On Thursday, September 12, 2024, CELP will host our annual Celebrate Waters event to celebrate successes for our waters, honor a local water hero, gather as a community, and raise funds to continue our work.

Join us for appetizers and drinks. We will also present Tom Ring with the Ralph W. Johnson Water Hero Award to honor his career advocating for healthy stream flow for fish and representing tribal interest. As a hydrologist with the Water Resources Program of the Yakama Nation, he worked on a variety of projects involving groundwater and surface water quantity and quality, water rights, irrigation and fisheries issues, and planning for future water needs. Tom previously worked for the Water Resources Program at the Washington Department of Ecology and has served on CELP’s advisory board since our inception. His work embodies the connection between water and tribal treaty rights and the vision of our founder Ralph W. Johnson.

Unfortunately Willie Frank III will not be available to speak at our event due to a scheduling conflict. Our new keynote speakers will be Michael Harris, President of the THIS IS INDIAN COUNTRY and Tom Uniack, Executive Director of Washington Wild.

Event tickets on sale now

Tickets are $65 and available HERE

CELP works to ensure the equitable and sustainable management of our most precious resource: water. Our vision for the future is that Washington State will have clean and abundant waters to support healthy communities, thriving ecosystems, and resilience in the face of climate change.

We place tribal treaty rights at the center of our work. We recognize all of Washington’s First People and their ancestral ties to our landscape and waterways and the lives they support.

Read more about our work at celp.org

Celebrate Waters 2024

Join us in celebrating our work, honoring a local Water Hero and welcoming a special guest!

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