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FollowWild Oakland Sponsors Free Park Tour on April 12
Have you ever been to Knowland Park? Wild Oakland invites you to join the California Native Plant Society on April 12 from 12 noon – 2:00 pm to visit Oakland’s Knowland Park, a 500-acre wildland park and home to diverse native plant communities and wildlife. We’ll tour the native grasslands — depending upon rain, we may have wildflower displays, a look at the East Bay’s largest fairy ring of puffballs, oak woodlands, lichens, and rare maritime chaparral. Continue Reading →
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Oakland Zoo’s PR campaign is faltering, still can save Knowland Park
By Karen Smith, Oakland Tribune My Word © 2014 Bay Area News Group
A recent news report about the successful move to preserve 362 acres of natural parkland in the East Bay hills could almost have been about Knowland Park.
The land is described as a collection of steep hillsides spilling down from the ridgeline, with a mix of bays, oaks and native grasses, streams, and abundant wildlife–mountain lions, coyote, deer, hawks, snakes and other creatures–taking advantage of the open-space corridor, along with 360-degree ridgetop views for human visitors.
But it is not in Oakland; it’s in Richmond. Continue Reading →
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ACTION DAY REQUEST: JOIN OUR PICKET LINE!
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.
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WHAT A TURNOUT for the Save Knowland Park Rally on Sunday!!!
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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