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East Bay Regional Park District

Posted inNature

Hungry deer, shrinking ponds, speeding golf balls: the drought’s toll around Berkeley

Avatar photo by John Metcalfe Aug. 15, 2021, 9:00 a.m.August 4, 2022

Strawberry Creek and the city’s trees are doing OK, but Lake Anza is unswimmable, turtles are getting run over by cars and wild pigs may be moving in.

berkeley marina fire
Posted inCrime & Safety

No one injured at brush fire from outdoor cooking near Berkeley Marina

Avatar photo by Supriya Yelimeli July 26, 2021, 4:37 p.m.August 4, 2022

The fire did not threaten any structures and firefighters knocked it out in 30 minutes.

Posted inCommunity

As mass tree death worsens, East Bay parks get $10M for removal

Zac Farber by Zac Farber July 16, 2021, 2:42 p.m.August 4, 2022

About 1,500 acres of trees in the East Bay Regional Park District have been affected by a new die-off pattern that’s seen as dangerous during fire season.

Posted inFire

Update: Controlled burn postponed in Tilden

Zac Farber by Zac Farber May 21, 2021, 12:30 p.m.August 4, 2022

The burn was planned as part of the East Bay Regional Park District’s efforts to create a “strategic ridgeline fuel break” along Grizzly Peak Boulevard.

Elizabeth Echols and Norman La Force
Posted inIn Brief

Elizabeth Echols wins East Bay parks director race

Avatar photo by Eden Teller Nov. 04, 2020, 12:50 p.m.October 4, 2022

Incumbent Elizabeth Echols has won the race for East Bay Regional Park Board Ward 1 directorship, securing 65% of the cast votes in Alameda Couty and 56% in Contra Costa County.

Posted inCommunity

Jewel Lake in Tilden Park is ‘a ghost of what it once was’

by Oliver Riskin-Kutz Oct. 26, 2020, 9:43 a.m.October 4, 2022

If you’ve visited Jewel Lake in Tilden recently, you’ll have noticed it’s looking more like a muddy puddle than a lake. Why is that — and is anything being done about it?

Posted inCommunity

‘A 20-year wind event’ will hit the Bay Area on Sunday, prompting the closure of 11 parks

Avatar photo by Berkeleyside staff Oct. 23, 2020, 1:37 p.m.June 9, 2021

The Park District will close 11 local parks from Sunday through Monday due to high winds and wildfire danger.

Posted inCity

Update: District extends closure of 11 East Bay parks to Wednesday morning

Avatar photo by Eden Teller Oct. 14, 2020, 11:02 a.m.October 4, 2022

Update: District extends closure of 11 East Bay parks to Wednesday at 8 a.m. as forecast shows continuing high winds and therefore a high fire risk.

Posted inCity

Barriers go up along Grizzly Peak to cut down fire risk in Berkeley, Oakland

Avatar photo by Frances Dinkelspiel Oct. 04, 2020, 1:23 p.m.August 4, 2022

Crowds often gather in the popular turnouts and some people are setting off firecrackers.

Posted inCity

Berkeley’s first police chief supported eugenics, prompting calls to rename Vollmer Peak

Avatar photo by Tony Hicks Sept. 15, 2020, 8:39 a.m.August 4, 2022

August Vollmer has long been lauded for the innovations he brought to policing. But revelations about some of his beliefs are making people reexamine his legacy.

sign announcing a park is closed
Posted inIn Brief

‘Extreme fire activity’ closes most East Bay regional parks

Avatar photo by Emilie Raguso Aug. 19, 2020, 5:38 p.m.June 9, 2021

More than 85,000 acres have burned in the region with only 5% containment, EBRPD said in an alert shortly before 5 p.m. Wednesday.

Posted inCommunity

East Bay Parks closes Point Isabel dog park to comply with shelter-in-place order

Avatar photo by Tracey Taylor April 01, 2020, 2:51 p.m.August 4, 2022

The district made the decision in the wake of Monday’s extended order that includes additional restrictions, including dog parks.

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