STRAWBERRY
CREEK
E C O LO G I C A L S TA B I L I Z AT I O N CEN T E R STR E E T
PROJECT [SCESP]
A student-led initiative to improve riparian habitat in Strawberry Creek + to encourage community stewardship of the watershed.
PROBLEM
A
Failed check dam at the confluence (looking downstream)
B
Failing check dam (looking upstream)
GOALS
R e s t o r e a d e g r a d e d s e c t i o n a t t h e c o n f l u e n c e o f S t r a w b e r r y C r e e k ’s n o r t h + s o u t h f o r k s
Improve habitat (aquatic + streamside) by installing ecologically-functional grade control structures + planting native riparian vegetation C re a te a n o n - c a m p u s exa m p l e o f c re e k re sto rat i o n , s e r v i n g a s a n o u td o o r l a b o ra t o r y + p u b l i c e d u c at i o n c e nte r
02 Hydrological + hydraulic analysis
03 Engineered design documents
04 Permit documents submitted to state regulatory agencies 05 Development of pre- and post-project monitoring protocols
06 Submission of grant applications to fund the project’s construction phase 07 Creation of regularly updated blog + Facebook pages 08 Partnerships with community and student groups
FUTURE WORK
METHODS
01 Topographic survey + geomorphic assessment workshop
Secure funding for the construction phase
Institutionalizing pre- and post-project monitoring in university curricula
Construction of the grade control structures + plant vegetation in summer/fall 2014
Continue outreach to community + student groups
With special thanks to: Tim Pine, UC Berkeley Kara Nelson, UC Berkeley Scott Stoller + Brian Haines, ESA PWA
E H & S
UC BERKELEY
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TRACK OUR PROGRESS! ecostabilization.wordpress.com SCESP Team: Aysha Massell Jackie Berry Junice Uy Pete Moniz