The Brief
- Nonprofit organization Save Mount Diablo on Wednesday announced it had secured environmental protections for over 300 acres of land in the Mount Diablo State Park area.
- The organization conveyed the title for 160 acres of property to the East Contra Costa County Habitat Conservancy, and secured a perpetual conservation easement on an additional 155 acres.
- Mount Diablo State Park is one of several public spaces being targeted for oil and gas drilling by the Trump Administration.
OAKLAND, Calif. – The effort to prevent oil drilling in Mount Diablo State Park progressed further Wednesday, when over 300 acres of land were granted conservation protections.
The state park in Contra Costa County is one of several popular public spaces around California that are being targeted as part of a proposal by the Trump Administration to open land for oil and gas drilling.
The non-profit organization Save Mount Diablo on Wednesday announced it had conveyed 160 acres of its Curry Canyon Ranch property to the East Contra Costa County Habitat Conservancy, and secured a perpetual conservation easement for a 155-acre section of the property. The organization received $2.15 million in exchange.…