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<H1 id=h115><FONT id=font16
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size=5>FIRST-EVER ECOSYSTEM SERVICES DATABASE SHEDS LIGHT ON
FARMLAND’S MULTIPLE BENEFITS</FONT></H1>
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style="FONT-FAMILY: trebuchet ms,sans-serif">SACRAMENTO, September
13, 2013 – The California Department of Food and Agriculture is
pleased to announce what is believed to be the first-ever
Ecosystem Services Database, which is now<BR id=BR43>available at
</SPAN></SPAN></SPAN><SPAN id=SPAN45 style="FONT-SIZE: 9pt"><SPAN
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style="FONT-FAMILY: trebuchet ms,sans-serif"><A id=A48
title=http://lists.cdfa.ca.gov/t/1833/28730/25/3/
href="http://lists.cdfa.ca.gov/t/1833/28730/25/3/"><SPAN id=SPAN49
style="COLOR: #262626">http://apps.cdfa.ca.gov/EcosystemServices</SPAN></A></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN><BR
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style="FONT-FAMILY: trebuchet ms,sans-serif">Ecosystem Services
are defined as the multiple benefits we gain from farming and
ranching, including crop and livestock production. Many of these
benefits extend into environmental stewardship and conservation.
For example, the maintenance of wildlife habitats, biodiversity
enhancements on working lands, renewable energy use and
production, increased nutrient cycling and storage, soil
enrichment, water conservation, and support for pollinating
insects are some of the benefits. A more comprehensive list of
ecosystem service benefits in agriculture can be found at <A
id=A55 title=http://lists.cdfa.ca.gov/t/1833/28730/26/4/
href="http://lists.cdfa.ca.gov/t/1833/28730/26/4/"><SPAN id=SPAN56
style="COLOR: #262626">http://www.cdfa.ca.gov/EnvironmentalStewardship/EcosystemServices.html</SPAN></A></SPAN>
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style="FONT-FAMILY: trebuchet ms,sans-serif">“California’s working
farms and ranches are an important part of our natural landscape,”
said CDFA Secretary Karen Ross. “The commitment to ecosystem
services demonstrates clearly that beyond the productivity of
fields and pastures, resource management decisions by farmers and
ranchers provide us with wildlife and pollinator habitat,
contribute to clean water and air, provide recreational and
tourism connections, and much more.”</SPAN></SPAN></SPAN><BR
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style="FONT-FAMILY: trebuchet ms,sans-serif">The database contains
nearly 400 farms and ranches. It is intended to easily communicate
to a broad audience the multiple benefits provided by agriculture
in California. The database can be queried by key word, county,
crop type, and type of ecosystem service. An interactive map
allows users to view where the services are taking place.
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style="FONT-FAMILY: trebuchet ms,sans-serif">The purpose of the
database is twofold. It helps the department discuss the multiple
benefits provided by California agriculture, and it assists
growers, ranchers, and stakeholders who want to learn more about
ecosystem services. </SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></FONT></P>
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