Statistics

  • Acres Protected - 1800
  • Miles of Shoreline Park Created - 8.5
  • Years of leadership - 32

Our Mission

The mission of Citizens for East Shore Parks (CESP) is to create a necklace of shoreline parks from the Oakland Estuary to the Carquinez Strait.

CESP works to conserve natural resources and wildlife habitat and to secure public access to shoreline open space along our magnificent East Bay shoreline.

Our Resilient Shoreline Program addressing sea rise and the effects of climate change is a natural extension of our mission.
Our Programs

Establishing a Resilient Shoreline

We are working with people, elected officials and other organizations to inform the public about sea-level rise and to find practical green infrastructure solutions that will prevent destruction to homes and businesses in communities along the East Shore of the Bay. Learn what we've done in the cities of Oakland, Richmond and Berkeley, and what we are planning to do in Albany.

Completing McLaughlin Eastshore State Park

CESP continues to work to complete MESP as outlined in the General Plan for this magnificent waterfront park.

Expanding the Park through Richmond

Richmond is home to 32 miles of shoreline, the most of any city in the San Francisco Bay Area. CESP continues to play an active role in what is being planned for Pt. Molate, and the south and north shoreline, and to monitor the identified toxic sites and the critical Breuner Marsh area.

30th Anniversary Sponsors:

Shoreline Park Steward
Bayer HealthCare
East Bay Regional Park District

Shoreline Park Protector
Briscoe, Ivester & Bazel, LLP
Kaiser Permanente East Bay Area
Leadership Search Partners, LLC
Shorenstein Properties, LLC
Sierra Club
SPRAWLDEF

Shoreline Park Advocate
Abrams/Millikan, Fourth St.
Cheasty, Cheasty & Malek LLP
Kitty & Hugh McLean
Patrick Kennedy/Panoramic Interests

Shoreline Park Friend
Aroner, Jewel & Ellis Partners
Ed Bennett
Cindy & George Fosselius
Norman La Force
Tony Sustak & Margaret Browne

Shoreline Park Patron
Hinshaw & Wyn Families
Jaime Cortez & Patricia Jones
Townsend Public Affairs
Waste Management of Alameda County

Shoreline Park Activist
Alan Carlton
Patricia Donald
Nick Pilch
Clem & Sharie Shute
Nicki Spillane

In Kind
Trader Joe’s

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Our Mission

The mission of Citizens for East Shore Parks (CESP) is to create a necklace of shoreline parks from the Oakland Estuary to the Carquinez Strait.

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