Videos

Yuba Water Agency actively invests in projects and programs that help reduce the risk of catastrophic wildfire and improve the Yuba River watershed. These films explain the impacts that wildfire can have on communities and water quality and quantity, and some of the efforts Yuba Water is participating in to help reduce those risks.   

Restoring Forest Health in the Yuba River Watershed

The Yuba River watershed has extensive areas of overly-dense forests vulnerable to high-severity wildfire. Recognizing this, Yuba Water launched a trailblazing Watershed Resilience Program to reduce the risk of catastrophic wildfire in our region, protecting residents and water supply. Watch to learn more about the programs and partnerships Yuba Water is involved in to help expedite the pace and scale of forest restoration work.

North Yuba Forest Partnership Partner Profile: Melinda Booth, SYRCL

The North Yuba Forest Partnership is a diverse group of nine organizations passionate about forest health and the resilience of the North Yuba River watershed. Together, the partners are working on an unprecedented scale to collaboratively plan, analyze, finance, and implement forest restoration across 275,000 acres of the watershed. In this video, South Yuba River Citizens League Executive Director Melinda Booth discusses how the partnership and collaboration is key to reduce the risk of catastrophic wildfire and improve forest health in the Yuba River watershed.

North Yuba Forest Partnership Partner Profile: Eli Ilano, Tahoe National Forest

The North Yuba Forest Partnership is a diverse group of nine organizations passionate about forest health and the resilience of the North Yuba River watershed. Together, the partners are working on an unprecedented scale to collaboratively plan, analyze, finance, and implement forest restoration across 275,000 acres of the watershed. In the first video of the partner profile series, Tahoe National Forest Supervisor Eli Ilano discusses how the partnership is leading the way to improve forest health in the Yuba River watershed.

From Peaks to the Pacific

This short film, produced for the Association of California Water Agencies, discusses why, in the face of climate change, drought and devastating wildfires, headwaters management is key to protecting California's water supply reliability and water quality. 

Beyond the Brink: California’s Watershed

Headwaters serve an important role in California’s water quantity, quality and management system. Healthy forests have multiple benefits, including increased water supply reliability, improved water quality, reduced impacts from catastrophic wildfires, increased renewable energy supplies, improved response to climate change and enhanced habitat. This film, produced by The Chronicles Group, is a collaboration with several entities, and is dedicated to improving the health of the state’s forested watershed.

Not if But When: Wildfire Solutions

This documentary, produced by Radu Sava, discusses how and why wildfires are becoming a global issue, and the innovative solutions that agencies in California are coming up with to help reduce the risk of catastrophic wildfire, specifically in the Sierra Nevada.