What are the options for preserving the coast and their advantages and disadvantages?
It is quite likely that a combination of the options below will provide the optimal preservation benefits. a) National Seashore or other Federal designation: Advantages include greater access to federal funds for the purchase from willing sellers of development rights or fee title to land. Additionally, the Park Service has extensive experience in land management, regional planning to protect biodiversity, and creating public benefit from park amenities. Federal participation is also likely to result in greater access to state, local and private fund sources as granters increasingly recognize the importance of conservation in this area. One disadvantage could be the possible reduction of local control in land management decisions on land owned by NPS. Private land use decisions would remain under the local control of the County. The attraction of more tourism could have both positive and negative impacts. b) Purchase of development rights/conservation easements or fee title by local co
