Areas of Work
Groundwater
Our work and investments aim to ensure full and effective implementation of California's major groundwater sustainability law, and explore opportunities to replicate it, to strengthen public and environmental health and sustain communities and agriculture.
Rivers
We support collaborative efforts to protect and restore the ecological health of major river basins. Our investments and work currently focus on the Sacramento-San Joaquin, the Lower Colorado, Lower Snake, and Upper Rio Grande river basins.
Forests
The lakes and rivers that flow through millions of acres of forests are our nation’s single greatest source of drinking water, as well as vital habitats for fish and wildlife. We are investing in strategies that protect and restore healthy forests, such as the designation of Outstanding Waters. Through this developing area of dedicated grantmaking, we aim to maintain essential water supplies, enhance ecosystems, and reduce the risk of catastrophic wildfires.
Highlights from Healthy Watersheds
California Regions Submitted Their First Groundwater Sustainability Plans in 2020. How Did They Do?
A team of researchers and advocates released the state’s only analysis to date of Sustainable Groundwater Management Act (SGMA) implementation that connects environmental justice, public health, and ecosystem health.
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Highlights from Healthy Watersheds
Bringing Land and Water Decision-Making Together
To adapt to a changing climate and address long-standing inequities, we need to leave behind the era of single-issue decision-making. One place to start is by connecting water and land.
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Highlights from Healthy Watersheds
Groundwater Management and Safe Drinking Water in the San Joaquin Valley
To support the state’s implementation of SGMA and its continued progress on the human right to water, the Water Foundation commissioned an analysis to understand how private domestic drinking water wells in the region will be affected on the path to groundwater sustainability.
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Highlights from Healthy Watersheds
Protecting and Restoring Our Places of Connection
The kind of stewardship that we see in places like the Upper Pecos in New Mexico can sustain clean air, clean water, good soil, and fundamental ecological processes for hundreds or thousands of years.
Read more...Healthy Watersheds Program Team
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Andrew Fahlund
Senior Program Officer and Policy Advisor
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Jennifer Sokolove
Chief Program and Strategy Officer
About Jennifer