Christal and the Creekside staff on Coyote Ridge monitoring the federally endangered Santa Clara Valley Liveforever (Dudleya abramsii ssp. setchelli). Creekside is using a macroplot methodology and conducting a complete census in 4 permanent plots.
Wildlife at Work
Among other services, Creekside offers creating unique partnerships that help maintain wildlife and native plant resources while meeting the promulgated goals of the organization. Creekside has been working with Pacific Gas & Electric for quite some time, but we’ve formalized that relationship recently and now our collaborative project with PG&E is certified by the Wildlife … Continue reading »
Santa Clara Valley Habitat Conservation Plan Passed
The staff of Creekside is very happy to report that the Santa Clara Valley HCP has been passed by the City of San Jose, the final signatory needed to enact this auspicious plan to help protect and restore habitat for 18 rare plants and animals including the Bay Checkerspot butterfly, Santa Clara Valley Dudleya and … Continue reading »
Native Prairie Restoration in Woodside
We have been working on quite a few sites on the San Francisco Peninsula over the years. Certainly, Bay Checkerspot Reintroduction work at Edgewood County Park and Natural Preserve anchors our resume, but we also have worked on a rich palette of other rare and endangered species associated with grassland/prairie sites. The following project represents … Continue reading »
Restoration Volunteer Day in Woodside – December 8th 9:30am
Creekside will be coordinating a volunteer day on Saturday Dec 8th at 9:30 am at the Horse Park in Woodside. This fabulous site hosts native grassland, oak woodland, oak savanna, and a mix of other habitats. We will be working on helping maintain the soil integrity of a drainage by transplanting local native shrubs and … Continue reading »
Creekside Climate Change Work Reported in the San Francisco Chronicle
Dr. Stuart Weiss, Chief Scientist at Creekside, has been working on analysis of the impacts of climate change on the Bay Area ecosystems and crops. His collaborative work has Creekside Science partnering with other Bay Area agencies and organizations like the Bay Area Open Space Council, the Pepperwood Preserve, United States Geological Service, and the … Continue reading »
Where the wind blows
Creekside Science has been working with the Presidio Trust on a number of projects over the years. One current project will provide initial calibration of a local wind model, tied to existing wind readings on the south tower of the Golden Gate Bridge. The model will estimate winds at particular sites in the Presidio based on … Continue reading »
Creekside Restoration, literally, San Mateo County
Creekside has been working on rehabilitating a drainage in San Mateo county. Our project goals are to stabilize the slope the with a mix of woody perennials and mat-forming grasses. Here you can see our willows established and flourishing on site once we constructed some light duty cages to deter summer browsing. This was the … Continue reading »
Goatgrass Management on Coyote Ridge
Creekside Science has been working with a host of partners to control and in some cases eradicate barbed goat grass from key habitat areas on Coyote Ridge. This grass has proven to effectively invade and dominate serpentine soils presenting a notable impact to Bay Checkerspot habitat. Here is our team at work near a main … Continue reading »
Mission Blue: Underway
Creekside Science has been coordinating with the San Francisco Parks Department, Liam O’Brien, and US Fish and Wildlife Service on an important reintroduction project that moves Mission blue butterflies from San Bruno Mountain to Twin Peaks. The goal of this project is to bolster the existing population at Twin Peaks by adding adult females and … Continue reading »
