According to NPR, the Natural Resources committe of San Deigo’s City Council unanimously approved a resolution, drafted by the Surfrider Foundation, that opposes the construction of a toll road through San Onofre State Park, home to one of San Diego’s finest surf breaks.  Environmentalists say that building the road according to the current plan would disrupt the flow of sediment from San Mateo creek and affect the quality of the waves at Trestles, which breaks at the mouth of the creek.  Surfers are rallying to prevent the toll road from being built as many regard Trestles as one of the most high-performance waves on the planet because of it’s shape.

Now, I’m not saying that commuters don’t need more roads, if it will actually help to ease the flow of traffic. But, I don’t think the only way to unclog traffic is to clog the creek and mush up the waves.  If we put some bright minds to work, then I’m sure we can find a way to make everyone happy.  It might end up costing a little extra, so we’ll just have to sort out exactly who should pay the price.

If you’re sympathetic to preserving one of our nation’s natural treasures, then you should do what you can to help the cause.  It’s actually fairly easy to send a letter to government officials.  Just go to www.savetrestles.org and click the Take Action link.  You should see a link to a Contact Government Officials page, where you’ll find email addresses to all those fatcat politicians as well as a link to download a copy of a letter that’s already been written.  You just have to put your name on it and attach it to an email.  Instead of sending a separate email to each government official, you can probably just write "To whom it may concern" or "Dear Fatcat" and send that same letter in a single email cc’ing all the fatcats.

While you’re at it, send an email to your friends to drum up awareness.  Awareness is key.