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The Tulare Basin Wildlife Partners was recently awarded an Edison International Grant!

Funds awarded through the Edison International Grant will go towards furthering the Atwell Island Project-Alpaugh-Allensworth Nature Trail (AAAT) Project, the Allensworth and Alpaugh Work Based Learning (A+A WBL) Program, and the ongoing work of the Tulare Basin Watershed Connection Collaborative (TB WCC). 

TBWP is grateful for the opportunity provided by Edison International to continue to grow our grassroots initiatives here in the Tulare Basin!

Our Mission

Engage partners, funders, and stakeholders in multi-benefit projects to promote ecological and economic health, sustaining our agricultural heritage, and enhancing the quality of life in the Tulare Basin for current and future generations.
Our Vision
Create a healthy regional watershed with ecologically functional waterways, wetlands and uplands that provide abundant clean water for both people and wildlife.

Where We Work

Tulare Basin
Located in California's southern San Joaquin Valley, the Tulare Basin encompasses portions of Fresno, Kern, Kings, and Tulare Counties. More than 16 rivers and creeks flow from surrounding mountains into the Basin’s small lakes and wetlands, which once comprised the largest freshwater lake west of the Mississippi River, the historic Tulare Lake. The watershed is bounded on the north by the San Joaquin River, on the west by the crest of the Inner Coast Range, on the east by the crest of the Sierra Nevada, and on the south by the crest of the Tehachapi range. This watershed is approximately 134 miles east to west, 163 miles north to south, covers almost 22,000 square miles, and ranges in elevation from 163 feet above sea level at Mendota Pool to 14,505 feet on the summit of Mt. Whitney.

Support Tulare Basin Conservation

You can support TBWP’s important conservation work by making a tax-deductible donation today. TBWP also participates as a 1% for the Planet nonprofit member, and Amazon Smile! You can also contribute through Our Combined Federal Campaign Universal Giving #24750.

Upcoming Events

California Biodiversity Initiative
"The goal of this Biodiversity Initiative and Roadmap is to secure the future of California’s biodiversity. This goal is not a value judgment picking winners or losers between the environment and the economy. Securing biodiversity benefits the State’s short- and long-term environmental and economic health."

Regional News

Congratulations to UC Merced & UC Irvine on their Strategic Growth Council Grant Award for the Innovation Center for Advancing Ecosystem Climate Solutions! The TBWP looks forward our partnership role in implementing this grant award.
​California Water Plan Update 2018 Public Review Draft Released for Comment
UC Merced Center for Climate Communication Water Resource Manager Survey Final Report
Check out the Fall 2018 of the Tulare Basin Watershed Connections eNewsletter & subscribe!
New Report from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC)
The Nature Conservancy's New Mapping Tool  Identifies and Considers Groundwater Dependent Ecosystems (GDE) Under SGMA
The Nature Conservancy's Checklist for Groundwater Sustainability Plans: Considering Nature under SGMA
Strategic Land Retirement and Habitat Restoration Analysis | The Nature Conservancy