Knowland

Imagine a beautiful park, a wild open space, next to the city, yet undeveloped. That place is Knowland Park, in Oakland California. It is a city park, but it is also undisturbed land, which provides a home to many rare native species of plants and animals, some of which are endangered. Among its many splendors, the park contains one of the last vestiges of Maritime Chaparral, a plant emblematic of Californian Coast, yet one that has almost disappeared from California altogether. Knowland is a wonderful place, but its native grasslands, chaparral, birds, and animals are threatened. This threat to our land comes from the local, city owned zoo. The zoo plans to build over pristine parts of the park, to build an aerial gondola ride, offices, and to create animal enclosures to make a native California exhibit that will destroy native California. Knowland, the film, tells the story of the park, its treasures, and its history. The film asks us to consider the cost of the Oakland Zoo developme