Sheridan,
United States of America
Project Highlights
- Forest Conservation: Preserves 18,000 acres in south-central Arkansas.
- Carbon Sequestration: Mitigates climate impact through certified management.
- Riparian Protection: Safeguards Upper Saline River and endemic mussels.
Project Description
The S&J Taylor Forest Carbon Project balances conservation of nearly 18,000 forested acres of both Saline River bottoms riparian hardwoods and “working” pines in the heart of timber country, south-central Arkansas. Diverse oak, gum, cypress, hickory, and pine forests located within the Gulf Coastal Plain eco-region represent important habitat and provide essential buffers that abate sedimentation and nutrient runoff between development and waterways. By committing to maintain forest CO2e stocks through certified sustainable management, the project will provide significant climate benefits through carbon sequestration and important co-benefits to the Ouachita watershed, local communities, and improved water resources to downstream neighbors throughout the Gulf Coastal Plain Region. In the S&J Taylor Forest Carbon Project, large tracts of riparian bottomland hardwoods surround the pristine waters of the Upper Saline River and are essential buffers from runoff to the river and to the habitat of the endemic freshwater Arkansas fatmucket mussels.