Repairs on a section in Berkeley outside the park will end next month, but construction inside the park will take much longer.
Tilden Regional Park
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Around Berkeley: Indigenous Peoples Day Powwow, pumpkin patch, music at the Berkeley Flea Market
Other events include a First Friday Block Party at Gilman District, a free community day at BAMPFA and a plant sale at the Botanic Garden at Tilden.
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Remembering John Craig Williamson, Tilden golf course professional
A graduate of Berkeley High and a UC Berkeley alum, he began his career as a golf pro at the Tilden Park course.
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Nation’s oldest live steam train club is hiding right behind the big Tilden railroad
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.
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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.
