This collection contains articles, reports, correspondences and legal documents gathered by Carla M. Bard. Bard was an environmental activist and expert on water quality issues. She was the first woman to serve as a chairperson on the California State Water Resources Control Board and later became active in issues concerning the San Joaquin River. Agencies mentioned in this collection include the Ecosystem Restoration Program Plan and California/Federal (CALFED) Bay-Delta Program.

This collection contains transcripts, MP3 audio files, and digital images related to the Inlandia Institute's oral history project, "'Making Waves: Women's Environmental Movement," which documented the stories of seven Inland Empire area environmentalists. Women interviewed for the project included Jane Block, Liz Cunnison, Melba Dunlap, Beverly Wingate Maloof, Sue Nash, Penny Newman, and Ruth Anderson Wilson.