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​Carbon Offsetting


​Ecotrust, "A Landowner's Guide to Forest Carbon Offsets, Credits & Incentives."

Credit Valley Conservation, "Carbon Storage in Forests within the Credit River Watershed."

Symbiotic Cities Network, "Dale Prest on the Importance of Forests as Carbon Sinks."

Canadian Parks Council, “Carbon Sequestration in Protected Areas of Canada: An Economic Valuation.”

Canadian Council of Forest Ministers, “A Framework for Forest Management Offset Protocols.” 

Community Forests International, “Sequestration” and “How Can We Stop Climate Change, Save Forests and Create Jobs?”

Symbiotic Cities, “Jeff Schnurr on Sustainably Managed Forests as a Key Building Block of Symbiotic Cities.”

Pacific Institute for Climate Solutions, “Carbon Sequestration in British Columbia’s Forests and Management Options.” 

Nature Conservancy of Canada, Darkwoods Forest Carbon Project.

CarbonZero, Kapuskasing, ON - Forestry Project.

Great Bear Rainforest Carbon Offset Project, "Great Bear Forest Carbon Project" and "Great Bear Forest to Be Massive Carbon Offset Project.

Forrex Forum for Research and Extension in Natural Resources and the B.C. Ministry of Forests and Range Forest Investment Account–Forest Science Program, “Carbon Management in British Columbia’s Forests: Opportunities and Challenges.”

David Suzuki Foundation et al., “Managing BC’s Forests for a Cooler Planet: Carbon Storage, Sustainable Jobs and Conservation.”


Dovetail Partners Inc. (Bowyer et al.), “Managing Forests for Carbon Mitigation.”

Malmsheimer et al., “Forest Management Solutions for Mitigating Climate Change in the United States.”

New York State Department of Environmental Conservation, “Trees: The Carbon Storage Experts.”

Pew Centre on Global Climate Change, “The Cost of U.S. Forest-Based Carbon Sequestration.”


USDA- Forest Service, “Forests and Carbon Storage.”

Portland Press Herald, “Landowners Cash in on Timber They Don’t Cut.”

Forests for Maine’s Future, “Carbon Offsets: A New Forest ‘Product’?”

US Congressional Research Service, “Carbon Sequestration in Forests.”

Percey, Jandl, Hall and Lavigne, “The Role of Forests in Carbon Cycles, Sequestration, and Storage.”

Stockholm Environment Institute and Greenhouse Gas Management Institute, “Biological Sequestration: Forestry and Agriculture.”​

​Non-Timber Forest Products


​Nova Scotia Department of Lands & Forestry, "Non-Timber Forest Products: Growing Opportunities," "Resources Available For Christmas Tree Growers," "History of the Nova Scotia Xmas Tree Industry," "Christmas Trees and Forest Health" and "Mushrooms & Other Fungi."

Nova Forest Alliance, "Non-Timber Forest Products: Challenges and Opportunities."

Canadian Model Forest Network, "From East to West: Key Lessons for Non-Timber Forest Product Development in Canada’s Model Forests" and "The International Model Forest Network Recipe Book."


Mersey Tobeatic Research Institute, "Non-Timber Forest Products & Agroforestry."

Natural Resources Canada, "Non-Timber Forest Products."

Nova Scotia Mycological Society 

Northern Bushcraft, "Wild Edible Mushrooms of Nova Scotia."

Acadian Maple Products, "All About Maple Syrup."

Ontario Woodlot Association, "Agroforestry extension notes (various topics)." 

The Salt, "Sap Discovery Could Turn Syrup-Making Upside Down."

Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations- Forestry Department, "Non-Wood Forest Products from Conifers."

Ontario Woodlot Association, “Cultivate Gourmet Mushrooms on Hardwood Logs Outdoors under the Forest Canopy.” 

D Acres of New Hampshire Organic Farm & Educational Homestead, “A Guide to Outdoor Mushroom Log Cultivation.”


Northeast Sustainable Agriculture Research & Education, Cornell University & University of Vermont Extension, “Best Management Practices for Log-Based Shiitake Cultivation in the Northeastern United States.” 

North Carolina Forestry Library, “Producing Shiitake Mushrooms: A Guide for Small-Scale Outdoor Cultivation on Logs.” 

University of Kentucky Cooperative Extension Service, “Truffles & Other Edible Mycorrhizal Mushrooms.” 

Mycosource Inc., “Shiitake Log Management.”

Cornell University, "Maple YouTube Videos."
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  • Home
    • Who We Are
    • Contact Us
  • Sustainable Forestry
    • What Are Your Goals?
    • Forest Management Resources
    • Otter Ponds Demonstration Forest
    • Woodland Owner Mentorship Program
    • The Forestry Lab
  • Programs & Events
  • Join Us!