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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 Domingo, 14 de Marzo/Sunday, March 14,
11:00am - 12:30 pm: Tela
de la Vida/Fabric of Life at Point Pinole Regional Shoreline. East
Bay Regional Park District Naturalist Betania/Bethany Facendini. ¡Vengan
a una caminata bilingüe para toda la familia! Descubren los animales
y las plantas de la región con todo sus sentidos. Para más
informacíon acerca del programa con una naturalista, favor de
comunicarse con Betania al tel. (510) 544-2233. Come to a bilingual walk
for the entire family! Discover the region’s animals and plants
with all of your senses. Phone: 544-2233 for information.
Sunday, March 14, 2:30 pm: Low
Tide Exploration on Keller Beach at Miller/Knox Regional Shoreline. Join
EBRPD Naturalist Bethany Facendini to learn what bay creatures are blowing
bubbles, swimming on their sides, feeding with sandpaper-like tongues,
drifting in the brackish waters. Come experience the aquatic web
of life during a low tide. Phone: 544-2233 for information.
Saturday, March 27, 10AM to 1:30 PM: Bay
Trail Bike Ride. A
bike ride sponsored by Richmond Spokes along the Bay Trail from Ford Assembly
Building (end of Harbour Way) to Point Isabel and back for a total of
12 miles. At rest stops along the way, a National Park Ranger will
highlight Richmond’s World War II history. FREE! Information:
510-387-7466.
Sunday, March 28, 10:30 - 3 pm: Wheeling
the Watershed. Join EBRPD
Naturalist Bethany Facendini at Richmond BART to bike Wildcat Creek Regional
Trail and Bay Trail on former West County Landfill. Do you know where
our beloved Wildcat Creek meets the bay after meandering through regional
parklands? Come navigate the watershed downstream by bike! Cruise
14 miles from BART to the Bay and back. Be ready for an adventurous ride
discovering nature in an urban setting. 10+yrs Reg. Required: 1-888-EB-PARKS
(1-888- 327-2757, option 2,3.
 Sunday, April 11, 9:00 am to 3 PM: Brooks
Island Voyage: Bring Your Own Boat. Join EBRPD Supervising Naturalist Dave Zuckerman
at the Richmond Marina to paddle the rising tide across the Richmond
Harbor Channel to Brooks Island. Explore the island’s natural and
cultural history, and enjoy views from its rocky peak. For experienced
boaters who can provide their own kayak and safety gear. Parent participation
required. 14+ years. Parking fees apply where charged. Fee: Resident
$20; Non-Resident $22 Reg. Required: 1-888-EBPARKS (1-888- 327-2757,
option 2, 3)
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.
Sunday, May 2, 10:00 am to 2 PM: Get
to the Point!. Explore
the natural beauty and cultural history of Miller/Knox Regional Shoreline
and the Point Richmond Historic District . Starting at Ferry
Point where Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe's first train arrived from
Chicago in 1900, we'll hike a scenic stretch of San Francisco Bay Trail to
Keller Beach and through a tunnel to explore the Point Richmond Historic
District. Then, we'll ascend 371-foot high Nicholl Knob for views
of Mounts Tamalpais, St. Helena, and Mt. Diablo to hike the Crest Trail
along the Portero Hills for panoramic vistas over San Francisco and San
Pablo bays. After the hike, you may explore the Golden State Model
Railroad Museum and/or the SS Red Oak Victory on your own. Leaders:
Bruce and Sandra Beyaert. Click
here for details about this 5 mile hike and to make the required
reservation with Greenbelt Alliance
 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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