This year was the East Bay Regional Park District’s 90th anniversary. To celebrate, there was a big party at the Regional Parks Botanic Garden. The park district has been preserving and serving the public for almost 100 years, and State Senator Nancy Skinner and Assemblymember Rebecca Bauer-Kahan were there to give resolutions recognizing their work.
According to the East Bay Regional Park District’s announcement, Wednesday’s events brought to light the park district’s long and interesting history. It all started with a ballot measure in 1934 that was approved by 71 percent of voters, even though the economy was bad because of the Great Depression. The district now includes 73 regional parks with more than 126,000 acres of parkland and more than 1,330 miles of trails. It is the biggest regional park district in the country.
In addition to working out the budget, Skinner and Bauer-Kahan have been strong supporters of Sacramento’s park district, putting a lot of money into keeping the Parklands in good shape and making them bigger. Skinner was able to get $36 million to buy and clean up Point Molate Regional Park and an additional $10 million to deal with tree mortality. This will keep the once-beautiful landscapes from becoming fire risks. “Congratulations to the East Bay Regional Park District on its 90th anniversary,” Senator Skinner said, according to the East Bay Regional Park District.
Bauer-Kahan has also been busy. He won $4 million to restore a creek at Robert Sibley Volcanic Regional Preserve and $3.5 million for equipment to fight wildfires, including a new helicopter for the park district that is needed to respond quickly to fires. “The East Bay Regional Park District has been a cornerstone of environmental preservation and public access for our community,” Bauer-Kahan told the happy crowd, according to the announcement from the East Bay Regional Park District. She was referring to the district’s long history of improving Californians’ quality of life and safeguarding the state’s natural heritage.
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