NativState – S&J Taylor Forest Carbon Improved Forest Management Project
Improved Forest Management
Forestry
プロジェクト概要
The NativState–S&J Taylor Forest Carbon Improved Forest Management Project focuses on long‑term, sustainable forest management across approximately 17,216 acres in south‑central Arkansas, spanning Cleveland, Grant, Jefferson, and Saline counties. The project area includes bottomland hardwoods, mixed oak‑pine, and pine plantations, as well as riparian forests along the Saline River Bottoms and Hurricane Creek.
The project reduces emissions and increases carbon storage by maintaining higher forest carbon stocks than a modeled baseline. In the baseline, pine stands typically follow a 26‑year rotation with thinnings and a final harvest, and hardwood stands are clearcut when financially mature with a roughly 60‑year re‑entry. Under the project, pine rotations are extended to 40 years, hardwood harvests are kept to about 1% of biomass per year, and no harvests occur in streamside management zones. Streamside buffers follow Arkansas best management practices, including slope‑based widths and basal‑area retention, to protect water quality. This approach is designed to maintain and enhance forest greenhouse gas pools above baseline conditions over time.
Beyond carbon, the project is designed to deliver environmental and community co‑benefits. Habitat for flora and fauna is protected, water quality is enhanced, erosion is limited, and recreational opportunities may be available on parts of the property. All forest holdings in the project are certified under the American Tree Farm System.
The land is owned by the S&J Taylor Family, and the project’s developer, NativState, led the inventory and technical modeling. NativState brings experience partnering with small‑ to medium‑sized landowners across the Southern U.S. to develop forest carbon credits, and the company currently manages over 200,000 net forested acres.