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64,000 Square Miles of Watershed

• The largest land-to-water ratio of any estuary in the world

• Average depth is 22 feet

• 17 million people

• 170,000 people move into watershed each year

• More than 3,600 species of animals and plants

• Supports $1 trillion in economic activity

Cattle: 3,850 cfu/100ml No cattle: 25 cfu/100ml

WIP Acres: Riparian Forest Buffers

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Reasons Farmers Did It:

• 1st: Need for more water• 2nd: Herd health• 3rd: Eliminating calving risk areas• 4th: Herd movement/grazing distribution• 5th: Program assistance• 6th: Conservation Ethic• 7th: Fear of future regulation

Number of contracts: 4,089Acres under contract: 31,317Ave acres per contract: 7.65

• Build Trust• Know your Product• Know the Processes• Make it Simple• Market and Re-Market• Team Build• Set Common Goals

Bobby’s Seven Principals…