Partner Groups
BPFP partner groups bring together neighbors and park users who want to take responsibility for improving specific parks, community gardens, public landscaping or amenities, or open spaces. Working in partnership with City staff when appropriate, citizen volunteers participate in a wide range of activities, from weeding, cleaning, and helping with ongoing maintenance to generating community participation in planning and implementing new projects. In the list below, click underlined names to see the group's web site. If you work with a group whose information needs updating, please contact us.
Albany Hill, Friends of: Provide stewardship for Albany Hill and educating the community about the biodiversity and historical and cultural significance of the hill.
Berkeley Path Wanderers Association (BPWA): Dedicated to the creation, preservation, and restoration of public paths, steps, and walkways in Berkeley for the use and enjoyment of all.
Berkeley Waterfront Community Coalition: Build community and develop projects raising awareness of the history and vital roles of the many users of the Berkeley waterfront- sailors, boat owners, kayakers, swimmers, dog walkers, families, school groups, fishers, sunset, and bird watchers, and more.
California Habitats Indigenous Activists (CHIA): Create and maintain the vibrant California native plant landscape on both sides of the Ohlone Greenway/old Santa Fe Right of Way in the Westbrae Natural and Cultural History Corridor. Here, neighbors and volunteers have created community gardens, signs, and varied art that provide healthy habitat and commemorate the history of the area, creating beauty and a remarkable sense of place for what could have been a blighted area where noisy BART trains come aboveground.
Citizens for the Off Leash Area (COLA):Establish and maintain an off-leash dog area of approximately seventeen acres in the northernmost section of the North Waterfront Park in Berkeley.
EastBay Labyrinth Project: Dedicated to the installation of an 11-circuit labyrinth at a public and accessible site in Berkeley, California.
El Cerrito Community Garden Network
Five Creeks, Friends of: Protect, restore, and maintain creeks, watersheds, and urban nature in North Berkeley, Albany, Kensington, and south El Cerrito and Richmond (Schoolhouse, Codornices, Village, Marin, Middle, and Cerrito Creeks, including tributaries such as Blackberry Creek).
Halcyon Commons Neighbors: A community-designed and initiated park dedicated in the summer of 1996 in a South Berkeley neighborhood to the southwest of the Ashby-Telegraph intersection.
Hillside Club Front Garden: Information on the native-plant garden near the entrance to the historic club is here.
Hillside Natural Area, Friends of: Protect El Cerrito's native meadows, oak woodlands, and riparian habitats, while also helping to reduce fire risk and building community.
Intersections Project
Kensington Pathkeepers: Work with Contra Costa County Public Works Department (CCCPWD) and the Kensington Police Protection and Community Services District (KPPCSD) to develop a plan for Kensington path ownership, protection, and maintenance.
King Courts
King Park, Friends of: Enhance King School Park on Hopkins Street in North Berkeley with a mural, Bay Friendly landscaping, increased play value, and safety.
Linn Memorial Fund
Ohlone Park, Friends of (FOOP): Act as an intermediary to help neighbors and user groups work together on park projects with the City of Berkeley. We host community meetings, publicize and share plans, and gather feedback for future improvements. Throughout the year, FOOP organizes a variety of work parties to support the maintenance of the park.
Pacific Oaks Community Garden: Create a demonstration garden and edible schoolyard on open space near El Cerrito's Community Center and Cerrito Vista Park, donating a portion of produce to needy local families.
Santa Fe ROW, Friends of: Foster the realization of a multi-use public greenway along the Santa Fe Right of Way (SF ROW) in South Berkeley.
San Pablo Park, Friends of
Schoolhouse Creek Common: Located at the Berkeley Adult School whose creation was supported by the Berkeley Unified School District and its neighbors. The park has a play area for young children, benches and picnic tables. Schoolhouse Creek Common has become an integral part of the Adult School, from classes that include the study of native California plants to a place to eat lunch or study.
Shorebird Nature Center, Friends of: The home of the Berkeley Marina Experience programs which consist of the Adventure Playground, The Straw bale Visitors Center, and classroom. Provides environmental education, docent training, The Berkeley Bay Festival and the International Shoreline clean-up.
Take to the Hills: Improve access to the open areas of the Berkeley Hills. Their first project replaced and upgraded the eroded pathway and steps that go up from the top of Dwight Way on UC land behind the Clark Kerr Campus.
Tending the Ancient Shoreline Hill (TASH): Remove invasives and encourage diverse native plants and habitat on Albany Hill.
Terrace View Park, Friends of: A small neighborhood park between Fairlawn and Queens Way in the Berkeley hills.
Thousand Oaks Neighborhood Association (TONA):Deal with Thousand Oaks neighborhood concerns at the local level.
Westbrae Commons, Friends of
Willard Park, Friends of: Work toward a fun, safe, clean, multi-use recreation space for its dense, dynamic neighborhood by organizing volunteers, raising funds, and providing a forum for planning park improvements.