INFORMATION FOR WATERSHED
RESIDENTS
Wildscaping with California Native Plants by FOSC Board Member Tim Vendlinski
City of Oakland Resource Documents for Creekside Living
City of Oakland Permitting Guide
Bioengineering Techniques for Erosion Control
GROUNDWORK: A Handbook for Small-Scale Erosion Control
Weed Workers' Handbook - A Guide to Techniques for Removing Bay Area Invasive Plants
To contact City staff, please email watersheds@oaklandnet.com or call the Clean Water and Creeks hotline at (510) 238-6600.
If you are interested in installing native plants to enhance the habitat value and prevent erosion on your creekside property, please consider purchasing locally at the FOSC Native Plant Sale in October (usually on the third Sunday).
Feel free to contact FOSC staff at foscnursery@gmail.com for information on creek-appropriate species.