Media Contacts:Dave MasonPublic Information SupervisorEmail: dmason@ebparks.orgPhone: (510) 544-2217All News Image February 28, 2018Park District Offers New After-Hours Commuter Bicycle Permit Pilot Program on Select Regional Trails The East Bay Regional Park District is testing an after-hours permit program for bicyclists who wish to commute on the Regional Trails after normal open hours. 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 24, 2018Park District’s Free “Trails Challenge” Program Gets People Outdoors, Improves Health This year marks the 25th anniversary of the East Bay Regional Park District’s signature outdoor activity program, Trails Challenge. 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 January 3, 2018Park District Seeks Volunteers for Day of Service at Martin Luther King Jr. Regional Shoreline The East Bay Regional Park District invites the community to a morning of hands-on engagement at Martin Luther King Jr. Regional Shoreline in Oakland. 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 October 23, 2017Public Meetings to Focus on Measure CC Accomplishments, Future Park Needs On Thursday, October 26, 2017 the East Bay Regional Park District will hold the first of three public meetings to discuss Measure CC accomplishments and gather community input regarding future goals and priorities in the Measure CC area. Image August 24, 2017Albany Beach Restoration & Public Access Project Update Thanks to voter-approved funding from Measures CC and Measure WW, the East Bay Regional Park District has embarked on a plan to improve habitat, access, and trail conditions along the Albany shoreline at McLaughlin Eastshore State Park. 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 12, 2017California Needs to Step Up Park Maintenance with a 2018 Bond Measure Once considered a “best in the nation” system, California’s parks and open spaces have suffered in recent years from a lack of adequate funding to meet the backlog of unseen or aging infrastructure at many of the state’s most beautiful places. Additionally, parklands are on the front line of… 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 22, 2017Atlas Road Bridge & Dotson Family Marsh Dedication Join the East Bay Regional Park District as we dedicate the newly constructed Atlas Road Bridge, providing a much-needed additional entrance and staging area to Point Pinole. 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. Pagination First page « First Previous page Previous … Page 19 Page 20 Page 21 Page 22 Current page 23 Page 24 Page 25 Page 26 Page 27 Next page Next Last page Last »
Image February 28, 2018Park District Offers New After-Hours Commuter Bicycle Permit Pilot Program on Select Regional Trails The East Bay Regional Park District is testing an after-hours permit program for bicyclists who wish to commute on the Regional Trails after normal open hours.
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 24, 2018Park District’s Free “Trails Challenge” Program Gets People Outdoors, Improves Health This year marks the 25th anniversary of the East Bay Regional Park District’s signature outdoor activity program, Trails Challenge.
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 January 3, 2018Park District Seeks Volunteers for Day of Service at Martin Luther King Jr. Regional Shoreline The East Bay Regional Park District invites the community to a morning of hands-on engagement at Martin Luther King Jr. Regional Shoreline in Oakland.
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 October 23, 2017Public Meetings to Focus on Measure CC Accomplishments, Future Park Needs On Thursday, October 26, 2017 the East Bay Regional Park District will hold the first of three public meetings to discuss Measure CC accomplishments and gather community input regarding future goals and priorities in the Measure CC area.
Image August 24, 2017Albany Beach Restoration & Public Access Project Update Thanks to voter-approved funding from Measures CC and Measure WW, the East Bay Regional Park District has embarked on a plan to improve habitat, access, and trail conditions along the Albany shoreline at McLaughlin Eastshore State Park.
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 12, 2017California Needs to Step Up Park Maintenance with a 2018 Bond Measure Once considered a “best in the nation” system, California’s parks and open spaces have suffered in recent years from a lack of adequate funding to meet the backlog of unseen or aging infrastructure at many of the state’s most beautiful places. Additionally, parklands are on the front line of…
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 22, 2017Atlas Road Bridge & Dotson Family Marsh Dedication Join the East Bay Regional Park District as we dedicate the newly constructed Atlas Road Bridge, providing a much-needed additional entrance and staging area to Point Pinole.
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.
