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The Role of Forests in Regulating the Global Water Cycle
How forests move water into the air through transpiration, help form clouds and shape regional rainfall, and why large-scale forest loss can change weather.
How Forests Work
Water and Soil
How forests shape water flow and protect soil.
Forest Streams and Aquatic Life
How shade, leaf litter and fallen wood in forest streams feed and shelter insects and fish, and why small headwater streams matter so much.
The Effects of Forest Degradation on Local Water Quality
How degraded forests can send more sediment, nutrients and warm water into streams, and what that can mean for aquatic life and drinking water supplies.
The Effects of Soil Erosion on Forest Ecosystems
What causes soil erosion on forest land, from steep slopes and roads to bare ground, and how losing topsoil slows regrowth and harms streams and wildlife.
The Role of Forests in Regulating the Water Cycle
A local view of how forest canopy, leaf litter and roots slow runoff, feed streams steadily and help recharge groundwater within a catchment.
Tree Roots, Slopes and Landslides
How tree roots reinforce shallow soil and take up water to help hold hillsides, and why deep slides, saturated ground and big storms can still overwhelm them.
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