Restoration Workdays (9am-noon) and the Nursery Volunteer
Work Program (1:30-4:30pm) are held most, but not all, Saturdays. For
more information or if you have any questions, please contact
us.
Click on the month to get an overview of activities.
(Last updated May 12, 2008. Note: As of 2008, monthly meetings are held bi-monthly, on odd-numbered months)
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| May 2008 |
| Date/Time | Description/Location |
| Friday, May 2, 9:30am-12:30pm |
Seed Hike: Location TBD. Join us for a walk in the watershed to collection seeds, check on plant stands, and learn about native ecology. Email nursery@sausalcreek.org to join the (no spam) email list. |
| Saturday, May 3, 1:30-4:30pm |
Propagation Workday. Join us at the Joaquin Miller Native Plant Nursery for an afternoon workday. Sowing, transplanting, weeding and other nursery tasks. No experience needed; just bring a water bottle. RSVP for groups over 6. Email nursery@sausalcreek.org for more info.
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| Wednesday, May 14 (2nd Wednesday), 7-9pm |
Board Meeting, Montclair Library, 1687 Mountain Blvd. |
| Friday, May 16, 9:30am-12:30pm |
Seed Hike: Location TBD. Join us for a walk in the watershed to collection seeds, check on plant stands, and learn about native ecology. Email nursery@sausalcreek.org to join the (no spam) email list. |
| Saturday, May 17, 9am-noon |
Restoration Workday: Dimond Park. Meet us at the Scout Hut in Dimond Park to continue beautifying the riparian zone adjacent to the Tot lot, clearing the way for a new planting of natives this winter. Email field@sausalcreek.org to RSVP. |
| Saturday, May 17, 1:30-4:30pm |
Propagation Workday. Join us at the Joaquin Miller Native Plant Nursery for an afternoon workday. Sowing, transplanting, weeding and other nursery tasks. No experience needed; just bring a water bottle. RSVP for groups over 6. Email nursery@sausalcreek.org for more info. |
| Sunday, May 18, 9:30am-noon |
Aquatic Insect Sampling. Call Emma Brown to confirm, 527-2507. |
| Wednesday, May 21 (3rd Wednesday), 7-9pm |
Bi-Monthly Meeting, Oakland's Dimond Branch Library. Come hear about the current state of Sausal Creek's inhabitants. Emma Brown, longtime volunteer in charge of FOSC's aquatic insect monitoring program, along with Igor Lacan, who wrote his graduate thesis on volunteer monitoring and data verification, and Robert Leidy, a U.S. EPA expert on fish in Bay Area Creeks, will discuss what is known about the creek's insects and fish and what options exist for improving their habitat. |
| Saturday, May 24, 9am-noon |
Restoration Workday:
Benevides. Meet us at the Scout Hut in Dimond Park, and we will walk up to Benevides to weed the native plant garden at the turnaround and work on erosion control projects further up the trail. There is something for everyone, whether you are a detail-oriented gardener or someone who likes to work with big hand tools, shoring up and stabilizing trails. Email field@sausalcreek.org to RSVP. |
| Saturday, May 24, 1:30-4:30pm |
Propagation Workday. Join us at the Joaquin Miller Native Plant Nursery for an afternoon workday. Sowing, transplanting, weeding and other nursery tasks. No experience needed; just bring a water bottle. RSVP for groups over 6. Email nursery@sausalcreek.org for more info. |
| Friday, May 30, 9:30am-12:30pm |
Seed Hike: Location TBD. Join us for a walk in the watershed to collection seeds, check on plant stands, and learn about native ecology. Email nursery@sausalcreek.org to join the (no spam) email list. |
| Saturday, May 31, 9am-noon |
Restoration Workday: Beaconsfield Canyon, a 5-acre gem between Ascot and Chelton drives. Workdays involve clearing debris for fire prevention, pulling invasive plants, planting and marking natives, and extending trails. Wear sturdy shoes and long pants. Bring work gloves and hand garden tools if you have them. We meet at the end of Beaconsfield Place. Take Park Bl. east til it dead-ends into Mountain. Turn right and then bear left as Mountain becomes Ascot Drive. Turn left at Chelton, then right at the second intersection. |
| Saturday, May 31, 1:30-4:30pm |
Propagation Workday. Join us at the Joaquin Miller Native Plant Nursery for an afternoon workday. Sowing, transplanting, weeding and other nursery tasks. No experience needed; just bring a water bottle. RSVP for groups over 6. Email nursery@sausalcreek.org for more info. |
| June 2008 | back to top |
| Date/Time | Description/Location |
| Friday, June 6, 9:30am-12:30pm |
Seed Hike: Location TBD. Join us for a walk in the watershed to collection seeds, check on plant stands, and learn about native ecology. Email nursery@sausalcreek.org to join the (no spam) email list. |
| Saturday, June 7, 9am-noon |
Restoration Workday: Dimond Canyon. Meet us at the Scout Hut in Dimond Park, and we will grab some tools and head into the canyon for a day of invasive plant removal and weeding of the El Centro trailhead and the trailside vegetation between there and the turnaround. Email field@sausalcreek.org to RSVP. |
| Wednesday, June 11 , (2nd Wednesday), 7-9pm |
Board Meeting, Montclair Library, 1687 Mountain Blvd. |
| Friday, June 13, 9:30am-12:30pm |
Seed Hike: Location TBD. Join us for a walk in the watershed to collection seeds, check on plant stands, and learn about native ecology. Email nursery@sausalcreek.org to join the (no spam) email list. |
| Saturday, June 14, 1:30-4:30pm |
Propagation Workday. Join us at the Joaquin Miller Native Plant Nursery for an afternoon workday. Sowing, transplanting, weeding and other nursery tasks. No experience needed; just bring a water bottle. RSVP for groups over 6. Email nursery@sausalcreek.org for more info. |
| Sunday, June 15, 9:30am-noon |
Aquatic Insect Sampling. Call Emma Brown to confirm, 527-2507. |
| Saturday, June 28, 9am-noon |
Restoration Workday: Beaconsfield Canyon, a 5-acre gem between Ascot and Chelton drives. Workdays involve clearing debris for fire prevention, pulling invasive plants, planting and marking natives, and extending trails. Wear sturdy shoes and long pants. Bring work gloves and hand garden tools if you have them. We meet at the end of Beaconsfield Place. Take Park Bl. east til it dead-ends into Mountain. Turn right and then bear left as Mountain becomes Ascot Drive. Turn left at Chelton, then right at the second intersection. |
| Saturday, June 28, 9am-noon |
Restoration Workday:
Dimond Park. Meet us at the Scout Hut in Dimond Park to work on invasive plant removal and creek access in the area immediately adjacent to the tot lot. This area is due for a facelift and will be getting it this year!
Email field@sausalcreek.org to RSVP. |
| July 2008 | back to top |
| Date/Time | Description/Location |
| Friday, July 4, 9:30am-12:30pm |
Seed Hike: Location TBD. Join us for a walk in the watershed to collection seeds, check on plant stands, and learn about native ecology. Email nursery@sausalcreek.org to join the (no spam) email list. |
| Saturday, July 5, 1:30-4:30pm |
Propagation Workday. Join us at the Joaquin Miller Native Plant Nursery for an afternoon workday. Sowing, transplanting, weeding and other nursery tasks. No experience needed; just bring a water bottle. RSVP for groups over 6. Email nursery@sausalcreek.org for more info.
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| Wednesday, July 9, (2nd Wednesday), 7-9pm |
Board Meeting, Montclair Library, 1687 Mountain Blvd. |
| Friday, July 11, 9:30am-12:30pm |
Seed Hike: Location TBD. Join us for a walk in the watershed to collection seeds, check on plant stands, and learn about native ecology. Email nursery@sausalcreek.org to join the (no spam) email list. |
| Saturday, July 12, 1:30-4:30pm |
Propagation Workday. Join us at the Joaquin Miller Native Plant Nursery for an afternoon workday. Sowing, transplanting, weeding and other nursery tasks. No experience needed; just bring a water bottle. RSVP for groups over 6. Email nursery@sausalcreek.org for more info. |
| July (date tbd), 8:0am-noon |
Bird Monitoring.
Call Mark Rauzon for more info, 531-3887. |
| Wednesday, July 16 (3rd Wednesday), 7-9pm |
Bi-Monthly Meeting, Oakland's Dimond Branch Library. Agenda tbd. |
| July (date tbd), 8:0am-noon |
Water Quality Monitoring. Call Nick Kish to confirm, 530-4490. |
| Saturday, July 19, 9am-noon |
Restoration Workday:
Dimond Park. Meet us at the Scout Hut in Dimond Park to work on invasive plant removal and the installation of erosion control along the creek banks in Dimond Park. Email field@sausalcreek.org to RSVP. |
| Saturday, July 19, 1:30-4:30pm |
Propagation Workday. Join us at the Joaquin Miller Native Plant Nursery for an afternoon workday. Sowing, transplanting, weeding and other nursery tasks. No experience needed; just bring a water bottle. RSVP for groups over 6. Email nursery@sausalcreek.org for more info. |
| Sunday, July 20, 9:30am-noon |
Aquatic Insect Sampling. Call Emma Brown to confirm, 527-2507. |
| Saturday, July 26, 9am-noon |
Restoration Workday: Beaconsfield Canyon, a 5-acre gem between Ascot and Chelton drives. Workdays involve clearing debris for fire prevention, pulling invasive plants, planting and marking natives, and extending trails. Wear sturdy shoes and long pants. Bring work gloves and hand garden tools if you have them. We meet at the end of Beaconsfield Place. Take Park Bl. east til it dead-ends into Mountain. Turn right and then bear left as Mountain becomes Ascot Drive. Turn left at Chelton, then right at the second intersection. |
| August 2008 | back to top |
| Date/Time | Description/Location |
| Friday, August 1, 9:30am-12:30pm |
Seed Hike: Location TBD. Join us for a walk in the watershed to collection seeds, check on plant stands, and learn about native ecology. Email nursery@sausalcreek.org to join the (no spam) email list. |
| Saturday, August 2, 1:30-4:30pm |
Propagation Workday. Join us at the Joaquin Miller Native Plant Nursery for an afternoon workday. Sowing, transplanting, weeding and other nursery tasks. No experience needed; just bring a water bottle. RSVP for groups over 6. Email nursery@sausalcreek.org for more info.
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| Saturday, August 9, 1:30-4:30pm |
Propagation Workday. Join us at the Joaquin Miller Native Plant Nursery for an afternoon workday. Sowing, transplanting, weeding and other nursery tasks. No experience needed; just bring a water bottle. RSVP for groups over 6. Email nursery@sausalcreek.org for more info. |
| Wednesday, August 13 (2nd Wednesday), 7-9pm |
Board Meeting, Montclair Library, 1687 Mountain Blvd. |
| Friday, August 15, 9:30am-12:30pm |
Seed Hike: Location TBD. Join us for a walk in the watershed to collection seeds, check on plant stands, and learn about native ecology. Email nursery@sausalcreek.org to join the (no spam) email list. |
| Saturday, August 16, 1:30-4:30pm |
Propagation Workday. Join us at the Joaquin Miller Native Plant Nursery for an afternoon workday. Sowing, transplanting, weeding and other nursery tasks. No experience needed; just bring a water bottle. RSVP for groups over 6. Email nursery@sausalcreek.org for more info. |
| Sunday, August 17, 9:30am-noon |
Aquatic Insect Sampling. Call Emma Brown to confirm, 527-2507. |
| Saturday, August 30, 9am-noon |
Restoration Workday: Beaconsfield Canyon, a 5-acre gem between Ascot and Chelton drives. Workdays involve clearing debris for fire prevention, pulling invasive plants, planting and marking natives, and extending trails. Wear sturdy shoes and long pants. Bring work gloves and hand garden tools if you have them. We meet at the end of Beaconsfield Place. Take Park Bl. east til it dead-ends into Mountain. Turn right and then bear left as Mountain becomes Ascot Drive. Turn left at Chelton, then right at the second intersection. |
| Saturday, August 30, 1:30-4:30pm |
Propagation Workday. Join us at the Joaquin Miller Native Plant Nursery for an afternoon workday. Sowing, transplanting, weeding and other nursery tasks. No experience needed; just bring a water bottle. RSVP for groups over 6. Email nursery@sausalcreek.org for more info. |
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