When Bay Area residents talk about what they value the most about living here, access to nature and outdoor activities are usually near the top of the list. We are very fortunate to be surrounded by a great amount of natural beauty, including a system of regional parks that is the largest urban regional park district in the United States.

Cuando los residentes del Área de la Bahía hablan sobre lo que más valoran de vivir aquí, el acceso a la naturaleza y las actividades al aire libre suelen ocupar la parte superior de la lista. Somos muy afortunados de estar rodeados de una gran cantidad de belleza natural, incluido un sistema de parques regionales que es el distrito de parques regionales urbanos más grande de los Estados Unidos.

El Distrito de Parques Regionales del Este de la Bahía se ha embarcado en un plan para mejorar el hábitat, el acceso y las condiciones de los senderos a lo largo de la costa de McLaughlin Eastshore State Park en Albany. McLaughlin Eastshore State Park se extiende por 8.5 millas a lo largo de la costa del Este de la Bahía desde el Bay Bridge hasta Richmond. Incluye 1,854 acres de altiplanos y zona costeras a lo largo de las riberas de Oakland, Emeryville, Berkeley, Albany y Richmond.

Lawful immigrants account for three-quarters of the foreign-born population in the U.S. – 33.8 million people out of 44.7 million in 2015, the most recent year for which numbers were available. Among lawful immigrants, those who hold U.S. citizenship (19.8 million in 2015) outnumber lawful permanent residents (11.9 million).

The rest of the foreign-born population consists of 11 million unauthorized immigrants and 2.1 million people in the U.S. on temporary visas. The total foreign-born population, 13.4% of the U.S. population in 2015, is somewhat below the historic high of 14.8% in 1890, when 9.2 million immigrants lived in the U.S.