Walking WaterHoods: Sausal Creek in Lower Dimond Park

Schedule

Sat May 09 2026 at 11:00 am to 12:00 pm

UTC-07:00

Location

Dimond Park | Oakland, CA

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Sausal Creek winds through this dramatic canyon that has seen thousands of years of human activity. As European colonists moved into the area, displacing the Huichin Ohlone, the area now known as Dimond Park went through several iterations as an elite homestead, water source, recreation area, Boy Scout camp, and eventually a public park with the rare above-ground Sausal Creek.


Some highlights of the tour will include:

  • Ohlone uses of plants, animals and the creek
  • The Peralta Family colonization
  • Sausal Water Company
  • Redwoods - where they were and weren't
  • What does it mean to daylight a creek?
  • Devastating effects of stormwater and what you can do


Our tours are interactive, so we hope you'll come with your own tidbits of knowledge and stories to share. For additional information, the tour can be found on the app PocketSights, where we have tours on four creeks: Temescal, Sausal, Strawberry, and Glen Echo/Lake Merritt. 


Further information about the tour location will be sent after signing up.

Cost:

    * $15. Early-bird tickets available through May 1, 2026

    * $20. Available through May 5, 2026

    * $25. Available until the event

    * If you need free tickets, please reach out: [email protected]

    * Under 18 gets in free

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Sausal Creek zigzaguea a través de este espectacular cañón que ha sido testigo de miles de años de actividad humana. A medida que los colonos europeos se mudaron a la zona y desplazaron a los nativos Ohlone de su tierra, el área ahora conocida como Dimond Park pasó por varias iteraciones como finca de élite, fuente de agua, área de recreación, campamento de Boy Scouts y, finalmente, un parque público con el raro Sausal Creek sobre el suelo.

Algunos puntos destacados del recorrido incluirán:

  • Usos Ohlone de plantas, animales y el arroyo
  • El asentamiento de la familia Peralta
  • Sausal Water Company
  • Secuoyas: dónde estaban y dónde no
  • ¿Qué significa dejar un arroyo al sol?
  • Efectos devastadores de las aguas pluviales y qué puede hacer
  • Los héroes de la cuenca hidrográfica: amigos de Sausal Creek

Nuestros recorridos son interactivos, por lo que esperamos que venga con sus propios fragmentos de conocimiento e historias para ofrecer. Para obtener más información, puede consultar el recorrido en la aplicación PocketSights, donde ofrecemos recorridos por cuatro arroyos: Temescal, Sausal, Strawberry y Glen Echo/Lake Merritt.

Se le enviará más información sobre la ubicación del recorrido después de registrarse.

Si necesita entradas gratuitas, comuníquese con: [email protected]

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Dimond Park, 3860 Hanly Rd, Oakland, United States

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