El Cerrito Hillside Natural Area

From the El Cerrito Trail Trekkers: Hillside Fest This Weekend!!! Which hikes are you joining? Haven't decided? Check out the schedule with the map at https://www.el-cerrito.org//Hillside-Festival-2019-brochur...Continue reading

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Hillside Fire Danger Meeting EC City Council Monday, September 17th at 7 PM. City Hall The Eucalyptus groves in the Hillside Nature Area and other parts of it have grown to be thicker and more dangerous than ever. It is way past time to mitigate the fire danger.... A group of El Cerrito residents have organized to address the city council and see the project through until something is done. They will be at the EC City council meeting speaking during the public comment portion which occurs at the start of the meeting. The meeting is this coming Monday, September 17th at 7 PM. If you have any concerns at all about fire danger in any parts of EC, please attend this meeting and speak. You will be allotted 3 minutes. We need the council to know that there are many people concerned about fire danger here in El Cerrito. Hope to see many of you there See more

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Hillside Festival 2018 - first week in May! https://ectrailtrekkers.wordpress.com/hillside-festival-20/

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http://el-cerrito.org//Parks-Recreational-Facilities-Maste Let your voice be heard! Step 1: complete online survey... Step 2: attend either of two meetings at the community center z details here See more

Fun volunteer opportunity, kids and adults! Are you looking for some vigorous but not too vigorous exercise that will benefit your community?Would you like to share some out of door volunteering with your kids? Would you like to meet some of the active people who make El Cerrito such a great place? Later this winter Trail Trekkers will be working with the city to install way-finding signs throughout the Hillside Natural Area. Once the dates are set we will organize a series o...f work parties. Work will involve digging holes, setting concrete, and installing posts that will support the signs, making sure the posts are level, and helping select the best locations for each sign. The large gateway signs, with maps and trail information, will be installed by professionals. Volunteers will set up the simpler, single-post signs. For years, the city’s 100-acre Hillside Natural Area has lacked all but the most rudimentary entry signs. As a result many people find it a mysterious place. Yet it is one of the beauty spots of the East Bay, with oak forests, chaparral, creeks, and stunning views. Signage will make it much easier for people to find their way and will help more people get out into this natural area in the midst of our city. Trekkers has been working since 2013 to establish signs, applying for and receiving a technical assistance grant from the Natural Park Service through its Rivers, Trails and Conservation Assistance Program. Park rangers Stephen Bowes and Patrick Johnston were our primary partners. Stephen developed the map of all of the city’s trails that made possible the development of the sign plan. Patrick developed the sign plan and designed the signs. To volunteer, contact Dave Weinstein at [email protected].

Trekker hike this weekend!! Saturday, October 21 at 10 a.m History of Hillside Natural Area. Join Mark Miner and Ralph Boniello on this this two-hour hike presented by Trail Trekkers, the El Cerrito Historical Society, Friends of Five Creeks and the Environmental Quality Committee. It is a Centennial event. Dave Weinstein will provide a historical introduction. The hike focuses on the natural and human history of this 100-plus acre open space within our city. Saturday, Oct. 21, 10 a.m., to noon. Meet at the Schmidt Lane Trail head, on Schmidt Lane near the Recycling Center

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Hillside Natural Area Geology Walk Explore El Cerrito’s rocks and geology. Here’s a great chance to learn about the mysteries beneath our feet and the rocks that dot our neighborhoods and hills. The hike is 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, August 5.... Meet at the Schmidt Lane trailhead, Hillside Natural Area, near Recycling Center, 7501 Schmidt. Free! Learn about the geological setting of El Cerrito and about the rocks in our city metamorphic rocks, the Franciscan formation, and faults and landslides. Tour leader Gary Prost is a retired geologist who spent 40 years working for the U.S. Geological Survey, mining companies, and oil companies. He is a member of the Northern California Geological Society. This moderate to strenuous walk will have steep sections and last for three hours. Bring water and a hat.