Forests to Faucets tool continues to garner attention and use from conservation actors
The scientists behind the updated Forests to Faucets 2.0 tool were recently interviewed by Blue Forest, a non-profit organization now using the tool to help assess environmental risks, ecosystem benefits, and potential outcomes of forest restoration projects.
Read the interview with Threat Center and other Forest Service scientists here.
Learn more about Blue Forest here.
The Forest to Faucets program estimates the importance of watersheds for surface drinking water across more than 83,000 US watersheds. Forest to Faucets 2.0 expands on the original assessment with updated data and considering additional threats to important watersheds. The website went live to the public in April 2020. The assessment determines the relative importance of small watersheds to surface drinking water by integrating a wide variety of data sources. Imbedded in the new data is the vital role forests play in protecting source water, and the extent to which these forests are threatened by development, insects and disease, wildland fire, and climate change. Visit the Forest To Faucets 2.0 Assessment Website to learn more and to access the interactive map viewer.
