Fryer Creek

Location: Sassarini Elementary School at 652 Fifth Street West in Sonoma has adopted its stretch of Fryer Creek. The Fryer Creek Stream Stewards also have members living downstream on Palmer Avenue.

For maps showing stewardship locations, click the Maps tab, Stewardship Groups.

Description: We are actively looking for residents to join who live near the reach of Fryer between Sassarini and Palmer Avenue, and downstream of Palmer to the confluence with Sonoma Creek.

Activities: Plans are in the works, so check back!

More Information and How to Join: Send an email to Steve Somers, Fryer Creek Stream Stewards leader, or call him at 707-888-2865.

Fryer Creek History

Read a PDF transcript of an interview with Lori Seward about her memories growing up in Sonoma nearly a century ago, including memories of Fryer Creek and how many acres could be purchased for $20!

2010 Coastal Cleanup

At Coastal Cleanup in September of 2010, the Fryer Creek Stewardship collected 86 pounds of trash, eight pounds of recyclables, a four foot long metal pipe that weighted 60 pounds, and an eight foot long zipper. Sometimes we find an odd item too! Thank you volunteers!

Fryer Creek trash prior to a cleanup.

If trash that accumulates in Fryer Creek is not collected, it washes downstream and pollutes San Pablo Bay and the Pacific Ocean. When plastic reaches the ocean it degrades and fragments. Animals think these bits of plastic are food, eat them, and eventually die because they cannot digest them and no longer eat their real food.

It's important to collect garbage before it washes downstream. It's also important not to litter.