Posted on 02/19/2008 9:18:05 AM PST by 2ndDivisionVet
BERKELEY - Two men climbed into trees at the University of California, Berkeley oak grove this morning and tossed down supplies used by tree sitters, a grove spokesman said early Tuesday. The tree sitters themselves had not been removed by 8 a.m.
Doug Buckwald, who has been involved with the tree sit since it started in December 2006, said two men climbed into an oak tree and a redwood tree and tossed food, water and other supplies used by tree sitters onto the ground. It was not immediately clear if ropes and pullies were being cut as well. The tree sitters yelled "extraction, extraction" as the goods fell to the ground at least 40 feet below, Buckwald said.
A group of people have been living in the trees for more than a year to protest the university's plan to build a $125 million sports training center on the site. The plan is tied up in court and a decision on three lawsuits - including one from Save the Oaks and one from the City of Berkeley - isn't expected until at least late spring or early summer.
The university has promised to plant three trees for every tree that is removed but tree sitters and their supporters are against that idea because they say many of the existing trees are old and mature.
The university over the last few months has put up two chain-link fences to prevent people from going in and out of the tree grove but tree sitters have set up an elaborate rope and pulley system to get food, water and other supplies into the grove.
A UC Berkeley spokesman was not immediately available for comment this morning.
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send up some fire ants!
Great Idea!
That’s Tilden Park in those pics.
It was just across the street from the park, first shot was facing SSW. The second pic was facing WSW from the peak. If you look closely, you can see the city of Berkeley through the fog.
What really stinks is that there are world leaders laughing at the way we coddle these stinking parasites.
Can’t wait until these 2 are given government jobs with the next Hillobama administration.
Can’t wait until these 2 are given government jobs with the next Hillobama administration.
I thought it looked familiar. I used to work right next to there at the Animal Behavior Research Station.
If I was good enough with Photo Shop I would transpose a picture of a Marine Corps A-10 approaching the Berkeley “Monkey Island” and add the caption “Target acquired.”
Reminds me of the fool who decided she could stand in front of an Israeli bulldozer with impunity... she died... LOL
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