Beginning on Monday, April 28, the public may notice piles of dirt being moved into Eastshore State Park along the frontage road between University Avenue and Gilman Street. The East Bay Regional Park District is working with Knapp Construction to bring in 13,200 cubic yards of tested clean soil in preparation for Phase II of the Berkeley Meadow Restoration Project, which will begin this summer. The 13-acre Phase II project will be an extension of a 17-acre Phase I completed in 2005. The overall restoration project includes restoring seasonal wetlands and creating coastal scrub and native grasslands, good habitat for wildlife such as northern harriers, white-tailed kites, and western burrowing owls. About $1.7 million in funds and improvements has been provided by Bailey Estates LLC to construct this project. After Phase II is completed, a third and final phase of 37-acres is planned to restore the remaining portions of the meadow. The first phase, which includes paths and interpretive panels, will remain open during the restoration of the final two phases. Naturalist programs occur in the meadow throughout the year.

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