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Feature Article on Apperson Quarry
This week’s feature article in the East Bay Express covers the planned Apperson Quarry near Sunol and the devastating impact the quarry will have on tule elk, golden eagles and other wildlife.
We're Outta Here! A massive mining operation near the Sunol-Ohlone wilderness will send the East Bay's coveted elk and eagles fleeing, to say nothing of the hikers. By Robert Gammon Throughout the year, visitors to Sunol and Ohlone Regional Wilderness parks can spot black-tailed deer darting in and out of the oak-studded brush or watch red-tailed hawks soar high above the grassy ridge lands. In spring, waterfalls in Sunol's "Little Yosemite" gush with winter runoff, and wildflowers blanket the rolling hillsides in orange, yellow, and blue.
The things that make these wilderness areas truly special, however, and what attract thousands of visitors to the region each year, are two majestic and relatively rare animals — the tule elk and the golden eagle. The area is home to the world's most densely populated golden eagle habitat. The thriving elk herd, which resides alongside a nearby reservoir and is visible year-round from Sunol wilderness, is the only one of its kind in the East Bay. But the wildlife in and around Alameda County's two largest parks has flourished for the past twenty years in quiet peril. Since the mid-1980s, the animals and birds have been threatened by the specter of a giant mining and quarrying operation on a private mountain ridge nearby. The mining plans, approved by the county in 1984, allow the operator to dynamite and remove the top third of a 2,200-foot ridge adjacent to the public wilderness……….
To read the entire article, go to http://www.eastbayexpress.com/Issues/2006-04-12/news/feature.html The article is also posted on the ACA web site at www.alamedacreek.org – click on “Media Articles”
SFPUC Press Release on Dam Removals and Creek Flow Studies April 11 SFPUC press release: http://sfwater.org/detail.cfm/C_ID/2901
SFPUC Approves Removal of Niles & Sunol Dams on Alameda Creek Removal of Fish Barriers this Summer & New Creek Flow Studies are Major Steps Towards Alameda Creek Steelhead Restoration If you would like to be removed from this list, please notify me by return e-mail. The Alameda Creek Alliance is a volunteer based community watershed group. Please support our efforts by becoming a member. ************************************
Jeff Miller Director Alameda Creek Alliance
P.O. Box 192 Canyon, CA 94516
(510) 499-9185 Fax (415) 436-9683
E-mail: alamedacreek@hotmail.com
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