Park News Dec 27 2025
Burrowing Owl Update The “Shy Owl” went through a period of high anxiety this past week. On Solstice Sunday (Dec
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Issues
Park News Dec 18 2025
Solstice Reminder The reason for the season is the Winter Solstice. Come to the gathering at the Chavez/Huerta Tribute Solar
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Park News Dec 11 2025
Restroom on Trial The new Throne restroom installed here on Sep 5 will come to the end of its probation
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Park News Nov 20 2025
New Report Undermines “Soil Disturbance” Ban A new report testing for radioactivity in the park undermines the “soil disturbance” prohibition
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Park News Oct 31 2025
Waiting for Third Owl The Second Burrowing Owl featured in my last post here (Park News Oct 24 2025) arrived
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Park News 9/6/2025
Porta-Potty on AI Without prior announcement, the city on Sep 4 installed a new “Throne” brand restroom near the parking
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Park News 7/14/2025
Stalwart Stewards On a perfect Sunday morning, with blue skies and a light cool breeze, Chavez Park Conservancy volunteer stewards
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Park News 7/3/2025
Great Blue Gets Two This Great Blue Heron struck it rich on Sunday morning up by the Open Circle Viewpoint
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Park News 6/27/2025
White Pelicans Here White Pelicans in numbers not seen here in years descended on the North Basin late this week.
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Park News 6/23/2025
A Sunny Solstice Recent Summer Solstices have brought to mind Mark Twain’s famous quip about no winter so harsh as
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Park News 6/12/2025
“Soil Disturbance” a Raid on Park Dollars Last night’s meeting of the Parks Recreation and Waterfront Commission revealed disarray in
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Park News 6/8/2025
Loaded Meeting of Parks Commission Coming Up The city’s Parks Recreation and Waterfront Commission will meet in person Wed eve
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Park News 6/6/2025
City Loses Cool A memo from Berkeley’s City Manager today, followed by an email from the Parks Director, has shut
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Park News 5/25/2025
Dead Whale A dead whale, possibly 50 feet long, was the focus of attention in the North Basin Sunday morning.
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Park News 5/18/2025
Protecting Pollinators A dozen Conservancy volunteers turned out Saturday morning May 17 in gorgeous weather to tackle the huge growth
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Park News 5/14/2025
Make Berkeley More Birdly Early Monday morning, photographer Eildert Beeftink spotted a newly hatched Savannah Sparrow begging for food from
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Park News 2/8/2025
Superb Owl Sunday I plan to be at the Burrowing Owl area in the park tomorrow, Sunday 2/9, at 10
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Park News 1/26/2025
Both Owls OK Park visitors were disappointed and anxious on Saturday when neither of the two Burrowing Owls we’ve seen
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Park News 1/22/2025
Killing Bird Habitat Grassland birds have suffered the greatest losses of any bird family, and this evil trend is continuing
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Loose Dog in Owl Area
The owner sat in the stone benches on the north side of the Burrowing Owl Sanctuary with two dogs off
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Park News 1/6/2025
New Year Owls As the calendar flipped, the “south owl” hopped from one perch to another south of the Spiral,
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Annual Report for 2024
Chavez Park Conservancy: Draft Annual Report 2024 We’ve had a busy and productive year. We achieved significant steps forward in
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Park News 12/11/2024
Mural Celebrates Dogs Hunting Wildlife in Park The City of Berkeley has decided to allow installation of a mural that
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Park News 12/4/2024
Not the Same Owl The disappearance of the owl that perched on the flat patch of dirt and gravel to
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