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Claremont DMV Tree Replanting Community Meeting Nov. 30
Posted on 20. Nov, 2011 by admin3.
Date: Wednesday, November 30th, 2011
Time: 5:30 – 7:00pm
Location: Rockridge Library Meeting Room, 5366 College Avenue Oakland , CA 94618
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Uproar Over Unannounced Tree Cutting
Posted on 09. Oct, 2011 by admin3.
Many Rockridge residents were startled when, in mid-August, 14 trees and several native plant shrubs in the DMV (Department of Motor Vehicles) parking lots at Claremont, Cavour and Miles avenues and traversed by Temescal Creek, were cut down or trimmed without prior notice. The work – and the extent of it – surprised residents living nearby.
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ABOUT FROG PARK
Posted on 01. Sep, 2011 by admin.
The Rockridge-Temescal Greenbelt was created in 2001, culminating years of community effort. FROG Park has since become a central community feature. Hardy and Redondo playgrounds are focal points for children and walkers stroll the connecting greenbelt path, which is fully accessible for the disabled.
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FROG Park September 10 Maintenance Day
Posted on 21. Aug, 2011 by admin3.
Saturday, Sept 10, 8:00-4:30pm. Your help is appreciated! September 10, 2011 is our annual maintenance day at FROG Park and the park play areas will be closed all day. We will be cleaning and sealing the structures wood, replacing plants, sifting sand, clearing the creek and other general cleaning. The College Preparatory School freshman class [...]
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FROG Park Restroom Opens At Last
Posted on 28. Jul, 2011 by admin3.
The new Frog Park bathroom is open for park users, after a very long wait. Back during the Big Build of 2001, FROG committed to maintain the Porta-potty at the bathroom as the need was so obvious. And now, almost 10 years later, we have a real bathroom, at last!
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Neighbors Unite to Renovate Roadways near Frog Park
Posted on 28. Jul, 2011 by admin3.
We are pleased to report that neighborhood volunteers will landscape Claremont Avenue near Frog Park. Scenic Streets is a newly formed, all-volunteer group of local residents working with Cal-Trans and the City to renovate this high traffic area in the coming months. The group’s work will be done in three phases. First, the Eastbound highway [...]
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Earth Day and Family Fest Perk up Frog Park for Spring
Posted on 07. May, 2011 by admin3.
A beautiful, sunny Earth Day saw a record turnout at Frog Park for a morning cleanup and a fun Frog Family Fest in the afternoon. More than 100 volunteers — adults and children — joined in to clean the park, play structures, the creek, and pathway and planted areas. When children see adults volunteering for [...]
