Watershed restoration is key to a climate-smart future
Read PFT President Laurie Wayburn’s op-ed in CalMatters from June 21, 2021 about how investing in Sacramento River headwaters region could secure the state’s water supply for decades.
PFT comments on California’s Water Resilience Portfolio
PFT made comments at a public forum for California Water’s Future held by the California Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA) in Redding, CA on August 6, 2019, and submitted detailed comments on September 1, 2019. Find out more.
A new model for water security in the face of climate change
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.
Joint Informational Hearing: Wildfire Impacts on Watershed Lands
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.
Black Butte Working Forest Conserved
PFT and the Michigan-California Timber Company have partnered with CAL FIRE to permanently protect the iconic landscape at Black Butte Working Forest, at the foot of Mount Shasta.
Saving beavers, headwaters, and tall timbers at McCloud Soda Springs
Through a conservation easement in partnership with Schroll Timberlands, PFT is helping build a sustainable forest future and preserve this rural community’s way of life.
