On Wednesday, Justin Caporusso, RCRC Vice President of External Affairs, and Chair of the California Forest Watershed Alliance (CAFWA), kicked-off the Water Education Foundation’s 2017 Headwaters Tour. CAFWA co-sponsored the tour, and was given a platform to discuss the importance of California’s forested watersheds, and CAFWA’s priorities related to ecologically-based forest management practices.
The two-day tour included various stops within the El Dorado and Placer watersheds, offering participants a firsthand look at the water facilities, rivers and regions critical in the debate about the future of water resources. Issues of water supply, water quality, environmental restoration, flood management, groundwater and water conservation are addressed by a wide range of speakers representing different viewpoints.
The Water Education Foundation’s stated mission is to create a better understanding and resolution of water resource issues through facilitation, education and outreach.
Founded in 2014, CAFWA is a nonpartisan, urban-rural coalition representing water interests, local governments, the conservation community, agriculture, and the forestry sector, created to promote the restoration and improvement of California’s forested watersheds.