water monitoringfish circlingfosc signinstruction in the gardenrestored meander
FOSC logo

About the Friends

About Sausal Creek

Volunteer

Donate

Contact

Photos

Links

Website Index

Home

en Español

About Sausal Creek :: Nature

General Info

Watershed History

Nature

Maps
Related Links
Articles
Included in the following table are resources that describe the natural environment of the Sausal Creek Watershed. They are provided in:
Natural Resources of the Sausal Creek Watershed
Name of Resource
(click to open)
DescriptionFormat(/Size)
Aquatic Insect UpdateAn update on the Aquatic Insect sampling efforts, Winter 2005 .pdf, 52kk
FOSC Habitat Plant Listprepared by Karen Paulsell for the Restoration Committee of the Friends of Sausal Creek .pdf, 180k
Status of pallid manzanita (Arctostaphylos pallida) in the Sausal Creek Watershedprepared by Ralph Kanz for the Restoration Committee of the Friends of Sausal Creek .pdf, 172k
Some Sausal Creek Watershed Erosion Sources photographs documenting the watershed's erosion problems.html
Birds of the Sausal Creek Watersheda checklist for use in the watershed (also available at trailhead boxes).pdf, 164k
A Diary from the Top of the WatershedKaren Paulsell's observations above Cinderella Creek, a tributary of Sausal.pdf, 168k
Pictures of birds found in the Sausal Creek Watershedphotographs by Brad Sillasen, used with permission.html
Sounds of Sausal Creeka fun page of sounds, recorded by Bob Branstrom.html (.au format sounds)
The Gardener's Guide to the Sausal Creek Watersheda book about how native plants can be used in home gardening with descriptions of plants native to the Sausal Creek watershed, and featured in the Dimond Park native plant demonstration garden.pdf, 668k
The East Bay Gardener's Guide published by the Aquatic Outreach Institute, now called The Watershed Project $5; contact the FOSC Executive Director
Tables of Biological Resources of the Upper Sausal Creek Watershed
(click on table name to open)
Amphibians and Reptiles
Amphibians and Reptiles Observed
Birds
Special Status Birds
Mammals
Plants
Rare Plants
.pdf, 60k
.pdf, 56k
.pdf, 108k
.pdf, 56k
.pdf, 64k
.pdf, 208k
.pdf, 112k
Water Quality Monitoring Study"Monitoring the water quality of Sausal Creek, Oakland, CA: A comparative study on methods to detect urban pollution" (study by UC Berkeley student, 1999).pdf, 392k
Fish Storyan ongoing account since 1997 of the presence of fish in Sausal Creek.pdf, 28k
Aquatic Insect ReportA Brief Update on the Aquatic Insect Sampling Efforts at Sausal Creek, September 2002.pdf, 28k
Status Report on Native Plant Revegetation Projectone page summary describing the Friends' efforts restoring Dimond Canyon.pdf, 28k