We believe that enduring ties transform.
WSN accelerates watershed and climate resilience by reconnecting place, people, and policy.
Problem / Solution
Why WSN?
Climate change is outpacing our fragmented systems. We believe that facing today’s complex challenges is only possible when we build multi-generational relationships capable of interconnected decision-making with a whole-watershed view. Our work consists of:
Expanding Watershed Stewardship Capacity
Cultivating a Network of Bold Land and Water Leaders
Advancing Watershed Policy
Inspiring Flourishing Futures
Feedback & Adaptation
Consistent with our systems-based approaches, WSN listens to the land, to our partners, and to the signals emerging across watersheds. We adapt our strategies as we learn, deepening what works, letting go of what doesn’t, and remaining accountable to the places and communities we serve.
By learning to manage systems, rather than react within silos, California can build an adaptive, equitable, and regenerative future grounded in interdependence and care.
“I have been trying to support a tribe in helping them get the information they need for their question. I have been asking so many people and I haven’t got the right direction...In a five minute car ride, I got the answer I had been looking for for many months.”
Cross Boundaries
Engage stakeholders from all sectors, bridge differences, and create connections that can achieve more than any one group could accomplish alone
Connect Resources
Find ways to leverage existing institutions and initiatives, align efforts to improve land and water stewardship, and elevate information to enhance collective decision-making
Choose Bold Action
Propose and pursue changes needed to ensure sustainable and equitable land and water stewardship in California