MRS. HELEN "Harriet" ALLEN
CSPRA Honorary State Park Ranger 1978

Harriet Allen was one of the leaders in the successful campaign to acquire the Torrey Pines Extension Area. As President of the Desert Protective Council, and a member of the Anza-Borrego Committee of that organization, she has been actively engaged in the acquisition of lands in Anza-Borrego Desert State Park for more than 10 years.

In one instance Mr. and Mrs. Allen took options on certain lands in order to save land critical to the Big Horn Sheep in the State Park area. Mrs. Allen has been in the forefront of the fight to prevent the construction of Coyote Canyon Road through Anza-Borrego, also.

Mrs. Allen has also been active in the conservation efforts of such groups as the Sierra Club, League of Conservation Voters, and the Coastal Alliance to name a few.