Project Grant 98T87901

This $200,673 Project Grant was awarded on February 1, 2024 by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 9 under the Geographic Programs - San Francisco Bay Water Quality Improvement Fund (CFDA 66.126). The grant recipient, Friends of Sausal Creek, will implement a restoration project for William D. Wood Park in Oakland, California with the goal of improving air and water quality and the overall health of the Sausal Creek watershed ecosystem. Key project activities include conducting a feasibility assessment for daylighting a culverted portion of Sausal Creek and creating a native wildlife pond, developing a revegetation plan, organizing community volunteer stewardship days, conducting community outreach, and implementing water quality monitoring. Anticipated project deliverables include removing non-native plants, developing outreach materials, conducting community interviews, producing a final proposal for the stream and wildlife pond construction, hosting youth volunteer events, and holding water quality monitoring training sessions and events. The project aims to build climate resilience, develop a community of environmental stewards, and increase access to public green space in a disadvantaged community.