In this awe-inspiring land of many mountains, valleys and waterways, we work to promote sustainable ecosystems.
Watershed health is a priority today.
From mountaintops to valleys and oceans below, watersheds carry the water we need. But a century of development has left roads to erode and old mines to pollute our streams with sediment and metals. In the Pacific Northwest, an estimated 328,000 km of U.S. national forest roads alone will damage waterways for decades if untreated. Streams that once supported abundant fish in former lush forests can no longer withstand hot dry summers, intense rain, and flash floods. Currently 10 fish species are listed as threatened and eight are endangered in this region.