This program was designed to reward landowners for their forested lands that contribute to the capture and preservation of greenhouse gases (CO2). MICHIGAN TIMBER CONSERVATION LLC CARBON OFF-SET PROGRAM offers forest owners a way to profit annually, through royalties they receive during the program period. The amount a forest owner will receive is based on the amount of forested acreage managed. To qualify, your land must have a Sustainable Management Plan for a duration of 15 years.

Scientific analysis shall be collected and documented annually to record carbon sequestration rates.  This enables us to accurately manage a woodlot and determine the best harvest cycles for each woodland individually.  If a parcel is determined in need of any timber harvesting, after consultation with the landowner, forestry best management practices will be adhered to. The amount of carbon captured as long lived wood products will be documented and added to the forest owner's account.  

 

These carbon credits, also called offsets, allow companies to purchase carbon credits to offset greenhouse gas emissions.  This market is creating a new revenue opportunity for landowners with a managed, working  forest plan.

Sequestering, or “holding,” carbon helps reduce carbon dioxide, one of several greenhouse gases contributing to the warming of the atmosphere.  Research shows that trees are very good at taking atmospheric carbon and converting it to a sequestered, stable form within the tree.  By implementing appropriate practices and technologies according to specific protocols, reductions in greenhouse gas emissions can be monitored, documented, independently verified, then registered to an account as certified, tradable carbon credits.

We understand the complexities involved in measuring, monitoring and reporting forest carbon stocks. We can provide you with a means for integrating voluntary legally binding emissions reductions with emissions trading and offsets.  MICHIGAN TIMBER CONSERVATION LLC  also has access to the direct sale marketplace, having the capability of bringing credible and verifiable carbon offset projects to a growing list of interested purchasers, ranging from private individuals, to large corporations. Our focus is on Michigan, we give the local marketplace first opportunity to use our credits for offsets.

Market-based mechanisms are emerging as a more efficient means for addressing climate change. With market-based mechanisms come opportunities for increasing return on investments available to managed forests, as well as afforestation/reforestation projects.  Voluntary and mandatory forest carbon markets are evolving in the United States for evaluating, registering, verifying, and trading carbon credits for offsetting greenhouse gas emissions from manufacturers and utilities. As markets for ecosystem services like sequestered carbon develop globally, managed forests and reforestation projects will play an increasingly important role for addressing climate change.

The significant concern over global warming has sparked the development of many initiatives here in the states. Across the country, the federal government, state or local governments, NGO’s, not-for-profit organizations, and private enterprises have worked to develop various greenhouse gas registries, cap and trade programs, and other market mechanisms. Without over-arching requirements such as the UN Kyoto protocol or federal regulation, most of these initiatives have been developed independently of one another, resulting in differing ideologies, policies, and program requirements.

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Some of the more prevalent of these initiatives include the U.S. DOE 1605b program (registry), the California Climate Action Registry (CCAR), the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI), and the Chicago Climate Exchange (CCX). Registries provide entities with the means by which to calculate, track, and report changes in GHG emissions or increases in carbon storage over time. These bodies establish the technical accounting rules that standardize GHG and carbon accounting and ensure consistency in all participant accounting systems. Carbon markets are a combination of the rules set from a registry and the platform on which carbon offset credits (usually metric tons of CO2 equivalent or “MtCO2e”) are traded.

Innovative Revenue Potential

Landowners now have access to an entirely new and innovative program for generating revenue from the sale of the hidden value produced by their forests. The hidden value forest landowners will sell is referred to as a carbon credit and is the same carbon stored inside their trees.  A market designed specifically for trading carbon credits already exists and is fully functional.

As the landowner’s representative in this newly emerging market, MICHIGAN TIMBER CONSERVATION LLC's goals are driven by advocacy for sustainable forestry and the long-term, multiple benefits it provides. Using basic tools and thoughtful stewardship will enable landowners to develop working forests capable of producing revenue derived from wood products and carbon credits. MICHIGAN TIMBER CONSERVATION LLC CARBON OFF-SET PROGRAM will provide assistance, forestry consultation and educational outreach to landowners enrolled in the program.

To be considered for enrollment, landowners may help us to develop a stewardship plan, arrange for a forest inventory as necessary and be willing to become a certified forest. They must also sign an agreement to abide by the program’s rules. For every forest property enrolled in its program, MICHIGAN TIMBER CONSERVATION LLC  will:

• measure its change in wood volume over time;
• convert its wood volume to volume of carbon credits;
• sell the credits based on their value in the marketplace.
• annually pay royalties to all enrolled landowners.

In exchange for providing its services, MICHIGAN TIMBER CONSERVATION LLC CARBON OFF-SET PROGRAM will deduct a management fee from each landowner’s gross carbon payment. This enables all upfront inventory, stewardship, and certification costs to be included as part of our program as well as ensuring the continuing professional sustainable management of your woodland. We believe that this program offers landowners the most transparency, with the lowest overall fees, and best services in the industry.

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