Other events include a pirate and witch-themed book launch, poetry reading with Berkeley’s poet laureates and a tea party at the Berkeley Rose Garden
Iris Kwok
Iris Kwok covers the environment for Berkeleyside through a partnership with Report for America. A former music journalist, her work has appeared in the San Francisco Chronicle, KQED, San Francisco Examiner and San Francisco Classical Voice, among other publications. In her spare time, you can find her petting street cats or playing cello. She joined Berkeleyside in June 2022.
Berkeley to plant new trees at Indian Rock Park after removing eucalyptuses
Native saplings are coming to the east side of Indian Rock Park as Berkeley works to increase tree canopy throughout the city.
Around Berkeley: Native garden tours, Bay Area Book Festival, Holocaust Remembrance Day event
Other events include a talk on alternative meats and a Star Wars vs. Star Trek square dance showdown at Ashkenaz
Around Berkeley: Archival BART footage, Gilman District Street Fair, pianist Awadagin Pratt
Other events include Bay Nature Magazine’s Bioblitz, the Berkeley Bluegrass Festival and a Young People’s Symphony Orchestra concert.
10 things to do in Berkeley and Oakland on Earth Day
Beach cleanups, film screenings, rallies and more are on tap to honor the planet on Earth Day, which was first held April 22, 1970.
Around Berkeley: Asian Culture Festival, Berkeley Student Co-op block party, falcon hatching
Other events include Javanese shadow theater, a lecture on water, and sustainability and experimental AI art exhibit
Berkeley has cut down all remaining eucalyptus trees in Indian Rock Park
No blue gum eucalyptus trees are left in Indian Rock Park after the city removed the last three for safety reasons
Around Berkeley: Drum Tao, Terner Center housing panel discussion, Great Migration art exhibit
Other events include a literature-themed chamber music concert and guided butterfly walk at UC Botanical Garden
Berkeley spent nearly $300,000 defending its now-defunct gas ban
Berkeley stopped enforcing the ban on Jan. 10 and will take steps to repeal it after the Ninth Circuit’s ruling in favor of the California Restaurant Association
Berkeley fined $130,000 for air quality violations at landfill beneath Cesar Chavez Park
The settlement covers seven air quality violations issued from 2019 to 2022 by the Bay Area Air Quality Management District.
Around Berkeley: Poop pick-up party, South Berkeley neighborhood wildflower photowalk, ACCI garage sale
Other events include an Ocean Vuong poetry reading at BAMPFA, Kakigori pop-up and tree planting at Aquatic Park
Gusty winds, thunderstorms possible in Berkeley this weekend
Wind gusts of up to 45 mph are possible in the Berkeley Hills on Friday