Friends Of The Arroyos

Arroyo Mocho * Arroyo Las Positas * Arroyo Seco * Arroyo del Valle * Arroyo de la Laguna

Altamont Creek * Cayateno Creek * Cottonwood Creek * Cottinger Creek * Tassajara Creek * Dry Creek * Mission Creek * Sycamore Creek * Vallecitos Creek

Friends Of The Arroyos is a volunteer community group working to preserve and restore the Arroyos in the Livermore-Amador Valley.

FOTA Mission Statement and accomplishments

Presentation on Restoring Steelhead to the Arroyos

Contact FOTA at:

(925) 455-8823

lstung AT pacbell.net (replace "AT" with @)

16 Rockrose Street, Livermore, CA 94550

Projects

Granada Native Gardens

In January 2003, FOTA secured a grant from the CA Regional Water Quality Control Board for $12,000 to create a native plant park behind Granada High School in Livermore (between the bike path and Murrieta Boulevard, just south of Stanley Boulevard). The park opened in July 2004. Granada Native Gardens includes native trees such as live oak, valley oak, and sycamore and compatible native bushes and grasses. The park is divided into various gardens: chapparal, oak woodland, wildflower meadow, and riparian habitat. The garden was designed by Alrie Middlebrook (see middlebrook-gardens.com), a native plant landscape designer. Educational panels, picnic tables, benches, and paths were constructed in the park by Granada High students, FOTA volunteers, and Boy Scouts.

Native Gardens tour photos

Proclamation of the City of Livermore honoring the Friends Of The Arroyos

Presentation on The Making of Granada Native Gardens

Presentation on The Plants of Granada Native Gardens

Photos of the finished tables

Rainbow trout table

Red-legged frog table

Burrowing owl table

Owl table detail

Media articles about the Granada Native Gardens

Tri-Valley Herald 12/28/06 - Volunteers to Spruce Up Granada Native Gardens

Inside Bay Area March 2005 - Native plants seek new homes, safe havens, volunteers

Inside Bay Area April 2005 - Plants, trees bloom in garden in former Livermore wasteland

Inside Bay Area April 2005 - Photo of Louann Tung of FOTA at Granada Native Gardens opening

Livermore Independent July 2004 - Festivities Mark Official Opening of Native Gardens

Livermore Independent July 2004 - Trashed-Out Site Transformed Into Place of Natural Beauty

Upcoming Events

The Livermore Area Recreation and Park District is conducting a comprehensive update of their Parks, Recreation, and Trails Master Plan, which sets longterm goals and priorities. There will be three public workshops for community input:
July 19 - Trails, Regional Parks and Open Space
September 20 - Parks, Special Use and Historic Resource Facilities
October 10 - Recreation Programs

For more information see the LARPD meeting flyer

Next Meeting

FOTA meets irregularly. Contact FOTA at the address above for information on the next meeting.