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Coast Dairies National Monument? - Not So Fast

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Scout Calvert
11 years ago

UCSC alum and former Santa Cruz County resident.

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Michael Lewis, PhD
11 years ago

The area is well protected now. Lets take our time in changing that status to something that might cause more impact on natural habitats

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Justin degenhardt
11 years ago

Thanks

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Irwin Trauss
11 years ago

Any designation as a National Monument would ideally be accompanied by a completed plan for the anticipated uses along with a plan for the funding necessary to insure the preservation and protection of the land and the flora and fauna.

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Sabrina Haley
11 years ago

My mom is a botanist in the area and has been explaining to me the dangers on the environment. Keep it local, safe, and preserved for the future.

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Cynthia Baxter
11 years ago

My vote is to do a complete review before designating Coast Dairies Public Lands as a National Monument. I'm concerned with conserving what we have left of our precious natural diversity.

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Jane Bruce-Munro
11 years ago

BIG MISTAKE.

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richard murphy
11 years ago

I am a Ph.D. ecologist and strongly urge you to address these important issues BEFORE moving ahead with the National Monument status..

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Carol Stewart
11 years ago

NO! NO! NO! NO! NO! NO! This CANNOT be COUNTENANCED! Unless you INCREASE staff for RANGERS to monitor the increase of public traffic, allow NO destruction of beaches, manage trash and physical destruction of the landscapes, to things that affect the wildlife, especially a PRISTINE ONE! LOOK at what you people have allowed to happen to YOSEMITE!!!! I have found HUMAN FECES on the RIVERBANKS!!!! STOP THIS!

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Juliet Heizman
11 years ago

It is too delicate an ecosystem for large volumes of people.

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John Brennan
11 years ago

This looks good, but doesn't really improve anything at the margin. It actually seems to pose harm to wildlife. Think it out carefully before you approve.

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Luana Conley
11 years ago

A proper review now rather than later is appropriate.

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Don Alley
11 years ago

As a fishery biologist with 30+ years of local experience, including work on coast dairies streams, I am very concerned about the potential destruction of heavy mountain bike and hiking use of this public land in close proximity to heretofore largely undisturbed streams inhabited by steelhead and red-legged frog.

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Welles B Goodrich
11 years ago

Our planet is being developed to death. Stop it!

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Ric howard
11 years ago

Protect not encourage growth

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Ms. Valerie Haley
11 years ago

Botanist Santa Cruz, CA

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Henry Thoreau
11 years ago

It seems like people released from the cage of civilization need to trumpet their freedom, released from walls they need to run races over wildflowers. Instead, speak like a mouse, step like a never seen lion.

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Anonymous
11 years ago

I would love to see a Preserve not a tourist attraction.

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Anonymous
11 years ago

We are already overwhelmed by population influx and traffic. Do not do this!

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Bryce Winter
11 years ago

Let's not rush into any monumental mistakes!