As the anniversary of the release of the 2025 Record of Decision for the Point Reyes National Seashore approaches, we are reflecting on how we got here and envisioning a better future. 

Before West Marin became a weekenders’ destination hotspot, it was a quiet community of ranching families dotted with working people, teachers, artists, writers and hippies. For over 150 years, the ranching community maintained West Marin’s iconic rolling pastures, that seemingly endless sea…