#ebrpd — Public Fediverse posts

Amy Wooldridge is resigning from her role as Alameda’s Assistant City Manager to begin a new role with EBRPD as the Deputy General Manager. Previously, Wooldridge led Alameda’s Recreation and Parks Department, where she helped deliver major park, trail, waterfront, and recreation projects. https://alamedapost.com/news/amy-wooldridge-leaves-city-to-join-ebrpd/

#alameda #AmyWooldridge #AssistantCityManager #EastBayRegionalParkDistrict #ebrpd

Morning #MTB ride to beat the heat. A total of 8.8 miles with 2.3 miles off road.

Stopped to take a photo and I heard something kinda crashing through the brush. I waited and eventually this 3-point buck came out.

#MuleDeer #EBRPD #EastBayRegionalParkDistrict #DiabloFoothills

Almost 500 people with buckets, hoes, and shovels excitedly descended upon Robert Crown Memorial State Beach for the 58th Annual Sand Castle & Sand Sculpture Contest on Saturday morning, June 20. Jean Chen chats with organizers about the beloved tradition. Photos by Jenn Heflin. https://alamedapost.com/features/alameda-life/theyre-just-here-to-have-fun/

#alameda #arpd #CrownBeach #ebrpd #LizRush #MichelePryor #NickLuby #PatrickRussi #SandCastleContest

A former Navy runway at Alameda Point is now a protected nesting site for California least terns. "Last year the Alameda least tern colony did very well with over 500 nests and potentially around 800 young fledged," reports Sharol Nelson-Embry. Photo by Rick Lewis. https://alamedapost.com/features/nature/taking-a-turn-watching-the-terns/

#alameda #AlamedaPoint #birding #birds #birdwatching #CaliforniaLeastTern #CrabCove #EastBayRegionalParkDistrict #ebrpd #FriendsOfTheAlamedaWildlifeReserve #GoldenGateBirdAlliance

Trust for Public Land secures option for Golden Gate Fields site for future park

https://www.tpl.org/media-room/trust-for-public-land-secures-option-on-former-golden-gate-fields-site-launching-effort-in-partnership-with-east-bay-regional-park-district-to-transform-161-acre-waterfront-into-future-east

#AlbanyCA #berkeley #EBRPD #park #GoldenGateFields

South Park Drive in Tilden Park, East Bay Regional Park District, to close for 5 months to protect newts
https://www.berkeleyside.org/2025/10/29/south-park-drive-in-tilden-to-close-for-5-months-to-protect-newts #Berkeley #EBRPD

Small, iconic, and endangered, California least terns return every year to Alameda. In the early 1970s, the NAS Alameda base commander’s wife noticed and protected about 10 pairs of birds. In 2024, over 500 nests were recorded. Sharol Nelson-Embry tells their story with photos by Rick Lewis. https://alamedapost.com/features/nature/31-yearsf-return-terns-bus-tours-alameda/

#alameda #AlamedaPoint #birding #birdwatching #CaliforniaLeastTern #CrabCove #EastBayRegionalParkDistrict #ebrpd #FriendsOfTheAlamedaWildlifeReserve

School is back in session, but Alameda still has plenty of fun summertime events left to savor. Get outside this week for flavorful and fascinating festivities, or hunt for treasure at the famous Alameda Point Antiques Faire.

https://alamedapost.com/features/alameda-life/all-around-alameda-labor-day-weekend-fun/

#alameda #AlamedaPoint #CoricaPark #CrabCove #EastBayRegionalParkDistrict #ebrpd #FamilyFriendlyEvents #FreeEvents #WebsterStreet #WestAlamedaBusinessAssociation

#Lupine

Morning hike with Leslie at #Sibley Volcanic Regional Preserve. Plenty of blue sky and wildflowers! Capped off the morning with bagels in Rockridge.

#purple #wildflowers #EastBay #EBRPD #EastBayRegionalParkDistrict

Quick ride this Sunday afternoon.

I've spent the last 3 days dealing with some pretty challenging issues. Sunday started off sunny in my part of the #EastBay but later in the day the clouds started rolling in. By about 4 p.m. the clouds were really rolling in and I knew that daylight would be fading soon so I grabbed the #eBike and headed for a short loop often I ride which goes through #DiabloFoothills park and #BorgesRanch.

I absolutely love the shades of #green we get this time of year in this part of California! It's a little hard to see in this photo, but the oak trees are getting new growth which has its own shade of green, distinct from the grass and the old oak leaves.

#EastBayRegionalParkDistrict #EBRPD #WalnutCreek #MTB

East Bay Regional Park District announced the appointment of Chief Roberto Filice as the new Assistant General Manager of Public Safety and Police Chief at the public agency.

https://alamedapost.com/news/ebrpd-welcomes-roberto-filice-as-police-chief/

#alameda #ebrpd

José G. González is stepping into the new role of EBRPD Equity Officer to lead initiatives related to diversity, equity, and inclusion for the park system.

https://alamedapost.com/news/ebrpd-announces-new-equity-officer/

#alameda #ebrpd

Friday afternoon bike ride.

#MtDiablo basking in the late-afternoon sun.

Highlights included:

* Seeing two you families with photographers out on the fire roads (probably taking pictures for their holiday cards)

* A tarantula crossing the road at #BorgesRanch

#EastBay #MTB #bicycle #MtDiabloStatePark #EBRPD #DiabloFoothils #WalnutCreek

Watch these fluffy Ridgway's rail chicks grow up before your eyes. Rick Lewis celebrates this endangered species' progress, "Every baby Ridgway rail that grows to adulthood brings the species one step further away from extinction."

https://alamedapost.com/features/nature/endangered-ridgways-rails-raise-their-young-on-mlk-shoreline/

#alameda #ArrowheadMarsh #birdwatching #CaliforniaClapperRails #ebrpd #GoldenGateAudubonSociety #GoldenGateBirdAlliance #MartinLutherKingJrRegionalShoreline #RidgwaysRails #SandhillCranes #SaveTheBay

Alameda Point is home to a very important breeding site for a colony of endangered California least terns. Rick Lewis reports back from an excursion to the site with photos of the "small, resilient, and entertaining birds" and their camouflaged chicks.

https://alamedapost.com/features/alameda-life/return-of-the-terns/

#alameda #AlamedaPoint #birdwatching #CaliforniaLeastTern #CrabCove #ebrpd #FriendsOfTheAlamedaWildlifeReserve #GoldenGateAudubonSociety #UnitedStatesFishAndWildlifeService

Quick bike ride before the heat set in. About 11 miles with just under 4 miles off-pavement.

Photos:

Stage Road trail at one of the several places it crosses Pine Creek.

Ride map showing the route out Castle Rock Road, out a ways into Pine Canyon, doubling back and heading out through #BorgesRanch

Two mule deer in a corral in Borges Ranch

#EastBay #Bicycle #MTB #WalnutCreek #EastBayRegionalParkDistrict #EBRPD #CastleRockPark

A settlement has been reached in a lawsuit against a wind farm at Altamont Pass after dozens of golden eagles were killed every year by wind turbines. The wind farm is now required to install a bird detection system to stop the turbine blades whenever a golden eagle gets too close.

https://alamedapost.com/features/alameda-life/making-wind-energy-safer-for-golden-eagles/

#birds #ebrpd #usfws #lawsuit #WindFarms #WindEnergy #AltamontPass #birdwatching #conservation #GoldenEagles #IdentiFlight #WindTurbines #GoldenGateAudubonSociety

School is out and the party is on for the Fourth of July and beyond! Enjoy the summer holiday safely and fully with the East Bay Regional Parks District. Join in the fun with hiking, swimming, Bat Watches, s'mores, campfires, and more.

https://alamedapost.com/features/alameda-life/summertime-fun-in-the-east-bay-regional-parks/

#ebrpd #hiking #alameda #EastBay #swimming #FourthOfJuly #FamilyActivities #SummerActivities #EastBayRegionalParks #ArdenwoodHistoricFarm #EastBayRegionalParkDistrict

@jef
My bulbs are blooming about on Jef's schedule
I finally had small success this year with bulbs from #EBRPD #NativeHere nursery, east bay natives

Ithuriel's spears in bloom
Calochortus nearly there

However, I pulled out the cardoons, they were too much effort to harvest and eat