It’s Time for Drakes Estero to Run Wild
Amy Trainer, Earth Island Journal, May 15, 2013
North Bay’s Largest Newspaper, Press Democrat, Editorializes in support of wilderness for Drakes Estero
Editorial, Press Democrat, May 13, 2013
More Links between Drakes Bay Oyster Co., Right-Wing Groups
Press Release, Environmental Action Committee of West Marin, May 13, 2013
Strange Bedfellows Join Fight to Keep California Oyster Farm in Operation
Interview, PBS Newshour, May 1, 2013
Stealing the Heart of a National Park: Oyster Company’s Alliance With Big Oil
Helen Grieco, Huffington Post, April 24, 2013
Court Documents Reveal Controversial Oyster Company’s Financial Reporting Deceived State
Press Release, SavePointReyesWilderness.org, April 23, 2013
Earth Justice Amicus Brief Filed on Behalf of Environmental Organizations
April 10, 2013
Legal Brief Shows the Federal District Court Was Right to Deny Injunction to Oyster Co.
Press Release, Environmental Action Committee of West Marin, April 10, 2013
Powerful House Republican enters Drakes Bay oyster fray
Guy Kovner, Press Democrat, April 9, 2013
Drakes Bay Oyster Co. Criticized for New Lawsuit Against California Coastal Commission
Press Release, Environmental Action Committee of West Marin, April 9, 2013
Ill-Informed Republican Inquiry Undermines Oyster Company’s Legal Case
Press Release, Environmental Action Committee of West Marin, April 5, 2013
Government states its case in ongoing Inverness oyster farm saga
Mark Prado, Marin Independent Journal, April 4, 2013
Oyster Company’s Flawed Legal Theories Underscored by Interior Dept. Legal Brief
Press Release, Environmental Action Committee of West Marin, April 4, 2013
Drakes Bay Oyster Company Tied to Oil Drilling
Robert Gammon, East Bay Express, March 27, 2013
Of marine wilderness, private enterprise, the Koch brothers and oysters
Maggie Jean, Daily Kos, March 22, 2013
Secretary Salazar: Time’s up for Drakes oysters
Peter Fimrite, San Francisco Chronicle, March 13, 2013
Oyster farm fight has many interested parties
Julie Cart, Los Angeles Times, February 23, 2013
Repeated Coastal Act Violations Earn Drakes Bay Oyster Company Cease & Desist Order
Press Release, Environmental Action Committee of West Marin, January 29, 2013
The Oyster Farm Goes to Court
Robert Gammon, East Bay Express, January 23, 2013
A Deal Is a Deal
Lynn Scarlett, Huffington Post, January 17, 2013
Conserving land and history is good for California business
Steve Westly, San Jose Mercury News, January 1, 2013
Viewpoints: Decision by Ken Salazar is a gift to Point Reyes seashore
Sylvia A. Earle, Sacramento Bee, December 8, 2012
First marine wilderness in continental U.S. is designated
Julie Cart, Los Angeles Times, November 29, 2012
Ranking Senators and Congressman Support Salazar’s Decision to Protect Wilderness
Press Release, U. S. Congress, November 29, 2012
Interior Secretary Affirms Wilderness Status at Point Reyes National Seashore
Press Release, Environmental Action Committee, Save Our Seashore & Marin Audubon Society, November 29, 2012
Back to the wild in Point Reyes: An oyster operation doesn’t belong in designated wilderness
Richard White, Los Angeles Times, November 27, 2012,
Point Reyes at 50
Susan Ives, High Country News, Writers on the Range, November, 23 2012
Marine vomit threatens Drakes Estero
Heather Mack, Bay Nature, November 26, 2012
Amy Meyer: Point Reyes’ natural treasure is at risk
San Jose Mercury News, November 15, 2012
Drakes Bay Oyster Company Is Still Illegal: State regulators say the oyster farm at Point Reyes National Seashore is continuing to violate multiple environmental laws
East Bay Express, November 13, 2012
Oyster Company’s Repeated Coastal Act Violations Trigger Enforcement Action: Coastal Commission Initiates Cease and Desist Order, Seeks Collection of Fines
Press Release, Environmental Action Committee & Save Our Seashore, November 7, 2012
Highly aggressive marine invasive species in Drakes Estero is spreading on oyster gear, threatening eelgrass
Press Democrat, October 14, 2012
Drakes Estero Deserves Full Wilderness Protection
East Bay Express, October 3, 2012
NAS Report Sheds Little Light on Drakes Estero Science - Report Finds National Park’s Conclusions Generally Reasonable, Suggests Ways to Reduce Uncertainty
National Academy of Sciences, August 30, 2012
California Coastal Commission to Drakes Bay Oyster Company regarding compliance with the Coastal Act and Consent Cease and Desist Order
California Coastal Commission, July 30, 2012
Dianne Feinstein’s Scientist Rebuked: The head of a respected scientific panel shreds the credibility of an ex-Cal professor who has helped Feinstein in her attempt to block the creation of the first marine wilderness on the West Coast.
East Bay Express, July 18, 2012
Marine Mammal Commission Executive Director Finds Oyster Company’s Scientific Advisor’s Science Fundamentally Flawed, Inaccurate, and Misleading.
Letter from Marine Mammal Commission to Corey Goodman, June 17, 2012
Dianne Feinstein’s War: California’s senior senator has been fighting for Drakes Bay Oyster Company at Point Reyes National Seashore — and against the creation of the first marine wilderness on the West Coast
East Bay Express, June 13, 2012
It‘s business vs. Wilderness in Oyster Farm’s Fight to Extend Federal Lease
California Watch, June 28, 2012
New Research Refutes Oyster Company Claims About Historic Ecology of Drakes Estero EAC Press Release and Background Document on Sonoma State’s Published Science Confirming Few Native Oysters in Estuary’s Ecological Baseline
EAC Calls Out Dr. Goodman’s Bogus Science In Letter to Interior Dept. Scientific Integrity Officer
Letter to Dr. Ralph Morgenweck, Scientific Integrity Officer, U. S. Dept. of Interior from EAC, April 2, 2012
PEER Says Sen. Feinstein is Wrong (Again) on Science At Point Reyes
Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility, April 3, 2012
Ocean and Environmental Champions Urge Secretary Salazar To Support Wilderness
Letter to Secretary Salazar, Slvia A. Earle, Edward O. Wilson, Jean-Michel Cousteau, Thomas E. Lovejoy, Tundi Agardy, March 29, 2012
Point Reyes National Seashore belongs to all Americans, and their opinions matter
Indy Media, March 26, 2012
Peer Review Supports National Park Service Science on Drakes Estero
Environmental Action Committee and Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility, March 19, 2012
The Public Sides With Point Reyes Wilderness
Sylvia Earle, Huffington Post, March 14, 2012
Most public comments support NPS ending California oyster farm’s lease
Emily Yehle, eenews.com, March 1, 2012
Over 52,000 Comments On Drakes Estero DEIS – Strong Preference for Conversion to Wilderness Status over Continued Oyster Farming
KWMR Radio, March 2, 2012
Americans Overwhelmingly Support Wilderness Protection for Drakes Estero
92% of public comments ask Interior Secretary to honor government’s promise to protect wilderness
Save Point Reyes Wilderness Coalition, March 1, 2012
More than 52,000 comment letters on the future of Drakes Estero posted to Point Reyes National Seashore website
National Park Service, March 1, 2012
Drakes Bay Oyster Company Found Violating Harbor Seal Protection Regulations Since 2008
Coastal Commission Says Full Scope of Company Violations Still Unknown
YubaNet.org, February 15, 2012
Drakes Bay Oyster Company Found Violating Harbor Seal Protection Regulations Since 2008
Indy Bay, February 15, 2012
Respect Our Marine Wilderness
Bill Kortum, San Francisco Chronicle, December 28, 2011
Marin Voice: Time to end Pt. Reyes oyster farm lease
Doug Nadeau, Marin IJ, November 29, 2011
Economists Urge President to Create New Protected Areas Such as National Parks, Wilderness, and Monuments
Open Letter to President Obama from over 100 economists and academics
Marine Mammal Commission Report affirms National Park Service science on impacts to Harbor Seals in Drakes Estero.
Press Release announcing that Marine Mammal Commission report affirms National Park Service science
Enviros blast Issa probe as ‘waste of resources’
Emily Yehle, EENews.net, October 28, 2011
CA Coastal Commission Claims Oyster Company is Stirring Up Trouble
Public News Service, October 19, 2011 (listen to broadcast or read transcript)
Park Service avoids debate at Point Reyes oyster farm hearing
Rob Rogers, Marin Independent Journal, October 19, 2011
State commission raises concerns about Marin oyster farm
Rob Rogers, Marin Independent Journal, October 12, 2011
Marin Voice: Why Point Reyes wilderness matters—both here and nationally
Amy Meyers, Marin Independent Journal op ed, August 2, 2011
“The public has waited nearly four decades for rare marine wilderness protections to be implemented there — an immense compromise in itself. Everyone, from the National Park Service to the Sierra Club to legislators, understood that in 2012 Americans would be rewarded with the legacy feat of a protected marine wilderness area, the only one on the West Coast.”
Marin Voice: Commercializing our wilderness
Amy Trainer, Marin Independent Journal op ed, October 13, 2010
“The Congressional record clearly reflects Congress’ intent that the Estero’s potential wilderness areas would receive full wilderness designation and protection once Johnson’s operating rights expired in 2012.”
Shell games: Dubious studies calcify West Marin over Drakes Bay oysters
Peter Seidman, Pacific Sun, May 6, 2011
Park Service Did Not Commit Any Misconduct
Julie Cart, Los Angeles Times, March 22, 2011
