Great to see many new and familiar faces!
At the Conservancy’s annual meeting on November 13, we had a record crowd of 114 people who heard Berkeley Mayor Jesse Arreguin and Acting Fire Chief David Sprague discuss the city’s new wildfire preparedness program financed by a voter approved $8.5 million annual parcel tax. Homeowners will need to do more to limit flammable materials near their homes. The mayor also praised the Conservancy for its leadership in developing a regional approach to wildfire prevention throughout the East Bay Hills. (Videos of the presentation are below.)
Berndt and Cheryl Schleifer with Nancy Mueller admiring notecard sets given to Founding Sponsors for their support. (Left to Right)
Oakland Councilmember Dan Kalb (third from left) joined by our stewardship coordinators Ruby Soto Cardona, Wyllie Clayson and John Brochu (left to right).
We were joined by East Bay Regional Park District Board President Dee Rosario for our “Building Wildfire Resilience” conversation.
(Left to right) Fellow neighbor Marianne Brown joined by Signpost 29 stewardship leader John Brochu and CCC board member Jason Wu.
Moving Forward-Creating Vision 2042!
Did you know that until this year, essentially all the work to make the Conservancy a vital presence in Claremont Canyon was provided by volunteers? Founders, Founding Sponsors, and field volunteers all put in countless hours to further the Conservancy’s goals. CCC board member Dan Robbins spoke on his “View to 42” by introducing ways in which we are improving our communications, our goals to providing better educational programs, and how we are strengthening our stewardship efforts by cultivating the next generation of environmental stewards. (You can read more here ).
Keynote speaker Berkeley Mayor, the Honorable Jesse Arreguin speaking on “Building Wildfire Resilience.”
Acting Fire Chief David Sprague discussing ways in which we can plan and protect our homes from possible wildfires.
