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Let's talk about some frightfully fantastic fungi! With a little luck, you can find the western witch's hat, a vibrant waxcap mushroom native to Northern California that particularly loves nestling beneath redwoods.

It is known for a reddish-orange, conical cap that resembles a witch's hat, a slimy coating, and a tendency to turn black when bruised or mature. The mushrooms begin to emerge during the rainy season, typically starting in mid-October.

Remember: DO NOT eat any mushrooms you find in the parks. The Bay Area is home to some of the world's most toxic mushrooms, and the western witch's hat is considered inedible. Foraging is strictly prohibited in East Bay Regional Parks.

📷: Damon Tighe, from our EBRPD Official Fans Flickr Group by @ebrpd

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Help plan the future of Contra Loma Regional Park! 🌊

The East Bay Regional Park District is asking the community to help plan what comes next at Contra Loma. We want to know which swim and aquatic features are most important to you, and what other recreational opportunities would improve your park experience and benefit the community. Take the survey by Nov. 30:

English: https://bit.ly/ContraLoma
Español: https://bit.ly/ContraLomaES

Questions? Email CLRecreation@ebparks.org or visit ebparks.org/contra-loma

¡Ayude a planificar el futuro del Parque Regional Contra Loma! El Distrito de Parques Regionales de East Bay le pide a la comunidad que ayude a planear lo que viene para Contra Loma. Queremos saber qué instalaciones acuáticas y de natación son más importantes para usted, y qué otras opciones recreativas mejorarían su experiencia en el parque y beneficiarían a la comunidad.

bit.ly/ContraLomaES

¿Preguntas? Escriba a CLRecreation@ebparks.org o visite ebparks.org/contra-loma

#ContraLoma #EastBayParks #ShareYourVision by @ebrpd

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If you've been hiking in the deep East Bay lately, you may have spotted a tarantula or two along the trails. September/October means peak mating season for them. During this time of year, males begin to roam about, actively searching for females to court and mate with.

Even though they're bigger than the spiders we're used to seeing, they're harmless & actually looking to avoid contact with people.

I spoke to Kristina Parkison from @ebrpd & hikers at Sunol Regional Wilderness about why this time of year is so special

#tarantulas #matingseason #eastbayparks #spiders taken in Sunol Wilderness Regional Preserve by @ebrpd

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Have you ever tried acorn brownies? Get your chance at this weekend’s Sunol Heritage Festival, celebrating all the cultures that make up the tapestry of history in the East Bay.

Cafe Ohlone, the only Ohlone restaurant in the world, will offer samples from its menu, like these acorn brownies. Acorns have traditionally been a staple for the Ohlone people, and these treats exemplify the celebration of heritage at the heart of the festival.

You’ll also get a chance to catch a folclórico performance from @ensamblefolcloricocolibri, listen to live music by Muleskinner Stomp, and learn about how life used to be in Sunol. Come join the fun!

🗓️ Saturday, Oct. 17, 2026
🕘11am - 3pm
📍 Sunol Visitor Center
This is a free event with $5 parking fee.

Find out more by visiting ebparks.org/sunol-heritage-festival. by @ebrpd

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4 days ago

Calling all student artists! Whether you love drawing, painting, or collage, we're looking for artists in grades K-6 to help show why healthy creeks matter and how we can protect them.
Winning submissions may be featured on the brochure cover for the Alameda Creek Watershed Alliance, an organization dedicated to protecting and restoring the native wildlife, habitats, and ecosystems of one of our beloved creeks.

To submit, email svisit@ebparks.org with the subject line "Alameda Creek Watershed Alliance." Let's see what your creativity can do!

📷: Alameda Creek, Photo by Jerry Ting by @ebrpd

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Today, the Park District celebrated the groundbreaking of Tidewater Day Use Area, a $16.9 million, 7-acre expansion of Martin Luther King Jr. Regional Shoreline that will transform former industrial land along the Oakland Estuary into new parkland. “The Tidewater Day Use Area project will create new opportunities for recreation and environmental programming while connecting more people to the bay and improving the shoreline for future generations.” Max Korten, Park District General Manager. 🔗ebparks.org/news by @ebrpd

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It's tarantula season in the East Bay! 🕷️ Tarantulas are gentle creatures that you're more likely to see roaming around the parks in the late summer and fall because of mating season. During this period, male tarantulas leave their burrows in search of love. They'll cross trails and roads, often traveling miles, following pheromones to find a mate.

Despite their large, hairy appearance, tarantulas are docile and naturally avoid humans. If you encounter one, give it room and admire it from a respectful distance. If you see them on the road, slow down and give them plenty of space to safely cross.

Look for tarantulas in Del Valle, Sunol, Black Diamond Mines, Pleasanton Ridge, and Las Trampas, or meet Harry the male tarantula, our Animal Ambassador at the Del Valle Visitor Center! by @ebrpd

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The Bay Area is a melting pot of heritage, weaving together Spanish, Mexican, European, and the Indigenous culture of the Ohlone peoples. Come celebrate that unique history at the Sunol Heritage Festival, Oct. 17.

Catch a performance from @ensamblefolcloricocolibri, dance to live music performed by Muleskinner Stomp, and try food from Cafe Ohlone, the only Ohlone restaurant in the world. Learn about how life used to be in Sunol with tule crafts, old timey games, lasso lessons, and much more.

🗓️ Saturday, Oct. 17, 2026
🕘11am - 3pm
📍 Sunol Visitor Center
This is a free event with $5 parking fee.

Find out more by visiting ebparks.org/sunol-heritage-festival. by @ebrpd

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10 days ago

Celebrate the annual harvest, old-time country style! This weekend, Saturday and Sunday, Oct. 10–11, join us at Ardenwood Historic Farm to harvest this year's corn, craft traditional corn husk dolls, and experience farm life in the late 19th century. Enjoy live music, pumpkin-picking, train rides, and more.

Get your tickets in advance: bit.ly/eb-harvest-fest by @ebrpd

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Keep your eyes out for something new on the Lafayette-Moraga Regional Trail! 👀 In celebration of the 50th anniversary of this 7.65-mile path, 11 new interpretive panels highlighting the trail’s history will soon be installed. Get an exclusive sneak peek at our open house this Saturday, Oct. 10!

🗓️ Saturday, Oct. 10, 2026
🕘 9 a.m. – Doors open | 10 a.m. – Program begins
📍 Lafayette Community Center (Jennifer Russell Building)
500 St. Mary's Rd., Lafayette, CA 94549

The panels were created in collaboration with the Town of Moraga, @lovelafayette, Lafayette Historical Society, Moraga Historical Society, Moraga Community Foundation, and Community Foundation of Lafayette. The Lafayette Moraga-Regional Trail is a land-use partnership with the East Bay Regional Park District, EBMUD, City of Lafayette, and the Town of Moraga. by @ebrpd

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📣Calling all photographers! Did you know you can submit your photos to be featured in our annual Nature Photography Exhibit at Big Break Regional Shoreline?

The Nature Photography Exhibit will be open October 30 through November 8. Submit your photography and join the opening reception on October 31, 2026. Find out how to submit below!

How to participate:

- Submit your photo of nature and/or culture within an East Bay Regional Park to bigbreakvisit@ebparks.org by October 16, 2026.

- Please subject your email: Photo Exhibit – 2026

- In your message, please include:

✔️ Photographer’s name
✔️ Phone number
✔️ Mailing address
✔️ Park location where photo was taken
✔️ Clarify: portrait or landscape print
✔️ Photo’s title
✔️ A short statement about photographer and/or photo (i.e. Why this park? Why this photo?)
✔️ Will you be attending Opening Reception on October 31, 2026? If so, please include number of additional guests.

- Photo must be at least 1 megabyte and cropped to 8x10

📸: Cindy Costa on Flickr by @ebrpd

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12 days ago

The East Bay Regional Park District Police Department is proud to participate in the #PinkPatchProject in support of the HERS Breast Cancer Foundation. 💗 Throughout October, our police officers are wearing pink patches to help raise awareness and support breast cancer patients and survivors in our community.

👮‍♀️ Show your support and get your Pink Patch!
📬 To purchase by mail, send a check for $10 payable to HERS Breast Cancer Foundation by mail to:

EBRPD Police – Attn: Pink Patch
17930 Lake Chabot Road
Castro Valley, CA 94546

Please include the number of patches you would like, along with a self-addressed stamped envelope so we can mail your patch back to you. by @ebrpd

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