Natural History Wanderings

The Park District is celebrating the opening of a new 45-acre regional shoreline park with a live “virtual” dedication on Wednesday, October 21, 2020, at 10:30 a.m. (details to be announced).

The new shoreline park – named Judge John Sutter Regional Shoreline after East Bay civic and environmental leader and former Park District Board member John Sutter – is located at the eastern touchdown of the Bay Bridge and provides spectacular views of the entire bay and new eastern Bay Bridge span. The new park includes the historic and newly-renovated 24,000-square foot Bridge Yard building available for future public events, a walking trail to the recently constructed 600-foot observation pier with views of the bay, and improved parking and bike and pedestrian access to the Alex Zuckerman Bay Bridge Trail from the eastern touchdown of the bridge to Treasure Island.