On Tuesday 28 October 2014, Pam Boland, Senior Landscape Gardener for the City, worked with Charlie Bowen of the Berkeley Path Wanderers Association (BPWA) and organized a City staff/community event to refurbish the path along the one way Los Angeles, parallel to the tunnel, that leads to Solano Avenue. Susan Schwartz and the Friends of 5 Creeks Weed Warriors brought...
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It’s the final few weeks of the fall election campaign, which means signs for and against candidates, ballot measures and more will be popping up everywhere on the landscape, competing for eyeballs with open house sandwich boards and garage and estate sale signs that appear year-round. It’s a sign of a healthy democracy at work. The Circle at the juncture...
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On Saturday 27 September the City of Berkeley Parks Division held its second annual volunteer recognition day: http://www.ci.berkeley.ca.us/Parks_Rec_Waterfront/Home/Community_Parks_Day_-_Volunteer_Recognition_Ceremony.aspx Harvard and I were acknowledged (along with about 5 other volunteers), and Scott Dunlap and Charlie Wilson (also from the Friends of the Fountain and Walk board) attended and were part of the recognition of the work by Friends of the Fountain...
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Today was a very successful day! City staff and volunteers worked together to dig holes, plant new drought tolerant, deer resistant plants, install irrigation and mulch. The irrigation is set up so that a hose may be hooked up to water the plants until they get established, and the rains begin. The neighbors have offered to provide the water, so...
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Thank you to all who showed up to help prepare the dirt areas on Fountain Walk so the the City, and those who want to help, may plant on Wednesday 10 September between 8am-noon, followed by lunch provided by the City in Live Oak Park. Thank you also to those of you who took care of the monthly maintenance tasks....
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Come join us to further beautify Fountain Walk: For now, we will be focusing on the dirt areas from the landing in the middle of the walk, down to the steps. Two Opportunities Saturday 6 September When: 9am-11am – Remove existing plants and prepare soil Where: Meet at Fountain Walk at the mailbox on The Circle PLEASE RSVP – We...
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Brian McGee of Bob McGee’s Machining, Inc. volunteered to fabricate a new crown jet fountainhead out of PVC for Friends of the Fountain and Walk. I highly recommend him for any fabrication project you might be considering: http://www.bmmci.com/. He is very clever, listens to what your needs are, and can easily translate what you want into something tangible. The crown...
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Join us on Saturday, Aug. 2, at our monthly Fountain and Walk work party. We meet at the northwest corner of The Circle at Los Angeles starting at 9 a.m. We bring the tools, you provide the elbow grease as we weed, trim, rake, sweep, and spruce up The Circle and Fountain Walk. All are welcome. Get some exercise, meet your...
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SUMMARY OF REPAIRS COMPLETED Thanks to your generous donations, we have now completed repairs: Balusters have been replaced and repaired Some of the sidewalk and steps on Fountain Walk are replaced or repaired All of the coping caps (where you sit around the fountain) have been secured All of the low voltage light fixtures (8) in the upper and middle...
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