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National Parks Traveler Episode 153: Managing Elk And Cattle At Point Reyes National Seashore

How is the National Park Service managing elk and cattle at Point Reyes National Seashore.
All is not well at Point Reyes National Seashore, as a years-long battle continues over ranching at Point Reyes, how it’s impacting the seashore’s environment, and how the National Park Service is trying to manage it. To sort through some of these issues, we’re joined by Laura Cunningham, California director at Western Watersheds Project.
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Groups File Lawsuit Over Ag Management Plan At Point Reyes

A lawsuit brought in federal court on Monday challenges the National Park Service's plan for managing agriculture and wildlife at Point Reyes National Seashore in California. At the heart of the filing is a claim that the Park Service is embracing cattle ranches to the detriment of native Tule elk in the seashore.
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Op-Ed | National Park Service Capitulated To Point Reyes Ranchers

The final Record of Decision (ROD) on livestock operations management at Point Reyes National Seashore was released this week. Unfortunately, and as feared, it not only maintains the ongoing degradation of this national park unit by privately owned domestic livestock, but it expands the opportunities for a handful of ranchers to do even more damage to the public’s landscape with additional lands opened for grazing, as well as the planting of row crops.

Point Reyes National Seashore Management Plan: "A Model Where Wilderness And Ranching Coexist"

Promising a "model where wilderness and ranching can coexist side-by-side," the National Park Service on Monday released the record of decision authorizing land-management changes for areas of Point Reyes National Seashore in California where livestock grazing is permitted within the park.

Drought Prompts Supplemental Water For Point Reyes National Seashore Elk

Point Reyes National Seashore in California is providing supplemental water to the Tomales Point Tule Elk Reserve at the seashore in response to historic drought conditions. Although some natural water sources continue to be available, these sources may dry if this year becomes the worst drought on record for Marin County as expected, the seashore said Friday in a release.

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