Media Contacts:Dave MasonPublic Information SupervisorEmail: mediainquiries@ebparks.orgPhone: (510) 409-7509All News Image March 5, 2018Park District Opens New Trailhead at Pleasanton Ridge Public Access Increased to Popular Regional Park Image March 5, 2018Big Break Visitor Center Receives ‘Friends of Education’ Award Big Break Visitor Center Receives ‘Friends of Education’ Award from Delta Charter of the Association of California School Administrators Image February 15, 2018Big Things Happening at Pinole Shores New San Francisco Bay Trail Segment to Enhance Shoreline Access & Recreational Opportunities in West Contra Costa County Image February 2, 2018Castle Rock Area in Mount Diablo State Park Closure Begins Again for Falcon Nesting Season Walnut Creek, CA – Since 2015, California State Parks has closed the area known as “Castle Rock” in Mount Diablo State Park to visitors annually from February 1st to July 31st to help protect the American peregrine falcon (Falco peregrinus anatum). Image January 17, 2018Community Enjoying Improvements at Point Pinole Regional Shoreline Thanks to Measure CC In 2017 the East Bay Regional Park District dedicated two important projects at Point Pinole Regional Shoreline in Richmond. Image January 17, 2018Park District Announces 2018 Board of Directors Officers The East Bay Regional Park District Board of Directors has inducted new leaders for 2018. Image December 21, 2017Bond Measure on June 2018 Ballot Invests in Natural Infrastructure After 5 years of extensive work, the Park District and its partner agencies have successfully helped place a bond measure on the state ballot to address statewide park needs. Image December 15, 2017Caltrans, East Bay Regional Park District Sign Lease for Historic, Newly-Restored Bridge Yard Building OAKLAND – The California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) and East Bay Regional Park District (Park District) today signed a 10 year lease for the historic, newly-renovated Bridge Yard Building, previously known as the Interurban Electric Railway Bridge Yard Shop (IERBYS) Building. Image July 24, 2017East Bay Regional Park District Board Approves E-Bike Pilot Program 7/24/2017 On Wednesday, July 5, 2017, the East Bay Regional Park District Board of Directors voted unanimously to implement a one year E-Bike Pilot Program on three regional trails in the Park District. Image July 10, 2017East Bay Regional Parks Board Takes Action Supporting Paris Climate Accord On Wednesday, July 5, 2017, the East Bay Regional Park District Board of Directors voted unanimously to adopt a resolution in support of the Paris Accord – the historic global agreement reached by 195 countries to reducing greenhouse gas emissions and limiting the rise in average global… Image June 20, 2017Beat the heat – stay cool, stay hydrated Tips for coping with the hot weather while visiting our Regional Parks Temperatures are expected to exceed 100 degrees in many areas of the East Bay Regional Park District. Park visitors are urged to stay safe and keep cool. The Park District offers these summer heat safety recommendations: 1… Image June 14, 2017Community Resources for Science Awards Community Resources for Science, a Bay Area non-profit that helps teachers give students more opportunities to “do science”—to ask questions, test ideas, and get their hands on real science activities—has awarded International Community School (ICS) in Oakland the Science Super Star Challenge. On… Image April 20, 2017East Bay Regional Park District Celebrates Huge Urban Park Investment in Richmond CA The East Bay Regional park District will dedicate two important completed projects at Point Pinole Regional Shoreline in Richmond on Saturday, Apr. 22. Image December 16, 2016Park District Renames Martinez Shoreline for Ted and Kathy Radke The East Bay Regional Park District Board of Directors voted 7-0 last week to rename Martinez Regional Shoreline in honor of former Board member Ted Rakde, who died Aug. 28, and his wife, Kathy, who died in 2011. Image November 9, 2016Park District Purchases Almost 400 Acres in East Contra Costa County The East Bay Regional Park District board of directors voted 7-0 last week to purchase two parcels totaling 390 acres to expand Black Diamond Mines Regional Preserve in Antioch and Vasco Hills Regional Preserve near Byron. Image November 3, 2016Breuner Marsh Re-Named in Honor of Dotson Family The East Bay Regional Park District board of directors on Tuesday voted unanimously to re-name Breuner Marsh, a 60-acre wetland at Pt. Pinole Regional Park, after the Dotson family for their long-standing efforts to save the Richmond shoreline from development. The former Breuner Marsh was, at… Image October 11, 2016East Bay Park District Board Approves Parking Project for Mission Peak The East Bay Regional Park District Board of Directors voted unanimously Sept. 20 to approve a 300-space parking lot at the Stanford Avenue staging area of Mission Peak Regional Preserve, in hopes of providing improved public access and alleviating parking congestion at the popular Fremont open… Image September 26, 2016Brian Holt Helps Develop Regional Park to Honor WWII-Era Civil Rights Event Duke University alumnus Brian Holt is working to ensure that one of the deadliest home-front disasters of World War II and the racial injustices within the military it exposed will never be forgotten. Image July 15, 2016Court Orders Closure of Vargas Plateau Regional Park The East Bay Regional Park District has closed Vargas Plateau Regional Park in Fremont after an Alameda County Superior Court judge ruled in favor of two neighbors concerned about the Park District’s improvements to the road leading to the park. Image June 21, 2016Caltrans’ “Protect Every Drop” Campaign Funds Series of Shoreline Cleanups Throughout East Bay 6/21/2016 Partnership Celebrated with June 25 Community Volunteer Event WHAT: Volunteers from Caltrans will join the East Bay Regional Park District on Saturday, June 25 to celebrate the launch of a comprehensive environmental education and shoreline cleanup program extending into… Pagination First page « First Previous page Previous … Page 8 Page 9 Page 10 Page 11 Page 12 Page 13 Current page 14 Page 15 Page 16 Next page Next Last page Last »
Image March 5, 2018Park District Opens New Trailhead at Pleasanton Ridge Public Access Increased to Popular Regional Park
Image March 5, 2018Big Break Visitor Center Receives ‘Friends of Education’ Award Big Break Visitor Center Receives ‘Friends of Education’ Award from Delta Charter of the Association of California School Administrators
Image February 15, 2018Big Things Happening at Pinole Shores New San Francisco Bay Trail Segment to Enhance Shoreline Access & Recreational Opportunities in West Contra Costa County
Image February 2, 2018Castle Rock Area in Mount Diablo State Park Closure Begins Again for Falcon Nesting Season Walnut Creek, CA – Since 2015, California State Parks has closed the area known as “Castle Rock” in Mount Diablo State Park to visitors annually from February 1st to July 31st to help protect the American peregrine falcon (Falco peregrinus anatum).
Image January 17, 2018Community Enjoying Improvements at Point Pinole Regional Shoreline Thanks to Measure CC In 2017 the East Bay Regional Park District dedicated two important projects at Point Pinole Regional Shoreline in Richmond.
Image January 17, 2018Park District Announces 2018 Board of Directors Officers The East Bay Regional Park District Board of Directors has inducted new leaders for 2018.
Image December 21, 2017Bond Measure on June 2018 Ballot Invests in Natural Infrastructure After 5 years of extensive work, the Park District and its partner agencies have successfully helped place a bond measure on the state ballot to address statewide park needs.
Image December 15, 2017Caltrans, East Bay Regional Park District Sign Lease for Historic, Newly-Restored Bridge Yard Building OAKLAND – The California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) and East Bay Regional Park District (Park District) today signed a 10 year lease for the historic, newly-renovated Bridge Yard Building, previously known as the Interurban Electric Railway Bridge Yard Shop (IERBYS) Building.
Image July 24, 2017East Bay Regional Park District Board Approves E-Bike Pilot Program 7/24/2017 On Wednesday, July 5, 2017, the East Bay Regional Park District Board of Directors voted unanimously to implement a one year E-Bike Pilot Program on three regional trails in the Park District.
Image July 10, 2017East Bay Regional Parks Board Takes Action Supporting Paris Climate Accord On Wednesday, July 5, 2017, the East Bay Regional Park District Board of Directors voted unanimously to adopt a resolution in support of the Paris Accord – the historic global agreement reached by 195 countries to reducing greenhouse gas emissions and limiting the rise in average global…
Image June 20, 2017Beat the heat – stay cool, stay hydrated Tips for coping with the hot weather while visiting our Regional Parks Temperatures are expected to exceed 100 degrees in many areas of the East Bay Regional Park District. Park visitors are urged to stay safe and keep cool. The Park District offers these summer heat safety recommendations: 1…
Image June 14, 2017Community Resources for Science Awards Community Resources for Science, a Bay Area non-profit that helps teachers give students more opportunities to “do science”—to ask questions, test ideas, and get their hands on real science activities—has awarded International Community School (ICS) in Oakland the Science Super Star Challenge. On…
Image April 20, 2017East Bay Regional Park District Celebrates Huge Urban Park Investment in Richmond CA The East Bay Regional park District will dedicate two important completed projects at Point Pinole Regional Shoreline in Richmond on Saturday, Apr. 22.
Image December 16, 2016Park District Renames Martinez Shoreline for Ted and Kathy Radke The East Bay Regional Park District Board of Directors voted 7-0 last week to rename Martinez Regional Shoreline in honor of former Board member Ted Rakde, who died Aug. 28, and his wife, Kathy, who died in 2011.
Image November 9, 2016Park District Purchases Almost 400 Acres in East Contra Costa County The East Bay Regional Park District board of directors voted 7-0 last week to purchase two parcels totaling 390 acres to expand Black Diamond Mines Regional Preserve in Antioch and Vasco Hills Regional Preserve near Byron.
Image November 3, 2016Breuner Marsh Re-Named in Honor of Dotson Family The East Bay Regional Park District board of directors on Tuesday voted unanimously to re-name Breuner Marsh, a 60-acre wetland at Pt. Pinole Regional Park, after the Dotson family for their long-standing efforts to save the Richmond shoreline from development. The former Breuner Marsh was, at…
Image October 11, 2016East Bay Park District Board Approves Parking Project for Mission Peak The East Bay Regional Park District Board of Directors voted unanimously Sept. 20 to approve a 300-space parking lot at the Stanford Avenue staging area of Mission Peak Regional Preserve, in hopes of providing improved public access and alleviating parking congestion at the popular Fremont open…
Image September 26, 2016Brian Holt Helps Develop Regional Park to Honor WWII-Era Civil Rights Event Duke University alumnus Brian Holt is working to ensure that one of the deadliest home-front disasters of World War II and the racial injustices within the military it exposed will never be forgotten.
Image July 15, 2016Court Orders Closure of Vargas Plateau Regional Park The East Bay Regional Park District has closed Vargas Plateau Regional Park in Fremont after an Alameda County Superior Court judge ruled in favor of two neighbors concerned about the Park District’s improvements to the road leading to the park.
Image June 21, 2016Caltrans’ “Protect Every Drop” Campaign Funds Series of Shoreline Cleanups Throughout East Bay 6/21/2016 Partnership Celebrated with June 25 Community Volunteer Event WHAT: Volunteers from Caltrans will join the East Bay Regional Park District on Saturday, June 25 to celebrate the launch of a comprehensive environmental education and shoreline cleanup program extending into…
