Here’s what you need to know about the landmark deal unveiled this week to phase out most private ranching in the 71,000-acre Point Reyes National Seashore, including what key players are saying ...

The lengthy mediation behind the pending deal to phase out ranching in Point Reyes National Seashore began in June 2022, six months after the three environmental groups — Resource Renewal ...

Point Reyes National Seashore has tons of diverse and beautiful beaches. You’ll find rocky coastline adventures, serene spots for beach picnics, and opportunities to witness incredible wildlife.

Point Reyes National Seashore is home to some of the last remnants of rare California coastal prairie, but livestock operations have completely destroyed these native ecosystems on grazed pastures.

An elk watches a flock of birds fly away as it sits on a hillside overlooking the Pacific Ocean in Point Reyes National Seashore near Inverness, Calif. on Wednesday, Jan. 3, 2024.

Dairy cattle stand along Pierce Point Road in Point Reyes National Seashore near Inverness, Calif. on Friday, March 19, 2021. (Alan Dep/Marin Independent Journal) ...

Point Reyes National Seashore is an underrated gem just outside San Francisco. Here’s what to do, where to stay, eat and drink in the area.

It’s an October morning at Point Reyes National Seashore and I’m scooting under barbed wire fences, wary of sliding into cow pies. My guide on this safari is Jocelyn Knight, wildlife photographer.

Point Reyes National Seashore's pastoral zone takes in cattle and dairy ranches that predate the 63-year-old park. Aside from two small grazing operations, most ranching is set to end under a ...

Last year, the park’s annual count tallied 702 tule elk in the seashore, including 315 in Tomales Point (a 20.2% increase from the year before), 188 around Drakes Beach and 199 around Limantour ...

Tule elk graze in the Tomales Point reserve at Point Reyes National Seashore on Thursday, Sept. 5, 2019. (Alan Dep/Marin Independent Journal) ...