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41 <br /> <br />utilities land consists mostly of railroad rights-of-way. This land also includes the <br />BART stations, PG&E rights-of-way, the Davis Street Transfer Station, and wastewater <br />treatment facilities. <br />Open space and parks comprise 1,000 acres in San Leandro. City parks such as Marina <br />Park and Washington Manor Park represent about 77 acres of this total. Public golf <br />courses and Oyster Bay Regional Shoreline make up another 450 acres. The <br />remainder of the land—about 474 acres—consists mostly of wetlands in the <br />southwestern part of the city. <br /> <br />3.7 ENVIRONMENT <br />San Leandro is located on the East Bay Plain, a flat area that extends 50 miles from <br />Richmond in the north to San Jose in the south. The Plain is about three miles wide in <br />the San Leandro area. At its eastern edge, the plain transitions into low hills, rising to <br />526 feet at the highest point in the city’s Bay-O-Vista neighborhood. On its western <br />edge, the Plain slopes down to San Francisco Bay, the largest estuary on the California <br />coast. <br />San Leandro’s rich alluvial soils and temperate climate support a wide variety of <br />plants and animals. Wetlands in the southwest part of the city provide habitat for the <br />salt marsh harvest mouse and other special status species. San Leandro Creek <br />remains one of the few waterways in the urbanized East Bay that retains its natural <br />character along most of its course. Elsewhere in the city, street trees, parks, large <br />yards, and other open spaces provide both aesthetic and environmental benefits. Just <br />beyond the eastern city limits, thousands of acres of grasslands, woodlands, and <br />coastal scrub are protected in regional park and watershed lands. These open spaces <br />have great environmental importance and scenic value and are a significant amenity <br />for San Leandro residents. <br /> <br />80