University of California Cooperative Extension Marin

California’s rangelands are important in the provision of food and fiber. Of equal importance are the ways in which these lands regulate our climate, contribute to cultural heritage, and are sources of clean water and other supporting services. The combined package of benefits is now referred to as Ecosystem Goods and Services. Please join us for a one-day conference that will define and share the current efforts to understand and manage these multiple services. Through a series of speakers, panels, and discussions we will share the current state of knowledge about these services and the ways in which land managers are shepherding them to mutual benefit of surrounding communities.

Thursday, August 18, 2011 8:30 am to 3:00 pm
Pickleweed Community Center, 50 Canal Street, San Rafael, California

Confirmed Speakers and Panelists

Valerie Eviner, UC Davis – The science of ecosystem service, what we know and need to learn
Whendee Silver, UC Berkeley – Services from soils including carbon sequestration (biologist) – Providing habitats and wildlife diversity
Pelayo Alvarez, California Rangeland Coalition –Habitat and wildlife diversity on California
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Jessica Musengezi, California Defenders of Wildlife – What are ecosystem services worth?
Rebecca Kramer, Center For Natural Lands Management – The role of mitigation and conservation land programs
Luana Kiger, Natural Resources Conservation Service – US Department of Agriculture’s Office of Environmental Markets from DC to California
Forrest Mertens, SunOne Solutions – Carbon market payments for forested portions of rangelands.

Hosts: This conference is hosted by the Marin Carbon Project Partners, including: Marin Community Foundation, Marin Agricultural Weights and Measures, Marin Agricultural Land Trust, Marin Resource Conservation District, Marin Organic, Natural Resources Conservation Service, and University of California Cooperative Extension Marin.

Cost: $25.00 (lunch included)
RSVP by August 5, 2011

Register online at http://ucanr.org/ecosystem_services