Julia Elkin

Julia Ann Elkin, a resident of Berkeley, CA and environs since 2015, died of traumatic brain injury on February 25, 2024. She was hit by a car while jogging and was hospitalized for thirteen-days before succumbing to her injuries. She was an organ donor, known to have saved at least five lives. A graduate of the University of Michigan School of Natural Resources, The College of William and Mary, and Broadneck High School in Annapolis, MD, she was a lifelong nature lover and environmentalist who forged a career in sea level rise mitigation, land preservation, and environmental education at the Sonoma Land Trust, County of Marin, California Coastal Conservancy, Smithsonian Environmental Research Center, and Chesapeake Bay Foundation. Julia was an avid outdoor enthusiast, traveling extensively, backpacking, sailing, and tide-pooling. An accomplished amateur artist known for her sketches of ocean life, mountain flora, and landscapes, she also was a classical flautist, folk harpist, singer of sea chanteys, and remarkable cook. She is survived by her parents, Herbert R. Elkin and Jane Cynewski Elkin of Annapolis, her sister K. Alice Rice and husband Derek of Bel Air MD along with their children Mason, Natalie, and Nolan.  For information call, Harry Greer, Funeral Director (FDR-745)