Forests to faucets.

Title
Forests to faucets.
Abstract
The USDA Forest Service Forests to Faucets project uses GIS to model and map the continental United States land areas most important to surface drinking water, the role forests play in protecting these areas, and the extent to which these forests are threatened by development, insects and disease, and wildland fire.
Purpose
This project also sets the groundwork for identifying watersheds where a payment for watershed services (PWS) project may be an option for financing conservation and management on forest lands. On a macro scale, the Forests to Faucets data identifies areas that supply surface drinking water, have consumer demand for this water, and are facing significant development threats—all important criteria for successful PWS initiatives.
Begin Date
2012-04-17
Originator Name
USDA Forest Service
Ordering Information
Ecosystem Services & Markets, ecosystemservices@fs.fed.us. USDA Forest Service, Cooperative Forestry. Washington, DC
Links
www.fs.fed.us/ecosystemservices/FS_Efforts/foresl…
Location
Global or not applicable
Keywords
Dataset, Education, Maps, USDA, USFS, Watershed, Watershed Assessment
Resource Type
Multimedia
Resource Owner
Pax

To the owner of Forests to faucets.

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