Live: Fall Neighborhood Plant Exchange
Have plants you must prune or divide? How about trading your excess with others in your neighborhood? Take home new plants for your yard and have an instant new garden! All types of plants are welcome, from cuttings up to full size. Garden accessories and accents welcome: umbrellas, clippers, books on gardening, pots, stepping stones, tools and supplies—even goldfish.
Sat, Oct 17, Noon-4pm
3811 Lakeshore Ave, Oakland

Live: FOSC Fall Native Plant Sale
Here's a chance to purchase native plants for your own garden. For details, contact nursery@sausalcreek.org.
Sat, Oct 17, 10am-3pm
Joaquin Miller Native Plant Nursery, in Joaquin Miller Park


Go: Free Urban Bicycle Safety Classes
The East Bay Bicycle Coalition is again offering free bicycle safety classes this Fall. Each class consists of a 3.5 hour Traffic Safety 101 Classroom workshop and a 6.5 hour Traffic Safety 101 Road Class of on-bike instruction. We encourage you to take both Day One and Day Two and to entice you to do so, we'll give you a free front/back bike light upon completing the class. Register online at: www.ebbc.org/safety.
Tue, Oct 20, 6-9:30pm
Kaiser Medical Center, 3801 Howe St, Fabiola Building Room G65B

Go: Adventures on the Bay Area Ridge Trail
With 320 of its proposed 550 miles now completed, the Bay Area Ridge Trail offers hikers, equestrians, and bicyclists a remarkable wilderness experience within a short drive of home. Bay Area Ridge Trail Council’s Board Member Morris Older will give a slide show tour of sections of the trail, perfect for day hikes/rides and multiday backpacking adventures.
Tue, Oct 20, 7-8:30pm
REI, 1338 San Pablo Ave, in Berkeley

Live: Berkeley Start at Home Workshops: Home Energy Improvement
Do you live in a drafty Berkeley home? Not only is your leaky home letting all your warm air out, it may also be letting dust and contaminants in. City of Berkeley is sponsoring free workshops to teach you about how to protect and insulate your home to save energy, money, and improve the overall health, comfort and performance of your home. Learn about how to: Improve Comfort, Save Energy & Money, Improve Indoor Air Quality, Finance Energy Efficiency Retrofits, Take Advantage of Incentives and Rebates. Meet local home performance contractors and energy specialists. Presentations by City Staff, PG&E, The Ecology Center, and SmartSolar. Free Snacks and Giveaways. Call or email to RSVP or for information about accommodations.
Thu, Oct 22, 7-8:30pm
Epworth Unified Methodist Church, 1953 Hopkins St, Berkeley

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