CORRECTION: THIS LETTER IS FROM THE POINT REYES LIGHT, NOT THE WEST MARIN CITIZEN
From my reading of the Environmental Action Committee’s mission statement, posted on their website, the conduct of Executive Director Amy Trainer toward the Lunny family and Drakes Bay Oyster Company is clearly in conflict with the goals and objectives of the organization.
Ms. Trainer’s take-no-prisoners approach to problem solving in this long-standing debate has made an absolute mockery of these goals. Even now that the fate of DBOC is squarely in the hands of courts, her attempt to smear the Lunnys is stark evidence of how she has allowed her role to degenerate, without apology, into a personal vendetta.
If this is the kind of reprehensible conduct the EAC is proud to support, then the gaping wounds that have been opened in the hearts and minds of so many people in this community and beyond will only continue to fester. If it is not, then the EAC must take quick and decisive action to find new leadership for its executive position.
Trainer mocks EAC goals
Dear Editor,
From my reading of the Environmental Action Committee’s mission statement, posted on their website, the conduct of Executive Director Amy Trainer toward the Lunny family and Drakes Bay Oyster Company is clearly in conflict with the goals and objectives of the organization.
Here are some examples: “EAC works for… the preservation of a rural, community spirit. EAC uses law, policy, science and education to: create a common ground of understanding and promote informed debate and encourage and facilitate productive resolutions to land-use conflicts by working closely with those who own, manage and use West Marin lands.” Ms. Trainer’s take-no-prisoners approach to problem solving in this long-standing debate has made an absolute mockery of these goals. Even now that the fate of DBOC is squarely in the hands of courts, her attempt to smear the Lunnys is stark evidence of how she has allowed her role to degenerate, without apology, into a personal vendetta.
If this is the kind of reprehensible conduct the EAC is proud to support, then the gaping wounds that have been opened in the hearts and minds of so many people in this community and beyond will only continue to fester. If it is not, then the EAC must take quick and decisive action to find new leadership for its executive position.
Having gone all-in with Ms. Trainer in its wilderness-at-any-cost campaign, the EAC does not have an enviable task before it. This will be especially difficult in a small organization in which everyone knows each other; the bonds of association and friendship can cause a board of directors to put off making such a crucial but necessary decision. Even so, the longer they wait, the worse it will get for them and the greater community they are obliged to serve.
If the EAC has any hope of reclaiming its birthright as an organization dedicated to truth, scientific integrity and personal accountability in the pursuit of the goals and objectives as proclaimed by its founders, there is only one choice they can make. And only when they find the courage to do so can any real healing begin.
Bruce Mitchell
Inverness
Drakes Bay Oyster Company & the National Park Service. Watch the video, "THE FRAMING OF AN OYSTER FARM" at http://vimeo.com/52331881 