Cows to return to old Point Reyes pasture

Matt Dolkas - MALT

By Matt Dolkas, Associate Director of Communications

June 30, 2025

Cattle will soon return to an ungrazed stretch of parkland along the east shore of Tomales Bay just north of Point Reyes Station, where wind-ruffled grass has grown tall in the years since livestock were last seen. With the blessing of the National Park Service, rancher Mike Giammona will bring cows back to munch and stomp.

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