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To join the Great Coastal Places Campaign Letters-to-the-Editor Writing Team and get some easy letter writing suggestions and to earn your Coast Hugger t-shirt, write to savethecoast@sierraclub.org.
Linda Hanes from Sebastopol, CA is a Great Coastal Places Campaign Coast Hugger and a lead volunteer with our allies at CoastWalk. She earned her free Coast Hugger t-shirt when she wrote a letter to the editor of the Sonoma County Press Democrat about the need to protect the more than 17,000 threatened Monterey pine trees in the Del Monte Forest. Do you want one of these cool, organic cotton Coast Hugger t-shirts of your very own? They are not available in stores, but you can earn one if you join our Letters-to-the-Editor Writing Team and send a coastal protection letter to your local newspaper. Never written a letter to the editor before? No problem. Just send us an email to savethecoast@sierraclub.org and we will send you a fun kit with tips, suggestions and newspaper email addresses. Then, all you have to do is send in one letter to get your own Coast Hugger t-shirt!
Chris Whitney from Chula Vista, CA earned his free Coast Hugger t-shirt when he wrote a letter to the editor of the San Diego Union Tribune. Chris wrote about a devastating proposal by the Pebble Beach Company to cut down 17,000 threatened Monterey pine trees to build yet another golf course in Monterey County. Chris knows that the coast of California belongs to all of us and by taking action, he played a role in helping pressure the Pebble Beach Company into withdrawing their devastating proposal. You can be a Coast Hugger just like Chris. If you join our statewide Letters-to-the-Editor Writing Team and send a coastal protection letter to your local newspaper, we will send you a free, organic cotton Coast Hugger t-shirt. Writing a letter to the editor should take you no more than a few minutes but it is one of the most effective things you can do to help us protect our threatened coast for future generations.
Fred Wadsworth from Los Osos, CA earned his free, organic cotton Coast Hugger t-shirt when he wrote a letter to the editor of the San Luis Obispo Tribune. Fred wrote about how he, as a 77 year coastal resident, has seen our coastline change over the years, and he urged people to take action to protect our threatened coast before it is too late. Won't you answer Fred's passionate call? If you join Fred as a member of our statewide Letters-to-the-Editor Writing Team and send a coastal protection letter to your local newspaper, we will send you your own Coast Hugger t-shirt. These cool shirts are not available for sale anywhere, but while supplies last we will send you one just for writing and submitting your own coastal protection letter to the editor.
Gary Patton is a true Coast Hugger who lives in Santa Cruz, CA. He wrote a letter to the editor about a developer's plan to cut down 17,000 threatened Monterey pine trees in Pebble Beach; and his letter was published by the Santa Cruz Sentinel! Gary's letter reminded readers that it is everyone's responsibility to make sure that decision makers protect our threatened coastline. You can help Gary do this and earn your own free, organic cotton Coast Hugger t-shirt by joining our Letters-to-the-Editor Writing Team and sending a coastal protection letter to your local newspaper. Even if your letter isn't published like Gary's was, your effort can make a big difference in helping protect California's threatened coast for future generations.
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! These cool, organic cotton Coast Hugger t-shirts are not available in any stores, but you can earn one if you join our Letters-to-the-Editor Writing Team and send a coastal protection letter to your local newspaper. If your letter, like Ann's, gets published, that's great! But, even if your letter isn't printed, your effort can make a big difference in helping protect California's threatened coast for future generations.
Helen Shane lives in Sebastopol, CA and she earned her free Coast Hugger t-shirt when she wrote a letter to the editor of the San Francisco Chronicle. Helen has spent many years working to protect our precious coastline and she knows well the value of letters to the editor. Helen wrote this letter about a developer's destructive plan to cut down 17,000 threatened Monterey pine trees for yet another Pebble Beach golf course, but whatever the coastal protection issue, letters to the editor are an effective way to educate both community members and decision makers alike.
John Lynch is a Coast Hugger who lives in Half Moon Bay, CA. He earned his free, organic cotton Coast Hugger t-shirt when he wrote a coastal protection letter to the editor of the San Francisco Chronicle. Then he turned around and wrote another! You too can earn a free, organic cotton Coast Hugger t-shirt by joining John as a member of our Letters-to-the-Editor Writing Team and send a coastal protection letter to your local newspaper. Even if your letter isn't published, there are still lots of ways that letter can help us protect the coast - especially if you send us a copy of the letter you sent!
Mariah Lang Braxton, pictured here with her granddaughter Crystal, lives in Arroyo Grande, CA. She earned her free Coast Hugger t-shirt when she wrote a letter to the editor of the San Luis Obispo Tribune. In her wonderful letter she talked about her goal of protecting our threatened coast so it will still be there for her fourteen grandchildren. You can help Mariah make this dream a reality and at the same time earn your own organic cotton Coast Hugger t-shirt when you join our Letters-to-the-Editor Writing Team and send a coastal protection letter to your local newspaper. Letters to the editor are an easy and effective way to remind newspaper readers that we can make a difference for our coast and future generations.
Julie Garner lives in Anaheim, CA but she earned her Coast Hugger t-shirt in Santa Rosa! Julie traveled 450 miles (each way) to attend the June, 2006 Coastal Commission hearing in Santa Rosa to help protect 17,000 threatened Monterey pine trees. In large part to the work of dedicated volunteers like Julie, the golf course developers withdrew their proposal less than 24 hours before the hearing. Click here for more information. You can be a Coast Hugger like Julie and you don't need to go 900 miles to do it. In fact if you spend just a few minutes writing and submitting a coastal protection letter to the editor, we will send you your very own, organic cotton Coast Hugger t-shirt.
Tony Spatafora from Valley Village, CA earned his free Coast Hugger t-shirt when he wrote a letter to the editor of the Los Angeles Times! Tony played a role in helping protect 17,000 threatened Monterey pine trees from being cut down for yet another golf course in Pebble Beach. You too can earn a free, organic cotton Coast Hugger t-shirt by joining our Letters-to-the-Editor Writing Team and sending a coastal protection letter to your local newspaper. Even if your letter isn't published, your effort can make a big difference in helping protect California's threatened coast for future generations.
 Carolyn Straub earned her Coast Hugger t-shirt because
she wrote a letter to the editor to the San Jose Mercury News.Carolyn's letter addressed a possible vote this fall in the U.S. Senate that would end the 25-year moratorium on drilling off our U.S. and California coasts. She wanted to make sure the public is aware of this upcoming vote and urged readers to call their senate representatives in support of the offshore oil-drilling moratorium. The moratorium has been renewed every year for the past 25 years -- until now. Carolyn is a member of the Santa Clara Valley Audubon Society, and the Loma Prieta Chapter of the Sierra Club. She also belongs to the Pine Ridge Association, the volunteer arm for Henry W. Coe State Park in Morgan Hill, California, the largest state park in northern California.  Meet Melissa Hippard, Chapter Director for the Loma
Prieta Chapter of the Sierra Club. Melissa wore her Coast Hugger t-shirt
while she
was helping clean up the coast at Ryder Park in San Mateo County. Melissa
earned her Coast Hugger t-shirt because she wrote a letter to the editor
of the San Jose Mercury News about coastal protection. Writing a letter
to the editor, whether it gets published or not, is a great way for
your local newspaper to learn which coastal issues most concern their
readers. So write your letter to the editor today, send us a copy,
and we will send you one of these cool, Coast Hugger t-shirts.
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Dean
Francois of Redondo Beach, CA, earned his Coast Hugger shirt when
he wrote
a letter to the Los Angeles Times. He has been active working to divert
storm drain
runoff from the Santa Monica Bay, lobbying for a park on the beach, and
recently founded the Friends of the South Bay Bicycle Path. Dean is
pictured here in front of the popular Manhattan Beach pier.