Watch the new video – Tesla ~ Hismet~Warep ~ Sacred Earth – describing why Tesla is such a special place and should be classified as a Reserve. Help us build support for saving Tesla. Share the video with others. Email State Parks to support Reserve classification. Tesla ~ Hišmet Waŕep ~ Sacred Earth
You can help protect Tesla forever by establishing it as a Reserve named Hismet Warep meaning ‘Sacred Earth.’ We have to gain the support of the State Parks and Recreation Commission to accomplish this goal. It will take continued advocacy – more meetings and emails – until the General Plan with Tesla classified as a Reserve is finally approved. Even…
Indigenous groups and representatives are working to protect Tesla as a Reserve in order to best preserve specific archeological features and sacred sites AND the entire Tribal Cultural Landscape that Indigenous people used and that holds the specific sites – one does not exist without the other. Local leaders have given Tesla the name Hismet Warep Horsetka, meaning Sacred Earth…
State Parks has announced that they had changed the planning process for Tesla, to delay the classification decision and combine it with the General Plan and EIR process. Under the new schedule, another round of public workshops, meetings and letter writing will occur through summer of 2025 with a decision about the General Plan in 2027. Our view is that…
El Camino Viejo, the old road from Los Angeles along the Central Valley, crosses over to the Bay Area through the Corral Hollow Canyon and Tesla. California’s prehistoric and historic heritage passes through Tesla. One more reason why Tesla needs to be established as a Reserve.
The comprehensive report, Reserve Classification of California State Parks Alameda-Tesla Property, Alameda County, California based on an Assessment of Biological Resources and the Effects of Recreational Activities on those Resources – updated August 1, 2024, documents why Tesla is not like any other place and cannot just be replaced or substituted with other land. Key Findings These reasons and more…