Conservation program does more than just save trees
JACKSON, Tenn.—One event aims to educate land owners on one way to be compensated.
Tennessee Healthy Hardwoods Forestry Field Day was today at the West Tennessee Ag-Research and Education center.
The Tennessee Healthy Hardwood is a conservation program geared towards saving Tennessee woodlands and forest areas.
This free event highlighted the carbon credits program in Tennessee and how residents can participate in this potentially paid forest conservation initiative.
“Today’s presentation is about landowners becoming aware of an new market that’s emerging where they can sell their forest carbon credits. In other words, they can get paid essentially not to cut their trees down,” said David Mercker, Extension Forester, University of Tennessee.
Following the seminar, lunch was provided to participants.
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