Walking Waterhoods: Bay Street in Temescal Watershed

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 people, sacred to them, as all land is.

Join us for an in-person tour to explore this area’s rich prehistory, starting with its landscape during the last Ice Age. We’ll also imagine the lives of the Huichin Ohlone along the bay’s shoreline and uncover how Spanish and white colonists dramatically transformed this once-abundant and diverse natural wonder into the Bay Street we see today.

This is an exciting opportunity to learn about:
The “original” shoreline
Pre-historic geography and Pre-historic ecosystem and geography of the area
Who are the Huichin Ohlone tribe living in this watershed in the past and present?
What and where were the shellmounds, and why can’t we see them now?
Numerous iterations of Western development since the arrival of Spanish missionaries and soldiers in 1776.
Join us for this exciting Walking Waterhoods tour to reveal the forgotten history of Bay Street and celebrate Native American Heritage month!

Further information about the tour location will be sent after signing up.

Cost:

* $15. Early-bird tickets

* $20. General Admission – First Tier

* $25. General Admission – Second Tier

* If you need free tickets, please reach out: info@whollyh2o.org

* Under 18 gets in free

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