The monument bill is officially off the table and I am honestly just floored that we actually pulled this thing off. I know I was worried about the ecosystem and the traffic but now we can finally breathe because the reckless designation idea is dead in the water. We need …
October 12, 2015
Final supporters
National Monument Status for Coast Dairies Public Lands Could Be More Harmful Than Helpful
Rep. Anna Eshoo and Sen. Barbara Boxer have introduced into Congress bills to designate as a National Monument the 5,800-acre Coast Dairies public lands in Santa Cruz County, California, which is owned by the federal Bureau of Land Management. National Monument status will not add any legal protections that do not already exist, and the resulting overuse could seriously harm the land’s unique and fragile eco-system, its resources, and public safety.
Instead, we ask Rep. Eshoo and Sen. Boxer to support:
1. Development of a regional approach to manage the many preserved properties in northern Santa Cruz County and southern San Mateo County, which must include the various public agencies and private organizations that own and manage them, as well as the surrounding communities; and
2. Completion and approval of a detailed environmental study conforming to National Environmental Protection Act specifications to determine the level and locations of public access that can be accommodated at Coast Dairies while minimizing impacts to the environment and neighboring communities.
- National Monument status could result in monumental overuse, impacting the fauna and flora of Coast Dairies, and the surrounding communities, because of the worldwide promotion that such status will surely bring, while additional funding for facilities and management is uncertain.
- Animals may no longer find suitable habitat, and creeks, lagoons, wetlands and special status plants could be seriously harmed.
- The existing strong and irrevocable protections are all we need because the Deed Restrictions governing the federal Bureau of Land Management and the California Coastal Development Permit require maximized coastal resource protection, limit use of Coast Dairies to open space, agriculture, and public recreation, and preclude motorized off-road vehicles, commercial logging, mining, and resource extraction, including fracking.
- After a regional management plan is developed and the detailed environmental study certified it may be reasonable to seek National Monument status for the Cotoni-Coast Dairies public lands.
- The area will be opened to public use whether designated as a National Monument or not. Funding for infrastructure and management is not guaranteed for National Monuments, other than an extra $3 per acre, or only about $18,000 a year, about enough for a quarter-time ranger.
- Current protections give us the luxury to take the time for a proper review of all the ways that the National Monument designation will affect the Coast Dairies property and our communities. The current plan is to do this review after the site is designated a National Monument. Consequently there would be no review of the wisdom of the designation itself, and no review of locally controlled alternatives for opening up the area for public use.
There are very high downside risks of inviting the world to visit: fragile soils, multiple salmonid streams, and steep cliffs will make public access very tricky. The size of this property supports mammals such as puma, gray fox, and badger. These species will not remain in areas with high public use. If trails are not sited well, or if too many are opened up, we could lose these species. If hundreds of thousands of additional visitors descend upon the area, choke Mission Street and Highways 1, 92 and 17, and overwhelm the small town of Davenport, we could lose much more.
To learn more about this issue and follow developments, go to http://www.friendsofthenorthcoast.org and join the Facebook group, Friends of the North Coast https://www.facebook.com/groups/846372308752865/
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Reached 500 supporters
August 8, 2015
August 6, 2015
The count is creeping up toward five hundred and it feels like we really need to get that number pinned down before the offices in D.C. start their week. Can you please just send the link to a few people who might care about the potential for overuse at Coast Dairies because honestly I am worried that if we do not hit this mark soon our point about the environmental study is just going to get ignored by the staffers.
Reached 100 supporters
July 13, 2015
203 Comments
Wild habitat is needed more than ever. Fortunately Coast Dairies is already protected. Wise action is to maintain minimal human activity in this unique fragile environment. The impact of thousands of visitors per year would be devastating to the area.
while i am a lover of the great outdoors, i think we need to scale back any more parks. we haven't even made parking available for Gray Whale from the Bonny Doon side. we make new parks without adequate funds to maintain and monitor them.
I am strongly opposed to monument status. The trash is overflowing on North Coast beaches, graffiti and plastic everywhere. Highway One is not designed for the current heavy traffic, let alone the massive increase. JUST SAY NO!!!
Thank you! The first media notice on this subject presented it as an already done deal, inviting pro-supporters to a one-way "conversation". Fort ord is next to an off ramp of a major freeway. Mission street is not; it cannot absorb the impact!
This is an exceptional stretch of coastal wildlands that supports wildlife and plants that will not be able to flourish with the influx of worldwide tourists. We have many other gorgeous recreational parks in this area. I support leaving this one as pristine as it is currently.
Excellent read. Thank you and a big hello to Marty ; )
My family and I do not want a National Monument without a strategy for dealing with all the visitors. We have not funding to support a deluge of people to our North Coast!
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The monument bill is officially off the table and I am honestly just floored that we actually pulled this thing off. I know I was worried about the ecosystem and the traffic but now we can finally breathe because the reckless designation idea is dead in the water. We need …
October 12, 2015
Final supporters
National Monument Status for Coast Dairies Public Lands Could Be More Harmful Than Helpful
Rep. Anna Eshoo and Sen. Barbara Boxer have introduced into Congress bills to designate as a National Monument the 5,800-acre Coast Dairies public lands in Santa Cruz County, California, which is owned by the federal Bureau of Land Management. National Monument status will not add any legal protections that do not already exist, and the resulting overuse could seriously harm the land’s unique and fragile eco-system, its resources, and public safety.
Instead, we ask Rep. Eshoo and Sen. Boxer to support:
1. Development of a regional approach to manage the many preserved properties in northern Santa Cruz County and southern San Mateo County, which must include the various public agencies and private organizations that own and manage them, as well as the surrounding communities; and
2. Completion and approval of a detailed environmental study conforming to National Environmental Protection Act specifications to determine the level and locations of public access that can be accommodated at Coast Dairies while minimizing impacts to the environment and neighboring communities.
- National Monument status could result in monumental overuse, impacting the fauna and flora of Coast Dairies, and the surrounding communities, because of the worldwide promotion that such status will surely bring, while additional funding for facilities and management is uncertain.
- Animals may no longer find suitable habitat, and creeks, lagoons, wetlands and special status plants could be seriously harmed.
- The existing strong and irrevocable protections are all we need because the Deed Restrictions governing the federal Bureau of Land Management and the California Coastal Development Permit require maximized coastal resource protection, limit use of Coast Dairies to open space, agriculture, and public recreation, and preclude motorized off-road vehicles, commercial logging, mining, and resource extraction, including fracking.
- After a regional management plan is developed and the detailed environmental study certified it may be reasonable to seek National Monument status for the Cotoni-Coast Dairies public lands.
- The area will be opened to public use whether designated as a National Monument or not. Funding for infrastructure and management is not guaranteed for National Monuments, other than an extra $3 per acre, or only about $18,000 a year, about enough for a quarter-time ranger.
- Current protections give us the luxury to take the time for a proper review of all the ways that the National Monument designation will affect the Coast Dairies property and our communities. The current plan is to do this review after the site is designated a National Monument. Consequently there would be no review of the wisdom of the designation itself, and no review of locally controlled alternatives for opening up the area for public use.
There are very high downside risks of inviting the world to visit: fragile soils, multiple salmonid streams, and steep cliffs will make public access very tricky. The size of this property supports mammals such as puma, gray fox, and badger. These species will not remain in areas with high public use. If trails are not sited well, or if too many are opened up, we could lose these species. If hundreds of thousands of additional visitors descend upon the area, choke Mission Street and Highways 1, 92 and 17, and overwhelm the small town of Davenport, we could lose much more.
To learn more about this issue and follow developments, go to http://www.friendsofthenorthcoast.org and join the Facebook group, Friends of the North Coast https://www.facebook.com/groups/846372308752865/
Updates
Reached 500 supporters
August 8, 2015
August 6, 2015
The count is creeping up toward five hundred and it feels like we really need to get that number pinned down before the offices in D.C. start their week. Can you please just send the link to a few people who might care about the potential for overuse at Coast Dairies because honestly I am worried that if we do not hit this mark soon our point about the environmental study is just going to get ignored by the staffers.
Reached 100 supporters
July 13, 2015
203 Comments
Please consider the people who live near this place, like me. I don't want it!! More tourists, more traffic, more accidents, more wear and tear on the land. Let's leave some places untouched, not run over by the masses of curious humans.
Wild habitat is needed more than ever. Fortunately Coast Dairies is already protected. Wise action is to maintain minimal human activity in this unique fragile environment. The impact of thousands of visitors per year would be devastating to the area.
while i am a lover of the great outdoors, i think we need to scale back any more parks. we haven't even made parking available for Gray Whale from the Bonny Doon side. we make new parks without adequate funds to maintain and monitor them.
I am strongly opposed to monument status. The trash is overflowing on North Coast beaches, graffiti and plastic everywhere. Highway One is not designed for the current heavy traffic, let alone the massive increase. JUST SAY NO!!!
Thank you! The first media notice on this subject presented it as an already done deal, inviting pro-supporters to a one-way "conversation". Fort ord is next to an off ramp of a major freeway. Mission street is not; it cannot absorb the impact!
This is an exceptional stretch of coastal wildlands that supports wildlife and plants that will not be able to flourish with the influx of worldwide tourists. We have many other gorgeous recreational parks in this area. I support leaving this one as pristine as it is currently.
Excellent read. Thank you and a big hello to Marty ; )
My family and I do not want a National Monument without a strategy for dealing with all the visitors. We have not funding to support a deluge of people to our North Coast!
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Please consider the people who live near this place, like me. I don't want it!! More tourists, more traffic, more accidents, more wear and tear on the land. Let's leave some places untouched, not run over by the masses of curious humans.