A probing account into the history of the Park District on its 75th anniversary. The book, by writer and oral history researcher Laura McCreery, focuses on the people, events, and issues that shaped the largest and most innovative regional park system in the country. Available online.
On October 29, the Park District joined Assembly member Rebecca Bauer-Kahan at Tilden Regional Park to thank her for her leadership in obtaining critical funds in the state budget for wildfire protection in Regional Parks.
Managing flammable vegetation to reduce wildfire risks is a year-round effort for the Park District, highlighted by current fuels reduction work underway at Wildcat Canyon Regional Park that will remove surface fuels and approximately 80 dead and dying trees (mostly pine and eucalyptus).
The Park District has received a $773,929 grant from CAL FIRE to create Wildfire Risk Index (WRI) for Alameda and Contra Costa counties using advanced imagery.
In the 1970s, the Park District pioneered the concept of a regional trail system of paved and unpaved trails for recreation and to connect users to transit hubs, schools, work sites, shopping centers, parks, and open space.
The East Bay Regional Park District joined the Sutter family, friends, and local leaders during a memorial in Judge John Sutter’s honor on July 24.
The Park District recently launched a major project to remove approximately 1,000 acres of dead trees in Regional Parks.
Since October 2020, we have seen sudden tree mortality and dieback in many different species of trees, including eucalyptus, acacia, bay, and pine.
Urban Parks and Protected Areas: On the Front Lines of a Pandemic – The International Journal of Protected Areas and Conservation
Bay Point Regional Shoreline reopened on Friday, November 20, 2020 after a 14-month construction closure.