Ever since the East Bay Regional Park District celebrated the grand opening of the Alder Creek and Leatherwood Creek Restoration Project at Sibley Volcanic Regional Preserve in late May we have been anxious to explore the area. We walked there in January 2018 (https://www.flickr.com/gp/momcat_ksw/4mtYxo for pictures) shortly after it was first opened to the public. But is quite different now with about a half a mile of previously culverted creek opened and restored to more natural conditions.
The weather was great today as a baker's dozen of us walked clockwise starting from the Pinehurst/Eastport Staging Area. Ninebark Tr, Alder Creek Nature Tr, then Gudde Ridge Tr up to the ridge to join the McCosker Loop Tr. This was the reverse of the loop we walked in 2018. Only 2.5 miles, but a good up and down workout.
There is lots of information on the project and links to a video on the EPRPD website if you are interested:
https://www.ebparks.org/projects/sibley-alder-and-leatherwood-creek-restoration-and-public-access-project-mccosker-project
(scroll down to near the bottom to see the videos of how the creek handled the Dec 2022 atmospheric river event.
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