As the IPCC reported in 2018, we have an all-too-brief twelve-year window to address climate change. In the continuing absence of federal action, states are leading the way toward a healthy climate future.
The health of our forested watersheds is crucial to water security, and the effects of climate change only reinforce that vital role. Here’s what PFT is doing to ensure healthy watersheds and water security in California.
On March 1st, PFT and other organizations submitted a letter to Oregon’s Joint Committee on Carbon Reduction to express our strong support for the role of natural and working lands in HB 2020.
At a joint hearing of California Assembly Budget Subcommittee No. 3 on Resources and the Transportation and Assembly Committee on Natural Resources, PFT President Laurie Wayburn testified on the use of natural infrastructure restoration to increase water storage and climate adaptation.
On February 11, Pacific Forest Trust President Laurie Wayburn testified to the Joint Committee on Carbon Reduction of the Oregon State Legislature in support of harnessing the power of Oregon’s forests, farms, and other lands to combat climate change.
