Washington Water Trust

06/05/2026

Rising to water challenges like climate change and overuse will take leadership, perseverance, and fresh solutions. The new WWT Strategic Plan shows that we are ready to meet the moment and keep rivers and streams flowing for fish and communities. 🐟

WWT will expand successful projects and chart new paths. We will continue buying and leasing water rights while building out tools like our Walla Walla Basin Decision Support Tool to better identify, prioritize, and synthesize conservation opportunities. Our team will also promote sustainable water management, alternative water sources like recycled water, and improved drought planning through deeper collaboration with Tribes, government agencies, and other partners.

We envision protecting 20% more water, or more than one billion gallons, instream by 2030. Thank you to our supporters and partners for making this incredible water progress possible and building climate resiliency! Learn more: www.washingtonwatertrust.org/wwt-strategic-plan-2030

06/02/2026

05/26/2026

WWT is launching projects in Oregon! We’re leading a restoration effort in an important Columbia River tributary, Fifteenmile Creek. Our team is honored and excited to join local partners in restoring millions of gallons of cool, flowing water in the creek for fish and wildlife! 🌊

WWT is launching projects in Oregon! We're leading a restoration effort there in an important Columbia River tributary, Fifteenmile Creek.

05/15/2026

We're excited to join the Return to the River Salmon Festival this Saturday, May 16 from 11 am to 3 pm at Walla Walla Community College! This free celebration of salmon returning to the Walla Walla River Basin features:

🎨 Hands-on family activities
🎣 Water testing and interactive displays
🐟 Salmon releases into Mill Creek
🛍️ Many local vendors

Thank you to the WWCC Water & Environmental Center and the Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation for hosting the Return to the River Salmon Festival! 💙

05/14/2026

Our new annual report reflects a year of progress and possibility. WWT projects now protect more than 7 BILLION gallons of water instream every year across Washington. We’re also discovering new conservation opportunities in watersheds like the Green-Duwamish, where our research into aquifer recharge sites may lead to more water instream for salmon, steelhead, and other wildlife. 🐟

There are concerns for local rivers and streams as we face an unprecedented fourth straight summer of drought, but our conservation momentum is undeniable, too. Thank you to all our dedicated partners and supporters for making so much streamflow success possible from the San Juans to the Walla Walla! 💙

Learn more about our recent work for fish and people in the new annual report: www.washingtonwatertrust.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/Washington-Water-Trust-2025-Annual-Report-Final.pdf

05/12/2026

05/08/2026

THANK YOU to everyone who gave to local river restoration with Washington Water Trust during GiveBIG! Together our supporters donated more than $10,500 to keep freshwaters flowing, which unlocked another $10,000 in matching funds to make a bigger splash for rivers and streams that need help. 💙

This support will fuel our drought response efforts this summer and collaborative water conservation projects in watersheds across Washington. Learn more about our latest streamflow successes: https://www.washingtonwatertrust.org/washington-water-trust-reports/

05/06/2026

There’s still time to support local rivers and fish during GiveBIG. As climate change, overuse, and increasing demand threaten our freshwater, making a tax-deductible donation to WWT is a simple way to restore streamflows when and where it matters most. 🌊

The first $10,000 given to WWT by the end of the day will be matched to keep more water instream. WWT projects benefit more than 1,000 river miles in over 50 rivers and streams, including hundreds of flow-limited tributaries that are home to salmon, steelhead, trout, and other wildlife. Your gift will help grow this impact from the San Juans to Walla Walla! 🐟

Your generosity will restore essential water during the driest days. Donate today: https://www.wagives.org/organization/WashingtonWaterTrust

05/05/2026

GiveBIG is an opportunity to give back to the rivers that sustain us all. When you give to WWT, you help restore and protect critical water instream. Our recent streamflow successes include:

🐟 Securing important water leases in the Walla Walla to protect water for steelhead, spring Chinook, and other fish
🌊 Partnering with farmers, businesses, and the Jamestown S’Klallam Tribe to help salmon in the Dungeness during drought conditions
💦 Studying sites along the Upper Middle Green River for aquifer recharge, which can help boost summer flows for Chinook salmon, steelhead, and other wildlife

The first $10,000 given to WWT through GiveBIG on May 5 will be matched to help power local river restoration for fish, farms, and communities. Donate today: https://www.wagives.org/organization/WashingtonWaterTrust

05/01/2026

“This grant will fuel outreach and project development in the Walla Walla Basin. We craft our restoration efforts around voluntary, market-based agreements with people, so building local relationships is critical,” said WWT Executive Director James Kraft. “The support of The Wildhorse Foundation is instrumental to growing our collaborative streamflow successes and developing new water conservation tools.”

WALLA WALLA — A Washington nonprofit that protects and enhances streamflows in the Walla Walla River Basin received a financial boost from The Wildhorse Foundation. The Washington Water Trust on […]