A 140-acre tract of woodlands and grassland in eastern Contra Costa County will be preserved as part of the future Deer Valley Regional Park, the East Bay Regional Park District announced.
The property, south of Antioch and southwest of Brentwood, was acquired in partnership with the East Contra Costa County Habitat Conservancy from the John R. Freschi Jr. 2018 Living Trust, the district said.
It was financed by a grant of $1.5 million from the California Department of Fish and Wildlife and $320,000 from the Wildlife Conservation Board, the district said…