The outlook for this Fall through Spring is looking optimistic for cattle management and trail damage prevention. The park supervisor, park district grazing manager, and the grazer are working together to try to put infrastructure in place that will allow options to prevent trail damage from grazing in the winter. – The plan for cattle […]
Crockett Hills Cattle Management Update Read More »
By Scott Bartlebaugh, BTCEB Advocacy Director Cattle grazing and Crockett Hills Regional Park is a story of the the good, bad, and the ugly. In an ideal world we have normal rainfall every year and plenty of places to put cattle during the wet season that doesn’t involve trail damage. Ok in an IDEAL world we don’t have to
The Good, Bad, and the Ugly – Cattle & Crockett Hills Read More »
We’d like to thank the 25 volunteers that came out to Crockett Hills on Saturday November 9th, 2024 to install much needed hardening on Soaring Eagle Trail around the cattle pond. This area has been a drainage challenge for years due to several seeps. The hardening will keep the tread in better shape during the
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2023 was another busy year for advocacy. As typical it’s a number of small steps moving at a glacial pace, but 2023 included very encouraging steps with progress on the Briones Pilot program, Wildcat Flow Trail Project, and Lime Ridge Flow Trail Project among others. In some cases BTCEB is the advocacy lead on
2023 Advocacy Wrap Up – Whew! Read More »
Cattle have been moved out of the top and middle fields at Crockett Hills so barring a fence failure or a gate being left open we’ve got a good chance of avoiding cattle damage this wet season. The biggest thing YOU can do is make sure that gates are closed after you pass through them.
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2023 will see CA State Parks go through the unit classification process for the Tesla unit and it will be important for the community to participate in the process as it shapes the allowable activities in the unit. The Tesla Unit is a 3100 acre parcel adjacent and directly west of Carnegie OHV SRA in Alameda
Tesla Unit – CA State Parks Unit Classification Process – Stay Tuned – Get Involved Read More »
BTCEB volunteer trail maintenance at Crockett Hills completed our most successful year yet. This program is possible through the partnership with and support from the EBRPD park and trails program staff.
Over 100 different volunteers were able to give back to the trails. 650 volunteer hours in total at a value of over $19,000 were contributed.
Record Year for Crockett Hills Volunteer Trail Work Read More »
Be sure to close gates to prevent cattle from unexpectedly damaging trails during wet weather.
Close a Gate and Save a Trail! Read More »
I first got involved with BTCEB back in 2010, when the org helped me get permits to use Joaquin Miller Park for the mountain unicycling events for the U Games national championships. U Games was awesome, and I’m still involved with uni competitions, here and around the world. I just got back from 10 days
Racing the East Bay Dirt Classic – On a Unicycle! Read More »
Hero dirt on the best singletrack in the East Bay, thanks to the BTCEB Trail Angels.
Ride Report: Ride Like a Girl at Crockett Hills Read More »
