More Native Trees
(Burrowing Owl Update Below) The Native Pollinator Habitat project moved into its final tree planting phase today, with members of
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Maintenance
Memory Unearthed
(Burrowing Owl Update Below) More than 50 people have memorial plaques in the park. All but two are mounted to
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One Cheer, Three Boos
Good news: the large graffiti on the east side of the Flare Station fence, which appeared almost immediately after the
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Thank You EBCE
Chavez Park Conservancy Treasurer Lana Lew reports that we have received a check for $2,500.00 from East Bay Community Energy
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Heavy Machinery
Since I was a kid I loved to watch construction work in progress. When I became a Dad I loved
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Healing Nature
The meadow on the north side of the park is a “Protected Natural Area.” That’s by the authority of Berkeley
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Greening Up
Among the positive changes that 2021 has brought comes the greening of the park. The past year’s drought left much
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New Passage
Today I became one of the first park visitors in many years to walk the lower passage that runs north-south
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Park Butchery
We like to think that management of our parks, including the largest, Cesar Chavez, is in the hands of people
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Smooth Work
The City took care of a long-delayed fixit chore in the park recently. The seriously eroded path leading from the
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Owl Gone, Fence Begun
The Burrowing Owl on the north side of the park has been out of sight for three days in a
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Restoration Bid Filed
As I reported last month, the Conservancy has applied for a UC Chancellor’s grant for professional design and management plans
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Spring Spruce-up
Last week the dilapidated orange plastic construction fence finally disappeared, and various wood and metal fixtures along the east side
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Third Cheer
A while ago — on October 29, to be exact — I posted two cheers for City staff for repairing
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Conservancy Annual Report 2019
The Chavez Park Conservancy has released its Annual Report 2019. A PDF copy is attached. The report covers activities by
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Heads Should Roll
Once again the end-of-year high tide has flooded the walkway in front of the hotel. The Mallards are happy, but
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Yay! Hydrant Fixed.
The fire hydrant on the southeast corner of the park, out of commission with a leak since before August 6,
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Vegetation Vandalism
In the past few days an unauthorized person or persons have been cutting down the vegetation along the north shore
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Taking Care of Business
Parks staff is taking care of business regarding the graffiti problem. Here is Landscape Gardener Supervisor Jacob Several covering a
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Missed in Vandalism Drive
Park management recently went on a campaign to clean up vandalism, even tiny labels, but overlooked a number of items.
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How Long to Fix a Leak?
On August 6, I noticed a sizeable water leak around the standpipe near the southeast corner of the park. This
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Forest Saved
The forested grove on the west side of the park, planted in the mid-80s by Charli Danielsen and her associates,
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