Water Resources
Mission:
To maintain and enhance the quantity and quality of our nation’s water resources through scientifically-based forestry and natural resource management activities. Increasing and improving watershed function through forestry practices will improve our nation’s watersheds and water resources. The future of our nation and the west is dependent on sufficient, high-quality, water supplies for drinking, agriculture, industry, wildlife, fisheries, river and wetland habitats, outdoor recreation and community sustainability.
Purpose: The Western Water Resources Committee (WWRC) was established to address the multitude of issues impacting water quality and quantity in the west. The Committee exists to serve the Council of Western State Foresters as a component of the Western Forestry Leadership Coalition (WFLC). As a committee serving the WFLC, the WWRC works collaboratively as a state-federal partnership to promote the mission of the WFLC.
Goals:
- Maintain and improve existing forest, woodland and rangeland health in critical areas for the west to promote high quality drinking water.
- Promote the research, development and use of forest Best Management Practices (BMPs) to harvesting techniques and the utilization of biomass to maintain and improve western water resources.
- Promote urban and community forestry activities and concepts to guide development while maintaining functional watersheds, thereby improving the quality of life for western communities.
- Utilize partnerships and collaborative efforts to develop forest management activities, provide technology transfer, education, outreach and incentive-based management assistance.
- Promote and implement watershed research to determine the effectiveness of harvest techniques and BMPs across the landscape and in our communities.
