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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
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Partners:
Ducks Unlimited, Winrock International, Private
landowner
Location: Mitchellville, AR
Size: 400 acres
Projected 100-yr CO2 benefit (tons):
180,000
Planting Yr: 2004
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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.
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Bayou
Pierre Carbon Offset Project
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Partners:
The Nature Conservancy, Environmental Synergy
Location: Natchitoches, LA
Size: 500
Projected 100-yr CO2 benefit (tons):
225,000
Planting Yr: 2004-5
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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.
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Black
Bear Plantation Carbon Offset Project
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Partners:
The Carbon Fund, U.S. Forest Service, Mississippi
Fish and Wildlife Fdn., Private landowner
Location: Onward, MS
Size: 200
Projected 100-yr CO2 benefit (tons):
90,000
Planting Yr: 2004
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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.
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Spanish
Lake Carbon Offset Project
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Partners:
The Conservation Fund, U.S. Fish & Wildlife
Svce., Environmental Synergy
Location: Natchitoches and Alexandria, LA
Size: 909
Projected 100-yr CO2 benefit (tons):
409,050
Planting Yr: 2004
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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.
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Walsh
Lake Carbon Offset Project
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Partners:
Old South Woodlands, Winrock International
Location: Larto, LA
Size: 500
Projected 100-yr CO2 benefit (tons):
225,000
Planting Yr: 2003
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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.
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White
River Carbon Offset Project
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Partners:
Central Arkansas RC&D, National Resources
Conservation Service (USDA), Winrock International,
Private landowner
Location: Newport, AR
Size: 1,100
Projected 100-yr CO2 benefit (tons):
495,000
Planting Yr: 2003
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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.
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