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Creeks - Restoration Projects
WITH FUNDS FROM county, state, and federal grants--and, most importantly, with community support--the Watershed Improvement Program has been able to begin restoring certain stretches of Oakland creeks.
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Restoration of the Peralta Creek channel in Cesar Chavez Park is complete! Click here for a project description. | |
Restoration of the creek channel in Arroyo Viejo park is complete! Click here for a project description. |
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Restoration of the creek channel in Dimond park is complete! Click here for a project description. | |
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Restoration Project Approach The Watershed Improvement Program favors state-of-the-art restoration techniques--often the "low-tech" approach--to plan and implement restoration of Oakland's creeks. For example, willow cuttings shaped into "fascines" are driven into creek banks where they take root and hold soil in place. (In the "olden days," concrete was used to stabilize creek banks.) Creek bank stabilization, habitat enhancement, and removal of non-native plants to make room for plants native to Oakland's riparian (creekside) areas are just some of Oakland's creek improvement goals. | |