Eight of us worked away and bagged 22 green waste bags. We also hauled away a 30 GA bag of trash, mostly along Tunnel Road as it comes off the freeway. The water is off so we are concentrating on removing dead plants. There needs to be less planted there anyhow. There are some oaks […]
Eight of us worked away and bagged 22 green waste bags. We also hauled away a 30 GA bag of trash, mostly along Tunnel Road as it comes off the freeway. The water is off so we are concentrating on removing dead plants. There needs to be less planted there anyhow. There are some oaks […]
NHCA Board Meeting AgendaAugust 18, 2025, 3:00 pmClaremont Club & Spa, Berkeley Room, 41 Tunnel Road, Berkeley CA 94705 Meeting Agenda
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 […]
NHCA Board Meeting @ 3:00 p.m. at the Claremont Resort and Club Agenda
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 […]
NHCA Board Meeting @ 3:00 p.m. at the Claremont Resort and Club Agenda
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!
David and Nancy Kessler recall how their lives changed when they lost their home in the Oakland Hills in the blaze of 1991, as they stand in the main part of their home on Vicente Drive, on Jan. 13, 2025. They eventually rebuilt their home with fire-hardened measures and David has become the Chair of […]
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, […]
