Presented by: Adrian Laufer of Sea & Shore Solutions and Christopher Janousek of Oregon State University
Date/Time: Wednesday, July 29, 1 pm US EDT/10 am US PDT/5 pm UTC
Description: Coastal wetlands – marshes, tidal forests, seagrass meadows, and mudflats – deliver an estimated $23 billion in storm-protection benefits in the US alone. The Pacific Northwest Regional Blue Carbon Calculator gives state agencies, planners, and conservation practitioners an easy-to-use tool and scientifically rigorous way to estimate the carbon emissions and sequestration impacts of land use planning decisions that affect wetlands. Built on a decade of regional data collected from the Pacific Northwest Blue Carbon Working Group from Northern California, Oregon, and Washington, the tool translates complex blue carbon science into actionable, regionally grounded estimates. This webinar will provide background about the working group’s regional projects that support development of the calculator and will show how the tool tracks the full range of land management actions, from conservation and restoration to disturbance and degradation, producing actionable results that agencies can use in funding applications, reports, and long-term planning. Real-world case studies, including wetland dredging and tidal restoration projects, will demonstrate the calculator in action. While the calculator’s current data is specific to the Pacific Northwest, this webinar will discuss how the underlying methodology can be replicated in other regions using local data.
Hosted by: OCTO
Register here