Support the Paths with a Yearend Gift!
Whether it’s by donating, volunteering on path maintenance days, or cheering us on social media, your support for the paths continues to sustain us. If you value the paths as a local source of inspiration and restoration during these times, I hope you will support our group’s work into the new year and beyond.
BPWA is now a Fire Safe Council
BPWA has been accorded the status of a Fire Safe Council. This status will increase awareness of the value of Berkeley’s paths, and it may also be a source of funding for developing them for safety and use.
After several spills, BPWA walks coordinator adopts Upton Lane
It took falling down twice on Upton Lane — once on wet leaves and another on dry — for John Ford to choose the path for adoption.
Introducing Hilgard Path
Berkeley Path Wanderers Association’s intrepid team of path builders is putting the finishing touches on Hilgard Path, a dirt path winding through oaks and redwoods in the North Berkeley Hills between two historic, landmarked homes.
Dedication of Jacque Ensign Way celebrates BPWA founders and history
The official opening of Jacque Ensign Way on September 19 also was a stroll down memory lane, a time to reminisce about the founding of Berkeley Path Wanderers Association and to marvel at what the organization has accomplished.
Shortcuts to safety: Zone 15 - Cragmont
In an emergency such as a wildfire or earthquake, it’s a good idea to know at least two ways to evacuate on foot in case there are accidents, traffic jams, or other road blockages that prevent you from getting out or using your vehicle.
Adding Handrails To Steep Paths: A BPWA Priority
Thanks to your generous donations, BPWA has been paying for handrails to be installed on some of the 35 or so new, wood-timber stairways that our volunteers have built since our organization began in 1998.
Take note! Karen Kemp returns to BPWA
Some 20 years after serving on the first Path Wanderers board, Karen Kemp has returned to help reboot the lovely notecards that she designed for us then, featuring her original watercolors of Berkeley paths.
Path Pal Barbara Robben: Paths runner, booster, and volunteer
Barbara Robben, 87, has been a path runner, booster, and volunteer for the more than half a century that she’s lived in Berkeley.
What’s happening? Hilgard Path!
On steep slopes on the north side of the UC campus, volunteers with the Berkeley Path Wanderers Association are hard at work bringing the Hilgard Path to life. “It’s going to be very attractive,” says Charlie Bowen, BPWA’s path-building lead.
Path Pal Diane Resek: Mattocks and mimosas
“I love the physical exertion,” says Resek, 81, a retired SF State math instructor. “For me it was really exciting to do something with my body that made a difference, and helped people.”
Sounds like an owl…
We were recently awakened by loud “hoo-hoos” outside our bedroom window, and while it was clear that this was an owl, we couldn’t figure out where it was, and weren’t sure what kind of owl it was either (though it was so loud that my wife had to go sleep in another room).
Path-building team reroutes Wildcat Path
Berkeley’s team of virtuoso path-builders has completed the rerouting of Wildcat Path, which connects Park Hills with Tilden Regional Park.
“It’s meditative”: Elsa Tranter and the Zen of Picking Up Trash
I’ve joined Elsa Tranter for her 101st beach cleanup at the Berkeley Marina, on January 23, 2021. Two weeks later, she will complete her second full year of weekly shoreline cleanups.
The best map of Berkeley just got better!
The 9th edition of Berkeley Path Wanderers Association’s indispensable map, Berkeley and Its Pathways — featuring more than 136 public stairways and footpaths in Berkeley, and much much more — is now available for purchase.
Four paths renamed for founders of Berkeley Path Wanderers Association
On January 19, the Berkeley City Council unanimously approved the renaming of four pedestrian paths in honor of the founders of Berkeley Path Wanderers Association (BPWA): Ruth Armstrong (Moskovitz), Jacque Ensign, Eleanor Hall Gibson, and Patricia DeVito.
Berkeley's newest path, Lower Halkin Walk, is ready for exploration
Earlier in December, volunteer crews finished Berkeley’s newest path: Lower Halkin Walk. All 145 steps are in and this beautiful new path is ready for you to enjoy!