RANCHERS, FARMERS & OTHER WORKERS OF THE LAND & WATER
Kevin Lunny, rancher and owner of the oyster farm since 2005
Nancy Lunny, his wife
Brigid Lunny, their daughter
Ginny Lunny Cummings, Kevin’s sister, manager of Drakes Bay Oyster Company
Joe Lunny Jr., Kevin and Ginny’s father
Oscar,* an oyster worker
Ignacio,* an oyster worker
Rosa,* an oyster worker’s daughter
J.V. Mendoza, a rancher
Zena Mendoza, his wife
Joseph Mendoza, their son
“Little Joey” Mendoza, their grandson
Charlie Johnson, owner of the oyster farm 1957–1992
Makiko Johnson, an oyster farmer, Charlie’s wife
Tom Johnson, Charlie’s son, owner of the oyster farm 1992–2004
John Stillwell Morgan, ship’s captain, West Coast oystering pioneer
Sophia Morgan, née Crellin, his wife
John Crellin, oyster magnate
Thomas Crellin, oyster magnate
Larry Jensen, an oyster farmer
Oscar Johansson, an oyster farmer
Boyd Stewart, a rancher and farmer
Pat Quail, biologist, artist, first person to farm oysters in Drakes Estero
Millard “Doc” Ottinger, a doctor and gentleman rancher
Ambrose Gondola, his employee
ENVIRONMENTAL ADVOCATES
Fred Smith, Executive Director of the Environmental Action Committee of West Marin, 2007–2010
Amy Trainer, took over from Fred in 2010
Gordon Bennett, a Sierra Club spokesperson and activist
Beula Edmiston, an advocate for tule elk
NATIONAL PARK SERVICE STAFF & GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS
Ken Salazar, Secretary of the Interior 2009–2013
Sally Jewell, Secretary of the Interior 2013–
Jonathan Jarvis, National Park Service Director, former director of Pacific West Region
John Sansing, Point Reyes National Seashore Superintendent 1970–1995
Don Neubacher, Point Reyes National Seashore Superintendent 1995–2010
Cicely Muldoon, Point Reyes National Seashore Superintendent 2010–
Sarah Allen, biologist, Point Reyes National Seashore Senior Science Advisor
Ben Becker, Point Reyes biologist
Dave Press, Point Reyes biologist
Melanie Gunn, Point Reyes administrator
John Dell’Osso, Point Reyes National Seashore spokesperson
Tim Ragen, head of the Marine Mammal Commission
OTHER SCIENTISTS
Corey Goodman, neuroscientist and venture capitalist
Deborah Elliott-Fisk, a biologist, UC Davis
Roberto Anima, a biologist, U.S. Geological Survey
Harriet Huber, a biologist focusing on marine mammals
David Ainley, a biologist focusing on marine mammals
Steven D. Emslie, a biologist focusing on seabirds
McCrea Cobb, a biologist studying tule elk
POLITICIANS
Pete McCloskey, California Congressman 1975–1983, Republican
Phillip Burton, California Congressman 1964–1983, Democrat
Dianne Feinstein, California Senator, Democrat
Barbara Boxer, California Senator, Democrat
Lynn Woolsey, California Congresswoman, Democrat
Steve Kinsey, a county supervisor, de facto “mayor of West Marin”
OTHER PLAYERS
Greg Sarris, Indian chief, novelist, professor and casino owner
Burr Heneman, former director of the Point Reyes Bird Observatory
David Weiman, a lobbyist
Robert Plotkin, owner of the Point Reyes Light newspaper 2005–2010
Tom Baty, a fisherman, beachcomber and forager
Unnamed sharpshooter, wildlife population control specialist with White Buffalo Inc.
The Sealers’ Woman, a ghost
*names changed