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Berkeley’s 1923 fire, 100 years later | At 28, he died on Berkeley’s streets | House with famed communal hot tub up for sale

Tilden Regional Park

Boy dressed in train engineer clothes straddles train car outdoors
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Nation’s oldest live steam train club is hiding right behind the big Tilden railroad

Joanne Furio by Joanne Furio Sept. 24, 2023, 9:15 a.m.September 24, 2023

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’

Joanne Furio by Joanne Furio Sept. 10, 2023, 7:06 a.m.September 12, 2023

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

Avatar photo by Iris Kwok Aug. 24, 2023, 4:29 p.m.August 24, 2023

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.

Children wade into a slightly scummy Lake Anza. An adult man wearing a hat watches the three children.
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Lake Anza is open to swimmers — for now — after retreat of squishy fern and toxic algae

Avatar photo by Iris Kwok Aug. 07, 2023, 4:30 p.m.August 8, 2023

The Tilden watering hole is officially open to swimming for the first summer since 2019.

Posted inNature

Meet Farmer Stanley, the man behind Tilden’s Little Farm

Joanne Furio by Joanne Furio May 15, 2023, 4:20 p.m.May 18, 2023

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 

Colleen Neff, with short brown hair and glassed, wearing a white waterproof jacket and pink and green scarf at her neck, stands in a park with green grass, a fence and bench behind her. by Colleen Neff April 10, 2023, 12:19 p.m.May 24, 2023

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

Avatar photoAvatar photo by Nico Savidge and Iris Kwok Feb. 24, 2023, 10:02 a.m.February 28, 2023

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

by Daniel Danzig Jan. 09, 2023, 9:04 a.m.January 9, 2023

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

Avatar photo by Kate Darby Rauch Sept. 13, 2022, 12:47 p.m.September 14, 2022

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

Avatar photo by Iris Kwok Aug. 25, 2022, 12:15 p.m.August 25, 2022

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

by Kara Manke and UC Berkeley Nov. 07, 2021, 6:00 a.m.August 4, 2022

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?

Laura Casey by Laura Casey Oct. 28, 2021, 4:45 p.m.August 4, 2022

With sediment building up, the future of the Tilden Park lake is now being decided.

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