Photos: Big Break Regional Shoreline All Abilities Day gets people back to nature

Hundreds of residents, many disabled, got to explore nature at their own pace during the Big Break Regional Shoreline’s All Abilities Day on Tuesday.

Community members attended the free event to join Big Break naturalists for nature exploration and a host of activities including birdwatching, environmental education and art making. The program featured several interpretive stations focused on various elements of nature.

Visitors enjoyed walking, riding and rolling along the paved and relatively flat Big Break Regional Trail and learning about the plants, animals, birds and fish that call the delta home. They visited several East Bay Regional Park stations to touch fur, listen to birds, draw wildlife, sit on benches to scan the water and paint the expansive view.

A special 90th Anniversary presentation commemorating 90 years of East Bay Regional Parks was held at 10:30 a.m. during the story time program.

The All Abilities Day program is inclusive for all abilities, with hands-on experiences, American Sign Language and Spanish-speaking interpreters on site, indoor and outdoor options, and wheelchair accessible programs and facilities. Over 450 children and adults attended Big Break’s most recent All Abilities Day in October of last year.