Conservation Values Study Underway!
On July 19, 2025, the Altamont Landfill Open Space Advisory Committee (ALOSC) approved a $25,000 grant for Tri-Valley Conservancy (TVC) to conduct a conservation values study of the 1,100-acre area east of Greenville Road in unincorporated Alameda County.
The East of Greenville area is a conservation priority for TVC, with the goal of the study to determine the ecological, agricultural, and recreational resources. It is intended to provide a framework document to assist decision-makers and educate the public on the area’s existing values and appropriate land uses.
In response to the City of Livermore considering possible land use changes in the East of Greenville area as part of the City’s General Plan Update process, TVC created a stakeholder group to share opinions and concerns. The group consists of nearly 20 participants, including representatives from Friends of Livermore and other environmental interests; winery owners; local landowners; nonprofit organizations; and representatives from the City of Livermore and Alameda County.
The stakeholder group supported commissioning a conservation values study to better understand and evaluate the region’s resources. Following a request for proposals, TVC selected Monk & Associates (M&A), a biological consulting firm with a long history of conservation work in the region, to lead the study.
The study will assess and prioritize lands for conservation by identifying “Critical Conservation Resources” (CCRs), which may include sensitive vegetation communities, wetlands and waterways, special-status botanical occurrences and habitat, special-status wildlife occurrences and habitat, potential wildlife corridors, potential trail corridors, agricultural lands, land use designations, and existing protected lands. M&A has a long history of surveying populations of sensitive species, including identifying California red-legged frog, California tiger salamander, and Burrowing Owls in the nearby Doolan Canyon.
TVC has undertaken similar conservation studies in the past. The 2009 Natural Resources Conservation Values Study in North Livermore proved instrumental in identifying and protecting high-priority conservation areas there.
The East of Greenville conservation values study is being funded through a combination of grants and contributions: $25,000 from ALOSC, $10,000 from Friends of Livermore, and $25,000 from TVC. The final report is expected to be completed by October 2025.
East of Greenville Road up to the South Bay Aqueduct (SBA), between I-580 to the north and the intersection of the SBA with Greenville Road to the south.