Media Contacts:Dave MasonPublic Information SupervisorEmail: mediainquiries@ebparks.orgPhone: (510) 409-7509All News Image November 21, 2018East Bay Regional Park District Urges Full Reinstatement of Historic Land and Water Conservation Fund For the past 54 years, the Land and Water Conservation Fund has provided funding for the conservation of natural, historical and cultural resources with no dependence on taxpayers. Image November 7, 2018November 6 Election Results Measure FF passed by voters. Image November 7, 2018Regional Parks Measure FF Passed by Voters Voters in western Alameda and Contra Costa counties overwhelmingly passed Measure FF Tuesday night with 84.2% of the vote. Measure FF needed 66.6% to pass. Image November 1, 2018Man Found Guilty of Animal Cruelty for Dog Attack in Contra Loma Regional Park By Office of the District Attorney Contra Costa County On October 31, a Contra Costa County jury found defendant Vinicio Santos of Antioch guilty of three misdemeanors, including animal cruelty. On December 1, 2017, Santos’ dog attacked the three calves owned by grazer Paul Daysh. The brutal attack left the three calves permanently injured. Image October 26, 2018EBRPD Wildlife Experts and Volunteers Assisting with Peregrine Falcon Project Over the past years, the Park District’s environmental stewardship staff has been assisting with efforts to preserve nesting peregrine falcons at UC Berkeley’s Campanile balcony. In 2017 two peregrine falcons were observed nesting on the Campanile high in the air above the UC Berkeley campus. Image October 25, 2018Park District General Manager Robert Doyle Awarded Prestigious Pugsley Medal On September 26, 2018, Robert E. Doyle, East Bay Regional Park District’s General Manager, received the 2018 Honorable Cornelius Amory Pugsley Award medal. Image October 22, 2018Park District to Begin Construction to Close a Major Gap in the Bay Trail Between the Cities of Berkeley and Albany The East Bay Regional Park District will be commencing construction to extend the San Francisco Bay Trail by 1 mile between Buchanan and Gilman streets west of Golden Gate Fields. Image September 14, 2018Extreme Fire Danger - Restrictions In Place As of Wednesday, August 8, 2018 at 8am (and until further notice) the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (Cal Fire) has banned all outdoor burning due to extreme fire conditions until further notice. Image September 12, 2018Two More Links In San Francisco Bay Trail Open Up In West Contra Costa Capping a saga that has spanned more than 30 years, the East Bay Regional Park District unveiled a $13.2 million bridge over the railroad tracks in Pinole — the agency’s most expensive and complicated trail segment to date — as part of its effort to build a continuous trail around the entire San… Image September 6, 2018With California Fires Raging, Agency Takes Action to Prevent a Blaze in the East Bay Hills With fires still burning statewide after a record-breaking summer, many Oaklanders are wondering what is being done to reduce the risk of fires starting in — and spreading from — the East Bay hills, where deadly blazes have cropped up in the past. Image July 25, 2018Park District Board Places No-Tax-Increase Extension Measure on November 2018 Ballot On June 5, 2018, the East Bay Regional Park District Board of Directors voted unanimously to place an extension measure on the November 2018 ballot to continue local, voter-approved funding in western Alameda and Contra Costa counties – with no increase in taxes. Image June 18, 2018Prop 68 Passed by California Voters $2.83 Billion to be Invested in Parks Statewide Image June 6, 2018Save the Redwoods League Celebrating 100 Years of Protecting Redwoods Since 1918, Save the Redwoods League has worked to protect and restore redwood forests and connect people to peace and beauty. Image May 30, 2018East Bay Regional Park District Receives Award For “Vamos a Aprender” Spanish Language Water Safety Program On March 13, 2018, the East Bay Regional Park District received the Innovative Programming Award from the California Parks & Recreation Society Aquatic Section for its “Vamos a Aprender” (Let’s Go Learn) water safety program. Image May 29, 2018Prop. 68: $4.1 billion Bond Has Equity As Its Bottom Line By Mark Hedin, Ethnic Media Services Image May 21, 2018Park District Named 2018 Legacy Award Winner for Innovation by East Bay EDA Park District Innovative Since its Founding in 1934 During Great Depression Image April 20, 2018Park District to Purchase Roddy Ranch Golf Course Purchase Brings Future Deer Valley Regional Park to 3,254 Total Acres Image April 19, 2018Park District’s Dotson Family Marsh Restoration & Public Access Project Receives ‘Excellence in Design’ Award from CPRS Richmond, CA. – The East Bay Regional Park District received an award from the California Park & Recreation Society for its Dotson Family Marsh Restoration and Public Access Project. Image April 11, 2018“Tern Island” Now Supporting Nesting of Three Protected Shorebird Species Nestled along the eastern shoreline of the San Francisco Bay is a bird sanctuary built by thousands of volunteers. 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Image November 21, 2018East Bay Regional Park District Urges Full Reinstatement of Historic Land and Water Conservation Fund For the past 54 years, the Land and Water Conservation Fund has provided funding for the conservation of natural, historical and cultural resources with no dependence on taxpayers.
Image November 7, 2018Regional Parks Measure FF Passed by Voters Voters in western Alameda and Contra Costa counties overwhelmingly passed Measure FF Tuesday night with 84.2% of the vote. Measure FF needed 66.6% to pass.
Image November 1, 2018Man Found Guilty of Animal Cruelty for Dog Attack in Contra Loma Regional Park By Office of the District Attorney Contra Costa County On October 31, a Contra Costa County jury found defendant Vinicio Santos of Antioch guilty of three misdemeanors, including animal cruelty. On December 1, 2017, Santos’ dog attacked the three calves owned by grazer Paul Daysh. The brutal attack left the three calves permanently injured.
Image October 26, 2018EBRPD Wildlife Experts and Volunteers Assisting with Peregrine Falcon Project Over the past years, the Park District’s environmental stewardship staff has been assisting with efforts to preserve nesting peregrine falcons at UC Berkeley’s Campanile balcony. In 2017 two peregrine falcons were observed nesting on the Campanile high in the air above the UC Berkeley campus.
Image October 25, 2018Park District General Manager Robert Doyle Awarded Prestigious Pugsley Medal On September 26, 2018, Robert E. Doyle, East Bay Regional Park District’s General Manager, received the 2018 Honorable Cornelius Amory Pugsley Award medal.
Image October 22, 2018Park District to Begin Construction to Close a Major Gap in the Bay Trail Between the Cities of Berkeley and Albany The East Bay Regional Park District will be commencing construction to extend the San Francisco Bay Trail by 1 mile between Buchanan and Gilman streets west of Golden Gate Fields.
Image September 14, 2018Extreme Fire Danger - Restrictions In Place As of Wednesday, August 8, 2018 at 8am (and until further notice) the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (Cal Fire) has banned all outdoor burning due to extreme fire conditions until further notice.
Image September 12, 2018Two More Links In San Francisco Bay Trail Open Up In West Contra Costa Capping a saga that has spanned more than 30 years, the East Bay Regional Park District unveiled a $13.2 million bridge over the railroad tracks in Pinole — the agency’s most expensive and complicated trail segment to date — as part of its effort to build a continuous trail around the entire San…
Image September 6, 2018With California Fires Raging, Agency Takes Action to Prevent a Blaze in the East Bay Hills With fires still burning statewide after a record-breaking summer, many Oaklanders are wondering what is being done to reduce the risk of fires starting in — and spreading from — the East Bay hills, where deadly blazes have cropped up in the past.
Image July 25, 2018Park District Board Places No-Tax-Increase Extension Measure on November 2018 Ballot On June 5, 2018, the East Bay Regional Park District Board of Directors voted unanimously to place an extension measure on the November 2018 ballot to continue local, voter-approved funding in western Alameda and Contra Costa counties – with no increase in taxes.
Image June 18, 2018Prop 68 Passed by California Voters $2.83 Billion to be Invested in Parks Statewide
Image June 6, 2018Save the Redwoods League Celebrating 100 Years of Protecting Redwoods Since 1918, Save the Redwoods League has worked to protect and restore redwood forests and connect people to peace and beauty.
Image May 30, 2018East Bay Regional Park District Receives Award For “Vamos a Aprender” Spanish Language Water Safety Program On March 13, 2018, the East Bay Regional Park District received the Innovative Programming Award from the California Parks & Recreation Society Aquatic Section for its “Vamos a Aprender” (Let’s Go Learn) water safety program.
Image May 29, 2018Prop. 68: $4.1 billion Bond Has Equity As Its Bottom Line By Mark Hedin, Ethnic Media Services
Image May 21, 2018Park District Named 2018 Legacy Award Winner for Innovation by East Bay EDA Park District Innovative Since its Founding in 1934 During Great Depression
Image April 20, 2018Park District to Purchase Roddy Ranch Golf Course Purchase Brings Future Deer Valley Regional Park to 3,254 Total Acres
Image April 19, 2018Park District’s Dotson Family Marsh Restoration & Public Access Project Receives ‘Excellence in Design’ Award from CPRS Richmond, CA. – The East Bay Regional Park District received an award from the California Park & Recreation Society for its Dotson Family Marsh Restoration and Public Access Project.
Image April 11, 2018“Tern Island” Now Supporting Nesting of Three Protected Shorebird Species Nestled along the eastern shoreline of the San Francisco Bay is a bird sanctuary built by thousands of volunteers.
Image April 6, 2018Coyote Hills Regional Park Expansion Moving Forward 306 Acres Set to Be Added for Wildlife Protection, Public Access
