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Landscape and Urban Planning has just published a special issue on Urban Ecosystem Services (vol. 109, no. 1).
http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/journal/01692046/109/1

The Chadwick Arboretum is notifying everyone who notices trees on the Ohio State Campus of their value in terms of dollars worth of ecosystem services.  I was recently in Columbus for the EcoSummit and thought I'd share what we saw.   This is great way to promote awareness about the value of urban forests and a way to share about ecosystem services in general.  I have no idea about the methods used to caluculate values.  Attached is a map from the arboretum showing the location of all the urban trees with identified values and a few pictures of the signage.&nbsp

The Mariposa Resource Conservation District has put out a Request for Proposals for a project management consultant for the Mokelumne Watershed Avoided Costs Analysis Project. The full RFP can be viewed here: RFP-MokeAvoidedCostAnalysis%20Project%20Manager.pdf. Submissions are due September 21st. Please forward to anyone who might be interested!

From the RFP:

"The world’s oceans and coasts – the Blue World – are the cornucopia for humanity. They provide us with food, oxygen and livelihoods.
Most of the world’s international trade travels by sea. Sea floors yield important minerals, sand and gravel. Technology is beginning to tap new
sources of energy from ocean tides, waves and wind. Coastal habitats provide firewood, fibres and other resources, are natural carbon sinks and