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| Born | Loyal Martin Griffin Jr. July 23, 1920 Ogden, Utah, U.S. |
| Died | May 22, 2024 (aged 103) |
| Occupation | Doctor, writer, environmentalist, vintner |
| Period | 1998–2024 (as writer) |
| Genre | Nature writing, Environmentalism |
| Subject | Ecology, Conservation |
| Notable works | Saving the Marin-Sonoma Coast |
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Loyal Martin Griffin Jr. (July 23, 1920 – May 22, 2024), commonly known as Marty Griffin, was an American environmentalist and conservationist in Northern California and author of the book Saving the Marin–Sonoma Coast. He was also a doctor, director of the Sonoma Developmental Center, head of the Marin Audubon Society, board member of the Marin Municipal Water District, and owner of Hop Kiln Winery in Sonoma County.[1][2][3]
Griffin was widely honored, including by the National Park Service in an article, for his decades of environmental work in helping to preserve numerous sensitive wildlife habitats in Sonoma and Marin County.
- ^ Griffin, L. Martin (1998). Saving the Marin-Sonoma coast: the battles for Audubon Canyon Ranch, Point Reyes, and California's Russian River. Livingstone, Dewey (illustrator). Healdsburg, Calif: Sweetwater Springs Press. p. 275. ISBN 0-9661680-1-1.
- ^ "Marty Griffin's land-ethic revolution". Retrieved July 24, 2010.
- ^ Martín, Hugo (March 19, 2008). "Bolinas Lagoon, For the Birds". The Los Angeles Times. Retrieved July 24, 2010.