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Three Decades of Community Care Transform Oakland Creek Into a Native Species Haven
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What began 30 years ago as a neighborhood initiative has blossomed into a thriving watershed restoration success story. Michael Thilgen and his neighbors founded Friends of Sausal Creek, a nonprofit that has worked steadily to restore the waterway from the Oakland Hills to its terminus, creating a flourishing ecosystem of native species in the process.
What began 30 years ago as a neighborhood initiative has blossomed into a thriving watershed restoration success story. Michael Thilgen and his neighbors founded Friends of Sausal Creek, a nonprofit that has worked steadily to restore the waterway from the Oakland Hills to its terminus, creating a flourishing ecosystem of native species in the process.