PT - JOURNAL ARTICLE AU - Foster, Megan AU - Watt, Laura Alice TI - More than “The Public”: A Case Study of Resident Inclusion in Decision-Making at Point Reyes National Seashore AID - 10.1525/cse.2019.002071 DP - 2019 Jan 01 TA - Case Studies in the Environment 4099 - http://cse.ucpress.edu/content/early/2019/10/11/cse.2019.002071.short 4100 - http://cse.ucpress.edu/content/early/2019/10/11/cse.2019.002071.full AB - The recent controversy over commercial uses on parkland at Point Reyes National Seashore (PRNS) has inspired this case study, which seeks to explore the integration of park residents into decision-making processes of the United States National Parks system. Specifically, this research evaluates the tensions between the various users at PRNS and explores the potential impact of a citizen’s advisory commission at PRNS in terms of increasing interactions between the National Park Service (NPS), park residents, and the public. To carry out these objectives, this case study compares recent interactions at Point Reyes with those that took place during previous decades when an active citizens advisory commission was in place. This case study finds that the advisory commission at Point Reyes played a vital role as an intermediary, which facilitated productive interactions between the key local community, residents, and NPS.