Maverick rancher Bill Niman and his wife, environmental lawyer Nicolette Hahn Niman, have plunged headfirst into a legal battle over the future of ranching in the Point Reyes National Seashore.
Late last month, the couple, who run 117 cows on their 500-acre ranch at the park’s southernmost edge, sued the National Park Service over its plan to rezone more than 28,000 acres of historic ranchlands.
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