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December
17 • John Muir Historic
Site in Martinez
Walk leader:
Marilyn Siegel - (510) 549-2908
• Meet at Visitor’s Center, 4202 Alhambra
Ave, corner of Alhambra and State Highway 4. From Hwy.
80 take 4 eastbound to Stockton/Martinez. Take Alhambra
exit, go left under freeway and left again into the
Visitor’s Center parking lot
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December
7 • Urban-Wildlife
Interface
Paul
Grunland (510) 526-8001
• Third in a series of walks on this topic. Meet
at the Park Hills fountain just east of intersection
of Shasta Rd. and Grizzly Pk. Blvd. Moderate pace,
on dirt trails and sidewalks. Rain cancels.
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November
12 • Upper Rockridge
Sandy Friedland ssf@comcast.net
• Meet at intersection of Rockridge Blvd. and
Broadway, SE corner by white pillared entrance and
bench.
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November
2 • Tilden Nature
Area
Emma Morris - emmakathrynmorris@ yahoo.com
• Meet at the front entrance to the Environmental
Education Center next to the Little Farm. A stroller-friendly,
easy walk, no hills. Rain cancels.
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October
8 • 100th Anniversary
of 1905 Berkeley Fire
Steve Finacom stuart60@pacbell.net
• Meet on Gayley Road, just below the entrance
to the Hearst Greek Theatre on the eastern edge of
the UCB campus. Steve is a local historian and author.
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October
5 • Old and New
Paths
Jacque Ensign (510) 524-4715
• Meet at Live Oak Park on Walnut Street.
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September
10 • Wildlife, History,
and Future of the Berkeley
Waterfront
Susan
Schwartz - 848-9358 - F5creeks@aol.com
• Meet
at Sea Breeze Market, University
Avenue just west of the freeway.
The meadow restoration and
new trails should be open.
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September
7 • Back to School Walk
Barbara Robben - 524-2383
• Meet
at Live Oak Park on west side
of building by playground.
Easy walk to visit local schools.
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August
20 • Joaquin
Miller Park
Maryilyn
Siegel at 510 549 2908
or zemeralds@aol.com.
Moderate
hike exploring Oakland’s
Joaquin Miller Park, where the “Poet
of the Sierras” planted
today's redwood groves
and built fanciful monuments from
1886 to 1913. Enjoy
great views as well as the
shady headwaters of Sausal
Creek. From Rt. 13, take
Joaquin Miller Rd. uphill
1 mi. to Sanford; go left
(north) to the Ranger Station.
Bring water and snack.
Free.
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August
3 • Historic
Walk, Richmond Waterfront
Bruce
and Sandra Beyaert -
235-2835
Tour
the fascinating exhibits
that are part of the Rosie
the Riveter WWII National
Historic Park along Richmond's
waterfront, starting at Shimada
Park. Level, 3-mile walk,
which also features great
views and birdwatching. Wear
layered clothing;
bring binocs if
you want to watch
birds. To get there,
exit I-580 on Marina
Bay Parkway and
drive toward the
Bay. After nearly
one mile, enter
parking lot of
Shimada Park on
the left. Richmond
Bay Trail map at www.ci.richmond.ca.us/trac/.
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