by Scott Bartlebaugh, BTCEB Advocacy Director
Wildcat Canyon Flow Trail
THANK YOU to all of you that signed the Wildcatflowtrail.org petition taking it to nearly 2000 signatures. After the public comments by us at the EBRPD on December 7th, the staff reports that they have started to study the site further and get some plant/bio surveys under contract for this spring to analyze the potential trail corridor. If the results are promising, these studies will be used to produce a future CEQA (California Environmental Quality Act) document. Assuming they like what they see in the initial studies, EBRPD will hold a public engagement campaign outside of the CEQA process sometime in 2022. The CEQA process normally takes six months to one year depending on what is discovered in the preliminary studies. It’s too early to tell when a Notice of Preparation (NOP) will be available for the public given that they need to conduct initial studies first. Stay tuned.
Upcoming Crockett Hills Trail Work Day February 26th
We’re lining up a trail work day at Crockett Hills for Saturday February 26th with the following Saturday March 5th being a rain date. Look for more details coming in a few weeks on the BTCEB Meetup group. If you haven’t already JOIN the BTCEB Meetup group and get updates for trail work days and group rides.
BTCEB Supporting Donations
BTCEB completed 2021 by making a number of donations to organizations that support and partner in our shared mission to educate cyclists in responsible mountain biking, to advocate for appropriate access and to promote community among trail users so all may fully enjoy and preserve the natural spaces of the East Bay. Donations were made to the following organizations that are active in the East Bay. Our donations totaled $2800. We thank them for their service to our community and we thank our members and sponsors making this support possible.
- Friends of Joaquin Miller Park
- Friends of Sausal Creek
- Oakland Trails
- Cycles of Change
- John Muir Land Trust
- Regional Parks Foundation
- Bay Area Ridge Trail
- Save Mount Diablo
- Dirt World
- El Cerrito Middle and High School MTB Program
- Piedmont High School MTB Program
- Oakland Composite and DEVO MTB Program
- NICA NorCal League (East Bay teams designation)
Public Comment Calendar
If you’d like to be added to a public comment opportunity email list, send a message to advocacy@btceb.org. We will message out via email on particular public comment opportunities.
Walnut Creek PROS Commission (Lime Ridge Flow trail) – 6pm
- February 7, 2022
- April 4, 2022
- June 6, 2022
- August 1, 2022
- October 3, 2022
- December 5, 2022
EBRPD Board Meetings – 1pm
- January 11
- January 18 (Redistricting Workshop)
- February 1
- February 15
- March 1
- March 15
