In Memory of Sylvia McLaughlin
By Sally Douglas Arce Courtesy of Citizens for East Shore Parks (CESP) Sylvia McLaughlin died at her Berkeley home on
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Author: Martin Nicolaus
More about Burrowing Owls
The fence around the Burrowing Owl area in the northeast corner of the park is back up, more or less,
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A Beautiful Spot to Pop the Question
Victoria Austin and Javier Roman and eight family members and friends drove all the way from Concord this evening for
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Signs of Concern
On a first walk to the park after a two-week vacation away, I find that the City has installed a
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Huge Great Egret Visits
This is one of the biggest Great Egrets I’ve ever seen. He or she occupied the west side walkway this afternoon as if
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What is it? It uses dogs to spread its seed and people make beer with it.
It’s Mediterranean Barley, a/k/a Knee Barley, Geniculate Barley. Scientific name hordeum marinum ssp. gussoneanum. It belongs to the family of grasses,
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What Is It? That Blue Sculpture Explained.
The blue sculpture on the western walkway of Cesar Chavez Park is a work of public art titled “Sky Window.”
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Leashes and the Park Environment
The City of Berkeley recently commissioned a study of the environmental status of the Off-Leash Area (OLA) at Cesar Chavez
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Artists, Writer Visit Park
Two aspiring artists from Oakland and a modest writer from El Cerrito were among park visitors who enjoyed the sunny
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Time for Real Toilets
“I’ll huff and I’ll puff and I’ll blow your house down,” said the Big Bad Wolf to the lazy little
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