The Committee for Green Foothills will honor Peter Douglas, retiring executive director of the California Coastal Commission, at the group's Nature's Inspiration 2011 celebration.
Douglas announced his retirement this summer after 26 years at the post.
John Laird, California Secretary for Natural Resources, will be the keynote speaker.
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The event is a fundraiser for the Committee for Green Foothills, an environmental group dedicated to protecting open space, farm land and natural resources in Santa Clara and San Mateo counties. It will be held at a private home near Año Nuevo State Park.
Source: Committee for Green Foothills