California’s Water: Protecting Headwaters

Mountainous regions provide most of the state’s water supply. But major problems loom— from a growing risk of wildfires to a shrinking snowpack. This brief outlines ways California and the federal government—the largest landowner in headwater areas—could address critical problems in these areas.

This publication is part of a briefing kit that summarizes 13 of the state’s most pressing water management issues.