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Three woodpeckers high above a tree trunk scanning for predators or danger as they take turns going in and out of a nesting cavity. | Photo by Wendy Leyden
All spots have filled up! Send us a message to be added to our future bird walks.
Thanks to everyone who signed up. Jeff Martin, Conservancy member, wildlife educator, naturalist, videographer, and woodpecker enthusiast, will guide us in a woodpecker walk as we look for woodpeckers foraging in the Canyon. He will lead us on a route through the territories of six regularly occurring woodpecker species. We will learn where to look for them, how to identify them, and observe their foraging habits. We will surely see other year-round resident birds.
Annual Meeting—November 8 from 4-6pm At the Claremont Resort and Club
Help us celebrate our 25th year! Join us at our annual meeting on November 8 from 4-6pm at the Claremont Resort and Club. The meeting will honor the late Jerry Kent, a former Conservancy board member and former assistant general manager of the East Bay Regional Park District. We will also hear from this year’s keynote speaker, Patrick Wolff, who will discuss an insurance rate structure that reflects the value of making homes more fire-safe, especially as it pertains to neighborhoods achieving Fire-Wise status. Conservancy board and staff will also share updates on events in Claremont Canyon. An invitation, along with our fall newsletter, will arrive in your mailbox later this month.
A stinging nettle plant in bloom and enjoying the sunlight in Garber Park's Horsetail Meadow. | Photo by Ruby J. Soto Cardona
Stinging nettle (Urtica dioica)
The plant above is a native and perennial stinging nettle (Urtica dioica). In September, Garber Park volunteers restored a section of the trail through Horsetail Meadow. They cut back overgrown vegetation along a section of the main trail and removed many non-native plants, uncovering native stinging nettle plants. This medicinal plant, sometimes used in food, enjoys growing in Garber Park's moist meadow. It can grow several feet high and becomes a pollinator hub for butterflies and moths! Want to share your photos with us? Send us an email atinfo@claremontcanyon.org.
Volunteers at the Claremont Ave entrance of the park after a successful Creek to Bay Day event! | Photo by Ruby J. Soto Cardona
A great volunteer event
Garber Park volunteers collected 1.06 tons of green waste on Creek to Bay Day on September 19! The majority of this debris came from a larger fallen branch from a mature maple tree growing in Fern Glade. Geared with handsaws and loppers, volunteers cut up and hauled most of this branch into the large green waste bin photographed above. Other volunteers worked diligently clearing the trails through Fern Glade to make the paths more accessible, and removed many non-native and invasive plants as well. Thanks for the amazing work!
This event was hosted by the Garber Park Stewards, in collaboration with the Conservancy, North Hills Community Association, and the Claremont Resort & Club. Thank you to the Claremont Resort & Club for gifting volunteers a $30 voucher to use at East Bay Provisions—a wonderful treat!
To volunteer in a future event, email the Garber Park Stewards at gpstewards@gmail.com.
Several large eucalyptus trees along Alvarado Road are nearing the end of their lives, presenting a significant hazard to homes, cars, and people because of falling branches and excess debris. | Photo by Marilyn Goldhaber
Working with Oakland on the Safer Canyon Initiative
Since 2001, the Claremont Canyon Conservancy has stewarded Claremont Canyon and addressed wildfire risk, to preserve and restore its native healthy ecosystem. Through boots-on-the-ground efforts we have reduced fuel loads, removed dangerous invasive species, and nurtured native species. We have also taken an active role in organizing regional efforts to reduce wildfire risk.
This fall, with the generous $100,000 Safer Canyon donations, the Conservancy seeks to remove eucalyptus trees from Garber Park’s Alvarado entrance and near Fireplace Plaza. The Conservancy has discussed the tree removal proposal with Oakland city officials and awaits approval to move forward. The removal of these trees was called for in Oakland's Vegetation Management Plan (VMP) and identified as the purple shaded area in the Garber Park map (see on page 145 of the VMP document). Visit our website to learn more about the Safer Canyon Initiative.
Visit this 13-acre park and help restore its native wild habitat (we meet year-round). Meet at the Fireplacebelow the Evergreen Lane entrance (Map). For more informationor questionscontactWyllie.
Join us in the upper canyon as we work to restore and maintain pathways, remove invasive broom, and collect litter. We meet at Signpost 29, 1.5 miles up Claremont from the intersection of Ashby/Tunnel Rd. More information Here. Questions? Contact us at info@claremontcanyon.org.
Help restore native plants and maintain a popular trail! Weed invasive plants, plant seeds, and-if it comes to it-water native seedlings. Located in the small side canyon just north of Claremont Canyon, which is above the Clark Kerr campus. No prior experience needed. Gloves and tools are provided.
Please contact Jim Rosenau or call at (510) 845-0106.
Hiking the Canyon
We would love to hear from our members and others who are out hiking or otherwise observing nature in the canyon. Send us your pictures at info@ClaremontCanyon.org and we will feature one each month.
Can you spot the spider? As volunteers were removing panic veldtgrass (ehrharta erecta) growing along Garber Park's loop trail, this curious spider crawled out to see what the volunteers were up to. Send us a message if you know what type of spider this might be. | Photo by Ruby J. Soto Cardona
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Discover the vibrant colors and textures of Claremont Canyon's mosses and lichen this fall. Don't forget to share your favorite photos with us! | Photo by Ruby J. Soto Cardona
Trails are open
All trails are open and accessible throughout Claremont Canyon. For maps and complete information on trails click here. You can also take a guided tour here. Please stay safe and take all items and pet waste out with you.
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