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Success StoriesThe Dona Spring Municipal Animal Shelter, a beautiful new facility at the north end of Berkeley's Aquatic Park, replaces a well-worn shelter built in the 1950s. Named in honor Dona Spring, a former Berkeley Councilmember and longtime advocate for animal welfare, the new shelter is highly visible from the freeway and more accessible to visitors and volunteers.
Success StoriesThe office campus of VF Outdoor in Alameda features a sustainable landscape design that reflects the company's global environmental goals. The landscape includes a water-conserving and climate-responsive plant palette suited to the environmentally sensitive coastal setting, an edible garden that provides healthy food to the campus cafeteria, and a variety of outdoor spaces for meetings, relaxation and recreation.
Whether you're a property owner, manager, or developer, this helpful brochure provides tips and considerations when evaluating potential landscape professionals for your home garden or commercial property.
Success StoriesREACH Ashland Youth Center is a state-of-the-art green facility developed and owned by Alameda County. The Bay-Friendly Rated landscape and LEED Platinum-rated building provide an inspiring, healthy environment for youth and reduce long-term environmental impacts.
Success StoriesClinton Commons is a 55-unit affordable housing development that is helping to revitalize Oakland's lower San Antonio neighborhood. The project has earned both the Bay-Friendly Rated designation for its sustainable landscaping and LEED Platinum certification for its green building features.
BrochuresThe Bay-Friendly Rating Manual for New Civic, Commercial and Multifamily Landscapes is an essential resource for achieving a Bay-Friendly Rated Landscape. It is written for landscape design and construction professionals and Bay-Friendly Raters to help them meet the requirements of the Bay-Friendly Rated Landscapes program.&nb
BrochuresDownload lists of Bay-Friendly plants to help you get started with finding the right plants for the different areas of your site and for different uses, such as lawn alternatives, butterfly hosts, and hedges.
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Download Top Bay-Friendly Plants (PDF) (56.9 KB)
Download Top Bay-Friendly Plants (Excel) (77.43 KB)- Download Invasives Alternatives Plant List (PDF) (46.42 KB)
- Download Invasives Alternatives Plant List (Excel) (75.43 KB)
- Download Lawn Alternatives Plant List (PDF) (78.27 KB)
- Download Lawn Alternatives Plant List (Excel) (79.37 KB)
- Download Bay-Friendly Plant Communities (PDF) (779.29 KB)
- Download Bay-Friendly Plant Communities (Excel) (799.1 KB)
- Download Butterflies Plant List (PDF) (44.58 KB)
- Download Butterflies Plant List (Excel) (75.18 KB)
- Download Hedges Plant List (PDF) (56.67 KB)
- Download Hedges Plant List (Excel) (78.25 KB)
- Download Swales Plant List (PDF) (55.96 KB)
- Download Swales Plant List (Excel) (82.29 KB)
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BrochuresDownload a brief presentation (in PDF format) showing the process of using sheet mulch to convert a grassy median to a beautiful, low water landscape at the Harbor Bay Business Park in Alameda, CA.- Policies
The County of Alameda and all 14 cities in the County have resolutions, policies or ordinances requiring that certain newly constructed or renovated public landscapes meet the requirements of the Bay-Friendly Landscape Scorecard. Download each jurisdiction's resolution or ordinance here.
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- Download Alameda County Civic Bay-Friendly Resolution (275.23 KB)
- Download City of Alameda Civic Bay-Friendly Ordinance (305.04 KB)
- Download Berkeley Civic Bay-Friendly Policy (288.44 KB)
- Download Albany Civic Bay-Friendly Ordinance (74.05 KB)
- Download Castro Valley Bay-Friendly Resolution (21.21 KB)
- Download Dublin Civic Bay-Friendly Resolution (246.98 KB)
- Download Emeryville Civic BFL Resolution.pdf (280.38 KB)
- Download Fremont Civic BFL Resolution 06-09.pdf (400.83 KB)
- Download Hayward Civic Bay-Friendly Ordinance (1022.84 KB)
- Download Livermore Civic Bay-Friendly Ordinance (252.13 KB)
- Download Newark Civic Bay-Friendly Ordinance (301.57 KB)
- Download Oakland Civic Bay-Friendly Ordinance (49.88 KB)
- Download Oro Loma Sanitary District Bay-Friendly Ordinance (378.22 KB)
- Download Piedmont Civic Bay-Friendly Ordinance (1.34 MB)
- Download Pleasanton Civic Bay-Friendly Ordinance (289.82 KB)
- Download San Leandro Civic Bay-Friendly Ordinance (30.19 KB)
- Download Union City Civic Bay-Friendly Ordinance (1.03 MB)
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News | 09/01/2012Merritt Crossing, a new building in downtown Oakland with 70 apartments for low-income seniors, is on track to receive the Bay-Friendly Rated Landscape designation.