Drinking Source
Watershed Tours
Local Creeks ~
~ Headwaters
Camping
Local Creek/Arroyo Visits
Most Recent 3hr Local Tour:
April 21, 2024
Hidden East Bay Waterfalls
Gorgeous local flows abound, all around the Bay Area, and many nearby reservoirs protect precious drinking water ~ which we can visit over a few hours, traveling across our home neighborhoods, to find hidden histories of how water changes land and culture across aeons, with gratitude for our Bay Area ecosystems still supporting biodiversity, and fresh waters where we live.
East Bay/
Mokelumne River/
Lower Bear Reservoir
Next Headwaters Camp Tour:
Aug 10/11, 2024
Explore our local East Bay creeks and reservoirs, lunch at the Delta’s Pirates Lair Cafe, cross the fertile valley to check out swim spots along the Mokelumne and Cosumnes Rivers, visit the Camanche Fish Hatchery, party at Pardee Reservoir, then camp in the headwaters at PiPi campground, with explorations of the Mokelumne Wilderness.
SF / Tuolumne River / Hetch Tetchy Tour
Next Headwaters Camp Tour:
Sept 28/29, 2024
Below the surface in San Francisco, past the Pulgas Water Temple, the lower foothill reservoirs and aqueducts, swimming at Rainbow Natural Pool, camping outside Yosemite National Park near Hetch Hetchy Reservoir, with a chance to visit Tuolumne Meadows at 8,600ft in the high Sierra Nevada Mountains.
Yuba River Tour
Next Headwaters Camp Tour:
Sept 14/15, 2024
We’ll tour each of three Yuba River forks, find extra-special swim spots, support rematriation initiatives,
witness the legacies of hydraulic mining, camp near the crest of the headwaters, and learn how some of the most complex water systems,
criss-crossing this section of Sierra-Nevadas, shelter Yuba county from the worst effects of climate chaos.