Farr, Sam

Gary Griggs is a distinguished professor of Earth and planetary sciences and the director of the Institute of Marine Sciences at the University of California Santa Cruz. Honored as a Coastal Hero by the Coastal Commission and Sunset Magazine in 2009, he has been studying the oceans for over forty-six years and is the author or co-author of seven books, including Living with the Changing California Coast, Introduction to California's Beaches and Coast, and California Coast from the Air.