What price a watershed?
Is there an emerging industry standard for investments in watershed health?
PFT on Video
25 years ago, we set out to occupy the “radical middle.” Watch where we’ve been and where we’re going.
McCloud Soda Springs Protected
Previously slated for development, McCloud Soda Springs Working Forest is now permanently conserved for wood, water, and wildlife.
Op Ed: Invest in watershed improvements, not taller dams
There is broad consensus that California’s water challenges are only going to get worse as climate change continues. In this era of global warming, we need new approaches to help solve our water problems. New built infrastructure proposals ignore the least expensive and most effective means of increasing water security: restoring watersheds.
Water security in California
Our forests can make all the difference in achieving our climate and water security goals, while also promoting rural communities and economies. Find out how PFT is working towards water security in California.
Op Ed: Watershed conservation key to solving California’s water problems
In a San Francisco Chronicle Op Ed, PFT President Laurie Wayburn discusses the importance of the state’s “natural infrastructure”—the forests, meadows and streams that deliver water to our dams—in solving California’s water problems.
