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Carbon storage and forest landowners

35m · Minding the Forest · 15 Feb 05:00

Carbon storage is still a new topic for landowners with few acres of forest, but there are programs out there that owners of smaller forests can learn more about carbon storage and their forests. Michael Lauve of NativState talks about this emerging topic for owners of smaller forests and issues landowners need to learn bout to determine whether carbon storage could fit into their forest management plan.

Minding the Forest is a podcast of the Louisiana Forestry Association and his hosted by LFA Media Specialist Jeff Zeringue. Comments can be sent to [email protected].

If you want to find out more about the Sustainable Forestry Initiative, go to forests.org.
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Carbon storage and forest landowners

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