NY Woodlands Capture Carbon – The Role for Rural Landowners
Description – New
York’s nearly 19 million acres of forests have traditionally provided numerous
benefits, including a >23 billion dollar forest industry. Since the adoption of the Climate Leadership
and Community Protection Act (CLCPA) in 2019, our extensive woodlands have
generated new interest for their potential to capture and store carbon. These sessions will explore the opportunities
for rural landowners to influence forest carbon storage/sequestration, and the
challenges for maintaining a healthy forest resource in light of this new role.
Time
(min)
Presentation
(speaker)
1:30
– 3:00
5 Why
are forests relevant to carbon and climate? (Brett Chedzoy)
25+ Impact
of high grading versus good silviculture on carbon stocks in forests in NY (Tim
Volk, SUNY-ESF)
25+ GHG
Mitigation and Forest Carbon (Peter Woodbury)
25+ What
limits healthy & productive forests and what aspects do managers control
(Peter Smallidge)