A decade or so ago, during the closure of the Drakes Bay Oyster Farm and its aftermath, we co-wrote a series of pieces in the Light about a plan by the park and its allies to shut down the ranchers, leading to the end of agriculture on the peninsula. The late Phyllis Faber recalled the former superintendent of the seashore, Don Neubacher, describing the plan:
“That plan would start with closure of the oyster farm…