General interest – Page 6 – Berkeley Partners for Parks

January 19, 2008January 18, 2008

Weed pull at Pt. Isabel in El Cerrito

Saturday-January 19, 10am-2pm
Dear Fellow Weed Wrenchers
Tom and Jane Kelly are planning a major weed pull along the Bay Trail at Pt. Isabel in El Cerrito. They would very much welcome your help! It’s a great site-(lots of shore birds)-and once the non-natives are gone, the trail will be absolutely gorgeous! We’ll also be opening hte site up for better coverage by existing native plant species and will be looking for opportunities to plant Toyon and Buckeye trees. According to the history books, Buckeyes once covered the Point, so it would be wonderful to re-introduce them.
Here’s the plan:

What- We’ll be removing broom, ice plant, cape ivy, fennel, and pampas grass.
Where-Pt. Isabel 2701 Isabel St, Richmond, CA)

January 16, 2008January 21, 2008

Annual update of 2007 Activities

Our annual Update highlights activities of BPFP and our affiliate groups from 2007:

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From the Board introduction:

We are hopeful the energizing power of partnerships will become a theme of the 21st century. Around the world individuals are organizing in their local areas to improve their lives, and Berkeley Partners for Parks is a leader in those efforts in our community.

January 4, 2008January 4, 2008

Tilden Carousel Closed For Renovation

On January 1, 2008, the East Bay Regional Park District began a six-month construction and renovation project on Tilden Regional Park’s historic carousel. This state-of-the-art project will include the construction of an attractive yet durable weather proof enclosure to protect the popular amusement ride from deterioration from wind and fog. In addition the carousel floor will be redone and the organ refurbished. The carousel built in 1911 is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Its unique hand-painted carved animals are now all antiques. The District acquired the carousel in 1948, and it has been a popular destination for generations. The project should be complete by June 30 and will reopen to the public at that time. Read more on East Bay Regional Parks’ web site.

December 9, 2007December 1, 2007

Celebrate the release of Karl Linn’s book “Building Commons and Community”

Celebrate the release of Karl Linn’s book “Building Commons and Community”
SUNDAY, DECEMBER 9, 2007 3 to 6 pm

Berleley Fellowship of Unitarian Universalists Hall
1924 Cedar Street (at Bonita)
Berkeley, CA

Join us in launching two new books from New Village Press: “Building Commons and Community” by the late Karl Linn and “Undoing the Silence: Six Tools for Social Change Writing” by Louise Dunlap. Together we will honor the process of community building and social action with short inspirational talks by Louise Dunlap and by Carl Anthonly, Linn’s friend and co-founder of Urban Habitat. Enjoy live music, refreshments and, of course, each other’s company!

Co-sponsored by the BFUU Social Justice Committee and Architects?Designers/Planners for Social Responsibility. This event is open to the public and wheelchair accessible.

For more info: 510-420-1361; press@newvillage.net
Both books available now through new Village Press:
newvillagepress.net

Karl’s book may be purchased online at
http://newvillagepress.net/pub_buildingCommons.html

December 8, 2007

Watershed Events at UC Berkeley

Graduate students in river restoration speak, along with a keynote on what we can learn from urban-creek restoration in the Pacific Northwest, at the Fifth Annual Berkeley River Restoration Symposium, 9 am – 1 pm Sat., Dec. 8, 112 Wurster Hall. Talks include Cerrito Creek at Blake Garden, Kensington; alternatives to Whole Foods planned parking garage edging Codornices Creek; and lessons learned from restoration at heavily polluted Yosemite Creek, San Francisco . Schedule and abstracts at http://www.lib.berkeley.edu/WRCA/227_07.html.