The Strawberry Creek Monitoring Group was founded in 2024, as an off-branch of the Strawberry Creek Restoration Project, which began in 1987.
We create accessible and affordable open-source hardware plans and software aimed at monitoring water systems 💧
During 2024-2025, we will be funded by The Green Initiative Fund - the team is currently applying for grant funding for 2025-2026!
In 2013, the Stanley Hall Diesel Spill wiped out Strawberry Creek’s native fish populations and produced a 7-figure cleanup cost. Much of this damage could have been prevented if the spill had been detected earlier.
Currently we built UCB's only real-time detection system in place at Strawberry Creek, and with the help of UCB EH&S and CalCreeks we deliver our systems at a fraction of the cost of existing commercial solutions.
We are aiming to develop functional oil contamination models using DO and floating conductivity sensors. We build using low-cost hardware so our work can be inclusively adopted by communities with similar needs.
As part of our efforts to improve the accessibility of spill data, we develop alerts and notifications for our community.
This system allows both facility users and community members to easily access real-time spill data.
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We help integrate creek sensors and data into CEE coursework to foster interdisciplinary learning.
We host demonstration days on and off campus to showcase sensor deployment and alarm setup, tracking participant feedback.
Want to create tools using real-time creek data?
We offer free, token-authenticated API access to our open-source water monitoring platform. Query by sensor site, date range, and variable — and build on top of our work however you’d like!
For developers, students, researchers and community science.
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