This is a great KQED opinion piece that talks about our history of protecting special places on land... and how today we are creating the same legacy for our ocean.
It aired back in March, before the Fish & Game Commission received the recommended plan to protect California's north central coast. Some of the places mentioned in this story were included in the plan, but not all of them. That's why it is so important that the compromise plan be adopted with no further cuts.
Here is a link to download an MP3 of the story.