Sandy Lydon to speak at Sierra Club luncheon Cabrillo College historian emeritus Sandy Lydon will speak at the annual Club membership luncheon at the New Moss Landing Marine Lab. Lydon’s topic is “Back From the Brink: The Impulse to Use vs. the Impulse to Save in the Monterey Bay Region.” Between 1919 and 1924 hundreds of whales were processed on the beach not far from here. There are still several vestiges of the whaling station visible, and the blood of those whales is in the sand. Eighty years later there are two institutions in Moss Landing dedicated to the notion that the whales and other ocean critters should be protected. How did it happen that such a reversal occurred? Otters, sardines, whales, and redwood trees were all first hunted and processed in the Monterey Bay Region, and yet today the movements to study, preserve and conserve them are also centered here. Lydon will explore some possible explanations in a slide-illustrated lecture. Growing up in Hollister, Lydon spent his boyhood summers hiking and fishing in the upper Butano canyon above Pescadero. His award-winning book, Chinese Gold, is used in college classrooms across the country. His most recent publication is as co-author of Coast Redwood: A Natural and Cultural History. The luncheon is October 19 from 11:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. Catered lunch and beverages are $12 for members. Non members are welcome to attend for additional $25 membership fee. For more information and reservations call Joel Weinstein at 625-5586.

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