Garcia River Forest

The Garcia River Forest is a 24,000-acre (97 km²) forest located in Mendocino County, California,^[1]^[2]^[3] about 100 miles (160 km) north of San Francisco. It is owned and managed by The Conservation Fund.^[4] The fund generates CO₂ credits by logging a portion of the forest less intensely than is allowed under California law. These credits are sold to PG&E which retires them on behalf of customers enrolled in its ClimateSmart program. PG&E's ClimateSmart program is a program where customers voluntarily pay more on their utility bill to offset a percentage of their GHG emissions.^[5]^[6]^[7]

The California Climate Action Registry (CCAR) conducts and monitors The Garcia River Forest Project in order to restore forests to reduce global warming.^[8]

References

^ "Microsoft PowerPoint - CARB -z.ppt" (PDF). Retrieved 2020-06-04.
^ "California's Forest Owners Think Ahead - Ecosystem Marketplace". Ecosystem Marketplace. Retrieved 20 September 2015.
^ "Coho salmon fry discovered up a remote creek". SFGate. Retrieved 20 September 2015.
^ "The Nature Conservancy in California - Garcia River Forest - The Nature Conservancy". The Nature Conservancy. Retrieved 20 September 2015.
^ Susanne Rust, California Watch. "PG&E green program helps preserve forests already saved by state ... - The Bakersfield Californian". The Bakersfield Californian. Retrieved 20 September 2015.
^ "PG&E carbon offsets come from protected forests". SFGate. Retrieved 20 September 2015.
^ "PG&E announces carbon-offset deal with 2 forests". San Jose Mercury News. Retrieved 20 September 2015.
^ "Combating Climate Change In The Garcia River Forest, California" (PDF).

External links

web.archive.org/web/20090123153532/http://www.conservationfund.org/node/757

38°57′16″N 123°44′01″W / 38.95444°N 123.73361°W / 38.95444; -123.73361

[1] "Microsoft PowerPoint - CARB -z.ppt" (PDF). Retrieved 2020-06-04.

[2] "California's Forest Owners Think Ahead - Ecosystem Marketplace". Ecosystem Marketplace. Retrieved 20 September 2015.

[3] "Coho salmon fry discovered up a remote creek". SFGate. Retrieved 20 September 2015.

[4] "The Nature Conservancy in California - Garcia River Forest - The Nature Conservancy". The Nature Conservancy. Retrieved 20 September 2015.

[5] Susanne Rust, California Watch. "PG&E green program helps preserve forests already saved by state ... - The Bakersfield Californian". The Bakersfield Californian. Retrieved 20 September 2015.

[6] "PG&E carbon offsets come from protected forests". SFGate. Retrieved 20 September 2015.

[7] "PG&E announces carbon-offset deal with 2 forests". San Jose Mercury News. Retrieved 20 September 2015.

[8] "Combating Climate Change In The Garcia River Forest, California" (PDF).

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