Recently, I put a query out on a citizen science email list. “Who is doing watershed-related citizen science?” While I am indeed writing a separate blog on this topic, it was a trick question of sorts because the truth is that wherever you are, you’re in a watershed of some scale and [...]
In California, the 2011-2017 drought had some stunning silver linings, notably a more acute personal awareness of water use. The impacts of drought and climate change yielded scarce water flows and depleted groundwater supplies that focused people’s attention on cutting back on water use. People were themselves experiencing unusual heat, seeing the […]
Even the severe California drought has its silver linings. It has taken extreme conditions at the weather helm to focus Californians on our unsustainable use of water. For those of us who have been pushing water conservation and reuse for years, the drought is the motivator we have been seeking, raising issues of water use in […]
Photo by Mike King Even the severe California drought has its silver linings. It has taken extreme conditions at the weather helm to focus Californians’ on our unsustainable use of water. For those of us who have been pushing water conservation and reuse for years, the drought is the motivator we have been seeking, raising issues […]
To reach the hearts of the public, Wholly H2O has hit the streets, art galleries, and taps around the Bay Area and in the upper watershed regions of California. By launching two intertwined campaings, “Standing with the Watershed Campaign and What’s On Tap? Campaign, Wholly H2O is writing the names of some rivers on bathroom and art gallery […]
Photo by Carlo Bautista A “crisis” like the 2014 drought, is a snapshot of humanity’s long term relationship with the hydrologic cycle, a finite and closed loop system, (disregarding the periodic frozen asteroid hit)! While we can’t, or shouldn’t, control the weather beyond our own reductions related to climate change, we can notice how […]
Dear Water of Users: Nothing like a huge fire to change your perspective on a watershed, like the Rim Fire in the Tuolumne River Watershed! As well as the plans of Wholly H2O. Since we were founded in 2009, Wholly H2O has been connecting the dots between people, technology, policy and education […]
Standing with the Watershed, Tuolumne’s Rim Fire Opening Reception: Thursday, Dec 5, 2013, 6pm – 8pm Closing Reception: Thursday, January 30th, 6pm – 8pm 58 Maiden Lane, 3rd Floor (between Grant and Kearny) Standing with the Watershed, Tuolumne’s Rim Fire at […]
Listen to the podcast of Elizabeth Dougherty, director of Wholly H2O, talking about one of her favorite subjects on KPFA radio – creating a second use for graywater in the garden. This is a information-packed half an hour show, with Laura Allen of Graywater Action and Tony Poeck of Indra Designs as […]
