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It is with great sadness that we share the passing of long-time WWT board member Lorri Bodi. Lorri was a champion for the environment, rivers, and salmon.

Summer is on its way. For all the warmth and joy the season brings, it can also mean danger for the fish in our rivers. Salmon need cool flowing water to migrate and spawn. Unfortunately, those flows have disappeared from many local streams. Every donation to WWT helps restore water to rivers for salmon. The first $10,000 donated until GiveBIG ends on May 7 will be matched!

Washington Water Trust (WWT) will protect and enhance streamflows in the Walla Walla basin with a recently awarded grant from The Wildhorse Foundation. WWT restores water to local rivers and streams including the Touchet River, Mill Creek, and the Walla Walla River.

Washington Water Trust’s 2024 Annual Report is hot off the press! Last year was tough for our freshwater, but we made real streamflow restoration progress with our partners and supporters.

Our average winter 2025 temperatures have been above normal and precipitation levels have been below normal. We're working to keep rivers and streams flowing no matter the near-term conditions.

Thanks to our supporters and partners, this may be our biggest year EVER for permanently protecting water instream. See what's on tap for river restoration at WWT in 2025.

Our people are how Washington Water Trust makes a difference for local rivers and streams. The WWT team is growing. Meet our newest team members today!

WWT has partnered with the City of Walla Walla and the Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation to restore Mill Creek flows since 2021. We are excited to share that these restored Mill Creek flows are the first protected across the OR/WA border! This water is protected in both states and provides vital flow for Chinook salmon, steelhead, bull trout, and other fish.

WWT, the Confederated Tribes of the Colville Reservation, and the Helensdale Reclamation District saw the need to restore Loup Loup Creek for steelhead and took action. The creek is now one of the most productive steelhead streams in the Okanogan Basin.

Most of Washington is experiencing drought conditions in summer 2024. Record-breaking heat melted our mountain snowpack almost 50 days earlier than normal. Conditions in the Dungeness Valley are predicted to be the second driest since 1949. Thanks to our partners and supporters, WWT is boosting flows for fish at a critical time.