The Point Reyes Station Village Association is urging the National Park Service to support the ranches and dairies in the seashore whose future remains uncertain as settlement talks continue between the park and three environmental groups that sued it. The association’s leaders sent a statement on Monday to park superintendent Craig Kenkel, reminding him that former United States Interior Secretary Ken Salazar promised in 2012 that the federal government would continue to support ranching in the park into the future. The association urged Mr. Kenkel to follow through on Mr. Salazar’s pledge. “The P.R.S.V.A. urges all stakeholders in West Marin to recognize the importance of ranching in the Seashore,” the statement said. “The long-held promise of continued agriculture in the Seashore must be fulfilled.” In a 2021 update to their park management plan, seashore officials offered to extend the leases of ranches in the park for up to 20 years. But they were sued by three nonprofit environmental groups that oppose commercial agricultural activity in the park. The ranchers, park officials and nonprofits have been attempting to settle their differences out of court. They are working under a gag order that prevents them from sharing any details of their discussions, but ranchers fear the litigation jeopardizes their operations. The parties are expected to give a progress report to the federal judge hearing the case on March 15. The village association’s statement says ranchers can’t make long-term investments in their operations without the assurance offered by long-term leases, and they stressed that promoting organic agriculture is a key goal of Point Reyes Station’s community plan. “Point Reyes Station serves as the local commercial hub for the ranches in the Seashore,” they wrote. “The Point Reyes Station community plan reflects the sensibilities of both people who work on the ranches and people who provide services to the ranches. The Seashore is an extension of the community.” The association stressed that the community plan calls for preserving the village as a small rural, working town and minimizing the impacts of tourism on the everyday activity of the local population. At a meeting last week, association leaders shared a draft of their statement with the roughly two dozen association members in attendance. When they took a straw poll to gauge support, only one person objected. They quoted from a press release Mr. Salazar issued in 2012 in which he stated that sustainable agriculture plays an important role in the local economy. “Ranching operations have a long and important history on the Point Reyes peninsula and will be continued at Point Reyes National Seashore,” Mr. Salazar said.