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Free tree debris pick up | Pacific Steel site redevelopment | BUSD reparations program, Berkeley High + Cal's relationship since 1800s

Parks, Recreation, and Waterfront Commission

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10 very Berkeley date ideas

Avatar photo by Alejandra Armstrong and Ximena Natera Feb. 10, 2023, 3:06 p.m.February 11, 2023

From long walks through Tilden Park to sailing rides at the Marina and prime spots to picnic, here are some of the best date ideas in Berkeley.

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Photos: See inside the rebuilt Berkeley Tuolumne Camp

Avatar photo by Nico Savidge May 24, 2022, 2:53 p.m.February 20, 2023

The new camp, which welcomes families back this summer, was built to be more accessible and better protected from wildfire.

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Under threat from climate change, Berkeley’s family camps adapt to survive

Avatar photo by Nico Savidge May 22, 2022, 8:00 a.m.August 4, 2022

As Berkeley Tuolumne Camp reopens, the city’s cherished rustic retreats are facing growing threats from wildfires and landslides.

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Rebuilt Berkeley Tuolumne Camp to welcome families back this summer

Avatar photo by Nico Savidge March 16, 2022, 2:00 p.m.August 4, 2022

The rebuilt camp outside Yosemite National Park will reopen in June, nine years after it was destroyed in a wildfire.

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Berkeley residents can request free saplings to combat tree inequity

by Jesse Kathan March 08, 2022, 4:54 p.m.August 4, 2022

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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Berkeley’s ‘prince of pools’ goes out with a splash

Avatar photo by Ally Markovich Feb. 06, 2022, 7:54 a.m.March 15, 2023

Yassir Chadly, raised in a family of Moroccan champion swimmers and known for his sage and silly storytelling, has retired after 30 years as an instructor at Berkeley’s pools.

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‘It’s a godsend’: A seat for everyone to play chess on Telegraph Avenue

Avatar photo by Supriya Yelimeli Jan. 30, 2022, 8:00 a.m.January 17, 2023

Grandmasters, students, children, passersby and local workers are all welcome at the Telegraph tables, organized by a community activist.

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Remembering Fred Harvey, founder of Camp Elmwood, active in Berkeley’s parks, schools, neighborhoods

by Ruth Harvey Jan. 05, 2022, 6:00 a.m.August 4, 2022

The son of vaudeville actors, Harvey was co-president of the Emerson PTA during integration and helped preserve the Elmwood Theatre.

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Berkeley’s next park: City gets $5M to turn rail corridor into gardens, playground

Avatar photo by Nico Savidge Dec. 10, 2021, 10:21 a.m.August 4, 2022

The former trackbed of a Santa Fe railroad line that once cut through West Berkeley could become a multi-block city park.

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Echo Lake Camp: ‘No threat’ and no damage as defense from Caldor Fire winds down

Avatar photo by Nico Savidge Sept. 01, 2021, 4:30 p.m.August 4, 2022

One firefighter was injured during operations Tuesday but is recovering. Crews are planning to return to Berkeley soon.

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Video: Echo Lake Camp buildings survive Caldor Fire

Avatar photo by Nico Savidge Aug. 31, 2021, 10:09 a.m.September 1, 2021

Berkeley fire crews are still working to protect the facility as the Caldor Fire burns nearby and sends spot fires onto the property, Scott Ferris said late Tuesday.

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Plans for new Willard Park clubhouse are in the works

Avatar photo by Nico Savidge Aug. 23, 2021, 2:52 p.m.August 4, 2022

No, there won’t be any “corporate-style office park,” as flyers posted in the neighborhood and on social media falsely claimed.

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