http://www.sausalcreek.org/blog Promoting Watershed Awareness Sun, 04 Feb 2007 05:11:16 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 A new pest parasite, Cuscuta japonica or Japanese dodder, has been found invading the East Bay. Please be on the lookout and inform your county agriculture office if you see it. The leafless, bright-yellow parasitic vine forms dense tangles on willows, blue elderberry, and wild plums on Cerrito Creek, on the ... http://www.sausalcreek.org/blog/index.php?p=85 A Citizen Suit under the federal Clean Water Act was filed today in federal court by the Millsmont Homeowners Association, an unincorporated association representing residents along Chimes Creek in central East Oakland. The suit charges the City of Oakland and DeSilva Gates Construction, L.L.P. with violations of their National ... http://www.sausalcreek.org/blog/index.php?p=86 Next Wednesday evening, May 17, the Friends of Sausal Creek Environmental Speaker Series is pleased to host Eddie Dunbar, Executive Director of Bug People. Eddie will explore the insect diversity that lies at every footstep in Sausal Creek. Please join us from 7pm-9pm at the Dimond Library, 3565 Fruitvale Avenue, in ... http://www.sausalcreek.org/blog/index.php?p=83 This web map-app allows you to set the sea rise height from global warming and then uses a basic Google road map or a satellite photo to see the results. Find your favorite low-lying place and set the sea rise. It’s global so you can see anywhere. My fave was ... http://www.sausalcreek.org/blog/index.php?p=84 And here’s a picture from the Oakland Public Works Web Site of two of the trout in Sausal Creek: http://www.sausalcreek.org/blog/index.php?p=80 Steelhead trout at least 24″ long were seen trying to spawn in Codornices Creek in early March. A short movie of these rainbow trout, and their smaller creek-resident cousins, is on the Friends of Five Creeks website and the Urban Creeks Council website. http://www.sausalcreek.org/blog/index.php?p=82 I thought you might be interested in happenings in a bigger East Bay creek. Alameda Creek is the biggest creek in the East Bay and they found an 11 pound steelhead trapped below the BART weir. The fish was transported upstream so it could spawn. More dams are coming down ... http://www.sausalcreek.org/blog/index.php?p=81 During todays SCExplorers program we were looking into the pool along with Eric Swinderman, the Glenview 3rd grade teacher (an oldhand at flyfishing) when he said ” there’s a 6″ trout!!.. and another and a 3rd"… I was able to see 2 of them they are so well camouflaged.. But marvelous to know ... http://www.sausalcreek.org/blog/index.php?p=79 Free! Sunday, May 7, 2006, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. at various locations throughout Alameda and Contra Costa counties. Register for passes and a printed guide to 65 bird- and butterfly-friendly, pesticide-free, water conserving, low maintenance gardens that contain 30% or more native plants. Native plants will be available ... http://www.sausalcreek.org/blog/index.php?p=78 How will Dimond residents help each other when the next major disaster strikes? – Help assess our neighborhood’s hazards and resources at 12/7 meeting Reminder: The next Dimond Public Safety Council meeting will occur on Wednesday, December 7th, 2005, at 6:30 p.m. at the Dimond Library, 3565 Fruitvale Avenue (across from Safeway). At this meeting, we ... http://www.sausalcreek.org/blog/index.php?p=77