The Nature Conservancy
Groundwater Resource Hub
Mapping Groundwater Dependent Ecosystems: A global map of Groundwater Dependent Ecosystems in arid regions reveals that many are in areas with groundwater depletion.
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(ALL RIGHTS GRANTED TNC) View of oak woodlands and riparian habitat along the Michigan Bar in the Cosomnes River watershed, CA. Located on the western slope of the Sierra Nevada, the Cosumnes River and its watershed of wetlands and deltas offers habitat for thousands of birds and native fish as well as unique valley oak streamside ecosystems. TNC works to protect these natural communities from development, over-pumping of groundwater and a variety of other threats associated with a burgeoning population in the Great Central Valley of California. © Karen Gregg Elliott/TNC
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© Karen Gregg Elliott/TNC - ALL RIGHTS GRANTED TNC
Overview
A Valuable Hidden Resource
Groundwater is our most valuable hidden resource. While largely out of site, it is critical for biodiversity, growing food, providing nearly half the world's drinking water, and other needs for a healthy planet. Visit our 'Groundwater 101' page to learn more.
Dunlin
Flocks of Dunlin in flooded rice fields in Colusa, California.
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Drew Kelly for The Nature Conservancy
