On Sunday, November 17, 2002, Westlands celebrated it 50th anniversary at Harris Ranch. District board members and staff gathered with friends, landowners, water users, business partners and elected officials to honor the farmers and communities that helped shape California and agriculture on the west side of the San Joaquin Valley.

As Westlands celebrated 50 years of leadership in agriculture and water issues, the District also celebrated the achievements of the entire west side of the San Joaquin Valley and recognized the region for the opportunities it has provided families and small businesses. To assist Westlands in commemorating this occasion, several of Westlands’ business partners and farmers made generous contributions to the event.

Westlands extends its gratitude to those that helped in making the 50th anniversary celebration possible and thanks the following sponsors for their generosity.

Kronick Moskovitz Tiedemann & Girard
Stradling, Yocca, Carlson & Rauth
Baker, Manock & Jensen
Best, Best & Krieger LLP
Krazan & Associates, Inc.
Salomon Smith Barney
The Water Agency, Inc.
Boyle Engineering Corporation/Psomas
Fresno Pipe & Supply Inc.
Gene Ford Company Inc.
Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP
Provost & Pritchard Inc.
Wilke, Fleury, Gould & Birney LLP
J&L Irrigation