Registration Open: Mount Shasta Water unConference • September 11–13, 2026
We’re excited to announce that registration is now open for the Mount Shasta Water unConference, happening September 11–13, 2026 at Hotlum EcoRegeneration Camp on the northwest slopes of Mount Shasta, California.
- Learn why this Mount Shasta Water unConference matters: https://hotlum.org/why-this-water-unconference-matters/
- Register now: Registration link
Join us for three days of watershed tending, hands-on workshops, and collaborative dialogue exploring water cycles and our relationship with the natural world.
We are gathering because water is not just a resource—it is a relationship.
At this moment of ecological uncertainty, we need places where people can reconnect with the living systems that sustain us, share knowledge across generations and disciplines, and rediscover how to care for the watersheds we call home.
Water is essential to all life. During this gathering, we’ll explore how we can support water to slow, spread, sink, and store in the ground—helping rehydrate landscapes, nourish life, and regenerate the small water cycle.
This special gathering takes place at the confluence of Northern California and Southern Cascadia, where multiple bioregions and mountain ranges meet. Together, we’ll learn from place-based wisdom, ecological practitioners, and one another about ways we can care for water and the living systems that depend on it.
A Weekend of Learning & Connection
You can attend any day or portion of the event that works for you.
Friday, September 11 & Sunday, September 13
Hands-on workshops exploring accessible, low-tech approaches to watershed restoration and landscape water retention, led by experienced water and permaculture practitioners.
Saturday, September 12
A facilitated Open Space unConference where participants will co-create the agenda and explore questions, ideas, and possibilities around water, climate, land, and our relationship with the Earth.
Possible Workshops Include:
- Digital Watersheds to IRL Watersheds – with Kaliya Young & Frank Sanborn
- Radical Micro Autonomous Water Works, DIY Tending – with Jonathan Kabat
- Process Based Erosion Mitigation and Restoration Techniques – with Charles Upton
- Water for Wildlife’- with Nik Bertulis
- Social Fabric Workshop – with Frank Sanborn
- DIY: play with check dams, leaky weirs, rolling dips, and zaï pits – with Jonathan Kabat
A Rustic Outdoor Gathering
Please note: This is a rustic, outdoor gathering at Hotlum EcoRegeneration Camp. Participants should be prepared for rustic camping conditions, with tent camping, limited self-contained van camping, and nearby lodging options available.
We hope you’ll join us at Hotlum in September!
Please share this invitation with friends, neighbors, land stewards, water practitioners, community builders, and anyone interested in restoring our relationship with water and the living world. Here is a flyer:
