Should the National Park Service ban dogs on the beach in the Golden Gate National Recreation Area?
The National Park Service has released the Draft Plan/Draft Environmental Impact Statement (Plan/DEIS) for Dog Management in GGNRA for a 90-day public comment period, ending on April 14, 2011.
The proposal to ban dogs in some parks, and leash them in others has elicited passionate responses, pro and con. Park representatives have scheduled public informational meetings, rather than public hearings, to avoid the howls of protest from dog owners.
For another perspective on the issue, see Dogs on the Beach: a review of regulations and issues affecting dog beaches in California by Lisa K. Foster, a publication of the California Research Bureau.
Recent articles in the San Francisco Chronicle:
Federal plan would ban, leash dogs in many parks, Peter Fimrite, San Francisco Chronicle, January 13, 2011.
Dog owners say off-leash limits too tough, C.W. Nevius, San Francisco Chronicle, January 18, 2011.
Dogs in federal parks: Open houses, not hearings, Peter Fimrite, San Francisco Chronicle, January 23, 2011.
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