After a decade of working in parks, Richard Tejeda decided to create Saved By Nature to help more people of color visit and work in parks.

Meet Richard Tejeda, Bay Nature’s 2022 Community Hero
March 24, 2022 •
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After a decade of working in parks, Richard Tejeda decided to create Saved By Nature to help more people of color visit and work in parks.
In 2020, less than 2,000 monarchs were counted at overwintering sites in California. Scientists weren’t sure if they’d come back. This year’s count shows that they did, and in a big way.
Helen Putnam Regional Park offers magnificent views of Petaluma and the Sonoma County countryside. The park has a six-mile trail system suitable for…