Here’s a sweet deal for the holidays: Get 20 percent off our popular water maps and guides and get even more – 50 percent – off the paperback Water & the Shaping of California.

The beautifully designed book is a treasure trove of gorgeous color photos, water literature and famous sayings about water. It discusses the engineering feats, political decisions and popular sentiment that led to the water projects that helped make California the economic powerhouse we know today. The book includes a foreword by the late Kevin Starr, the Golden State’s premier historian.

This book normally retails for $35, but you can get it for a limited time for just $17.50. Use the discount code HOLIDAYBOOK at checkout to get your 50 percent discount. It’s the perfect gift for anyone interested in water in California.

We’re also offering 20 percent discounts on our beautiful poster-size wall maps showing the integral role water plays in California and in the Colorado River Basin; and educational Layperson’s Guides on topics such as groundwater, climate change, California water, water rights and more. To get the 20 percent discount on maps and guides, use the code HOLIDAYSALE at check out.

Our holiday sale goes through the end of December but order by Dec. 16 to make sure items arrive in time for Christmas. 

Explore our other offerings, including:

• Special discounted bundles on California water and California groundwater that include both a map and a Layperson’s Guide.
• School-age publications and videos for teachers and students on water history, coastal ecosystems, water recycling, wetlands and more.

Any questions about the sale? Please reach out to Marilyn Lapkass, the Foundation’s operations manager.