Death caps and Western destroying angels, both common in the Bay Area, thrive after rainfall, the East Bay park district warns.
The Amanitas Are Blooming. Don’t Eat Them.
January 4, 2024 •
The History of Vaccines Through an East Bay Regional Park
May 4, 2021 •
Before it became a park, Sobrante Ridge was home to vaccine testing and the infamous “Cutter Incident”
As Fires Continue, Land Managers Start to Survey Ecological Damage and Recovery in Bay Area Parks
October 1, 2020 •
Burns have varied in intensity throughout the Bay Area, leading to different ecological effects.
Why Are Some Parks Closed But Others Not?
April 23, 2020 •
Every county, and every county park system, is different.
To Close Or Not to Close? That is the Question!
March 26, 2020 •
Parks as sanctuaries and refuges in times of crisis.
Mount Diablo, a Story of Place
January 10, 2020 •
This is an excerpt from photographer and longtime Bay Nature contributor Stephen Joseph’s new book, Mount Diablo, A Story of Place and Inspiration. The book consists of hundreds of Joseph’s photographs, taken over three years on the mountain, and features essays by local conservation leaders.
The Ohlone People Gather
October 5, 2018 •
Indigenous writer Gregg Castro reflects on the 25th anniversary of the Gathering of Ohlone Peoples.
It Takes a Village To Create a State Park
November 20, 2013 •
On Saturday November 16th, a crowd gathered at Eastshore State Park to celebrate legendary Save The Bay co-founder Sylvia McLaughlin and to rename the park in her honor.
Bald eagles have returned to nest at Anthony Chabot
May 8, 2013 •
Bald eagles have returned to nest for a second year in a restricted section of the park.
Controlled burn at Redwood Regional Park
December 12, 2012 •
In summer 2012, we reported on the East Bay Regional Park District’s plan for a prescribed burn at Redwood Regional Park. The author of that feature, Wendy Tokuda, went out just before Thanksgiving to watch the burn. Here’s her report: … Read more