On Saturday, July 26, we had six great volunteers and gathered 8 full green waste bags and 1 giant bag of trash. Anna and Nancy decided to tackle the very unappealing bus stop.  Somebody may want to sit there now!! Amen!

NHCA is delighted to share the news that Boys Team Charity has volunteered to work in the gardens on August 9th and 23rd. https://www.boysteamcharity.org

NHCA had a very successful work party at the Firestorm Memorial Garden yesterday, Sat. July 12.  Six of us worked hard to beautify the garden…remove dead plants and branches and pick up lots of trash along Hiller and Tunnel roads.  It looks 100% better! Both Fred Booker and David Kessler wrote CalTrans to remove the […]

We had a great day on Sat June 28. With 10 volunteers, we got a lot accomplished. Over thirteen 30 GA bags of weeds and pruned material were collected. The entry was spruced up. Fred Booker continues to water his 5 buckeyes that were planted across the street from our main garden at Gateway. Earlier […]

We welcome these weed eaters on the steep slopes on the Southern slope across from the Gateway Demonstration Pavilion Garden.  You can see they are behind the electric fence which keeps them from eating the aloes and other plants that Gordon Piper planted years ago.   They are also munching away below Hiller Highlands V.

Fred Booker, NHCA Garden chair, nurtured these wonderful California native trees from seed.  He planted 5 and you can see them in cages with a bright red ribbon.  Per google, they could flower in as soon as 3 years, and after 10-15 years be over 15’.  They can grow to about 35’ tall.  It is […]

On Monday April 17, the NHCA Garden Committee hosted seven volunteers from Chevron to do some heavy lifting.  Numerous shrubs were removed from under the olive canopies and massive amounts of weeds were removed.  A delicious lunch from Zachary’s was provided courtesy of Andrea Gordon, Realtor.   Our Spring clean-up Garden Work Party days are in […]

10 am – 1 pm Firestorm Memorial Garden on Hiller Drive adjacent to Bentley School.

UC Project Day leaders helped spruce up the Fire Storm Memorial Garden on a brisk Sunday morning, March 2. The 11 students, under the direction of Garden Chair, Fred Booker and others from NHCA, removed 20 bags of green waste. They removed invasives and weeds, pruned some perennials and picked up trash. Lunch was provided […]

On a beautiful Saturday, Feb 22, 8 of us gathered 16 bags of green waste and 2 large bags of trash and recyclables.  Come join us in the festivities and breathe the beautiful fresh air.  Spoiler alert:  We saw two lovely spotted towhees very busily pecking for seeds! Quite a thrill!  

We resume our bi monthly weeding and beautification at the Gateway garden and demonstration pavilion. Old Tunnel Road and Caldecott the second and fourth Saturdays of the month! For January, the dates are January 11th and 25th. We have tools, gloves, and green waste bags and water! Bring your thermos. Do you come join us, […]

We had a great turnout at the Firestorm Memorial garden today.  30 students filled 50 debris bags and 2 large bags of trash and 1 bag of recyclable goods.  Thanks again to Andrea Gordon for lunch and Star Grocery lunch!!!!!

Another very successful day, clearing out overgrown and crowded plants around the olive trees. We also cleaned out weeds along the granite “rivers”. We collected 39 bags of green debris! A big thank you to Andrea Gordon, Realtor and Star Grocery for providing lunch snacks drinks, and goodies! Thank you too, to our shuttle drivers: […]

A group of 10 from Chevron +4 from NHCA had a successful mulch party at Gateway on Thursday, September 25. Fred Booker got mulch from Peter Rudy Big chief tree. The worker bees spread it around three sides of the pavilion so it is now in compliance with 10 feet of clearance from the structure. […]

We gathered over 15 bags of weedy stuff: NHCA Board members David Kessler, Nancy Mueller, Anna Sarukhsnov and Fred Booker along with 6 other neighbors helped out too! JOIN US next time!! Weed-a-thon every 2nd and 4th Saturdays from 9-11 am at Gateway  

We had a great turnout of 12 eager volunteers and had a blast! We filled up over 25 bags of green waste. Our dear Lia Turk is the last picture of the series! Thanks to board members, David, Fred, Brian, Anna, and Nancy, who came out. Next Weed-a-thon event: Saturday, July 27, 9 to 11 […]

Howdy North Hills Folks! We need to roll up our sleeves for Gateway Exhibit Center beautification! Come join fellow weeders this coming Saturday, July 13, 9am-11am at the Gateway Exhibition Garden, Tunnel Road and Caldecott Lane, just above Hwy 13. Weather should be fine, not too hot. Water is plentiful but bring a water bottle, […]

In 2015 the North Hills Community Association accepted responsibility for the maintenance of the Gateway Garden and Pavilion and the Firestorm Memorial Garden through the City of Oakland. Without the support of the NHCA community, these gardens would not be maintained by the city, and they take constant year-round attention. If you have been by the […]

November 4, 2023 – The Berkeley Project (Gateway Garden & Pavilion) The North Hills Community Association had the pleasure of hosting The Berkeley Project for the third time this year! The Berkeley Project is a service organization comprised of Cal Berkeley students that help to bridge the gap between students and the community. We love […]

October 18, 2023 – IICF (Insurance Industry Charity Foundation) Volunteers at the Firestorm Memorial Garden! We closed out the Firestorm Memorial Garden season on October 18 with the help of the IICF Insurance group’s ‘Week of Giving’ program. The local insurance representatives helped to apply a final layer of mulch to the north half of […]