In Southern California there are few places you can go along the coast that are as untouched as trestles and the San Mateo creek area of San Clemente. It's beautiful. You park your car a mile from the beach and walk in along the creek; birds, bobcats, and even trout call this area home. My dad loves telling me stories about how it used to be before the paved trail, parking lots, and developments along the cliffs. I could imagine he grew up thinking it would always be like that. Now we are looking at a new dawn of mass development. A toll road right through the canyon that intrudes on this "protected" region of coast. The state is taking back protected land and giving it to a private group to build a toll road! The toll road company is even willing to pay millions for the damage it causes to the environment. Any time someone attempts to pay you money to keep you quite is the best time to stand up and say no. Lets stop the destruction. For more info check out http://www.surfrider.org/savetrestles/
This is John Denton’s Blog. John Denton is the Youth Director at Laguna Niguel Presbyterian Church in Laguna Niguel, California.
Saturday, January 19, 2008
Save Trestles (please)
In Southern California there are few places you can go along the coast that are as untouched as trestles and the San Mateo creek area of San Clemente. It's beautiful. You park your car a mile from the beach and walk in along the creek; birds, bobcats, and even trout call this area home. My dad loves telling me stories about how it used to be before the paved trail, parking lots, and developments along the cliffs. I could imagine he grew up thinking it would always be like that. Now we are looking at a new dawn of mass development. A toll road right through the canyon that intrudes on this "protected" region of coast. The state is taking back protected land and giving it to a private group to build a toll road! The toll road company is even willing to pay millions for the damage it causes to the environment. Any time someone attempts to pay you money to keep you quite is the best time to stand up and say no. Lets stop the destruction. For more info check out http://www.surfrider.org/savetrestles/
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Thanks for posting this on your blog John. Just got an email from the toll road company asking me to speak out for the expansion! I was so mad... then I went to your blog... keep writing. We need to SAVE TRESTLES! Thank God for all the people who've labored so hard and long to fight to save this sanctuary.
blessings,
Dad
Thanks for introducing me to such an amazing place.
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