Media Contacts:Dave MasonPublic Information SupervisorEmail: dmason@ebparks.orgPhone: (510) 544-2217All News Image March 15, 2022Park District Receives Two Awards from California Parks and Recreation Society East Bay Regional Park District is recognized for Outstanding JEDI Program/Event and Outstanding Park Image March 15, 2022Park District Receives NACPRO Facility Award The Park District Receives the National Association of County Park and Recreation Officials (NACPRO) Excellence in Park and Recreation Facility Award Image March 10, 2022Draft Redistricting Map Available for Public Review View drafts of Park District ward redistricting maps and join the public hearing at the March 15, 2022 Board Meeting. Image March 3, 2022Now Hiring Outdoor Recreation Leaders The Park District is hiring skilled and passionate Recreation Leaders to lead biking, camping, canoeing, day camps, fishing, hiking, kayaking, and other programs for the 2022 season. Image March 3, 2022New Regional Park at Former Concord Naval Weapons Station named after First Black Supreme Court Justice Thurgood Marshall On Tuesday, June 1, 2021, the East Bay Regional Park District Board of Directors unanimously voted to name the new regional park at the former Concord Naval Weapons Station “Thurgood Marshall Regional Park – Home of the Port Chicago 50.” Image March 1, 2022Disc Golf Course Now Open A new 18-hole disc golf course is now open at Oyster Bay Regional Shoreline. Image March 1, 2022Brickyard Cove Opening Soon Opening in early spring, Brickyard Cove along the Berkeley shoreline will provide access for walking, biking, and nature viewing and includes new parking, bike racks, picnic tables, restrooms, water fountains, interpretive signage, walking paths, and connection to the San Francisco Bay Trail. Image March 1, 2022Tilden Park Golf Course Turns 85 85 years ago, Tilden Park Golf Course in Tilden Regional Park opened to the public with much fanfare and excitement. The course was built during the Great Depression by the Works Progress Administration (WPA), that included Civilian Conservation Corps’ (CCC) Company 2940-C, a segregated group of… Image March 1, 2022Celebrating Women's History Month Join us in celebrating Women's History Month as we share the important role women have played in the Park District’s founding and its legacy of protecting open space and connecting people with nature in the East Bay. Image February 22, 2022Park District Looking for Interpretive Student Aides The East Bay Regional Park District is hiring Interpretive Student Aides to assist our Naturalists in visitor centers and surrounding parks. Image February 17, 2022Report of Non-Native Snake Abandoned at Anthony Chabot Regional Park on Sunday Monday morning, Park District staff was notified that on Sunday a hiker had spotted a non-native snake, presumed to be a ball python, on the side of Big Bear Trail in Anthony Chabot Regional Park. The snake has not been seen since the original sighting. Image February 3, 2022Park District hosts Assemblymember Marc Levine to Discuss Wildfire Protection On January 26, the Park District hosted Assemblymember Marc Levine from Marin County at Miller/Knox Regional Shoreline in Richmond to see our fuels reduction program firsthand. Wildfire protection is a year-round effort for the District. Image February 1, 2022Celebrating Black History Month Join us in celebrating Black History Month as we honor the wealth of African American history in the parks by sharing stories of black history through our archives and naturalist programs. Image February 1, 2022The Year Ahead 2022 brings new opportunities and renewed excitement, energy, and focus for the Park District. Image February 1, 2022Reducing Flammable Vegetation The Park District Board of Directors recently authorized $2.9 million over four years for goat and sheep grazing in Regional Parks. Image January 24, 2022Regional Parks Foundation Winter 2022 Compass Magazine Now Available The latest edition of the Regional Parks Foundation's Compass highlights the realities of drought conditions in East Bay Regional Parks, the benefits of spending time outdoors, and the Foundation’s latest capital campaign to help fund a major renovation of Tilden's Environmental Education Center. Image January 24, 2022Virtual Youth Job Fair: Saturday, January 29 Explore the many paid summer and year-round jobs available in the Park District at this year's Virtual Youth Job Fair on Saturday, January 29 from 10 am to Noon. Image January 24, 2022January 1-3 King Tides Offered Glimpse into Future On January 1-3, we experienced the year's first King Tides, which showed how the one-to-two foot rise in sea level expected over the next few decades will affect our shorelines. Our naturalists streamed two live events to share the future effects on the shorelines. Image January 24, 20222022 Board Officers Named The Board of Directors have selected new board officers for 2022. Image January 14, 2022Martin Luther King, Jr. Day 2022 Join the Park District in honoring the legacy of Martin Luther King, Jr. Day with various programs and events. Pagination First page « First Previous page Previous … Page 8 Page 9 Page 10 Page 11 Current page 12 Page 13 Page 14 Page 15 Page 16… Next page Next Last page Last »
Image March 15, 2022Park District Receives Two Awards from California Parks and Recreation Society East Bay Regional Park District is recognized for Outstanding JEDI Program/Event and Outstanding Park
Image March 15, 2022Park District Receives NACPRO Facility Award The Park District Receives the National Association of County Park and Recreation Officials (NACPRO) Excellence in Park and Recreation Facility Award
Image March 10, 2022Draft Redistricting Map Available for Public Review View drafts of Park District ward redistricting maps and join the public hearing at the March 15, 2022 Board Meeting.
Image March 3, 2022Now Hiring Outdoor Recreation Leaders The Park District is hiring skilled and passionate Recreation Leaders to lead biking, camping, canoeing, day camps, fishing, hiking, kayaking, and other programs for the 2022 season.
Image March 3, 2022New Regional Park at Former Concord Naval Weapons Station named after First Black Supreme Court Justice Thurgood Marshall On Tuesday, June 1, 2021, the East Bay Regional Park District Board of Directors unanimously voted to name the new regional park at the former Concord Naval Weapons Station “Thurgood Marshall Regional Park – Home of the Port Chicago 50.”
Image March 1, 2022Disc Golf Course Now Open A new 18-hole disc golf course is now open at Oyster Bay Regional Shoreline.
Image March 1, 2022Brickyard Cove Opening Soon Opening in early spring, Brickyard Cove along the Berkeley shoreline will provide access for walking, biking, and nature viewing and includes new parking, bike racks, picnic tables, restrooms, water fountains, interpretive signage, walking paths, and connection to the San Francisco Bay Trail.
Image March 1, 2022Tilden Park Golf Course Turns 85 85 years ago, Tilden Park Golf Course in Tilden Regional Park opened to the public with much fanfare and excitement. The course was built during the Great Depression by the Works Progress Administration (WPA), that included Civilian Conservation Corps’ (CCC) Company 2940-C, a segregated group of…
Image March 1, 2022Celebrating Women's History Month Join us in celebrating Women's History Month as we share the important role women have played in the Park District’s founding and its legacy of protecting open space and connecting people with nature in the East Bay.
Image February 22, 2022Park District Looking for Interpretive Student Aides The East Bay Regional Park District is hiring Interpretive Student Aides to assist our Naturalists in visitor centers and surrounding parks.
Image February 17, 2022Report of Non-Native Snake Abandoned at Anthony Chabot Regional Park on Sunday Monday morning, Park District staff was notified that on Sunday a hiker had spotted a non-native snake, presumed to be a ball python, on the side of Big Bear Trail in Anthony Chabot Regional Park. The snake has not been seen since the original sighting.
Image February 3, 2022Park District hosts Assemblymember Marc Levine to Discuss Wildfire Protection On January 26, the Park District hosted Assemblymember Marc Levine from Marin County at Miller/Knox Regional Shoreline in Richmond to see our fuels reduction program firsthand. Wildfire protection is a year-round effort for the District.
Image February 1, 2022Celebrating Black History Month Join us in celebrating Black History Month as we honor the wealth of African American history in the parks by sharing stories of black history through our archives and naturalist programs.
Image February 1, 2022The Year Ahead 2022 brings new opportunities and renewed excitement, energy, and focus for the Park District.
Image February 1, 2022Reducing Flammable Vegetation The Park District Board of Directors recently authorized $2.9 million over four years for goat and sheep grazing in Regional Parks.
Image January 24, 2022Regional Parks Foundation Winter 2022 Compass Magazine Now Available The latest edition of the Regional Parks Foundation's Compass highlights the realities of drought conditions in East Bay Regional Parks, the benefits of spending time outdoors, and the Foundation’s latest capital campaign to help fund a major renovation of Tilden's Environmental Education Center.
Image January 24, 2022Virtual Youth Job Fair: Saturday, January 29 Explore the many paid summer and year-round jobs available in the Park District at this year's Virtual Youth Job Fair on Saturday, January 29 from 10 am to Noon.
Image January 24, 2022January 1-3 King Tides Offered Glimpse into Future On January 1-3, we experienced the year's first King Tides, which showed how the one-to-two foot rise in sea level expected over the next few decades will affect our shorelines. Our naturalists streamed two live events to share the future effects on the shorelines.
Image January 24, 20222022 Board Officers Named The Board of Directors have selected new board officers for 2022.
Image January 14, 2022Martin Luther King, Jr. Day 2022 Join the Park District in honoring the legacy of Martin Luther King, Jr. Day with various programs and events.
