There are many public documents, records, and articles relating to open space use and conservation grazing on the San Mateo County coast. A selection is listed below for further reading on the topic.
History of cattle ranching on the coast
“Año Nuevo State Park”, Coastside State Parks Association.
“History of San Mateo County, California”, B.F. Alley.
History of the open space movement on the coast
“Our History”, Mid-Peninsula Regional Open Space District.
“Our History”, Peninsula Open Space Trust.
“Coastside Protection Plan”, Mid-Peninsula Regional Open Space District.
“Basic Policy”, Mid-Peninsula Regional Open Space District.
Measure A-A, Mid-Peninsula Regional Open Space District.
Driscoll Ranch
“Conservation Cows”, Living On Earth.
“Majestic Memorial”, The Almanac.
“Fans worry about the future of Driscoll Ranch”, The Half Moon Bay Review.
Apple Orchard and Event Center Lease and Management Agreement, Mid-Peninsula Regional Open Space District.
“Request for Proposal- Cattle Grazing Lease”, Mid-Peninsula Regional Open Space District.
Driscoll and McDonald Ranches Grazing Tenant Selection, Mid-Peninsula Regional Open Space District.
Bar T Cattle Company written concerns over grazing RFP, Mid-Peninsula Regional Open Space District.
Conservation on the coast
“Farmland for Farming”, Pie Ranch.
“An Accidental Cattle Ranch Points the Way in Sustainable Farming”, The New York Times.
Allan Savory’s TED talk, TED2013.
“San Francisco Foodshed Assessment”, American Farmland Trust.
“POST looks to grow farm programs”, The Half Moon Bay Review.