A staff of professional foresters plans, marks and supervises the selective harvest of trees to maintain a healthy forest. These conifer forests absorb, store and regulate the flow of melting snow and rain. We get more water for hydroelectric power. Farms and ranches get more summer irrigation water.
Communities get more water for domestic and industrial use.
A valuable byproduct of this management is the protection of fish and wildlife that flourish in these lakes and forests. These lakes also store large volumes of water during heavy spring runoffs - thus diminishing the threat of floods. To Make Electricity Hydroelectric powerhouses capture falling water and put its energy to work generating electricity for homes, farms and industries in Northern and Central California. Winter storms cover the slopes of the Sierra Nevada and the Cascade Range with deep packs of snow. Warm spring weather melts the snowpacks, releasing billions of gallons of water.