2003
Last year, el Río Reyes Trust received technical assistance from the National Park Service, Rivers, Trails and Conservation Program (RTCA). Through this partnership, the trust was awarded a grant to co-sponsor a workshop in the nationally acclaimed “Your Town: Designing its Future” workshop series developed by the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) as a leadership initiative to respond to the design needs of small towns and rural areas. The workshop took place in June 2003 and was titled “Your Town: Designing its Future, “The Kings River Region: Navigating the Currents of Change”. Sponsors were, el Río Reyes Trust, the National Park Service RTCA and the City of Reedley. Co-sponsors were the National Endowment for the Arts, the National Trust for Historic Preservation, and the State University of New York at Syracuse. El Río Reyes Trust was honored to participate in this workshop series. Its workshop was one of only four presented in the United States in 2003 and the first ever in California.
Funding Source: National Endowment for the Arts, National Trust for Historic Preservation and State University of New York at Syracuse.

2000-2001
In 2000 and 2001, the Trust brought together property owners and agencies with two forums titled, “Upon a Delicate Treasure” and “Vision for the Kings River”, to get acquainted and discus the Kings River’s future.
Funding Source: Great Valley Center.

2002
A mapping project of the Kings River from Pine Flat Dam to Highway 99 (approximately 36 miles) was started in 2002 and is nearing completion.
Funding Source: Great Valley Center.

2002
El Río Reyes Trust erected a monument marking the site of Poole’s Ferry, an important crossing of the Kings River on the Stockton – Los Angeles Road, located about two miles north of Reedley, California.
Funding Source: Community Donations.