Washington state has launched a new program to save 10,000 acres of forest land as a carbon reserve.
Sequestering carbon dioxide, a heat-trapping gas, in trees which use it as food to grow, helps blunt the worst effects of climate change. Globally, forests absorb about a third of all the carbon emissions annually from the burning of fossil fuels.
The DNR has come under increasing criticism for harvesting such trees, which are not protected under its old-growth policy but nonetheless have high ecological value. The program in Washington is launching with protection of forests in Whatcom, Thurston, King and Grays Harbor counties.Franz predicted the carbon leases would generate tens of millions of dollars for schools, colleges and local services that state trust lands support.
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