Vandalism is on the rise at a historic Coast Miwok settlement on the western shore of Tomales Bay. The woman leading efforts to restore the site is asking the community to be on the lookout. “We need local people to help us keep watchful eyes on it,” said Theresa Harlan, the adopted daughter of the Felix family, who lived for generations at the cove known as Lairds Landing. “We’re hoping to set up a community watch of boaters, hikers and kayakers who pass by.” Vandalism has plagued the property for years, but Ms. Harlan said it escalated this summer, with all three structures at the site sustaining new damage. Vandals pried open the front door of the main house, kicked in some of the siding on a smaller cabin and tagged the boathouse with graffiti. They also knocked out windows of the main house and cabin. The property is part of the Point Reyes National Seashore, and park rangers have helped with repairs and stepped up their monitoring, Ms. Harlan said. They installed wildlife cameras to catch the vandals—but intruders stole one camera and damaged another. “The damage was devastating,” Ms. Harlan said. “Whoever’s doing it must not understand the historical significance of the buildings or understand that these buildings have a family that cares about them.” Ms. Harlan is hoping to rebuild the structures her grandfather built and transform the cove into a living cultural center for Coast Miwok and other Indigenous communities. She wants the site renamed Felix Cove, in honor of her family history. Ms. Harlan’s great-great grandparents Euphrasia and Domingo Felix first lived at the cove in the mid-19th century, joining other Tomales Bay Indians who had been expelled from Nicasio Rancheria. Over the decades, the family worked as cooks on nearby ranches until Ms. Harlan’s grandmother Bertha Felix Campigli died in 1949. A few years later, the owners of the K Ranch tried to evict them from the property. The Felixes left the area in 1955, the last Coast Miwoks to leave the west shore of the bay. Artist and fisherman Clayton Lewis moved to Lairds Landing in 1964, altering the structures and building a tower and a foundry. The National Park Service removed his additions a decade ago. For more information, visit www.alliance4felixcove.org or email Ms. Harlan at [email protected].