Fast Fact
1990 water use in 1990 was 58% ag, 32% environmental, 6% urban, and 4% other
1990 water use in 1990 was 58% ag, 32% environmental, 6% urban, and 4% other

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View the "Cycle and Soak" PSA, which shows efficient ways to water your lawn. This was sponsored by the City of Folsom Utilities Dept.

Take a Journey through the Sacramento River Watershed

2008 Sacramento Bee Insert

You can download the insert here (PDF, 3.5 MB)

You can also download the teacher's guide here.

More information and download links for the 2007 insert can be found here.

A copy of A Journey through the Sacramento River Watershed appeared in the October 11, 2008 edition of the Sacramento Bee.

The 16-page newspaper insert was created by the Newspaper in Education program at the Sacramento Bee in conjunction with SRWP and its partners:

The insert includes great information about our watershed for both kids and adults.

Here are some numbers, provided by the Sacramento Bee at the end of October:

  • Printed and distributed 263,582 student supplements to Bee readers on October 11, 2008. The total readership that day was close to 600,000.
  • Printed and distributed 27,500 student supplements to 677 teachers at 406 schools on October 10, 2008.
  • The teacher’s guide was downloaded by 710 teachers

If you missed your copy, contact us to request copies for yourself and to share with others.

Special thanks to Intel Corporation for their generous grant to make this fantastic project a reality.