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INTERPRETIVE EXHIBITS

The Bay Trail in Richmond is enriched by a wonderful variety of exhibit panels and sculptures telling fascinating stories about the varied history of Richmond’s shoreline and interpreting its tidal wetlands, wildlife and offshore islands.

Twenty new exhibits were added during the first half of 2006 - thanks to hard work by TRAC’s Interpretive Subcommittee.

As one Bay Trail user emailed TRAC:
    “The panels add important value to the experience of people who use the Bay Trail and shoreline parks. I notice a lot of people looking at them. Plus, I enjoy them myself, even though I've been around here for a long time. The panels help put the whole shoreline experience and our area into a context the users would probably never know about otherwise.”

Explore the following sections of the Bay Trail to learn about the rich cultural and natural history of Richmond’s shoreline.

Point Pinole
Graphic Design by Doyle Wegner, with text by Dave Zuckermann, East Bay Regional Park District
Point Pinole Regional Shoreline: Exhibits describe 80 years of explosives manufacturing history and current habitats. Note:Point Pinole Regional Shoreline is part of the East Bay Regional Park District
(View large Black Rail Habitat image & Point Pinole - A Place Apart image)

West County Landfill Graphic Design by Tarrafirma
West County Landfill: Five diverse exhibits about Wildcat Creek Marsh, History of Trash Collection and Landfill Operations (View large Wildcat Creek Marsh image & Essential Service image)

Ferry Point
Graphic Design by Tarrafirma
Ferry Point Loop: Six exhibit panels in Miller/Knox Regional Shoreline between Ferry Point tunnel and Ferry Point itself plus Eight panels along Seacliff Drive and Brickyard Cove Road Bay Trail interpret a wide variety of cultural and natural history topics (View the Brickyards, Waterfowl & Brooks Island images)

Rosie the Riveter Bay Trail Markers
Marina Bay: As part of the Rosie The Riveter/WW II Home Front National Historical Park, there are eight sculptural historical markers plus landscape-scale sculptural exhibits along the Bay Trail and within four shoreline parks telling fascinating stories of the WW II Home Front ship building effort and the resulting transformation of Richmond’s shoreline and culture.

Eastshore State Park -- Marina Bay to Point Isabel Regional Shoreline: Exhibit panels describe tidal marsh wildlife and Ohlone Indian life. (View the large Point Isabel - The Big Picture image)

Graphic Design by Leslie Stone
Point Isabel

Photos courtesy of Ellen Gailing, Michael Alford and David Moore