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Trail Project, Paleontological Interpretive Center Get Cash
Get ready to hike the Sabercat Bridge and Trail, or visit a center to learn about saber-tooth cat and cave bear fossils found in Fremont.
FREMONT, CA — The Sabercat Bridge and Trail took a giant step toward completion with $5.7 million in this year’s state budget, secured by State Senator Bob Wieckowski (D-Fremont), to help move the project forward in the planning, environmental clearance, and design phases.
The project will build a landmark bicycle and pedestrian gateway in the City of Fremont. The trail will cross over I-680 at a point that's currently dividing the Irvington District, East Bay Greenway and planned Irvington BART station from the Sabercat Historical Park, Ohlone College and Fremont hills.
To mark the accomplishment, Wieckowski, Fremont Mayor Lily Mei and cycling and natural science advocates marked the progress on Tuesday. In addition to the trail, an Interpretive Center will be built to educate people about the paleontological history of the area.
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The Sabercat Trail runs through a former paleontological dig site, where thousands of fossil specimens have been collected, including saber-tooth cats, wolves and cave bears. Sign us up for a tour.
“The trail, the Interpretive Center and the increased connectivity of Fremont’s trail systems will benefit Fremont residents and generations to come,” Wieckowski said. “It will increase our community’s awareness of the great history of the area. With Mission San Jose, The Irvingtonian Age and the Ohlone tribe, we are fortunate to live in such an historic city.”
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At Tuesday’s press conference, Wieckowski, Mayor Mei, Public Works Director Hans Larsen, Math/Science Nucleus President Joyce Blueford, and Bike East Bay Advocacy Director Dave Campbell highlighted the benefits of the project.
For its part, the the Fremont City Council approved a resolution late last year to become eligible to receive the funds from the California State Natural Resources Agency.
In the late 1940s, a group of boys who became known as the “Boy Paleontologists” helped uncover one of the largest fossil sites in North America along what is now Sabercat Historical Park.
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