Berkeley residents can request free saplings to combat tree inequity
Neighborhoods in west and south Berkeley have been less leafy and thus less healthy. They are slated to get over 1,200 new trees.
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Experts ‘flabbergasted’ as Annie the falcon calmly returns to Berkeley’s Campanile
Peregrine falcons are not known to just disappear for a week and then return. But defying the odds, Annie has returned to her nest.
Where’s Annie? Berkeley’s beloved peregrine falcon is missing
Annie, the campus’s longtime female peregrine falcon, hasn’t been seen for more than a week.
Codornices Creek daylighting activists celebrate $1M restoration project
A ribbon-cutting was held Saturday for the new Kains Avenue Park, but the park’s opening to the public is still a ways off.
The 100-year-old Berkeley nursery that sparked fuchsia and rhododendron crazes
George Budgen opened the Berkeley Horticultural Nursery in 1922. His great-grandson now runs day-to-day operations.
Drones and falcons don’t mix, recent incident at UC Berkeley proves
A drone flown irresponsibly on the Cal campus recently agitated Annie, one of the campus’ longtime peregrine falcons.
Watch Annie and Alden, UC Berkeley’s peregrine falcons, live
Watch all the action in the nest at the top of the Campanile.
With the Tonga tsunami surge coming, Berkeley moved fast to alert the city
Berkeley’s decision to evacuate the marina followed the data, a state expert told Berkeleyside: “That’s a good thing. Especially in this particular event.”
The ‘probabilities and uncertainties’ of forecasting tsunami damage in Berkeley
The odds of a worst-case tsunami hitting Berkeley in the next 50 years are 1 in 20, experts say. Such an event could cause up to 10-15 feet of flooding.
How far do you live from Berkeley’s tsunami zone? See the hazard map.
Because they are so rare, it’s hard to predict how much damage a tsunami might cause in Berkeley. But it can be significant.
Heavy winds bring fallen trees, mass power outages to Berkeley
Downed trees and fallen traffic signals prompted police to warn people away from a few North Berkeley neighborhoods in the middle of the night.
Volunteers work to create a little grassy meadow along Codornices Creek
A restoration project on the Berkeley-Albany border on Monday was part of an effort to create a space for people to enjoy the creekside while establishing greater biodiversity.
