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To assess the effects of elevated temperature from a thermal effluent on the North fork of Strawberry Creek, we first identified similar reaches on the North and South forks for the appropriated test, control and reference site. A canyon site on the South fork of Strawberry creek boasted 17 families from the 194 invertebrates collected and was determined to be the reference site for our project. The remaining two sites were on the North Fork of Strawberry creek, located on the University of California at Berkeley campus. Both of the campus sites showed significantly less macroinvertebrate...

Urban runoff has been reported as the second most frequent cause of surface water pollution in the United States. The United States Environmental Protection Agency has reported that 87 percent of the major water basins in the country are affected by non-point source pollutants. The problem concerning urban runoff includes nonpoint management practices so that the combination...

Trash is a term used in water quality control, synonymous with litter, debris, rubbish and refuse. Trash in urban waterways of coastal areas can become “marine debris,” known to harm fish and wildlife and cause adverse economic impacts (Moore and Allen, 2000). Trash is a regulated water pollutant that has a large range of characteristics of concern to water quality. It accumulates in streams, rivers, bays, and ocean beaches throughout the San Francisco Bay Region of California, particularly in urban areas. Absent numeric guidelines or standard assessment methodologies, assessing trash...

The purpose of this report is to provide specific recommendations for California native plant species to be planted on the central campus in or adjacent to both forks of Strawberry Creek. The use of natives can be used for a number of objectives, including the following: