Since 2012, the El Cerrito nonprofit ECTT has built two new trails: Motorcycle Hill Trail and another called Lower Snowdon Trail. Both of these are in the Hillside Natural Area, 85 acres of city-owned open space in El Cerrito.
Autumn Sartain
July 1, 2014 •
San Francisco Group Launches Pop-Up Gardens
June 6, 2014 •
There are pop-up kitchens, pop-up retail stores … so why not pop-up gardens? One San Francisco group is taking over vacant lots until they are developed.
Peninsula Measure Would Get People onto More Public Lands
May 14, 2014 •
Election coverage: Almost half of Midpen’s lands are closed to the public, but that could change if Peninsula voters approve funding for projects.
French Broom and An Earth Day Message of Resilience
April 22, 2014 •
Removing French broom might as well be a message for Earth Day 2014 — pull the weeds is your backyard, however intractable they might be.
First Blue Heron Cam in California Set up at Stow Lake
April 18, 2014 •
A blue heron cam will be watching the majestic birds nest on Stow Lake this year to aid in research and public education.