Short Summary

Garber Park is a 13-acre City of Oakland woodland park located behind the Claremont Hotel. The mile long Loop Trail takes us through a forest of oaks, Bay Laurel, Big Leaf Maples and California Buckeyes to the 1920's era stone Fireplace Plaza. The Garber Park Stewards vision is to safeguard the native wildland resources of Garber Park while reducing the risk of wildfire and improving the trail system.

Monday, December 20, 2010

Big Leaf Maple in Winter

The Big Leaf Maple Forest in winter, as awesome without a leaf as in full foliage.



The "Garber" Oak, towering and scenic, exemplifies the basic riparian oak woodland ecosystem that underpins and unites Garber's 13 acres.