Wild Thyme Farm developed a carbon model for its 100 acre family owned forest through the Northwest Natural Resource Group (NNRG) NW Neutral program.
Wild Thyme Farm is 150 acres of forests, pastures, gardens, orchards and streams, showcasing an evolving model of wild forest management, permaculture, agroforestry and biological diversity. Primary objective is creating visionary landscapes that work, growing value for generations. Active forest management enhances forest health and diversity, local economic value and carbon sequestration.
Wild Thyme Farm
Forest Carbon
Offset Program
2:23 minute video summarizing the forest carbon model and carbon offset program.
The 100 acre forest is currently managed according to FSC guidelines. The NW Neutral Carbon Model evaluates carbon benefits that can be generated by this improved forest management above and beyond ‘business as usual’ of the conventional short term rotation model.
The forest currently contains over 2 million board feet of timber in Red Alder, Douglas Fir, Big Leaf Maple, Western Red Cedar, Western Hemlock and Grand Fir. A carbon model conservatively estimated the current live mean carbon stock at 45 tons of carbon per acre (165 tons of CO2 equivalent per acre.)
By maintaining an FSC based management system, vs. employing a conventional short-rotation clear cut approach, models estimate approximately 6,500 tons of carbon (24,000 tons CO2) will be conserved in the Wild Thyme Farm’s forest over a 100 year timeframe.
“If public and private stakeholders manage forests for carbon sequestration, these healthy working forests will capture vast amounts of atmospheric carbon dioxide and help us achieve planetary climate goals by 2050,” explains Robert Henrikson, co-owner of the Wild Thyme Farm. “Globally forest owners have had difficulties gaining access to carbon markets, and have not been recognized for their contribution to reducing atmospheric carbon buildup. NW Neutral is the first program that connects carbon market buyers directly to forest owners in the Pacific Northwest, providing economic incentives for better forest management.”
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