NATURAL RESOURCES OF THE WATERSHED

Plants

• Native Species and Plant Communities in the Sausal Creek Watershed/ Joaquin Miller Park

• Plants of the Sausal Creek Watershed and Joaquin Miller Park (native and nonnative)

• Rare Plants of the Sausal Creek Watershed and Joaquin Miller Park

• The Gardener’s Guide to the Sausal Creek Watershed: A Home Companion to Growing Native Plant

• For more information on gardening with native plants, click here.

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Fungi

• Mushrooms and iNaturalist, Damon Tighe

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Aquatic Insects

• Insects of the Sausal Creek Watershed, Kathleen Harris

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Birds

• Sausal Creek Watershed Bird Checklist

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Fish

• Sausal Creek Watershed Rainbow Trout Observation Log

• Sausal Creek Watershed Rainbow Trout Fact Sheet      

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Geology

• Rocks of Shepherd Canyon

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Water Quality

• Conductivity

• Dissolved Oxygen

• E. coli

• pH

• Water Temperature

• Information on how dog waste affects creek water quality

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California Rapid Assessment Method (CRAM)

• Sausal Creek at El Centro Ave. CRAM Summary Assessment Report 5/24/2017

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Biological Resources Survey, June 2000

Tables of Biological Resources of the Upper Sausal Creek Watershed from Martha E. Lowe's thesis, June 2000, The Upper Sausal Creek Watershed (Oakland, California): Historical and Contemporary Ecology, Watershed Assessment, and Recommendations for Ecosystem Restoration and Management,

Sonoma State University

• Amphibians and Reptiles

• Amphibians and Reptiles Observed

• Birds

• Special Status Birds

• Mammals          

• Rare Plants

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Nature Observations

Share your observations of plants, animals, or fungi in the Sausal Creek Watershed through iNaturalist.

Please note where you made your observation, and add a picture if available.

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