Park Week 5/26
Weed and Water the Plant Babies Sunday Morning The baby native plants that Conservancy volunteers put in the ground last
Read moreWeed and Water the Plant Babies Sunday Morning The baby native plants that Conservancy volunteers put in the ground last
Read moreBirds: Female Cameo At least one female showed up in the Red-winged Blackbird breeding area on Sunday May 14. She
Read morePainting Birds Alive A story in the Washington Post last week features Rex Brasher, “the greatest bird artist you’ve never
Read moreEarth Day at Bay Fair After three years in limbo for Covid-19, the Bay Fair bounced back to life at
Read moreHard Workers More than 20 Cal students showed up for the Chavez Park Conservancy Stewardship Day on Saturday April 15,
Read moreFavorite Birds of the Week I’ll go out in the rain when there’s a Burrowing Owl in residence, but otherwise
Read more(Burrowing Owl Update Below) Trifecta of Bad Manners This past Friday, the day before yesterday, I was walking up toward
Read more(Burrowing Owl Update Below) The Native Pollinator Habitat project moved into its final tree planting phase today, with members of
Read more(Burrowing Owl Update Below) More than 50 people have memorial plaques in the park. All but two are mounted to
Read moreA welcome innovation in the park is Reservable Picnic Areas. Two picnic spots, a small one and the largest, can
Read moreGood news: the large graffiti on the east side of the Flare Station fence, which appeared almost immediately after the
Read moreDear Mr. Phillips: You became Executive Director of the Golden Gate Audubon Society in March last year, after 30 years
Read moreShortly after the City announced that BMASP (the park wrecking scheme) was NOT going to include “development” at Cesar Chavez
Read moreToday’s update of the Berkeley Marina Area Specific Plan (BMASP) website says in bold letters: “Please note that no development is
Read moreThe chill seaside gale almost blew the Conservancy kiosk away Sunday afternoon, so we decided to shut it down after
Read moreLetters and comments about the proposed commercialization of Chavez Park continue to come in. Here is a selection, some penned
Read moreThe signature count on the Petition to Save Our Park from BMASP topped 1700 this afternoon, and that’s just counting
Read moreThe decision to save Chavez Park or to let it be destroyed lies with City Council. The petition to City
Read moreThe local online daily, Berkeleyside, had a story yesterday titled “City secures $15M state earmark to improve Berkeley Marina.” This
Read moreThe petition to City Council and City Manager has topped our initial goal of 1,000 signatures. As I write this
Read moreThe movement to save Chavez Park from the BMASP park-wrecking scheme has enjoyed success in reaching some members of the
Read moreUPDATE 2:43 pm. The Kite Fest may not be dead yet. In an email from Mayor Jesse Arreguin this morning,
Read moreAt the Chavez Park Conservancy kiosk in the park on Sunday July 24, we collected 131 ink signatures on the
Read moreTo Berkeley City Council and Berkeley City Manager: I am a Chavez Park visitor. A consultant that you hired has
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