Join us for restoration, walks, learning, and stewardship
East Bay groups dealing with specific creeks and watersheds (west of hills)
- Alameda Creek Alliance
- Pinole Creek Watershed, Friends of
- San Leandro Creek, Friends of
- San Pablo Watershed Neighbors Education and Restoration Society (SPAWNERS)
- Sausal Creek, Friends of
- Strawberry Creek, University of California at Berkeley
Bay Area activist organizations dealing with watershed issues
- San Francisco Baykeeper
- California Invasive Plant Council
- California Native Grasslands Association
- California Native Plant Society – East Bay Chapter
- Citizens for East Shore Parks
- Golden Gate Chapter, Audubon Society
- Greenbelt Alliance
- Restore the Delta
- Save the Bay
- Sierra Club, San Francisco Bay Chapter
- Lagunitas Creek, Salmon Protection and Watershed Network (SPAWN)
- The Watershed Project
Agencies with creek- and watershed-related purposes or information
- Alameda Countywide Clean Water Program
- Alameda County Stopwaste – information on Bay Friendly gardening, recycling, composting, etc.
- The California Coastal Commission
- Contra Costa Clean Water Program
- San Francisco Bay Regional Water Quality Control Board and statewide list of reasons why specific water bodies are considered “impaired.”
- San Francisco Estuary Institute
- San Francisco Bay Joint Venture including West Nile Virus Resources and Your Wetlands, info on wetland restoration.
- U. S. Environmental Protection Agency – River Corridor and Wetland Restoration
- California Coastal Conservancy, Bay Area information
Other groups and sites with nature-related purposes or information
- Bay Nature Magazine (with event calendar)
- Berkeley Creeks – A Geographic / Photographic Database
- Berkeley Garden Club
- Bio-Integral Resource Center information on least-toxic pest management
- BlueGreenBldg.org – Out of date but still useful site showcasing creek- and Bay-friendly, low-impact developments that reduce pollution and destruction from urban runoff in the East Bay
- Berkeley Partners for Parks
- Berkeley Path Wanderers Association
- Berkeley Historical Plaque Project
- BugPeople
- CalFlora Database – information on wild California plants for conservation, education, and appreciation.
- The California Watershed Assessment Manual
- Conservation Lands Network – information about which Bay Area lands we need to protect to keep our vibrant and varied nature, agriculture and local food, water quality, opportunities for outdoor recreation, and native plants and animals.
- El Cerrito Trail Trekkers
- Friends of the Fountain and Walk
- Oakland Museum Guide to San Francisco Bay Area creeks
- San Francisco Bay Wildlife – information for wildlife watching and appreciation