HELP CONNECT COMMUNITIES IN WEST MARIN
Support Bicycle and Pedestrian Access on the Giacomini Wetland Restoration Project
The 560-acre Waldo Giacomini Ranch property near Point Reyes Station was purchased for $5 million in 2000 by the National Park Service (NPS) for wetland restoration. MCBC - in partnership with the local Community Pathways Committee - is pursuing the establishment of a safe, non-motorized, multiuse pathway along the perimeter of the Giacomini Wetland Restoration Project. The project is now moving forward with Phase I of the restoration underway. The levies have been removed and the wetlands are beginning to show signs of returning to nature - with native birds and animals taking over.
Currently, there is a proposal by the National Park Service to install a bridge over a portion of Lagunitas Creek. This bridge would provide safe access to the pathway; a welcome change from walking or bicycling along portions of Sir Francis Drake parallel to the Giacomini Wetlands Restoration Project. MCBC supports this proposal, as we believe that it will serve local residents well. On a recent visit to the project area on a cold and windy day, MCBC staffers witnessed a large variety of visitors walking along the pathway, including older residents, children, and people out for routine exercise. MCBC is closely following the proposed bridge, and will comment on the Supplemental Environmental Impact Report (EIR) when that is available. We will provide updates as they are available.
- Click here to read MCBC's position on the proposed bridge over Lagunitas Creek.
- Click here to read the Marin IJ report on the Giacomini Project moving forward on July 16, 2007.
- Click here for the official National Parks Service Giacomini Project website, including design alternatives presented at the June 22, 2004, public workshop.
- Click here to see the Community Pathways Committee statement of support and list of local residents who support a path.
- Click here to read MCBC's letter to NPS detailing our position on public access in the wetlands.
- Click here for more history on the MCBC's involvement with this project.
Last updated May 2008