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Yellow mariposa lily (Calochortus luteus) blooming in the serpentine prairie at Joaquin Miller Park. We're accepting community photo submissions like this one to help tell the story of the Sausal Creek Watershed — you can share yours using this form.
Photos by Saumitra Kelkar
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Friends of Sausal Creek is a volunteer-based, community organization. We appreciate your support of our education, monitoring, and restoration programs in the
Sausal Creek Watershed.
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Upcoming Summer Restoration Workdays
Multiple Dates and Watershed Sites
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Join us for one (or more!) of our summer workdays! We'll be focusing on pulling invasive weeds, clearing dead limbs, and removing debris that pose wildfire risk. Below are just a few of our upcoming restoration events—check out our events calendar to view the full list, learn more, and RSVP.
- Fern Ravine - Saturday August 2nd, 9 a.m. - 12 p.m.
- Bridgeview Trailhead - Great Big Bin Workdays
- Saturday, August 2nd, 10 a.m. - 12 p.m.
- Sunday, August 3rd, 9 - 11 a.m.
- Golden Hour Nursery Series - Thursdays, 5 - 7 p.m.
- See calendar for August dates
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Save the Date! 20th Annual Native Plant Sale and Open House
Saturday, October 25th, 10 a.m. - 3 p.m. | FOSC Native Plant Nursery
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Our 20th annual Native Plant Sale and Open House will be on Saturday, October 25th at the FOSC Nursery in Joaquin Miller Park—and you won’t want to miss it!
Find the perfect native plants for your garden while celebrating 20 years of this treasured annual tradition, part of our nearly three decades of environmental stewardship in Oakland.
Sign up for our Plant Sale list to be the first to hear about plant availability as the day approaches.
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Explore the Watershed: New Trail Map Available!
Scan QR codes at trailheads or explore the webpage from home
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We’re excited to share that we’ve published a digital trail map on our website! The webpage highlights select trails throughout the Sausal Creek Watershed, providing helpful information such as trail descriptions, length, accessibility, and parking.
For easy access while you’re out exploring the watershed, we’ve posted QR codes at key trailheads including Upper Fern Ravine, El Centro, and Bridgeview, just to name a few. We plan to expand these signs to more locations in the future.
A small reprint of updated physical trail maps is also coming this fall, which will be available in map boxes across the watershed.
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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 one of FOSC's most valued partners along the way. We'll miss working with David in Oakland, but we're thrilled to see him take on a new challenge leading San Francisco's Bureau of Urban Forestry. | | |
Oakland High School Restoration Project
Student-Created Short Video
| | This spring, eleventh graders in the Environmental Science Academy Pathway at Oakland High School chose restoration at Dimond Park as their annual project. Over the course of six weeks, 18 students committed to removing invasive plants for an hour each Monday through the end of the school year. Their consistent effort paid off—they cleared more than 17 cubic yards of English ivy, Cape ivy, Himalayan blackberry, foxtails, French broom, and poison hemlock from their restoration site. Shoutout to a student participant for this great video! | |
A New Addition to the Sausal Creek Watershed Plant List
Eucrypta chrysanthemifolia - Spotted Hideseed
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During a recent walk on the Bridgeview Trail, FOSC Board President Robert Leidy spotted a plant he didn’t recognize—later identified as spotted hideseed (Eucrypta chrysanthemifolia var. chrysanthemifolia), a native annual not previously reported in the Sausal Creek Watershed. This California-endemic species is typically found in open woodlands, chaparral, and other habitats, especially after fire. Look for its small white, purple-veined flowers between March and June!
—Russell Huddleston, FOSC Board Member
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We need volunteers in the watershed now more than ever!
Join us for one of our many workdays.
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Friends of Sausal Creek is a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization. Our mission is to restore, maintain, and protect the Sausal Creek Watershed.
We educate future generations, involve the community in local environmental stewardship, and collaborate with agencies and other nonprofits to have a positive impact on the local ecosystem.
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Photo credits:
Saumitra Kelkar, Elena Stenger, Mark Rauzon, Eliana Thompson, David Moore, Russell Huddleston
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