2013 strawberry creek watershed stewardship program poster

Watershed Stewardship Program A project designed to inspire environmental stewardship for Strawberry Creek’s Upper Watershed

Enjoyed by students, community members,

visitors from afar, and dogs alike, the

Jordan Fire Trail is located in Strawberry

Canyon’s upper watershed, just behind the

University’s main campus. The trailhead to

the Lower Jordan Fire Trail (depicted at

right) is located on the right side of

Centennial Drive, just before the UC

Berkeley Botanical Gardens.

Where We Work: The Lower Jordan Fire Trail

Purpose • To protect the vitality of Strawberry Creek by using a

holistic approach of environmental protection in the

Strawberry Creek Watershed. Approaches include

Green Business, water quality monitoring,

environmental education, and hands-on restoration!

• To promote ecological literacy regarding watershed

issues among Berkeley community members.

Protecting Strawberry Creek’s Upper Watershed

Hands-on restoration to restore native

habitat

Environmental Education

Sustainable Business

Water quality

monitoring

Highlighted Accomplishments (2012-2013) Surveyed users of the Jordan Fire Trail to establish metrics

regarding number of people who use the trail, awareness of flora

and fauna along the trail, reasons for use of the trail, presence

of dogs, and any suggested improvements.

Drafted five interpretive signs for installation along the trail.

Rough drafts for three are shown below (LR, TB: Welcome,

Fire Prevention, Pollution, Biodiversity, Invasive Species).

Along the Lower Jordan Fire Trail. (L R): Joggers, Strawberry Creek, Coast Live Oaks. Photos courtesy of Ken Cheetham.

Updated Student Restoration Leadership Handbook to

include a more comprehensive approach to the environmental

protection of Strawberry Creek’s watershed, as well as an

extension of existing invasive/native species identification

guide.

This handbook will be made

available online at our website,

strawberrycreek.berkeley.edu,

and blog,

calcreeks.blogspot.com.

Come check us out to find more

information about your

neighborhood creek and how

you can get involved!

Presented our work to local community members, AP

Environmental Science students from Berkeley High,

and college students from the Bay Area. These were

promotional opportunities for us to showcase our work in

the upper watershed while raising awareness about local

watershed issues. The topics we presented on ranged

from environmental leadership to restoration efforts on

campus.

Canvassed seven Northside businesses for the Bay

Area Green Business Registration Program. Assisted

Nefeli Café with registration process.

At the corner of Hearst & Euclid. Courtesy of Google Earth.

Led two restoration events along Jordan Fire Trail. 60’

of invasive brush (including thistle and broom) cleared

during Restoration Event #1; 8 native toyons planted

during Restoration Event #2.

L R: Toyon, French Broom, Thistle. Photos courtesy of Ken Cheetham.

Meet the WSP team!

Tim Pine (EH&S)

Veronica Chew (Project Manager)

Carolyn Orson (Former Project Manager)

Katy Nomura (Project Coordinator)

Justin Skootsky (Outreach Intern)

Thank you to The Green Initiative Fund for their generous support.