Friends of Sausal Creek newsletter: Sudden Oak Death (SOD) on the Rise in the East Bay
Blog entry by Friends of Sausal....
Last updated at Sun, 4 Dec at 2:02am.

Sudden Oak Death (SOD) infestation in the East Bay spiked significantly in the past year, causing Dr. Matteo Garbelotto of the UC Berkeley Forest Pathology and Mycology Laboratory to conclude that the disease is here to stay. Dr.

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[Fosc] October 13 Board of Director's Meeting
Blog entry by Friends of Sausal....
Last updated at Tue, 12 Oct at 6:30pm.

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Worried about water? Get a rainwater barrel at July 17 Merritt College sale
Article by Cynthia Joseph.
Last updated at Wed, 14 Jul at 8:12am.

Graphic courtesy of City of Oakland Watershed and Stormwater Management

Rain barrels designed to capture stormwater runoff from roofs and release it slowly into the landscape to help prevent hillside and creek erosion, will be sold to Oakland residents at the Merritt College Farmers Market on Saturday, July 17.

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The Heat Is On: Friends of Sausal Creek seek sunlight for pallid manzanita
Article by Patsy K. Eagan.
Last updated at Thu, 3 Jun at 12:50am.

After a hard spring rain, the skies quickly cleared above Skyline. I met Friends of Sausal Creek board member and ornithologist Mark Rauzon in the boggy woods of Joaquin Miller Park, to brave the mud and find signs of a rare plant.

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