Forests in the Pacific Northwest can play an important role in sequestering and storing atmospheric carbon dioxide.  Through careful management and monitoring, forest owners and managers can position themselves to participate in emerging carbon offset markets and develop an additional income stream by selling the “ecosystem services” their forests provide.

The Northwest Natural Resource Group’s new carbon offset program, NW Neutral, assists small woodland owners with inventorying and monitoring carbon pools in their forests and connecting them with high value markets.  This evening seminar will introduce attendees to the carbon marketplace, how NW Neutral accounts for forest-based carbon offsets, and the higher values offered by selling carbon offsets through NW Neutral.

This seminar is well suited for any private small woodland owner who is interested in knowing whether their forest is eligible to sell carbon offsets and how to do so.

Topics will include:

•    Carbon markets 101

•    Understanding baseline, additionality, permanence and other carbon offset criteria

•    Forest biomass inventory data collection requirements

•    Carbon contracts and other legal issues

•    Carbon offset case studies under NW Neutral®

•    And more…

This event is free to the public, but an RSVP is required. To RSVP, please contact Kirk Hanson.