Forest Carbon Task Force News Today

Research from the New England Forestry Foundation suggests there is potential to sequester and store even more carbon with improved forest management, conservation and expanded markets for wood — but it would take more investment to achieve.

The communities, in three different corners of the state, will develop climate change resilience plans that can be used by any town or city to make adapting to climate challenges more uniform.

Governors Forest Carbon Task Force Forests cover 89 percent of Maine and are the foundation for Maine’s forest products industry and the state’s overall natural resource-based economy. Each year, Maines forests sequester an amount of carbon equal to at least 60 percent of the states annual carbon emissions, a figure that rises to 75 percent when durable forest products are included. The Forest Carbon Task Force work seeks to build upon this effort. Created by Executive Order of Governor Jan...