Public Comments Received (North Central Coast Study Region)

Send comments on the MLPA Initiative or the North Central Coast Project.

Public participation is an essential element of the MLPA Initiative. Throughout the initiative, the general public has had, and will continue to have, regular and frequent opportunities to observe and comment on the activities and products of the initiative, including through written comments.

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Our thanks to the numerous individuals and organizations who have offered their input and suggestions on the MLPA Initiative and its products.

• Richard Manaro* (North Central Coast Integrated Preferred Alternative - July 7, 2008)
• Letters in support of Proposal 4 to June 5, 2008
• Johnson, et al (North Central Coast Siting - June 4, 2008)
• Letters of support for Drakes Bay Oyster Farm to May 29, 2008
• Yun Cho (North Central Coast Siting - May 28, 2008)
• Dennis and Melva Joslin (May 23, 2008)
• Stephen Lee (May 22, 2008)
• Letters of support for Drakes Bay Oyster Farm to May 22, 2008
• Letters of support for Proposal 4 to May 15, 2008
• Letters of support for Drakes Bay Oyster Farm to May 15, 2008
• Darrel and Gloria Andrada (North Central Coast Siting - May 15, 2008)
• Gloria Quintero (May 14, 2008)
• Melanie Allen Truan (May 13, 2008)
• Roberta Newman (May 12, 2008)
• Letters of support for Proposal 4 to May 8, 2008
• Letters of support for Drakes Bay Oyster Farm to May 8, 2008
• Catherine Davis (North Central Coast Siting - May 3, 2008)
• Matthew Bates (North Central Coast Siting - May 2, 2008)
• General letters of support to May 1, 2008*
• Letters of support for Proposal 2-XA to May 1, 2008*
• Letters and postcards of support for Proposal 4 to May 1, 2008*
• Letters of support for Drakes Bay Oyster Farm to May 1, 2008
• Greg Schmidt (North Central Coast Siting - April 29, 2008)
• Steve Walters (North Central Coast Siting - April 28, 2008)
• Tracy Buell (North Central Coast Siting - April 25, 2008)
• Emily Chandler (April 25, 2008)
• Kenneth Roe (April 25, 2008)
• Sierra Club Marin Chapter (North Central Coast Siting - April 25, 2008)
• Sonoma County Farm Bureau (North Central Coast Siting - April 24, 2008)
• Environmental Action Committee of West Marin (NCC Siting - April 17, 2008)
• Environmental Entrepreneurs (NCC Siting - April 17, 2008)
• Golden Gate Audubon Society (NCC Siting - April 17, 2008)
• Gulf of the Farallones National Marine Sanctuary (Special Closures - April 17, 2008)
• Heal the Bay (NCC Siting - April 17, 2008)
• Island Cove Estates (NCC Siting - April 17, 2008)
• Madrone Audubon Society (NCC Siting - April 17, 2008)
• Marine Conservation Biology Institute (NCC Siting - April 17, 2008)
• Mendocino County Fish and Game Commission (NCC Siting - April 17, 2008)
• National Park Service (NCC Siting - April 17, 2008)
• PRBO Conservation Science (NCC Siting - April 17, 2008)
• Russian Riverkeeper (NCC Siting - April 17, 2008)
• San Francisco Bay National Wildlife Refuge Complex (Special Closures - April 17, 2008)
• Santa Barbara Channelkeeper (NCC Siting - April 17, 2008)
• Santa Monica Baykeeper (NCC Siting - April 17, 2008)
• Surfrider Foundation (NCC Siting - April 17, 2008)
• Letters in Support of Proposal 1-3 to April 17, 2008
• Letters in Support of Proposal 2-XA to April 17, 2008* (part 1)
• Letters in Support of Proposal 2-XA to April 17, 2008* (part 2)
• Letters in Support of Proposal 4 to April 17, 2008* (part 1)
• Letters in Support of Proposal 4 to April 17, 2008* (part 2)
• Letters in Opposition of Proposal 4 to April 17, 2008
• Letters regarding Drakes Bay Oyster Farm to April 17, 2008
• General NCC Siting comments to April 17, 2008*
• Defenders of Wildlife (NCC Siting - April 16, 2008)
• Marin Audubon Society (NCC Siting - April 16, 2008)
• Marine Mammal Center* (NCC Siting - April 16, 2008)
• Natural Resources Defense Council (NCC Siting - April 16, 2008)
• The Ocean Conservancy (NCC Siting - April 16, 2008)
• The Otter Project (NCC Siting - April 16, 2008)
• Sierra Club, San Francisco Bay Chapter, Redwood Chapter and Loma Prieto Chapter (NCC Siting - April 16, 2008)
• Audubon Canyon Ranch (NCC Siting - April 15, 2008)
• Caito Fisheries (NCC Siting - April 15, 2008)
• Sandy Hames (NCC Siting - April 15, 2008)
• Rick Johnson (Science & Modeling - April 15, 2008)
• Santa Clara Valley Audubon Society (NCC Siting - April 15, 2008)
• Sierra Club, National Marine Wildlife and Habitat Committee (NCC Siting - April 15, 2008)
• Recreational Fishing Alliance (NCC Siting - April 13, 2008)
• April 3, 2008 Comments in Support of Proposal 2 and 2-XA
• April 2, 2008 Comments in Support of Proposal 2 and 2-XA
• April 1, 2008 Comments in Support of Proposal 2 and 2-XA
• March 31, 2008 Comments in Support of Proposal 2 and 2-XA
• March 30, 2008 Comments in Support of Proposal 2 and 2-XA
• March 29, 2008 Comments in Support of Proposal 2 and 2-XA
• March 28, 2008 Comments in Support of Proposal 2 and 2-XA
• March 28 through April 3, 2008 Comments regarding Drakes Bay Oyster Farm
• March 27, 2008 Comments in Support of Proposal 2 and 2-XA
• Peter Brumis (March 26, 2008)
• Art Dexter (March 25, 2008)
• Jennifer Martin (North Central Coast Siting and Special Closures - March 25, 2008)
• March 24-26, 2008 Comments in Support of Proposal 2 and 2-XA*
• March 21-23, 2008 Comments in Support of Proposal 2 and 2-XA
• March 21-23, 2008 Comments in Support of Proposal 4
• Rick Johnson (Science - March 20, 2008)
• Joe C. Furgerson (March 20, 2008)
• Jim Wood (North Central Coast Siting - March 20, 2008)
• Chris A. Leuterio (March 20, 2008)
• Jay Bromley (March 20, 2008)
• Joe & Sharon Pearson (March 20, 2008)
• Harry Sillin (March 19, 2008)
• Joan Vilms (Duck Hunting - March 19, 2008)
• Bud James (North Central Coast Siting - March 19, 2008)
• Michael and Ruth Chofre (North Central Coast Siting - March 19, 2008)
• Russian Riverkeeper (Duck Hunting - March 19, 2008)
• Tim Nakada (North Central Coast Siting - March 19, 2008)
• March 18-20, 2008 Comments in Support of Proposal 2 and 2-XA
• March 18-20, 2008 Comments in Support of Proposal 4
• Bill Wigert (March 18, 2008)
• Bureau of Land Management California, Coastal National Monument (Special Closures, Species Likely To Benefit - March 18, 2008)
• J. Norton (March 18, 2008)
• San Francisco Bay National Wildlife Refuge Complex (Special Closures - March 18, 2008)
• Alliance for Local Sustainable Agriculture* (North Central Coast Siting, Species Likely To Benefit - March 18, 2008)
• Annette Merriman (North Central Coast Siting - March 18, 2008)
• Barbara J. Dwyer (North Central Coast Siting - March 18, 2008)
• Stephen Pacetti (North Central Coast Siting - March 18, 2008)
• Asia Yeary (March 18, 2008)
• Sandra Tullis (Economics - March 18, 2008)
• Herman L. Kalfen* (North central coast draft environmental impact report - March 17, 2008)
• Douglas Bell (North Central Coast Siting - March 17, 2008)
• Kelly Buckley (North Central Coast Siting - March 17, 2008)
• Joe Ingoglia (March 17, 2008)
• Charles Ingoglia (North Central Coast Siting - March 17, 2008)
• Dave Sereni (North Central Coast Siting - March 17, 2008)
• John Mack (North Central Coast Siting - March 17, 2008)
• Northern California Skindivers (North Central Coast Siting - March 17, 2008)
• Fred Cochran (North Central Coast Siting - March 17, 2008)
• CE Brown (North Central Coast Siting - March 17, 2008)
• Jim and Betty Mae Lock (North Central Coast Siting - March 16, 2008)
• California Members of Underwater Society of America (North Central Coast Siting - March 16, 2008)
• Cencal Skindivers (North Central Coast Siting - March 16, 2008)
• Dennis Haussler (North Central Coast Siting - March 16, 2008)
• East Bay Barnacles (North Central Coast Siting - March 16, 2008)
• Native Sons of the Golden West Steelhead Committee (North Central Coast Siting - March 15, 2008)
• Christina Fischer (North Central Coast Siting - March 15, 2008)
• Robert J. Grissom (North Central Coast Siting - March 14, 2008)
• Bill Shelton (Socioeconomics - March 13, 2008)
• Gary J. Edwards (North Central Coast Siting - March 13, 2008)
• Brian McBerry (North Central Coast Siting - March 13, 2008)
• Tim DeSpain (North Central Coast Siting - March 13, 2008)
• Mike Peery (March 13, 2008)
• Pacific Coast Shellfish Growers Association* (Science - March 13, 2008)
• Dennis J. Boulland (March 13, 2008)
• Christian Zajac (March 13, 2008)
• Edwin Olson and Gabrielle Kelly (North Central Coast Siting - March 13, 2008)
• Greg Thomas (North Central Coast Siting - March 13, 2008)
• James K. Cobb (North Central Coast Siting - March 13, 2008)
• Joe Russell (North Central Coast Siting - March 13, 2008)
• Doug Kuhl (North Central Coast Siting - March 13, 2008)
• Hans Reisel (North Central Coast Siting - March 13, 2008)
• James Schultz (North Central Coast Siting - March 13, 2008)
• March 12-14, 2008 Comments in Support of Proposal 2
• Jack Likins (North Central Coast Siting - March 12, 2008)
• William Odum (March 12, 2008)
• Archer Richardson* (March 10, 2008)
• Clark E. Beall (North Central Coast Siting - March 10, 2008)
• Richard Sears (North Central Coast Siting - March 10, 2008)
• The Sea Ranch (North Central Coast Siting - March 10, 2008)
• Alliance for Local Sustainable Agriculture* (North Central Coast Siting - March 6, 2008)
• Charles Zinser (North Central Coast Siting - March 6, 2008)
• California Abalone Association, Inc. (North Central Coast Siting - February 28, 2008)
• Richard Parrish (Science - February 27, 2008)
• Keiper and Gurrola (North Central Coast Siting - February 25, 2008)
• Dan Helminiak (Science and North Central Coast Siting - February 24, 2008)
• Gerard Fitzgerald (North Central Coast Siting - February 22, 2008)
• Mary Ratcliff Walter (February 22, 2008)
• Michael Beal (North Central Coast Siting - February 22, 2008)
• Alliance for Local Sustainable Agriculture* (North Central Coast Siting - February 21, 2008)
• Gorden Bennett (February 21, 2008)
• Jesus Ruiz (North Central Coast Siting - February 21, 2008)
• H. Allan Jacobs* (North Central Coast Siting - February 21, 2008)
• Archer Richardson (North Central Coast Siting - February 21, 2008)
• Archer Richardson (North Central Coast Siting - February 20, 2008)
• Philip Kipper (North Central Coast Siting - February 19, 2008)
• Matthew S. Plut (Science - February 15, 2008)
• yubagap28@aol.com (February 13, 2008)
• Carl Vogler (North Central Coast Siting - February 13, 2008)
• John Davis Jr. (North Central Coast Siting - February 12, 2008)
• Care Ratcliff Carre (North Central Coast Siting - February 12, 2008)
• California Trout (North Central Coast Siting - February 11, 2008)
• Archer Richardson (North Central Coast Siting - February 10, 2008)
• Don Larkin (North Central Coast Siting - February 9, 2008)
• Eric Stockwell (February 8, 2008)
• Erik Kunz (North Central Coast Siting - February 7, 2008)
• Mark Stechbart* (February 6, 2008)
• North Coast Scuba & Jay Baker Hardware* (North Central Coast Siting - February 6, 2008)
• Archer Richardson (Public Participation - February 6, 2008)
• Carl W. Vogler Jr. (North Central Coast Siting - February 6, 2008)
• Dale Della Rosa (North Central Coast Siting - February 6, 2008)
• Rebecca Iverson (North Central Coast Siting - February 6, 2008)
• Kenneth King (North Central Coast Siting - February 6, 2008)
• Linda Bradbrook (North Central Coast Siting - February 6, 2008)
• Ed Parsons (North Central Coast Siting - February 6, 2008)
• Ken Restivo (North Central Coast Siting - February 6, 2008)
• Nancy Vogler (North Central Coast Siting - February 6, 2008)
• Allan Jacobs* (North Central Coast Siting - February 5, 2008)
• Cosette & Malcolm Dudley (North Central Coast Siting - February 5, 2008)
• Sonoma County Abalone Network (North Central Coast Siting - February 5, 2008)
• Elaine and John French (North Central Coast Siting - February 5, 2008)
• Sally Mentzer (North Central Coast Siting - February 5, 2008)
• California Trout Pescadero Marsh Sanctuary (North Central Coast Siting - February 4, 2008)
• Eva Blum (North Central Coast Siting - February 4, 2008)
• Chris Powell and Bern Smith (North Central Coast Siting - February 4, 2008)
• John Browne (North Central Coast Siting - February 4, 2008)
• Marti Tedesco (North Central Coast Siting - February 4, 2008)
• Christal Niederer (February 4, 2008)
• Ira Smith (North Central Coast Siting - February 3, 2008)
• Peter Ratcliff (February 2, 2008)
• Kelly Richardson (North Central Coast Siting - February 2, 2008)
• Native Sons Steelhead Committee (North Central Coast Siting - February 2008)
• Santino Bernazzani (North Central Coast Siting - January 31, 2008)
• Justin Smith (North Central Coast Siting - January 30, 2008)
• City of Point Arena (North Central Coast Siting - January 29, 2008)
• Bob Humphrey (North Central Coast Siting - January 28, 2008)
• Christian Zajac (January 26, 2008)
• Reagan & Gordon (January 23, 2008)
• Jack Likins (North Central Coast Siting - January 21, 2008)
• Darian Calhoun (North Central Coast Siting - January 21, 2008)
• The Ocean Conservancy/Natural Resources Defense Council (Science - January 21, 2008)
• San Francisco Bay National Wildlife Refuge Complex* (North Central Coast Siting - January 20, 2008)
• Charles Zinser (North Central Coast Siting - January 19, 2008)
• Pete Rabbitt (North Central Coast Siting - January 17, 2008)
• Alan Karbousky (North Central Coast Siting - January 17, 2008)
• David Sereni (North Central Coast Siting - January 17, 2008)
• Partnership for Sustainable Oceans (January 17, 2008)
• Level Lea Farm (North Central Coast Siting - January 17, 2008)
• Level Lea Farm (North Central Coast Siting - January 16, 2008)
• Steve Piurkowsky (North Central Coast Siting - January 16, 2008)
• Walter Ratcliff (Science - January 14, 2008)
• Jeremy Dawson (North Central Coast Siting - January 14, 2008)
• Kale Pastel (North Central Coast Siting - January 13, 2008)
• Eric Anderson (North Central Coast Siting - January 12, 2008)
• Mark Bunter (January 8, 2008)
• Marylee Carli (North Central Coast Siting - January 7, 2008)
• Judy Decker (North Central Coast Siting - January 3, 2008)
• The California Inter-Tribal Water Commission (January 3, 2008)
• Jack Likins (North Central Coast Siting - January 2, 2008)
• Andy Gunther (North Central Coast Siting - January 1, 2008)
• Robert and Kathryn Larson (North Central Coast Siting - December 18, 2007)
• Paul Casini (North Central Coast Siting - December 16, 2007)
• Brett Benson (Science - December 15, 2007)
• Joe & Sharon Pearson (North Central Coast Siting - December 15, 2007)
• Robert Reid (December 15, 2007)
• Monterey Bay Kayaks (North Central Coast Siting - December 14, 2007)
• Jerry Norton (Economics, Science - December 12, 2007)
• Joel Greenberg (Draft Master Plan - December 12, 2007)
• Golden West Women Flyfishers (North Central Coast Siting - December 12, 2007)
• Charlotte Zajac (December 12, 2007)
• Steelhead Committee of the Northern California/Nevada Council of the Federation of Fly Fishers (North Central Coast Siting - December 10, 2007)
• Linda Ciotti (North Central Coast Siting - December 10, 2007)
• Jenna Kinghorn (North Central Coast Siting - December 10, 2007)
• Northern California/Nevada Council of Fly-Fishing Federations Steelhead Committee (North Central Coast Siting - December 10, 2007)
• Surfrider Foundation, north central coast chapters (December 10, 2007)
• Mendocino County Fish and Game Commission (North Central Coast Siting - December 10, 2007)
• Oceanic Society (Science and North Central Coast Siting - December 9, 2007)
• Richard Izmirian (North Central Coast Siting - December 9, 2007)
• Tom Niesen (December 8, 2007)
• Allen Bushnell (North Central Coast Siting - December 8, 2007)
• yscuba@californiadivers.com (North Central Coast Siting - December 7, 2007)
• Jesus Ruiz (North Central Coast Siting - December 7, 2007)
• John and Linda Endress (North Central Coast Siting - December 7, 2007)
• Laurie Schuyler (Science - December 6, 2007)
• Patricia Kirkpatrick & Sid Wolinsky (North Central Coast Siting - December 6, 2007)
• Bonnie Ricca (North Central Coast Siting - December 3, 2007)
• Marsha Cohen (North Central Coast Siting - December 3, 2007)
• Norma Jellison (North Central Coast Draft Regional Profile - December 3, 2007)
• Tania Belize (North Central Coast Siting - December 3, 2007)
• Arpi Haleblian (North Central Coast Siting - December 2, 2007)
• George Torbert (Central Coast Siting - December 1, 2007)
• Mat Keller (Waterfowl Hunting - November 29, 2007)
• Tim Frahm (North Central Coast Siting - November 27, 2007)
• Havens Neck Preserve (North Central Coast Siting - November 26, 2007)
• Judy Decker-Inouye (North Central Coast Siting - November 26, 2007)
• Laurie Schuyler (North Central Coast Siting - November 26, 2007)
• John P. Renfree (North Central Coast Siting - November 25, 2007)
• Archer Richardson (November 20, 2007)
• Dr. Marcos A. Underwood (Science - November 20, 2007)
• Walter Ratcliff (Science - November 20, 2007)
• Arch Richardson (November 19, 2007)
• Jerry Norton* (Admin, Science, Economics - November 19, 2007)
• Jerry Norton* (Science - November 19, 2007)
• Josh Churchman (November 19, 2007)
• Partnership for Sustainable Oceans (Doerr) (Science - November 19, 2007)
• Partnership for Sustainable Oceans (Osborn) (Science - November 19, 2007)
• Partnership for Sustainable Oceans (Wolford) (Science - November 19, 2007)
• Sportfishing Association of California (Science - November 19, 2007)
• The Ocean Conservancy* (Science - November 19, 2007)
• United Anglers of Southern California (Science - November 19, 2007)
• United Pier and Shore Anglers of California (North Central Coast Siting, Science - November 19, 2007)
• Chris SanGiovanni (North Central Coast Siting - November 18, 2007)
• Jerry Tidwell (November 15, 2007)
• Bill Cogbill (Public safety - November 14, 2007)
• Cameron Smith (North Central Coast Siting - November 9, 2007)
• Sea Ranch Association (Siting - November 9, 2007)
• Airame, et al (Draft Master Plan - November 9, 2007)
• SeaFlow (Vessel traffic - November 8, 2007)
• Hilary Wood (North Central Coast Siting - November 6, 2007)
• Henry and Kathy Thornhill (North Central Coast Siting - November 5, 2007)
• Tommy Harris (North Central Coast Siting - November 5, 2007)
• Walter Ratcliff (North Central Coast Siting - November 5, 2007)
• Elizabeth Balderston (Private stewardship - October 31, 2007)
• Walter W. Ratcliff (October 28, 2007)
• Jeannine Jacobs (Funding - October 21, 2007)
• Allan Jacobs (October 19, 2007)
• Nancy Jo Wood (October 16, 2007)
• Eric Dahl (October 11, 2007)
• American Sportfishing Association (Science - October 11, 2007)
• Jerry Norton* (Science - October 1, 2007)
• Wanda Swenson (North Central Coast Siting - October 1, 2007
• Jim Gustin (North Central Coast Siting - October 1, 2007)
• John M. Morozumi (North Central Coast Siting - September 30, 2007)
• Jennifer Kimberly (North Central Coast Siting - September 30, 2007)
• Douglas Bell (North Central Coast Siting - September 30, 2007)
• James Christofferson (North Central Coast Siting - September 29, 2007)
• Janice Gardner-Loster (North Central Coast Siting - September 29, 2007)
• Judy Rowland (North Central Coast Siting - September 28, 2007)
• Sean Walker (North Central Coast Siting - September 28, 2007)
• Steve Werlin (North Central Coast Siting - September 28, 2007)
• Justin Smith (North Central Coast Siting - September 28, 2007)
• Kale Pastel (North Central Coast Siting - September 28, 2007)
• Kevin Lynds (North Central Coast Siting - September 28, 2007)
• Michael Hocker (North Central Coast Siting - September 28, 2007)
• Myrel C. Willeford (North Central Coast Siting - September 28, 2007)
• Douglas Reynolds (North Central Coast Siting - September 28, 2007)
• Bill Pennington (North Central Coast Siting - September 28, 2007)
• David Sereni (North Central Coast Siting - September 27, 2007)
• Dennis Viglienzone (North Central Coast Siting - September 25, 2007)
• PRBO Conservation Science (North Central Coast regional profile - September 24, 2007)
• Charlie Martin (September 24, 2007)
• Darren Houser (September 24, 2007)
• Bob Osborn (Draft Master Plan - September 12, 2007)
• United Anglers of Southern California (North Central Coast Siting - August 27, 2007)
• Patricia King (August 25, 2007)
• The Sea Ranch (North Central Coast Siting - August 22, 2007)
• United Anglers of Southern California, et al (Master plan for MPAs - July 25, 2007)
• American Sportfishing Association (Public participation strategy - June 18, 2007)
• Sarah Lenz (North Central Coast Draft Regional Profile - June 18, 2007)
• Ben Sleeter (Public participation strategy - June 18, 2007)
• United Anglers of Southern California (Public participation strategy - June 18, 2007)
• Eric Wilcox (North Central Coast Siting - June 17, 2007)
• Mark Nicks (Science - June 16, 2007)
• Josh Churchman (North Central Coast Draft Regional Profile - June 9, 2007)
• Peter Grenell (North Central Coast Draft Regional Profile - June 7, 2007)
• Cat Campbell (June 6, 2007)
• John King (June 6, 2007)
• Peter Grenell (North Central Coast Draft Regional Profile - June 6, 2007)
• Mat Keller (North Central Coast Siting - June 5, 2007)
• Peter Grenell (North Central Coast Draft Regional Profile - June 5, 2007)
• Todd Hallenbeck (Ecotrust study - April 19, 2007)
• Jenn Shulzitski (April 7, 2007)
• Mark Nicks (March 18, 2007)
• Burk Braun (March 17, 2007)