Dimond Park Shines!

Before the tour: Join us in participating in the park's 18-year daily Qigong Practice!

Dimond Park is one of Oakland’s most used parks, and due to community support it looks better than ever! Join the Wild Goose Qigong Flock for a morning practice at 9 am. Qigong is a health care practice consisting of gentle yet powerful movements that treat pain, illness and enhance your overall health and longevity. For the past 18 years, 7 days a week, the flock has been practicing under the trees at Dimond Park. No experience necessary. —Gail Whang

At 10am, hear from Friends of Sausal Creek about the restoration of the Sausal Creek watershed with native plants, and from the Friends of Dimond Park who manage teams of volunteers keeping the park at its peak. Dennis Evanosky will speak about the history of the park from the Ohlones. Learn how some of Oakland’s oldest adobe bricks ended up gracing the Scout Hut. —Friends of Sausal Creek; Leslie B. Johnson, Friends of Dimond Park; Dennis Evanosky

Image credit: Golden Gate Area Council, Scouting America Archives

Meeting Location: (Qigong practice meets near Redwood trees at the lower end of the Park) The Dimond Park Walking Tour meets at El Centro and the upper Sausal Creek entrance

Tour Guides: (Qigong - Gail Whang) Tour - Friends of Sausal Creek; Leslie B. Johnson, Friends of Dimond Park; Dennis Evanosky

NOTES:

• PLEASE MEET 15 MINUTES BEFORE listed time to allow for registration.

• We kindly request you register in advance.

• We offer fee waivers for limited income residents— just ask!

• Comfortable walking shoes, sun hats and sunscreen are recommended. Bring water.

• Vouchers, limited-income accommodation, and any other special circumstances should be handled in advance. Please email info@oaklandheritage.org for assistance

• Check your email the morning of the walking tour for any last-minute changes, clarifications, or cancellation.

• If you need assistance navigating Humanitix, please reach out to us at info@oaklandheritage.org or call our office at (510) 763-9218 and we’d be happy to help.

• Due to the ongoing presence of Covid, we will continue to make masks available. If you feel ill the day of a tour, please stay home. If after a tour, you become ill and test positive, please let us know as soon as possible. Thank you.

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• These tours support Oakland Heritage Alliance, a non-profit that tells Oakland’s story through walking tours, lectures, newsletters and advocacy. We welcome volunteers and new members!

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About Oakland Heritage Alliance

Oakland Heritage Alliance is a 501(c)(3) non-profit membership organization which advocates the protection, preservation, and revitalization of Oakland's architectural, historic, cultural and natural resources through publications, education, and direct action.