Land could serve as future staging area for potential public access
Preserve includes land in Contra Costa, Alameda counties
By External Affairs Division, East Bay Regional Park District
OAKLAND, Calif. — The East Bay Regional Park District has completed the purchase of 4.5 acres of land from the City of Livermore to add to Doolan Canyon Regional Preserve (the Preserve) in Livermore.
Although the Preserve is presently not open to the public, the newly acquired land could serve as a staging area and the first segment of a public trail if the Park District determines the Preserve can be open for public access. The property is located about a half mile south of the Preserve itself. Due to the Preserve’s hilly topography, creating an on-site staging area would not be cost-effective…