healthy watersheds

Most of California’s water supply originates in our forested watersheds, supplying the water used by tens of millions of people, supporting globally significant agriculture, generating significant energy through hydropower, and sustaining diverse fish and wildlife. Wildfire directly impacts watersheds, and conversely healthy watersheds play a key role in mitigating catastrophic wildfires. The Watershed Work Group is promoting the alignment and coordination of fire resiliency and watershed health programs and plans that share similar priorities.


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PROGRAMS


CA Natural Resources Agency: Regional Water Resilience Initiative

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CA Department of Water Resources: Water Resilience Program

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PLANS/STRATEGIES


California Water Plan Update 2023

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California Water Supply Strategy August 2022

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U.S. Forest Service: Confronting the Wildfire Crisis

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Work Group: Healthy Watersheds


Partnering Organizations



Work Group leads


Association of CA Water Agencies – Dave Eggerton

CA Department of Conservation – Keali’i Bright

CA Natural Resources Agency – Nancy Vogel

CA State Association of Counties – Catherine Freeman

CAL FIRE – Drew Coe

Indigenous Stewardship Network – Don Hankins

Earth Advocacy – Kim Delfino

National Fish and Wildlife Foundation – Jonathan Birdsong

Rural County Representatives of CA – Staci Heaton

Sierra Nevada Conservancy – Sarah Campe

CA Waterboards – Clint Snyder, Phillip Crader

UC Merced – Roger Bales

Jerry Bird – U.S. Forest Service, Region 5

Kamyar Guivetchi – CA Dept of Water Resources

Eric Tsai – CA Dept of Water Resources

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