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Robert Shannon's avatar

This smells like the CA Pointe Reyes cattle/dairy scam that has been taking place. Wonder what money is in behind this one that will step in with their own operation when the King ranch is no more.

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James Clendenning's avatar

This is another case of incompetence turning into a nightmare. The Kings should have been able to resolve this with a simple conversation. Alkali wetland? You cannot determine the pH of the water from an Google maps photo? Nor can you determine the plant speciation. The people that dug the watering holes may have destroyed the previous ecosystem at those locations but there are new stable ones now, and it appears that the Kings have been managing those responsibly.

Terminating their leases? That seems insane unless they were destroying the land and harming native species. Hard for me to believe any responsible rancher would ever do that.

What state congressional district are the Kings in? Evidently there are others facing similar situations. This would be a good story for Brandi Kruse to look into. I would appreciate it if the Kings or others affected similarly asked her to look into it . It needs larger media coverage.

As always, thank you for your coverage of these rural issues.

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