The Trees got laid

The Trees got laid



The long-running controversy over the Trees at Berkeley was laid to rest recently.
If you have no idea what I'm talking about, "they" (trained arborists, SF Chronicle 2008.) recently cut down the trees outside of the Cal-Berkeley Memorial Stadium where protesters have been roosting since shortly after I left Campus (the second time), or so it seems. There's no need to worry-- unless, of course the Bears hit the skids after this past weekend's 66-3 routing of Wazzu (that's in the State right to the left of Idaho, for you no-Pac 10'ers. Yes, SEC, I'm talkin' to YOU. Did you figure that one out yet?-- next to Idaho, yes the State that is well-known for the potato... NO, that's OHIO State... nevermind)

Let's not kid ourselves-- there will be trees there long after there is a sports complex, a stadium, or people left on this planet to inhabit either. Unless, of course, sea level rise turns Strawberry Canyon into Salmon Spawning ground. (ref. USACE EM 1110-X-XXX on Sea Level Rise Which reminds me of another Cal story. This one about a young lad giving it all he had on the 50-yard line... (okay, it was the time I "christened" the new grass field in Memorial Stadium just after they, um laid it.)

So anyway back to Berkeley and the Trees. If you think about it, it's really a "patriotic" thing at Cal to axe Trees. We've been making a tradition out of it since the 1920's (ref. axe story, UC Rally Committee, http://ucrc.berkeley.edu/visitors/specialevents/biggame/axe_story.php). And in fact, we have certain Bear (rumored to be born in a North Side Fraternity House, and in a school cartoon ref-- Oski Cartoon Daily Californian) who has been kicking Tree ass for years (ref. http://clog.dailycal.org/tag/oski/)... except it used to be a Native American Indian and he kicked that ass too. So for all of you who are boo-hooing the trees, remember that.

Except, of course if the Bears hit a losing streak. Then I'm declaring it Oski Habitat and we're bringing back the trees. And maybe the protesters too-- I never even got a shot at my Dream Date with Dumpstermuffin (ref.
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• September 9. 2008
• SLIDESHOW: Last Stand At UC Berkeley Grove; Tree-Sitters Surrender
• BERKELEY: David Stevenson Reports On Tree-Sitting Protest Finally Coming To End
• BERKELEY: Jana Katsuyama Reports On Reaction To End Of Tree-Sitter Protest
• LAST STAND: Raw Video Of Arrests Tuesday At UC Tree-Sitters Protest
• BERKELEY: Kraig Debro Reports On Police Closing In On Tree-Sitters With Crane, Scaffolding
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• September 8. 2008
• BERKELEY: Lloyd LaCuesta Reports On End Drawing Near For UC Tree-Sitting Protest
• SANTA CRUZ: Robert Handa Talks To UC Santa Cruz Tree Sitters About Berkeley Protest
• Zero Hour Passes; Defiant Tree-Sitters Remain
• BERKELEY: Kraig Debro Reports On Tree-Sitters Ignoring Deadline, Staying Put
• BERKELEY: Kraig Debro Reports On Deadline Nearing For Tree-Sitters
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• September 5, 2008
• SLIDESHOW: Protestors Decry The Felling Of Trees At UC Berkeley
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• BERKELEY: Renee Kemp Reports On The University's Move To Start Cutting Down The Trees
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• August 21, 2008
• BERKELEY: Tom Vacar Reports On Berkeley Trimming Trees Around Tree-Sit
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• August 5, 2008
• BERKELEY: Renee Kemp Reports On UC Officials Pushing To Close Tree-Sitter Supporters' Median Strip Camp
• Tree-Sitters Support Encampment Draws UC's Ire
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• July 23, 2008
• BERKELEY: Ken Wayne Reports On Negotiations Between Police And Tree-Sitting Protesters
• Treesitters Stage High-Wire Re-Supply Mission
• BERKELEY: Kraig Debro Reports On Tree-Sitters' Defiant Stand Against Judge's Ruling Against Them
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• July 2, 2008
• BERKELEY: Renee Kemp Reports On Hospitalization Of "Dumpster Muffin" After Tree-Sitters Arrest
• RAW VIDEO: Tree-Sitter "Dumpster Muffin" Collapses During Arrest
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• June 18, 2008
• BERKELEY: Renee Kemp Reports On UC Sports Center Ruling And Rising Tensions With Protesters
• MUFFIN'S STAND: Watch Video Of Environmental Activist Dumpster Muffin's Stand Against Arborists
• BERKELEY: Jesse Gary Reports On Mounting Tensions At UC Tree Protest
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• June 17, 2008
• BERKELEY: Renee Kemp Reports On Clashes Between Tree-Sitters And Aborists Hired By University
• BERKELEY: UC Berkeley Spokesman Dan Mogulof Talks About Tuesday's Action At Oak Grove
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• Feb. 19, 2008
• BERKELEY: Claudine Wong Reports On Removal Of Tree-Sitters' Lines And Supplies
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• Nov. 15, 2007 -- Arrests
• TREE-SITTER ARRESTS: Video Of The UC Berkeley Tree-Sitters Arrests
• BEREKELY: Jade Hernandez Reports On UC Tree-Sitter Arrests
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• BERKELEY: Heather Holmes Reports Tree-Sitting Activists Promising To Continue Protest
• BERKELEY: Ken Pritchett Reports On Suspicious Arson Attack On Van That May Be Linked To Tree Protesters
• SLIDESHOW: UC Berkeley Treesitters Await Fate
• HAYWARD: David Stevenson Reports On First Day Of Court Hearings Addressing Proposed UC Sports Complex
• BERKELEY: Joe Fonzi Looks At Controversy Surrounding Proposed UC Training Facility
• FREMONT: David Stevenson Reports On Judge Postponing Decision On UC Tree Protesters
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• BERKELEY: Gasia Mikaelian Reports On Injunction Putting UC Stadium Plan In Limbo
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UC Allows Tree-Sitters To Get Food And Water

UPDATED: 10:04 am PDT June 23, 2008

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