Issues

AB or HAB?

May 20, 2021May 20, 2021 Marty Nicolaus 147 Views 0 Comments Algal bloom

The waters on the east side of the park have been covered in recent days with a bloom of green

City Kills Native Plant Study

May 17, 2021August 6, 2021 Marty Nicolaus 239 Views 1 Comment Berkeley Partners for Parks, Bob Huttar, California Native Plant Society, Carl Anthony, Carol Denney, Chris Kent, Dave Kaplow, DAWN, Golden Gate Audubon Society, Joe McBride, Jutta Burger, Nature in the City, Norman La Force, Ruben Lizardo, Sheila Jordan, Sierra Club

The Chavez Park Conservancy won a grant last year from the UC Berkeley Chancellor’s office to conduct a study of

* Issues Parking

Parking Hogs

April 18, 2021April 17, 2021 Marty Nicolaus 239 Views 0 Comments

I don’t have a problem if somebody wants to spend $100,000++ for a boat, a trailer, and a pickup for

* Birds Burrowing Owl Burrowing Owl Preserve Issues Maintenance

Good Job

February 3, 2021February 4, 2021 Marty Nicolaus 234 Views 1 Comment Vandalism

It isn’t every day that I get to tip my hat to Parks management for a job well done, particularly

* Birds Dog Owners Great Egret

Flight Don’t Fight

February 1, 2021January 31, 2021 Marty Nicolaus 184 Views 1 Comment Ardea alba, Irresponsible dog owners, Off-leash dogs

The Great Egret has the size and the weapons to gouge a charging dog’s eyes out. But here it chose

* Issues Maintenance

Greening Up

January 8, 2021January 9, 2021 Marty Nicolaus 203 Views foxtails

Among the positive changes that 2021 has brought comes the greening of the park. The past year’s drought left much

* Birds Burrowing Owl Dog Owners Issues

Owl in 2021

January 7, 2021January 8, 2021 Marty Nicolaus 189 Views 0 Comments Athene cunicularia, Nature Area, Off-leash dogs

The Burrowing Owl in the Nature Area on the north side of the park has been playing hide-and-go-seek with its

* Issues Maintenance

Haircut

December 27, 2020December 26, 2020 Marty Nicolaus 270 Views 1 Comment Jacob Several

During the COVID pandemic it’s common to see men and women walking around needing haircuts. Well, trees need haircuts too.

* General Issues People

Park Funnies

December 9, 2020December 7, 2020 Marty Nicolaus 187 Views 0 Comments

Carol Denney is a Berkeley treasure. For a quarter-century just about every month she’s published a satirical broadsheet that lampoons,

* Issues Maintenance

New Passage

November 25, 2020August 30, 2021 Marty Nicolaus 284 Views 4 Comments DAWN area, Jacob Several

Today I became one of the first park visitors in many years to walk the lower passage that runs north-south

* General Issues Maintenance

Park Butchery

November 11, 2020August 30, 2021 Marty Nicolaus 799 Views 3 Comments DAWN area, Jutta Burger, Scott Ferris

We like to think that management of our parks, including the largest, Cesar Chavez, is in the hands of people

* Bathrooms General Issues

Toilet Tease

November 7, 2020August 9, 2021 Marty Nicolaus 199 Views 1 Comment porta-potties, restrooms, Scott Ferris

The City of Berkeley has $53 million left of the $100 million T1 parks bond that voters approved in 2018.

* Bathrooms Issues

Public Restroom Study Report

October 15, 2020October 14, 2020 Marty Nicolaus 200 Views Hyphae Designs, Scott Ferris

If you’re in Cesar Chavez Park and need to go, you’re in trouble. The only facilities that the Parks, Recreation

* Issues Maintenance

Smooth Work

October 4, 2020October 2, 2020 Marty Nicolaus 187 Views erosion

The City took care of a long-delayed fixit chore in the park recently. The seriously eroded path leading from the

* Forested Grove Issues Places

Invitation to View Native Plant Area

August 12, 2020August 30, 2021 Marty Nicolaus 408 Views 2 Comments Chris Kent, Dave Kaplow, DAWN, Joe McBride, Scott Ferris

At the August 12 2020 meeting of the Parks and Waterfront Commission via Zoom, I made the following statement during

* Dog Owners Issues Off-Leash Dog Area Places

Leash Your Damn Dog – It’s A Pandemic

April 9, 2020April 8, 2020 Marty Nicolaus 384 Views 0 Comments Nature Area

By Carol Denney “In epidemiology, a disease vector is any agent which carries and transmits an infectious pathogen into another

* Dog Owners Off-Leash Dog Area Places

All Dogs on Leash: Parks

March 24, 2020March 24, 2020 Marty Nicolaus 289 Views 0 Comments Coronavirus

According to a Berkeleyside story just posted, the East Bay Regional Parks district has mandated that all dogs in its

* Dog Owners Issues Off-Leash Dog Area Places

New Dog Poop Bags

March 24, 2020March 23, 2020 Marty Nicolaus 522 Views 1 Comment dog poop bags, dog poop composter

The City has been installing new dog poop bag dispensers in all parks, and Cesar Chavez Park’s turn came yesterday.

* Dog Owners Issues Off-Leash Dog Area Places

Fence Progress, But

March 21, 2020March 21, 2020 Marty Nicolaus 344 Views 0 Comments Dog park boundary, Fence

The Tri-City Fence Co. work crew has made big progress on the boundary fence between the dog park and the

* Issues Maintenance Nature Area Off-Leash Dog Area Places

Owl Gone, Fence Begun

March 20, 2020March 20, 2020 Marty Nicolaus 353 Views 1 Comment Dog park boundary, Fence

The Burrowing Owl on the north side of the park has been out of sight for three days in a

* Forested Grove Issues Maintenance Places

Restoration Bid Filed

March 16, 2020August 30, 2021 Marty Nicolaus 379 Views 3 Comments

As I reported last month, the Conservancy has applied for a UC Chancellor’s grant for professional design and management plans

* Bathrooms Issues

For Better Bathrooms

March 11, 2020March 11, 2020 Marty Nicolaus 412 Views 0 Comments Hyphae Designs

The photo shows a park restroom with flush toilet, urinal, and hand washing sink that cost the National Park Service

* Issues Maintenance Park staff People

Spring Spruce-up

March 6, 2020March 5, 2020 Marty Nicolaus 300 Views 0 Comments Jacob Several

Last week the dilapidated orange plastic construction fence finally disappeared, and various wood and metal fixtures along the east side

* Bathrooms Burrowing Owl Burrowing Owl Preserve Forested Grove General Places

Conservancy at Work

February 8, 2020August 30, 2021 Marty Nicolaus 1220 Views 3 Comments

The Chavez Park Conservancy does more than highlight the many natural beauties of the park. Part of the Conservancy’s mission

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