Pursuant to our Pandish demands, UC Berkeley finally cleaned up the massive illegal dump site featured in our recent award-losing documentary. Or more accurately, pursuant to our public shaming - that works too!

To be clear, the work on this site isn't done. Unless and until the pullout above the ravine is sealed with railings or logs placed close to the road that block all parking, a handful of trashy people will continue to use this natural wonder and cultural institution as a free dump.

For Round 14*, the trash pandas were back at the main pullouts, tongs clackin' and bags packin'! We grabbed at least a ton and a half of Grizzly Peak's gross garbage, including most of a car, several creepy shrines, and a doll that made me feel decidedly uncomfortable. We also made a giant elephant trash slug, which is pretty rad.

A huge shout-out to today's hard-workin' pandas, including Judith, Zach, Jacob, Scott, Eric, Renee, and the four incredibly hard-working gentlemen whose names my uncooperative brain can't recall - I am incredibly sorry! You guys are absolute rockstars - this team effort never would have happened without you! Also, a huge thanks to the peerless Pengweather for stopping by - great chatting with you today my friend!

Another huge shout-out to all the fantastic folks who’ve donated to our Amazon Wishlist, including Mystori with the reflective vests and poppy seeds! Unfortunately Amazon deleted the ability to reorder stuff on a list - if anyone's feeling generous, here's what we need!

- Three bags of wild poppy seeds - one of my goals is to reseed trashed areas with native wildflowers as a sort of floral cultural jam.

- Five trash tongs - the grabbers break easily and are hard on the panda's paws.

- Five lawn and leaf barrels - they make hauling trash bags around way easier, and keep sharp / gross stuff away from our fantastic fur.

Thanks so much everyone, very well done!!!

*We skipped Round 13 because Grizzly Peak doesn't need any more creepy juju.

Pursuant to our Pandish demands, UC Berkeley placed portable trash, recycling, and compost containers at pullouts 2, 3, and 4, as shown on this map. A recent check shows that visitor are indeed filling these containers with litter which would likely otherwise end up on the ground.

While we welcome Cal's tentative first step to take care of its land, this is not enough. No trash cans have been placed at pullouts 0, 5, 7, or the unmarked pullout linked here, which serves several heavily-used trail. More importantly, these portable containers are not the "standard receptacles for outdoor locations at UC Berkeley" mandated by Cal's own Zero Waste Plan and will quickly end up destroyed, thrown down the mountain, or both.

As discussed on our Views page, Cal must place and maintain Bigbelly trash, recycling, and compost containers at all of Grizzly Peak's pullouts to competently capture the site's significant waste stream.

Link to the article here.

For round 10, the trash pandas were back at it on the Grizzly Peak Wall, hauling on ropes and struggling up slopes! We got a couch that was at least 150 yards down a very steep slope, a shopping cart, an oil drum, at least 10 more tires, and scads of other sullied stuff. We even got some drunk guys to haul on the ropes - who knew grog was as good as sea shanties?

I want to give a huge shout-out to all the hard-working pandas, including Keaton, Oliver, Leon, Jacob, Cleo, Nick, and Jeremy - if I missed anyone, let me know! You guys are absolute rockstars, and this team effort never would have happened without you!

Thank you so much!!!