This Earth Day take action to protect Tesla as a Reserve
There are so many reasons to establish Tesla as a Reserve:
- At least 52 threatened, endangered and other protected special status wildlife species
- Federally Designated Critical Habitat for the Alameda Whipsnake and California Red-legged frog
- Part of an Audubon Important Bird Area
- 45 rare plants and 74 locally rare/watch list plants identified thus far in Tesla’s varied habitats including 8 sensitive communities
- East Bay California Native Plant Society Botanical Priority Protection Area overlays Tesla
- Critical Linkage Habitat Corridor runs through Tesla
- Home to golden eagles, mountain lions and tule elk
- Identified as a top conservation target in multiple assessments and research
- Holds the site of the historic Tesla coal mine and town
- Ancestral homeland for the Ohlone and Northern Valley Yokut people with numerous archeological features and sacred ceremonial sites
Help us protect Tesla forever by establishing Tesla as a Reserve. Email State Parks and the State Park and Recreation Commission calling on them to classify Tesla as a Reserve. Click for more information.