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It’s 2 falcon chicks for UC Berkeley’s Annie and her new mate, Alden
The first chick was born on May 5, the second on May 6. A third egg wasn’t viable.
Dead whale towed to waters northwest of Berkeley to decompose
A male gray whale found early last month has been anchored near Brooks Island and spotted by boaters coming into the Berkeley Marina.
With help of new falcon beau, Annie’s eggs are set to hatch soon
UC Berkeley’s peregrine falcon family is expanding, and Cal Falcons is holding its annual Hatch Day festivities on Friday.
East Bay Regional Park District
Brickyard Cove, Berkeley’s new park with a view of the Bay, opens to the public
A park with sweeping views, wildflowers and wildlife has opened near the Berkeley Marina along University Avenue.
What to do about Jewel Lake? Leave it, dredge it or route the creek around it?
With sediment building up, the future of the Tilden Park lake is now being decided.
Coyote bounty earns reproach for Berkeley man whose cat got eaten
Coyote sightings are flooding social media, though pet killings are down this year in Berkeley. Many wildlife experts agree: Coyotes will adapt, and we’ll have to learn to live with them.
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Annie’s new falcon mate has a new name
A record number of voters participated in a contest to name UC Berkeley’s new male peregrine falcon.
Will new falcon be named Savio, Takaki or Ned? You decide
Vote by Sunday to give UC Berkeley’s New Guy a new name. The falcon has been courting Annie since Grinnell was found dead last month.
A new falcon is filling the hole in Annie’s life. Want to name the new guy?
Just hours after her mate Grinnell’s death on March 31, Annie welcomed a new male falcon to the nest.
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State lawmakers told to prepare for sweeping impacts of climate change
From housing and health to transportation and education, a report provided a litany of sobering climate change effects for legislators to address as they enact policies and set budgets.
Betty Reid Soskin: The extraordinary life of the nation’s oldest park ranger
In this 2018 interview with Soskin who retired Thursday at the age of 100, the nation’s oldest park ranger said she considers herself “an absolutely ordinary extraordinary person.”
Beloved falcon Grinnell found dead
“We are all deeply saddened to report that Grinnell was found dead in downtown Berkeley this afternoon.”
Berkeley goes wild for wisteria
The annual purple blooms are back, leaving Berkeleyans feeling woozy for wisteria.
‘Botanical Entanglements’ opens Saturday at UC Botanical Garden
Berkeley artist Juniper Harrower explores our complicated history with flora in the new ecological art exhibition.
