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Here's a thought: Why not build AROUND the oak grove?

California Mulls What To Do With Tree-Sitters
By MICHELLE LOCKE, Associated Press Writer
Thu Nov 22, 4:55 PM ET

BERKELEY, Calif. - University of California officials have won the legal right to oust a band of tree-sitters who've taken up residence in an oak grove standing in the way of a planned sports center.

But how do you uproot a tree-sitter in Berkeley, one of America's most "politically correct" cities?



"Extremely difficult," acknowledges campus spokesman Dan Mogulof.

As the protest nears its one-year anniversary, plenty of people have suggestions: Fire hoses, skunk spray and tranquilizer darts are among the thorny ideas Internet posters have planted.

So far, the university has moved cautiously.

The university wants to remove dozens of the picturesque trees, called evergreen coast live oaks, to build a $125 million training facility for its Golden Bears athletic teams.

There have been scuffles between police and tree-sitters; and campus officials have put up chain-link fences around the grove. University lawyers have told a judge they are considering pruning lower branches � to make it harder to ferry supplies up to the protesters.

Both sides say they don't want a treetop confrontation.

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[agentX]

Ah, the University of Beserkly. I used to work there this year.

I remember a previous article a few months back about this. A professional might be called in (used to be a tree sitter himself) to talk down the sitters or drag them down. But the risks are high.

All things live and all things die. That is the way of nature.

Plant the replacement trees, take out the sitters, build the facility.
Although, given the way the Bears played football this season, I doubt a new training facility is gonna help.