Rattlesnakes more active with warmer weather, naturalist warns
We checked in with EBRPD naturalist Ashley Adams to get the lowdown on how to deal with these potentially dangerous creatures.
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It’s official: Cal falcon chicks have flown the nest … and webcam watchers are bereft
After months of being glued to every move made by a family of peregrine falcons on the UC Berkeley campus, the two chicks that hatched in April have fledged.
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Berkeley grandmother cleans a local beach every week, 1 soda can at a time
Inspired by an English grandmother who cleaned up 52 beaches in 2018, Elsa Tranter has embarked on a mission to make Bay Area beaches better at a rate of one beach a week.
Peace restored at Berkeley park on Memorial Day
Working under cerulean skies with a fresh westerly breeze, six volunteers spent part of Memorial Day bringing the Peace Symbol in Cesar Chavez Park back to life.
Watch: Falcon experts answer your questions about Cal’s falcon family
Watch's Berkeleyside's "Facebook Live" where our readers posed questions to two falcon experts who run the Cal Falcons Facebook page.
For Earth Day, you told us about your favorite Berkeley trees
Our readers have deeply personal, even possessive, feelings towards their favorite trees. They find meaning in their growth, notice how they change with the seasons and mourn their passing when they die.
Tell us about your favorite Berkeley tree
To celebrate this coming Earth Day on April 22, Berkeleyside is looking for submissions from our readers about their favorite Berkeley trees.
Watch peregrine falcons and their chicks on UC Berkeley live webcam
All the activities of two falcons that have made Cal their temporary home for the second year, including the eventual hatching of their eggs, can be watched live via two webcams.
Dog owners join birders in pushing for leash enforcement to protect burrowing owls at Berkeley park
The burrowing owls that make Cesar Chavez Park their winter home are bringing together dog owners and bird fans to enforce leash laws to protect the rare birds.
2 large trees fall: Crash onto playground, crush truck in North Berkeley
Two large trees collapsed overnight in North Berkeley during Tuesday's storm. There were no reported injuries. See dramatic photos shared by readers.
2 peregrine falcon webcams installed on UC Berkeley campus
A pair that raised its young atop Berkeley’s bell tower for the past two years, and is expected to have chicks again soon, can now be observed 24/7 by anyone in the world.
Gushing, rushing water everywhere: More rain forecast through Friday
Drains are overflowing, creeks are gushing, trees are toppling and late Thursday morning nearly 11,000 PG&E customers in the Oakland-Berkeley hills lost power.
