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Projects Bayou Bartholomew 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 approximately 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 (project developer and conservation easement holder) and a private landowner. Nursery raised seedlings were 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 144,400 short tons of CO2. The first growing season (start of sequestration) was 2005. 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 reestablishes bottomland 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 (project developer), Environmental Synergy Inc (tree planting, monitoring and quantification) and the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries (land owner). Nursery raised seedlings were 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 180,000 short tons of CO2. The first growing season (start of sequestration) was 2005. Bayou Pierre II 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 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 Conservation Fund (project developer), Environmental Synergy Inc (tree planting, monitoring and quantification) and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (land owner). Nursery raised seedlings were 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 200-acre project, over the 100-year project life, are projected at 72,200 short tons of CO2. The first growing season (start of sequestration) was 2005. Southfresh Farms Carbon Offset Project The project consists of bottomland hardwood forest restoration on land previously used for catfish farming to sequester atmospheric carbon dioxide (CO2), a principal greenhouse gas. The project will reestablish bottomland hardwood forests on 200 acres of private land. The proposed project site is located in the Lower Mississippi Alluvial Valley (LMAV), in central Mississippi. The project is being conducted in partnership with The Carbon Fund (project developer), Environmental Synergy Inc 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 200-acre project, over the 70-year project life, are projected at 67,000 short tons of CO2. The first growing season (start of sequestration) will be 2009. 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 (project developer), Environmental Synergy Inc (tree planting, monitoring and quantification) and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (land owner). Nursery raised seedlings were 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 324,900 short tons of CO2. The project first growing season (start of sequestration) was 2004. 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 (project developer, tree planting), Environmental Synergy Inc (monitoring and quantification), a private landowner and Ducks Unlimited (conservation easement holder). Nursery raised seedlings were 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 180,500 short tons of CO2. The first growing season (start of sequestration) was 2004. 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 (project developer), the USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service and a private landowner, as part of the Arkansas Carbon Initiative. Winrock International is also involved (monitoring and quantification). Nursery raised seedlings were 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 397,100 short tons of CO2. The first growing season (start of sequestration) was 2004. |
For more information, contact John Kinsman at 202.508.5711 or Gary Kaster at 740.962.1200