...The Lunny family, which owns the oyster farm, was among a group of families that sold their ranch lands to the National Parks Service in the 1970s to protect them from developers, with the understanding they would get 40-year-leases renewed in perpetuity. After buying and operating the oyster farm without incident— they were even featured as outstanding environmental stewards by the National Parks Service— the Lunnys learned in 2005 they were accused of bringing environmental damage to an area the NPS and environmentalists were anxious to designate as the nation’s first federally recognized marine wilderness.Watch the video and be amazed at the chicanery agencies of the Federal government will go perpetrate to achieve their goal of reclaiming what they perceive as "their" land:
Sec. of the Interior Ken Salazar decided today the farm’s lease will not be renewed, despite some support for it from from Sen. Dianne Feinstein and serious questions raised by scientists about the research used to impugn the Lunnys.
The Framing of an Oyster Farm - Drake's Bay Oyster Company from A Visual Record on Vimeo.
At this time, the federal government is attempting to encourage oyster farming in the Chesapeake Bay; however, they also have a long-term interest in creating a "Chesapeake Bay" National Park. Could this happen here? Could you rule it out?
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