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Small, iconic, and endangered, California least terns return every year to Alameda. In the early 1970s, the NAS Alameda base commander’s wife noticed and protected about 10 pairs of birds. In 2024, over 500 nests were recorded. Sharol Nelson-Embry tells their story with photos by Rick Lewis. https://alamedapost.com/features/nature/31-yearsf-return-terns-bus-tours-alameda/

#alameda #AlamedaPoint #birding #birdwatching #CaliforniaLeastTern #CrabCove #EastBayRegionalParkDistrict #ebrpd #FriendsOfTheAlamedaWildlifeReserve

It hasn't been a particularly good year for poppies here in the Bay Area.

#California #PleasantonRidge #wildflowers #poppy #hiking #ebrpd

A single orange poppy in a green field with small yellow flowers surrounding it.

Me and Max romping at Point Isabel! 🤩

#dogsofmastodon #EBRPD #PointIsabel #EastBay #sfba

A black dog sitting on grass in front of a striking Monterey Pine tree. There is an asphalt path in the foreground and a slate colored sky behind. The tree's branches make an interesting angular shape, with the left side of the tree reaching up for the sky, and the right side of the tree reaching down for the ground

Max (black lab with a light blue harness) running derpily towards the camera on a sparse patch of grass. To the right is an asphalt path and a canal coming off the bay, with gray choppy water. There are tall trees in the background and a blue sky with lots of clouds

Max enjoying exploring on a beautiful day at Point Molate! I love to see him smile! 😊

#dogsofmastodon #pointmolate #EastBay #EBRPD

Handsome black lab with his ears back and his mouth open in a big smile, showing his pink tongue. He's wearing a light blue harness and standing in chest-high bright green grass

#marshmadness at Point Isabel! 😃

#EastBay #sfba #EBRPD

Elegant white water bird stretching its neck, wading in the water, a short rocky cliff behind it, with grassy hills and blue sky in the background

A different white water bird, crested, wading in the channel at Point Isabel

Had a lovely visit to Point Molate today with Max! Happy weekend, all!
#dogstodon #pointmolate #EastBay #sfba #EBRPD

Max (a black lab) sitting and grinning widely on a sandy beach. He is wearing a dapper light blue harness. Behind him in the right is a bush with yellow flowers, on the left a hint of the bay and a blue sky with clouds. In the foreground you can see the photographer's shadow)

Same black lab grinning at the camera with the bay and sky behind him, along with the long low Richmond-San Rafael bridge.

Another beautiful hike at Sobrante Ridge Regional Preserve! This time I brought my husband (OG hiking buddy) along with our sweet pupper Max. We got to see the Alameda (or Pallid) Manzanita in bloom! 😃

#dogsofmastodon
#sfbayarea #sfba #EastBay #EBRPD
#bloomscrolling

A tall man and a black dog are walking away from the camera uphill on a sunny hiking trail, with green grass and oak trees lining the sides of the trail. The man is wearing a blue and gray windbreaker and blue jeans. The dog appears to be happily trotting

Small white flowers in clusters hanging from dark green leaves

Had a lovely hike with Max today at beautiful Sobrante Ridge Regional Preserve! 😻

#dogsofmastodon
#sfba #sfbayarea #EastBay #EBRPD

Happy black dog looking at the camera, on a trail with trees behind him. He looks very derpy!

Happy black dog trotting on a trail with trees and a beautiful blue sky behind him

Handsome black dog looking at the camera, with bright green grass and a bright blue sky behind him. He is grinning and showing his big pink tongue 😛

Spending some time in nature with Max helped lift some of my sadness and dread about the LA fires, if only temporarily. Counting my blessings today, and thinking of all who are affected. Kennedy Grove Regional Park is beautiful!

#dogsofmastodon
#sfba #sfbayarea #EastBay #EBRPD

Black dog runs towards the camera jauntily, over green grass and with a canopy of oak trees and blue sky overhead

Black dog gives a big grin at the camera, with trees, brush and green grass and a ray of sunshine across his face

Black dog with ears flattened looks annoyedly at the camera, with bright green grass and tall eucalyptus trees behind him. His facial expression says "mom, why are you taking pictures instead of getting this leash off me" 😜

This #EBRPD piece just landed in my inbox. I like Lynda - I think the kind of climate expertise she brings to the table is good. Her opponent is a better public speaker though, and seems to be much better connected politically, pulling in endorsements from the big name local politicians. One wonders how long Farmer would stay in the seat if elected.

At any rate, especially if 350 Action is endorsing her, I'm all for Lynda Deschambault.

https://www.oaklandreport.org/p/east-bay-regional-park-district-at

#endorsements #Oakland #oakmtg

I should make an endorsement on the #EBRPD race. They all seem like pretty good choices though, so it's hard.

Ward 4. Luana España is a better public speaker, seems nice, and I should see if she's getting all her money from anybody interesting. Main competitor imo is Susan Gonzales. (Who doesn't seem to be fundraising)

They both seem to be domain experts. Luana talks more about equity.

(Basing this on the #SanLeandro dem forum, which might be on video somewhere.)
#Oakland #Alameda #alamtg

School is back in session, but Alameda still has plenty of fun summertime events left to savor. Get outside this week for flavorful and fascinating festivities, or hunt for treasure at the famous Alameda Point Antiques Faire.

https://alamedapost.com/features/alameda-life/all-around-alameda-labor-day-weekend-fun/

#alameda #AlamedaPoint #CoricaPark #CrabCove #EastBayRegionalParkDistrict #ebrpd #FamilyFriendlyEvents #FreeEvents #WebsterStreet #WestAlamedaBusinessAssociation

#bikeToWork Day

Thanks to @511cc for the Lime Ice on the way home - highlight of my day!

#EastBay #ContraCosta #EBRPD #bike

Photo of a gloved-hand holding a white dish with green-colored ice. The hand and dish are resting on the handlebar of an eBike and part of the word STOP is visible on the pavement.

#Lupine

Morning hike with Leslie at #Sibley Volcanic Regional Preserve. Plenty of blue sky and wildflowers! Capped off the morning with bagels in Rockridge.

#purple #wildflowers #EastBay #EBRPD #EastBayRegionalParkDistrict

Photo of a stalk of purple wildflowers. Blue sky, dirt road, green grass are all slightly blurred in the background.

Quick ride this Sunday afternoon.

I've spent the last 3 days dealing with some pretty challenging issues. Sunday started off sunny in my part of the #EastBay but later in the day the clouds started rolling in. By about 4 p.m. the clouds were really rolling in and I knew that daylight would be fading soon so I grabbed the #eBike and headed for a short loop often I ride which goes through #DiabloFoothills park and #BorgesRanch.

I absolutely love the shades of #green we get this time of year in this part of California! It's a little hard to see in this photo, but the oak trees are getting new growth which has its own shade of green, distinct from the grass and the old oak leaves.

#EastBayRegionalParkDistrict #EBRPD #WalnutCreek #MTB

A photo of a hill with bright green grass, dark green oak leaves, and some light green new-growth oak leaves in the foreground. A dirt goes through the middle of the photo and the sky is overcast and gray.

East Bay Regional Park District announced the appointment of Chief Roberto Filice as the new Assistant General Manager of Public Safety and Police Chief at the public agency.

https://alamedapost.com/news/ebrpd-welcomes-roberto-filice-as-police-chief/

#alameda #ebrpd

José G. González is stepping into the new role of EBRPD Equity Officer to lead initiatives related to diversity, equity, and inclusion for the park system.

https://alamedapost.com/news/ebrpd-announces-new-equity-officer/

#alameda #ebrpd

Friday afternoon bike ride.

#MtDiablo basking in the late-afternoon sun.

Highlights included:

* Seeing two young families with photographers out on the fire roads (probably taking pictures for their holiday cards)

* A tarantula crossing the road at #BorgesRanch

#EastBay #MTB #bicycle #MtDiabloStatePark #EBRPD #DiabloFoothils #WalnutCreek

Photo of a brown, dirt road. The shadow of a person astride a mountain bike is visible in the lower left of the photo. The grass on both sides of the road and in the distant hills is golden-brown. The blue sky with wisps of white clouds is visible at the top of the photo.

Watch these fluffy Ridgway's rail chicks grow up before your eyes. Rick Lewis celebrates this endangered species' progress, "Every baby Ridgway rail that grows to adulthood brings the species one step further away from extinction."

https://alamedapost.com/features/nature/endangered-ridgways-rails-raise-their-young-on-mlk-shoreline/

#alameda #ArrowheadMarsh #birdwatching #CaliforniaClapperRails #ebrpd #GoldenGateAudubonSociety #GoldenGateBirdAlliance #MartinLutherKingJrRegionalShoreline #RidgwaysRails #SandhillCranes #SaveTheBay

Alameda Point is home to a very important breeding site for a colony of endangered California least terns. Rick Lewis reports back from an excursion to the site with photos of the "small, resilient, and entertaining birds" and their camouflaged chicks.

https://alamedapost.com/features/alameda-life/return-of-the-terns/

#alameda #AlamedaPoint #birdwatching #CaliforniaLeastTern #CrabCove #ebrpd #FriendsOfTheAlamedaWildlifeReserve #GoldenGateAudubonSociety #UnitedStatesFishAndWildlifeService

#ebrpd

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