Mark Your Calendars for the Foundation’s Fall Programs Including Water Leaders Reunion
Save the Dates for our Annual Water Summit & Tours of the State's Two Largest Rivers
Mark your calendars now for our full schedule of fall programs, including a reunion of our Water Leaders graduates to celebrate the 25th anniversary of the program as well as the in-person return of our 38th annual Water Summit.
Our fall programming also includes tours exploring California’s two largest rivers, the Sacramento and the San Joaquin, to learn more about infrastructure, the impacts on farms and habitat from a third year of drought and salmon restoration efforts.
Check out the details below to learn more about these fall programs.
Water Leaders Reunion: Oct. 26
This year we are celebrating the
25th anniversary of our California Water
Leaders program with a reunion event for alumni
going back to the inaugural year of 1997.
If you’re a graduate of our annual program, save the date for Oct. 26, roughly 4 to 8 p.m., for a reunion to mark the special anniversary. We will host the celebration in Sacramento along the American River in a rustic, relaxed venue with lawn games, happy hour, dinner and plenty of social time to catch up with your fellow cohort members.
If you went through our Water Leaders program and aren’t sure we have your latest contact information for an invite, you can update a contact form here and/or join the LinkedIn page for alums.
Water Summit: Oct. 27
The Foundation’s 2022 Water Summit
will return in-person on Thursday, Oct. 27
in Sacramento. Now in its 38th year, our annual premier
event will provide attendees with the opportunity to hear
the latest information on key issues affecting water in
California and the West while engaging directly with leading
experts and top policymakers. The opening of registration for
this popular event will be announced soon and we hope to see you
there!
Northern California Tour: Oct. 12-14
You can learn about key reservoirs
and infrastructure that transports vital water resources
statewide on our 3-day, 2-night Northern California Tour
Oct. 12-14. Experts will talk about the history
of the Sacramento River as the tour winds through riparian
woodland, rice fields, wildlife refuges and nut orchards across
the Sacramento Valley. Tour participants will see firsthand the
impacts of drought on critical reservoirs to both the state and
federal water projects, explore important water issues for
farming and environmental uses, visit potential storage sites and
discuss innovative programs for flood management, groundwater
management and salmon restoration. Registration opens soon!
San Joaquin River Restoration Tour: Nov. 2-3
Immerse yourself in the story
of restoring a river’s self-sustaining spring-run chinook salmon
population while also balancing water supply needs during
the return of our 2-day, 1-night San Joaquin River
Restoration Tour Nov. 2-3. Participants will
travel along the river as it weaves across an historic farming
region from Friant Dam near Fresno to the confluence of the
Merced River to learn firsthand about the San Joaquin River
Restoration Program, one of the nation’s largest and most
expensive river restoration projects. A variety of perspectives
on the status of the river’s restoration and how the challenges
of the plan are being worked out will be highlighted.
Registration opens soon!
For more details on the Foundation’s events and tours as they are posted, be sure to sign up for Foundation announcements!