

Trinidad, California Trinidad (Spanish for "Trinity"; Yurok: ''Chuerey'') is a seaside city in Humboldt County, located on the Pacific Ocean north of the Arcata-Eureka Airport and north of the college town of Arcata. Trinidad is noted for its coastline with ten ...

.Trinidad - Dione F. Armand - Google Books
Retrieved 2016-11-25.

Career

McKay worked on projects for the protection of

northern spotted owl The northern spotted owl (''Strix occidentalis caurina'') is one of three spotted owl subspecies. A western North American bird in the family Strigidae, genus ''Strix (genus), Strix'', it is a medium-sized dark brown owl native to the Pacific No ...

, the preservation of the Siskiyou Wilderness and in the investigation of the death of salmon in the

Klamath River The Klamath River (Karuk: ''Ishkêesh'', Klamath: ''Koke'', Yurok: ''Hehlkeek 'We-Roy'') flows through Oregon and northern California in the United States, emptying into the Pacific Ocean. By average discharge, the Klamath is the second larges ...

Personal life

On July 30, 2006, McKay died of a heart attack in Stone Lagoon of

Humboldt Lagoons State Park Humboldt Lagoons State Park is a California State Park on the Redwood Coast, in Humboldt County, California. It is located along U.S. Route 101 between Trinidad and Orick. The park protects three lagoons with estuaries and wetlands. Geogra ...

in Humboldt County,

California California is a U.S. state, state in the Western United States, located along the West Coast of the United States, Pacific Coast. With nearly 39.2million residents across a total area of approximately , it is the List of states and territori ...

, U.S.. He was 59.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:McKay, Tim American essayists People from Solano County, California California State Polytechnic University, Humboldt alumni People from Arcata, California 1947 births 2006 deaths People from Trinidad, California Activists from California 20th-century essayists