Reserve Your Spot for a Virtual Journey into California’s Water Hub
'Seating' is limited for next Thursday's Bay-Delta Tour that includes overview presentation, exclusive video tour screening and live Q&A with experts in chat rooms
Join us next Thursday,
Sept. 9, for an engaging online Bay-Delta
Tour that will feature live Q&A with key experts on the
Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta, the state’s vital water hub and the
West Coast’s largest freshwater tidal estuary.
You’ll learn about Delta ecosystem restoration, impacts to ocean fisheries from changes in the Delta, agriculture and municipal water use and the Delta’s role in supplying water to Southern California. You’ll hear from farmers, fish biologists, water managers, people working on restoration efforts and more. Plus, you’ll get your hands on the newest update of our Layperson’s Guide to the Delta, published in 2020.
‘Seating’ on the virtual tour bus is limited, though, so get your ticket here!
The Bay-Delta Tour is one of our virtual tours being offered this fall to explore the vital role water plays in California’s economy, its environment and its communities.
Each tour event will run from 2:30 to 5:30 p.m. and includes:
- An overview presentation of the region’s critical topics
- A guided video tour of key locations — farms, wetlands, dams and reservoirs, wildlife habitats — to gain a stronger understanding on a variety of water supply issues and the latest policy developments
- Live Q&A with experts in chat rooms where participants can dive deeper into the topics, including impacts of the drought
As part of each event, participants will receive one of our popular Layperson’s Guides and be entered into a drawing to win one of our beautiful water maps.
Northern California Tour: Oct. 14
Journey along the Sacramento River
and its tributaries to gain a deeper understanding of the
issues associated with a key source of water that supplies
much of California. In addition to major infrastructure on the
State Water Project and the federal Central Valley Project,
you’ll visit rice fields and wildlife refuges, hear from farmers,
biologists and water managers, and learn about important water
issues such as efforts to help native salmon runs and farming in
the Sacramento Valley. Get your ticket for
the “bus” here!
Central Valley Tour: Nov. 4
On our virtual Central Valley Tour,
we’ll take you to the San Joaquin Valley to hear how farmers in
one of the nation’s most productive agricultural regions manage
surface water for various crops and orchards, and how they are
responding to mandates under the state’s Sustainable Groundwater
Management Act. You’ll also hear from the valley’s disadvantaged
communities and learn how subsidence from groundwater
pumping is affecting surface water facilities. You’ll visit key
infrastructure, including San Luis Reservoir, Friant Dam and the
Friant-Kern Canal. You also will learn about managed wetlands,
see a unique feature to one of the region’s rim dams and
hear about efforts to put water back in the ground. Get tickets
here!
A limited number of need-based scholarships are available for the tours. Contact Nick Gray at ngray@watereducation.org for more information.