Registration for the Foundation’s early 2023 programming is now open, so don’t miss once-a-year opportunities for our Water 101 Workshop Feb. 23 and our Lower Colorado River Tour March 8-10. Find more information and registration details below.

Water 101 Workshop Feb. 23 + Optional Watershed Tour Feb. 24

Take advantage of our popular Water 101 Workshop on Feb. 23 to gain a deeper understanding of the history, hydrology, legal and political facets behind management of California’s most precious natural resource.

Hosted in Sacramento at McGeorge School of Law and taught by some of the leading policy and legal experts in California, the one-day workshop serves as a great primer or refesher for water resource industry staff, engineering and environmental firm personnel, city council members, county supervisors, legislators, legislative staff, press, advocates, attorneys, environmentalists, public interest organizations, water district directors and others. The event is an excellent networking opportunity as well, and refreshments, lunch and materials during the workshop are included with registration.

You can also sign up for the optional one-day Watershed Tour the next day, Feb. 24, and hop on the bus as we journey from the foothills of the Sierra Nevada, along the American River and into the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta to learn about forest health, reservoir operations, groundwater recharge, Delta water quality and more! The tour is an exclusive opportunity only available to workshop attendees, so grab your ticket while they last. Register here for the workshop and optional tour!

Lower Colorado River Tour: March 8-10

Our Lower Colorado River Tour March 8-10 will take participants from Hoover Dam and weave south along the river through Nevada, Arizona and California to learn firsthand about the challenges and opportunities now facing the “Lifeline of the Southwest.”

Some 40 million people across seven states, 30 tribal nations and Mexico, including more than 4 million acres of farmland in the basin, now rely on the 1,450-mile river to sustain their cities, wildlife areas and farms.

As the tour winds its way downstream, participants will learn directly from experts, water managers, farmers and environmentalists about the important role the river’s water plays in the three Lower Basin states, where virtually every drop of water is allocated, yet demand is growing from myriad sources — increasing population, declining habitat, drought and climate change.

This popular tour is bound to sell out, so save your seat on the bus today. Register here!