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Team Oakland 2025 Reflections
Student Poem We pulled ivy from the wall, its grip was strong, its vines were tall. I watched it fall, a tangled art, Still loving nature...
Aug 26, 20253 min read


Friend of the Month | Ebube Okereke
Ebube and her dad at the nursery Meet Ebube, an Eagle Scout from Scout Troop 202, who recently refurbished five benches for the FOSC...
Aug 8, 20253 min read


Breathing Through the Soil | Amphibians as Indicators of Ecosystem Health
I’ve been volunteering with Friends of Sausal Creek for a little over a year and have served as a student representative on the board of...
Aug 8, 20252 min read


A New Addition to the Sausal Creek Watershed Plant List | Spotted Hideseed
During a recent walk along the Bridgeview Trail in Dimond Canyon, FOSC board president Robert Leidy came across an interesting plant that...
Jul 24, 20251 min read


Friend of the Month | David Moore
Meet David Moore, an urban forestry leader who spent seven years overseeing the City of Oakland's Parks and Tree Services Team—and became...
Jul 14, 20255 min read


Friend of the Month | Archana Paladugu
Meet Archana, a volunteer steward who brings curiosity, gratitude, and a deep sense of place to her ongoing relationship with the Sausal...
Jun 17, 20252 min read


Site of the Month | Snowberry Preserve
Meet the stewards behind Snowberry Preserve, a quarter-acre site nestled at the corner of Skyline Boulevard and Castle Drive, in a...
May 28, 20254 min read


FOSC Awarded $408K to Protect and Restore the Fern Ravine Headwaters
Kate Berlin, Ella Matsuda, and Robert Leidy stand at Fern Ravine in Joaquin Miller Park. Credit: Callie Rhoades We are thrilled to...
Apr 30, 20252 min read


A Living Project: The Continuous Effort to Restore Sausal Creek
Left: Invasives creep up around a dying Coast Live Oak. Right: Cape ivy and Himalayan blackberry dominate the creekside. If you’ve...
Mar 26, 20254 min read


Friend of the Month | Jeremy Merckling
Meet Jeremy, an environmental scientist at Applied Technology & Science (A-T-S), who leads colleagues in corporate volunteering to...
Mar 25, 20252 min read
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