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Area: 5888268 km2
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Santa Cruz; Manaus; La Paz
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Countries: United States of America
Basins: North Pacific (446) (San Joaquin & Sacramento)
Project SDGs:
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Protect and Restore Ecosystems (SDG 6.6)
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Nature-Based Solutions
Progress to Date: Total emission reductions: 600,000t CO2 p.a. Increased stakeholders engaged
Services Needed: Stakeholder engagement & facilitation
Desired Partners: City
Government
NGO / Civil Society
Language: English
Start & End Dates: Aug. 01, 2009  »  Ongoing
Project Website: www.nationalforests.org/who-we-are/regional-offices/californ...
Contextual Condition(s): PHYSICAL: Water scarcity or drought, PHYSICAL: Ecosystem vulnerability or degradation, PHYSICAL: Disaster preparation and resilience
Additional Benefits: Basin stakeholder mapping, Raised awareness of challenges among water users, Raised awareness of challenges among local authorities
Beneficiaries: Ecosystems, Water utilities, Environmental users (e.g., fishers, recreational users), Local communities / domestic users
Planning & Implementation Time: More than 3 years
Primary Funding Source: public
Project Source: User
Profile Completion: 85%

Project Overview

With 20 percent of California designated as National Forests, the state features a diverse range of forests but also faces numerous challenges.

Treasured Landscapes

In the Sierra Nevada near Lake Tahoe, we are working closely with Forest Service and local partners to ensure the health of the Truckee, American, and Yuba River watersheds for generations to come.

Tahoe Treasured Landscape

Angeles National Forest Treasured Landscape

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With 20 percent of California designated as National Forests, the state features a diverse range of forests but also faces numerous challenges.

Treasured Landscapes

In the Sierra Nevada near Lake Tahoe, we are working closely with Forest Service and local partners to ensure the health of the Truckee, American, and Yuba River watersheds for generations to come.

Tahoe Treasured Landscape

Angeles National Forest Treasured Landscape

Basin and/or Contextual Conditions: PHYSICAL: Water scarcity or drought, PHYSICAL: Ecosystem vulnerability or degradation, PHYSICAL: Disaster preparation and resilience
Project Benefits: Basin stakeholder mapping, Raised awareness of challenges among water users, Raised awareness of challenges among local authorities
Indirect or Direct Beneficiaries: Ecosystems, Water utilities, Environmental users (e.g., fishers, recreational users), Local communities / domestic users
Months & Implementing: More than 3 years
Primary Funding Source: Public funding

Project Narrative

Lake Tahoe West Restoration Partnership This partnership is a new inter-agency effort to restore the resiliency of Lake Tahoe’s western forests, watersheds, recreational opportunities, and communities to climate change, drought, bark beetles, and other stressors. The science and stakeholder-driven collaborative process encompasses 74,000 acres of federal, state, local, and private lands. San Gabriel Mountains National Monument Fund In October 2014, President Obama established the 346,000-acre San Gabriel Mountains National Monument The NFF has pledged $3 million to engage neighboring communities and jump starting critical restoration work on the monument.

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Who We Are? The National Forest Foundation is the leading organization inspiring personal and meaningful connections to our National Forests, the centerpiece of America’s public lands. Working on behalf of the American public, the NFF leads forest conservation efforts and … Learn More


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