the National Park Service. Together, the two reports cover adjacent areas with 

 compatible histories and resources and are practically identical in format. 

 Three chapters in this volume are taken almost verbatim from the earlier 

 document to provide historical continuity, and other chapters on general 

 subjects have been adapted from the Point Reyes volume. The adjacent areas 

 of Point Reyes Peninsula and the Olema Valley are historically compatible yet 

 have their own distinctive patterns and resources. 



Research has revealed that the entire area comprising the Olema Valley 

 and Lagunitas Loop has had significant historic ranching activity, and therefore 

 may be eligible for inclusion on the National Register of Historic Places as a 

 locally or regionally significant rural historic district. Further study and 

 evaluation of the Olema Valley's cultural landscape is recommended; the area is 

 most appropriate for a multidisciplinary Cultural Landscape Study. 



This Historic Resource Study will fulfill the requirements of the National 

 Park Service Management Policies and NPS-28, Cultural Resources Manage- 

 ment Guidelines, concerning proposals which affect cultural resources. The 

 study will also assist the National Park Service in compliance with Section 106 

 of the National Historic Preservation Act of 1966, as amended, and in the 

 associated consultation process with the State Historic Preservation Office, 

 accomplishing the inventory, identification and evaluation of historical resources 

 within the parks' ranching zones to comply with Executive Order 11593, 

 "Protection and Enhancement of the Cultural Environment." It is intended as a 

 complete narrative history of ranching in the Olema Valley and Lagunitas Loop, 

 providing basic reference material for planners, resource managers, and 

 interpreters to facilitate the proper care, interpretation and management of 

 these cultural properties within Golden Gate National Recreation Area and 

 Point Reyes National Seashore. 



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