East Bay Creek Restoration: How it's going now - Panel Conversation

Please join Wholly H2O and many present-day creek warriors at Part 2 Panel Conversation, “SF East Bay Creek Restoration: How it’s going now.”

Many folks living in the SF East Bay have no idea that we are laden with creeks streaming westward from the East Bay Hills, that created a vast floodplain that is now “the flats.” But, for the most part these creeks are invisible both physically and in our imagination. 

Those of us working on creek education and restoration in Alameda County are standing on the shoulders of those who started their work in the 1980s, many represented in our Panel 1 -“SF East Bay Creek Restoration: How it started” on April 8, from 7-9 pm.

In this panel conversation, those leading the way in the present-day creeks movement will discuss the status of our creeks’ health, the needs, approaches, and the alliances we have built between us (or need to build).

Moderator: Josh Bradt - Urban Streams Partnership 

Dr. Elizabeth Dougherty - Wholly H2O (Strawberry; Temescal, Sausal; Glen Echo)

Bruce King, Ann Maris - Friends of San Lorenzo Creek

Ann Graham, Michael Gregory - Friends of San Leandro Creek 

Sadie McGarvey - Friends of Cortland Creek

Kate Berlin – Friends of Sausal Creek

Juliana Gonzales – The Watershed Project

More coming soon 

This group has never assembled together before, nor even met one another in many cases. It’s an historic occasion that Wholly H2O hopes will usher in more public awareness, more coordinated efforts, and an increase in county-wide support for the Alameda County creeks and the groups supporting them.

Date: Tuesday, May 6th

Time: 7 -9 pm

Location: Genetics and Plant Biology Bldg, Room 100, University of California, Berkeley, CA (Please see the map at the bottom of this announcement - the building is circled in red)

Cost: Thanks to Zeffy, there are no ticketing fees for anyone.

First in Line: First 10 tickets sell for $10.00 each

Early Bird: $15.00 (until April 12th)

General Admission: $25.00 (until event)

At the Door: $27.50

Buy a Ticket for an Intern: $10.00 (Various nonprofits and governmental agencies want to send their interns. Let’s provide them with tickets.

This is Part 2 of a two-part series - The Creeks of the San Francisco East Bay - then and now. 

Part 1, East Bay Creek Restoration: How it started - Panel Conversation will be held Tues, April 8th, 7-9pm, UC Berkeley

We are so dang grateful for funding from East Bay Municipal Utility District, County of Alameda Public Works Agency/Stormwater Department, and the Oakland Parks and Recreation Foundation. University of California, Berkeley is donating our meeting space.

Wholly H2O is fiscally sponsored by Inquiring Systems, Inc. the best fiscal sponsor a nonprofit could ask for!