(KRON) — With the return of winter rains, mushrooms are popping up in East Bay Regional Parks. “Mushrooms are an ecologically important part of our parklands and can look beautiful — but some of them contain dangerous toxins,” park officials wrote. The death cap (Amanita phalloides) and western destroying angel (Amanita ocreata) are two of […]
People in the East Bay now have access to more than 18 miles of trail and hundreds of acres of open space. This comes after East Bay Regional Parks celebrated.
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As deforestation the action of cutting down tree stands for agriculture, livestock or development continues to proceed at high rates, it is imperative that we acknowledge the importance of protecting ecosystems that are not just rainforests, but other biomes such as grasslands, woodlands, wetlands, marshes and mangroves.
Since long before the pole was cut down, the Mission Peak hike has been the center of controversy. The most popular access point is on Stanford Avenue, and for the past decade, there has been a running battle between the wealthy enclave that surrounds that trailhead and the hikers that park in their neighborhood.