Greenhouse gas reduction and carbon sequestration are new concepts in forestry. As such there are many questions and opportunity for education.
The Northern California Society of American Foresters and the University of California Cooperative Extension, in close collaboration with Cal Fire, hosted a webinar series on Forestry and Greenhouse Gas Reduction.
Topics addressed include:
- Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund Program overview,
- State of the science and political discourse,
- Methods to calculate greenhouse gas (GHG) emission reduction and carbon sequestration benefits for forest management projects.Experts will discuss GHG estimation procedures for reforestation, fuels reduction projects, and other project types. The webinar will cover data requirements, analytical/modeling options, and monitoring with examples.
Find recordings of the webinar on our UC Forestry and Range YouTube Channel HERE.
Program
Greenhouse Gas Program Overview
Dr. Helge Eng, CAL FIRE
PowerPoint Presentation- Greenhouse Gas Grants
Reforestation
Richard Harris, UC Cooperative Extension
Specialist- retired; with Joe Sherlock, USDA Forest Service
PowerPoint Presentation - Introduction
PowerPoint Presentation - Reforestation Reductions
Fuel Treatments
Tadashi Moody, Spatial Informatics Group
PowerPoint Presentation - Greenhouse Gas Emissions for Fuel Treatment
Conservation Easements for Improved Forest Management or
Preservation
Dr. Charles Kerchner, Spatial Informatics Group
PowerPoint Presentation
Greenhouse Gas Benefits in Oak Woodlands,
Dr. Tom Scott, UC Cooperative
Extension, UC Riverside
PowerPoint Presentation
Dr. William Stewart, UC Cooperative
Extension Forestry Specialist, Co-director, Center for
Forestry & Center for Fire Research and Outreach
Presentation PDF
Berkeley Carbon Calculator
Overview of the CA Biomass Power Industry - Past, Present and Future
Tad Mason, TSS Consultant
PowerPoint Presentation
Greenhouse Gas Benefits from the Utilization of Forest Waste for Energy for
Biochar
Bruce Springsteen, Placer County Air Pollution Control
PowerPoint Presentation
Forest Biomass Supply Assessment - Key Factors to Consider
Tad Mason, TSS Consultant
PowerPoint Presentation
Carbon and California Forests: Forest Inventory and Analysis Result
Richard Harris, UC Cooperative Extension Specialist
PowerPoint Presentation
Overview of Registry Process, CA Cap and Trade Program and California Carbon
Market
Arjun Patney, Policy Director, American Carbon Registry
PowerPoint Presentation
Overview of Current Forestry Projects, Requirements, Opportunities and
Constraints
Jessica Orrego, Director of Forestry, American Carbon Registry
PowerPoint Presentation
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This Forest Stewardship Education Webinar is supported by a grant from the USDA Forest Service, Region 5 State & Private Forestry
Carbon and Fuel Management
Interactions of fuel treatments, wildfire severity, and carbon dynamics in dry conifer forests. Larissa L. Yocom Kent, Kristen L. Shive, Barbara A. Strom, Carolyn H. Sieg, Molly E. Hunter, Camille S. Stevens-Rumann, Peter Z. Fulé. Forest Ecology and Management 348 (2015) 68–77 (here)
Aboveground live carbon stock changes of California wildland ecosystems, 2001–2010. Patrick Gonzalez, John J. Battles, Brandon M. Collins, Timothy Robards, David S. Saah. Forest Ecology and Management 348 (2015) 68–77. (here)
Climate Change Impacts in Washington’s Forests A roadmap for adaptation and mitigation responses. Elaine Oneil, Larry Mason, Bruce Lippke. RTI/CORRIM Joint Working Paper No 6, Seattle WA, 36 pp. (here)
Biomass for Energy
The Burning Question: Does Forest Bioenergy Reduce Carbon Emissions? A Review of Common Misconceptions about Forest Carbon Accounting. Michael T. Ter-Mikaelian, Stephen J. Colombo, and Jiaxin Chen. Journal of Forestry 113(1):57–68. Jan. 2015. (here)
Biomass Waste for Energy Greenhouse Gas Offset Credit Project Report (here)
Greenhouse Gas Biomass Waste to Energy protocol_verion 6_3 (here)
Biomass Waste for Energy Greenhouse Gas Offset Credit Project Calculations (here)
Conifer Greenhouse Gas Tools
Growth Models for Ponderosa Pine: Yield of unthinned plantations in northern California; Oliver, William W. and Robert F. Powers; Research Paper PSW-133 here
Forest Carbon Estimation Using the Forest Vegetation Simulator: Seven Things You Need to Know; Hoover, Coeli M., and Stephanie A. Rebain; GTR NRS-77 here
PRESTO: Online Calculation of Carbon in Harvested Wood Products; Hoover, Coeli M., Sarah J. Beukema, Donald C.E. Robinson, Katherine M. Kellock, and Diana A. Abraha; General Technical Report NRS-141 here
Photo Series for Quantifying Forest Residues in the: Sierra Mixed conifer type, Sierra true fir type; Maxwell, Wayne G., Franklin R. Ward; GTR PNW-95 October 1979. here
Standard Fire Behavior Fuel Models: A Comprehensive Set for Use with Rothermel’s Surface Fire Spread Model; Scott, Joe H. and Robert E. Burgan; General Technical Report RMRS-GTR-153; June 2005 here
California Forest and Rangeland Greenhouse Gas Inventory Development: FINAL REPORT; California Air Resources Board Agreement 10-778; STATE OF CALIFORNIA AIR RESOURCES BOARD Battles, John J. et al; January 2014 here
Oak Resources
Standiford, R.B. and N.K. McDougald. 2015. Thinning interior live oak in California’s Southern Sierra. In: Proceedings of the Seventh California Oak Symposium: Managing Oak Woodlands in a Dynamic World, November 3-6, 2014, Visalia, CA. USDA Forest Service General Technical Report PSW-XXX, pp. XXX. here
Standiford, R.B., R.L. Phillips, and N.K. McDougald. 2015. Thinning – a tool for restoration of California’s Southern Sierra Nevada blue oak woodlands. In: Proceedings of the Seventh California Oak Symposium: Managing Oak Woodlands in a Dynamic World, November 3-6, 2014, Visalia, CA. USDA Forest Service General Technical Report PSW-XXX, pp. XXX. here
Single tree, distance independent model for blue oak:
Standiford, R.B. 1997. Growth of blue oak on California’s hardwood rangelands. In: Proceedings of a Symposium on Oak Woodlands: Ecology, Management, and Urban Interface Issues, March 19-22, 1996, San Luis Obispo, CA. USDA Forest Service Research Paper PSW-GTR-160, pp. 169-176. here
Pillsbury, Norman H. and Michael De Lasaux. 1985. Site Index, Height and Yield Prediction Equations for Blue Oak and Coast Live Oak in Monterey and San Luis Obispo Counties, California. Natural Resources Management Department, Cal Poly. here