Watershed Condition Framework
The Watershed Condition Framework (WCF) is a comprehensive approach for implementing integrated restoration on priority national forest and grassland watersheds
The Watershed Condition Framework is being revised with an estimated completion date of June 2025
- It uses 10 indicators composed of attributes related to watershed processes.
- CLs are included in two attributes. (Table 1)
- Soil Function
- Other Water Quality Problems
- Which CLs are included? • Lichen sensitive species richness ⓘ
• Acid neutralizing capacity (ANC) ⓘ
Access the relevant websites and a step-by-step guide for using each website.
Watershed Condition & Prioritization Interactive Map | view priority watersheds, read about watershed selection criteria, download the Watershed Restoration Action Plans, and find overall watershed condition and individual indicator ratings |
BPR Watershed Condition Framework Dashboard | access the Watershed Condition Classification 2011 Technical Guide and interactive and watershed condition classification maps |
WCC-GAP | provides a geospatial database to access CL information used in the revised watershed condition classification (WCC) |
Overview of Attributes (White Papers) | provides links to data and step-by-step guidance for assessing the air quality attributes that will be used in the revised framework |
