According to some of the ranchers in the Point Reyes National Seashore, the park service is poorly versed in the management of sustainable agricultural lands—and that is both a serious threat to their operations and a missed opportunity.
In a letter submitted this fall to seashore superintendent Cicely Muldoon, the Point Reyes Seashore Ranchers Association—which represents 13 of the 24 families who lease lands within the seashore’s jurisdiction—argues that the draft environmental impact statement associated…