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EXHIBIT A <br />3 <br /> <br /> <br />EXHIBIT A <br /> <br />University California, Davis, & University of California, ANR, <br />Natasha Batista (Stanford University), O’Herron & Company <br />(Meeting Facilitators) <br /> <br /> <br />PROJECT BACKGROUND <br />The Altamont Landfill Open Space Committee (ALOSC) is interested in basing <br />their land acquisition and/or conservation easement purchases on scientific <br />research and findings related to the presence and movement of native wildlife <br />(plant and animal) species throughout the Settlement area. There are several <br />existing approaches for evaluating the contribution of environmental systems to <br />human well-being in an economic framework. Some approaches measure the <br />value of “ecosystem services” provided while others capture the value <br />individuals may have for natural systems exclusive of actual use. <br />This information will support ALOSC decision making about lands to be <br />acquired in fee title or permanent easement, in cooperation with privateor public <br />landowners interested in preserving all or portions of their property. <br />SCOPE OF WORK <br /> <br />Phase I <br />We will begin the project by communicating with landowners and <br />landowner/resource representative organizations (e.g., Alameda County RCD, <br />Natural Resource Conservation Service, California Rangeland Trust). We will <br />then conduct an extensive review of the peer-reviewed and technical literature <br />describing methods for valuing and paying for ecosystem services, focusing on <br />wildlife habitat benefits. From this literature base, we will develop a model <br />method suitable for valuing ecosystem services and paying for these services in <br />Alameda County. From the range of published methods we identify, we will <br />describe a method suitable for ALOSC to use in valuing wildlife-ecosystem <br />services and thus justify paying for these services. We will vet this method with <br />local and regional experts in valuation and payment systems for wildlife habitat <br />and with ALOSC and its constituent governments. We will finalize a proposed <br />method for valuing and paying for wildlife ecosystem services. <br />Page 49 of 399