Marin Voice: Migratory birds would benefit if ranching in Pt. Reyes stops

California is blessed with two stunning natural water habitats for migratory oceanic birds. One is located in the Point Reyes National Seashore in coastal Marin County. The other, 350 miles east across the Sierra Nevada close to the Great Salt Lake desert, is known as the Mono Lake Tufa State Natural Reserve.

For thousands of years, both habitats provided safe nesting and ample insects for food. The salty Mono Lake supplies brine shrimp and alkali flies for millions of birds. These special...