Lion Creek - Waters of Connection

Watershed Horseshoe Name
Lion Creek Watershed

Subwatershed Name

 * Horseshoe Creek, Chimes Creek

Riparian and Wetlands:

 * Leona Heights Park

Areas Worth Visiting:

 * Mills College Healing Plant Tour
 * Lake Aliso

Active Creek and Watershed Groups
Friends of Two Creeks
 * Contacts:
 * Robin Freeman, Environmental Program Director, Phone: (510) 434-3840/434-3841; email: [mailto:rfreeman@merritt.edu rfreeman@merritt.edu]m
 * Paul Richards,, Director of Facilities, Phone: (510) 430-2056; Email: [mailto:paulr@mills.edu paulr@mills.edu]
 * Ruby Stein
 * Phone:
 * Email:
 * Web:
 * Meetings: Usually once a month as scheduled
 * Newsletter: none
 * Mission: none
 * Founded: December 2002
 * Partners:
 * Mills College
 * Merritt College Environmental Program
 * East Bay Watershed Center
 * Annual Budget: Matching funds through Mills and Merritt only so far
 * Funding Sources:
 * Paid Staff: none
 * Stewardship Activities: 1 clean-up held in 2003
 * Activities:
 * Other Activities:

Regional Assistance or Affiliation Group:
East Bay Watershed Center

Projects
Mills College Healing Plant Tour

Contributing Organizations:
 * Mills College Biology Dept.

Coliseum Gardens Park 

Contributing Organizations:
 * City of Oakland

Maps
Oakland Museum Creek Map

Local Agencies & Contacts
City of Oakland - Ali Schwarz Environmental Services Division (510) 238-7074 [mailto:aschwarz@oaklandnet.com aschwarz@oaklandnet.com]

Other Major Land Managers and Contacts

 * Mills College- Paul Richards,Director of Facilities, (510) 430-2056, [mailto:paulr@mills.edu paulr@mills.edu]
 * Merritt College- Robin Freeman, Enviromental Program Chair, (510) 434-3840, [mailto:rfreeman@merritt.edu rfreeman@merritt.edu]
 * Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART)
 * Union Pacific Railroad
 * East Bay Regional Parks District - Martin Luther King Shoreline