CALENDAR
OF EVENTS
For the Richmond Bay Trail
Visit City
Hall on weekdays to obtain the Marina Bay Trail Guide
- or download it here
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 Saturday,
February 6, 10AM to 2 PM: Bay
Trail Weed Removal and Plant Restoration.Meet on Bay Trail
by bridge west of end of Rydin Road off Central Avenue to remove fennel,
mustard, radish, french broom, pampas grass, etc. and try some new techniques
to suppress the re-growth of the fennel. Areas that have been cleared will
be revegetated with native plants supplied by East Bay Regional Park District. For
information, contact Tom Kelly of Kyoto USA at tel. 704-8628 or kyotousa@sbcglobal.net .
Juice, bagels, gloves, and tools will be provided. Please bring water,
hats & sunscreen.
Wednesday, February
10, 7:30 PM: Marina
Bay Trail Improvements. Do use the Bay
Trail in Marina Bay? If so, come learn
about trail and landscaping improvements planned
by the Richmond Redevelopment Agency between
Jay & Barbara Vincent Park and Meeker Slough,
as well as on the Meeker Tidal Creek section
leading to Marina Bay Parkway. Location:
Harbor Master's Building off Marina Way South
just east of Hall Avenue.
Friday, February
12, 8:30 AM: Great
American Backyard Bird Count on the Bay Trail. Join
an Audubon leader for the 13th annual Great
American Backyard Bird Count at your choice
of two locations on the Bay Trail in Richmond. Meet
either at Miler/Knox
Regional Shoreline in first parking
lot on right after Ferry Point tunnel or at Rosie
The Riveter Memorial on Melville Square
off Regatta Blvd.. All levels of birding experience
welcome. Bring water, field guides and binoculars
or scopes as possible. For more
information, contact Jennifer Maddox at jrobinson@goldengateaudubon.org or
phone 510-843-9374.
Saturday, February
13, 1 PM: Great
American Backyard Bird Count on the Bay Trail. Join
an Audubon leader for the 13th annual Great
American Backyard Bird Count in Point
Pinole Regiojal Shoreline. Meet at
the roundabout in the parking lot. All
levels of birding experience welcome. Bring
water, field guides and binoculars or scopes
as possible. For more information,
contact Jennifer Maddox at jrobinson@goldengateaudubon.org or
phone 510-843-9374.
Monday, February
15, Noon: Great American
Backyard Bird Count on the Bay Trail. Join
an Audubon leader for the 13th annual Great
American Backyard Bird Count . Meet at Rosie
The Riveter Memorial on Melville Square
off Regatta Blvd. All levels of birding
experience welcome. Bring water, field guides
and binoculars or scopes as possible. For
more information, contact Jennifer Maddox at jrobinson@goldengateaudubon.org or
phone 510-843-9374.
Tuesday, February 23, 10:00 am - 12:30 pm: Over-the-Hills-Gang
Bay Trail Hike at Point Pinole Regional Shoreline. Hikers 55 years and older
interested in nature study, history, fitness, and fun are invited
to explore dynamite history at Point Pinole with EBRPD Supervising Naturalist
Dave Zuckerman. Phone: 544-2233 for more info.
Saturday,
February 27, 10AM to 2 PM: Bay
Trail Weed Removal and Plant Restoration. Meet
on Bay Trail by bridge west of end of Rydin
Road off Central Avenue to remove fennel,
mustard, radish, french broom, pampas grass,
etc. and try some new techniques to suppress
the re-growth of the fennel. Areas that have
been cleared will be revegetated with native
plants supplied by East Bay Regional Park
District. For information, contact
Tom Kelly of Kyoto USA at tel. 704-8628 or kyotousa@sbcglobal.net .
Juice, bagels, gloves, and tools will be
provided. Please bring water, hats & sunscreen.
 Tuesday, March 2, 7:30 - 9:30 am: Bay
Trail BIrding Miller/Knox Regional Shoreline. Share your enthusiasm for bird life on a tranquil walk
with EBRPD naturalist Bethany Facendini during a Bay Trail walk in spectacular
Miller/Knox Regional Shoreline. All levels of birding experience
welcome. Bring water, field guides and binoculars or scopes. Rain cancels.
Phone: 544-2233 for specific meeting location.
Saturday, March 6, 10AM to 2 PM: Bay
Trail Weed Removal and Plant Restoration. Meet on Bay Trail
by bridge west of end of Rydin Road off Central Avenue to remove fennel,
mustard, radish, french broom, pampas grass, etc. and try some new techniques
to suppress the re-growth of the fennel. Areas that have been cleared will
be revegetated with native plants supplied by East Bay Regional Park District. For
information, contact Tom Kelly of Kyoto USA at tel. 704-8628 or kyotousa@sbcglobal.net. Juice,
bagels, gloves, and tools will be provided. Please bring water, hats & sunscreen.
Sunday, March 14, 11:00am - 12:30 pm: Tela
de la Vida at Miller/Knox
Regional Shoreline. Phone: 544-2233 for information.
Sunday, March 14, 2:30 - 14 pm: Low
Tide Exploration on Keller Beach at Miller/Knox Regional Shoreline. Phone: 544-2233 for information.
Sunday, March 28, 10:30 - 3 pm: Wheeling
the Watershed. Richmond
BART, Wildcat Creek Regional Trail and Bay Trail on former West County Landfill.
Phone: 544-2233 for specific meeting location.
Tuesday, April 27, 7:30 - 9:30 am: Bay
Trail BIrding at Albany Bulb. Share your enthusiasm for
bird life on a tranquil walk with EBRPD naturalist Bethany Facendini
during a walk at the Albany Bulb just off of the Bay Trail east of Richmond.. All
levels of birding experience welcome. Bring water, field guides and binoculars
or scopes. Rain cancels. Phone: 544-2233 for specific meeting location.
 Audubon
Eastshore State Park Bird List Brochure
For a brochure listing 146 species of birds
to be found along the Bay Trail between Point Isabel and Marina
Bay, see http://www.goldengateaudubon.org/html/birdresources/birdsofeastshore.pdf
EcoTourism
on the Bay Trail in Richmond, anyone? Download
the .PDF!
Left:
Endangered California Clapper Rail - Photo by Joe DiDonato
of East Bay Regional Park
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