Supervisor Wilson named ‘coastal advocate’

Orange County Supervisor Tom Wilson was named “Coastal Advocate of the

Year” at the statewide conference of a California environmental group

earlier this month.

Wilson was tapped for his efforts to protect the California coastline

during the Monterey meeting of the California Coastal Coalition and

California Shore and Beach Preservation Assn., which was held Nov. 2-4.

Wilson is the founder and chairman of the Orange County Coastal

Coalition, a multi-agency group that meets monthly to consider issues

related to beaches, coastal waters and wetlands.

“We’ve been working hard and there’s certainly a lot more to do,”

Wilson said in response to the award. “But what a great boost to have our

efforts recognized in this way.”