Natural Resources

Madera County Department of Water and Natural Resources engages with stakeholders on critical natural resource issues including forest and meadow health, watersheds, invasive plants and water conservation.

Education and Resources

Atmospheric Rivers

Rivers in the Sky: 6 Facts You Should Know about Atmospheric Rivers

What are atmospheric rivers?

NOAA – Atmospheric River Portal

Forest and Meadows

Four Elements of a Healthy Forest

Forest Function and Health

Hope is Green and Soggy in the Sierra Nevada

Restoring Mountain Meadows Provides Water Supply and Habitat Benefits

Importance of Meadows: Derived Goods and Services

Tree mortality event 2022

Invasive Species

What you should know about invasive plants in California

California Aquatic Invasive Species

California’s Invaders

Watersheds

Watersheds and Drainage Basins

Watersheds and Water Supply

Water Conservation

What Can You Do to Protect Local Waterways

How to Save Water

Water Conservation at EPA | US EPA

Invasive Plants

Throughout Madera County, destructive, non-native plants have permanently taken over hundreds of thousands of acres of formerly productive agricultural and wildlands to the detriment of ecosystems and economies depending on this land. Although many non-native or invasive plants exist in Madera County without causing harm, some are so invasive that…