In this issue:

• Time is running out to register for our annual Central Valley Tour!
• If you can’t make the tour, check out our educational maps and guides of the region.
• And come one, come all to our annual Open House & Reception on May 1.  

Central Valley Tour: April 23-25

NEARLY SOLD OUT! Our Central Valley Tour travels the length of the San Joaquin Valley where water supply and use have been in the national headlines, including our first stop at San Luis Reservoir near Los Banos. The fifth-largest reservoir in the state has been in the news recently because plans to raise its dam are moving forward, which would create 130,000 acre-feet of additional water for off-stream storage used by both the federal Central Valley Project and California’s State Water Project.

Throughout this 3-day, 2-night tour you’ll learn directly from farmers, water managers, disadvantaged communities and others about how they’re working to meet the region’s challenges while sustaining one of the nation’s most productive agricultural regions that relies on imported surface water and diminishing groundwater. Last day to get your ticket is April 16! Register here before tickets are gone! 

Publications to Further Your Education

Can’t join our Central Valley Tour?

You can still learn about the Central Valley’s water resources with our array of educational Layperson’s Guides and maps. We have two guides that explain California’s two largest water projects – the federal Central Valley Project and the State Water Project. You can also check out the Layperson’s Guide to Groundwater, which examines a vital but stressed resource used by farms and communities in the San Joaquin Valley, and our Layperson’s Guide to California Water, which provides an overview of the state’s history of water development and ongoing challenges.

Additionally, we also have two excellent maps to help you visualize the Central Valley. The California Water Map, which focuses on key issues: water supply, water use, water projects, the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta and wild and scenic rivers. And the California Groundwater Map, which illustrates the value and use of groundwater in California, the main types of aquifers, and the connection between groundwater and surface water and how crucial groundwater is for cities and farms in the Central Valley.

Open House & Reception: May 1

Join us May 1 for our annual open house and reception at our office near the Sacramento River! Whether you are new to the water world or just fans of the Water Education Foundation, come by to chat with our team and learn more about our work.

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