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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 →
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 →
FollowACTION 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
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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
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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