Restore function of watersheds; connect floodplains; support groundwater dependent ecosystems; reduce drainage efficiency; maximize valley storage; reduce fire hazard

Approach

Tactics

Add wood to streams and increase beaver populations.
Use a “climate change lens” during project analysis.
Improve livestock management to reduce water use (e.g., use a shut-off valve on stock ponds).
Reduce surface fuels and stand densities in low-elevations forests.
Restore meadows.

Sensitivity

• Lower summer flows and lower groundwater recharge will cause higher demand and competition for water by municipalities and agriculture.

Strategy

Sustain fundamental physical and ecological functions; Maintain and enhance hydrologic processes