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Park District reduces fire fuels in the East Bay Hills. See “Wildfire Prevention More Important Than Ever” page 2.

Inside: Kayaking Opportunities • page 4 Rail Fair at Ardenwood • page 5 Fall Sale of California Native Plants • page 7 Garin Apple Festival • page 13

Coastal Cleanup 2018 • page 14 See “Bay Water Trail Provides Access to Bay Area’s Largest Open Space” page 3. Contents Wildfire Prevention More Important Than Ever Recreation Programs...... 4 A MESSAGE FROM GENERAL MANAGER ROBERT E. DOYLE Ardenwood...... 5 Big Break...... 6 e are at the peak of Fire services with additional local funding. The Park District also Black Diamond...... 7 WSeason, a time of year when recently received additional fire hazard reduction funding we need to be vigilant and make sure from FEMA. Botanic Garden...... 7 we are as prepared as possible. The Park District has been busy over the past year gearing Coyote Hills...... 10 This year, as with every year, the East up for fire season with various prevention and preparation Crab Cove...... 11 Bay Regional Park District is committed efforts. Six Fire Hazard Reduction Crews have been hard to keeping Regional Parks safe, which at work in East Bay Hills removing brush and thinning trees Del Valle...... 11 includes working to reduce fire fuels at 40 target sites. Sunol...... 11 in the East Bay Hills. Thinning and Goats have also been hard at work reducing fire hazards. removing hazardous vegetation is critical This year, the Park District has had three herds of goats Tilden Nature Area...... 12 to preventing small fires from becoming large disasters and moving from site to site to reduce fire hazards. giving firefighters a fighting chance. Other Regional Parks...... 12 The North Bay fires were a tragic reminder of just how Volunteer Programs...... 13 Each year the Park District thins and removes hazardous damaging fires can be to life, property, and the environment. We must all continue to focus on preventing fires, both Registration & Fees...... 15 vegetation on over 1,000 acres to reduce fire risks – much of that thanks to residents in western Alameda and Contra through reducing fire fuels and preventing ignition. Visitor Centers/ Costa counties who voted in 2004 to support regional park See you in your Regional Parks! Swim Areas...... 15

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General Information/Free Brochure Park District Board Places No-Tax-Increase 1-888-EBPARKS or 1-888-327-2757 Black Rail Camping & Picnic Reservations...... Extension Measure on November 2018 Ballot ...... 1-888-EBPARKS Returns to Naturalist & Recreation On June 5, 2018, the East Bay Regional Park District Board of Programs...... 1-888-EBPARKS Directors voted unanimously to place an extension measure Point Pinole TRS Relay Service...... 7-1-1 on the November 2018 ballot to continue local, voter-approved Regional Shoreline Website...... ebparks.org funding in western Alameda and Contra Costa counties – with no increase in taxes. Thanks to its myriad of habitats, the East Bay EBRPD Board of Directors Over the past year, the Park District has received extensive Regional Park District’s Point Pinole Regional Whitney Dotson...... Ward 1 input from the community about park and open space Shoreline in Richmond is home to over 100 species Dee Rosario...... Ward 2 needs in western Alameda and Contra Costa counties, of birds. However, the population of one species, the Dennis Waespi (President)...... Ward 3 including wildfire prevention, public access, safe parks California Black Rail, has declined significantly due in part Ellen Corbett...... Ward 4 and trails, and enhancement and maintenance to deteriorating habitat over the years. A little bigger than a Ayn Wieskamp...... Ward 5 mouse, the California Black Rail is the smallest rail in North Beverly Lane...... Ward 6 of natural habitat. America and is listed as a California threatened species. Colin Coffey...... Ward 7 If approved by voters, the No-Tax-Increase Extension Robert E. Doyle...... General Manager Measure would continue existing Measure CC Over the past few years, the Park District’s Wildlife Volunteer funding for Regional Parks in the cities of Oakland, Program has restored and improved much of the Visit ebparks.org for map Berkeley, Richmond, Alameda, San Pablo, marshlands at Point Pinole leading to the return downloads, activity and event El Cerrito, Albany, Emeryville, and Piedmont. of the once displaced California Black Rail. information, and much more! Measure CC is an existing $12/year Since 2004, volunteers have donated 10,000 ($1/month) parcel tax. hours to improve Black Rail habitat. Regional Parks Foundation Memberships Park District Receives Now Available at Local REI Stores “Certificate Becoming a Regional Parks Foundation member has never been easier! of Excellence” for Transparency Regional Parks Foundation memberships can now be purchased at REI stores in Berkeley, Concord, Dublin, Fremont, and San Francisco. n June 5, 2018, the Membership benefits include free OSpecial District Leadership Park District unlimited day-use parking, free Foundation awarded the East swimming during swim season, Bay Regional Park District Receives Award for a free annual dog pass for a Transparency Certificate up to 3 dogs, camping of Excellence. The Special Legacy of Innovation discounts, and free admission to the Park District’s District Leadership Foundation popular Ardenwood Historic Farm on non-event is an independent, non-profit The East Bay Regional Park District was recently named days. Members also receive a personalized organization formed to promote the 2018 Legacy Award Winner by East Bay Economic Regional Parks Foundation Membership Card. good governance and best Development Alliance for its history of innovation. practices among California’s Memberships can also now be purchased special districts. The East Bay Regional Park District has been innovating ever since its at select District parks and visitor founding in 1934 in the depths of the Great Depression. In fact, it was centers (parking kiosks and point during this difficult financial time that leaders in Oakland and Berkeley of sale locations), including came together to do the unthinkable: campaign for a tax to fund the creation Contra Loma, Roberts, Lake of a new park system – the very first of many innovations by the East Bay Regional Chabot, Shadow Cliffs, Park District. Quarry Lakes, Sunol, Today, the Park District is the largest regional park agency in the nation with 73 parks Coyote Hills, Tilden, on over 121,000 acres of open space, and is a model of park management Del Valle, and and environmental conservation. Ardenwood.

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ost Bay Area trails are for hiking, jogging, or biking, connecting with the Bay Water Trail: Ferry Point Beach but the water-based San Francisco Bay Area Water and Keller Beach at Miller/Knox in Richmond, Big Break in M The Special District Leadership Trail provides so much more. Extending into the bay, the Oakley, Albany Beach at McLaughlin Eastshore State Park, Foundation created the District trail, along with its official trailheads, landing sites, and Crown Beach and Encinal Beach in Alameda, and Tidewater Transparency Certificate of boat launches, offers opportunities for non-motorized at Martin Luther King Jr. Shoreline in Oakland. Excellence program to promote watercraft like kayaking, stand-up paddling, canoeing, Soon Point Isabel in Richmond will be added to that list transparency in operations and rowing, kite boarding and wind surfing along with a new kayak and windsurfing launch area. The project governance and provide special the shoreline. is currently in the design stage with completion expected districts an opportunity The “Bay Water Trail” provides access to the San Francisco by the end of the year. Point Isabel is a popular windsurfing to showcase their efforts Bay’s 450-square miles of water – the largest single open spot because of ideal wind direction and regularity. in transparency. space in the Bay Area. For more information on the Bay Water Trail visit: The “Certificate of Excellence” SFBayWaterTrail.org. East Bay Regional Park District has seven official sites is a testament to the District’s commitment to transparency and open government and provides objective, third-party validation that best practices for transparency are in place at the East Bay Regional Park District.

to the veterinary clinic. This program fo- INTRODUCTION TO SALT WATER KAYAKING / BOATING cuses on basic first aid, including wounds, FISHING fractures, choking, cardiac emergency MLK, Jr. Shoreline Recreation staff and snake bites. Booklet and certificate 6-8pm, Wed, Sep 19 #22232 included in fee. 12+yrs. This class is perfect for anyone interested Registration is required. in getting started with the sport of salt Fee: $50 (non-res. $56) water fishing. Participants will learn the FLY-FISHING INTRODUCTION basics including knot tying and rigging, gear Tilden Fish First! and bait selection, and casting techniques. 7am-1pm, Sun, Sep 9 #22366; A valid California fishing license is required. Oct 14 #22370 Gear provided. This exciting and informative day is geared Registration is required. toward the beginning angler. Spend three Fee: $19 (non-res. $21) hours at Lake Anza practicing casting with MY FIRST FISH! Learn kayaking skills with your peers at a pace that is right for you. a certified fly-casting instructor. Then Quarry Lakes Recreation staff 5-7pm, Wed, Oct 3 #22266 7pm, Oct 22 #22651 enjoy two and one-half hours of classroom BROOKS ISLAND ADVENTURE Come out to the lake and participate in Paddle as the light of the setting sun and instruction where you will be introduced Brooks Island Naturalist/Recreation this fun 'derby style' class where youth will the rising moon sparkles on the waves. to knots, fly selection, reading the water, Staff have a chance to catch their first fish! Class After dry-land instruction, we will wend and more. 10am-4pm, Sat, Sep 8 #22582; Oct 13 participants will learn basic techniques of our way in steady and stable tandem 12+yrs. #22584; fishing, include casting, bait selection, and kayaks. Adult registration/participa- Registration is required. Sun, Sep 9 #22583; Oct 14 #22585 knot tying. Ages 5-12yrs. Participants must tion required with registered children Fee: $60 (non-res. $66) This trip is a short paddle in stable, be accompanied by an adult. No guarantee (8-16yrs.). ARCHERY - INTRODUCTION two-person kayaks across sheltered participants will catch a fish. Registration is required. Roberts Redwood Bowmen Bay water with spectacular views of San Registration is required. Fee: $30 (non-res. $34) 10am-12pm, Sat, Sep 15 #22644; Francisco. Paddle along Brooks Island Fee: $15 (non-res. $17) BIG BREAK END-TO-END PADDLE Oct 20 #22647 preserve shoreline, then come ashore SUNKEN SHIPS & FLOWER POTS Big Break Naturalist/Recreation Staff 1:30-3:30pm, Sat, Sep 15 #22646; to enjoy a naturalist guided two-mile Big Break Cat Taylor/Recreation Staff 9-12:00am, Sun, Sep 30 #22545 Oct 20 #22648 hike around the island which is normally 1-3:30pm, Sun, Oct 7 #22653 Come ply the welcoming and wondrous Gain 90 minutes of archery coaching and closed to visitors. Adult registration/ Explore the shipwrecks from yester-year waters of the Delta on this longer kayak practise at an outdoor range, with all participation required with registered and learn how nature has put them to excursion. We will start off with dry equipment provided. Designed for the children (16-17yrs.) good use! There will be dry-land instruc- land instruction then paddle our craft beginner, the class starts with 30 minutes Registration is required. tions before we go out in tandem kayaks. on a group exploration of this lovely, of classroom instruction. 8+yrs. Adult Fee: $85 (non-res. $95) Adult registration/participation required rich shoreline from end-to-end. Adult supervision required for children (8-13yrs.) KAYAKING FOR FOLKS 50+ with registered children (8-16yrs.) registration/participation required with Registration is required. Various Parks Recreation Staff Registration is required. registered children (ages 8-16yrs.) Fee: $50 (non-res. $56) MLK Jr. Shoreline, 11am-3pm, Thu, Sep Fee: $30 (non-res. $34) 20 #22605; Registration is required. Big Break, 10am-2pm, Thu, Oct 25 Fee: $35 (non-res. $39) #22612 BIRDING BY KAYAK Learn kayaking skills with your peers Big Break Cat Taylor/Recreation Staff POLE WALKING & POLE HIKING at a pace that is right for you. Includes 9:00-11:30am, Sun, Oct 7 #22652 Learning how to use poles helps walkers & hikers improve endurance, posture, bal- paddling techniques, equipment selec- What better way to see birds than by ance, confidence and strength and enhances their enjoyment of the outdoors all year tion, and safety guidelines. Then prac- kayaking on the wondrous waters of long. All levels focus on learning anatomically-optimal techniques to achieve desired tise what you have learned. the Delta? We will begin with dry-land performance while learning how to avoid joint stress or strain. Carefully select the Registration is required. instruction then go on a group birding class that suits your physical ability and inclination. A variety of top quality poles Fee: $52 (non-res. $58) exploration. Adult registration/partici- are provided at all seminars. Beautiful hiking locations are based on the season/ SUNSET AND FULL MOON pation required with registered children weather. Mobility class locations offer indoor training and lovely/easy pole walks for PADDLE (ages 8-16yrs.) practice. Big Break Naturalist/Recreation Staff Registration is required. 5:30-8pm, Mon, Sep 24 #22650; 4:30- Fee: $30 (non-res. $34) HIKING POLES: SKILLS & HIKING POLES: BASIC SKILLS & TECHNIQUES PLUS HIKE TECHNIQUES Tilden Jayah Faye Paley Kennedy Grove Jayah Faye Paley 8:30am-3pm, Sat, Sep 29 #22402 8:30am-1:30pm, Thu, Oct 11 #22426 people can share one llama, or reserve Experience everything in the Basic Skills Comprehensive session helps hik- RECREATION your own. Adult participation required for & Techniques morning class plus enjoy a ers learn poles, trail and body skills. ages 8-17yrs (adult registers). LLAMAS – MYSTICS OF ANDES lovely practise hike. Learn individualized Beginner to experienced hikers learn Registration is required. Redwood LAMAS Outfitters strategies for improving your trail per- techniques without the additional Fee: $80 per llama - 4 llamas max. per class 11am-2:30pm, Sat, Oct 6 #22640; Oct 27 formance and confidence. "Test drive" challenge of an afternoon practise hike. (non-res. $88) #22641 quality pole models; learn which poles Uphill: Improve power, endurance, The Quechua Andeans refer to llamas PET FIRST AID/CPR fit you and will help you achieve your spine function. Downhill: Develop skills as 'Speechless Brothers.' Learn how to MLK, Jr. Shoreline Peter Pay goals. Hike is approx. 4 miles. for feeling safer and preserving joints - groom, feed, lead and interact positively 9am-1pm, Sat, Oct 27 #22339 Registration is required. Save your knees! with these specially trained llamas, under Learn how to save a pet's life during an Fee: $65 (non-res. $73) Registration is required. the guidance of Geo, a 'Llama Michie,' with emergency, minimize a pet's trauma after Fee: $55 (non-res. $61) over 25 years experience. Up to three injury and safely transport an injured pet

4 = Register at www.ebparksonline.org = Disabled accessible program = Parking fee may be charged HPHP = Healthy Parks Healthy People program BOAT TO BROOKS ABOARD GARDEN CHORES FOR KIDS DELPHINUS Ardenwood Interpretive Staff Registration information – register beginning July 31 Brooks Island Dolphin Charters/ 10:30-11:30am, Sat, Sep 8, 22 www.ebparks.org/register or 1-888-327-2757 (1-888-EBPARKS) , option 2 Interpretive Staff Our garden has been growing all summer. 8am-3pm, Sat, Oct 20 #22311; Sun, Oct 21 Lend a hand weeding, watering and planting COOKING IN THE COUNTRY #22318 healthy vegetables. Discover the secrets of KITCHEN heirloom vegetables. We might even taste Join us for a relaxed, narrated boat ride Ardenwood Interpretive Staff a few! to Brooks Island. Once anchored near the 11am-1pm, Sun, Sep 9, 16, 30, Oct 7, 28 shoreline, participants will be ferried (by ROPE MAKING & HAY HOISTING Stop by our outdoor farm kitchen and take skiff) to the island to enjoy a naturalist- Ardenwood Interpretive Staff a tasty step back in time! Discover how guided, two-mile hike around this beautiful 12:30-1:30pm, Sat, Sep 8, 29; Noon-1pm, to cook with a wood-burning stove and preserve. Hot coffee, hot chocolate and Sun, Oct 7 sample the special of the day, be it savory tea are provided. Ages 12+yrs. Make rope with our antique machine, and or sweet. Pick up a historic recipe to try Registration is required. then see how lots of rope plus a few pul- at home. Fee: $72 (non-res. $80) HARVEST FESTIVAL HPHP leys make hoisting hay bales into the barn RABBIT RENDEZVOUS loft a cinch. Ardenwood Interpretive Staff Ardenwood Pia Loft 10am-4pm, Sat & Sun, Oct 13 #22694, ARDENWOOD CORN MOSAICS 12:30-1pm, Sun, Sep 9 Oct 14 #22695 Ardenwood Interpretive Staff Ardenwood is open Tues-Sun from 10am- Hop on over for a warm welcome from Ticket sales begin Aug 1. 1:30-2:30pm, Sat, Sep 8; 11am-noon, Sat, some of the farm’s furriest residents. Learn Enjoy old-time country fun as you 4pm. House tours are available by reserva- Oct 6 tion only (call (510) 791-4196). Admission why rabbits are great hoppers and how help bring in this year’s crop of corn. Learn how to turn our autumn-harvested they use their long ears to sense danger. Wander through a 5-acre field search- fees apply. For program and fee info: (510) Indian corn into a fun craft for the whole 544-2797, [email protected]. CHICKENS AND THEIR EGGS ing for ears of Indian corn and popcorn, family! Use the rainbow of colored kernels and take home a portion of what you ANIMAL FEEDING Ardenwood Marianne Beacham to make your own mosaic. harvest. Outside the field, enjoy magic Ardenwood Interpretive Staff 10:30-11:30am, Sat, Sep 15, 29 MEET THE FARMER: DIRT MADE Chickens lay different colored eggs! Want shows, cider pressing, old-time music 3pm, Thu through Sun MY LUNCH and historic crafts. Ride a narrow gauge Check for eggs and feed the livestock. to know why? Meet at the chicken coop Ardenwood Pia Loft & Aris Curtis to learn egg-cellent facts about chickens train, visit the pumpkin patch and learn Learn all the animals’ favorite foods as we 10:30-11:30am, Sun, Sep 9 what late nineteenth century life was help tuck them in for the evening. Meet at and their eggs. Dye your own egg to take Meet our farmer as we explore the won- home. like on a tour of the beautifully restored the Chicken Coop. farmhouse. Please bring your own bags ders of dirt: learn how healthy soils provide FUN WITH FELTING TRAIN RIDES nourishing food while we experiment and to take home your harvest. Fee: $10/ Ardenwood Mindy Castle & Interpretive Ardenwood Railroad Museum have fun with mud in our vegetable garden. adult, $8/senior (62+), $6/child (4-17 Staff Various times, Thu, Fri & Sun yrs.) and free under 4 years. Avoid the 11:30am-12:30pm, Sat, Sep 15; 1:30- Railroads once connected many of the line by purchasing advance tickets at the 2:30pm, Sun, Sep 30 farms with towns in the East Bay. Today farm or at ebparks.org. Free parking. Have some good, clean fun as we learn they still run around the farm. Journey Registration is required. past rows of crops and through eucalyptus how felt is made from sheep’s wool, and groves as you travel back in time. Check then make a felt toy to take home. the daily schedule and meet the train at APPLE CIDER PRESSING FARMYARD STORY TIME Ardenwood Station or Deer Park. Ardenwood Mindy Castle & Christina Ardenwood Pia Loft PATTERSON HOUSE TOURS Garcia 12:30-1:30pm, Sun, Sep 16 Ardenwood Patterson House Docents 1:30-2pm, Sat, Sep 15; 11:30am-12:30pm, The Little Red Hen, the Billy Goats Gruff Various times, Every Thu-Sun Sun, Oct 28 RAIL FAIR AT ARDENWOOD and other farm friends are waiting to meet Tour the beautifully restored Patterson Come help squeeze the juice from apples Ardenwood Railroad Museum you! Join the story circle for classic barnyard House Museum. Discover the history and discover how long people have 10am-4pm, Sat-Mon, Sep 1, 2 & 3 tales before visiting the main characters. of this 19-room Queen Anne Victorian enjoyed this as a tasty fruit treat! After- Bring the family to the 19th annual RAIL STILT WALKERS farmhouse, listed on the National Register wards, we’ll taste a sample of our hard FAIR featuring 1890 steam locomotive Ardenwood Interpretive Staff of Historic Places, which operates as a work. Cortez Mining Co #1. Enjoy steam train 2-2:30pm, Sun, Sept 16 museum of local history and Victorian life. VICTORIAN TABLE TOP GAMES rides, model trains of all types and sizes, Want to be taller? Improve your balance? Tours are led by docents dressed in 19th Ardenwood Interpretive Staff early day gas engines, and more trains! Give stilts a try. It’s fun. Guess why farm- century clothing and take about 45 min- 2-3pm, Sat, Sep 15, 29 There’s also live music, a tour of the ers used these fun tools in the past. utes. Check for tickets at the Train Station Ready for some old-fashioned fun? Chal- Patterson House, the Hobo Game, and upon arrival. Special 15 minute tours for lenge your family and friends to a game of BASKET MAKING other farm games for children. Special children 6 and under offered Thursdays ball and cup, tops, or Jacob’s Ladder as you Ardenwood Marlene Gallegos activities for children under 6 years old. and Fridays at 2:30pm, Saturdays and Sun- delve into our box of games from days- 11:30am-12:30pm, Sat, Sep 22 Food available at the Farmyard Café. days at 11:30am. gone-by. Learn of the various materials that baskets Activities spread throughout the farm can be made of, and then weave your very MEET THE FARMER: WHAT’S THE TODDLER TIME so bring hats & sunscreen. own basket to take home! Ardenwood Interpretive Staff BUZZ ABOUT BEES? Admission: $13/adult (18+), $9/child BEGINNING EMBROIDERY 10:30-11:45am, Wed, Sep 5, 26, Oct 3, 24 (3–17), under 3 are free. All activities Ardenwood Pia Loft and Aris Curtis Bring the tots out for an exciting morning 10:30-11:30am, Sun, Sep 16 Ardenwood Mindy Castle are included with the price of admis- 1:30-2:30pm, Sat, Sep 22 at the farm. Hear a story, do some chores, sion. Tickets are sold in advance at Join our team as we explore the and meet some farm friends. Little ones wonderful world of fruits and vegetables Victorians loved to embroider, and you will spcrr.org and Eventbrite.com, or can be too! Learn some basic embroidery stitches will enjoy a variety of activities at their bought at the entrance (cash and credit and discover why bees are a farmer’s best own pace. We’ll meet rain or shine! friend. and you will be able to decorate all sorts of cards accepted). cloth objects. Training materials supplied.

= Register at www.ebparksonline.org = Disabled accessible program = Parking fee may be charged HPHP = Healthy Parks Healthy People program 5 GORGEOUS GOATS CLOTHESPIN DOLLS CITIZEN SCIENCE - BIRDING Ardenwood Interpretive Staff OLD-FASHIONED FUN: Ardenwood Mindy Castle THREE CREEKS 2-2:30pm, Sat, Sep 22 FARMYARD GAMES 1-2pm, Sat, Oct 20 Discover why goats are a farmyard main- Ardenwood Interpretive Staff Create and dress up your own darling doll. stay. Lend a hand grooming our nannies 1:30-2:30pm, Sun, Sep 9, Oct 7 We’ll make them out of clothespins just and give them a snack as you learn all Life on a farm wasn’t all work and no the way they did more than 100 years ago. about these gentle farm friends. play. Join us for some old-fashioned Meet at the Granary. MEET THE FARMER: GROWING A fun! Old-fashioned pastimes once MASK MAKING GREEN THUMB included stilt walking, running with Ardenwood Max Cade Ardenwood Pia Loft & Aris Curtis tubers (potato-spoon race), testing 11:30am-12:30, Sun, Oct 21 10:30-11:30am, Sun, Sep 23 your strength (tug-o-war) and hopping Don’t have a costume for Halloween? Stop Growing food is fun! Join us in our veg- like a bunny (sack races). Join the fun on by the farm and craft a personal paper Photo: Becky Matsubara. etable garden for hands-on practice while and test your skills! mask. Northern Flicker at Big Break, Oakley. our farmer teaches us the tricks of the 2-3pm, Sat, Oct 20 CORN HUSK DOLLS Big Break Cat Taylor trade. Beginners and experts alike will have Try your hand at classic American pas- Ardenwood Christina Garcia 9-11am, Sun, Sep 16 a great time growing their green thumb. times including stilts, tug-of-war and the potato-spoon race. 1:30-2:30pm, Sun, Oct 21, 28 Let's identify and record birds found along HENS LAY EGGS Craft your own folk art doll of colorful the Three Creeks Restoration area of Ardenwood Interpretive Staff husks gleaned from the field. Corn silk Marsh Creek. All birding levels welcome! Noon-12:30pm, Sun, Sep 23 hair, a twig broom or an acorn cap will add Bring binoculars, we'll have some to loan. Bring the little ones to the farm to meet CHORES FOR LITTLE FARMERS: individual character to your creation. the chickens. We’ll listen to a story, see WAKE UP THE FARM HALLOWEEN HIJINKS COFFEE TALK & DELTA NEWS what a hen’s feathers feel like, and search Ardenwood Interpretive Staff Ardenwood Mindy Castle Big Break Interpretive Staff the coop for eggs. 10:30-11am, Sat, Oct 20; 11am-3pm, Sat, Oct 27 8:30-9am, Wed, Sep 5, Oct 3 WE ALL SCREAM FOR ICE CREAM! Sun, Sep 30, Oct 7, 21, 28; Pumpkins, spiders, and old-fashioned fun! From tunnels to research projects, farming Ardenwood Pia Loft Rise and shine little farmers! Say “Good Celebrate this bewitching holiday with to fish stocks, the Delta is always in the 1-2pm, Sun, Sep 23 morning!” to the sheep and goats. We’ll festive activities. 11am – puppet show news. Stop by the Visitor Center on the Put together some ice, salt, cream, sugar, start with a story, and you can then lend (three 10 min shows); Noon – apple cider first Wednesday of each month for coffee and a little muscle power to learn how we a hand to prepare a morning treat for the pressing; 1pm – Halloween crafts; 2pm – and discussion of science and events shap- make delicious old-fashioned ice cream. farm animals. Halloween games. ing the region. GARDEN BUG SAFARI WATERCOLOR LANDSCAPE Ardenwood Pia Loft BIG BREAK Big Break Interpretive Staff Noon-1pm, Sun, Sep 30 2-3pm, Sat, Sep 8 Discover the mysterious world of bugs Big Break Visitor Center at the Delta is open Step back in time: how could you capture as we explore our vegetable garden. We Wed-Sun, 10am to 4pm. Info: (510)544-3050 a landscape without a camera or a phone? will observe these tiny farmers at work or email [email protected]. Let's take in the scenery and get creative and tell their stories through arts and DELTA DISCOVERIES with watercolor paints. A program in partnership with . . . crafts. Big Break Interpretive Staff CAMPFIRE PROGRAMS: SECOND MEET THE CHICKENS 11am-2pm, Every Sat & Sun SUNDAYS CAMPFIRE Ardenwood Interpretive Staff Discover the wonders of the Delta Big Break Cat Taylor 10:30-11am, Sat, Oct 6 through hands-on arts and crafts activities! 6:30-8pm, Sun, Sep 9 TRAILS CHALLENGE Where do the chickens live? Find out where Each week we explore different wetland Gather the family for an evening in the We challenge you to complete they lay their eggs, how they sleep, and wonders. park! Bring a picnic dinner to enjoy before 5 featured trails by December much more! Meet at the Chicken Coop. TESTING THE WATER the festivities begin! We'll explore the 1, 2018. The guidebook features FELTED PUMPKINS Big Break Interpretive Staff wonders of Big Break through activities and trails for all fitness levels as well Ardenwood Mindy Castle 9-10am, Every Sat & Sun a family campfire (and s'mores of course!) as tips for new trail users. Go 1:30-2:30pm, Sat, Oct 6 Track the health of the Delta! Using state of BIG BREAK HISTORY “green” by downloading the Create some felted fall fun and decorate the art instruments, we’ll test for dissolved Big Break Interpretive Staff guidebook at ebparks.org – print your home with woolly little pumpkins! oxygen, pH, conductivity, and more. Our 2-3pm, Sun, Sep 16 only what you need. BIRDING THE FARM results go into a regional database for use by Explore the past's presence while we Go to http://www.ebparks.org/TC Ardenwood Christina Garcia researchers, scientists and water managers. follow the shoreline's timeline: river to for more information, and to use 7:30-9:30am, Tue, Oct 16 and 8-9:30am, BEAVERS IN THE SLOUGH wetland, homeland to farmland, and flood the AllTrails app. Sun, Oct 21 Big Break Interpretive Staff to park. A commemorative pin will be Fall migration is here! Let’s look for 2-3pm Sun, Sep 2 PLANKTON PLUNGE sent (while supplies last) once winter residents and those passing Flat tail, orange teeth and stinkier than a Big Break Interpretive Staff you complete the Challenge and through this urban refuge. No admission skunk! Let's explore the life and times of 2-3pm, Sat, Sep 22 return your Trail Log to Reser- fee. North America's largest rodent. Collect and identify some of the smallest vations. Kaiser Permanente is a PUMPKIN SURPRISE! BIG BREAK LITTLES creatures of the Delta: plankton. Examine major sponsor of this program. Ardenwood Mindy Castle Big Break Cat Taylor their habits and learn the vital role they 11am-noon, Sat, Oct 20 10-11am, Tue, Sep 4 , Mon, Oct 1, Tue, play in our ecosystem. Join us in the Country Kitchen for a taste Oct 2 CITIZEN SCIENCE - BATWATCH! of the season’s delicious orange gourd! If Bring the little ones out to explore nature. Big Break Cat Taylor you want to know what’s cookin’, you’ll In September we'll explore the natural 6-8:30pm, Sun, Sep 23 have to come and see! world and in October we'll discover wild Bats at Big Break? Let's find out which bats creepers and crawlers. 1-5yrs call this place home as we monitor a forag-

6 = Register at www.ebparksonline.org = Disabled accessible program = Parking fee may be charged HPHP = Healthy Parks Healthy People program ing location. Bring a flashlight and portable small-group tour. Must be 7+ years old. chair. Dress in dark, quiet clothing. Reservation tours offered at 10am (only REGIONAL PARKS BOTANIC GARDEN REDUCE, REUSE, RECYCLE for groups of 10-15), as well as 11am and Big Break Interpretive Staff 2pm. First-come, first-served tours offered The Botanic Garden is open 8:30am-5pm, Oct-May; 8:30am-5:30pm Jun-Sep. Info: 2-3pm, Sun, Sep 30 at noon and 3pm. Additional first-come, (510)544-3169. See www.nativeplants.org for information about docent training, spe- Love your planet by recycling! Come find first-served tours may be offered, when cial events and classes, and to sign up for our e-newsletter. fun ways to reuse common household demand is high and staffing permits. Re- serve in advance online or by phone. Day- DOCENT-LED GARDEN TOURS Growing Ferns; 10am-4pm, Sun, Oct 14 items, as well as some hints for recycling 2pm, Sat; 11am & 2pm, Sun California Natural Dye Plants; 10:30pm- and reducing waste. of ticket sales available only at Greathouse Visitor Center, where tours begin. Fee: $5. Meet at the Botanic Garden Visitor 2:30pm, Sun, Oct 28 Natural Pigments; SCAT TRACK FEVER Center. Rain cancels! Ink and Watercolor. Big Break Interpretive Staff LABOR DAY WEEKEND MINE TOURS GARDEN OPEN HOUSE FAMILY-FRIENDLY POLLINATION 2-3pm, Sat, Oct 6 TOUR What animals roam our wetlands? Catch Black Diamond Interpretive Staff 3:30pm-5:30pm, Sat, Sep 8 11am-3pm Sat, Sep 1, Sun, Sep 2, & Mon A special opportunity to tour the Bo- 2-3pm Sun, Oct 21 "scat track fever" and find out through the Join us at the Regional Parks Botanic clues they leave behind. Sep 3 tanic Garden and hear from volunteers, Take a one-hour underground tour of the docents, friends, and staff about Califor- Garden for a special family-friendly LISTEN LIKE AN OWL Hazel-Atlas mine. Tours start between nia’s spectacular plant diversity, natural tour, California Indian Uses of Na- Big Break Interpretive Staff 11am and 3pm. Tickets available on a history, and ethnobotany. tive Plants. On this tour, you'll play 2-3pm, Sat, Oct 13 first-come, first-served basis at the Visitor the traditional Miwok game of staves, Let's trek our trails to discover how these CLASSES THROUGH THE FRIENDS grind acorns, and even wash your hands Center. Must be age 7 or older; parent OF THE REGIONAL PARKS BOTAN- nocturnal predators find food at night! participation required. with soap root. You will see Native IC GARDEN American artifacts and the plants used SOLAR VIEWING THAT’S OUT OF NIGHTCRAWLERS 10am-2pm, Sun, Sep 9 to 30 THIS WORLD to make them, as well as learn about Black Diamond Kevin Dixon Learning Fall and Summer Native Plant plants that are important food sources. Big Break Cat Taylor 7-10:30pm, Sat, Sep 1 #22349 Families 2-5pm, Sun, Oct 14 This is a docent led family-friendly tour. Hike up canyons and traverse high ridges 9:30am-12:30pm, Thu, Sep 13 Design a Rain cancels! Observe the star at the center of our in the west end of the park -- after dark. Native Garden; 9am-12pm, Sat, Sep 15 solar system. We'll explore our sun, the Somewhat strenuous. (10+yrs). most important source of energy for life Registration is required. 2018 FALL SALE OF CALIFORNIA NATIVE PLANTS on Earth. Co-hosted with Mount Diablo 10am-3pm, Sat, Oct 6 Astronomical Society. MINE OPEN HOUSE Public Plant Sale at the STARRY STARRY NIGHT Regional Parks Big Break Cat Taylor Botanic Garden in 6:30-8:15pm, Sun, Oct 14 Tilden Regional Park. Learn to navigate the autumn skies and Friends Member’s perhaps spy a shooting star from the Only Plant Sale Orionids meteor shower! Bring flashlight, 9am-10am, Sat, Oct 6 blanket or reclining camp chair (optional). Friends memberships

MAMMALS OF THE MARSH Photo: K. Collins can be purchased Big Break Interpretive Staff Young explorers examine the map of the mine tour route the morning of the 2-3pm, Sat, Oct 20 at a Mine Open House. plant sale, start- Discover some of the Delta's furry cuties: ing at 8:30am at the Black Diamond Interpretive Staff entrance to the plant river otters, beavers, minks, and more. Noon-4:30pm, Sun, Sep 16 The Public Plant Sale begins at 10am on Oct 6. Friends Member's Only Plant Sale Explore their similarities, differences, and sale. starts at 9am. Check out the extended mine tour route Info: www.nativeplants.org. adaptations to the unique habitat they call (ages 7+ only) on a free self-guided tour home. starting at Hazel-Atlas Portal and ending on the lower level at Greathouse Por- OH BATS! etery to learn their tales of spirit, heroism, Big Break Interpretive Staff tal. Activities for younger kids are above TARANTULA TALES ground. (7+yrs). Black Diamond Eddie Willis tragedy, and endurance. Meet in the upper 2-3pm, Sun, Oct 28 parking lot. For the month of Halloween, let's learn TINY NATURE 1-3pm, Sun, Sep 30 CREEPY CRITTERS about these fascinating, flying, furry crea- Black Diamond Eddie Willis They're just big love bugs! Meet Harry, our tures. Noon-2pm, Sun, Sep 23 resident tarantula, and discover why he Black Diamond Eddie Willis Using microscopes and magnifiers, explore and his brothers are roaming the hills this Noon-4pm, Sun, Oct 28 BLACK DIAMOND the tiniest parts of the park as we gather season. Meet in the upper parking lot. Learn why some of the "creepiest" critters and examine the wondrous bits of nature EVENING CEMETERY HIKE of the park aren't so creepy, and make a Greathouse Visitor Center is open 10am- fun craft to take home: Snakes (noon), Bats 4:30pm, weekends March through No- around us. Meet in the upper parking lot. Black Diamond Eddie Willis 5-7pm, Sun, Oct 21 (1pm), Owls (2pm), Tarantulas (3pm). Meet vember. Info: (510) 544-2750 or bdvisit@ SPIDER SENSES in the upper parking lot. ebparks.org. Programs meet in parking lot Black Diamond Virginia Delgado Long ago, miners left their mark on these at south end of Somersville Road unless 11:30am-12:30pm, Sat, Sep 29 hills. Take a hike to historic Rose Hill Cem- otherwise noted. Parking Fee: $5 See what true spider senses are all about. HAZEL-ATLAS SILICA-SAND Learn how the tiniest arachnids defy grav- : Bay Area MINE TOUR ity with their webs and how much venom a Black Diamond Interpretive Staff black widow carries (4+yrs). Meet in the upper parking lot. Monthly activities and outings that provide safe, low-impact physical activity and Various times, weekends, Mar-Nov improve health and well-being of all Bay Area residents, through regular use and Explore the recently extended under- enjoyment of the Regional Parks. Look for HPHP. ground tour route on a 1-hour, guided,

= Register at www.ebparksonline.org = Disabled accessible program = Parking fee may be charged HPHP = Healthy Parks Healthy People program 7 6 Blast, Patio Play, Stargazing Patterson House Tours, Hens Lay Eggs, We September 2018 Ardenwood: Train Rides, Patterson House Hayward Shoreline: Coastal Cleanup 2018 All Scream For Ice Cream!, Animal Feeding Tours, Animal Feeding MLKing Jr. Shoreline: Coastal Cleanup 2018 Big Break: Testing The Water, Delta S M T W T F S 7 Point Isabel: Coastal Cleanup 2018 Discoveries, Volunteers Resoring the Ardenwood: Train Rides, Patterson House Point Pinole: Wildlife Volunteers, Coastal Dunes!, Citizen Science - Batwatch! 1 Tours, Animal Feeding Cleanup 2018 Black Diamond: Tiny Nature, Hazel Atlas Radke Martinez: Coastal Cleanup 2018 Mine Tours 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 8 Ardenwood: Garden Chores For Kids, Roberts: Archery Introduction Coyote Hills: Tule House Construction, Sunol: Wild Wonders, Critter Crafts Discovery Days 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 Patterson House Tours, Rope Making & Hay Hoisting, Corn Mosaics, Animal Tilden Nature Area: Farm Chores For Crab Cove: Nature Party, Family Nature Littles Fun, Fish Feeding Time 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 Feeding Big Break: Testing The Water, Delta 16 Del Valle: Snake Feedings, Patio Play Sibley: Who Built the Sibley Labyrinth? 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 Discoveries, Watercolor Landscape Ardenwood: Train Rides, Meet The Black Diamond: Hazel Atlas Mine Tours Farmer, Cooking In The Country Kitchen, Sunol: Wild Wonders, Critter Crafts, Meet 30 Briones: Welcome to Autumn Walks Patterson House Tours, Farmyard Story a Tarantula Brooks Island: Kayaking Time, Stilt Walkers, Animal Feeding Tilden Nature Area: Talk With The Coyote Hills: Discovery Days Big Break: Citizen Science, Testing The Animals, Chores for Little Gardeners, 1 Crab Cove: Nature Party, Family Nature Water, Delta Discoveries, Big Break Apple Cider Pressing Anthony Chabot: Campfire Programs Fun, Fish Feeding Time History 24 Ardenwood: Rail Fair, Patterson House Del Valle: Beach Blast, Patio Play Black Diamond: Mine Open House Big Break: Sunset and Full Moon Paddle Tours, Animal Feeding Garin: Apple Festival Coyote Hills: Discovery Days Point Pinole: Monday Birding Big Break: Testing The Water, Delta Sunol: Wild Wonders, Critter Crafts, Sunol Crab Cove: Alameda Wildlife, Nature Party, Sunol: Outdoor Discoveries: Tarantulas! Discoveries at Sunset Family Nature Fun, Fish Feeding Time 25 Black Diamond: Labor Day Weekend Mine Tilden Nature Area: Farm Chores For Del Valle: Park ‘n Play, Snake Feedings, Alameda Creek Trail: Weekday Bird Walk Tours, Nightcrawlers Littles, Nature Ramble Beach Blast, Meet a Tarantula, Patio Play, Crab Cove: Sea Squirts Coyote Hills: Stories Under an Oak, Bird 9 Tarantula Trek Garin: Weekday Bird Walk Walk, Discovery Days Ardenwood: Train Rides, Meet The Farmer, Sunol: Wild Wonders, Critter Crafts 26 Crab Cove: Fish Festival, Family Nature Cooking In The Country Kitchen, Patterson Tilden Nature Area: Talk With The Ardenwood: Toddler Time Fun- Fish Fun, Fish Feeding Time House Tours, Rabbit Rendezvous, Old- Animals, Wax: It’s the Bee’s Knees!, Meet 27 the Chickens Del Valle: Night with a Naturalist Campfire, Fashioned Fun, Animal Feeding Ardenwood: Train Rides, Patterson House Scenic Boat Tour, Lakeside Cup of Joe, Big Break: Testing The Water, Delta 17 Tours, Animal Feeding Beach Blast, Patio Play Discoveries, Second Sundays Campfire Point Pinole: Monday Birding 28 Sunol: Wild Wonders, Critter Crafts Shadow Cliffs: Lakeside Littles Black Diamond: Hazel Atlas Mine Tours Ardenwood: Train Rides, Patterson House Tilden Nature Area: Farm Chores For Brooks Island: Kayaking 18 Littles Tours, Animal Feeding Coyote Hills: Skills of the Past, Discovery Cull Canyon: Hikes for Tykes 29 2 Wildcat Canyon: The Over-The-Hills Gang Days, Volunteer Day: Gathering Tule Ardenwood: Chicken And Their Eggs, Ardenwood: Rail Fair, Train Rides, Patterson Crab Cove: Family Nature Fun, Fish Feeding 19 House Tours, Animal Feeding Patterson House Tours, Rope Making & Time Crab Cove: Talk Like A Pirate Day Hay Hoisting, Victorian Table Top Games, Big Break: Testing The Water, Delta Del Valle: Snake Feedings, Beach Blast, MLKing Jr. Shoreline: Introduction to Salt Discoveries, Beavers in the Slough Animal Feeding Patio Play Water Fishing Big Break: Testing The Water, Delta Black Diamond: Hazel Atlas Mine Tours, Leona Canyon: Oldest East Bay Redwood Pleasanton Ridge: Wednesday Walks Group Tours, Labor Day Weekend Tours Discoveries Sunol: Wild Wonders, Critter Crafts 20 Black Diamond: Spider Senses, Hazel Atlas Coyote Hills: “Ssnakes, Sstories and Tilden: Fly-Fishing Introduction Ardenwood: Train Rides, Patterson House Sspirals”, Discovery Days Mine Tours Tilden Nature Area: Talk With The Tours, Animal Feeding Briones: Welcome to Autumn Walks Crab Cove: Sunday Stroll Animals Crown Beach: Third Thursdays at the Crown Beach: Family Nature Fun, Fish Coyote Hills: Volunteer Day, Discovery 10 Beach Days, Cart of Curiosities Feeding Time Sunol: Outdoor Discoveries: Cool California MLKing Jr. Shoreline: Kayaking for Folks 50+ Scenic Boat Tour, Lakeside Cup of Crab Cove: Nature Party, Family Nature Del Valle: 11 21 Joe, Snake Feedings, Beach Blast, Patio Play Fun, Fish Feeding Time Crab Cove: Sea Squirts, Bird Walk Sunol: Wild Wonders, Critter Crafts Ardenwood: Train Rides, Patterson House Del Valle: Patio Play Hayward Shoreline: Weekday Bird Walk Tilden Nature Area: Talk With The Tours, Animal Feeding MLKing Jr. Shoreline: All Abilities Day, Animals, Reptile Roundup, We All Scream 13 Briones: Equinox Walk Birding With Multiple Senses for Ice Cream! Ardenwood: Train Rides, Patterson House 22 Round Valley: Picnic Walk Shadow Cliffs: 3 Tours, Animal Feeding Ardenwood: Garden Chores For Kids, All Abilities Day 14 Patterson House Tours, Basket Making, Sunol: Wild Wonders, Critter Crafts Ardenwood: Rail Fair Tilden: Hiking Poles: Skills & Techniques Black Diamond: Labor Day Weekend Mine Ardenwood: Train Rides, Patterson House Beginning Embroidery, Gorgeous Goats, Tours, Animal Feeding Animal Feeding Plus Hike Tours Tilden Nature Area: Farm Chores For Coyote Hills: Labor Day Fun! 15 Big Break: Testing The Water, Delta Alameda: Coastal Cleanup 2018 Discoveries, Plankton Plunge Littles, Sensory Hike Crab Cove: Labor Day Open House, Family 30 Nature Fun, Fish Feeding Time Ardenwood: Chicken And Their Eggs, Fun Black Diamond: Hazel Atlas Mine Tours Del Valle: Scenic Boat Tour, Lakeside Cup of With Felting, Patterson House Tours, Coyote Hills: Discovery Days, Ohlone Ardenwood: Train Rides, Wake Up The Joe, Beach Blast Apple Cider Pressing, Victorian Table Top Village Site Tour Farm, Cooking In The Country Kitchen, Tilden Nature Area: Labor Day Open Games, Animal Feeding Crab Cove: Family Nature Fun, Fish Feeding Patterson House Tours, Garden Bug Safari, House Big Break: Coastal Cleanup 2018, Testing Time Fun With Felting, Animal Feeding Cull Canyon: Testing The Water, Delta 4 The Water, Delta Discoveries Saturday Stroll Big Break: Black Diamond: Hazel Atlas Mine Tours Del Valle: Patio Play Discoveries, “Reduce, Reuse, Recycle”, Big Break: Big Break Littles Garin: Canine Capers Walk End-To-End Paddle Briones: The Over-The-Hills Gang Coyote Hills: Discovery Days, Stories Under an Oak Sunol: Wild Wonders, Critter Crafts Black Diamond: Tarantula Tales, Hazel Crown Beach: Hikes for Tykes Tilden Nature Area: Farm Chores For Atlas Mine Tours 5 Crab Cove: Family Nature Fun, Fish Feeding Time Littles, Welcome to Autumn Walks, Fun Coyote Hills: Skills of the Past, Discovery Ardenwood: Toddler Time Crown Beach: Wildlife Volunteers, Coastal with Felt Days Big Break: Coffee Talk & Delta News Cleanup 2018 23 Crab Cove: Nature Party, Family Nature Lake Chabot: Wednesday Walks Del Valle: Coastal Cleanup 2018, Beach Ardenwood: Train Rides, Meet The Farmer, Fun, Fish Feeding Time 8 = Register at www.ebparksonline.org = Disabled accessible program = Parking fee may be charged HPHP = Healthy Parks Healthy People program Clothespin Dolls, Farmyard Games, Animal East Bay Feeding October 2018 Regional Park District Big Break: Testing The Water, Delta www.ebparks.org Discoveries, Mammals of the Marsh S M T W T F S Black Diamond: Hazel Atlas Mine Tours Briones: Spider Safaris 1 2 3 4 5 6 Brooks Island: Boat to Brooks Aboard Del Valle: Snake Feedings, Meet a Tarantula, 9 Delphinus 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 Patio Play Crab Cove: Sea Squirts - Food Chain Frenzy Coyote Hills: Ohlone Village Site Tour, 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 Sunol: Wild Wonders, Critter Crafts, Kennedy Grove: The Over-The-Hills Gang Discovery Days Tarantula Trek Vargas Plateau: Weekday Bird Walk Crab Cove: Native Plant Gardening, Nature 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 Tilden Nature Area: Talk With The 11 Party, Family Nature Fun, Fish Feeding Animals, Jewel Lake Goat Walk, Felting Fun Ardenwood: Train Rides, Patterson House Time 28 29 30 31 1 Tours, Animal Feeding Redwood: Llamas - Mystics of Andes Big Break: Big Break Littles Kennedy Grove: Hiking Poles: Basic Skills & Roberts: Archery Introduction Tilden: Monday Birding-Inspiration Point Techniques Sunol: Wild Wonders, Critter Crafts Tilden Nature Area: Farm Chores For 2 12 Tilden Nature Area: Farm Chores For Littles, Predators of the Forest and Big Break: Big Break Littles Ardenwood: Train Rides, Patterson House Littles Meadow Redwood: Hikes for Tykes Tours, Animal Feeding 21 28 3 13 Ardenwood: Birding The Farm, Train Rides, Ardenwood: Train Rides, Wake Up The Ardenwood: Toddler Time Ardenwood: Harvest Festival, Patterson Chores For Little Farmers, Mask Making, Farm, Cooking In The Country Kitchen, Big Break: Coffee Talk & Delta News House Tours, Animal Feeding Patterson House Tours, Corn Husk Dolls, Apple Cider Pressing, Patterson House Quarry Lakes: My First Fish! Big Break: Testing The Water, Delta Animal Feeding Tours, Corn Husk Dolls, Animal Feeding Sibley: Wednesday Walks: Sibley to Discoveries, Listen Like an Owl Big Break: Testing The Water, Delta Big Break: Delta Discoveries, Testing The Redwood Black Diamond: Hazel Atlas Mine Tours Discoveries Water, Oh Bats! 4 Brooks Island: Kayaking Black Diamond: Evening Cemetery Hike, Black Diamond: Creepy Critters, Hazel Atlas Mine Tours Ardenwood: Train Rides, Patterson House Coyote Hills: Skills of the Past, Discovery Hazel Atlas Mine Tours Days Brooks Island: Boat to Brooks Aboard Brushy Peak: Heading South - Hawk Tours, Animal Feeding Migration 5 Crab Cove: Nature Party, Family Nature Delphinus Brushy Peak: Vasco Caves Regional Coyote Hills: Ohlone Village Site Tour, Ardenwood: Train Rides, Patterson House Fun, Fish Feeding Time Sunol: Wild Wonders, Critter Crafts, Preserve Tour Discovery Days Tours, Animal Feeding Coyote Hills: Discovery Days Crab Cove: Family Nature Fun, Fish Feeding 6 Arachnophilia! Farm Chores For Crab Cove: Nature Party, Family Nature Time Ardenwood: Meet The Chickens, Corn Tilden Nature Area: Littles, Happy Harvest, Jewel Lake Nature Fun, Fish Feeding Time Temescal: Sunday Stroll - Lake Temescal Mosaics, Patterson House Tours, Felted Walk Sunol: Wild Wonders, Critter Crafts, Sunol San Pablo Bay: Sunset Photography Series- Pumpkins, Animal Feeding Lone Tree Point 14 History Hike Big Break: Testing The Water, Delta Sunol: Wild Wonders, Critter Crafts, All Ardenwood: Harvest Festival, Train Rides, Tilden Nature Area: Talk With The Discoveries, Scat Track Fever Animals Hallows Hike Black Diamond: Hazel Atlas Mine Tours Patterson House Tours, Animal Feeding Tilden Nature Area: Talk With The Big Break: Testing The Water, Delta 22 Coyote Hills: Discovery Days, Skills of the Big Break: Sunset and Full Moon Paddle Animals, Jewel the Lake Past: Cordage Making Discoveries, Solar Viewing That’s Out of 29 This World, Starry Starry Night Briones: Monday Birding Crab Cove: Nature Party, Family Nature Sunol: Outdoor Discoveries Coyote Hills: Coyote Cubs: Halloween Fun- Bay Day, Fish Feeding Time Black Diamond: Hazel Atlas Mine Tours Brooks Island: Kayaking 23 Hijinks MLKing Jr. Shoreline: Saturday Stroll Crockett Hills: Monday Birding Morgan Territory: Morgan Morning Coyote Hills: Discovery Days Crab Cove: Sea Squirts: Creepy Crawlies Crab Cove: Family Nature Fun, Fish Feeding Sibley: The Over-The-Hills Gang 30 Redwood: Llamas - Mystics of Andes Encinal Beach: Hikes for Tykes Sunol: Wild Wonders, Critter Crafts Time 24 31 Tilden Nature Area: Farm Chores For Del Valle: Park ‘n Play Ardenwood: Toddler Time Littles, Spider Safaris Point Pinole: Sunset Photography Series Tilden: Wednesday Walks Diablo Foothills: Wednesday Walks 7 Sunol: Wild Wonders, Critter Crafts 25 Tilden: Fly-Fishing Introduction Ardenwood: Train Rides, Wake Up The Ardenwood: Train Rides, Patterson House Talk With The Farm, Cooking In The Country Kitchen, Tilden Nature Area: Tours, Animal Feeding Animals, Snakes are Cute! Patterson House Tours, Rope Making & Big Break: Kayaking for Folks 50+ Hay Hoisting, Old-Fashioned Fun, Animal 15 Morgan Territory: Thursday Birding Feeding Miller/Knox: Monday Birding 26 Big Break: Testing The Water, Delta Shadow Cliffs: Lakeside Littles Ardenwood: Train Rides, Patterson House Discoveries, Birding by Kayak, Sunken Ships 16 Tours, Animal Feeding & Flowerpots Kayak Ardenwood: Birding The Farm Coyote Hills: Halloween Twilight Hike Black Diamond: Hazel Atlas Mine Tours Roberts: Hikes for Tykes 27 Bird Walks Coyote Hills: 25th Gathering of Ohlone 17 Ardenwood: Halloween Hijinks, Patterson Bird Walk, Coyote Hills, Sep 1, page 10. Peoples, Discovery Days Coyote Hills: All Abilities Day House Tours, Animal Feeding Thursday Birding: Raptor Baseline, Crab Cove: Nature Party, Family Nature 18 Big Break: Testing The Water, Delta Various Parks, Oct 25, page 13. Fun, Fish Feeding Time Ardenwood: Train Rides, Patterson House Discoveries Weekday Bird Walk, Various Parks, Las Trampas: Radical Raptors, Family Black Diamond: Hazel Atlas Mine Tours Tours, Animal Feeding Sep 11, 25, Oct 9, 23, page 12. Photography Walk Crown Beach: Third Thursdays at the Coyote Hills: Skills of the Past, Discovery , Las Trampas, Oct 7, Point Pinole: Sunset Photography Series Beach Days Radical Raptors Sunol: Wild Wonders, Critter Crafts 19 Crab Cove: Family Nature Fun, Fish Feeding page 13 , Various Parks, Sep Tilden Nature Area: Talk With The Ardenwood: Train Rides, Patterson House Time Monday Birding Animals, Spiderology Tours, Animal Feeding MLKing Jr. Shoreline: Pet First Aid & CPR 17, 24. Oct 1, 8, 15, 22, 29, page 13. 8 20 Redwood: Howloweenie Roast In The Heading South: Hawk Migration, Sunol: Outdoor Discoveries Ardenwood: Good Morning Farm, Pumpkin Redwoods Brushy Peak, Oct 28, page 13 Tilden Nature Area: Monday Birding Surprise!, Patterson House Tours, Sunol: Wild Wonders, Critter Crafts = Register at www.ebparksonline.org = Disabled accessible program = Parking fee may be charged HPHP = Healthy Parks Healthy People program 9 ALL ABILITIES DAY COYOTE HILLS LABOR DAY FUN! 25th ANNUAL GATHERING OF Coyote Hills Dino Labiste OHLONE PEOPLES Coyote Hills Interpretive Staff Coyote Hills Visitor Center is open Wed- 9am-3pm, Wed, Oct 17 10am-noon & 1:30-3:30pm, Mon, Sep 3 Coyote Hills Interpretive Staff Sun, 10am-4pm. Info: (510) 544-3220 or Explore nature your own way, at your Celebrate the holiday by playing old-fash- 10am-4pm, Sun, Oct 7 [email protected]. pace. This program is inclusive for all ioned games. We’ll have a sack race, egg Ohlones from several tribes will share DISCOVERY DAYS abilities, offering something for everyone! relays, tug-of-war, kick-the-can and other their culture, including music, song, Coyote Hills Interpretive Staff Travel along paved trails to visit stations to exciting activities. Have a picnic and join in dance, and stories. They'll discuss con- 10:30am-3:30pm, Every Sat & Sun touch fur, listen to birds, draw wildlife, sit on the fun! temporary cultural involvements, and Enhance your park adventure with on benches to scan the water, or paint the STORIES UNDER AN OAK demonstrate basket, jewelry, soaproot hands-on exploration or crafts the whole view. Drop in anytime between 9am and Coyote Hills Interpretive Staff brush, and dogbane string making. family will enjoy. Come at 10:30am for an 3pm. Indoor and outdoor options, wheel- 10:30-11:30am Sat, Sep 1 & Sep 15 Visit a more than two-thousand-year- introduction to the topic of the week, or, chair accessible. Settle in for story time under the canopy old village site, play an Ohlone game, participate at your own pace. of a majestic oak. try making fire without matches, or COYOTE CUBS: BIRD WALK VOLUNTEER DAY: make a miniature tule boat. Taste HALLOWEEN HIJINKS Coyote Hills Kristina Parkison Coyote Hills Francis Mendoza GATHERING TULE native plant teas, manzanita cider and, 2-4pm, Sat, Sep 1 Coyote Hills Dino Labiste in the afternoon, acorn soup cooked 10:30-11:30am, Mon, Oct 29 The Bay Area bursts with bird life! New 1:30-3:30pm, Sun, Sep 9 with heated stones in a basket. Parent Get your preschooler out and into nature! and experienced birders alike join us as we Learn about the Tuibun Ohlone culture, participation is required. We’ll play games, explore the park, and do discover patterns of behavior, migration, as we help gather tule for Coyote Info: (510) 544-3220. craft-work related to the theme of the day and habitat. 8+yrs. Hills’ reconstructed tule house. We’ll (wear your costume – no Native Ameri- SSNAKES, SSTORIES & SSPIRALS provide gloves, tools, and a presentation can or culturally-appropriated costumes Coyote Hills Dino Labiste about tule’s cultural and environmental please). Parent/caregiver participation 10am-noon & 1:30-3:30pm, Sun, Sep 2 significance. required. 3-5 yrs. Meet the snakes that make Coyote Hills 12+yrs. Info: (510) 544-3220. their home. Learn about their unique OHLONE VILLAGE SITE TOUR CRAB COVE adaptations and how these slithering Coyote Hills Kristina Parkison reptiles have become part of our Crab Cove Visitor Center is open Wed- 1:30-3:30pm Sat, Sep 22 Sun, 10am-5pm, and offers aquariums and folklore. Create a snake spiral craft to Photo: Chris Cochems. 10am-noon & 1:30-3:30pm Sat, Oct 20 exhibits about San Francisco Bay. For infor- take home. Humaya dancer at previous Ohlone Gathering. 10am-noon & 1:30-3:30pm Sun, Oct 28 mation about naturalist programs or other activities, call (510) 544-3187, or ccove@ Walk one-half mile through vibrant marsh ebparks.org. SKILLS OF THE PAST habitat to a more than 2,000-year-old TWINED BASKET Learn the various techniques of Ohlone village site. Learn about Ohlone cul- Coyote Hills Dino Labiste gathering, preparation, extracting and tures, past to present. Tour a reconstructed #22600 plying plant materials to create cord- shade structure, pit house, and sweat house. Sep 9 (10am-noon) Gather tule. age. Practice the efficient method of TULE HOUSE CONSTRUCTION Sep 16 (9am-4:30pm) Tule and bulrush leg rolling plant fibers. 9+yrs. Coyote Hills Dino Labiste were used by California Natives for Registration is required. 10am-noon & 1:30-4pm, Sun, Sep 23 various utilitarian items, like mats, ACORN PROCESSING Lend a hand as we reconstruct a ruway boats, thatched houses, as well as Coyote Hills Dino Labiste or tule house. Come and help gather tule. Photo: Jerry Ting baskets. What makes these versatile Take pride in thatching the ruway with 10am-3:30pm, Sat, Oct 13 #22497 SEA SQUIRTS marsh plants so unique? Learn more as tule. The Ohlone style house will be on Acorns were, and still are, a nutritious Crown Beach Interpretive Staff we create a twined basket. exhibit and used in programs for years to food of California Native Americans. 10:30-11:45am, Tue, Sep 11 #22342 Fee: $15 (non-res. $17). Participate in the techniques of acorn come. 8+yrs. Registration is required. Sea-ing Stars and Urchins; Sep 25 processing. Stone tools, as well as CART OF CURIOSITIES #22344 Whoo goes there? Owls! Oct FIRE MAKING modern tools, will be used to shell, Coyote Hills Kristina Parkison 9 #22345 Food Chain Frenzy; Oct Coyote Hills Dino Labiste pound, leach, and cook the acorns into 1-3pm, Sat, Sep 29 23 #22346 Creepy Crawlies. Share 9:30am-12:30pm & 1:30am-4:30pm, a delicious meal. The Curiosity Cart, filled with wonders a morning of shoreline fun with your Sun, Sep 30 #22469 Fee: $5 (non-res: $7). Registration is of cultural and natural history, is hidden pre-school age child. We’ll play games, Ever wondered how fire was created required. somewhere within the park. Find it and explore nature, share stories, and do a before matches or a lighter? Unravel SHELL PENDANT AND discover the secrets it shares! craft related to the theme of the day! the secrets of fire-by-friction, fire-by- BEADS HALLOWEEN TWILIGHT HIKE Please no older or younger siblings percussion and fire-by-compression. Coyote Hills Dino Labiste Coyote Hills Dino Labiste & (exception: infants). 3-5 years. Fee: $5 Discover the techniques used to pro- 10am-3pm, Sat. Oct 27 #22524 Kristina Parkison ($7 non-res.) duce a glowing ember as we practice Plants and shells were made into indig- 5:30-8:30pm, Fri, Oct 26 #22512 Registration is required. our fire making skills through hands- enous necklaces for adornment. Make Spend a SPOOKtacular evening as we hike on activities. 16+yrs. pine nut & clam shell beads, create an the hills looking for hobgoblins, witches, LABOR DAY OPEN HOUSE Registration is required. abalone pendant and twist string from and ghosts at sunset. Find out the ancient Crab Cove Interpretive Staff CORDAGE MAKING dogbane fibers. Use a pump drill to origins and modern traditions of Hal- 10am-4pm, Mon, Sep 3 Coyote Hills Dino Labiste make the pendant hole. Utilizing past loween. Don your costume to seek out Enjoy a day of fun at the shoreline! 11am: 1:30-4pm, Sat, Oct 6 #22477 technology, we'll make a very unique wandering souls along the trail. Return for Songs and Stories by the Shore; 2pm: Fam- The ability to twist, twine or braid necklace. 16+yrs. Parent participation treats and a campfire story. 5+yrs. ily Nature Fun – Fish Fun; 3pm: Fish Feed- fibers into cordage allowed indigenous is required. Fee: $10 (non-res. $12) Fee: $4. Parent participation is required. ing. Also meet our gopher snake and box cultures to tie their world together. Registration is required. Registration is required. turtle, follow our self-guided history trail,

10 = Register at www.ebparksonline.org = Disabled accessible program = Parking fee may be charged HPHP = Healthy Parks Healthy People program make a nature craft, and watch a nature CRITTER CRAFTS movie in the Old Wharf Classroom. CRAB COVE FISH FESTIVAL HPHP Sunol Interpretive Staff Crab Cove Interpretive Staff FAMILY NATURE FUN 12-3pm, every Sat & Sun in Sep & Oct 10am-4pm, Sat, Sep 1 Crab Cove Interpretive Staff Get crafty, like a fox, as we learn all about Join us for a day of fish fun with fishing 2-3pm, Every Sat & Sun the animal of the week. Stick around after lessons, games, activities, fish prints, crafts, The tides roll in and out making each day our Wild Wonders program, or stop by and a Fish-on-a-Bicycle Parade! a chance to discover something new. Our after your hike. 10am-4pm: Mobile Fish Exhibit – drop by shoreline is bursting with bird life and to see the fish of the East Bay! SUNOL AT SUNSET other signs of the season. Come explore 11am & 2pm: Behind the Scenes Aquarium Sunol Constance Taylor with us and have fun with family-friendly Tour Kids enjoy fishing lessons, games and crafts. 6:45-9pm, Sat, Sep 8 activities. 10am-Noon & 1-4pm: Fishing – 1-hour lessons (gear provided). Sign up at the Fish- Experience Sunol in the evening! We’ll FISH FEEDING TIME ing Trailer start by looking for bats coming out to be- Crab Cove Interpretive Staff Noon-12:30pm: Fish on a Bicycle Parade – Dress up your bike or yourself as a fish, gin their night time feasting, and then take 3-3:30pm, Every Sat & Sun and join us on a loop around the festival. Prizes for the best decorated bikes! a walk to explore as night falls. Learn about Bay creatures and get a good 12:30-1pm: Fish Bike Rack Ribbon Cutting Ceremony MEET A TARANTULA view of our crabs, flounder, perch, pipefish 2-3pm: Family Nature Fun – Explore the finned, gilled, glorious underwater world Sunol Ashley Grenier and more – while they eat. It's like a dive in with games and crafts 2-3pm, Sun, Sep 23 the Bay without getting wet. 3-3:30pm: Fish Feeding – Find out what’s on the menu for the residents of the visi- As summer turns to fall tarantulas make ALAMEDA WILDLIFE HPHP tor center aquariums. an appearance searching for love in the Crab Cove Michael Charnofsky parks. Drop by the visitor center to meet 9:30-11:30am, Sun, Sept 16 a tarantula up close and hear about their Alameda has great wildlife. On this 3-mile amorous adventures. Del Valle Interpretive Staff TARANTULA TREK HPHP walk we’ll view a seal colony, discuss wild- 11-11:30am, every Sun in Sep Del Valle Ashley Adams TARANTULA TREK life conservation issues, and learn where Meet our resident gopher snake, Julius 6-8pm, Sun, Sep 16 Sunol Ashley Adams to look for the unexpected. Binoculars Squeezer, for an up-close and personal As summer turns to fall these amazing 6-8pm, Sun, Sep 30 available to borrow. visit. If he is hungry, we'll be able to feed arachnids long for love. Join us as we hike As summer turns to fall these amazing TALK LIKE A PIRATE DAY him his lunch. in search of our fuzzy friends roving for arachnids long for love. Join us as we hike Crab Cove Interpretive Staff LAKE DEL VALLE SCENIC BOAT romance. Bring a flashlight. in search of our fuzzy friends roving for 3:30-4:30pm, Wed, Sep 19 romance. Bring a flashlight. TOUR STARGAZING AT DEL VALLE Ahoy Mates! Be you lookin’ to find a Del Valle Interpretive Staff Del Valle Constance Taylor ARACHNOPHILIA! HPHP treasure? Ay? Stop by the Salty Center to 1-2:30pm, Sat, Sun, Mon, Sep 1 to 3 7:30-9pm, Sat, Sep 15 Sunol Constance Taylor celebrate the day! Grog (cider), crafts, and Catch cool breezes as you explore the Arroyo Road staging area - Be dazzled by 5-7pm, Sat, Oct 13 buried treasure await! lake the easy way - by boat. Find out the constellations of the summer sky! See Celebrate spiders during tarantula season! about the creatures below, above, and star clusters, nebulae - Tri-Valley Stargaz- We’ll search for different types of spiders DEL VALLE on land while you hear the history of ers will be there with telescopes. Bring and observe our eight-legged friends in ac- the area. Bring a jacket and binoculars, flashlights and dress in layers. tion while we are out on an evening stroll. All programs meet outside the Del Valle if you have them. Purchase tickets at the HISTORY HIKE HPHP Visitor Center unless otherwise noted. Info: marina beginning at 6am, or at the Visitor Sunol Ashley Adams (510) 544-3146 or [email protected]. Center. SUNOL 1-3:30pm, Sun, Oct 21 LAKESIDE CUP OF JOE BEACH BLAST Unless otherwise noted, all programs meet From a mysterious barn on the hill to Del Valle Interpretive Staff Del Valle Interpretive Staff at the Sunol Visitor Center, open week- the footprints of cabins below, search for 9-10am, Sat & Sun, Sep 1, 2 1-1:15pm, 3-3:15pm, 5-5:15pm, every Sat & ends 10am-4pm. Info: (510) 544-3249 or signs of the past on a moderate 3-mile Wander over to the Visitor Center for a Sun, Sep 1 to 16 [email protected]. journey through the hills and history of free cup of coffee and find out what's hap- The whistle blows; lifeguards clear the OUTDOOR DISCOVERIES Sunol. pening around the park. How's the fishing, water for a 15-minute swim break. Join Sunol Ashley Adams ALL HALLOWS HIKE what wildlife has been seen, and what's us for a beach side nature break! We will 10:30am-12pm, Mon, Sep 10, 24, Oct 8, 22 Sunol Ashley Adams planned for the weekend? have games, animals, and more to explore Come explore the world around you in 6-8pm, Sun, Oct 28 PATIO PLAY before the whistle blows again! this hands-on preschool and home school Discover the history of this beloved Del Valle Interpretive Staff MEET A TARANTULA nature series! We will discover, adventure, holiday and search for some of its not so 4-4:30pm, every Sat & Sun in Sep Del Valle Ashley Grenier and create in the outdoor classroom of creepy mascots in Sunol! This family friend- Discover the wonders of the lake and land 2-3pm, Sun, Sep 16, 30 Sunol. 4-8yrs. ly hike will be all treat, no tricks, ending through games, activities, and crafts. As summer turns to fall tarantulas make Sep 10: Cool California #22206; Sep 24: with a campfire! DEL VALLE SNAKE FEEDINGS an appearance searching for love in the Tarantulas! #22208; Oct 8: Indigenous parks. Drop by the visitor center to meet Peoples #22211; Oct 22: Creepy Crawlie a tarantula up close and hear about their Critters #22215. DEL VALLE CAMPFIRE amorous adventures. Registration is required. COWBOY HOOTENANNY Del Valle Interpretive Staff PARK ‘N PLAY HPHP WILD WONDERS Sunol Interpretive Staff 8-9pm, Sat, Sep 1 Del Valle Ashley Grenier Sunol Interpretive Staff 11-4pm, Sat, Oct 20 Campground Amphitheater - The eve- 10am - noon, Sun, Sep 16, Oct 14 11am-12pm, every Sat & Sun in Sep & Oct Grab your boots and brush off your ning glow gives way to the roaring fire, Let's play in the park! Bring your family and Wildness awaits! Discover the wonders of hats for our annual shindig celebrating as families gather along the creek side. friends out for some fresh air, nature games, the wilderness through games, activities, the pioneers and cowboys of Sunol! We will discover the wonders of the and wildlife exploration rain or shine. and explorations. Great for families of all Music, dancing, pioneer games and park, and this camping tradition, on ages. skills, and more await you at this family Saturday night of Labor Day weekend. event.

= Register at www.ebparksonline.org = Disabled accessible program = Parking fee may be charged HPHP = Healthy Parks Healthy People program 11 What’s the buzz about bees? Beeswax! campfire. Even non-campers are welcome TILDEN NATURE AREA This secretion of waxiness is important to join us for the program! Dress warm. The Environmental Education Center is to both bees and humans. Illuminate your Info: (510) 544-3187. open Tue-Sun, 10am-4:30pm. The Little mind as you make a candle and sample lo- THE OVER-THE-HILLS GANG Farm is open daily. Info: (510) 544-2233 or cal honey. Meet at the Little Farm. Various Parks Trail Gail [email protected]. MEET THE CHICKENS 10am-12:30pm, Tue, Sep, 4 & 18, Oct, 9 FARM CHORES FOR LITTLES Tilden Nature Area Jenna Scimeca & 23 3:30-4:30pm, Sun, Sep 16 Hikers 55 years and older interested in

Tilden Nature Area Interpretive Staff Photo: Sabrina Hays. Check out our coop full of chickens! nature study, history, fitness, and fun are 10:30-11am, Every Sat in Sep & Oct Turtles basking in the sun at Jewel Lake. Little children will enjoy taking care of the Discover why they peck at the ground and invited to join this series of monthly excur- little animals at the Little Farm. Meet at learn where they like to perch. Then grind sions exploring the Regional Parks. some corn and feed them a snack. JEWEL LAKE NATURE WALK Sep 4: Briones, Bear Creek Staging Area the rabbit hutch for a variety of age-appro- Tilden Nature Area Trent Pearce FUN WITH FELT – Up and down, with a creek crossing; priate activities. 3-4pm, Sat, Oct 13 Tilden Nature Area Trail Gail Sep 18: Wildcat Canyon, Alvarado Staging TALK WITH THE ANIMALS Take a leisurely walk around Jewel Lake and 2-3pm, Sat, Sep 22 Area – The past may surprise you; Oct learn about the plants, animals, and fungi Stop by the farm and make a felted cre- 9: Kennedy Grove, Parking Lot – Mostly that make their home here. This 2 mile ation. We’ll use wool, soap and our own shady with hills; Oct 23: Sibley Volcanic walk is mostly flat, but not stroller friendly. energy to make a unique piece. Come get Preserve, Skyline Blvd – How many laby- your hands wet while learning about wool. SNAKES ARE CUTE! rinths can you find? Tilden Nature Area Anthony Fisher CHORES FOR LITTLE GARDENERS WELCOME TO AUTUMN WALKS 1-2 pm, Sun, Oct 14 Tilden Nature Area Jenna Scimeca Various Parks Trail Gail Look ma! No hands! What is life like for 1-2pm, Sun, Sep 23 9am-noon, Sat, Sep, 8, 22 & 29 the belly-walkers? We examine snakes, Lend a hand weeding, watering and plant- From rolling hills to shady canyons, we’ll their adaptations and their place in the hu- ing our healthy vegetables. We might even look for signs of fall. We’ll leave the city man experience. taste a few! Meet at the Kids’ Garden. behind and surround ourselves with open PREDATORS OF THE FOREST AND APPLE CIDER PRESSING space in every direction. Wear hiking Children learning how to take care of animals. MEADOW shoes and bring a snack to share. 8+yrs. Tilden Nature Area Jenna Scimeca Tilden Nature Area Brianna : Briones, Alhambra Staging Area; Tilden Nature Area Interpretive Staff 3-4pm, Sun, Sep 23 Sep 8 Contaxis-Tucker : Tilden Nature Area: Environmen- 11-11:30am, Every Sun in Sep & Oct Come help squeeze the juice from apples Sep 22 2-3pm, Sat, Oct 27 tal Education Center; : Briones, Get up close and personal with the animals and discover why this was once the most Sep 29 Nighttime moon-glow and early morning Bear Creek Staging Area. that call the Little Farm and Nature Area popular drink in America. Afterwards, light is time for watchful eyes and prowl- home. Learn how they move, how they taste a sample of our hard work. THE OLDEST EAST BAY ing. The darkness will come alive as we REDWOOD find their food, and how they keep safe SENSORY HIKE explore where creatures hide and lurk. Leona Canyon Michael Charnofsky from predators. A different animal will be Tilden Nature Area Trail Gail JEWEL THE LAKE 9:30am-12:30pm, Sun, Sep 9 featured each week. Meet in the classroom 2-3pm, Sat, Sep 29 Tilden Nature Area Anthony Fisher Canyon Oaks Dr - Hike five miles through at the Little Farm. Awaken your five senses and your imagina- 1-2 pm, Sun, Oct 28 a beautiful stream-carved canyon and then REPTILE ROUNDUP tion while you explore and experiment An easy walk to the lake and a bit of explo- to Oakland's Leona Heights Park with a Tilden Nature Area Jenna Scimeca outdoors. 1-2pm, Sun, Sep 2 ration of its waters. Who’s in there? view of five bridges. Get a glimpse above FELTING FUN the only “old growth" East Bay redwood, Do snakes blink? Can turtles remove their Tilden Nature Area Jenna Scimeca shells? Find out the answers and more as and learn about logging history. No bath- 1-2pm, Sun, Sep 30 OTHER PARKS rooms available. we meet our in-house reptiles! Come find out how we can turn sheep’s WEEKDAY BIRD WALK 9+yrs. Info: (510) 544-3187. WE ALL SCREAM FOR ICE CREAM! wool into cloth! Practise your hand at wet HILLS OF SOLACE - A EUGENE Tilden Nature Area Jenna Scimeca felting and make your own felted creation. Various Parks Kristina Parkison & Francis 3-4pm, Sun, Sep 2 Mendoza O’NEILL FESTIVAL HIKE JEWEL LAKE GOAT WALK Share your enthusiasm for bird life on a Las Trampas Interpretive Staff Put together some ice, salt, cream, sugar, Tilden Nature Area Jenna Scimeca and a little muscle power to learn how we tranquil walk through various Bay Area 9am-12pm, Sun, Sep 9 3:30-4:30pm, Sun, Sep 30 parklands! All levels of birding experience Discover the legacy of playwright Eu- make delicious old-fashioned ice cream. Join us as we take our goats out on the Meet at the visitor center. welcome. Bring water, sunscreen, and gene O’Neill and the peaceful hills of Las trail to stretch their legs and see new binoculars or scopes. Trampas that inspired him, as we hike from LABOR DAY OPEN HOUSE sights! This short walk will start and end at 7:30-9:30am, Tue, Sep 11, Hayward Shore- Front Street Park in downtown Danville Tilden Nature Area Interpretive Staff the Little Farm. line Interpretive Center (4901 Breakwater along the Ironhorse Trail and into Las 11-3:00pm, Mon, Sep 3 SPIDEROLOGY Ave.). Sep 25: Garin (meet at Cardin Lane Trampas to the Eugene O’Neill National Come one, come all! Enjoy crafts, games Tilden Nature Area Anthony Fisher Staging Area), Oct 9: Vargas Plateau Re- Historic site – a hidden National Park and more. 1-2:30pm, Sun, Oct 7 gional Park. Oct 23: Alameda Creek (meet Service gem. Information and Registration, NATURE RAMBLE Meet a very large spider and head into the at Niles Staging Area). www.eugeneoneill.org. Tilden Nature Area Trail Gail wild to find some other living examples of 12+yrs. Info: (510) 544-3220. LAKESIDE LITTLES 2-3pm, Sat, Sep 8 these fascinating creatures. CAMPFIRE PROGRAMS Shadow Cliffs Ashley Grenier Come explore the Nature Area with a HAPPY HARVEST Anthony Chabot Interpretive Staff 10-11am, Mon, Sep 17, Oct 15 naturalist. We’ll take a walk down to the Tilden Nature Area Brianna 8-9pm, Sat, Sep 1 Bring your little ones and discover nature. lake and around looking for signs of the Contaxis-Tucker Campground Amphitheater - FREE! Join We'll explore a trail, look at bugs, search local wildlife. 1-2pm, Sat, Oct 13 us for after-dark fun on our last campfire for birds, and much more. Let's get WAX: IT’S THE BEE’S KNEES! Celebrate the season by visiting the garden of the season. Learn about the parks and outside! Parent/caregiver participation Tilden Nature Area Jenna Scimeca and tasting the fall bounty. Make leaf prints nearby nature through games, songs, pho- required. (1-5yrs.) 1-2pm, Sun, Sep 16 and nature gifts to take home. tos and stories around an old-fashioned Info: (510) 544-3249.

12 = Register at www.ebparksonline.org = Disabled accessible program = Parking fee may be charged HPHP = Healthy Parks Healthy People program CANINE CAPERS WALK RADICAL RAPTORS OF last Thursday of each month (Except Sep & Garin Kristina Parkison GARIN APPLE FESTIVAL LAS TRAMPAS Nov). Join in for one or all. 9-11am, Sat, Sep 22 #22590 Garin Kristina Parkison Las Trampas Ashley Adams Registration is required. The restorative effect of spending time Noon-4pm, Sat, Sept 8 10am-12pm, Sun, Oct 7 HOWLOWEENIE ROAST IN THE outdoors with a friend, furry or otherwise, Celebrate the area’s farming Step into the wilderness and discover the REDWOODS is well-known! Join this monthly adventure and pioneer past during this radical birds with sharp beaks, powerful Redwood Interpretive Staff to nurture our inner and outer-selves by year’s Apple Festival! Garin is grips, and keen eyesight. We'll watch, as 7-9:30pm, Sat Oct 27 #22456 exploring and learning about the natural home to an antique apple orchard they soar above, and ponder our connec- Canyon Meadow - Join in this strolling world around us as we hike park trails. with varieties of apples you won’t find tion to these majestic animals. Meet at story about Slugderella. Will Slugderella be (8+yrs.) Parent participation is required. anywhere else! Try your hand at hand- Bollinger staging area. Info: (510) 544-3249. stuck cleaning the forest floor or will her Registration is required. cranking ice cream or pressing apple FAMILY PHOTOGRAPHY WALK forest friends help her make it to the ball? cider, and then taste the “fruit” of PSL WALK! Las Trampas Ashley Grenier After arriving at the campfire we will make your labor. Music, dancing, crafts, and 1:30-3pm, Sun, Oct 7 a craft, eat some tasty treats, sing a few Shadow Cliffs Ashley Adams old-fashioned games make this event 9-10:30am, Sun, Sep 23 Ever wondered how your child views the songs, and listen to stories. Bring your own fun for the whole family! world? Hand over the camera to them as hot dogs for roasting, or pack your dinner. Nothing says autumn quite like a pumpkin Info: (510) 544-3220. spice latte! Search for seasonal signs while we walk Bollinger Creek Trail and discover We’ll provide the s’mores. Fee: $5 ($7 enjoying your warm beverages on a walk what they can spy with their little eye. non-res.) Info: (510) 544-3187. from Starbucks on Bernal and Stanley to Meet at Bollinger staging area. Info: (510) Registration is required. the Arroyo Del Valle. Purchase your lattes 544-3249. HEADING SOUTH: HAWK and join us to head out towards the park SUNSET PHOTOGRAPHY SERIES MIGRATION from there! Bonus points if you bring your Various Parks Anthony Fisher Brushy Peak Ashley Grenier own trail mug! Info: (510) 544-3249. 5-7:30pm, Sun, Oct 7, 14 & 28 10am-12pm, Sun, Oct 28

WHO BUILT THE SIBLEY Photo: Isa Polt Jones Bring camera and tripod (or phone if that Autumn marks the annual hawk migration LABYRINTH? is what you have) and capture the soul of in the East Bay. What hawks and other Garin has an antique apple orchard with varieties of the park under the (hopefully) colorful birds of prey are stopping through on their Sibley Helena Mazzariello & apples you won't find anywhere else. Michael Charnofsky skies of October. Some wading and scram- way south for the winter? Meet at Laughlin 10am-1pm: Sun, Sept 23 #22441 bling possible. Road staging area. Info: (510) 544-3249. Main Staging Area - In 1989 she built the Oct 7: Point Pinole, Atlas Rd. Bridge; Oct Sibley labyrinth “as a gift to the world.” On MONDAY BIRDING 14: Point Pinole, Dotson Family Marsh; VOLUNTEER a 3-mile hike, join us with Helena Maz- Various Parks Anthony Fisher Oct 28: San Pablo Bay, Lone Tree Point. zariello, original builder, as she unravels 9am-noon, Mon, Sep 17, 24. Oct 1, 8, 15, Meet in the parking lot on San Pablo Ave. FRENCH BROOM REMOVAL/ mysteries and myths about labyrinths, their 22, 29 VASCO CAVES REGIONAL RESTORATION PROJECT spiritual properties, and how she (secretly) Birding for all! PRESERVE TOUR Redwood Staff created ours. 10+ years. Sep 17: Point Pinole, Atlas Road Bridge. Vasco Caves Interpretive Staff 9am-1pm, 1st Sat of the month. Registration is required. Flat; Sep 24: Dotson Family Marsh, flat; 9am-2pm, Sun, Oct 21 #22452 9:30am-1:30pm, 2nd Sun of the month. Oct 1: Inspiration Point, flat-ish; Oct 8: Til- ROUND VALLEY PICNIC WALK Hike 2.5 miles through windswept land Help remove invasive French Broom at den Nature Area; Oct 15: Miller Knox, flat. Round Valley Kevin Dixon which is sacred to local California Indian various locations in the park. Tools, pro- Meet in the first parking lot after tunnel; 9am-1pm, Sat, Sep 29 communities and a refuge for golden tective equipment and snacks will be pro- Oct 22: Briones Rd. Staging Area, hills; Oct Explore the natural beauty of this peace- eagles, fairy shrimp, and tiger salamanders. vided. Please call (510) 544-3127 or email 29: Crockett Hills, Crockett Ranch Staging ful valley, an East Bay gathering place for The Preserve is only accessible through [email protected] to confirm meeting Area. Hills. thousands of years. Bring lunch for a picnic. guided tours. This tour will begin at Brushy location as this can vary from month to (8+yrs). Info: (510) 544-2750. BRIONES EQUINOX WALK Peak Regional Preserve, meet at Brushy month. Rain cancels the event. Briones Trail Gail Peak Staging Area. (10+yrs). ALL ABILITIES DAY INVASIVE SPECIES REMOVAL/ 9am-noon, Fri, Sep, 21 Registration is Required. Shadow Cliffs Interpretive Staff HABITAT RESTORATION With the sun directly over the equator, 12-3pm, Sat, Sep 29 MONARCH BUTTERFLIES Huckleberry, Sibley the amount of daylight and dark are equal. Explore nature your way, at your pace. Alameda Main Library Susan Ramos & 9:30am- Sat. Sep 8, Oct 13: Huckleberry We’ll go in search of the signs of fall. Al- This program is inclusive for all abilities Mia Monroe 9am- Sun. Sep 16, Oct 21: Sibley hambra Staging Area. 8+yrs and offers something for everyone! Travel 1-2:30pm, Sun, Oct 21 Monthly weeding sessions to help protect along wheelchair-friendly trails to stations SPIDER SAFARIS Learn the latest about monarch migra- native plants against invasive species dis- and activities. Info: (510) 544-3249. Various Parks Trent Pearce tion and how you can help, in your own placement. Tools provided. 3-4:30pm, Sat, Oct, 6 & 20 backyard & beyond. We will be training Info: (510) 544-3112. [email protected]. ALL ABILITIES BIRDING Search for autumn arachnids! Heavy rain monarch count volunteers in November. MLK Jr. Shoreline Interpretive Staff WILDLIFE VOLUNTEERS cancels. Info: (510) 544-3187. 10am-noon, Sat, Sept 29 # 22480 CALIFORNIA BLACK RAIL HABITAT Oct. 6: Tilden Nature Area; Oct. 20: Come learn about the variety and function THURSDAY BIRDING: RAPTOR HELPERS Briones Regional Park, Bear Creek Staging of bird structures by touching and viewing BASELINE Point Pinole Doc Quack Area; Parking fees may apply. skulls and taxidermy specimens as well Various Parks Mike Moran 9am-11:30am Sat, Sep 15 #22333 as listening to bird calls. Then take what MORGAN MORNING 9-11:30am, Oct 25 #22203 Help create habitat for the State threat- you’ve learned out on the flat, paved trail Morgan Territory Kevin Dixon Morgan Territory - The morning (eastern) ened California black rail. We will remove to identify birds that call this area home. 8am-1pm, Sat, Oct 6 side of Mount Diablo hosts a magnificent non-native plants, pick up trash, clear de- We meet in the Arrowhead Marsh Parking Stretch your legs on trails that wind through array of birds of prey; hawks, falcons, bris from clogged channels to improve tidal Lot. shaded valleys and high ridges. Diverse oaks eagles. Help us document their variety and water cycling, and plant wildlife friendly Binoculars and birding guides provided. provide shady spaces for reflection. Strenu- numbers in this fun, social, citizen science vegetation which restores nesting habitat Info: (510) 544-3176. ous. (12+yrs). Info: (510) 544-2750. research project. No experience neces- for the California black rail. By participat- Registration is required. sary – we’ll teach you how to identify these ing, you’ll earn your “Black Rail Habitat birds. We’ll meet at a different park on the Helper” patch. Physical labor is involved

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HIKES FOR TYKES HPHP Various Parks Interpretive Staff 10:30-11:45am, Tue, Sep 4, 18 & Oct 2, 16, 30 Enjoy some nature before naptime with your young child! Join a naturalist over hill and dell to explore the fabulous flora and fauna of the Regional Parks. Tools for exploration will be provided. Hikes average about one mile. Bring a snack. Strollers are not recommended. See www.ebparks.org/parks/maps for maps and directions. Info: (510) 544- 3187. COASTAL CLEANUP 2018 should wear close-toed shoes, appropri- Sep 4: Elsie Roemer Bird Sanctuary Various Parks Staff ate layered clothing and bring sunscreen.

Crown Beach (meet at overlook plat- 8:30am-noon, Sat, Sep 15 The District will provide snacks, water, Photo: Jerry W Britton form near the intersection of Shoreline Join us for the 34th Annual Coastal and trash bags. and Broadway.) Cleanup. Park District staff and volun- Alameda - Encinal Boat Ramp # 22194; “I Think I've Got It Framed.” Walking with grandad Sep 18: Cull Canyon (Parking Lot teers will pick up litter and recyclables Big Break # 22197; Crown Beach # at Black Diamond Mines. Entrance) from shoreline parks, lakes, and along 22176; Del Valle # 22177; Hayward WEDNESDAY WALKS Oct 2: Redwood Regional Park creeks in Alameda and Contra Costa Shoreline # 22182; MLKing, Jr. # 22187; Various Parks Interpretive Staff (Trudeau Staging Area) Counties. An adult should accompany Point Isabel # 22188; Point Pinole # 9:30am -1pm Oct 16: Roberts Regional Recreation children under 16 years old. "Go Green" 22190; Radke Martinez # 22183. Info: Discover the natural and human Area (Redwood Bowl) and reduce the amount of waste. Please (510) 544-2229. history of our beautiful parklands, Oct 30: Encinal Beach (Alameda) bring a refillable water bottle, a bucket Registration is required. explore new trails and improve your for trash, hat and gloves. All volunteers health with a friendly walking group. Wear sturdy footwear, bring water and dress for the weather. Heavy rain cancels. with this project. Location: 5551 Giant one or both sessions. Meet at the bathhouse Highway, Richmond. Parent participation is by Otis entrance. Wear long pants, closed- SATURDAY & SUNDAY Sep 5 - Lake Chabot, led by Susan Ra- required. Deadline to sign-up is Sep 7. toe shoes, hat, and bring a water bottle. STROLLS HPHP mos. Hike one of the trails highlighted Recommended: Outdoor clothing (long Children 12 and under must be accompanied Various Parks Interpretive Staff in this year’s Trails Challenge! Four- pants), hiking boots or waterproof boots- by an adult. Info: (510) 544-3187. 10am-noon, Sat, Sept 22 & Oct 6; Sun, mile moderate loop up Indian Cove knee high (close-toed, waterproof foot- VOLUNTEERS RESTORING Sept 2 & Oct 28 Trail & back along Cameron & the wear), gloves, hats, water, and sunscreen. THE DUNES! Wake up and walk into nature. Each shady East Shore. Parking fees apply. Registration is required. Big Break Cat Taylor week we will explore a different park Bring water. Info: (510) 544-3187. RAIL RESCUE RANGERS 2-4pm, Sun, Sep 23 and nature’s wonders within. Hikes Sep 19 - Pleasanton Ridge, led by Crown Beach Elsie Roemer Bird Sanctuary Help restore a small piece of the dunes as we range from one to five miles. Great for Christina Garcia. Explore part of Doc Quack battle invasives and re-establish native plants! families. Dogs welcome on most hikes. Sinbad Creek canyon from this park’s 1:30-4pm, Sat, Sep 15 #22306 Bring water, work gloves, hat, dress for the See www.ebparks.org/parks for maps newest access point near the old Al- Help create habitat for the federally and weather and prepare for general grubbiness. and directions. viso Adobe. Up to 7 strenuous miles Info: (510) 544-3187. of hiking up and over the ridge. Meet state endangered Ridgway’s Rail. We will VOLUNTEER DAY: Sun, Sept 2: Crown Beach (Crab at Castleridge Staging Area. remove non-native plants, pick up trash, OHLONE VILLAGE SITE Cove): Observe marine mammals and Oct 3 - Sibley to Redwood, led by and plant wildlife friendly vegetation Coyote Hills Kristina Parkison views of San Francisco, and discuss hu- Susan Ramos. Hike about six hilly which will restore the upland areas of the 9-11am, Sat, Sep 29 #22462 man history as we walk 4 flat miles to miles along a portion of the beauti- Roemer Bird Sanctuary. Physical labor is Learn about Ohlone cultures as we help the U.S.S. Hornet and back. ful National Skyline Trail from Sibley involved with this project. By participat- care for a more than 2,000-year-old village Sat, Sept 22: Cull Canyon (Park- through Huckleberry to Redwood and ing, you’ll earn your “Rail Rescue Ranger” site. Volunteer to clean, weed, and renew ing Lot Entrance): Enjoy shaded trails, back. Some sections are strenuous. patch. Meet at the Marsh Overlook. Parent the structures and site. We’ll provide shallow creek crossings and ridge-top Bring water. Info: (510) 544-3187. participation is required. snacks, water, gloves, tools and a presenta- breezes during this short 2.25-mile Oct 24 - Tilden Regional Park, Inspi- Deadline to sign-up is Sep 7. tion about the village site’s historical and walk up and around Cull Canyon on a ration Point, led by Trail Gail. Come Recommended: Outdoor clothing (long cultural significance. 12+yrs. hike featured in this year’s Trails Chal- on this mostly flat hike for a change, pants), hiking boots (close-toed footwear), Registration is required. lenge! with inspiring views of the area. 8+yrs. gloves, hats, water, and sunscreen. NATIVE PLANT GARDENING Registration is required. Sat, Oct 6: MLK Regional Shoreline Oct 31 - Diablo Foothills, led by Crab Cove Michael Charnofsky (Tidewater): Experience beautiful bay Christina Garcia. Travel through oak- THIRD THURSDAYS IN THE 9:30am-12:30pm, Sat, Oct 20 #22603 views and abundant water fowl on a 3.5 studded grasslands on the gently roll- GARDEN Fall is a wonderful time to plant California mile flat walk. ing foothills of Mt. Diablo as we climb Crown Beach Staff natives and beautify our wildlife-friendly Sun, Oct 28: Lake Temescal (North over Shell Ridge and along lovely Pine 10am-noon & 1-3pm, Thu Sep 20 & gardens. Spend the morning planting, Entrance) We’ll take a double loop Creek. This moderately-strenuous Oct 18 weeding, pruning, and mulching; choose around the lake-one high, one low, hike covers 6 miles. Meet at Livorna Volunteers are needed in our Demonstration your favorite work. Snacks and refresh- about 2 miles round trip. Road Staging area. No Dogs, please. Garden to help with maintenance - weed- ments served, tools provided. Community Note: No water or restrooms are ing, pruning, mulching, and other projects. Service hours available. Heavy rain cancels. available at the staging area. One-time or on-going help welcome. Attend 8+ yrs. Registration is required.

14 = Register at www.ebparksonline.org = Disabled accessible program = Parking fee may be charged HPHP = Healthy Parks Healthy People program VISITOR CENTERS How to Register • Fee Payment ARDENWOOD 34600 Ardenwood Blvd. Many programs do not require registration. Simply join the instruc- FEE PAYMENT: Fees must be paid in full at the time of registration. Fremont, CA tor at the location indicated in the program description. Call the phone Fees may be paid by money order, VISA, Mastercard, cash, or pre- (510) 544-2797 number listed for further information. printed check for walk-in registration. Make checks payable to EBRPD. BIG BREAK For programs that indicate “Registration is required,” register by Programs registered in the parks may be paid for by check up until the 69 Big Break Road day of the program if space is available. Returned checks will be charged Oakley, CA calling 1-888-EBPARKS (1-888-327-2757), option 2, or by calling the (510) 544-3050 number listed. a $25 Returned Check charge. Non-resident fees apply to anyone liv- ing outside Alameda or Contra Costa counties. Parking or park entrance BLACK DIAMOND MINES ONLINE registration is available if the program title displays 5175 Somersville Road fees may be charged depending on program time and location. Arden- Antioch, CA this symbol: Go to www.ebparksonline.org. When registering wood entrance fees vary depending on the event or activity. Confirm all (510) 544-2750 online, use the course code printed next to the program date(s). fees when registering for a program. BOTANIC GARDEN WALK-IN: Come to the District Headquarters between CREDIT CARDS: Tilden Regional Park 8:30am and 5pm Mondays through Fridays. We are located at Berkeley, CA VISA and Mastercard are accepted for all fee programs except those that are (510) 544-3169 2950 Peralta Oaks Court in Oakland, next to the Dunsmuir registered at a park. Call the phone number in program description for info. House and south of the Oakland Zoo off I-580. See map below. COYOTE HILLS CANCELLATION POLICY: REFUNDS/TRANSFERS: Refunds or 8000 Patterson Ranch Rd. BY PHONE: Phone registration requires a VISA or Master- transfers will be processed for programs canceled because registration is below Fremont, CA card. The Reservations Office is open between 8:30am-4:00pm (510) 544-3220 the minimum enrollment at the cutoff date, or if a program is canceled due to in- Mondays through Fridays (closed weekends and holidays). Call clement weather or instructor illness. Please allow up to three weeks for receipt CRAB COVE 1-888-EBPARKS (327-2757) and select option 2. TRS Relay for 1252 McKay Avenue of refund. CANCELLATION POLICY: At least five business days advance notice Alameda, CA the Hearing Impaired: 7-1-1. is necessary for a full refund. Failure to notify the Reservations Office at least (510) 544-3187 BY MAIL: Call the Reservations Office at 1-888-EBPARKS (327- five business days in advance of your cancellation will result in forfeiture of the DEL VALLE 2757) option 2, to request a mail-in registration form. Registration program fee. The Reservations Office is open Monday through Friday. The last 7000 Del Valle Road is payable by check only up to 15 days before the program. Livermore, CA day to cancel a Saturday or Sunday program is the prior Monday. (510) 544-3146 summer weekends only; 544-3249 San Suisun Honker GARIN Pablo Bay Bay Bay R Sacramento River 1320 Garin Avenue arine Browns r Hayward, CA an trait Bay ive Franks Tract State slan R Point uin Recreation Area Pablo aq (510) 544-3220 rockett Rake artine P Jo Bay ills oreline San SUNOL-OHLONE P aterbir Mallard PR Point Reservoir a Delta De na rail H ntioc HR li P.O. Box 82 (on Geary Road) Pinole o R oncor Big Break e r g r n akley a i i il a Big Break rail ills Sunol, CA R t Ranco a r oreline ing o te Ri n a

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Saturday, October 6, 2018 2950 Peralta Oaks Court Oakland, CA 94605-0381 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. www.ebparks.org Meeting Location: Ardenwood Historic Farm, Fremont Join Assembly Member Bill Quirk and an EBRPD naturalist on a 1-mile walk through Ardenwood Historic Farm. Light refreshments will be served.

Sunol Regional Wilderness boy ow anny CHooten Saturday, Oct. 20 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. • Hands on Ranching Activities Thank You! • Folk and Bluegrass Music • Bring a Picnic Parking: $5 • 1895 Geary Road, Sunol, CA Prop 68 Passed by California Voters – $2.83 Billion to be Invested in Parks Statewide. Garin Apple Festival Saturday, Sept. 8 CALIFORNIA Noon to 4 p.m. Celebrate our farming heritage Coastal Cleanup • Apple cider • Unique apple varieties • Music • Old-Fashioned Games Saturday, September 15 • Dancing 8:30 a.m. to noon Memberships Now Available Event is free with a $5 parking fee. at Select Regional Parks Info: ebparks.org/activities Volunteers Needed! and Local REI Stores Garin/Dry Creek Various Parks Pioneer Regional Park, Becoming a Hayward Information: (510) 544-2515 Regional Parks Foundation member or ebparks.org has never been easier! Registration required. See page 14. RegionalParksFoundation.org