75 Get Nude To Save Berkeley Trees

Mar. 17 - BCN -- Police officers were among the bystanders in Berkeley today as about 75 models were photographed in the nude to bring attention to the planned removal of oak trees to make way for a new stadium.

Bay Area photographer Jack Gescheidt's ongoing "The TreeSpirit Project" depicts unclothed people and trees together.

Media attention to the controversy over replacing the aging Memorial Stadium on the campus of the University of California at Berkeley drew Gescheidt to try a new composition at the Memorial Oak Grove, he said.

"Humans are drawn to trees, they are important to us in ways that can be difficult to describe in words," Gescheidt said. "My work is all about recognizing and capturing the power of that connection."

Activist Doug Buckwald said Berkeley police officers warned the participants that citations and arrests could follow if they carried out the photo shoot. However, no one who participated was arrested, he said.

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