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Dorothy Bristol: Coastal Activist in the Spotlight
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| Mark Massara and Sunny Bristol at a coastal protection hearing
in Sonoma County. Sunny’s commitment to the Great Coastal
Places Letters-to-the-Editor team is truly helping us to protect
our threatened coast for future generations. |
Dorothy Bristol, or "Sunny" to her friends, is a native
Californian who has spent 81 years enjoying the beautiful beaches
and coastal views that make California famous. But rather than take
her good fortune and wonderful experiences for granted, Sunny has
made it her mission to help this campaign protect our fragile and
threatened coast for future generations.
Sunny has taken the lead with our Letters-to-the-Editor writing
team, writing and sending seven coastal-protection letters to newspapers
from Santa Barbara Santa Rosa since March of this year. And Sunny
has been remarkably successful!
Three of her letters have been published in the San Francisco Chronicle
and the Santa Rosa Press Democrat. And since she sends us a copy
of every letter she writes, even those letters that don’t make
it in print can help our efforts. We have presented Sunny’s
great letters to Governor Schwarzenegger and other statewide coastal
decision makers to reinforce our message that Californians truly
care about our precious coast.
Sunny’s effort is helping us to get the word out about the
serious issues facing our coastline. Sunny believes that the coast
belongs to all of us, not simply to those wealthy enough or lucky
enough to live along it. And her efforts to promote public access
are going to make a big difference in ensuring that future generations
enjoy the same opportunities that she has.
Thank you, Sunny, for translating your concern into action and for
showing us all that one person can make a difference for our threatened
coast.
Read about other coastal activists.
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