Demand for Nature Areas Increases
Attendance at Carnegie SVRA has decreased by over half since 2007, while demand for nature areas increases. Tesla Park should be protected as a Nature and Cultural Preserve. #saveteslapark
Tesla Is Not The Place
Study after study document the extraordinary natural resources in Tesla Park and the damaging impacts of OHV recreation. But you don’t need to be a scientist to know that Tesla is not the place for off-roading.
Expand OHV As We Push To Reduce Carbon Emissions?
When citizens are told to reduce carbon emissions to fight climate change, why does State Parks promote, subsidize and expand OHV recreation which generates GHGs and air pollution AND destroys nature?
Fighting Climate Change
Preserving Tesla Park with no motorized recreation protects nature and our planet. With accelerated climate change we have an added duty to protect Tesla’s biodiversity, not expand OHV use which generates carbon emissions and air pollution. https://lat.ms/2Es9rGT
Overwhelming Local Support
There’s overwhelming support for Tesla preservation from local agencies like the County of Alameda, City of Livermore and East Bay Regional Park District. How can State Parks ignore local conservation objectives?
Gas Tax Transfers
State Parks OHMRV Division and Carnegie SVRA is not primarily funded by OHV users. Its main funding is from State gas tax transfers, most of which have nothing to do with OHV recreation. All Californians driving to a nature park or an SUV subsidize the OHV program.