In 1974, the National Park Service bought the Stewart family's 890-acre California ranch; they negotiated the right to remain and continued ranching there until 2021
- Photo credit: Canva (Representative image)When the federal government stepped in to buy the Stewart family's 890-acre ranch in 1974, most people assumed a century of family cattle operations had reached its end.
- The acquisition was part of a major initiative to build out California's Point Reyes National Seashore, setting up an obvious conflict between public land preservation and private agricultural traditions.
- But the result was unexpected, according to official records from the National Park Service (NPS).
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- Photo credit: Canva (Representative image)When the federal government stepped in to buy the Stewart family's 890-acre ranch in 1974, most people assumed a century of family cattle operations had reached its end.
- The acquisition was part of a major initiative to build out California's Point Reyes National Seashore, setting up an obvious conflict between public land preservation and private agricultural traditions.
- But the result was unexpected, according to official records from the National Park Service (NPS).
Sources: Times of India