Wholly H2O

### Context Profile for Wholly H2O

1. **Organization Mission & Cause**:
   Wholly H2O is dedicated to fostering community engagement and environmental stewardship through interactive educational experiences centered around water ecosystems. Their mission emphasizes the importance of understanding local waterways, their historical significance, and the role they play in community identity and environmental justice.

2. **Type of Activities**:
   - **Walking Waterhoods Tours**: Interactive tours exploring local neighborhoods (e.g., Fruitvale in Oakland) that highlight cultural history, environmental issues, and community resilience.
   - **Community Engagement Events**: These include educational programs that encourage local participation and knowledge sharing about water ecosystems and their impact on community health and heritage.
   - **Fundraising Campaigns**: Initiatives to support their educational programs and community activities.

3. **Tone of Voice**:
   The tone of Wholly H2O's communications is friendly, engaging, and informative. They aim to inspire community involvement and foster a sense of belonging, using accessible language that encourages participation and knowledge sharing.

4. **Emoji Usage**:
   The organization does not appear to use emojis in their communications. Their style is more formal and focused on clear, direct communication without the casualness that emojis typically convey.

5. **Key Facts**:
   - **Founding Info**: Wholly H2O is fiscally sponsored by Inquiring Systems, Inc.
   - **Scale**: They have conducted 18 total forms and 35 total email campaigns.
   - **Impact Metrics**: Specific metrics are not detailed on the website, but their activities focus on community engagement and education regarding local ecosystems.
   - **Volunteer Info**: There is no specific volunteer information available from the website or recent campaigns.

6. **Writing Guidelines**:
   - **Style**: Use clear, concise language that is accessible to a broad audience. Avoid jargon unless it is explained.
   - **Engagement**: Encourage reader participation and knowledge sharing, inviting them to contribute their own stories and insights.
   - **Structure**: Use headings and bullet points for easy readability, especially when outlining events or important information.
   - **Call to Action**: Include clear calls to action, such as signing up for events or reaching out for more information, while maintaining a friendly and inviting tone.

This context profile serves as a foundational guide for generating personalized content that aligns with Wholly H2O's mission, activities, and communication style.

Tickets for $20.00 are avaiabile until 3/23/25 at 12am

Early Bird Admission

We are getting many requests from nonprofits and local government offices for free tickets for their interns. So we're asking you - can you donate a little more for an intern? Each donation of $10.00 provides one intern with a ticket. THANKS!

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General Admission

First 10 folks to register get a $5.00 discount

Got Here First

For Wholly H2O staff and volunteers, present and past.

Wholly H2O Staff, Interns, and Guests

If you are currently enrolled in ESPM 50, these tickets are for you! Former ESPM 50 and SPUR interns are also welcome to access a free ticket.

UC Berkeley student

Hi <span contenteditable="false" data-custom-variable="{{firstname}}" fr-original-class="fr-deletable styled-tag-chip" fr-original-style style="background-color:rgb(248, 248, 255);border:1px solid rgb(191, 191, 255);border-radius:4px;color:rgb(42, 42, 196);padding:1px 8px;font-size:11px;display:inline-block;margin:0px;overflow-wrap:anywhere;user-select:none;box-sizing:inherit">First name , Thank you for registering for our East Bay Creek Restoration: How It Started event.  Your registration greatly supports our mission to engage people in the resilience of creeks throughout the San Francisco Bay Area.  <img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/hxn9dbuhd/image/upload/v1740610463/bkohgn8ieg6dy7hkvq8k.jpg" style="width:600px;display:block;vertical-align:top;margin:5px auto;text-align:center;position:relative;max-width:100%;cursor:pointer;padding:0px 1px;user-select:none;box-sizing:inherit" /> We'll see you on Tues, April 8, from 7-9pm. The event will be held in Room 100 of the Genetics and Plant Biology Building at UC Berkeley, Berkeley, CA in the Northwest corner of campus (37°52'24.7"N 122°15'53.1"W), close to street parking. It is directly across the hall from Brown's Cafe.Please see the attached map for your convenience. Give yourself ample time to find parking and walk into campus. Bring your questions and your own recollections. Questions? Reach out to us at info@whollyh2o.org <img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/hxn9dbuhd/image/upload/v1740609784/crarosy1z7oo4inucrg7.png" style="width:600px;display:block;vertical-align:top;margin:5px auto;text-align:center;position:relative;max-width:100%;cursor:pointer;padding:0px 1px;user-select:none;box-sizing:inherit" /><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/hxn9dbuhd/image/upload/v1743387715/wysiwyg/kbznqoxd3hhewukpub2k.jpg" style="width:600px;display:block;vertical-align:top;margin:5px auto;text-align:center" /> This will be a very special night. I'm looking forward to seeing you there. A moving body of water, Dr. Elizabeth DoughertyDirector, Wholly H2O

<img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/hxn9dbuhd/image/upload/v1740532261/zi1zlzp1e2hjydl9kgow.jpg" style="width:476px;display:block;vertical-align:top;margin:5px auto;text-align:center;position:relative;cursor:pointer;padding:0px 1px;user-select:none;box-sizing:inherit;max-width:100%" />Derby Creek to San Leandro Creek(Courtesy of City of Oakland/Watershed website) Many folks living in the Bay Area have no idea that the entire East Bay was once full of flowing creeks, packed with flora and fauna, and that the East Bay flats were floodplains for these creeks to spread out and be absorbed by the land. <a href="https://www.zeffy.com/ticketing/east-bay-creek-restoration-how-it-all-started-panel-conversation">Wholly H2O</a> brings these watershed ecosystems back to the surface of people's imagination and understanding, along with building the desire to live in them with more awareness and personal responsibility.  <img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/hxn9dbuhd/image/upload/v1740602645/fi7bbowemdxgh3tpmdyz.png" style="box-sizing:inherit;position:relative;cursor:pointer;padding:0px 1px;user-select:none;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:0.25px;orphans:2;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;widows:2;word-spacing:0px;-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;white-space:pre-wrap;text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;width:476px;display:block;vertical-align:top;margin:5px auto;text-align:center;max-width:100%" />Wildcat Creek to Strawberry CreekVicinity of the Cerrito de San Antonio, Alameda County, 1861. Maps of Private Land Grant Cases of California, LAND CASE MAP E227, The Bancroft Library, University of California, Berkeley. (courtesy of Friends of Five Creeks website) Join <a href="https://www.zeffy.com/ticketing/east-bay-creek-restoration-how-it-all-started-panel-conversation">Wholly H2O</a> for a fun and inspiring evening delving into the history of the creek and ecosystem restoration movement in the East Bay in the 1980-90's. Those brave and bold enough to challenge burying creeks as a land management tool, and then restore creeks buried and degraded, will be there to talk about their efforts and reminisce about their strategies and alliances.  <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/johnsteere/" target="_blank">John Steere</a> - East Bay Citizens for Creek Restoration, leads the discussion of SF East Bay Creek Restoration: How it started Panelists will share stories between them about the projects they launched in the 1980s - 90s - why, how, and what were the results. <ul><li><a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/kathy-kramer-0397b217a/" target="_blank">Kathy Kramer</a> - East Bay Citizens for Creek Restoration, Friends of Sausal Creek, Friends of San Leandro Creek, Aquatic Outreach Institute </li><li>Alan LaPointe - Urban Creeks Council</li><li><a href="https://creeks.berkeley.edu/sites/default/files/publications/charb.crk3_0.pdf" target="_blank">Bob Charbonneau</a> - Strawberry Creek</li><li><a href="https://baynature.org/article/what-flows-beneath-the-temescal/">Bruce Dougla</a>s - East Bay Citizens for Creek Restoration, Friends of Temescal Creek</li><li><a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/michael-thilgen-a2ba6413/">Michael Thilgen</a> - Friends of Sausal Creek</li><li><a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/robin-freeman-01129b5/https://www.browerdellumsinstitute.org/">Robin Freeman</a> - Strawberry Creek; Wildcat Creek, Diversity in restoration; Mwerrit College Restoration classes</li><li><a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/janet-sowers-32658226/">Janet Sowers</a> - East Bay Creeks Maps (OMCA)</li></ul>Date: Tuesday, April 8thTime: 7 -9 pmLocation: <a href="https://www.berkeley.edu/map/genetics-and-plant-biology/">Genetics and Plant Biology Bldg, Room 100, University of California, Berkeley, CA</a> (please see map at bottom of this announcement - the building is circled in red) Cost: Thanks to Zeffy, there are no ticketing fees for anyone.<ul><li>Got Here First: $15.00 (first five tickets, available until March 8)</li><li>Early Bird Tickets - $20.00  (through March 22)</li><li>Standard Tickets -  $25.00  (March 23 - April 8) </li><li>At the Door Tickets $27.50 (At the door)</li><li>As always, if you need a discounted or free ticket, reach out to <a href="mailto:info@whollyh2o.org">info@whollyh2o.org</a></li></ul>This is Part 1 of a two-part series - The Creeks of the San Francisco East Bay - then and now. <a href="https://www.zeffy.com/ticketing/east-bay-creek-restoration-how-its-going-now-panel-conversation">Part 2, East Bay Creek Restoration: How it's going now - Panel Conversation will be held Tues, May 6th, 7-9pm, UC Berkeley</a> <img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/hxn9dbuhd/image/upload/v1740619780/hvtkmpjsfoqkjmrf6rw3.jpg" style="width:600px;display:block;vertical-align:top;margin:5px auto;text-align:center;max-width:100%" /><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/hxn9dbuhd/image/upload/v1740619905/xtfnploegr5oh4xzpio0.jpg" style="width:305px;display:block;vertical-align:top;margin:5px auto;text-align:center;max-width:100%" /> (Photos Courtesy of John Steere) We are so dang grateful for funding from <a href="https://www.ebmud.com/recreation/east-bay/east-bay-watershed-master-plan-update" target="_blank">East Bay Municipal Utility District</a>, <a href="https://www.acpwa.org/programs-services/index.page?">County of Alameda Public Works Agency</a><a href="http://his is Part 1 of a two-part series - The Creeks of the San Francisco East Bay - then and now. Part 2, East Bay Creek Restoration: How it's going now - Panel Conversation will be held Tues, May 6th, 7-9pm">/Stormwater Department</a>, and the <a href="https://www.oaklandparks.org/">Oakland Parks and Recreation Foundation</a>. University of California, Berkeley is donating our meeting space.<img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/hxn9dbuhd/image/upload/v1740618259/mdzgxyhar5ta9xhgizyc.jpg" style="width:89px;display:block;vertical-align:top;margin:5px auto;text-align:center;max-width:100%" /><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/hxn9dbuhd/image/upload/v1740619152/ry0taoemi3swpwrfervv.png" style="width:168px;display:block;vertical-align:top;margin:5px auto;text-align:center;max-width:100%" /> <img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/hxn9dbuhd/image/upload/v1740618155/ujrklplsgmjjy4kkm5by.png" style="width:180px;display:block;vertical-align:top;margin:5px auto;text-align:center;max-width:100%" /> <img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/hxn9dbuhd/image/upload/v1740680011/kn9xcen8qw8kqmtforpy.jpg" style="width:89px;display:block;vertical-align:top;margin:5px auto;text-align:center;max-width:100%" /> <a href="http://www.whollyh2o.org">Wholly H2O</a> is fiscally sponsored by <a href="https://inquiringsystems.org/">Inquiring Systems, Inc</a>. the best fiscal sponsor a nonprofit could ask for! <img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/hxn9dbuhd/image/upload/v1743188394/wysiwyg/q4pqihv8of8o1xlwvk63.jpg" style="width:513px;display:block;vertical-align:top;margin:5px auto;text-align:center;max-width:100%" />

Wholly H2O

East Bay Creek Restoration: How it started - Panel Conversation

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