The WMF Facebook Feed
This is the archive of posts from the WMF Facebook page. Some of the images are unfortunately missing.
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Tuesday, June 22, 2021 at
5:10pm
"A federal lawsuit filed Tuesday is alleging the Point Reyes National Seashore was negligent in its wildlife management and violated federal law after more than 150 tule elk died in a park preserve last year.
The complaint filed by Harvard Law School's Animal Law and Policy Clinic in the U.S. District Court of Northern California seeks a court order requiring the National Park Service and U.S. Interior Department to enact plans to ensure the remaining 300 elk in the enclosed Tomales Point Preserve have access to adequate food and water."
FULL STORY:
https://www.marinij.com/2021/0...Photo: WMF/Ollie Zink
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Monday, June 21, 2021 at
9:26am
"My name is Jeff McBeth and I work for the Inverness Public Utility District. Yesterday, June 19th, at approximately 11:00 am, a Professional Chef knife roll/case was found and turned into the Inverness Fire Department. I would very much like to get these knives back to their owner as they likely need and miss them."
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"Happy #SummerSolstice ☀The Summer Solstice will occur today at 8:31 PM PDT and mark the start of astronomical summer. The length of daylight is the longest of the year with just under 15 hours between sunrise and sunset."
Here is one of the WMF secret spots in Point Reyes.
LINK:
https://twitter.com/nwsbayarea...
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Saturday, June 19, 2021 at
9:12pm
The bear saga continues. From a local: "Good morning! We just hit the road for a trip to Washington state, and about a half mile south of the Olema Cemetery, we had to slam on our brakes so we didn't hit a black bear! Kind of neat to see, not so good for pets 😬 We wanted to let you know!" (Thx KS)
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"It's the most wonderful time of the year"¦Market season in Point Reyes!! Join us tomorrow, June 19 from 9am -2pm for opening day of the 25th Annual Point Reyes Farmers Market! 🥳☀ï¸ðŸŒ±âœ¨"
More info:
https://www.instagram.com/p/CQ...
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Friday, June 18, 2021 at
7:21am
Summer is officially here! The Haggards are playing The Western in Point Reyes Station tonight (Saturday). Get your party on. And if you're vaccinated, you don't need a mask...
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Thursday, June 17, 2021 at
1:46pm
A car hit a power pole on the PR/Petaluma Rd near the vegetable stand. Everyone is ok. Traffic will be closed both ways until they are able to clean up the power lines. Plan accordingly. (Thx DP)
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Thursday, June 17, 2021 at
9:27am
On Via de La Vista in Inverness last night, a number of trash cans and trash can containers were damaged in a manner that looks like it was a a bear looking for food.
The straps were ripped off the cans leaving claw marks, and large wooden structures were knocked over to access the cans.
(Thx CP)
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Wednesday, June 16, 2021 at
9:30pm
There's a car accident by Pierce Point in Point Reyes requiring helicopter support. And some kind of transformer blew on SFD in Inverness causing power to go on and off in Seahaven.
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Wednesday, June 16, 2021 at
2:42pm
Last night at 9:20pm on Woodhaven Rd. in Inverness, Jonathan Hajdu, who was visiting from Oakland, said he was approached by a mountain lion who was loud and aggressive. Jonathan said he stood his ground and made a lot of noise, but the mountain lion continued to approach him for 100 yards before running off.
This is an unconfirmed third party report, so make of it what you will. Jonathan contacted the park and let them know (although it wasn't on park property).
I have heard two other reports in the last two weeks of possible mountain lion sightings. One was in Seahaven in Inverness by Camino del Mar and Via de La Vista crossing someone's property. The other was from some hikers near Coast Camp in Point Reyes that reportedly saw a mountain lion on the trail.
None of these sightings have been verified, but there was this video shot in Inverness a few months ago, so they are definitely around:
https://www.instagram.com/p/CL...
Take care when hiking, bring your whistle and follow these rules:
https://www.nps.gov/.../plan.....
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Monday, June 14, 2021 at
5:46pm
"The gas station in Pt Reyes Station is looking for a new Manager. Pay is commensurate with experience and includes a potential bonus, health and dental, 401k with matching, paid holidays and more!
The position only supervises 3-4 long term employees, can be part time or full time, and hours are flexible. Please visit or call the station for more information.
11401 State Route 1, Pt Reyes Station.
415-663-8654"
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Monday, June 14, 2021 at
5:31pm
"California OFFICIALLY reopens for "business as usual" on June 15!Are you feeling ready?
Here are a few of the BIG CHANGES you should be aware of to help you feel prepared going into Tuesday.
- No masks required for most indoor/outdoor settings
- Green circle No capacity limitations for businesses
- Green circle No restrictions on social distancing
- Yellow circle Vaccine verification or negative test required for large, indoor events"
MORE INFO:
https://twitter.com/KQEDnews/s...
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"Unprecedented drought prompts Point Reyes National Seashore to provide supplemental water for tule elk at Tomales Point.
Learn more go.nps.gov/pore/TPwater"
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https://twitter.com/pointreyes...
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Via The Point Reyes Light: "A Santa Rosa man returning from Coast Camp (in Point Reyes) by bike on the evening of May 27 came around a turn and saw this black bear, which paused for the picture, on Coast Trail, near the hostel." Photo by Dennis Olson.
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Wednesday, June 9, 2021 at
5:41pm
An hour ago: "Olema - Heads UP - Hwy 1 is temporarily CLOSED near Sir Francis Drake. Vehicle hit a power pole. Highway 1 is closed, south of Point Reyes to Bear Valley."
Anyone know if the road is open now?
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"It was a raucous 90 minutes in Marin County when a congressional town hall in the Bay Area Tuesday night was stormed and disrupted by anti-vaccine and pro-Donald Trump protesters. Rep. Jared Huffman struggled to carry on his first in-person town hall in a year amid the disruptions.
Congressional town halls are generally tame, even dry with discussion over policy, but that was before COVID and the polarizing 2020 presidential election.
At one point the woman with the ferret sign stuck her tongue in a man's face and tried to rip off his mask. She defended her actions saying, "Civil disobedience is not going to look pretty all the time," said Kegan Stedwell of Point Reyes. "The idea is that you're disrupting the flow of the day-to-day."
"To see it on my doorstep, yeah, they're entitled to their opinions, but do it in a civil approach," said Jim Davis, who was the man confronted by Steadwelll when she tried to take his mask.""
FULL STORY AND VIDEO:
https://www.ktvu.com/news/prot...
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Fire. Drought. And ticks. "Colorado State University tick researcher Daniel Salkeld has been studying ticks for the better part of 15 years. On a research trip to Northern California in late May, he found numerous western black-legged ticks "” the ones that carry the bacteria that causes Lyme disease "” at collection points in Marin, San Mateo and Santa Clara counties, he says, and they were particularly abundant in the Marin Headlands.
In the vegetation near Stinson Beach, he collected ticks in all stages of development "” larvae, nymphs, and adults. "I had never found that before," he says."
SFGate:
https://www.sfgate.com/califor...LATimes:
https://www.latimes.com/califo...
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Stunning post sunset sky in Point Reyes tonight. Lots of whale spouts too but I couldn't get them in the frame.
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Tuesday, June 8, 2021 at
3:59pm
"The superintendent of the Shoreline Unified School District was arrested Tuesday on suspicion of child molestation. Robert Patrick Raines, 67, was booked into Marin County Jail on a count of lewd and lascivious acts against a child younger than 14."
FULL STORY:
https://www.marinij.com/2021/0...
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Tuesday, June 8, 2021 at
8:23am
Local rancher Mike Giammona talks to KPIX about having to sell off his cattle because of the drought. I passed another truckload of cattle coming out of the park yesterday. The price of meat expected to rise by 30%.
VIDEO:
https://sanfrancisco.cbslocal....
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Monday, June 7, 2021 at
8:28am
Nice article in the Point Reyes Light about the return of the bald eagle: "A growing number of bald eagles are soaring the skies of West Marin, proof that fierce protection can save a species that once perched on the brink of extinction. Long endangered, eagles have established at least three huge nests in the region"”on the Inverness Ridge, at Kent Lake and perhaps at Walker Creek, according to Jules Evens, author of "The Natural History of the Point Reyes Peninsula." Several youngsters that haven't yet settled down have also been spotted.
According to Mr. Evens, they likely all descended from a single pair that settled at Kent Lake in 2008. Kent Lake isn't traditional eagle territory; the reservoir was created in 1958 by drowning forests in a valley south of Lagunitas. But the nest marked the return of eagles to Marin County after more than a century.
Eagles' population expansion is impacting other bird populations.
"Bald eagles are scavengers and thieves, stealing food from other birds," said Nils Warnock, the interim executive director of Audubon Canyon Ranch.
Osprey populations have plummeted at Kent Lake. Once home to 40 to 50 nests, it now has only about 10."
Ospreys also seem to be declining along Inverness Ridge. "The bald eagles come in and they'll just snatch the osprey chicks right out of the nest," Dave Press, a wildlife ecologist in the Point Reyes National Seashore, said."
Story by Lisa Krieger
Photo by WMF
Buy the paper to read the full story:
https://www.ptreyeslight.com/a...
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"With less than a year's supply of water stored and conservation efforts lacking, the Marin Municipal Water District might impose more severe water use restrictions, with fines up to hundreds of dollars.
One month after the district imposed a 40% conservation mandate, its 191,000 customers in central and southern Marin have fallen far short of the goal. Conservation only reached a peak of 8.9% in late May.
"I think where we are with supply and not seeing the conservation signal that we're asking for and we need, we may need to move to actions that do feel a bit more restrictive and even controlling," Ben Horenstein, the general manager, told the district board on Tuesday.
In response, the district intends to take a gradual approach and will consider tightening restrictions in the coming weeks, including limiting outdoor sprinkler use from two days per week to just one day on an assigned day. If the late fall does not bring more rain, the district will consider limiting households and businesses to a daily water allotment similar to the 1976-77 drought or set individual conservation targets that could be enforced by fines."
FULL STORY:
https://www.marinij.com/2021/0...
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"Accident Novato Blvd and Pt Reyes Petaluma road. Limited traffic going through." (Thx LP)
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Thursday, June 3, 2021 at
9:41pm
Medical emergency in Point Reyes Station tonight requiring helicopter support.
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Wednesday, June 2, 2021 at
2:41pm
We're officially yellow tier. "Meanwhile, a move to the yellow tier will mean that many Marin businesses will be able to increase the number of customers they will be able to serve indoors.
Bars that do not serve food will be permitted to operate at 25% capacity indoors serving up to 100 people, or 37.5% capacity if patrons show proof of vaccination or a negative test.
Restaurants will be allowed to operate indoors at 50% capacity, or 75% if patrons show proof of vaccination or a negative COVID-19 test. Their indoor operations will no longer be capped at 200 customers.
Wineries, breweries and distilleries will be permitted to operate at 50% capacity indoors but will still be limited to serving no more than 200 customers at a time. They will be allowed to increase to 75% capacity if all patrons show proof of full vaccination or a negative test.
Gyms and fitness studios will be allowed to operate at 50% capacity indoors, or 75% if all patrons show proof of full vaccination or a negative COVID-19 test. They will also be permitted to reopen saunas, spas, and steam rooms."
PRESS RELEASE:
https://www.marincounty.org/ma...MARINIJ:
https://www.marinij.com/2021/0...
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Tuesday, June 1, 2021 at
9:23pm
How long has this sign been at Chicken Ranch Beach in Inverness? I don't see many people following the "avoid contact with bay water" part. (Thx IW)
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Tuesday, June 1, 2021 at
3:03pm
Via the Point Reyes Light: "The doors of the Point Reyes post office will be locked at night, thanks to persistent problems with people sleeping, defecating and smoking in the lobby. Postmaster Lanhua Zhou said the final straw came last week when she found poop on the walls and a smoldering fire in the wood chips outside. The change is posted as temporary, but Ms. Zhou says she is only waiting for authorization to make it permanent. Boxes will be inaccessible from 5:30 p.m. to 7 a.m. on weekdays and from 5:30 p.m. on Saturday until Monday morning.
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Saturday, May 29, 2021 at
6:02pm
Video of that car fire on SFD on Olema Hill. Fortunately no injuries. (Thx MP)
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Saturday, May 29, 2021 at
3:34pm
Via KMWR "SFD closed in both directions on Olema Hill due to vehicle fire"
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Friday, May 28, 2021 at
2:47pm
Marin Human Rights Commission's First Community Forum on AB 1185 : Civilian Oversight Of Marin County Sheriff's Office
Signed by Governor Newsom last year, this new law authorizes the Board of Supervisors or Marin County voters to institute civilian oversight of the Sheriff's office, by establishing an independent commission or an Inspector General's office. The purpose of the forum is to provide information on this new law, and to hear community input.
REGISTER NOW:
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/c...
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Friday, May 28, 2021 at
9:27am
Was wondering about that bridge: "Starting May 26, 2021, construction crews will begin road patching and pavement preservation activities along secondary roads off Sir Frances Drake Boulevard in Point Reyes National Seashore. Delays are expected to be short in duration.
And as early as Tuesday, June 1, 2021, work will begin on the Schooner Bay Bridge on Sir Frances Drake Boulevard. Traffic control lights will be installed on either side of the bridge for safety. Work on this section of the road is expected to continue through August 31, 2021.
Construction crews continue to make progress on the Drakes Beach parking lot reconfiguration and wetlands restoration project. Drakes Beach will reopen to the public no later than August 31st."
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Thursday, May 27, 2021 at
2:52pm
Via the Point Reyes Light, buy the paper for the whole story: "Overstocking and a failure to maintain a healthy pasture led the National Park Service to end the grazing lease held by third-generation rancher Dan Genazzi, superintendent Craig Kenkel wrote in a letter last month.
Mr. Genazzi, whose grandfather immigrated from Switzerland to Tomales at the turn of the last century, leased around 300 acres just east of Point Reyes Station. The land is part of the northern district of the Golden Gate National Recreation Area and is managed by the Point Reyes National Seashore.
In annual letters extending his lease, superintendents said that Mr. Genazzi was nearly twice over his grazing limit of 60 animal units. He failed to maintain fences, and cattle escaped onto neighboring properties and into creek areas. His pasture was barren of plant material and suffering from an expansion of invasive weeds.
"We have directed you repeatedly to pursue specific actions to cure these concerns. Your failure to remedy these lease/permit violations has led to our determination to not renew your lease/permit," Mr. Kenkel wrote.
Mr. Genazzi, who lives and grazes cows on the neighboring 60-acre private property, declined an interview this week. He said he and the park service mutually agreed to end the lease, and there were no violations. "That stuff was blown out of proportion," he said."
Ranch #20 is the Genazzi Ranch.
Written by Braden Cartwright
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Thursday, May 27, 2021 at
9:49am
Power is off in parts of Seahaven in Inverness this morning for repairs. Estimated restoration time is officially 4pm. The crew noticed this cracked support in front of our house while doing other stuff.
LINK:
https://pgealerts.alerts.pge.c...
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"Tomales High School Leadership students have been working so hard to pull off a fundraising event this semester. THS has teamed up with The William Tell for a Dine and Donate event! Hog Island has also donated oysters in support of our students! We hope to see everyone at The William Tell on the 27th (right before a four day weekend!)"
