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U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Deputy Undersecretary for Natural Resources and Environment Ann Mills talked about how big this opportunity is and the range of positive impacts that the work done on this day can have, during her opening comments at the America’s Great Outdoors Initiative (AGO) Monterey Bay Pilot Area Focus Session in the City of Watsonville’s Civic Plaza in California, on Friday, June 17, 2011. Federal and state resource management agencies came together to identify partnership opportunities and determine actions for protection and enhancement of water quality and publicize voluntary stewardship in the watersheds that drain into the Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary. This area includes the counties of San Mateo, Santa Cruz, Santa Clara, San Benito, Monterey, and San Luis Obispo. Key questions identified existing multi-county or multi land use partnerships; what is not being done; possible partnerships - collective resources to maximize the benefits to natural resources and communities; and additional resources that organizations can bring to maximize AGO. President Barack Obama signed the initiative on April 16, 2010 to develop a 21st Century conservation and recreation agenda. USDA Photo by Lance Cheung

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