ALAMEDA COUNTY
EXPANDING FOCUS FROM HILLS TO URBAN PARKS, RURAL LANDS
Alameda County’s long record of successful conservation efforts includes protecting scenic East Bay hills and ridgelines and creating much-loved parks. Among the key needs now are preserving the county’s rural areas—a mosaic of ranchlands, vineyards, and wildlife habitat—and meeting the demand for urban parks in the county’s densely populated west.
Population
2005: 1.5 M | 2020 projection: 1.7 M
Conservation in Action
The East Alameda County Conservation
Strategy brings together city governments
and county, state, and federal agencies to
create a conservation blueprint for more
than 271,000 acres in the upper Alameda
Creek Watershed.
Opportunities >>>> Curb sprawl in the Tri-Valley area to preserve habitat for rare Invest in urban parks to ensure that all city residents have Protect the Bay shoreline, Alameda Creek, and their watersheds to increase public access and preserve sensitive aquatic habitat. |
The golden eagle, red-legged frog, California tiger
salamander, burrowing owl, and San Joaquin kit fox are
among Alameda County’s rare and endangered animals.