Different Forests. Different Goals: Carbon Storage

Forest management is not one size fits all. Different forest types, different ownership and different objectives create a vast mosaic of forest management across the Oregon landscape.

In 2015 the City of Astoria entered into a voluntary carbon project that sold carbon credits from the management of their watershed. The purpose of this forest carbon project was to generate non-timber revenue that diversified income streams from traditional timber harvest within the watershed. Managing a forest for carbon credits takes a specific kind of management that requires a lot of planning up front, along with a number of partners to make it all come together.

This is one of a seven-part series exploring the wide range of forest management styles, and the combination of experts and resources that landowners use to achieve their forest management goals.

For more information about the Oregon Forest Resources Institute, please visit OregonForests.org