- Friends of Garrity Creek
The Friends of Garrity Creek (FGC) are a political organization in Contra Costa County, California which promote the preservation of
Garrity Creek .Overview
The Friends was formed in 2001 when development on steep slopes near the creeks artisian spring source threatened its existence and quality. The friends were eventually successful in preventing the later determined illegal development which was in violation of grade limits for steepness. The FGC are now working the develop the area as "Garrity Springs Regional Park" inside the
East Bay Regional Parks District .The FGC fundraise money and work to create awareness of the watershed and its importance to the area. The creek passes through Hilltop Green, Interstate 80 via piples, a canyon alongside
Hilltop Plaza Shopping Center , below pipes to a gorge the where it is dammed to create Hilltop Lake, where it is surrouded by Hilltop Lake Park, the lake is in actuality a small pond. The creek then continues through undeveloped land to its mouth with the shoreline ofSan Pablo Bay . The friends often organize volunteer events to clean up trash and to remove dangerous invasive species. [ [http://www.berkeleydailyplanet.com/article.cfm?archiveDate=06-15-04&storyID=19068 Berkeley Is Not Alone in Saving Creeks, Natural Habitat] , by Barbara A. Pendergrass, Berkeley Daily Planet, 6/15/04, retrieved 7/26/07]Notes
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External links
* [http://www.geocities.com/hilltopcreek/ Friends of Garrity Creek]
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