Monday September 14, 2026
CDWR —
Feather River Floating Classroom
Feather River Floating Classroom raft tours are returning this fall! Sponsored and developed by DWR, the Floating Classroom program guides participants through Feather River spawning habitat while DWR and Pacific States Marine Fisheries Commission scientists describe Chinook salmon conservation efforts supported by the State Water Project. Discussion topics include ongoing and planned research, restoration and monitoring projects, and fisheries management activities.
Free floating classroom tours start Sunday, Sept. 27 during the Salmon Festival weekend, followed by tours each Saturday between Oct. 3 and Nov. 7. Each weekend will have two public tours with limited seats. Tickets will be released each Friday, approximately two weeks in advance of each tour, and are available on a first-come, first-served basis with up to four free tickets available per person each fall. Reserve your FREE floating classroom ticket(s) on Eventbrite.
Well Project Ongoing Near Thermalito Afterbay Dam
The Thermalito Afterbay is a 57,000 acre-foot, off-stream reservoir contained by the Thermalito Afterbay Dam and is part of DWR’s State Water Project facilities in Oroville. Construction on the Afterbay began in 1966 and was completed in 1967. It stores water that flows through the Thermalito Pumping-Generating Plant during power generation and provides controlled releases to the Feather River and irrigation water to over 150,000 acres of local farmland.