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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.

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?

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

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?

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.

The northern Diablo Range where Tesla is located is a very top conservation priority for the entire state according to a 2018 UC Berkeley study. It’s not the right place for damaging off-road recreation. #saveteslapark