CO2 is a gas
that occurs naturally in the atmosphere and is always present at some level. As long
as the level isn’t excessive, CO2 in the atmosphere is a good thing. In fact,
life on earth couldn’t exist without it.
But, too much
CO2 from human activities is a reality that threatens the health of our climate
and every person on earth. There are many solutions to this problem. One answer
lies with trees.
Among the
many other benefits they provide, trees act like a giant magnet by pulling CO2
out of the atmosphere and storing it as carbon in wood. This process
takes place as trees make food out of CO2 through the process of
photosynthesis. This food is used by the tree to make its roots, leaves, trunk,
stems and fruit.
Today,
landowners have access and opportunity to be paid for the proper management of their
forested land by maximizing carbon sequestration. As a renewable resource,
forests have the ability to adapt to a range of demanding, naturally occurring conditions.
But forests
cannot withstand the effects of continual, human-caused abuse without suffering
a marked decrease in diversity and value. The MICHIGAN TIMBER CONSERVATION LLC
CARBON OFF-SET PROGRAM can help landowners restore the health of degraded
forests while providing a new source of revenue and a
lasting legacy for future generations.
Michigan Timber Conservation, LLC defines Sustainable Forestry as the management of forest to
meet the needs of the present, without compromising future generations to meet
their own needs. By practicing a land stewardship ethic, one demonstrates the
commitment of reforestation, through managing, nurturing, and harvesting trees
for useful products, with the conservation of wildlife, plants, soil, air and
water quality, without jeopardizing the integrity of the forest.
Sustainable
forestry can be practiced effectively using basic tools and concepts. A
forward thinking landowner needs a stewardship plan, a forest inventory and
certification, all complete by a credible, third-party organizations.
When buyers
look for reliable carbon offset programs they make sure their programs
have been validated by a third-party. Independent external validation provides
the market with assurances that this project meets high-quality environmental and
social standards.
A stewardship
plan serves much the same purpose for a forest landowner as a road map does for
a traveler. Plans can be written in ways that emphasize a wide range of
management options such as preservation of wildlife habitat, conservation of
soil and water quality of development of working forests.
A landowner’s
stewardship plan helps guide management decisions by indicating a reasonable
way forward. Environmental conservation doesn’t have to be an economic
sacrifice. By incorporating strategic planning, landowners can improve their
forest health and wildlife habitat – all of which can increase land
value and the rate of return on your property.
Benefits
provided by a forest inventory have critical importance for landowners. Without
and inventory, landowners can do little more than guess how much timber they
have, or what its value is in the market. They also can’t know what their forest’s
potential for future growth actually is, or whether it’s capable of producing
revenue from the sale of carbon credits.
In the long
term, an accurate inventory will be one of the best, most responsible
contributions a forest landowner will ever make towards improving their
woodland.
Stewardship plan,
forest inventory, and certification are all recommended practices. Together they
represent a sensible prescription for helping improve forest health, timber value
and environmental balance.
Recommended practices
help forest landowners develop sustain ably managed, working forests. A working
forest delivers multiple benefits. In addition to producing wood products, working
forest also filter water run-off, control erosion, create recreational opportunity,
and improve air quality.
Thinning and Timber Stand
Improvement (TSI) are practices used to help develop multiple-age stands, another
feature that often characterizes working forests.
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