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Dear Friends,

With just?weeks left until the National Parks Service finalizes their plan to cull the Tule Elk, it's up to us to take a stand for these special animals.?Right now, that means submitting?public comments to?the California Coastal Commission.

Please join us this?Tuesday, December 15 at 6:30 PM?to learn more about how you can submit a?comment to speak on behalf of our Tule Elk.

Town Hall for Elk in Point Reyes
Tuesday, December 15 at 6:30 PM
or by replying to this email

I'll be joined by Laura Cunningham of Western Watersheds Project, Julie Phillips and Liz Dodge to?discuss?the importance of the Tule Elk in?Point Reyes, and how your public comment could make all the difference.

If you can't make this meeting,?I still urge you to submit your written?comments to the Coastal Commission by 11:59 PM on Friday, December 18. Comments should be emailed to PointReyesManagementPlan@.... Please 'cc' the following addresses:?John.Weber@..., Carey_feierabend@..., Craig_Kenkel@... and?Ryan_olah@....

Here are a few suggested key points to get you started:?

1. My coastal access is being blocked by hundreds of miles of cattle fencing, barbed-wire, and herds of cattle. There is so little access to the beaches, even though this is public land.
2. The water pollution is severe, and sometimes all the cow manure stinks. I see it getting into the creeks, and sometimes the park service closes beaches because of manure pollution.
3. The historic character of the farming at the seashore is marred by new industrial dairy barns, which are modern, not historic, and block vistas of the natural coast.
4. I came to see wildlife, native tule elk, elephant seals, whales, salmon runs, and lush coastal prairies with wildflowers. What I see are too many cattle, manure piles, ugly barns, bare ground, and erosion. All this erosion and manure pollution is likely harming coastal marine life. This is not sustainable or furthering the mission of the Coastal Commission.