A tool to ensure the greatest outcomes
BasinScout® Platform uses satellite data and machine learning to allow users to rapidly assess field-level agricultural management practices and their impact on water resources, as well as run possible scenarios for achieving conservation outcomes within budget constraints.
Read MoreHere are the different ways we fix rivers.
With innovation and new technologies, we can calculate the ecological outcomes of restoration projects, allowing smarter restoration to happen faster.
Tools & Technology
As the nation’s first water trust, we work collaboratively with landowners to keep more water in our rivers and streams.
Water Quantity
Whether planting trees to cool streams, reintroducing river meanders, or creating log jams, we apply strategic solutions to improve water quality and restore critical habitat.
Water Quality
When a regulated entity needs a compliance solution, we can help. We offer natural infrastructure solutions that benefit the environment, while saving ratepayers money.
Compliance Solutions
News
Three-Year Grant Supports Continued Sandy Basin...
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Restoration Center has selected The Freshwater
September 22, 2020
The Streamside Series Donor Profile: The Water Foundation
When a record-breaking drought hit California in 2011, many residents and elected representatives
September 15, 2020
Infographic: Recycling water to build resilient...
A drop in the groundwater table jeopardizes a connected ecosystem – from irrigation
September 8, 2020
You give. We make it count.
Fixing rivers on a timeline that matters requires strategic action, bold outcomes and an economy that’s aligned with the environment. Your gift will go directly to helping The Freshwater Trust change the course of conservation.
Our results speak for themselves.
Land Acknowledgement
We respectfully acknowledge that the restoration and conservation projects of The Freshwater Trust (TFT) take place on traditional lands of Native American people. Against their will and under the banner of progress, Native communities were forcibly removed from the same land where we now live and work.