[PCA] NEWS: The Innovative, Unlikely Idea That Could Save America’s Forests

[Kwong, Olivia]

http://www.takepart.com/feature/2014/10/17/rio-grande-water-fund-forest-treatments

The Innovative, Unlikely Idea That Could Save America’s Forests
Warming and drought are contributing to bigger and more frequent wildfires.
A new approach--helping trees get the rain and snowfall they need--could be
a model to help forests worldwide.
October 17, 2014 By Nancy Averett

In late August 2011, the Rio Grande ran black through New Mexico. Earlier
in the month, the largest wildfire in the state’s history had burned in the
mountains northwest of Santa Fe, and without vegetation to hold the soil in
place, seasonal monsoon rains sent mud, dead trees, and other material down
the mountain in a 70-foot-deep mass of debris that ended up in the river.
The water utilities in Albuquerque and Santa Fe announced they were closing
their intake valves from the river because managers feared the gunk would
damage water treatment facilities, which might hamper their ability to
provide clean water for months.

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