And, of course, the killing of wolves occurred in Denali and other park units. Oil and gas exploration and operating wells were historically common in Glacier National Park. Fur trapping was once a prevalent occupation in Grand Teton National Park. Redwood National Park’s old-growth forests were once logged. Domestic sheep once heavily grazed Yosemite. Imagine if we applied these same criteria to other national park units. Proponents of continued ranching/farming in the National Seashore argue that ongoing livestock operations maintain a “cultural” and “historic” landscape.
A total of 24 ranches operate on these public lands. Likewise, enterococci bacteria were up to 300 times the state health standard at Kehoe Lagoon.Ībout one-third of the 71,000-acre national Seashore is designated a “pastoral zone,” where 15 ranch operations graze approximately 5700 cattle (more than ten times the number of Tule elk) on 28,000 acres of parkland as well as 10,000 acres in the adjacent Golden Gate National Recreation Area. coli bacteria concentrations up to 40 times higher than state health standards. Indeed, one stream in the park has some of the highest coliform bacteria counts found along the entire California coast. citizens but are used just as if they were private property, hindering public access to its lands. Photo George Wuerthner.Īmong the impacts caused by the ongoing livestock operations is the pollution of the park’s waterways, increased soil erosion, the spread of exotic weeds, the transfer of park vegetation from wildlife use to consumption by domestic livestock, the use of public facilities j(the ranch buildings, etc. Tule elk are a rare subspecies of the animal only found in California, and Point Reyes is the only park that holds Tule elk.
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