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Steve Edwards is a Bay Area native. He was born in Oakland, California in 1951. He studied paleobotany as a graduate student at the University of California, Berkeley, which led him to a job with the East Bay Regional Park District. He became Director of the Regional Parks Botanic Garden in 1983 and served in that role until his retirement in 2013. In this interview, he discusses his early life and education, early days with the EBRPD, memories of Tilden Park, special projects that he worked on, the uniqueness of the park’s flora, educational programs, and his retirement.

Title
Steve Edwards: East Bay Regional Park District Parkland Oral History Project
Creator
Edwards, Steve, interviewee
Farrell, Shanna, interviewer
Published
Berkeley, CA, Oral History Center, 2019
Full Collection Name
East Bay Regional Park District Oral Histories
Subject (Topic)
Natural Resources, Land Use, and the Environment
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Format
Oral histories.
Archive
The Bancroft Library Oral History Center
Note
Steve Edwards, “Steve Edwards: East Bay Regional Park District Parkland Oral History Project” conducted by Shanna Farrell in 2017, Oral History Center, The Bancroft Library, University of California, Berkeley, 2019.
Interview date(s) 2017
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