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Strawberry Creek is the major focus of open space on the University of California, Berkeley (Alameda County, California, USA) campus; it provides visual amenity and variety, riparian and wildlife habitat, and educational and recreational opportunities.

Since the beginning of this century, urbanization of the catchment, channel alteration and water quality degradation combined to cause deterioration of the creek’s habitat and overall environmental quality; this was manifested by a marked absence of flora and fauna, obvious water pollution and severe erosion.

Summary report of the third year's conditions of the habitat restoration project at the confluence of the North and South Forks of Strawberry Creek.

Summary report of the first year's conditions of the habitat restoration project at the confluence of the North and South Forks of Strawberry Creek.

This walking tour is a guide to Strawberry Creek on the campus of the University of California, Berkeley.  Strawberry Creek is a major landscape feature of the campus, with its headwaters above the UC Botanical Garden in Strawberry Canyon.  This tour covers only the central campus and should last about an hour.  It begins at the Faculty Glade, follows the South Fork downstream, and ends at Giannini Hall along the North Fork.  A map with indicated stops is located at the end of this booklet.