Path Wanderers Work Party at Whitaker Path

Sunday, July 1, Berkeley Path Wanderers Association Work Party
Next Work Party

The next work party: Sunday, 1 July, 2007 at 10:00 a.m. — Whitaker Path.
We will continue building Whitaker Path on Sunday, July 1.
It’s always exciting to work on a new path and I hope you can show up and help. The materials for this path are paid for by a grant we received from the UC Chancellor’s Community Partnership Fund. For more information on The UC Chancellor’s Community Partnership Fund go to: //communityrelations.berkeley.edu/ccpf.

DATE: Sunday July 1, 2007
TIME: 10am-12:30pm
PLACE: Whitaker Path
Top end: between 1138 & 1144 Sterling Ave, at the intersection with Whitaker Ave
Google Maps link

Directions: If you’re driving, head for Grizzly Peak Blvd and Stevenson Ave (Stevenson Ave is very near Muir Way). Turn down Stevenson Ave towards the bay, and at the end of Stevenson, turn right onto Miller Ave. Then take the first left, onto Whitaker Ave and continue downhill. The top of the path is beside the utility pole at the junction of Whitaker Ave and Sterling Ave.

We will have refreshments at the end, and will try to be quite prompt about the quitting time since there are many activities of all sorts happening in the afternoon.
Bring work gloves if you have them, and a mattock or sledge hammer if you have it, but I’ll have plenty of tools and extra gloves as well.

Phone me at 540-7223 if you have questions.
Charlie Bowen (Ms.)
BPWA Path-Building Leader
charlie_paths@comcast.net

Ninth Street Bikeway to connect Berkeley and Emeryville

On June 26, 2007, the Berkeley City Council voted unanimously to adopt an Ordinance authorizing the City Manager to execute all necessary documents required to purchase the real property known as the 9th Street Drill Track in southwest Berkeley from the Union Pacific Railroad Company for an amount not to exceed $3,008,590 including closing costs, and adopting a notice of exemption from the California Environmental Quality Act for the purchase and subsequent construction of a bicycle path and a Fire Department warehouse on the property.

Complete PDF file here

This path is not part of the Santa Fe Right of Way, but we put in in the category for the SFRW because it is so similar 🙂

Berkeley Path Wanderers Saturday walks

The Berkeley Path Wanderers Association sponsors a series of walks that are held on a Saturday of each month. These walks begin at 10:00 a.m. and are are usually about two hours in length. Walks may focus in a variety of local features and usually include points of historical interest and may include references to the flora and fauna of the area. Walks are free and both members and non-members are invited to participate.
For a complete listing of BPWA’s Spring Saturday Walks visit: //www.berkeleypaths.org/events/satwalks.htm

Santa Fe Right-of-Way Open at Lincoln St.!

The fence that had blocked the Santa Fe Right-of-Way just north of Lincoln Street is open for a six-month trial, thanks to the Berkeley Parks Department. This means you can walk or cycle this 1880s rail route from University Avenue in Berkeley to San Pablo at McDonald, on the El Cerrito-Richmond border. You’ll find community gardens, public art, play areas, and restored creeks on the level, 4.5-mile route (known as the Ohlone Greenway and running under BART in Albany and El Cerrito).

Try it out! Please report any problems in the area of Delaware to Cedar Streets in Berkeley to Berkeley Path Wanderers — email charlie_paths@comcast.net or f5creeks@aol.com.

Feb. 15 BPWA talk on wildlife, Native American history

Wildlife biologist and ethnologist Jim Hale speaks on East Bay wildlife and Native American history, 7-9 pm Thursday, Feb. 15, at Redwood Gardens, 2951 Derby St., Berkeley. Hale has taught biology at San Jose State and UC Santa Cruz, worked on creek restoration, and done research on many local rare and endangered species, from wildflowers to mountain lions. The walk is sponsored by Berkeley Path Wanderers Association; Hale also leads their Feb. 20 walk in Wildcat Regional Park. Information at www.berkeleypaths.org.