Deadline nears for closure of West Marin ranches and dairies

A group of ranches and dairies in the Point Reyes National Seashore has about two months left to close down under an agreement with the Nature Conservancy.

The federal park announced on Jan. 8, 2025, that six dairies and six beef ranches operating there would cease operations within 15 months following a confidential legal settlement with environmental organizations that had long sought to ban agricultural uses of the park.

The Kehoe Ranch at the Point Reyes National Seashore on Thursday, Jan.