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CSBPA is happy to announce this new award category to recognize an individual or organization who has supported the mission of CSBPA to enhance social equity and public access to the California Coast for all, through policy, planning, activism, advocacy, management, and governance. The recipients of the Peter Douglas Coastal Stewardship Award can have a range of backgrounds and passions but are united by their efforts to save the coast for enjoyment by all current and future generations. The recipients shall have some, if not all, of the experience and characteristics listed below:
- Works to advance the protection of and public access to the coast, with a focus on California and the West Coast.
- Advances involvement of under-represented individuals and communities in discussions about coastal planning, management and climate adaptation.
- Demonstrates professionalism, integrity and respect for all who use the coast.
- Works diligently to support the mission/objectives and many activities of ASBPA/CSBPA
Congratulations to the 2026 award recipient – Becky Smyth
Becky Smyth, 3rd from left, along with CSBPA Board Members Doug George, Phyllis Grifman, and Lesley Ewing
Becky is the former West Coast Director for NOAA’s Office of Coastal Management. In her recent position at NOAA and in previous leadership posts for the agency, she advanced various NOAA operations in support and advancement of wise management of coastal science and policy. She was responsible for overseeing the development and dissemination of NOAA’s Sea Level Rise Viewer for the entire west coast, and for training coastal community planners and policymakers in its utilization. Under her leadership, NOAA became one of the west coast’s most trusted organizations for science and coastal management.
Nominate your hero!
Do you have a deserving individual or organization that fits the Peter Douglas Coastal Stewardship Award? Nominate them with this form!
Past recipients are listed below.
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2025 – Violet Sage-Walker
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2023 – Charles Lester