We are continuing our activism on behalf of beloved Knowland Park. Last month, a delegation of Park supporters attended the zoo’s board meeting, where Laura Baker of CNPS read the following in a 10-minute public comment period (extended from the original 3 minutes the board allowed): Continue Reading →
Join our picket line THIS SATURDAY, Feb 15, 10:30 AM to 12:30 PM!We’re asking for volunteers to take part in peaceful actions aimed at raising public awareness of Knowland Park and the zoo’s disastrous plans for its development. Tentatively, we are planning to continue these pickets through February on Saturdays, but we have a lot of irons in the fire right now so we will confirm in advance as we see how those other things develop.
A supporter of Knowland Park and its wildlife
Thanks to ALL who worked so hard to make it happen – donating materials, making signs, contributing speeches or music, leading cheers, waving signs, running our “shuttle,” sharing the information with others and turning out for a fun afternoon. It was truly inspiring to see people just keep coming and coming and coming as the crowd grew. Continue Reading →
Meet at 12:30 pm at Oakland Zoo entrance (intersection of Golf Links Road and Mountain Blvd.)
Allow time for parking on nearby streets and walking to zoo entrance; please carpool, if possible.
Please let us know you’re planning to join us at info@friendsofknowlandpark.org
We are asking for volunteers to take part in peaceful actions aimed at raising public awareness of Knowland Park and the disastrous plans for its development.
We know it’s the holiday time and people have lots of things to do – but we need your help NOW. Thanks to observant Park supporters, we were alerted to NEW ZOO ACTIVITY IN THE PARK – the drilling of holes and pouring of concrete in the proposed expansion area, conducted this week BEFORE any wildlife regulatory permits from state and federal wildlife regulatory agencies were approved. The heavy trucks left behind a maze of tire tracks in the thin soils of the rare grassland, habitat for the Alameda whipsnake. In the winter the snake hibernates in rodent burrows which can be crushed by heavy trucks driving over them. Continue Reading → |
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