Register Now for Our 2019 Water Tours; Follow This Week’s Lower Colorado River Tour On Twitter
New for 2019: Tour of California’s Central Coast and new route for Headwaters Tour in the Sierra Nevada
We’re on the road this week with our
three-day tour of the Lower Colorado
River to explore water infrastructure, farms and habitat
restoration efforts (you can follow along on Twitter!), but there is
still time to join one of our other 2019 tours to learn about key
water resource issues in California.
Our slate of 2019 water tours includes a new tour along California’s Central Coast to view a river’s restoration following a major dam removal, check out efforts to desalt ocean water, recycle wastewater and manage groundwater and seawater intrusion. We’ll also take a new route for our Headwaters Tour to check out a pilot project for thinning the forest in the Yuba River watershed.
Registration is now open for all remaining 2019 tours, but “early bird” pricing for our Central Valley Tour ends March 4th!
Here are the details on our upcoming tours:
Central Valley Tour: April 3 to 5
This 3-day, 2-night tour travels
the length of the San Joaquin Valley, giving participants a clear
understanding of the State Water Project and Central Valley
Project. Stops include San Luis Reservoir, San Luis National
Wildlife Refuge, Mendota Pool, Tulare Lake Basin, Kern Water
Bank, local farms and Friant Dam. Issues of water supply for
farms, water project operations, groundwater, wetlands, flood
control and agricultural drainage are discussed. Register
here.
Bay-Delta Tour: June 5 to 7
This 3-day, 2-night tour takes
participants to the heart of California water policy – the
Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta and San Francisco Bay. Stops include
the historic town of Clarksburg, Delta islands, Big Break
Regional Shoreline, Los Vaqueros Reservoir, the Bay Model in
Sausalito and Rush Ranch in the Suisun Marsh. Participants learn
about the critical role the Delta plays in California’s water
supply, Delta planning initiatives, water project operations,
fish passage, ecosystem restoration, levees and flood management,
Delta agriculture and water supply reliability. Register
here.
Headwaters Tour: June 27 to 28
NEW
ROUTE! This 2-day, 1-night tour travels
through the Sierra Nevada foothills, into the mountains and
around the Lake Tahoe Basin to explore the impact of fires on
California water supply and quality in the American and Yuba
watersheds, as well as forest management and tree mortality,
meadow restoration and climate change. Tour stops include the
Yuba and American rivers, Tahoe and El Dorado national forests,
meadow and river restoration sites and Lake Tahoe. Register
here.
Northern California Tour: Oct. 2 to 4
This 3-day, 2-night tour
travels the length of the Sacramento Valley, a primary source of
water for much of California. Stops include Oroville and Shasta
dams, Red Bluff Fish Passage Improvement Project, a rice farm,
Feather River Fish Hatchery, Clear Creek restoration site,
Glenn-Colusa Irrigation District and Sacramento National Wildlife
Refuge. Another highlight is a houseboat cruise on Shasta Lake.
Speakers talk about farming, water supply, flood management,
groundwater and salmon restoration. Register
here.
Central Coast Tour: Nov. 6 to 7
NEW! This 2-day, 1-night tour offers
participants the opportunity to learn about water issues
affecting California’s Central Coast and the solutions that are
being applied. Topics include ocean desalination, water
recycling, groundwater, dam removal and farming. Tour stops
include Santa Clara Valley Water District, Pure Water Monterey,
San Clemente Dam and the Salinas Valley. The tour begins and ends
in San Jose. Register
here.
Contact Programs Manager Nick Gray via email or at 916-444-6240 with any questions.