Resources for Watershed Residents

• Gardening with Native Plants 

• 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 

• Ecological Impact of Ivy

• 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. 

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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 nursery@sausalcreek.org for information on creek-appropriate species.