Media Contacts:Dave MasonPublic Information SupervisorEmail: dmason@ebparks.orgPhone: (510) 544-2217All News Image June 12, 2023Big Break Hosts Walk and Talk with Rep. Mark DeSaulnier Representative DeSaulnier meets with community on the trails at Big Break Image June 9, 2023Celebrating Juneteenth with Free Park Day on Sunday, June 18 The East Bay Regional Park District is celebrating Juneteenth with a Free Park Day on Sunday, June 18, 2023. While the Juneteenth holiday is on Monday, June 19, the District’s Free Park Day is on Sunday, June 18, to serve more visitors. Image June 7, 2023Park Happenings for June Park Happenings is a summary of news, programs and activities in Regional Parks. Image May 18, 2023Briones Pilot Project: Benefits of EVEN and ODD Weekend Day Strategy The Briones Pilot Project is testing trail use strategies to improve the overall trail use experience for visitors, including designating access on EVEN and ODD weekend days. Benefits of EVEN/ODD weekend day strategy... Image May 12, 2023Protecting Yourself in the Heat Learn how to protect yourself from the heat when enjoying the Regional Parks Image May 12, 2023Dive into Swim Season at the Park District Summer season kicks off with the re-opening of swim facilities Image May 12, 2023Briones Pilot Project Volunteer Dig Days Help maintain and enhance the Pilot Project Zone at Briones Regional Park Image May 12, 2023May-June Regional in Nature Activity Guide Now Available! Enjoy the latest issue of the Regional in Nature Activity Guide packed with seasonal programs, activities, and feature stories. Image May 12, 2023APA Award of Excellence for Roddy Ranch Plans Park District planners are recognized for the former Roddy Ranch Golf Course Habitat Restoration and Public Access Plan Image May 5, 2023Park District Receives $1.4 Million California Natural Resources Agency Grant for Bay Trail Gap Closure Project in Martinez Park District has been selected to receive $1.4 million from the California Natural Resources Agency’s Urban Greening Grant Program for its Bay Trail Gap Closure Project in Martinez, which would close a half-mile gap in the Bay Trail between Carquinez Strait Regional Shoreline and Radke Martinez… Image Tilden view, circa 1940s. May 2, 2023Conserving Watershed Lands: A Shared History Established in 1934, the Park District has preserved forever over 125,000 acres of parklands, much of it watershed lands. How did the District become a reality? The answer connects us to the East Bay Municipal Utility District (EBMUD), which is celebrating their 100-year Anniversary this year. Image Finley Road Ranch (Photo: Michael Reeves) April 27, 2023Park District Acquires Finley Road Ranch Property Adjacent to Morgan Territory Regional Preserve and Mount Diablo State Park The Park District has purchased the 768-acre Finley Road Ranch property located off Finley Road in Contra Costa County at the western edge of Morgan Territory Regional Preserve and the southern edge of Mount Diablo State Park. The acquisition preserves forever one of the largest remaining pristine… Image April 20, 2023Reinhardt Redwood Regional Park Joins National Old-Growth Forest Network Reinhardt Redwood Regional Park – the largest remaining natural grove of coast redwoods in the East Bay – has joined the Old-Growth Forest Network dedicated to sharing the nation’s old-growth forests with the public. Reinhardt Redwood Regional Park is the 17th Forest in California to Join the… Image April 18, 2023Celebrate Earth Day with the Park District Earth Day Opportunities Include Activities, Hikes, and Volunteer Clean-up Events Image April 18, 2023Park District Launches Trail Use Pilot Project at Briones Regional Park On April 21, 2023, the East Bay Regional Park District is launching a temporary, two-year pilot project at Briones Regional Park to test a variety of trail management strategies. The Briones Pilot Project will provide new temporary access to some trails for recreational use, while also restoring… Image The new Doolittle Drive Bay Trail March 15, 2023Doolittle Drive Bay Trail Project in Oakland Opening Soon A new section of San Francisco Bay Trail along Doolittle Drive in Oakland is nearing completion. Image Stabilizing jute protects the creek's soil while plants begin to grow March 15, 2023McCosker Creek Restoration and Public Access Project Update The largest creek restoration project in the Park District’s history is wrapping up at Sibley Volcanic Regional Preserve. Image March 6, 2023Park District Seeking Lifeguards for 2023 Swim Season The Park District is looking for highly motivated people who are ready to protect and educate the community through lifeguard services Image March 3, 2023Park District Names Assemblymember Rebecca Bauer-Kahan 2022 Radke Championing Advocacy Award Recipient The Park District and Regional Parks Foundation recognized State Assemblymember Rebecca Bauer-Kahan with the 2022 Radke Championing Advocacy Award at a ceremony at Inspiration Point in Tilden Regional Park on March 3, 2023. Bauer-Kahan was instrumental in securing $4 million for restoration at… Image Finley Road Ranch (Photo: Michael Reeves) February 17, 2023Park District Awarded a Key $7 Million Grant for Acquisition of Finley Road Ranch Property The Park District has been notified that it will receive a $7 million grant from the California Coastal Conservancy for the purchase of the 768-acre Finley Road Ranch property located at the mouth of Riggs Canyon off Finley Road at the western edge of Morgan Territory Regional Preserve and the… Pagination First page « First Previous page Previous … Page 4 Page 5 Page 6 Page 7 Current page 8 Page 9 Page 10 Page 11 Page 12… Next page Next Last page Last »
Image June 12, 2023Big Break Hosts Walk and Talk with Rep. Mark DeSaulnier Representative DeSaulnier meets with community on the trails at Big Break
Image June 9, 2023Celebrating Juneteenth with Free Park Day on Sunday, June 18 The East Bay Regional Park District is celebrating Juneteenth with a Free Park Day on Sunday, June 18, 2023. While the Juneteenth holiday is on Monday, June 19, the District’s Free Park Day is on Sunday, June 18, to serve more visitors.
Image June 7, 2023Park Happenings for June Park Happenings is a summary of news, programs and activities in Regional Parks.
Image May 18, 2023Briones Pilot Project: Benefits of EVEN and ODD Weekend Day Strategy The Briones Pilot Project is testing trail use strategies to improve the overall trail use experience for visitors, including designating access on EVEN and ODD weekend days. Benefits of EVEN/ODD weekend day strategy...
Image May 12, 2023Protecting Yourself in the Heat Learn how to protect yourself from the heat when enjoying the Regional Parks
Image May 12, 2023Dive into Swim Season at the Park District Summer season kicks off with the re-opening of swim facilities
Image May 12, 2023Briones Pilot Project Volunteer Dig Days Help maintain and enhance the Pilot Project Zone at Briones Regional Park
Image May 12, 2023May-June Regional in Nature Activity Guide Now Available! Enjoy the latest issue of the Regional in Nature Activity Guide packed with seasonal programs, activities, and feature stories.
Image May 12, 2023APA Award of Excellence for Roddy Ranch Plans Park District planners are recognized for the former Roddy Ranch Golf Course Habitat Restoration and Public Access Plan
Image May 5, 2023Park District Receives $1.4 Million California Natural Resources Agency Grant for Bay Trail Gap Closure Project in Martinez Park District has been selected to receive $1.4 million from the California Natural Resources Agency’s Urban Greening Grant Program for its Bay Trail Gap Closure Project in Martinez, which would close a half-mile gap in the Bay Trail between Carquinez Strait Regional Shoreline and Radke Martinez…
Image Tilden view, circa 1940s. May 2, 2023Conserving Watershed Lands: A Shared History Established in 1934, the Park District has preserved forever over 125,000 acres of parklands, much of it watershed lands. How did the District become a reality? The answer connects us to the East Bay Municipal Utility District (EBMUD), which is celebrating their 100-year Anniversary this year.
Image Finley Road Ranch (Photo: Michael Reeves) April 27, 2023Park District Acquires Finley Road Ranch Property Adjacent to Morgan Territory Regional Preserve and Mount Diablo State Park The Park District has purchased the 768-acre Finley Road Ranch property located off Finley Road in Contra Costa County at the western edge of Morgan Territory Regional Preserve and the southern edge of Mount Diablo State Park. The acquisition preserves forever one of the largest remaining pristine…
Image April 20, 2023Reinhardt Redwood Regional Park Joins National Old-Growth Forest Network Reinhardt Redwood Regional Park – the largest remaining natural grove of coast redwoods in the East Bay – has joined the Old-Growth Forest Network dedicated to sharing the nation’s old-growth forests with the public. Reinhardt Redwood Regional Park is the 17th Forest in California to Join the…
Image April 18, 2023Celebrate Earth Day with the Park District Earth Day Opportunities Include Activities, Hikes, and Volunteer Clean-up Events
Image April 18, 2023Park District Launches Trail Use Pilot Project at Briones Regional Park On April 21, 2023, the East Bay Regional Park District is launching a temporary, two-year pilot project at Briones Regional Park to test a variety of trail management strategies. The Briones Pilot Project will provide new temporary access to some trails for recreational use, while also restoring…
Image The new Doolittle Drive Bay Trail March 15, 2023Doolittle Drive Bay Trail Project in Oakland Opening Soon A new section of San Francisco Bay Trail along Doolittle Drive in Oakland is nearing completion.
Image Stabilizing jute protects the creek's soil while plants begin to grow March 15, 2023McCosker Creek Restoration and Public Access Project Update The largest creek restoration project in the Park District’s history is wrapping up at Sibley Volcanic Regional Preserve.
Image March 6, 2023Park District Seeking Lifeguards for 2023 Swim Season The Park District is looking for highly motivated people who are ready to protect and educate the community through lifeguard services
Image March 3, 2023Park District Names Assemblymember Rebecca Bauer-Kahan 2022 Radke Championing Advocacy Award Recipient The Park District and Regional Parks Foundation recognized State Assemblymember Rebecca Bauer-Kahan with the 2022 Radke Championing Advocacy Award at a ceremony at Inspiration Point in Tilden Regional Park on March 3, 2023. Bauer-Kahan was instrumental in securing $4 million for restoration at…
Image Finley Road Ranch (Photo: Michael Reeves) February 17, 2023Park District Awarded a Key $7 Million Grant for Acquisition of Finley Road Ranch Property The Park District has been notified that it will receive a $7 million grant from the California Coastal Conservancy for the purchase of the 768-acre Finley Road Ranch property located at the mouth of Riggs Canyon off Finley Road at the western edge of Morgan Territory Regional Preserve and the…
