Topics · 1990–2026
Parks & Open Space
Frog Park, the greenbelt, gardens, trees, and the neighborhood's shared outdoor spaces.
255stories in the archive
7in the 1990s
73in the 2000s
141in the 2010s
34in the 2020s
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2026
2025
Between Creeks and Hills: Indigenous Life in What We Call RockridgeNovember 2025 · Liam Pierce · p.1Thank You, Frog Park Volunteers Who Joined In at Oakland’s 30th Creek-to-Bay DayOctober 2025 · p.7Join the Effort: Clean Up Frog ParkSeptember 2025 · p.6Creek to Bay DaySeptember 2025 · Will Sheldon · p.6Temescal Creek at Frog Park is Flowing AgainJuly 2025 · p.5Trees, JCCEB, and RCPCJune 2025 · Mark Aaronson · p.12Grow your Gardening Skills at the Library Spring ’25: Meet theMarch 2025 · Alona Rivord · p.14
2024
2023
2022
Frog Park’s 20th YearOctober 2022 · Theresa Nelson · p.1At Colby ParkSeptember 2022 · Judith Doner Berne · p.1Frog Park Celebrates 20th Anniversary at Creek to Bay DaySeptember 2022 · p.10RCPC Awards Grant for Garden ProjectSeptember 2022 · Robin McDonnell · p.11Skate Sessions are Back at Frog ParkApril 2022 · Carol Kasparek · p.6Frog Park Earth Day CleanupApril 2022 · Alison Drury · p.11Community-Built Greenspace, Frog Park, Marks 20th Anniversary YearFebruary 2022 · Theresa Nelson · p.8
2021
The Latest NIMBY Tree Planting inDecember 2021 · p.4Why Plant Trees? CCA Holds Annual Holiday Fair andNovember 2021 · p.8Neighbors Clean Up at Frog ParkNovember 2021 · Alison Drury · p.9Creek to Bay Day CleanUp at Frog Park and Rockridge Temescal GreenbeltSeptember 2021 · Will Sheldon · p.6Trees Need Our Help, and Gray Water Will DoSeptember 2021 · p.6Spring Cleaning & Greening Frog ParkMay 2021 · p.11
2020
2019
Celebrate the Frog Park ExtensionDecember 2019 · p.12Save The Date: Frog Park Ribbon Cutting Ceremony & Celebration PartyNovember 2019 · Fay Gordon · p.11Construction Underway at Frog ParkSeptember 2019 · Carol Behr · p.12FROG Park Swings and More+ Project Construction UnderwayJuly 2019 · p.5Hardy Dog Park Seeks VolunteersJune 2019 · p.13Park and Greenery Advocate Still at ItApril 2019 · p.2Hardy Dog ParkApril 2019 · p.13Can be Offset by Proposed Open SpaceMarch 2019 · p.2Hardy Dog Park Continues ImprovementsMarch 2019 · p.7Benefits of Open SpaceMarch 2019 · p.13Save the Date: EARTH DAY at FROG Park: April 20February 2019 · p.5Gardening Cleanups andFebruary 2019 · p.14Happy New Year from the Hardy Dog Park GroupJanuary 2019 · p.6
2018
Hardy Dog ParkDecember 2018 · p.13Gardening Cleanups andDecember 2018 · p.14Gardening Cleanups and Wendy’s Cleaning f Maintenance ServicesOctober 2018 · p.14May We Get You a Street Tree?July 2018 · p.3Great Turnout for Frog Park — Earth Day 2018May 2018 · p.8Q&A With Hardy Dog ParkMarch 2018 · p.9Gardening Cleanups andJanuary 2018 · p.14
2017
Hardy Dog Park Group Celebrates One Year of Caring for Our ParkNovember 2017 · p.9Hardy Dog ParkSeptember 2017 · p.3Park CleanupSeptember 2017 · Leonora Sea · p.812. Rodckridge News CAPC Group Descends on Frog ParkSeptember 2017 · p.12Hardy Dog ParkSeptember 2017 · p.13Rockridge-Temescal Greenbelt Summer Cleanup Party, June 17June 2017 · p.3Scenic Streets of Oakland Gardening Party, Saturday June 10June 2017 · p.3Hardy Dog Park Improvements ContinueJune 2017 · p.4Frog Park Updates and ActivitiesApril 2017 · p.5Frog Park Updates and ActivitiesMarch 2017 · p.5Hardy Dog ParkMarch 2017 · Linda Zunas · p.6Delivery Truck Obliterates 100-Year- Old Alcatraz Ave Fairview Park PillarJanuary 2017 · p.14
2016
Help Frog Park with Your Tax-Deductible GiftDecember 2016 · p.8Successful Hardy Dog Park Clean-UpDecember 2016 · p.11‘She could teacha tree to read’November 2016 · p.6Abundantly Clear: Frog Park Greenbelt Anchor CommunityNovember 2016 · p.12Was a Frog Park Volunteer Builder;October 2016 · p.5Creek to Bay Day Comes Again to Temescal Creek and Frog ParkSeptember 2016 · p.5Scenic Streets: Mulching Plants, Pulling Weeds, Pruning Trees; BeautifyingSeptember 2016 · p.10Broadway Pollinator Garden NeedsJuly 2016 · p.2The flourishing garden enjoys Caltrans support and servicesJuly 2016 · p.2Volunteers Help Keep Rockridge and Greenbelt HealthyJuly 2016 · Leonora Sea · p.5Frog Park SeeksJune 2016 · Annie Suttle · p.13Frog Park Thanks You for Earth DayMay 2016 · p.11Go With the Flow?: Normally Sedate Creek Turns SurlyMay 2016 · Leonora Sea · p.13Street Trees inApril 2016 · p.13Calendar Love for Your Local Park:March 2016 · p.9April 23 is Frog Park Earth Day CleanupMarch 2016 · p.9Winter Greenbelt Cleanup, and Farewell to Another TreeJanuary 2016 · Leonora Sea · p.5
2015
FROG Mixes Annual Events, New Plans; Your Help Can Support Park VitalityDecember 2015 · Carol Behr · p.10Frog Park and DMV Neighbors Join in the Earth Day Clean Up of the Park andOctober 2015 · Rick Prime · p.9Workday in the Pollinator Garden Creek Some TLCSeptember 2015 · Leonora Sea · p.4Join DMV Neighbors in June Greenbelt CleanupJune 2015 · Leonora Sea · p.5Frog Park Earth Day Recap & ThanksJune 2015 · p.9RCPC Works With RDA on Tree CostsMay 2015 · Chris Jackson · p.5Frog Park Achievements Attract Park Supporters and Planners to TourMay 2015 · p.8Frog Park HappeningsApril 2015 · p.4Garden Stewards, Volunteers Sought for Broadway Pollinator GardenMarch 2015 · Gorden Piper · p.2Redwood Tree Removal Now on HoldMarch 2015 · p.3Frog Park Amenity Update & Earth Day Party PreviewMarch 2015 · p.10Frog Park News, Projects, and SupportJanuary 2015 · Carol Behr · p.9Little Frog/Redondo Park and theJanuary 2015 · p.9
2014
Hardy Dog Park:December 2014 · Sarah Washburn · p.5Update: Frog ParkDecember 2014 · p.13Frog Park: ThankfulNovember 2014 · p.5Groups: Adopt a Frog Park Cleanup EventOctober 2014 · p.4Lively and Ambitious Volunteers Spiff Up Temescal Creek and GreenbeltOctober 2014 · p.5Greenbelt Benefits from Creek to Bay Day 2014October 2014 · p.5Creek to Bay Day; Revive Temescal CreekSeptember 2014 · p.5Frog Park Cleaning,September 2014 · p.7More Frog ParkSeptember 2014 · p.11Creek to Bay Day, September; FunJuly 2014 · p.4Progress Report: Frog Park Swings FundingJuly 2014 · p.7April 26 Earth Day and Frog Park Family FestMay 2014 · p.8FROG News: Park Improvements & Earth Day CelebrationApril 2014 · p.4FROG Seeks Funds for Added Park FeaturesMarch 2014 · p.4The Lorax Project Plants Over 100 New Trees in RockridgeMarch 2014 · p.4Frog Save the Date: April 26 Earth Day and Frog Park Family FestMarch 2014 · p.4Asphalt Trips Up Hardy Dog Park RenovationMarch 2014 · p.9New Swings and Play Features at Happy New Year Frog Park? You Can Help Make It SoJanuary 2014 · p.1RDA Corrects Avenue Tree Well Trip HazardJanuary 2014 · p.5
2013
Put FROG Park SwingsDecember 2013 · p.3The Lorax Project’s Goal: Plant Trees, Keep Air Clean for KidsDecember 2013 · p.4Frog Park Swings: You Can Help Fund the Next StageNovember 2013 · p.3Wet, Wild, and Wonderful Creek-to-Bay DayOctober 2013 · Leonora Sea · p.10Creek to Bay Day,September 2013 · Becky Alseth · p.4Kids Paint Plaques to Help Dog Park RenovationSeptember 2013 · Becky Alseth · p.4Local Community Garden Now in 13th YearSeptember 2013 · Greer Alley · p.9Coming Soon to Frog Park: Survey Choices, New Swings, MoreSeptember 2013 · Carol Behr · p.11More Park News: First Saturday Cleanups ContinueSeptember 2013 · p.11More Park NewsSeptember 2013 · p.13June 15 Interim Day Thank you, Jim Ryugo Spruces Up the Park; Fall Maintenance SetJuly 2013 · p.4Coming: Creek-to-Bay Day | September 21July 2013 · p.4Readying Trees and Creeks, Stones and Parks for Adventures to ComeJune 2013 · p.5Come Play in the Creek: Temescal Creek and FROG Parks Interim Work Party, Mid-JuneJune 2013 · Leonora Sea · p.5FROG Park, DMV Creekside: FROG-DMV June Work PartyJune 2013 · p.5FROG Park Earth Day 2013May 2013 · p.6New Trees Spruce up Davita Dialysis FacilityMay 2013 · Tony Bolton · p.8Up Frog ParkMay 2013 · p.9FROG Park & Creek: Earth Day Call to ActionApril 2013 · Howard Ferrier · p.9Survey Nears End: FROG Park Wants Your OpinionJanuary 2013 · p.5
2012
FROG Park News: DMV Planting; Your Opinions; Park Cleanup DMV Creekside – Restoration UpdateDecember 2012 · p.5Volunteers and Donations Built, Support the ParkDecember 2012 · p.5FROG Park News: DMV Planting; Your Opinions; Park Cleanup DMV Creekside Restoration Update and CommunityNovember 2012 · p.4Online Survey: FROG Wants Your Opinion on Park Planning and ImprovementsNovember 2012 · p.4Help Your Park: Frog Holds Monthly ‘First Sunday’ Cleanup PartiesNovember 2012 · p.4FROG Park Support: AOctober 2012 · p.4Keeping Frog Park in Shape from page 4October 2012 · p.5FROG Park Shuttered for Fall Maintenance Day You’re Invited: Help Keep the BroadwaySeptember 2012 · p.6DMV Neighbors Set Temescal Creek and 2012 Creek to Bay Day Clean Up, Invite Community HelpSeptember 2012 · p.6New Trees in DMV Lot FROG Sets Cleanup Days Need Water, CareJuly 2012 · p.6Remembering the Frog Park Earth Day and Anniversary CelebrationJune 2012 · p.4Join DMV Neighbors Ass’n for Temescal Creek Work Party, June 16June 2012 · Leonora Sea · p.5Earth Day Volunteers Make Frog Park Shine for Anniversay CelebrationMay 2012 · p.4FROG Park News FROG Plans 10th Anniversary CelebrationFebruary 2012 · p.4FROG Park News Community Finds Consensus on Creekside Design Elements and Repairs at DMV AreaJanuary 2012 · p.4
2011
Uproar Over Unannounced Tree Cutting Leads DMV to Cooperate on ReplantingOctober 2011 · p.8New FROG Park Restroom Dedicated; Officially OpenSeptember 2011 · p.9Frog Park’s 10thJuly 2011 · Theresa Nelson · p.8Innovative Dover Street Park Worth a VisitJuly 2011 · Susan Parker · p.12Dover Street ParkJuly 2011 · Susan Parker · p.13Watershed Markers – Creeks Beneath Your FeetJune 2011 · p.7Earth Day and Family Fest Perk up Frog Park for SpringMay 2011 · p.1Earth Day at FROG ParkMay 2011 · Chuck Afflerbach · p.12Photos: Earth Day at FROG ParkMay 2011 · p.13April 16: FROG Park Earth Day Cleanup, 9-12, & Family Fest, 12-2April 2011 · p.6Help at FROG Park, a City Featured SiteApril 2011 · p.6‘Just a Little Trim,’ Says RDA to TreesMarch 2011 · p.12FROG Park OpenFebruary 2011 · p.11
2010
Year-End Report: FROG Park Repairs, Restroom ConstructionDecember 2010 · p.9Support FROG ParksDecember 2010 · p.9Frog Park Renovations ContinueDecember 2010 · p.9Concern Over FROG Park Facilities ClosureNovember 2010 · p.9Update: FROG Park Fix UpOctober 2010 · p.9Frog Park Fall CLOSURE for RenovationsSeptember 2010 · Howard Ferrier · p.7Join Creek to Bay Day Group: Saturday, September 25September 2010 · Margaret Pinter · p.11Discovering Garber Park inApril 2010 · Lynn Hovland · p.6FROG Park NewsMarch 2010 · p.5FROG Park Celebrates Art ProjectJanuary 2010 · Don Kinkead · p.2Comes to FROG ParkJanuary 2010 · p.11FROG Park ArtJanuary 2010 · p.11
2009
FROG Park Fall Maintenance DaySeptember 2009 · p.5A Tree FallsSeptember 2009 · p.9Acclaimed FROG Park at Risk: Budget to Minimize Maintenance, StaffJune 2009 · p.1Atomic Garden goes beyond being greenMay 2009 · p.11RDA Earth Day Events Celebrate Earth Day at FROG ParkApril 2009 · p.1FROG Park CornerApril 2009 · p.1Celebrate Earth Day at FROG ParkMarch 2009 · p.5A Great Day of Service at FROG ParkFebruary 2009 · Jennifer Cooper · p.5Sidewalks, Street Trees and LiabilityJanuary 2009 · Bob Brokl · p.2
2008
The Annual FROG Park Clean UpOctober 2008 · Bosky Frederick · p.8Flowers Flourish in Public Garden Next to Highway 24September 2008 · Gordon Piper · p.5FROG Park Soon to Have A New, Permanent RestroomJune 2008 · p.5Trees? Yes, but the Right Tree In the Right PlaceMay 2008 · p.2Earth Day at the Rockridge/Temescal GreenbeltMay 2008 · Jennifer Cooper · p.3More: Earth Day at the Rockridge/Temescal GreenbeltMay 2008 · p.10More: Earth Day at the Rockridge/Temescal GreenbeltMay 2008 · p.11Project Meeting: Hauser CreeksideJanuary 2008 · p.3
2007
2006
Seeks Volunteers for City Park SurveyOctober 2006 · p.6Creek to Bay Day Set for SeptemberSeptember 2006 · Margaret Pinter · p.3FROG Park Donation FormSeptember 2006 · p.7FROG Park Donation FormJuly 2006 · p.7Progress Report: Hardy Park ImprovementsJuly 2006 · Mike McDonald · p.7FROG Park ProgressJuly 2006 · p.13FROG Park Donation FormJune 2006 · p.7Coffee and Snacks for Temescal Creek Cleanup VolunteersJanuary 2006 · p.5
2005
“Walk the Talk,” a Guided Tour Along Temescal Creek PathwayNovember 2005 · p.5Rockridge Spruces Up Parks and CreeksOctober 2005 · p.5Artist Selected for Frog Park Public Art ProjectSeptember 2005 · Claire Isaacs Wahrhaftig · p.7Frog Park AnnualSeptember 2005 · Howard Ferrier · p.13Manila Ave GardenersApril 2005 · p.9New Trees and Benches for College AvenueMarch 2005 · Jessica Pitt · p.1New Trees and Benches for College AvenueMarch 2005 · Jessica Pitt · p.8Don’t Let PG&E Contractors Overcut Your Trees: Know Your RightsFebruary 2005 · Jonathan Gabel · p.2
2004
1,000 Free TreesDecember 2004 · Cy Gulasssa · p.1Who Planted All the Street Trees inDecember 2004 · p.11Creek to BaySeptember 2004 · John Potis · p.16Frog Park Phase Two Needs Your Help to SucceedJuly 2004 · p.6Frog Park Phase Two Needs Your Help to SucceedJune 2004 · Theresa Nelson · p.6FROG Park Donation Form zJune 2004 · p.6Tree OrdinanceJune 2004 · p.13Councilmember Brunner Leads Fight to Save Oakland Street TreesMay 2004 · p.1For FROG ParkMay 2004 · p.4Earth Day Cleanup of Panelists Reveal Gardening Temescal Creek/Redondo Park Secrets at RCPC MeetingMay 2004 · p.5Threat to TreesMay 2004 · p.10Public Works Seeks Input on Controversial Tree OrdinanceMay 2004 · p.10Gardening for Pleasure, Color,April 2004 · Jennifer Edmister · p.1Residents Stumped by City’s Tree-Removal PlansApril 2004 · p.6Temescal Creek Earth Day Cleanup Set for April 24April 2004 · p.13
2003
Tree Protection Ordinance Geared to GreeneryDecember 2003 · p.4City Will Review Enforcement Of Protected Tree OrdinanceOctober 2003 · p.8September 20 FROG Playground Work Party And Oceanus Mural DedicationSeptember 2003 · Sally Fitzhugh · p.4Locksley Gardens Project to Bloom in RockridgeJuly 2003 · p.6Locksley Gardens Project to Bloom in RockridgeJune 2003 · p.6DMV Neighbors Plan Summer Creek CleanupJune 2003 · p.8FROG Playgrounds Free of Carcinogenic WoodApril 2003 · p.6Creek and 51stApril 2003 · Jacqueline Hoeppner-Freitas · p.7
2000
Creative, Do-It-Together Play Structures Considered for The Greenbelt ParkNovember 2000 · Eileen Fitzfaulkner · p.3Help Build Our ParkNovember 2000 · p.6Neighbors Fine Tune Plans for the Greenbelt Park AccessoriesNovember 2000 · p.6Local Restaurants Support the Greenbelt ParkSeptember 2000 · p.6Designs Proposed For Rockridge Greenbelt ParkJuly 2000 · p.4Flea Market Bazaar to Benefit Greenbelt ParkJuly 2000 · p.5Park AlternativesJuly 2000 · p.13Rockridge Park. Design RevisionsJune 2000 · p.4Barking Up the Right TreeJune 2000 · p.9Earthday Hardy Dog Park ImprovementsApril 2000 · p.3Rockridge Park Fundraising Plans LaunchedApril 2000 · p.6Rockridge Park Design To Be Displayed at Local LibrariesMarch 2000 · p.6
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