Restoration – A Necessary Complement to Preservation

The Diablo Watch (a quarterly newsletter of the Save Mount Diablo organization, Fall 2009 edition) featured an article on the East Contra Costa Habitat Conservation Plan, noting that for one area of restoration, “the project was informed by detailed study of historic ecological conditions performed by the San Francisco Estuary Institute. This analysis indicated the creek was historically discontinuous and the plain had hummocky relief.” The area, called the Souza-II property, involves restoring a deeply incised creek, wetlands, and vernal pools. The article is on page 5 of the newsletter.