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WHAT A TURNOUT for the Save Knowland Park Rally on Sunday!!!

A supporter of Knowland Park and it's wildlife

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 →

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Drilling and Habitat Destruction Cover-up – Rally Against Expansion, Sun. Jan. 5!

Drilling2After we reported last week about the zoo’s contractors drilling holes and damaging sensitive wildlife and plant habitat prior to receiving  permits from the state and federal wildlife regulatory agencies, an alert Park supporter Friday  found the zoo’s contracted biologist and a small crew with rakes trying to cover over the tire tracks, remove concrete from the holes, and cover them with imported dirt. When we arrived on the scene to video, the first worker said they were covering tire tracks, the second one said they were “pulling French Broom” which was ridiculous since a) they had no pulling wrenches, only rakes, and b) there was almost no broom visible, since our Knowland Park Coalition work crews have already pulled most of it out. Continue Reading →

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Rally to Save Knowland Park

Save the Date!

Sunday, January 5

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.

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Drilling and Habitat Destruction in the Park

Drilling2We 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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Knowland Park Supporters’ Meeting Nov. 9

StCuthbertChurchOaklandDATE:   Saturday, Nov. 9th

TIME:   3-5 p.m.

PLACE:   St. Cuthbert’s Episcopal Church Parish Hall
at 7932 Mountain Blvd, corner of Keller Ave.

Parking in church lot and on adjacent streets, good handicap access. Continue Reading →

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