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UCC staff member Mike Vukman (center, with tool belt) works with homeowners to install a brush mattress on the banks of Codornices Creek in Berkeley, California.
Photo by Urban Creeks Council
UCC-trained homeowners install willow stakes on Codornices Creek.
Photo by Urban Creeks Council
Reducing the amount of sediment in creeks and streams is essential to supporting and reestablishing viable populations of steelhead and salmon. Through site visits and workshops, the Urban Creeks Council will assist creekside property owners in implementing state-of-the-art erosion control techniques that will protect their property and reduce sedimentation in key watersheds. Approaches include redesigning and revegetating stream channels, minimizing soil disturbances, and restoring soil-food web relationships. The project will educate landowners about the creeks that flow through their property, improve water quality through better erosion control, and increase the biodiversity of riparian and freshwater habitats through soil bioengineering with native plants.
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This project is funded by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's San Francisco Bay Water Quality Improvement Fund.
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