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- ↑ http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2003/04/04/EB60964.DTL Urban Creeks Council quietly fights to bring creeks back to life.] Katherine Redding. San Francisco Chronicle . 03-04-2003.
- ↑ Discovering Berkeley's hidden creeks. Susan Cerny. Berkeley Daily Planet . 24-02-2003. Retrieved 28-01-2011.
- ↑ Locals worry Orinda development could affect Tilden’s fragile wildlife. Frank Sims. 25-10-2001. Retrieved 28-01-2011.
