Source Water Protection (SWP) Learning Exchange topics:
- Accessing Bipartisan Infrastructure Law Funds for SWP
- Creative Partnerships
- Multi Purpose Decision Support Systems for SWP Strategies
- SWP Through Conservation Funding
- Nutrient Reduction Successes
- Funding for SWP
- Forming & Sustaining Collaboratives
- Linking SWP to Emergency Preparedness
- SWP Through Forestry Partnerships
SWP Through Forestry Partnerships
Highlights
The Source Water Collaborative Launches New Forestry Learning Exchange
The Source Water Collaborative (SWC) is pleased to announce the launch of a new Learning Exchange— Source Water Protection Through Forestry Partnerships. With the Learning Exchange, the SWC aims to strengthen the effectiveness of source water prac...
Read More >“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
Watch The Webinar:
Forest Service Landscape Scale Restoration Grants
August 4, 2022
Sharing information from the Forest Service, National Association of State Foresters and Merrimack River Watershed Merrimack River Watershed case study.
Watch The Healthy Watersheds Consortium Webinar:
Landowner Engagement
December 9, 2021
Featuring discussion and presentations about engaging ranchers and forest landowners in Montana, Wisconsin and Minnesota, and Texas.
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Community Engagement
December 1, 2021
Featuring discussion and presentations about work in Michigan’s Huron River watershed and several coastal communities in Oregon.
Watch The Healthy Watersheds Consortium Webinar:
Building Capacity And Networks
November 17, 2021
The webinar included discussion and presentations from watershed protection networks working in central Texas, Minnesota, and across several Hawaiian Islands.
Watch The Healthy Watersheds Consortium Webinar:
Watershed Protection Prioritization
November 10, 2021
Presenters included the Beltrami Soil and Water Conservation District (MN) and Sebago Clean Waters (ME).
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Post-Wildfire Recovery And Drinking Water
September 13, 2021
Presenters included the Wildland Fire Leadership Council, Colorado Drinking Water Program, and Eugene Water and Electric Board.
Watch The Webinar:
Wildfire Mitigation Through The Rio Grande Water Fund
July 27, 2021
Featuring water utilities, land management agencies and implementation partners.
Watch The Webinar:
Utilities In Action
May 13, 2021
During this webinar, Denver Water and Central Arkansas Water shared how they are using funding for forests and water.
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The Catawba-Wateree Initiative
April 15, 2021
Highlighting innovative collaboration with regional partners for forests and water supply using a variety of funding.
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Source Water Protection Through Forestry Partnerships
February 1, 2021
The Joint Forestry Team shared coordinated actions to improve forest sustainability that benefit drinking water.
Watch The Webinar:
Benefits Of Forests For Drinking Water
January 5, 2021
With Hughes Simpson of the Texas A&M Forest Service and Paul Hunt with Portland Water District in Maine.
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) NASF Memo to SFAP Leaders on Including Source Water Protection 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 timberlandsSWC & 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 EPA’s Build Wildfire Resilience web page with resources for drinking water utilitiesForestry and Drinking Water Videos
America’s Forests With Chuck Leavell: Colorado from 42 Degrees North Media on Vimeo.
Videos on forests and source water protection: Produced by the Southern Group of State Foresters