Congratulations to Thousand Oaks Neighborhood Association on restoring two of the giant concrete urns that graced the 100-year-old subdivision. (BPFP is fiscal sponsor for this project.) Please join Berkeley Path Wanderers Association on a 1 PM walk from Great Stoneface Park, exploring Thousand Oaks history and ending at 3 PM with dedication of the urns. All welcome!

BPFP groups who will share $4000 include Aquatic Park EGRET, Berkeley Path Wanderers Assn., East Bay Green Parks Assn., Friends of Five Creeks, Schoolhouse Creek Common, and Westbrae Commons. Operating as the Greening Berkeley Hands on coalition, these groups host thousands of UC students volunteers at their work parties. They have received a grant every year since 2006, when the Chancellor’s Grant project began.

BPFP also will serve as fiscal sponsor for funding for the Berkeley Project, which brings thousands of UC students into the community to volunteer on specific days.

Contact: Keith Skinner 510 520 3876

Meeting Place: Berkeley Rose Garden, 1200 Euclid, main entrance near the sign

Leader: Colleen Neff

Transit: AC buses #65, #67

Burn up the paths of the Park Hills neighborhood while celebrating Earth Day. Highlights
include the Lutheran Seminary and one of BPWA’s newest path projects. This will
be a fast paced walk for fit and energetic walkers. Well-behaved dogs on leashes permitted.

Contact: Keith Skinner 510 520 3876

Meeting Place: Intersection of Dwight Way and Panoramic Way, Berkeley, near the Water Tower. 

Leader: Claremont Canyon Conservancy Board Members

Transit: AC bus #F

In conjunction with our April 14 Spring Program, leaders of the CCC will introduce us to the beauty and natural resources of Claremont Canyon. Mostly flat with stops and will last less than two hours.  Limited parking, carpooling suggested.  No dogs, please.

St. John’s Presbytarian Church, Fireside Room, 2727 College Avenue, Berkeley
Info: http://www.berkeleypaths.org/

Please join the Berkeley Path Wanderers for its annual Spring meeting for a presentation on the 520-acre Claremont Canyon watershed, and the work of the Claremont Canyon Conservancy to restore and preserve this unique local resource. Steve Glaeser, BPWA’s co-chair of path building, will also report on our recent progress in expanding and improving the path system. The meeting is free and open to the public.

Info: Keith Skinner 510 520 3876, http://www.berkeleypaths.org/

Meeting Place: Great Stone Face Park, at Yosemite Rd/San Fernando Ave/Thousand Oaks Blvd. in Berkeley

Leader: Keith Skinner

Transit: AC buses #7, #25 , #18

A companion walk to the Poetry Wall story in the Berkeley Path Wanderers newsletter, celebrate Poetry Month on the paths. Bring a poem to read and/or post on the Poetry Wall. No dogs, please.

Contact: Keith Skinner 510 520 3876

Meeting Place: Bay Trail Sign, Parking Area at the very west end of Buchanan St., Albany

Leader: Keith Skinner

Transit: AC buses #52, #25

Explore the art, ecology and vistas of The Bulb with camera in hand. We’ll arrive in time for good bird opportunities and end close enough for sunset and the golden hour, if you want to extend your stay. Bring good shoes, warm clothes, and gear. Rain cancels. No dogs, please.

Contact: Keith Skinner 510 520 3876

Meeting Place: Southwest corner of Ashby and Piedmont, Berkeley

Leader: Keith Skinner

Transit: AC bus #51B

Visit some of the city’s most dangerous intersections, remember pedestrians killed while crossing streets and raise awareness about avoiding pedestrians/auto accidents both as a motorist and as a pedestrian. No dogs, please.

Contact: Keith Skinner 510 520 3876

Meeting Place: Peet’s Coffee, Walnut and Vine, Berkeley

Leader: Jacque Ensign

Transit: AC buses #18, #67, #7

Join us for a low-impact, leisurely morning stroll. We’ll start at Peet’s with coffee and a snack and then walk, talk and gawk. Well-behaved dogs on leashes permitted.

Meeting Place: SW corner of Castro and Market, San Francisco
Leader: Tom Graham
Transit: BART and MUNI L line
Join “Walking Man” Tom Graham, who recently completed his quest to walk every street in San Francisco, for a brisk tour of the midtown hills. We will visit Corona Heights, Tank Hill, Twin Peaks and others. A somewhat strenuous walk with a lot of up and down. Bring water. No dogs please. More info: 510 520 3876 http://www.berkeleypaths.org/