Join us at our annual open house and reception on May 1 at our office near the Sacramento River to meet our team and learn more about our work.

Drop by anytime from 3:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. to enjoy happy hour refreshments and appetizers while chatting with our team about our tours, conferences, maps, publications and training programs for teachers and up-and-coming water professionals. RSVP here!

We are holding our open house in conjunction with the Big Day of Giving, a regional day to support nonprofits and their critical work! Your donation to the Foundation will help support scholarships for our tours, events & workshops, expand Project WET teacher trainings throughout California, provide free public access to our Western Water news coverage, updates to our Layperson’s Guides and more!

Donate today or anytime through May 1 to help us reach our fundraising goal of $10,000!

Save the Dates for Fall Tours & Events

We are gearing up for a busy post-summer programs schedule packed with opportunities to get out and learn.

You can join us as we explore the Klamath River where four dams were knocked down, meander along California’s largest river, the Sacramento River, on our Northern California Tour, and learn and network at our annual Water Summit where we explore issues key to our most critical natural resource in the West.

More details and registration coming soon on these events! But for now, save the dates:

• Our first-ever Klamath River Tour: Sept. 8-12
• Annual Water Summit: Oct. 1
• Northern California Tour: Oct. 22-24

Western Water Examines Innovative Colorado River Endangered Species Program as Changes Loom 

This month marks the 20th anniversary of the Lower Colorado River Multi-Species Conservation Program, an ambitious 50-year plan to protect endangered species while allowing water agencies in California, Arizona and Nevada to continue delivering water to cities and farms. 

Our latest Western Water story from our journalism team explores how that effort has largely proven successful. Yet as the program nears the halfway point, new questions are arising about how to keep it strong in the face of grinding drought, contentious negotiations over the river’s future and new uncertainties about the federal government’s role in its continued implementation. Read the full story here.