Members of the Golden Gate Live Steamers — located just downhill from the Redwood Valley Railway — make and repair their own engines and give free rides to the public.
Tilden Regional Park
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Sautéed roadkill dinner parties are just the start of Berkeley author’s adventures in ‘rewilding’
Jessica Carew Kraft’s new book chronicles her paleolithic Berkeley lifestyle of tracking coyote scat near Grizzly Peak, foraging for loquats and redwood sorrel and feeding her daughters raccoon meat.
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As squishy fern spreads, Lake Anza closes to swimmers once again
The non-toxic Azolla fern crept into the Tilden lake’s swimming area for the second year in a row. The park district’s new aquatic harvester will clear the fern.
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Lake Anza is open to swimmers — for now — after retreat of squishy fern and toxic algae
The Tilden watering hole is officially open to swimming for the first summer since 2019.
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Meet Farmer Stanley, the man behind Tilden’s Little Farm
He strikes a balance between the needs of animals and the public. Feeding is allowed; just don’t pet Jack Rabbit.
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9 spots bursting with wildflowers in East Bay and beyond
Here are spots where you can experience beautiful flowers, some in Berkeley and some a short drive away.
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Photos: Enough snow for skiing and snowmen in the Berkeley Hills
Tilden Regional Park and Grizzly Peak Boulevard turned into a winter wonderland Friday as several inches of snow brought sledders, hikers and snowball fighters into the hills.
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Photos: Rains bring East Bay creeks to life
Wednesday and Thursday’s heavy rains turned the area’s rivulets into rushing waterways.
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3 big studies on East Bay’s creatures, plants and wildfire risk
A first-of-its-kind analysis looked at the health of East Bay wildlife, from bats to bobcats and salamanders to steelhead. Two major mapping projects will dive deep into vegetation and wildfire hazard.
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New rock garden opens in Tilden
The small rock garden, highlighting native alpine plants from the high Sierra Nevada, opened on Saturday in the Tilden botanic garden.
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A wellness check for Tilden’s Western pond turtles
Max Lambert and a team of wildlife experts are checking in on the health of Western pond turtles living in Jewel Lake.
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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.
