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# Sen. Kuehl to be recognized for saving parks
- URL: https://www.smdp.com/sen-kuehl-to-be-recognized-for-saving-parks/
- Published: 2003-03-22T16:00:00.000Z
- Updated: 2026-10-23T01:54:12.000Z
- Author: Guest Author
- Tags: local, Santa Monica, #archive-import

*By Daily Press staff*

California State Sen. Sheila Kuehl, (D-Santa Monica) will be recognized by the California State Parks Foundation for her commitment to protecting and preserving state parks.

She will be the first ever recipient of the California State Parks Foundation’s Legacy Award on April 7.

Her many efforts on behalf of state parks have included support for the creation of two new urban state parks: Taylor Yard and Cornfields in Los Angeles.

Sen. Kuehl has been at the forefront of efforts to protect California’s parks from being exploited for commercial use. She has sponsored legislation to prevent road building in state parks, and was instrumental in the defeat of a Department of Defense Rider that would have allowed a toll road to be built in San Onofre State Park in Southern California.

Sen. Kuehl has supported every park bond act since taking office and has fought to increase salaries for state park rangers.

The California State Parks Foundation is the only statewide non-profit membership organization dedicated to protecting, enhancing and advocating for California’s 274 state parks.

*Originally published in the Santa Monica Daily Press print edition on March 22, 2003.* [Read the original PDF.](https://s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/smdp%5Fbackissues/032203.pdf?ref=smdp.com)