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E-Newsletter Archive
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May 13, 2025
May e-news: Volunteer at Codornices and Schoolhouse Creeks; workshop to plan North Basin Strip; remembering Carole Fitzgerald, friend of Albany Hill; the jaunty, vocal oak titmouse
Apr 3, 2025
April e-news: Pull pesky pepperweed Apr. 12; crabby invaders; Earth Month opportunities; grant good news and uncertainty
Mar 6, 2025
March e-news: CodornicesVolunteering, observing, reporting; a survivor greets spring; saving monarchs; new rules for wildfire; tiny mussels threaten water systems and boating
Jan 30, 2025
February e-news: Codornices annual meeting Feb. 6; AVA sponsors Aquatic Park monitoring; F5C president named Bay Nature "local hero," photo essay on shorelines changing with the climate; tips on planting for fire safety
Jan 7, 2025
January e-news
Nov 7, 2024
November e-news: Trout back in Codornices Creek, future for Schoolhouse Creek, the racy tale of the Alameda whipsnake
Oct 3, 2024
October e-news: Spruce up Schoolhouse Creek and North Basin Strip while we think about its future, Feature of the Month on the area's history and nature
Sept 9, 2024
September e-news: New signs, pressing local agencies; strange and colorful life between East Bay tides
July 8, 2024
July-August e-news: Reduce hill fire danger; beat the heat on cool creeks; halting steps re huge ancient fish, algae blooms
May 31, 2024
June e-news: The East Bay's longest creek "daylighting," possible radiation at Bulb and Cesar Chavez Parks, state updates, citizen science, introducing creekside critters
May 6, 2024
May e-news: Subduing the "weed superbloom" in April; common yarrow's uncommon worldwide mystique; saving water rain or shine
April 2, 2024
April e-news: New trail, signs, videos, get rid of stuff, grants for disadvantaged
February 1, 2024
February e-news: Codornices mtg; exciting volunteering; news briefs; secrets of winter blooms
January 3, 2024
January e-news: King Tides walk; Hillside Natural Area Plan; Winter Signs of Spring; Drinking Water, Dwindling Fish, Delta Tunnel news
December 5, 2023
December e-news: broom pull, winter walks, California's holiday berry, news and tips
November 7, 2023
November e-news: Important plans for fire safety and nature; erosion-friendly burning; monarch migration raises hopes
October 5, 2023
October e-news: Varied volunteering, neglected beauties underfoot, news briefs
September 5, 2023
September e-news: Help boost fire safety, a mini-superbloom, environmental news nuggets
July 17, 2023
July/August e-news: Invasives Help on Codornices, exciting intern projects, seaweed secrets
June 5, 2023
June e-news: Invasives and citizen science, flies as key pollinators, dam removal touches Bay Area
April 29, 2023
May e-news: Varied volunteering, violet-green swallows, what's ahead for Berkeley Marina and Albany Bulb
April 5, 2023
April e-news: Habitat Day on Cerrito Apr. 15, nature walks, Earth Day, wildflowers
March 3, 2023
March e-news
February 1, 2023
February e-news: Nature observers wanted, shoreline changes, salmon return after 50 years
January 4, 2023
January e-news: Creek volunteering for MLK Day, King Tides walk, sea-level rise in our area, mushroom fairs
November 9, 2022
November e-news: Nature observers wanted, Codornices challenges, birds you don't see, water news roundup
October 7, 2022
October e-news: Fall shoreline jewels, harvest/Halloween fun volunteering
September 7, 2022
September e-news
July 6, 2022
July e-news: Volunteering, from foxtail removal to citizen science; life and death in Aquatic Park; having your say; events of others
June 1, 2022
June e-news: Help wildflowers in a creekside meadow, a superdad fish, new collaborations for wildlife
May 7, 2022
May e-news: Help nature, discover tidal life; bumblebee supermoms; how bad is our drought?; nature-related programs Bay-wide
April 2, 2022
April e-news: Volunteer on the Bay, discover the wild things, nature in a nutshell, East Bay Earth Day and events, Bay Area environmental news
March 3, 2022
March e-news: Broom bash, small-group walks, megadrought roundup, photo/art contests, garden events
February 2, 2022
February e-news: Explore spring on small-group walks, reviving a meadow, visitors from the far north, water-supply roundup
January 5, 2022
January e-news: Help Codornices on MLK Day, ruby-crowned kinglets, new laws, events with others
November 1, 2021
November e-news: Volunteering, walks, splendid sycamores, news briefs
October 4, 2021
October e-news: Helping the environment hills to Bay, recording drought effects, river otters
September 2, 2021
September e-news: Coastal cleanup, good news for Codornices trail
July 6, 2021
July e-news: Tracking drought, tiny things, summer safety updates, events opening up all over!
June 1, 2021
June e-news: Codornices walk-and-work, new high-school interns
May 3, 2021
May e-news: Small-group walks, citizen science, native gardening, drought, long paths of controversies
April 6, 2021
April e-news: Creekside walks; crayfish mystery; Earth Day, citizen science, & garden events
March 3, 2021
March e-news: High-schoolers do DNA monitoring; pearls of wisdom along Codornices Creek; East Bay desalinating and banking water
February 6, 2021
February e-news: New interns; Strawberry Creek's changing end; new meanings for "drought" and "rainy season"; online talks and classes galore
January 7, 2021
January e-news: New restorations and trails, citizen-science roundup
November 29, 2020
December e-news: 2020 Highlights and Annual Appeal
November 1, 2020
November e-news: Creek and King Tides walks, spider hunt for environment, upcoming meetings and events, shoreline news
October 1, 2020
October e-news: Native American plant walk, spider hunt, creek restorations, fascinating talks online
September 3, 2020
September e-news: Do-it-yourself cleanup, pop-up signs, ups and downs on Cerrito Creek
August 3, 2020
July-August e-news: Re-inventing F5C; Codornices restoration set; resources for kids in nature; story of an urban oasis
June 4, 2020
June e-news: Nature during crises; happy trail news; lizard tail; eat the weeds
May 6, 2020
May e-news: Creek challenges during coronavirus; what should we keep; potpourri of opportunities
April 20, 2020
Info for Earth Week, COVID-19, and beyond
March 31, 2020
April e-news: For Covid-19, savoring local nature, citizen science, enviros go high- and low-tech
February 28, 2020
March e-news: Talk on high-tech help for environment, broom bash, hollyleaf cherry, selenium threatens Delta fish
February 5, 2020
February e-news: Feb. 11 talk on making environmental documentaries, Feb. 15 broom bash, northern shovelers
January 3, 2020
January e-news: Planting natives, trash talk, tide walks, seasonal outings
December 4, 2019
December e-news: Annual Highlights & Fund Drive, News and Events of Others
November 3, 2019
November e-news: Islands talk, big creek progress, skaters on the edge
October 3, 2019
October e-news: Green Power to the People, Codornices Bitter and Sweet, Secrets of Seeds
August 29, 2019
September e-news: Seaweed talk, Coastal Cleanup roundup, Codornices progress, fall's gorgeous goldenrods
July 9, 2019
July & August e-news: Seeking creek neighbors, blue elderberry, choking off plastics, nature-learning roundup
June 2, 2019
June e-news: Bay volunteering, Codornices update, Western pond turtles
May 6, 2019
May e-news: Codornices Creek Special
April 1, 2019
April e-news: Bug talk; broom pull, wildflower, Earth Day roundups
February 28, 2019
March e-news
February 2, 2019
February e-news: Mushroom talk, sociable gulls, Codornices planting
January 2, 2019
January e-news: Talk on tech and environment, tules, triple-whammy work party
November 29, 2018
December e-news: Volunteering, Annual Report and Fund Drive
November 1, 2018
November e-news: Wildlife-corridor talk, secretive black rails, good news on creeks
September 28, 2018
October e-news: Native biodiversity talk, bats without myths
August 30, 2018
September e-news
June 3, 2018
June e-news: Summer's barbarians, Codornices challenges, great Bay
May 1, 2018
May e-news: Fairy longhorn moths to dams, votes, and volunteering
April 2, 2018
April e-news: Presidio rebirth talk, bumblebees, forgotten creek funds
February 28, 2018
March e-news: Fish stories talk, wild strawberries, garden and action roundups
February 4, 2018
February e-news: Fire and future talk, magical mosses, skyscraper walk, recycling & invasives news
January 2, 2018
January e-news: "Bay Area through Time" talk, plant natives, discover scoters, steelhead news
November 2, 2017
November e-news: Greening cities talk, Monarch walk, pickleweed profile
October 3, 2017
October e-news: Broom bash, fox squirrels, wrap-ups on new laws and Delta tunnels
September 6, 2017
September e-news: Osprey talk, two big creek events
July 4, 2017
July e-news: Pull broom and ride carousel, secrets of local snakes, new trails, new pollutants
June 2, 2017
June e-news: Volunteering, learning, fun, a local dynamo and a prickly native pest
May 4, 2017
May e-news: Rock Parks volunteering, brooklime and companions
April 5, 2017
April e-news: River & lake talk, local woodpeckers, news from frogs to trash, Earth Day events
March 2, 2017
March e-news: Bay Currents talk re fuel trains; the unsung wild plum; storms and fuel trains
February 1, 2017
February e-news: Plant natives; silk-tassel and the plant hunters; speak on local projects; meeting new challenges
December 29, 2016
January e-news: Otter talk, many-footed ferns, news from fleas to oil wells
November 2, 2016
Nov.-Dec. e-news: Talk whales & porpoises, plant natives, news from oaks to creekside farms
October 5, 2016
October e-news: Wild grapes, fresh shoreline ideas
August 31, 2016
September e-news: Bay Currents talks, mourning doves, politics
July 11, 2016
July-August e-news: Wild edibles, skipper butterflies, pollution news, volunteering
May 31, 2016
June e-news: Creeks & Construction, eating weeds, next drought's water supply
May 2, 2016
May e-news: Our 20th birthday
March 31, 2016
April e-news: snakeroot, lampreys, and many ways to help the earth
February 29, 2016
March e-news: Amazing manzanitas, young climate researchers, tips on pollution and lawns
February 1, 2016
February e-news: Undersea sound; slugs, frogs, and salamanders; building on a pioneer's legacy
December 29, 2015
January e-news: Delta talk; King Tides walk; news on eucalyptus, whales
November 27, 2015
December e-news: Monarchs, basket sedge, Bay sand mining, climate charities
November 2, 2015
November e-news: Zombees, getting storm-ready, enjoying Black Friday outdoors
September 29, 2015
October e-news: Shark talk, groundbreakings
September 1, 2015
September e-news: Turnstones to "plant destroyers"
August 1, 2015
August e-news: Skunks, salamanders, state lichen, beach roundup
July 1, 2015
July e-news: Moth night, milestones, a grass for all seasons
June 1, 2015
June e-news: Cerrito Creek daylighting, tarantula hawks
May 5, 2015
May e-news: Hillside Festival, oak titmouse, news from whales to Delta
Apr 2, 2015
April e-news: East Bay forest talk, Sudden Oak Death survey, Earth Day events all around
Mar 2, 2015
Mar. e-news: Our fascinating giant silk moth, bird-evolution talk
Feb 3, 2015
Feb. e-news: Wine talk, birds-and-Victorians walk, drought news
Dec 30, 2014
Jan. e-news: Bay Currents talks resume; saving least terns
Nov 30, 2014
Walks, Bay Currents 2015, ferns, environmental updates
Nov 3, 2014
Shorebird talk, environmental news
Oct 1, 2014
Talk on Bay Area adaptation, witchy nettles, what Prop 1 really says
Sep 1, 2014
America's tiniest butterfly, why drinking water goes to waste
Jul 31, 2014
August e-news
Jul 2, 2014
July e-news: Reducing wildfire danger, growing green infrastructure, environmental good news
Jun 6, 2014
Summer stewardship and fun, grant roundup, all about jackrabbits
Apr 29, 2014
Predator talk, oak "bioblitz", Hillside Festival
Apr 1, 2014
April e-news: Geology talk, environmental news
Feb 28, 2014
March e-news: divers helping the seas, restoration and pollution roundups
Jan 28, 2014
Mud Matters, Owls, Trail Good News, Drought Help
Dec 29, 2013
Sea lion, pipevine, bag ban, King Tides
Nov 29, 2013
Malcolm Margolin-Ken Brower talk
Oct 30, 2013
Spider talk, F5C environmental news on owls, oaks
Sep 29, 2013
Redwood Creek talk, volunteering with views
Sep 1, 2013
Bay Currents talks begin
Aug 21, 2013
Help Cerrito Creek at Albany Hill Sat., Aug. 24
Jul 31, 2013
F5C August e-news: Volunteering, political progress, pollution maps
Jul 14, 2013
July 20 cleanup, important meetings
Jun 30, 2013
New talk series starts September
Jun 20, 2013
Broom bash, Pecha Kucha
May 29, 2013
June e-news: Sunset walk, creekside farming, much more
Apr 30, 2013
F5C May e-news: Haiku to...
Apr 16, 2013
Broom bash Apr. 20; oak death "blitz" survey April 27-8
Mar 28, 2013
Alameda Creek talk, Sudden Oak Death survey
Mar 6, 2013
Events; new videos; trashy, toxic, & garden news from F5C
Jan 31, 2013
River-otter talk Monday; help your local ocean
Jan 18, 2013
Help complete Hillside Natural Area, river-otter talk
Dec 21, 2012
Solstice e-news from Friends of Five Creeks
Dec 5, 2012
Plant natives Dec. 8; salmonids return; annual appeal
Nov 13, 2012
King Tides and more
Nov 1, 2012
F5C rainy season good news
Oct 17, 2012
Plant natives Oct. 21; fight stinkwort Oct. 23
Oct 3, 2012
Sudden Oak Death results Thursday, much more
Sep 18, 2012
F5C news, from new initiatives in clean water to tents for students
Sep 3, 2012
Walks, work, clean-water news and more
Aug 1, 2012
F5C Sunday Tilden broom bash; Monday talk on inn-to-inn hiking
Jul 11, 2012
Help restore Cerrito Creek Saturday; much more environmental news
Jul 2, 2012
Moonrise walks, conservation news
Jun 21, 2012
Help restore Creekside Park mural
May 18, 2012
Workshop, work party; no June mtg.
May 8, 2012
Hillside Natural Area to Aquatic Park
Apr 17, 2012
Bash broom April 21; fight Sudden Oak Death Apr. 28-9
Apr 1, 2012
Oyster talk, April outdoor calendar, & more
Mar 21, 2012
From citizen science to statewide issues
Mar 10, 2012
Great spring walks, native-plant survey with F5C
Feb 9, 2012
F5C work party Sat., walk Thurs., more on butterflies, creek news
Feb 3, 2012
Butterfly talk; join Albany citizen-science project; more from F5C
Jan 19, 2012
Bash broom Sat., Jan. 21; Governor's budget; more from F5C
Jan 12, 2012
New citizen-science info from F5C; upcoming work parties, butterfly talk
Dec 22, 2011
Solstice and king tides; F5C January meeting moved
Dec 14, 2011
Bird video, king tides, oil-spill news, more; appeal from Friends of Five Creeks
Nov 30, 2011
December environmental roundup; annual newsletter online
Nov 16, 2011
Lake Merritt loop walk Thursday, big planting day Saturday
Nov 2, 2011
Coming events, pollution news, beyond the Golden Gate
Oct 19, 2011
Help cut wildland fire danger Saturday; much more F5C news
Sep 28, 2011
Upcoming events & celebrations, big Bay questions from F5C
Sep 15, 2011
Coastal Cleanup on Cerrito Ck. Saturday; Political Roundup
Sep 6, 2011
Nature in September -- F5C roundup and request
Aug 18, 2011
Please vote online to help F5C win $5000!
Aug 11, 2011
Bash broom Sat., Aug. 13; new map of Hillside Natural Area with F5C
Jul 30, 2011
Help and enjoy nature with F5C in August!
Jul 21, 2011
Help your local trout Saturday; more F5C news
Jul 11, 2011
F5C Award nomination; important Albany meetings; more
Jun 29, 2011
Help wanted! for owls to ladybugs, Bay to Yosemite
Jun 19, 2011
F5C Schoolhouse Creek work party, Hands Across the Sand Sat., June 25
Jun 1, 2011
F5C volunteering, walks, good news, action alert
May 27, 2011
Lower Codornices work parties, action request re Albany Hill, more from F5C
May 10, 2011
Help Codornices Creek, walks, talks, much more from F5C
Apr 26, 2011
Talk on hawks and creeks Monday, May 2; more F5C news
Apr 20, 2011
Evening Albany Hill walk Friday; plastic-bag news, and more from F5C
Apr 13, 2011
F5C quick reminders: work party, walks, survey, talk
Apr 8, 2011
April news and events roundup from F5C
Mar 24, 2011
Upcoming events, citizen science
Mar 21, 2011
F5C folks: Please act NOW to keep CA volunteering legal
Mar 10, 2011
Plant natives on Codornices Ck. Sat., Mar. 12; Sudden Oak Death survey Apr. 30-May 1
Mar 3, 2011
Talks on Sudden Oak Death Monday; more creek news
Feb 24, 2011
Help pull broom in Hillside Natural Area Sat., Feb. 26; more creek news
Feb 2, 2011
Talk on using “waste” water to green homes & cities
Jan 19, 2011
Help Schoolhouse Creek & Bay Saturday -- More Creek News
Jan 5, 2011
Thin willows, open Bay views with F5C; more creek news
