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Lecture Presentations 

Bioenergy, Climate Change, and Carbon

Tradeoffs Between Harvest Wood Products and Forest Carbon Under Various Management Strategies

Thursday, September 19, 2024
1:30 PM – 2:00 PM MST
Location: Embassy Suites, Elderberry
Managing forests without harvest or extended rotation may theoretically reduce emissions, but better practices like afforestation, stand improvement, and silvopasture development offer better offset as well as economic returns aligning with natural climate solutions. Current carbon pricing isn't enough to make extended rotation economically competitive with traditional timber management.

Learning Objectives:

  • understand the economic trade-off between forest management scenarios for enhanced carbon sequestration.
  • understand the impact of carbon prices and its impact on forest management choices.
  • compare business-as-usual practices with alternative management such as extended rotation, afforestation, reduced deforestation, stand improvement, and silvopasture development to identify management practices maximizing economic returns through forest carbon management.