How Vermont Landowners Are Pursuing Carbon Sequestration and Storage in VT

630 Coldham Rd,Shrewsbury VT 05738

26 August, 2021

Description

On this walk, we will explore why our Vermont forests are so critical for mitigating climate change. Where: Jockey Hill Farm at 630 Coldham Rd, Shrewsbury, VT On this walk, we will explore why our Vermont forests are so critical for mitigating climate change. The focus will be to observe what we as landowners can do to enhance Carbon Sequestration and Storage (CSS) to enable our forests to become ever growing carbon sinks. Now's an exciting time to observe CSS in action because Vermont is introducing options for landowners to actively apply it to their land. Jockey Hill Farm in Shrewsbury is currently under assessment for participation in two of these programs, and other landowners might want to consider CSS for their land. Tim Stout will be joined by Sarah Ford, Regional Forester for Forest Carbon Works and Tim's consulting forester, Mike White at Calfee Woodland Management. Tim has recently had a detailed map created of his property to make it easier for walkers to explore it at their will. We will orient ourselves off this map as we talk about CSS and other new land management practices that are being applied to the farm. If you have any questions, please contact Tim at [email protected] or (617) 899-1011. Sponsored by: Sustainable Woodstock and the Shrewsbury Conservation Commission Sustainable Woodstock, a not-for-profit organization founded in 2009, builds on Woodstock’s legacy as the birthplace of the modern conservation movement in its vision of a vibrant, inclusive, thriving community where we live sustainably, now and in the future. Our mission is to inspire, educate and empower everyone to live environmentally, economically and socially responsible lives. We serve the town of Woodstock, Vermont, and assist the surrounding communities of Pomfret, Barnard, Reading, Bridgewater, Brownsville, Hartland and Hartford.