Behind the Name at the East Bay Parks
How often have you encountered a trail, campsite—or even an entire park—with an odd or mysterious name? Eighty-five years ago, visionary academics, public officials, and hikers, living mostly in Oakland...
Tag: East Bay Regional Park District
The Endangered Species Next Door: the California Ridgway’s Rail
Perhaps it’s their contradictions that makes seeking Ridgway's rails so exciting.
2019 Conservation Action Hero Robert Doyle Expanded the East Bay Parks
Robert Doyle often wonders what would have happened had John Muir simply explored but never written about the wilderness he loved. Over the course of his conservation career, Doyle has...
The Ohlone People Gather
Indigenous writer Gregg Castro reflects on the 25th anniversary of the Gathering of Ohlone Peoples.
2016 Local Hero Award Winner for Conservation Action
For more than 25 years, Andrea Mackenzie has been an effective and passionate leader for open space protection in the Bay Area, working at the intersection of urban and open...
Map Sense: From Topos to Tablets at the East Bay Regional Parks
Every map tells a story -- about the world, and about the person who made it.
It Takes a Village To Create a State Park
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.
New wildlife corridor created at foot of Mount Diablo
Roddy Ranch has been spared from development and is on it's way to becoming a new park.
Bald eagles have returned to nest at Anthony Chabot
Bald eagles have returned to nest for a second year in a restricted section of the park.
