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Projects PowerTree Carbon Company LLC is an initiative sponsored by 25 U.S. power companies to plant trees in critical habitats in the Lower Mississippi River Valley to manage carbon dioxide. Member companies have committed more than $3 million for reforestation projects in Louisiana, Arkansas, and Mississippi. The projects will restore bottomland hardwoods on marginal agricultural lands, create habitat for birds and other wildlife, and provide other environmental benefits including improved water and soil quality. Select from the list below for more information on a particular project. Each project description is accompanied by Facts (on right) and a "More" link to the detailed project description (below). Click here for a facts overview of all projects.
Bayou Bartholomew Carbon Offset Project
The project consists of bottomland hardwood forest restoration on marginal farmland to sequester atmospheric carbon dioxide (CO2), a principal greenhouse gas. The project reestablishes bottomland hardwood forests on 400 acres of private land along Bayou Bartholomew. The project site is located in the Lower Mississippi Alluvial Valley (LMAV), in southeastern Arkansas near the town of Mitchellville. The project is being conducted in partnership with Ducks Unlimited and a private landowner. Nursery raised seedlings will be planted at Wetland Reserve Program standards, on a 12 x 12 foot spacing for an initial density of 302 seedlings per acre. Native species to be used include sweet gum, bald cypress, tupelo, green ash and oak species - willow, overcup, cherrybark and nuttall. Emission
reductions on the 400-acre project, over the 100-year project life,
are projected at 180,000 US tons of CO2. Bayou Pierre Carbon Offset Project
The project consists of bottomland hardwood forest restoration on marginal farmland to sequester atmospheric carbon dioxide (CO2), a principal greenhouse gas. The project reestablishesbottomland hardwood forests on 500 acres of marginal farmland along Bayou Pierre. The project site is located in the Lower Mississippi Alluvial Valley (LMAV), in central Louisiana near the town of Natchitoches, and lies between the Bayou Pierre Wildlife Management Area and the Bayou Pierre Unit of the Red River National Wildlife Refuge. The project is being conducted in partnership with The Nature Conservancy. Nursery raised seedlings will be planted at Wetland Reserve Program standards, on a 12 x 12 foot spacing for an initial density of 302 seedlings per acre. Native species to be used include sweet gum, bald cypress, tupelo, green ash and oak species - willow, overcup, cherrybark and nuttall. Emission reductions on the 500-acre project, over the 100-year project life, are projected at 225,000 US tons of CO2 equivalent. Black Bear Plantation Carbon Offset Project
The project consists of bottomland hardwood forest restoration on marginal farmland to sequester atmospheric carbon dioxide (CO2), a principal greenhouse gas. The project reestablishes bottomland hardwood forests on 200 acres of private land, which lies along Steele Bayou. The project site is located in the Lower Mississippi Alluvial Valley (LMAV), in northwest Mississippi near the town of Onward. The project is being conducted in partnership with The Carbon Fund and a private landowner. Nursery raised seedlings will be planted at Wetland Reserve Program standards, on a 12 x 12 foot spacing for an initial density of 302 seedlings per acre. Native species to be used include cottonwood, green ash and oak species - water, willow, overcup, and nuttall. Emission reductions on the 200-acre project, over the 100-year project life, are projected at 90,000 US tons of CO2 equivalent. Spanish Lake Carbon Offset Project
The project consists of bottomland hardwood forest restoration on marginal farmland to sequester atmospheric carbon dioxide (CO2), a principal greenhouse gas. The project reestablishes bottomland hardwood forests on 909 acres of private and public land in the Spanish Lake Lowlands area. The project site is located in the Lower Mississippi Alluvial Valley (LMAV), in central Louisiana along Interstate 49 between the towns of Natchitoches and Alexandria. The project is being conducted in partnership with The Conservation Fund and the US Fish and Wildlife Service. Nursery raised seedlings will be planted at Wetland Reserve Program standards, on a 12 x 12 foot spacing for an initial density of 302 seedlings per acre. Native species to be used include sweet gum, bald cypress, tupelo, green ash and oak species - willow, overcup, cherrybark and nuttall. Emission
reductions on the 909-acre project, over the 100-year project life,
are projected at 409,050 US tons of CO2 equivalent. Walsh Lake Carbon Offset Project
The project consists of bottomland hardwood forest restoration on marginal farmland to sequester atmospheric carbon dioxide (CO2), a principal greenhouse gas. The project reestablishes bottomland hardwood forests on 500 acres of private land, which lies between the Dewey Wills Wildlife Management Area and the Lake Ophelia National Wildlife Refuge. The project site is located in the Lower Mississippi Alluvial Valley (LMAV), in east central Louisiana near the town of Larto. The project is being conducted in partnership with Old South Woodlands, LLC. Nursery raised seedlings will be planted at Wetland Reserve Program standards, on a 12 x 12 foot spacing for an initial density of 302 seedlings per acre. Native species to be used include sweet gum, bald cypress, persimmon, native pecan, mayhaw, honey locust, sycamore, hackberry, winged elm, cedar elm, green ash and oak species - water, willow, overcup, cherrybark and nuttall. Emission reductions on the 500-acre project, over the 100-year project life, are projected at 225,000 US tons of CO2 equivalent. White River Carbon Offset Project
The project consists of bottomland hardwood forest restoration on marginal farmland to sequester atmospheric carbon dioxide (CO2), a principal greenhouse gas. The project reestablishes bottomland hardwood forests on 1,100 acres of private land along the White River. The project site is located in the Lower Mississippi Alluvial Valley (LMAV), in northeastern Arkansas near the town of Newport, and close to the White River National Wildlife Refuge. The project is being conducted in partnership with the Central Arkansas Resource Conservation and Development Council (CARC&D) and a private landowner, as part of the Arkansas Carbon Initiative. Nursery raised seedlings will be planted at Wetland Reserve Program standards, on a 12 x 12 foot spacing for an initial density of 302 seedlings per acre. Native species to be used include sweet gum, bald cypress, tupelo, green ash and oak species - willow, overcup, cherrybark and nuttall. Emission reductions on the 1,100-acre project, over the 100-year project life, are projected at 495,000 US tons of CO2 equivalent. |
For more information, contact John Kinsman at 202.508.5711 or Gary Kaster at 740.962.1200