A year-round fire season is now the “new normal” in California. The 2018 wildfire season was the deadliest and most destructive wildfire season on record in California.
After more than 20 years of community support and involvement, the East Bay Regional Park District has accepted 2,216 acres of former Concord Naval Weapons Station land from the U.S. Navy for a future regional park.
United Camps, Conferences, and Retreats (UCCR) has been selected as the new camp operator at Camp Arroyo, East Bay Regional Park District’s environmental education youth camp serving fifth and sixth-grade students during the school year. UCCR replaces the YMCA of the East Bay who notified the Park District it would end its agreement to operate the camps on May 31, 2019.
Every day is Earth Day in the East Bay Regional Park District, but it's always more special during the month of April when the Park District celebrates at multiple Earth Day events.
On March 29, The East Bay Regional Park District closed escrow on a newly acquired building at 2955 Peralta Oaks Court in Oakland directly across from the District’s current administrative headquarters. The Park District’s Board of Directors approved the purchase of the 4-acre property at its March 5 meeting for fair market value. The purchase price was $14.4 million.
On January 14, the Board of the East Bay Regional Park District authorized an agreement with the Antioch Unified School District (AUSD) that will permit the District to acquire approximately 191.45 acres of land known as “Moller Ranch.”
The East Bay Regional Park District invites the public to the 20th Anniversary Gathering of Ohlone Peoples, Sunday, October 6, 2013, from 10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. at Coyote Hills Regional Park in Fremont.
On Friday, October 24, 2014, the Legislative Committee of the East Bay Regional Park District’s Board of Directors officially took action to oppose a developer sponsored ballot initiative, Measure T, which would open the door to development of Doolan Canyon.
In early spring, snakes emerge from winter hibernation and become more active. Rattlesnakes are native to California and occur in a variety of wildland habitats, as well as in rural and urban areas.
For many people, the East Bay Regional Parks have provided a lifetime of memories.