The Nature Conservancy’s role as banker and broker of the ranch buyouts, and the National Park Service’s pivotal entreaty to ...

When these operations cease, there will be a reduction of nearly 17,000 acres of commercial ranching and 4,729 cattle in Point Reyes compared to counts from 2017.

Michael Taylor of Point Reyes Station noted how each departing rancher reached an agreement with the Nature Conservancy to receive compensation. “It’s a shame,” he said.

A Pulitzer Prize-winning weekly covering West Marin, including the towns of Point Reyes Station, Inverness, Bolinas, Stinson Beach, Marshall, Nicasio, Lagunitas, Woodacre, San Geronimo, Forest Knolls, ...

Bitterness remains acute in western Marin following a confidential deal to close a dozen ranches or dairies in the Point Reyes National Seashore.

The phaseout of ranching at Point Reyes is not just a victory for tule elk and the promise of restored coastal ecosystem. It’s a powerful affirmation of the public’s voice and the enduring ...

The sound of mighty elephant seals re-staking their claim to Drake's Beach echoing in Point Reyes for winter breeding season, and you really have to see these creatures to believe them. Critically ...

For more than 150 years, ranchers have prevailed in an unending struggle with mud, fog and wind on the wild reaches of Point Reyes National Seashore. But nearly all will soon surrender their ...

Most cattle ranching at Point Reyes National Seashore will soon come to end under an agreement announced Wednesday by the National Park Service. Under the deal, 12 of 14 ranches in Point Reyes ...

It's birthing and mating season for elephant seals at Point Reyes. Beach closures are in effect to help protect nursing pups. Point Reyes officials recently celebrated the area's first pup birth ...

An idyllic stillness swallowed Home Ranch on Friday, as there was little to disturb the oldest dairy ranch on the Point Reyes National Seashore. California quail fluttered their wings and ...