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Funding, directing, and implementing projects that demonstrate on-the-ground conservation that is science-driven and collaborative by design
HEADWATERS HERITAGE INITIATIVE
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- Headwaters: small creeks at the uppermost end of a stream system that contribute to larger creeks and rivers.
In the same way that the headwaters of a stream serve as the starting point for something that becomes much larger, the projects of the Headwaters Heritage Initiative test potential conservation solutions that may later become the foundation for state or national policies.
Through this initiative we fund, direct and implement projects that demonstrate on-the-ground conservation that is science-driven and collaborative by design.
Our Headwaters Heritage Projects:
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ORGANIZING CLIMATE FUTURES FORUMS - focused on pilot watersheds in Oregon and California in a collaborative effort with the Climate Leadership Initiative (University of Oregon) and the Pacific Northwest Research Station
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RESTORING FREEWAYS FOR FISH – an ambitious campaign to restore access to fish habitat across 1,200 miles of the Rogue River Basin by 2008
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KLAMATH RIVER HYDROELECTRIC DAM RELICENSING – working with other conservation organizations, agencies, tribes, local governments, and PacifiCorp to assess the impacts of Klamath River dams and develop measures to offset or eliminate these impacts on fish, aquatic habitat, and water quality
Photo by Kevin Schafer.
