News
Will MAHA upend Point Reyes deal?
The cows didn’t want to leave. Stubborn to the end, the last five bucked and writhed and bolted as Kevin Lunny, his son Patrick, and their friend Jimmy Curtis…
Mass of tires may be finally cleared from Tomales Bay
Just offshore of Highway 1 near Marconi Cove lies a submerged graveyard unknown to most: hundreds of old truck tires resting on the floor of Tomales Bay. Installed in…
Dairy legend to lead parade
Finding individual Giacominis in the West Marin ranch family’s sprawling family tree—all those sisters, brothers, uncles, aunts, grandparents, grandchildren, great-grandchildren, cousins and cousins of cousins—is a complicated affair. But…
David Rodriguez named junior grand marshal
This year’s Western Weekend Jr. Grand Marshal came of age on a ranch in the Point Reyes National Seashore. David Rodriguez spent his first 12 years in an agricultural…
Photographs capture West Marin’s agrarian roots
Twin brothers stand in front of a farmhouse—first in 1975, then again in 1995. In the span of 20 years, they grow from middle-aged to old, becoming sun-weathered and…
Features and Opinion
Preserving what matters in Point Reyes
A lot of people in town have asked what the Point Reyes Good Luck Fund is all about. The short answer is we’re buying and preserving key buildings so they stay in local hands, funding projects that honor the town’s past while shaping its future, and ensuring the spaces that define Point Reyes aren’t turned…
Flood of concern in Nicasio
In 1960, when Marin Water, then the Marin Municipal Water District, constructed the Seeger Dam and Nicasio Reservoir, six flourishing dairy and beef ranches—the McIsaac, Farley, Tognalda, Garzoli, Tom Gallagher and Tomasini ranches—were flooded and forced completely out of business. Four more—the northern Gallagher, Dolcini, Lafranchi and Bill Hall ranches—were stunted by lost acreage. Longtime…
The charismatic insects of West Marin
The world of insects is ancient, impossibly diverse and critical to the underlying workings of nature. Yet in some ways, insects seem so utterly alien that they often serve as models for science fiction creatures invading from other galaxies. Insects preceded the move by four-footed creatures out of ancient seas and onto land by hundreds…