Tesla’s Vital Regional Ecological Values cannot be replaced Biological Assessment finds
The comprehensive report, Reserve Classification of California State Parks Alameda-Tesla Property, Alameda County, California based on an Assessment of Biological Resources and the Effects of Recreational Activities on those Resources – updated August 1, 2024, documents why Tesla is not like any other place and cannot just be replaced or substituted with other land.
Key Findings
- Tesla’s unique location at the transition between biotic zones from the drier Central Valley to the wetter Bay Area has species that exist at the outmost extent of their range.
- Tesla spans a Critical Linkage Habitat Corridor along the Diablo Range allowing for wildlife and plant movement essential to gene flow and protecting biodiversity.
- Tesla has the large Corral Hollow Creek watershed which feeds its biodiversity.
- Tesla’s topography and physical characters. plus its location. provide vital refugia for wildlife and plants during climate change.
These reasons and more are why the best classification option available to protect Tesla’s 3,100-acres of irreplaceable biodiversity and broad ecosystem values is for the California Department of Parks and Recreation Commission to classify Tesla as a State Reserve:
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