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Author Archives: Aleta George
Journalist and author Aleta George writes about the nature, history, and culture of California. She is the author of the award-winning biography "Ina Coolbrith: The Bittersweet Song of California's First Poet Laureate."
Summer Issue 2018
Volunteers Make the Parks Come Alive. Here’s How to Find and Join Them.
There are dozens of ways to volunteer in the East Bay Regional Park District.
Spring Issue 2015
A Helping Hand for Bluebirds
People come out of the woodwork to protect bluebirds.
Summer Issue 2012
Tesla: Offroad Expansion, Park, or Both?
The latest on a long-running debate over a possible expansion of the Carnegie State Vehicular Recreation Area into a valley near Livermore.
Spring Issue 2012
All Hail Hulet Hornbeck
The Bay Area lost a giant of park-building with the passing of Hulet Hornbeck, who presided over the creation of 49,000 acres of parkland at the East Bay Regional Park District.
Summer Issue 2008
Ocean Noise Pollution
We hadn’t yet reached the Gulf of the Farallones National Marine Sanctuary, but we were far enough outside the Golden Gate that Angel Island looked like an extension of the Marin Headlands, an optical illusion that kept early explorers from … Read more
Fall Issue 2005
Bay Area Ridge Trail
The Bay Area is home to several regional trails, from the Bay Trail near the water’s edge up to the Bay Area Ridge Trail, which traverses the high points of our landscape. The ultimate goal of this latter project is … Read more
