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E-Newsletter Archive
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| 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 |
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