Educational Site
Tesla Park should be protected as an educational site for school children and university researchers. That is Tesla’s best use.
Cultural Landscape
Tesla Park has important cultural sites including Native American features and the historic townsite of Tesla. OHV recreation destroys the integrity of this cultural landscape.
Biodiversity Hotspot
A recent study by UC Berkeley documented – again – that the area where Tesla is located is a biological hotspot important to protecting biodiversity in a time of climate change. https://bit.ly/35I6ayr
Mitigation for Destructive Impacts of OHV
Tesla Park should be protected permanently as mitigation for the ongoing destructive impacts of OHV use at Carnegie SVRA.
Best Management Practices
Contra Costa Water District, CalTrans, Metropolitan Transportation Commission, and more public agencies have to provide set-aside mitigation for project impacts. But Carnegie SVRA relies on ‘best management practices’ for mitigation.
Valley Fever
Why is State Parks trying to expand OHV recreation into Tesla Park knowing Valley Fever is endemic in the area? Read the expert’s EIR comments: https://bit.ly/3h3Zf4H