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Ann Privateer from Davis, CA earned her free Coast Hugger t-shirt when she wrote a letter to the editor of the Davis Enterprise. Ann wrote about the need to protect the more than 17,000 threatened Monterey pine trees in the Del Monte Forest; and the newspaper published Ann's letter!

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Mark Massara
Mark Massara, Director of Coastal Programs

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Trees Not Tees! Monterey Pines Saved from Pebble Beach Resort Development

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WE DID IT! After years of private planning countered with resounding public opposition the California Coastal Commission voted 8-4 Wednesday to deny The Pebble Beach Company the authorization needed to cut over 17,000 Monterey Pines in the Del Monte Forest. The commission ruled that the Pebble Beach Company is not above the Coastal Act and they will not be able to pave their way through the forest to develop resort additions, parking lots, and golf courses.

The 10 hour hearing on Measure A, which included a Coastal Commission staff report recommending the rejection of the plans, a presentation by The Pebble Beach Company’s attorney, comments by dozens of concerned community members from across the state, and the delivery of over 750 letters in opposition of the plans, concluded with the Commission voting for trees not tees, and insuring the permanent protection of the native monterey pine forests for future generations. This incredible victory for the monterey pines could not have been achieved with out the massive public support of the protection of this dynamic coastal ecosystem, and the call from all of you to the Coastal Commission to vote in the best interest of the California Coast.

Until next time,
Mark Massara
Director, Sierra Club Coastal Programs