I want to take a moment today to express my gratitude for the opportunity I was given when I learned about the effort to protect the Whittier Narrows Natural Area and Nature Center.
So I'd like to say thank you to . . .
Journalist Louis Sahagun for the 2008 story that alerted me to the threat posed by the San Gabriel River Discovery Center to nature, to the community and to taxpayers.
People like Jim Odling and the other members of the Friends of the Whittier Narrows Natural Area who helped to give me and many others a voice on the Discovery Center issue.
Members of the community, who have spoken with great heartfelt eloquence about the importance of the Natural Area to them and to their families over the decades.
The twentysomethings and teenagers who have shown me that protection and preservation of the Natural Area is an issue that crosses generational lines.
The many accomplished and inspiring community and environmental activists who I've met through organizations such as the Nature Center Associates, Audubon Society and Sierra Club.
My family, for their support now and on so many past occasions.
A heartfelt thank you to all of you and to many others. You have given me more than you know.
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