Strawberry Creek is a major landscape feature of the University of California, Berkeley, and was one of the primary reasons the site was chosen in 1860 as the location for the campus. More than 3,000 university students, and many elementary and high school students from surrounding communities, use Strawberry Creek each year as a resource for education and research.

Strawberry Creek is home to a growing number of native animals and plants due to a restoration project started in 1987. Fish, newts, egrets, banana slugs, crayfish, and small creatures such as mayflies, water striders, and snails are now common.

This Strawberry Creek website serves as the principal and current source for environmental news and monitoring data for the creek on the Berkeley campus and is a repository of electronic files of historic reports. It is intended to serve as a resource for teaching and research and for the general public's appreciation of this historic natural resource.

We hope that the information on this site helps you discover the diverse sights and sounds of the Creek, and enhances your next visit to the campus.

Restoration Activities

Want to help Strawberry Creek? Arrange for a service activity for your student group!

Email: calcreeks@gmail.com

OR ATTEND AN OPEN RESTORATION EVENT

For Upper Watershed event meet at the lower Jordan Fire Trail trailhead.

For Central Campus events meet at the Strawberry Creek Native Plant Nursery between Gianinni and Wellman Halls.

Bring a bottle of water, snack, and clothes you aren't afraid to get dirty!

 

For more information on Strawberry Creek Restoration activities, go to the Restoration Activities Page of this website or go to the Strawberry Creek blogspot at http://www.calcreeks.blogspot.com/