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A couple years ago while boating on Tomales Bay, I came across what I learned is called Marconi Cove.
It is state owned property that has been “left to rot” for some time now, large debris littering the place. A former gas station occupies the property along with much other debris that really shouldn’t be wasting away and spoiling Tomales Bay.
As always, click on an image to see a larger version.
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A few of the hundreds of abandoned tires at Marconi Cove – Tomales Bay
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A few of the hundreds of abandoned tires at Marconi Cove – Tomales Bay
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A few of the hundreds of abandoned tires at Marconi Cove – Tomales Bay
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A few of the hundreds of abandoned tires at Marconi Cove – Tomales Bay
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A few of the hundreds of abandoned tires at Marconi Cove – Tomales Bay
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The good news is that nearly one hundred large truck tires have been hauled away.
Brandon Benton and his crew of hard working youth at the North Bay Conservation Corps learned of this mess from Dale Dualin at NPS-Point Reyes Seashore.
Over a few weeks, Brandon and crew dis-assembled and hauled off the mess you see in the following images.
A big shout out to both Brandon and Dale – Thanks guys!
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CCNB crew cleaning up abandoned tires at Marconi Cove, Tomales Bay
©Brandon Benton – Conservation Corps North Bay
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CCNB crew cleaning up abandoned tires at Marconi Cove, Tomales Bay
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CCNB crew cleaning up abandoned tires at Marconi Cove, Tomales Bay
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CCNB crew cleaning up abandoned tires at Marconi Cove, Tomales Bay
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CCNB crew cleaning up abandoned tires at Marconi Cove, Tomales Bay
©Brandon Benton – Conservation Corps North Bay
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CCNB crew cleaning up abandoned tires at Marconi Cove, Tomales Bay
©Brandon Benton – Conservation Corps North Bay
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Marconi Cove – Tomales Bay – Without so many tires spoiling the view!
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There are still well over a hundred tires cemented into a wall (what were they thinking????) that need to be removed.
That is a project for another day.
Concrete and tire wall still blighting Marconi Cove – Tomales Bay
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Concrete and tire wall still blighting Marconi Cove – Tomales Bay
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Now, if only we can get the folks at Cove Mussel Company to clean up their dilapidated, unused oyster racks and other mess….
UPDATE: The folks at Cove Mussel Company have made a huge effort in cleaning up their unused equipment. Mos all of what is shown below has been cleaned up. Thank you Cove Mussel Company!
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Unused iron racks, blighting Marconi Cove, Tomales Bay
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Unused iron racks, blighting Marconi Cove, Tomales Bay
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Unused iron racks, blighting Marconi Cove, Tomales Bay
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Unused iron racks, blighting Marconi Cove, Tomales Bay
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Previous related post may be found here.
See the first post in this series “Respect our Tomales Bay” here.