1858 White Mountain Highway
North Conway
NH
Michigan State University’s Forest Economics & Resource Management Lab will hold a Voluntary Forest Carbon Market Workshop at Cambria Hotels in North Conway, NH on August 5th from 9 am to 5 pm
This workshop will provide participants information about online tools and resources to better understand existing carbon market opportunities.
Participants will begin in a classroom to discuss online tools and will have the ability to learn directly from professionals that work in the voluntary carbon market space.
In the afternoon, participants will visit Ossipee Mountain Land Company’s Chocorua Forestlands and The Nature Conservancy’s Green Hills Preserve for an in-depth look at what project management looks like.
Forestland owners of all parcel sizes are encouraged to attend. Other forestry professions and extension professions are encouraged to attend. There is no cost to attend a workshop. Food will be provided during the workshop. Participants are eligible for travel reimbursements up to $150.
Tentative Agenda
9-9:30 am Sign in and refreshments
9:30-10:30 am Presentation on forest carbon programs and payments and Cost-benefit tool demonstration and training by Dr. Raju Pokharel and Dr. Chad Papa, Michigan State University
10:30-10:45 am -Break
10:45 – Noon Q+A with carbon project developers / resource sharing (Details will be updates soon)
Noon -1 pm Lunch/transportation to field site
1 – 4:30 pm – Field site visits (Ossipee Mountain Land Company’s Chocorua Forestlands and The Nature Conservancy’s Green Hills Preserve)
5 pm Return to Classrooms/cars
Forest Carbon Calculator Tool: https://www.canr.msu.edu/FERM/Tools/Forest-Carbon-Calculator/
This is the tool that Dr. Pokharel will present at the workshop. This tool will continue to be updated for usability.
Food will be provided during the workshop. Participants are eligible for travel reimbursements up to $150.
To take part in this workshop, register at Workshops – Forest Economics and Resource Management (FERM) Lab