Source Water Protection Through Forestry Partnerships
“Healthy forests are vital to clean and abundant supplies of drinking water in the United States. Over 180 million Americans rely on drinking water captured and filtered by our forested lands. For this reason alone, it is absolutely essential that we work together across all agencies, ownerships, and obstacles to protect, conserve, and enhance our forests.”
- Vicki Christiansen, Chief of the US Department of Agriculture’s Forest Service
Featured Resources
Register for the Webinar: Source Water Protection Through Forestry Partnerships
Date/Time: February 17 from 2:30 – 4:00 pm (eastern time) Note: The time includes a 30-minute Teams meeting discussion with ...
Register for the Webinar: Benefits of Forests for Drinking Water
Date/Time: March 10, 2021 from 11:30 am – 1:30 pm (eastern time) Note: The time includes a 30-minute Teams meeting ...
Register for the Webinar: The Catawba-Wateree Initiative – A Case Study of Forests & Drinking Water Collaboration
Date/Time: April 15, 2021 from 2:30 – 4:45 pm (eastern time) Note: The time includes a 30-minute Teams meeting discussion ...
Register for the Webinar: Utilities in Action
Date/Time: May 13, 2021 from 1:00 – 3:00 pm (eastern time) Note: The time includes a 30-minute Teams meeting discussion ...
Key Resources
- US Forest Service Forests to Faucets Geographic Analysis Showing Importance of Sub-watersheds to Surface Water Sources of Drinking Water
- National Association of State Foresters (NASF) about State Forest Action Plans (SFAPs)
- USDA Joint Chiefs' (NRCS and USFS) Landscape Restoration Partnership
- Southeastern Partnership for Forests and Water
- Water Research Foundation (WRF) Asset Management Framework for Forested and Natural Assets
- Keeping Forests: a coalition working in defense of southern timberlands
SWC & Member Resources
- American Water Works Association (AWWA) Drinking Water Utilities Guide for working with the Forest Service
- US Endowment for Forestry and Communities: Linking forestry research and investments to healthy watersheds
- National Association of Conservation Districts (NACD) Forestry Resources
- USFS Guide to Watershed Investment Partnerships