Author Archives: Stan Dodson

Stan Dodson, manager of La Farine Bakery in Oakland's Dimond District, and founder of the nonprofit organization Oakland Trails, has led projects to help promote, maintain, and enhance the trail system that connects Dimond Park to the Bay Area Ridge Trail since 2008. Learn more, get involved, and donate at OaklandTrails.org.

Old Survivor Documentary: A Celebration of Oakland’s Redwoods

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Fueled by California’s Gold Rush in the 1850’s, Oakland’s ancient redwood forest was drastically cut to help build San Francisco. But one old tree was left behind, and with the amazing conservation efforts in the early 1900’s, a second-growth forest around the “Old Survivor” tree was protected as parkland for future generations.