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Spring Spruce-up

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

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

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Where Those Trees Came From

February 20, 2020February 19, 2020 Marty Nicolaus 1 Comment Charli Danielsen, Coastal Conservancy, David Amme, David Kaplow, DAWN;, Dennis Rogers, Erik van Lennep, Jan Strahan, Joe McBride, Rainbow Village

On the west side of the park, just north of the lawn beside the parking circle at the end of

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Training for October

February 4, 2020February 4, 2020 Marty Nicolaus Berkeley Fire Department

There was no way a fire could start in the wet grass and soggy soil of early February, but the

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Native Planting History

January 30, 2020January 30, 2020 Marty Nicolaus 2 Comments Charli Danielsen, David Amme

Almost lost and defaced on the western slope of the park is a historic sign announcing the building of Native

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Women Who Love Owls

January 25, 2020January 24, 2020 Marty Nicolaus 0 Comments Ondine Norman, Tres Jimenez

Ondine Norman of Berkeley (left) and Tres Jimenez of Oakland stopped me as I was scanning for owls in the

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Conservancy Annual Report

January 24, 2020January 25, 2020 Marty Nicolaus 0 Comments Annual Report, Berkeley Partners for Parks, Berkeley Police Department, Berkeley Project, Berkeleyside, Bob Huttar, Carol Denney, Cesar Chavez, Charli Danielsen, Chris Kent, Golden Gate Audubon Society, Hyphae Designs, Joe McBride, Jutta Burger, Lana Lew, Martin Nicolaus, Max Brimelow, Norman La Force, Peace Symbol, Richard Healey, Ruben Lizardo, Rusty Scalf, Santiago Casal, Sierra Club, Stuart Luman

The Chavez Park Conservancy has released its Annual Report 2019. A PDF copy is attached. The report covers activities by

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About John Ungaretti

January 20, 2020January 19, 2020 Marty Nicolaus 0 Comments John Ungaretti

The memorial bench for John Ungaretti is located in the southward extension of the park, approximately due west of the

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Owl Lovers’ Memorial

January 17, 2020January 17, 2020 Marty Nicolaus 0 Comments Charlotte Coomber, Robert Coomber

Parks staff installed two new benches in the northwest corner of the park this past week. One of them bears

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Balancing Art

December 30, 2019December 29, 2019 Marty Nicolaus 0 Comments

An anonymous artist created nine of these fragile stone sculptures along the east side of the park over the past

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Good Birdwalk

November 11, 2019November 12, 2019 Marty Nicolaus 0 Comments Anthus rubescen, Catharus guttatus, Setophaga townsendi

Sunny skies and moderate temperatures greeted the 20 or so participants in this morning’s birdwalk at the park, led by

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