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Comment 25 for AB 1550 Community Meetings (ab1550meetings-ws) - 1st Workshop.
First Name: Leslie
Last Name: Mink
Email Address: leslie@plumascorporation.org
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Subject: More Consideration for DACs in the Sierras
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The definition of DACs is too narrow for this program. Sierran Communities are rural low income, and are disadvantaged for numerous reasons, including our location away from services and programs available to other communities. Please use DWR's IRWM definition of DACs. It is more inclusive, and takes into account rural poverty. Sierran communities also suffer from valley air pollution blowing into the mountains and getting stuck here, as well as from wildland fires. Proceeds from auctions should be invested here. We are seeking the recognition that the natural areas surrounding us are carbon sinks. However, investment is needed to restore the level of carbon sequestration needed to combat climate change. Not only are forests important carbon sinks, but meadow soils are, perhaps more significant. However, most meadows are currently in a degraded state and are emitting carbon rather than sequestering it. Restoring meadow hydrology restores a suite of ecological services of these systems, including carbon sequestration. Recognition of, and investment in, Sierran DACs with these monies would provide an excellent return on the investment now and into the future.
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Date and Time Comment Was Submitted: 2017-03-29 12:10:51
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