East Contra Costa County Historical Ecology report completed

We are excited to announce the completion of the The East Contra Costa County Historical Ecology Study. The report documents the historical land cover and stream patterns of East Contra Costa County in the mid-1800s.

The report and accompanying habitat map present the findings of four years of research conducted in partnership with the Contra Costa Watershed Forum and Contra Costa County Department of Conservation and Development and funded by the California State Coastal Conservancy, the Contra Costa County Flood Control and Water Conservation District, the California Department of Fish and Game, and Contra Costa County.

The report can be accessed online and downloaded for free here. GIS layers and Google Earth (KML) files illustrating former habitat and channel distribution are also available for download. (Paper copies of the report available upon request.