Workshops
Please join us for a Voluntary Forest Carbon Market Workshop where participants will have the opportunity to learn directly from extension educators and practitioners working in the field about online tools and resources to better understand existing carbon market opportunities. During these one-day workshops, participants will begin in a classroom to discuss online tools and will have the ability to learn directly from professionals that work in the voluntary carbon market space. In the afternoon, participants will visit a nearby forest carbon offset project site for an in-depth look at what project management looks like.
Forestland owners of all parcel sizes are encouraged to attend. Other forestry professions and extension professions are encouraged to attend. There is no cost to attend a workshop. Food will be provided during the workshop. Participants are eligible for travel reimbursements up to $150.
We will be reserving a block of rooms at a nearby hotel for those who want to make the trip over more than 1 day (e.g. staying the night before or night after for those traveling from further away). Workshop agendas will be updated here as more details are confirmed.
To register, click here: https://tinyurl.com/3hyuswua
Once you submit a registration form, you will be contacted within 2-3 business days with confirmation and next steps to ensure your spot. Registration is limited and will fill up; we encourage you to sign up as early as possible.
Support for these workshops were provided in part by a USDA National Institute of Food and Agriculture Renewable Resources Extension Act Capacity Grant
Useful resources
- Forest Carbon Calculator Tool: This is the tool that Dr. Pokharel presented at the workshop. This tool will continue to be updated for usability.
- Building Forest Carbon and Market Decision Capacity Webinar series: This is the webinar series that accompanies the workshop. Webinar #2 in the series provides additional demonstration and usage of the online forest carbon calculator tool. https://www.canr.msu.edu/FERM/Workshops/Building-forest-carbon-and-market-decision-support/webinars
- UW Extension Forestry, forest carbon learning hub: this page provides resources on forest carbon, markets, measurements, and more. Please don’t hesitate to utilize extension as a key resource for education and forest management planning. Keith and Scott provided a quick overview during the workshop, but for more resources from their group, including factsheets and further reading, visit this page: https://woodlandinfo.org/learn/climate/carbon/
- Carbon markets fact sheet: https://woodlandinfo.org/learn/climate/carbon/forest-carbon-markets/
- Forest carbon in Wisconsin: https://woodlandinfo.org/learn/climate/carbon/forest-carbon-in-wisconsin/
- Wisconsin forest carbon projects: https://woodlandinfo.org/learn/climate/carbon/wisconsin-forest-carbon-programs/
- Find UW Extension Forestry on social media, here are links to their Facebook page, Instagram page, and YouTube channel
- Northern Institute of Applied Climate Science Resource Guides: The guides talk about climate change and adaptation in the lake states, they can help guide management decisions https://niacs.org/our-work/decision-support-tools
- Forest + Climate Learning Exchange Series: This webinar series, presented by the MSU FCCP, aims to develop and expand forest stakeholder knowledge and perspectives on forest carbon science, management, and strategy. https://www.canr.msu.edu/fccp/Engagement-ORL/Learning-Exchange-Series
- Michigan State University Forest Carbon and Climate Program Open Resource Library: The Open Resource Library (ORL) is an online space dedicated to sharing educational outputs to a wide audience of practitioners, educators, and members of the public. https://www.canr.msu.edu/fccp/FCCP-ORL/
- Penn State Forest Owner Carbon and Climate Education (FOCCE) Program: This page will provide resources helping forest owners make smart decisions about engaging in the carbon economy and climate-smart forestry. https://sites.psu.edu/focce/
- Family Forest Carbon Program; This is the program from The Nature Conservancy that Chris Zimmerman presented on, check FFCP eligibility here: https://familyforestcarbon.org/get-started/
Upcoming Workshops
July 21, 2025
Workshop and Field Tours targeting Mid Atlantic States/region
- Location: The Pennsylvania State University Shaver’s Creek Environmental Center (https://www.shaverscreek.org/)
- Classroom: Shaver’s Creek Environmental Center, 3400 Discovery Rd, Petersburg, PA 16669
- Site Visit: Stone Valley Forest
- Accommodations: TDB
- Register by clicking here.
Tentative Agenda
9:00-9:30 AM - Sign in and refreshments
9:30-10:30 AM - Presentation on forest carbon programs and payments and Cost-benefit tool demonstration and training by Dr. Raju Pokharel and Dr. Chad Papa, Michigan State University
Forest Carbon Calculator Tool: https://www.canr.msu.edu/FERM/Tools/Forest-Carbon-Calculator/
This is the tool that Dr. Pokharel will present at the workshop. This tool will continue to be updated for usability.
10:30-10:45 AM -Break
10:45-12:00 PM - Q+A with carbon project developers / resource sharing (Details will be updates soon)
12:00-1:00 PM - Lunch/transportation to field site
1:00-4:30 PM - Field site visits
5:00 PM - Return to Classrooms/cars
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August 5, 2025
Workshop and Field Tours targeting New England region: East
- Location: Conway, New Hampshire
- Classroom: Cambria Hotels, 1858 White Mountain Highway, North Conway, NH 03860
- Site Visit: Ossipee Mountain Land Company's Chocorua Forestlands and The Nature Conservancy’s Green Hills Preserve
- Accommodations: Cambria Hotels, 1858 White Mountain Highway, North Conway, NH 03860
- Register by clicking here.
Tentative Agenda
9:00-9:30 AM - Sign in and refreshments
9:30-10:30 AM - Presentation on forest carbon programs and payments and Cost-benefit tool demonstration and training by Dr. Raju Pokharel and Dr. Chad Papa, Michigan State University
Forest Carbon Calculator Tool: https://www.canr.msu.edu/FERM/Tools/Forest-Carbon-Calculator/
This is the tool that Dr. Pokharel will present at the workshop. This tool will continue to be updated for usability.
10:30-10:45 AM -Break
10:45-12:00 PM - Q+A with carbon project developers / resource sharing (Details will be updates soon)
12:00-1:00 PM - Lunch/transportation to field site
1:00-4:30 PM - Field site visits (Ossipee Mountain Land Company's Chocorua Forestlands and The Nature Conservancy’s Green Hills Preserve)
5:00 PM - Return to Classrooms/cars
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Past Workshops
May 20, 2025
Workshop and Field Tours targeting Lake States
- Location: Rhinelander, Wisconsin
- Classroom: Cedric A. Vig Outdoor Classroom (CAVOC), 4321 S Shore Dr, Rhinelander, WI 54501
- Site Visit: Pelican River Forest, Hodag Forest Project
Agenda
9:00-9:30 AM- Sign in and refreshments in CAVOC
9:30-10:30 AM- Presentation on forest carbon programs and payments and Cost-benefit tool demonstration and training by Dr. Raju Pokharel and Dr. Chad Papa, Michigan State University (Click here to see the presentation)
10:30-10:45 AM - Break
10:45 AM-12:00 PM - Forest carbon offset resource sharing and discussion by University of Wisconsin Extension; The Conservation Fund; Forest Carbon Works; Family Forest Carbon Program; Wisconsin Department of Natural resources
12:00-1:00 PM- Lunch
1:00 -5:00 PM - Pelican River Forest site visit facilitated by The Conservation Fund
5:00 PM- Return to CAVOC, dismissal
Pictures from the WI workshop
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June 5, 2025
Workshop and Field Tours targeting New England region: West
- Location: Albany, New York
- Classroom: New York State Department of Environmental Conservation, Room PA129A, 625 Broadway Albany, NY 12233-4255.
- Site Visit: Alcove Reservoir and Siuslaw Model Forest
Agenda
9:00-9:30 AM- Sign in and refreshments
9:30-10:30 AM-Presentation on forest carbon programs and payments and Cost-benefit tool demonstration and training by Dr. Raju Pokharel and Dr. Chad Papa, Michigan State University (Click here to see the presentation)
Forest Carbon Calculator Tool: https://www.canr.msu.edu/FERM/Tools/Forest-Carbon-Calculator/
This is the tool that Dr. Pokharel will present at the workshop. This tool will continue to be updated for usability.
10:30-10:45 AM - Break
10:45 AM-11:45 AM - Forest Carbon Offset Resource Sharing and discussion with The Nature Conservancy (presentation) ; Forest Carbon Works (presentation); NY Department of Environmental Conservation; Cornell Extension (presentation)
11:45 AM-1:00 PM- Transit to Alcove Reservoir / Boxed lunches
1:00-2:15 PM - Field visit 1: Alcove Reservoir facilitated by Albany Water Board, The Nature Conservancy and Mohawk Hudson Land Conservancy
2:15-2:45 PM - Transit to Siuslaw Model Forest
2:45-4:00 PM- Field visit 2: Siuslaw Model Forest site visit facilitated by Cornell Cooperative Extension
500 PM - Return to Albany
Pictures from the NY workshop
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Here is the contact information for some of the staff who presented throughout the day. Please feel free to reach out to any of them with program specific questions.
- Albany Water Board:
- Alex Ashby, Watershed Forester, Albany Water Department (aashby@albanyny.gov)
- Steve Mercier (smercier@albanyny.gov) if you are interested in to doing a full water system tour or other outreach event, reach out to Steve
- The Nature Conservancy, Family Forest Carbon Program (Click here to see the presentation)
- Chris Zimmerman (czimmerman@tnc.org)
- Cornell University Cooperative Extension (Click here to see the presentation)
- Will McCall (wdm72@cornell.edu)
- Tracey Erin Testo (tet35@cornell.edu)
- Forest Carbon Works (Click here to see the presentation)
- Jessica Bakowski (jessica@forestcarbonworks.com)
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Please contact Dr. Chad Papa (papachad@msu.edu) or Dr. Raju Pokharel (raju2020@msu.edu) if you have any questions.
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