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Fall 2011  510 520 3876 BPWA Walks Walks take place rain or shine and last 2-3 hours unless otherwise noted. They are free and Berkeley’s open to all. Walks are divided into four types: Theme Friendly Power Self Guided Questions about the walks? Contact Keith Skinner: [email protected] Vol. 14 No. 3 BerkeleyPaths Path Wanderers Association Fall 2011 510 520 3876. October 9, Sunday - 2nd An- BPWA Annual Meeting Oct. 20 nual Long Walk - 9 a.m. Leaders: Keith Skinner, Colleen Neff, To Feature Greenbelt Alliance — Sandy Friedland Sandy Friedland Can the Bay Area continue to gain way people live.” A graduate of Stanford Meeting Place: El Cerrito BART station, University, Matt worked for an envi- main entrance near Central population without sacrificing precious Transit: BART - Richmond line farmland, losing open space and harm- ronmental group in Sacramento before All day walk that includes portions of Al- ing the environment? The members of he joined Greenbelt. His responsibilities bany Hill, Pt. Isabel, Bay Trail, Albany Bulb, Greenbelt Alliance are doing everything include meeting with city council members East Shore Park, Aquatic Park, Sisterna they can to answer those questions with District, and Santa Fe Right-of-Way, ending a resounding “Yes.” Berkeley Path at North Berkeley BART. See further details Wanderers Asso- in the article on page 2. Be sure to bring a ciation is proud to water bottle and bag lunch. No dogs, please. feature Greenbelt October 22, Saturday - Bay Alliance at our Trail Exploration on New Landfill Annual Meeting Thursday, October Loop - 9:30 a.m. 20, at the Hillside Club (2286 Cedar Leaders: Sandra & Bruce Beyaert. St.) The event begins promptly at 7 Meeting Place: Bay Trail staging area. Take p.m. and is free and open to the public. Richmond Parkway from I-80 or I-580 and We will begin with a brief business turn west on Parr Blvd. toward San Pablo meeting, a report on BPWA’s latest Bay. Bear left to cross San Pablo Creek and path building efforts, and the election then left into trailhead paved parking area of officers and board members. Then just beyond solar panels. Matt Vander Sluis, Greenbelt’s senior Transit: Sorry, no viable public transportation field representative for Alameda, Con- Enjoy a new three mile loop of SF Bay Trail tra Costa, and Solano Counties will around a former landfill on Richmond’s present "Grow Smart Bay Area: A northern shoreline. See tidal marshes where path to a sustainable region." Wildcat and San Pablo creeks enter San Greenbelt Alliance is a fifty-year old Pablo Bay. Pass an array of resource recov- ery and recycling operations before reach- organization whose mission is to “pre- Master pathbuilder Charlie Bowen serve open spaces and promote vibrant unveils her ceremonial shovel on La ing tidal wetlands teeming with wildlife and Loma Path. The annual meeting will spectacular vistas. Rain cancels. No cities that are not choked by traffic and dogs, please. pollution and that have affordable hous- include a report on path building progress. ing.” The research arm of the organiza- about protecting open spaces, leading November 5, Saturday - Rock tion identifies at-risk areas and works to outings, and performing technical analyses Parks Walk With Greenbelt promote balanced land-use policies. Alliance - 10 a.m. of proposed development, such as build- Leaders: Bob Johnson, Greenbelt Alliance In an illustrated presentation, Matt ing a transit village near a BART Stop. will explain one of the main initiatives Meeting Place: NE corner of Solano and The “My favorite part of this job” Matt Alameda adjacent to Indian Rock Path. of the Greenbelt: Grow Smart Bay said, “is helping concerned residents Transit: AC #7, #18 bus Area. He also will describe Greenbelt’s to understand their ability to influence This walk, co-sponsored by the Greenbelt extensive program of outings, which the decisions that determine how their Alliance, is a companion walk to the pres- features guided and self-guided hikes communities will grow.” entation at the Annual Meeting. We will along beaches, through forests and As a follow-up to the Annual Meet- visit seven small parks centered on large farms, and in the Bay Area hills. ing program, Greenbelt Alliance rock formations and some fine vistas, Greenbelt also sponsors urban outings, Board Member Bob Johnson, will lead quintessential Berkeley neighborhoods which highlight model developments a special walk for BPWA on Saturday, with varied gardens (and more rocks) as well as pedestrian paths and stairways. in East Bay communities. Nov. 5 that will feature small parks of Matt grew up in Napa and says he Bring a bag lunch for our mid-walk break. North Berkeley that are centered Well-behaved dogs on leashes permitted. always has been fascinated with “the around large rock formations. (See shape of cities and how that impacts the walk listings on this page.) (Walks are continued on page 2) 1 (Walks continued) Join BPWA’s Second Annual Long Walk November 15, Tuesday - Sunday, October 9 , 9 AM to 4 PM —Keith Skinner LeRoy Steps Centennial - 10 a.m. This year's Long Walk will include provided a local walk leader. It was a Leader: Keith Skinner. three cities and lovely parts of the Bay great adventure that was well attended Meeting Place: In front of Dominican Trail. It will begin at 9 a.m. sharp and very hot. School of Theology, 2301 Vine St. near Sunday, Oct. 9, at El Cerrito BART. This year, we’re simplifying the walk Arch St. Our first stop will be Cerrito Creek to ⎯ BPWA will lead the entire walk ⎯ Transit: AC bus #18, #65 buses observe the restoration. Then we’ll and we should catch some cool breezes climb Albany Hill using one of Albany’s along the Bay. Celebrate the 100 year anniversary of few hidden the LeRoy Steps. To add context to the stairways. event, we will visit several other his- From there we toric paths and staircases in the area. will head Rain cancels. Well-behaved dogs on northwest to leashes permitted. Pt. Isabel, December 7, Wednesday - Coffee where we will Constitutional - 10 a.m. pick up the Bay Trail. We Leader: Jacque Ensign. will focus on Meeting Place: Peet’s on Domingo across some of the from the Claremont Hotel. less-traveled Transit: AC buses #49 and #51B parts of Pt. Meet at Peet’s over a coffee, and then ex- Isabel that are plore the Claremont area on a low impact, outside the dog leisurely walk. Well-behaved dogs on park area, in- Remote areas of Point Isabel will be featured in this year’s long walk leashes permitted. cluding Hoff- man Marsh, Baxter Creek, Meeker December 18, Sunday - Ukuleles Slough and Stege Marsh. We will then Secret Stairs East Bay for Peace - 3 p.m. retrace our steps just a bit so we can Charles Fleming, the Southern Cali- Leader: Keith Skinner continue along the Bay Trail to the south fornia author whose 2010 walking Meeting Place: Top of Fountain Walk on beach of the Albany Bulb for lunch. guide Secret Stairs turned the hidden Marin Circle Fortified and rested, we’ll start the public staircases of Los Transit: AC buses #7, #18, #25 second half of the walk by skirting Angeles into popular Join us for a non-secular, non-political Golden Gate fields (Fleming Point) to hiking trails, has come show of peace and goodwill as the Ber- pick up the Bay Trail in the East Shore north. He was intro- keley Ukulele Club strums up a storm and State Park. After stopping briefly at duced to the paths of we send out positive vibes to our neigh- Sea Breeze Market, we will cross the Berkeley through his bors and the world at large. The pace will Pedestrian Bridge that leads to Aquatic daughter, an undergrad be moderate with frequent stops but Park and view the murals around the at Cal. His new East some hills. Well-behaved dogs on Amtrak Station. We then will go east Bay book maps out 38 leashes permitted. to the historic Sisterna District, that one to two hour self-guided hiking features some treasured Victorian Featured Self-Guided Walk: loops between El Cerrito and Oakland. houses. Finally, we’ll make our way BPWA will be selling the book at Outdoor Campus Sculpture along the Santa Fe Right of Way (West street fairs and our Annual Meeting. Explore many of the outdoor sculpture St) to the North Berkeley BART Station. treasures on the UC campus with Alan We expect to reach North Berkeley Kaplan as your docent. Be sure to down- BART no later than 4 p.m. Partici- BPWA in the News pants should wear comfortable, sturdy load the map and notes from our website: Check out The New York Times http://www.berkeleypaths.org/walkhando shoes and bring a refillable water bot- article on Berkeley’s pedestrian path- uts/110612outdoorcampussculpture.htm tle, as well as lunch and snacks. We’ve Some photos are also provided. carefully planned the route to include ways in the July 2 edition. Find the restroom and water breaks. article by typing Berkeley Path Wan- The first BPWA Long Walk a year derers in the Times’ search window. ago, “Trail of Four Cities,” was a com- BPWA president Colleen Neff appeared BPWA Board Meetings plicated daylong trek with four different on KQED’s Forum in a program titled The BPWA Board meets on the third leaders. It began at the Rockridge Urban Stairs of the Bay Area. Listen Thursday of each month (except April, BART station, skirted the East Bay to Colleen and authors Adah Bakalinsky Oct, and Dec).
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