Prince Edward Island Woodlot Owners Exploring Province’s First Carbon Forestry Project
First carbon forestry project in the works for P.E.I.
Canadian Forest Industries, in conjunction with Caitlin Coombes, a local reporter for The Guardian, is reporting (1-5-24) that an alliance of Prince Edwards Island (PEI) woodlot owners aims to begin the province’s first carbon forestry project this year.
The Sustainable Forest Alliance (SFA) is holding information sessions across PEI for interested woodlot owners in advance of the project, which is planned for March. The final session of 2023 was held on December 15th as a joint presentation on carbon by the SFA and the PEI Federation of Agriculture.
Dan Dupont, SFA president, told SaltWire that 10,000 acres is the goal for the first project, and the SFA is well on its way to achieving that goal. “We’ve completed over 6,000 acres of plans, and we have enough members for well over 10,000 acres, but we are still collecting data.”
Background:
Since its conception in May 2023, the SFA has been working closely with Eastern Forest Solutions to create management plans for those woodlots interested in participating in the first carbon credit project in the province. To take part in the carbon forestry project, PEI woodlot owners register with the SFA and agree to follow a forestry management plan unique to their land that would be created by Eastern Forest Solutions.
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