Urban Archaeology

Today's haul from the creek:

Some interesting finds: A (whiskey?) bottle, shell casings,
a workglove, and a stylish brown v-neck.

Go Outside! Do It! Right Now!

School is boring and today is a beautiful day.

Planting Plants

Thanks to everybody who came to the open event today! It was a bit chilly (still no snow), but we got so much done! In addition to clearing out invasive vinca and ehrharta, we also planted tons of cow parsnip and soap plant.

Wilson and Vincent get down to business.

Mauna and Thy and their new friends.

Hard at work.

For Ashley, broken bones are no excuse!

A flurry of restoration activity.

Ranger Dave letting some ehrharta know who's boss.

Gina and Ramey run on renewable smile-power!

Thank you, eco-warriors!

Looking at the pictures, it's hard to realize that we're on campus, but VLSB is probably only 100ft away! I hope that everyone who came out today can look at the creek and campus in a new way.

Open Event Tomorrow

Just a reminder that there will be an open event tomorrow (Friday, 2/25) from 3-5pm. We'll be meeting at the statue of the rugby player near the southwest corner of VLSB. Wear sturdy shoes and clothes you don't mind getting grungy.

See you there!

Daily Cal Article!

Strawberry Creek got a shout out in the Daily Cal last week! From the article:

Flowing under bridges and through groves, Strawberry Creek might look like an untouched natural sanctuary hidden between large, man-made buildings. But the stream, running through the heart of UC Berkeley's campus, has been damaged by the beds of ivy that seem to offer themselves up as picnic spots, according to the leaders of a project to restore the creek.

Read the full article here.

Thanks for a Great Semester

Yesterday was the last restoration event of the semester, in which we outplanted nearly 200 native plants into Environmental Study Areas on the Berkeley campus. We would like to thank the DeCal students who came out to participate in a monumental semester for Strawberry Creek. Not only is this the second ever semester in which we have been able to offer the Strawberry Creek Restoration DeCal, it's also the first semester that we've ever planted native California flora grown in our own nursery on campus!

Good job and we hope to see everybody again in January!

-The Strawberry Creek Restoration Team

Summer/Fall Photodump Part V