Measure DD: Creek and Waterway Restoration

Two categories of projects were laid out for this work.

• Creek Restoration Projects includes restoration of creek segments to improve water quality, hydrology, and wildlife habitat to prevent floods, improve public accessibility and increase community stewardship. $5,500,000 was set aside for this work.
• The acquisition of Watershed Protection Easements, including acquisition of high-value, restorable habitat, watersheds of creek segments with presence of rainbow trout and other wildlife populations, and property of high aesthetic and water- quality protection values. $4,500,000 was set aside for this work.

In many cases, additional the Measure DD acted as seed money to attract grants. The original bond measure listed some possible creeks, a prioritized list was created in 2005.

• Courtland Creek
• Acquisition and Preservation Program

• Claremont Creek tributary restoration at Garber Park
• Temescal Creek restoration near Rockridge Greenbelt
• Creek native plantings of Shepherd Creek at Escher Drive
• Shepherd Creek restoration at Shepherd Canyon Park
• Watershed acquisition in Beaconsfield Canyon
• Sausal Creek restoration at Dimond Park (2014)
• Cinderella Creek restoration in Joaquin Miller Park
• Watershed acquisitions in Butters Canyon
• Peralta Creek restoration in Butters Canyon
• Lion Creek Restoration at Lion Creek Crossings
• Arroyo Viejo Creek restoration at Oakland Zoo
• 62 Acre watershed acquisition in Near Dunsmuir House

Development:

• Measure DD bonds: $5.5 million for restoration, $4.5 million for watershed acquisition.
  

Acquisition and restoration grants from:

• California State Parks Habitat Conservation Fund Grant
• Union Pacific Railroad mitigation funding
• Oakland Army Base mitigation funding
• Alameda County Flood Control & Vvater Conservation District
• State of California River Parkways Grant
• Department of Water Resources Integrated Regional Water Management Plan Grant
• East Bay Regional Park District

Maintenance:

• The projects will be maintained the City of Oakland with funds provided by the Landscaping and Lighting Assessment District.