Richmondside Covers North PI Resilience Plan
Reporter Zack Haber examines environmental restoration plans at Point Isabel Regional Shoreline, including habitat protection, sea-level-rise mitigation, and a proposed fence to protect shorebirds—an idea that has sparked debate.
North Point Isabel Park Cap Resilience Project
Through a partnership with California State Parks, the project aims to beautify the site and strengthen resilience to sea-level rise by improving the existing landfill cap with grading, drainage, and planting to reduce erosion and support long-term recreational use.
Front page feature on Point Isabel and PIDO
San Francisco Chronicle reporter Peter Hartlaub writes that a mistaken bike trip leads to a delightful discovery of Point Isabel Regional Shoreline—an expansive, off-leash haven for dogs and their humans, reclaimed from industrial waste.
Read what the news media is writing about Point Isabel and PIDO…
"Sunday Getaway to Point Isabel Regional Shoreline"
San Francisco Chronicle, 1 December 2019,
"Halloween comes early for Richmonders, dogs at Point Isabel"
Richmond Confidential, 30 October 2019
"The Most Epic Dog Parks in the U.S."
bringfido.com, 25 June 2019
"The Best Dog Parks in the U.S."
theactivetimes.com, 16 August 2018
"In the Bay Area, there's a community for just about everyone"
East Bay Times, 1 April 2017
"10 of the Coolest Dog Parks Across the U.S."
vetstreet.com, 13 June 2016
"Keeping dogs off leash: East Bay owners join fight"
East Bay Times, 18 April 2016
"Dog-friendly parks throw pet owners a bone"
San Francisco Chronicle, 21 April 2016
"Great Dog Parks: Point Isabel, CA"
The Bark, Fall 2014
"Dog Lovers Get Creative at Barktoberfest"
Patch.com, 29 October 2011
"A Bark for the East Bay Park Directors"
Dogtrekker.com, 5 January 2011
"Mudpuppy's at Point Isabel Regional Shoreline"
San Francisco Chronicle (video by columnist Tom Stienstra)
Video collage: Five photography students and their teacher, Stephanie Mohan of Creative Portraiture in Fairfax, took some great photos of dogs and people at Point Isabel during summer 2017.
Point Isabel Dog Owners publishes The PIDO Pointer three times a year.
