For 25 years, the National Park Service has tried unsuccessfully to create a plan to manage agriculture in the Point Reyes National Seashore, offering multiple opportunities for public comment on alternative scenarios. Finally, on Sept. 13, 2021, the park service issued a record of decision for a General Management Plan Amendment, which includes policies to govern agriculture in the park.

Before the ink was dry, on Jan. 10, 2022, a lawsuit was filed by anti-ranching…