Park News Jan 6 2026
Burrowing Owl Update Two Burrowing Owls have survived the recent series of rainstorms. Both are perching in Area C, the
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Tides
Park News Dec 5 2025
Park Entryway Inundated The entry pathway to the park from the Virginia Street Extension was repeatedly flooded this week by
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Park News 5/2/2025
Extreme Tides The moon and the sun combined to produce extreme tides in the last week of April. High tides
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Park News 12/14/2024
Stormy Morning I had the park almost to myself this morning. Apart from a couple of Parks staffers doing their
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Park News 12/13/2024
Join Us for Winter Solstice Next Week Winter Solstice, the reason for the season, is coming up Saturday Dec 21.
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Park News 7/26/24
Gull Chicks Two Two of the three Western Gull hatchlings that emerged a week ago are still with us. They
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Park Week 2/9/2024
The main event affecting the park this week took place in San Francisco at the office of the Bay Area
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Park Week 1/12/2024
A Week of Extremes We giant featherless bipeds get aroused by the highest tides. And we should be concerned, these
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Park Week 12/15/2023
Season’s Greetings from Nature There’s no tree that shines in the winter season like the native Toyon (Heteromeles arbutifolia). This
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Park Days 11/28/23
I’m publishing this on Tuesday, not waiting until Friday, because there’s so much material. Preview The highest tide of the
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Diet of Worms
(Burrowing Owl Update and King Tide Warning Below) I apologize for the title. The Diet of Worms, of course, was
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Record Low Tide
This morning saw the lowest tide of the year so far, a level of minus 2.1 feet. Large stretches of
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Pauper Tide
If a super high tide is a King Tide, what’s a super low tide? Yesterday at sunset the tide was
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Monarchy Overthrown
The King Tide predicted for this morning fizzled. At its 11 a.m. peak, the water made barely a puddle on
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Photo Ops Tomorrow
Sunday November 15 will feature two special photo opportunities at Cesar Chavez Park. At 11:00 a.m., a King Tide of
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Time and Tide
Watching the tide come in is only slightly more exciting than watching grass grow or paint dry. But through the
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Daylight Tides This Week
This week we’re going to see four days of negative tides during daylight. Negative means that the water drops below
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Extreme Tides, Lunar Eclipse this Weekend
This weekend offers a chance to experience extreme high and low tides plus a lunar eclipse. On Sunday (1/20), NOAA
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Solstice: The Drama Below
The Winter Solstice this year put on two spectacular shows, one in the sky, the other on earth. The water
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Not Ready for Sea Rise
The City of Berkeley is not ready for sea level rise. In fact, the City isn’t ready for the sea
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A King-ish High Tide
The predicted King Tide at 11:29 this morning met expectations for an unusually high tide. With a 10 mph northerly
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King Tide: A Preview of the New Normal
The King Tide of Wednesday December 14 peaked at 11:23 a.m. and easily breached the seawall along Marina Boulevard and
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