Community Labyrinth Peace Walk Sunday June 15 at 3 p.m., Willard Middle School (Telegraph Ave. between Derby & Stuart, Berkeley). Everyone welcome. Wheelchair accessible. Rain cancels. Contact:
www.eastbaylabyrinthproject.org info@eastbaylabyrinthproject.org
526-7377.
Get directions
Learn to Row Day at Aquatic Park
Saturday, June 07, 2008 , 09:00 AM – 12:00 PM
Learn to row at Berkeley Paddling and Rowing Club’s free drop-in clinic for community members of all ages and skill levels. On- and off-water training, safety tips, lingo and etiquette included, along with light refreshments. Information at 510-913-3669, caltekruse@caconsult.org . Berkeley Paddling and Rowing Club is a community-based non-profit established to promote rowing and paddling fitness in Berkeley.
Recommended to bring: comfortable clothes (not baggy), shows to slip out of, extra socks, sun protection, hat and sunglasses, and a lawn chair.
Location: 2851 Bolivar Dr., south end of Aquatic Park, Berkeley (full directions at website)
Celebrate Schoolhouse Creek with Bayshore Bug Hunt, Art Making, More
Saturday, May 31, celebrate historic Schoolhouse Creek in the Eastshore State Park with a bug hunt, making art from natural materials, a picnic, and interpretive walk or bike ride. Fun for all ages!
- 10 – 11:30 am, discover the fascinating and varied miniature world of insects with Cal Bug People.
- 11:30 am – 1 pm, enjoy a bring-your-own picnic (we’ll supply snacks and water) and short interpretive walk or bike ride. You’ll learn about the history and future of our waterfront, and how this former dump is being transformed.
- 1 – 2:30 pm, environmental artist Zach Pine will lead us making art with found materials at the "glass beach" and miniature salt marsh at the creek mouth.
Attend one or all — everything is free, but numbers are limited. Information and registration at 510 848 9358 or f5creeks@aol.com.
Directions: GREAT bike ride on the Bay Trail, also reachable by AC Transit 9, which stops on University just across from Sea Breeze Deli. From there, walk 5 minutes north on Bay Trail. You’ll see our sign at the turnout and trail that was Virginia Extension. By car, parking at the site is very limited — park at Sea Breeze Deli, south side of University Ave. just west of I-880/580, and walk 5 minutes north on the Bay Trail as above.
Online maps: "Virginia St and W Frontage Rd, Berkeley," only there is no Virginia St. — look for the small turnout and trail and our sign.
Bring Back the Natives Garden Tour
Register at www.bringingbackthenatives.net for the Sunday, May 4, Bringing Back the Natives Garden Tour, with more than 60 pesticide-free, predominantly native-plant gardens in Alameda and Contra Costa Counties . The event again includes a May 3 and 4 Native Plant Sale at various locations, and possibilities for private guided tours on other weekends, including a gourmet bicycle tour and a Berkeley walking tour.
Spring work groups at Aquatic Park
It’s been a busy early spring for Aquatic Park EGRET. Plenty of planting, weeding, and cleaning.
Highlights:
- March 2008 75 young people coordinated by EarthTeam gathered to commemorate the life and purpose of Cesar Chavez Chavez. The large group split into three smaller ones and tackled Shoreline trash pickup, removal of invasive vegetation, and spreading woodchips around native plantings (woodchips help the soil retain moisture while also keeping weeds from growing).
- April Head-Royce 6th graders participated in a service learning project and spread woodchips along shoreline plantings, including three Cyprus trees that had been planted by 4th graders from Rosa Parks one year ago.
Upcoming:
- On Wednesday, April 30, 15 high school students from College Prep will spread woodchips along Western shore of Middle Pond.
Come on down to see the results of all this work. If your group would like to help, contact Mark Liolios at mark AT lmi DOT net.