Spring is a busy time at the Foundation! Don’t miss these upcoming opportunities to visit important regions in the state’s water story firsthand and engage directly with experts in California water. Plus, you can meet our team in person at our annual open house to learn more about how we educate and foster understanding of California’s most precious natural resource — water!

Bay-Delta Tour: May 17-19

Our most popular annual tour, the Bay-Delta Tour May 17-19, is almost sold out! Reserve your spot now to explore the most critical and controversial water region in California, the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta and the San Francisco Bay. You’ll hear from experts discussing how the Delta provides water for much of the state, farmers sustaining a vital local economy and environmentalists trying to bolster declining fish populations. Stops include Delta legacy communities, Suisun Marsh, Delta islands and levees, Big Break Regional Shoreline, the Delta Cross Channel, Los Vaqueros Reservoir, the Bay Model in Sausalito and more. Register here while tickets last!

Open House: May 4

Join us May 4 for our annual open house and reception at our office near the Sacramento River to meet our team and learn more about what we do to educate and foster understanding of California’s most precious natural resource — water. RSVP here! 

Drop by anytime from 3:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m., enjoy refreshments and chat with our team about our tours, conferences, maps, publications and training programs for teachers and up-and-coming water industry professionals. 

Headwaters Tour: June 21-22 – Registration opens next week

For the first time in four years, our Headwaters Tour returns in person June 21-22 and now includes an optional whitewater rafting trip on June 20!

Don’t miss your chance to venture into the foothills and mountains of the Sierra Nevada with experts to examine water issues that happen upstream but have dramatic effects downstream and throughout the state.

With 30 percent of the state’s developed water supply originating high in the Sierra Nevada, millions of Californians are affected by the health of our forests that are suffering from drought, wildfires and widespread tree mortality. You can also join us on the day before the tour for a whitewater rafting trip through the South Fork Lower Gorge of the American River. Seating is more limited on this tour than any other we offer, so mark your calendars now for April 19 when registration opens!