Codornices Creek Watershed Restoration Action Plan (CCWRAP)

An Environmental Model for the Future

Codornices Creek may become a premier model for urban creek restoration. Moreover, the enthusiasm expressed by the community over past restoration projects and CCWRAP, along with all the data collected by UCC and others, puts Codornices Creek in an excellent position to receive future funds for continued restoration, enhancement, and protection. It is hoped that the grants funding CCWRAP represent the beginning of a truly significant, and exemplary, environmental achievement for the Cities of Berkeley and Albany that contributes to ecological restoration efforts far beyond these cities' boundaries.

The Urban Creeks Council was aided in this collaborative effort by some of the region's top stream and salmonid experts, including watershed biologist Bill Kier (Kier Associates), water quality restoration expert Bob Coats (Hydroikos), FarWest Restoration Engineering, Waterways Restoration Institute, and local environmental planner Juliet Lamont. The National Marine Fisheries Service, California Department of Fish and Game, S.F. Bay Regional Water Quality Control Board, City of Berkeley, and City of Albany are cooperating entities on this project, as are Saint Mary's College High School and the local organizations Codornices Creek Watershed Council, Friends of Five Creeks and the Live Oak Codornices Creek Neighborhood Association (LOCCNA).

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