SACRAMENTO—The Senate Natural Resources Committee passed a bill Tuesday that would designate a part of the Ma-le’l Dunes on the Humboldt Coast as the “Senator Wesley Chesbro Coastal Trail.”

The Ma-le’l Dunes are located west of the City of Arcata and are part of the 1,600 coastal dune system of the north and south spit of the Humboldt Bay.

“Naming a part of the Dunes after Wesley is a tribute to his life-long environmental work,” said Berg, D-Eureka. “He has also been a tremendous friend to Humboldt County.”

Chesbro represented the North Coast region in the State Senate from 1998 to 2006. He authored legislation to direct the State Coastal Conservancy to develop a California Coastal Trail action plan to be completed by 2008. Chesbro currently serves on the Integrated Waste Management Board, and previously was a Humboldt County supervisor and an Arcata City Council member. He has been a resident of Humboldt County for 28 years.