As we wrap up our year at the Water Education Foundation, we are busy looking ahead to our 2025 slate of engaging tours, workshops and conferences on key water topics in California and across the West. Make sure to save the dates below!

Meanwhile, as we approach the holidays, we want to remind everyone:

• Applications for our 2025 California Water Leaders cohort are due Dec. 5. Don’t forget to view a video of a Q&A session for a program overview and tips on making a strong application for the competitive program.
• We will soon announce a holiday sale of our popular maps and guides on key water regions and topics so you can get gifts for the water wonk in your life. Stay tuned!
• Giving Tuesday is right after Thanksgiving and a national day to support nonprofits. We’ll be sure to let you know how to support water education in the West on that day.

Lower Colorado River Tour: March 12-14

Don’t miss the return of our Lower Colorado River Tour as we take you from Hoover Dam to the U.S.-Mexico border and through the Imperial and Coachella valleys. You will learn about the challenges and opportunities facing the “Lifeline of the Southwest” while exploring water infrastructure, farming regions, wildlife refuges and the Salton Sea. Registration opens Dec. 12. Mark your calendar now as space is limited and tickets go quickly!

Save the Dates for Other Programs in 2025:

• Water 101 Workshop: April 10 This one-day workshop details the history, geography, and the legal and political facets of water in California to give attendees a deeper understanding of the state’s most precious natural resource. Plus, there’s an optional watershed tour April 11!
• Central Valley Tour: April 23-25 This tour travels the length of the agriculturally rich San Joaquin Valley, known as the nation’s breadbasket thanks to imported surface water and local groundwater.
• Bay-Delta Tour: May 7-9 This tour travels deep into California’s water hub and traverses the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta, a 720,000-acre network of islands and canals that supports the state’s water system and is California’s most crucial water and ecological resource.