Retiring EBRPD manager Bob Doyle led park system, land preservation growth

Robert Doyle, general manager of the East Bay Regional Park District for the past decade and a fixture at the district for more nearly five decades, is retiring at the end of December.

Doyle, who started with the park district as a park ranger in 1973 and has held several positions, is credited with being instrumental in the preservation of tens of thousands of acres in urban areas for habitat conservation and recreation. He helped create the district’s regional trail system, including 200 miles of new regional trails, and expanded parks in urban areas for multicultural communities, including increasing private fundraising for Regional Parks Foundation programs that help connect youth from underserved communities to nature.