Tuolumne River Trust Vision
We seek a healthy and vibrant river that is:
•Teeming with fish and wildlife
• Safe for drinking, fishing and swimming
• Welcoming for rafting, kayaking, and other river sports
• Held in trust as a refuge for our children and grandchildren
We want every person who benefits from the Tuolumne to know that their food was grown from its water, their tap water comes from it, their wild salmon were hatched in its gravels, and their backpacking, fishing and rafting trip depends on its health.
Our Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Access (DEIA) Values
In working to protect and restore the Tuolumne River, the Tuolumne River Trust strives to sustain the health and diversity of both the biological and human ecosystems along the River, from its origins in the Sierra Nevada, through the San Joaquin Valley, and out to the San Francisco Bay.
We hold deep gratitude and reverence for the Indigenous people who have long been and remain stewards of their ancestral homelands, including bands of the Miwok, the Ohlone, the Yokuts, and tribes we have not named.
We seek to support a mutually beneficial relationship between the River and the diverse communities we serve, recognizing that the health of each is critical to the health of the others.
We strive to create systems through which all people and communities can benefit from what the Tuolumne provides: its healthy forests, floodplains, parks, recreational opportunities, clean drinking water and food production. We seek to be particularly attentive to, and inclusive of, those communities that have historically been excluded from the River’s benefits.
We seek to actively engage with those who currently live near or depend on the River, and we work to proactively understand evolving community needs, and to respond with creative, equitable, inclusive, and sustainable solutions.
We also recognize the importance of creating an organization that reflects the communities where we work and to which each team member, stakeholder, and partner can bring their whole authentic self. More about our programmatic and organizational work can be found here.
As we look to our next forty years, we pledge to contribute to a thriving and sustainable River ecosystem and surrounding communities through our education, advocacy, and restoration work, and to welcome participation by all who share this vision.
Native Land Digital (www.native-land.ca) is an Indigenous-led non-profit organization whose resources have guided our understanding of the indigenous communities on the Tuolumne.
We acknowledge that we may not have captured the fullness of the Indigenous communities that have inhabited and stewarded the Tuolumne River Watershed currently and historically. We welcome feedback on how we can represent this more accurately. Please email Lauren Barnum at staff@tuolumne.org with any feedback on this issue.
Financial Statements
For more information about the financial aspects of our organization, please see our most recent financial information: