Statewide Forest Carbon Inventory and Change Mapping

Project Details by Fiscal Year
2024 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$987,000
Fund Source
Environment & Natural Resources Trust Fund
Recipient
MN DNR, Forestry Division
Recipient Type
State Government
Status
In Progress
Start Date
June 2026
End Date
June 2026
Project Overview

Accurate inventories are needed to facilitate carbon market entry for forestland owners. An estimated 800 plot-based inventories will be collected from private forestland to expand all-lands lidar forest inventory

Project Details
Legal Citation / Subdivision
M.L. 2023, Chp. 60, Art. 2, Sec. 2, Subd. 03f
Appropriation Language

$987,000 the first year is from the trust fund to the commissioner of natural resources to work with Minnesota Forest Resources Council, Minnesota Forestry Association, the Board of Water and Soil Resources, and the University of Minnesota to develop a programmatic approach and begin collecting plot-based inventories on private forestland for use with remote sensing data to better assess changing forest conditions and climate mitigation opportunities across all ownerships in the state.

2024 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$987,000
Proposed Measurable Outcome(s)

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Measurable Outcome(s)

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Project Manager
First Name
Dennis
Last Name
Kepler
Organization Name
MN DNR, Forestry Division
Street Address
500 Lafayette Rd
City
St. Paul
State
MN
Zip Code
55155
Phone
(651) 296-6157
Email
dennis.kepler@state.mn.us
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Location

500 Lafayette Road
St. Paul, MN 55155

Phone
651-296-6157
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