Bollinger Canyon Trail provides a relatively short, moderate hike up to the top of Las Trampas Ridge. Las Trampas Regional Wilderness offers 5,342 acres of wilderness and an expanded trail system that allows hikers and horseback riders to enjoy...
photo caption: Bob Coomber (pictured front and center), also known as Four Wheel Bob, joins the ribbin cutting in 2014 for the 74 acre addition to Sycamore Grove Park which will now allow for a regional trail connection. photo by...
Photos: Kerry Joy McGehee Every property for which the Conservancy holds a conservation easement is visited annually. When a conservation easement is granted in perpetuity to TVC, a baseline report is prepared. This report identifies the existing conditions of...
Deep in a valley framed by oak-covered hills, with sailboats and kayaks skimming over its waters, Del Valle is a lakeside heaven on 10 miles south of Livermore. Lake views dominate this easy trail that meanders along the lake....
Sycamore Grove has one of the largest stands of native sycamore trees in California. This particular trail leads to the back part of the park. It follows the original wine harvest road that was used to access a gravitation...
This beautiful 5,271 acre parkland is on the oak covered ridge overlooking Pleasanton and the Livermore Valley from the west. The park occupies Pleasanton Ridge and beyond. This loop hike provides an overview of what the park has to...
The Short Ridge Preserve is located within a region of rolling hills and valleys south of Mt. Diablo. The Short Ridge Trail is mostly grassland with scattered trees consisting of valley oak, coast live oak, and buckeye. This habitat...
Dublin Hills Regional Park spans approximately 654 acres within an undeveloped open space corridor of a main ridge that connects Donlon Point on the Park’s southern boundary to Wiedemann Hill on adjacent private property to the north. It is...
by Beryl Anderson, Communications Director Photo: Bees by Michelle Suski Have you heard the buzz? If you have, count yourself lucky. Bees are disappearing at faster and more alarming rates than ever before. There...
by Laura Ness When he was just 18, Dublin resident and retired math and science teacher Richard Deets suffered a life-altering collision while riding a motorcycle in southern California, where he grew up. “The doctors told me I...