The East Bay Regional Park District first identified Tesla as a potential park in 1956! Today, Tesla remains in the East Bay Regional Parks master plan as a regional preserve because of its extraordinary natural and cultural values. Save Tesla Park NOW!
Recreational off-highway vehicle use causes irreparable damage to soil, vegetation and wildlife. It’s not the right use for Tesla Park’s highly sensitive, irreplaceable natural resources.
Yesterday’s fire at Carnegie SVRA reveals the extreme environmental damage that OHV recreation causes. How can California State Parks & Secretary Wade Crowfoot continue to support the OHMVR plan to open pristine Tesla Park to OHV recreation?
Dear Friends, The veto of AB 1086 – Alameda Tesla Expansion Area by Governor Newsom’s was extremely disappointing on many levels. The Governor’s apparent support for the plan to expand Carnegie SVRA and open Tesla to damaging Off-Highway Vehicle (OHV) recreation betrays the environmental protection principals he ran on. One only needs to look at Carnegie SVRA, which the OHMVR…
We are sorry to report that Governor Newsom vetoed AB 1086 (Bauer-Kahan) – Alameda Tesla Expansion Area. Here is the link to the Governor’s press release and veto message. https://www.gov.ca.gov/2019/10/11/governor-newsom-issues-legislative-update-10-11-19/. From the message, we have more work to raise awareness of decision makers that the OHMVR Division Plan supported by State Parks leadership to open Tesla to damaging OHV recreation…