[S-C] Fwd: Close to Home: The Ever-Changing Trees of the East Bay Hills

[Kevin Shrieve]

Subject: 	Close to Home: The Ever-Changing Trees of the East Bay Hills
Date: 	Thu, 27 Oct 2005 10:35:00 -0800
From: 	Lauren de Boer <klauren at earthlight.org>



Close to Home presents a public talk and slide show

THE EVER-CHANGING TREES OF THE EAST BAY HILLS
A History of Our Oaks, Redwoods and Eucalyptus
With Jerry Kent
Monday,  November 7, 2005    7:30 P.M.
Montclair Presbyterian Church in Oakland

Jerry Kent began as a Park Groundsman at Redwood Regional Park in 1962, 
and recently
retired as the Park District's Assistant General Manager of Operations 
and Interpretation.
Throughout his 42-year career he has been involved in both policy 
formation and
the day-to-day management of District lands, leading to a unique 
understanding of
the history of East Bay trees.

Were the hills formerly covered in oak forests that were cut for 
firewood by pioneer
residents?  What were our native grasslands and woodlands like before 
European settlers
and residential development? How large were the redwood groves before 
they were
logged in 1860?  Why were so many eucalyptus planted in California?  Was 
it for
beauty or profit?

Jerry will present a PowerPoint show with rarely seen historic 
photographs of early
hill plant communities compared with current photographs of the mixed 
native and
exotic vegetation of today. You will get the whole story about why the 
Mahogany
Eucalyptus and Land Company created gigantic eucalyptus plantations on 
private water
company lands in 1910.  Also, you cypress, and eucalyptus trees in the 
North Oakland
Hills.  You will see the ever-changing hills in photographs dated from 
the late
1800s, early 1900s, a series of unique 1935 aerial photos, and personal 
photos taken
over the past forty years.

Donation: $5  (K-12 Free)

Montclair Presbyterian Church is located at 5701Thornhill Rd. in the 
Montclair area
of Oakland. Take the Thornhill exit on Highway 13 and go east 1/4 mile. 
Parking
available in lot 1/2 block west and on street. For more information: 
www.close-to-home.org
Cindy Spring (510) 655-6658
_spring5 at mindspring.com
_
On Dec 5: Sustainable Oakland with Randy Hayes

Hosted by: Close to Home
Co-sponsors:
EcoStewards of Montclair Presbyterian Church
Oakland Museum of California
Bay Nature magazine
EarthLight magazine

-- Sandra Lewis
(510) 601-5715

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