Well, aren't we fancy? We have published our first of six StoryMaps about #SausalCreek in #Oakland. This first ios about the natural creek and helps you locate it, and know which parts are above ad below ground. Let us know what you think. storymaps.arcgis.com/stories/cfb7...

The Natural Creek

From the Oakland Hills to the Oakland Estuary: A Journey Through Sausal Creek

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What Gets Measured, Gets Managed. So Why Aren’t We Measuring California’s Data Centers?  • SYRCL

This year, SYRCL’s legislative priorities have a new addition: data centers.   We’re working on this with our partners at the California Coastkeeper Alliance

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Please, Please, Please, Please - spend some of your water allowance on water for wildlife, 'specially dem damn boids. #birds #water #wildlife

Talkin' Birds Radio Show@talkinbirdsradio.bsky.social · 4w ago

This bears repeating: We can help our local #birds survive very hot weather. Here's how.

Newsom has been really horrible for CA waterways. He's clueless about how to take care of these resources, which is shocking. beyondchron.org/on-californi...

On California Water, Newsom Looks a Lot Like Trump - Beyond Chron

San Francisco Bay in Crisis San Francisco Bay is an estuary in crisis. Seven of the Bay’s native fish species are officially endangered or threatened. Fisheries that once formed the foundation of nort...

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This weekend's tour is in the Temescal neighborhood. We check on the newest numbers and species seen in that particular watershed's project we created on iNaturalist.org www.inaturalist.org/projects/tem... Join us for the tour: www.zeffy.com/en-US/ticket... #Oakland #water #tour

Learning about local human history as well as local ecological history can be very profound, especisally when centered around a creek like #Sausal in #Oakland. Join us this Saturday for the long view of Dimond Park. www.zeffy.com/en-US/ticket...

Walking Waterhoods: Sausal Creek in Lower Dimond Park

Sausal Creek winds through this dramatic canyon that has seen thousands of years of human activity. As European colonists moved into the area, displacing the Huichin Ohlone, the area now known as Dimo...

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Did you know that there are 1600 #nativebees in California and not a single one is a European Honey Bee? Do you know how many are single ground nesters? How to recognize them? How to differentiate them from #wasps and #flies? Or do you want to take a walk in a #garden? www.zeffy.com/en-US/ticket...

Native Bee Walk with Emil Petrinic at the Gardens at Lake Merritt

Join Wholly H2O and Emil Petrinic for a fun-filled Native Bee Walk! Did you know that there are over 1600 different species of native bees in California?  And that the Bay Area is hotspot of biodivers...

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In 1872, Anthony Chabot employed "Conjunctive use" - deep wells @ East 12th and 21st Aves - to fill #Sausal and #Temescal reservoirs. The original dam was abandoned in 1906 because of pollution of the lower watershed. Two smaller wooden dams in Miller Creek & Shepherds Cyn produced about <80,000 GPD

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Elizabeth Dougherty, Ph.D.@hydrocycler.bsky.social · 3mo ago

Whaddaya know about the lower Dimond Park area of Oakland along Sausal Creek? the Spanish takeover, the redwood highway, the fruit farms, the florid wealthy, the German community, the flora and fauna, the restoration, the stormwater? Wanna find out on May 9th? www.zeffy.com/en-US/ticket...

Meet our newest Grant Manager, Jenn Gonzalez has already whipped the grants department into shape and worked fabulously with our existing grant team of five folks. Thanks for joining our team and bringing such competence and brightness! We love you! www.genglobal.org/user/jennife...

We just got another 550-gallon slimline rain tank donated (worth $1800) to add to the 2000 gallons of tanks we've already delivered. Install in January. Donate even $25, and add to our ability to make this project as efficacious as possible. THANK YOU in advance! www.zeffy.com/en-US/donati...

King Tides are hitting the Bay Area again. What’s a #kingtide, you ask? myemail.constantcontact.com/King-Tides--...

King Tides: The Bay in a Midwinter Cosmic Dance

Check out what's going on in your water-neighborhood and beyond!   The January Digest King Tides: The Bay in a Midwinter Cosmic Dance Volume 110 | January 2024 | By Meghan Boyle EVENTS & ANN

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We're seeking 3-4 native/school gardens to feature 20-25+ native plant information signs. We sell the rain-proof signs for $5. each, but offer the first 10 signs for $2 and the next 10+ for $3, so you get a minimum of 20 signs for $50. It's a deal and a half! whollyh2o.org/store/ info@whollyh2o.org

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If you've never been on one of our walking tours, I can't encourage you enough to come this Sat to the Bay Street/Temescal Creek tour. You'll never see this area the same - in fact it will change your perspective on the entire East Bay. We have a ton of fun and cover an incredible range of topics.

Walking Waterhoods: Bay Street and Mouth of Temescal Creek

Bay Street in Emeryville, commonly recognized as an upscale shopping mall, actually sits atop a significant Ohlone Native American shellmound, a one-time village and burial site for the Huichin Ohlone...

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What do you know about the history of the Huichin Ohlone and the shellmounds of Bay Street, Emeryville? How about the dance pavilion? The paint factory? The green infrastructure? Where's the creek? Join us to find out Nov. 11th to find out. www.zeffy.com/en-US/ticket...

Walking Waterhoods: Bay Street and Mouth of Temescal Creek

Bay Street in Emeryville, commonly recognized as an upscale shopping mall, actually sits atop a significant Ohlone Native American shellmound, a one-time village and burial site for the Huichin Ohlone...

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Molting season is an awkward time to be a blue jay!

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Recently retired and looking for a gig 5+ hours a week #volunteer gig?? We are a fun organization doing serious work getting people emotionally connected to planet earth in SF Bay Area - Local Ecosystems R Us. Check out all the cool gigs open right now. www.volunteermatch.org/search/org29...

Wholly H2O Volunteer Opportunities - VolunteerMatch

Our water and watershed-positive educational programs engage Californians in community and citizen science, art, and green infrastructure education. Wholly H2O hosts community events and develops...

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This looks like a good webinar for those concerned about the intense spike in energy consumption of data centers due to AI. Data centers & America’s energy future: How to ensure AI and cryptocurrency mining don’t delay the transition to 100% renewable energy. environmentamerica.org/center/event...

Don't despair! Get more deeply connected with your local ecosystem. Volunteering with Wholly H2O gets you into direct action. Be a grant writer, historical research/writer, newsletter creator, StoryMap creator, and more. Check it out and join us. www.volunteermatch.org/search/org29... #volunteer

Wholly H2O Volunteer Opportunities - VolunteerMatch

Our water and watershed-positive educational programs engage Californians in community and citizen science, art, and green infrastructure education. Wholly H2O hosts community events and develops...

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When reading the #DAC map for the Bay Area, can I include 2014-2018 census data or only 2016-2020? For grant purposes. gis.water.ca.gov/app/dacs/

Did you know that we create watershed tours full of natural and cultural history? The City of Lodi hired us to create a tour for #LodiLake full of the Mokelumne River. Tour #1` or 2 is now up! pocketsights.com/tours/tour/L...