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.
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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
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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.
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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.
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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
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Environmental Damage
When you compare Tesla Park to the adjacent Carnegie State Vehicular Recreation Area, the evidence of environmental damage from off-highway vehicles is overwhelming.
