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EBNCPS Submits Comments for Mitigation Plan in Springtown Alkali Sink Preserve in Livermore

January 25th

On Monday, January 23rd, EBCNPS submitted comments on the Mitigated Negative Declaration for a proposed mitigation project in the Springtown Alkali Sink Preserve in Livermore. The proposed project involved creating new wetland habitat in a disturbed sect…

Richmond City Council Meeting Tuesday to Decide Zoning for North Shoreline

January 9th

EBCNPS has been following the City of Richmond’s work on their new general plan since early summer. On Tuesday (1/10), the City Council will finally decide whether to zone the North Shoreline area of the city for open space or for continued industr…

The Jepson eFlora is Now Online

December 20th

From Susan Bainbridge of the Jepson Herbarium: An important advance in systematics of California plants: The Jepson eFlora is now on line. See http://ucjeps.berkeley.edu/IJM.html The Jepson eFlora initially parallels the second edition of The Jepson Manua…

LETTERS (each link opens Adobe PDF file)

Letter to City of Richmond and Bureau of Indian Affair on Pt. Molate Indian Casino Draft EIS/EIR

Letter to Oakland Planning Commissioners on Proposed Amendment to the Master Plan for the Oakland Zoo

Letter to Hector Rojas, Associate Planner, City of Richmond, on the Draft General Plan and Draft EIR on the General Plan for the City of Richmond

Letter to Alameda County Planners on the Need for a Public Review of the County's Solar Policy

Letter to William Nelson, Senior Planner, Contra Costa County, on the DEIR for the Proposed Tres Vaqueros Windfarm Project

Letter to the Board of Directors of the East Bay Regional Park District Requesting a Public Review of the District's Vegetation Management Policies

Letter to Elizabeth McElligott, Alameda County Development Agency, on the Country's "Proposed Policies for Solar Energy in Rural Alameda County"

Letter to Ms. J. Weldon, Alameda Country Planning Department, on the "Initial Study/Mitigated Negative Declaration for the Altamont Solar Energy Center Project"

More Conservation Committee Letters

Conservation Committee

The East Bay Chapter’s Conservation Program received a Volunteer Recognition Award from the California Native Plant Society Chapter Council. The award recognizes the Program’s ongoing efforts to protect and restore native plants and their habitats in Alameda and Contra Costa Counties. Read more

Our committee is dedicated to conserving and preserving the native plants, plant communities, and landscapes of Alameda and Contra Costa counties. The dedicated volunteers and staff of this committee help achieve conservation goals by increasing awareness about native plants, providing expert opinion on development projects during the public review period, and organizing information on rare and endemic plants for city, county, state, and federal agencies.

Antioch Dunes primrose - federally endangered

Our committee meets bimonthly and reviews important projects and identifies action steps through a consensus-based approach. We are looking for additional volunteers and interns on a regular basis.

Please contact the Conservation Analyst, Mack Casterman at conservation@ebcnps.org with any questions.

NEWS: Please find our newest information at the EBCNPS Conservation blog.

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This site allows for the public to write comments about projects/posts, easily search our online information, and view up to date information about our chapter. Current projects include Los Vaqueros Dam Expansion DEIR, East Bay Regional Park District Fuels Management EIR, Eastern Alameda County Conservation Strategy, Roddy Ranch Development Project (see new letter on DEIR below), the Concord Naval Weapons Station, Pt. Molate development plan, and Russell City power plant to name a few.

Alkali scrub of Cowell Ranch

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NEWS: Please find our newest information at the EBCNPS Conservation blog.