Fresh water or another vineyard?
Protect People
People do not live independent of the environment and economy. When we increase the speed of water runoff and erosion, water supply reservoirs become silted up, which reduces the quality of water and costs expensive repairs, which aren't paid by the clear-cutters, but by residents.
Protect the Economy
Protect the Ecology
Sierra Club Endorses 2018 Napa County Watershed and Oak Woodland Protection Initiative
Sierra Club has endorsed a ballot initiative to improve protections for Napa County’s watershed and oak woodlands. Voters will face the initiative in June, and, if passed, it will be a historic, precedent-setting measure that will set a limit on how many acres of oak woodlands can be permanently removed.
Conn Creek flows into Lake Hennessy
Year-round Conn Creek is the primary contributor to Lake Hennessy Reservoir, at times up to 70% of Napa City's drinking water. Please support the Napa County Watershed and Oak Woodland Protection Initiative in 2018. Let's protect streams like this from development.
For the right reasons
In just a few months, Napa County voters will receive ballots giving them the power to approve or reject an initiative to protect the purity of Napa County streams and the preservation of our oak woodlands.
NVR: Top 10 Stories of 2017, No. 6: Oak Woodland measures
A proposed ballot measure to further protect Napa County oak woodlands and watersheds returned in 2017 amid maneuverings that split the wine industry.
The Napa County Oak Woodland Watershed Protection Initiative of 2018
Some members of the wine community feel that maintaining the sustainability of our forests, watersheds, rivers and streams can be done voluntarily. This is a nice concept but unrealistic in the overall view.
Forests are the key to fresh water
Freshwater resources are critical to both human civilization and natural ecosystems, but UBC researchers have discovered that changes to ground vegetation can have as much of an impact on global water resources as climate change.