Media Contacts:Dave MasonPublic Information SupervisorEmail: mediainquiries@ebparks.orgPhone: (510) 409-7509All News Image March 1, 2024New Restoration and Public Access Project Coming Soon to Coyote Hills A nearly completed restoration project is coming soon to Coyote Hills, expanding the park by approximately 25 percent. The Coyote Hills Restoration and Public Access Project (Patterson Ranch) was made possible by the largest ever land donation to the Park District and will provide public… Image March 1, 2024Park Happenings for March Wildflower Season, Women’s History Month, 90th Events, and more... Image January 17, 2024East Bay Regional Park District Launches Annual Trails Challenge Program The free annual Trails Challenge program connects people with nature and healthy recreation by providing 20 designated trails for each year’s challenge. Image January 6, 2024East Bay Regional Park District Announces New Assistant General Manager of Public Safety/Police Chief After a nationwide search, the East Bay Regional Park District announces the appointment of Chief Roberto Filice as its new Assistant General Manager of Public Safety and Police Chief at the public agency. Image January 4, 202490 Years of East Bay Regional Parks Welcome to the East Bay Regional Park District’s 90th Anniversary year. Events and programs celebrating the Park District’s 90th Anniversary include a community birthday celebration on May 11 and monthly naturalist-led “Explore Your Parks” adventure programs, among others. Additional events and… Image January 2, 2024New Year Adventures in Regional Parks Ring in 2024 with new year's activities in the Regional Parks! Image January 1, 2024Learn About Winter Wool at Ardenwood Historic Farm Want to learn more about wool and the sheep who share it with us? Come visit the farm for some woolly programs this winter and come see our sheep get their annual haircut at our spring Sheep Shearing Day! Image January 1, 202490 Years of East Bay Regional Parks This year marks the East Bay Regional Park District's 90th Anniversary. To celebrate 90 years of land preservation, environmental conservation, and recreation, the District is planning a series of events and programs throughout the year, including a spring anniversary celebration and monthly… Image January 1, 2024The Biggest Tree in the World? In the mid-1800s the East Bay old-growth redwood forests were extensively logged, profoundly impacting the ecology of the forest. Image December 21, 2023The Carbonizer In the East Bay, a new machine called a carbonator is being used by the East Bay Regional Park District to fight fire with fire, literally. The carbonator was recently started up for the winter season. Image December 8, 2023Park District Names U.S. Representative Mark DeSaulnier 2023 Radke Championing Advocacy Award Recipient The East Bay Regional Park District and the Regional Parks Foundation recognized U.S. Representative Mark DeSaulnier on December 8, 2023, with the 2023 Radke Championing Advocacy Award at a ceremony along the Iron Horse Trail in Walnut Creek. Image November 16, 2023East Bay Regional Park District Announces New Equity Officer After a nationwide search, the East Bay Regional Park District announces the appointment of José G. González as its new Equity Officer to lead diversity, equity, and inclusion efforts at the public agency. Image November 1, 2023GM Message: Caring for Our Climate 39th Annual Coastal Cleanup Day and Wildfire Safety in the Parks. Image November 1, 2023e-Bike Update In September, the Park District Board of Directors voted to allow Class I e-Bikes on all trails where regular bikes are allowed, and Class II e-Bikes on all paved Regional Trails. Image October 24, 2023Thinking Outside the Box: Leading the Way on Wildfire Protection for the Community The East Bay Regional Park District held a special briefing and tour at Anthony Chabot Regional Park today highlighting a first-of-its-kind fuels reduction project (365 acres) in the East Bay hills. The Park District’s wildfire fuels reduction project uses an innovative and climate-friendly… Image October 5, 2023Park District’s Commitment to State 30x30 Conservation Initiative Recognized by CNRA Secretary Crowfoot In recognition of the Park District’s continued contributions toward meeting the initiative’s goals, California Natural Resources Agency Secretary Wade Crowfoot has reappointed Park District Deputy General Manager Dr. Ana M. Alvarez to serve a second term on California’s 30x30 Partnership… Image September 1, 2023Teens Share Stories of Park History Learned in Youth Development Program Local youth from communities around Thurgood Marshall Regional Park – Home of the Port Chicago 50 created a series of social media posts after spending time on location and learning its history from Park District staff. Image August 18, 2023Fuel Reduction and Trails Crew Work The East Bay Regional Park District is expanding and focusing its youth workforce development programs to support wildfire prevention efforts and trails maintenance work while increasing benefits for Bay Area at-risk youth and the greater community. Image August 18, 2023New Doolittle Bay Trail Expansion Brings Improved Safety and Access to Martin Luther King, Jr. Shoreline On Friday, August 18, 2023, the Park District celebrated the opening of the San Francisco Bay Trail Gap and Improvements Project at Oakland’s Martin Luther King Jr. Regional Shoreline. Image August 1, 2023Park District Launches New System to Make Information About Police and Fire Activity More Accessible The Park District has launched a new system to make information about police and fire activity more accessible to the public. The system also includes an interactive webpage with near real-time mapping of police and fire activity, including location, date and time, a general description, and… Pagination First page « First Previous page Previous Page 1 Page 2 Page 3 Page 4 Current page 5 Page 6 Page 7 Page 8 Page 9… Next page Next Last page Last »
Image March 1, 2024New Restoration and Public Access Project Coming Soon to Coyote Hills A nearly completed restoration project is coming soon to Coyote Hills, expanding the park by approximately 25 percent. The Coyote Hills Restoration and Public Access Project (Patterson Ranch) was made possible by the largest ever land donation to the Park District and will provide public…
Image March 1, 2024Park Happenings for March Wildflower Season, Women’s History Month, 90th Events, and more...
Image January 17, 2024East Bay Regional Park District Launches Annual Trails Challenge Program The free annual Trails Challenge program connects people with nature and healthy recreation by providing 20 designated trails for each year’s challenge.
Image January 6, 2024East Bay Regional Park District Announces New Assistant General Manager of Public Safety/Police Chief After a nationwide search, the East Bay Regional Park District announces the appointment of Chief Roberto Filice as its new Assistant General Manager of Public Safety and Police Chief at the public agency.
Image January 4, 202490 Years of East Bay Regional Parks Welcome to the East Bay Regional Park District’s 90th Anniversary year. Events and programs celebrating the Park District’s 90th Anniversary include a community birthday celebration on May 11 and monthly naturalist-led “Explore Your Parks” adventure programs, among others. Additional events and…
Image January 2, 2024New Year Adventures in Regional Parks Ring in 2024 with new year's activities in the Regional Parks!
Image January 1, 2024Learn About Winter Wool at Ardenwood Historic Farm Want to learn more about wool and the sheep who share it with us? Come visit the farm for some woolly programs this winter and come see our sheep get their annual haircut at our spring Sheep Shearing Day!
Image January 1, 202490 Years of East Bay Regional Parks This year marks the East Bay Regional Park District's 90th Anniversary. To celebrate 90 years of land preservation, environmental conservation, and recreation, the District is planning a series of events and programs throughout the year, including a spring anniversary celebration and monthly…
Image January 1, 2024The Biggest Tree in the World? In the mid-1800s the East Bay old-growth redwood forests were extensively logged, profoundly impacting the ecology of the forest.
Image December 21, 2023The Carbonizer In the East Bay, a new machine called a carbonator is being used by the East Bay Regional Park District to fight fire with fire, literally. The carbonator was recently started up for the winter season.
Image December 8, 2023Park District Names U.S. Representative Mark DeSaulnier 2023 Radke Championing Advocacy Award Recipient The East Bay Regional Park District and the Regional Parks Foundation recognized U.S. Representative Mark DeSaulnier on December 8, 2023, with the 2023 Radke Championing Advocacy Award at a ceremony along the Iron Horse Trail in Walnut Creek.
Image November 16, 2023East Bay Regional Park District Announces New Equity Officer After a nationwide search, the East Bay Regional Park District announces the appointment of José G. González as its new Equity Officer to lead diversity, equity, and inclusion efforts at the public agency.
Image November 1, 2023GM Message: Caring for Our Climate 39th Annual Coastal Cleanup Day and Wildfire Safety in the Parks.
Image November 1, 2023e-Bike Update In September, the Park District Board of Directors voted to allow Class I e-Bikes on all trails where regular bikes are allowed, and Class II e-Bikes on all paved Regional Trails.
Image October 24, 2023Thinking Outside the Box: Leading the Way on Wildfire Protection for the Community The East Bay Regional Park District held a special briefing and tour at Anthony Chabot Regional Park today highlighting a first-of-its-kind fuels reduction project (365 acres) in the East Bay hills. The Park District’s wildfire fuels reduction project uses an innovative and climate-friendly…
Image October 5, 2023Park District’s Commitment to State 30x30 Conservation Initiative Recognized by CNRA Secretary Crowfoot In recognition of the Park District’s continued contributions toward meeting the initiative’s goals, California Natural Resources Agency Secretary Wade Crowfoot has reappointed Park District Deputy General Manager Dr. Ana M. Alvarez to serve a second term on California’s 30x30 Partnership…
Image September 1, 2023Teens Share Stories of Park History Learned in Youth Development Program Local youth from communities around Thurgood Marshall Regional Park – Home of the Port Chicago 50 created a series of social media posts after spending time on location and learning its history from Park District staff.
Image August 18, 2023Fuel Reduction and Trails Crew Work The East Bay Regional Park District is expanding and focusing its youth workforce development programs to support wildfire prevention efforts and trails maintenance work while increasing benefits for Bay Area at-risk youth and the greater community.
Image August 18, 2023New Doolittle Bay Trail Expansion Brings Improved Safety and Access to Martin Luther King, Jr. Shoreline On Friday, August 18, 2023, the Park District celebrated the opening of the San Francisco Bay Trail Gap and Improvements Project at Oakland’s Martin Luther King Jr. Regional Shoreline.
Image August 1, 2023Park District Launches New System to Make Information About Police and Fire Activity More Accessible The Park District has launched a new system to make information about police and fire activity more accessible to the public. The system also includes an interactive webpage with near real-time mapping of police and fire activity, including location, date and time, a general description, and…