Re[2]: Need carbon sink info

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• From: Rajiv Raja <varma@OKWAY.OKSTATE.EDU>
• Date: Thu, 29 Feb 1996 12:05:31 -0600
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     Dear David,

     This is a little off track the discussion on carbon sink. But, I
thought I'd put a log in the fire too, regarding planting trees on
pasturelands. I wanted to bring to your notice the large number of similar
plantings done by the Soil Conservation Service in several counties of
Southeastern Washington.  They are primarily interested in planting "eyebrows"
of the rolling dunes of the Palouse region with trees. Note that these regions
were primarily grasslands too, before man started cultivation in these areas.
Plantings are done on private lands previously under farming.  A monetary
incentive is provided for the farmer for taking the land out of farming, by
the Conservation Reserve Program (CRP).

I was involved in evaluating these plantations to determine their rate of
success and the factors influencing the seeding survival and establishment
rate. If anyone is interested in knowing more about the work,let me know.

Regards

Rajiv


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                                   RAJIV G. RAJA
                             Forest Molecular Genetics
                   Department of Forestry, 8C, Agricultural Hall
                             Oklahoma State University
                             Stillwater,  OK 74078, USA
                  Tel: (405)744-1008 (Home)  (405)744-6599 (Work)
                          Email: varma@okway.okstate.edu


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Subject: Re: Need carbon sink info
Author:  David South <dsouth@FORESTRY.AUBURN.EDU> at SMTP
Date:    2/29/96 8:52 AM


Dear Richard:

Good luck on your project.  I fully support the planting of trees on
pasturelands.  Here in Alabama and Georgia, power companies are already
giving money to landowners to plant trees on pastureland and old-farmland.
I hope they are also doing this in Virgina.

I suggest you consider the cost/benefit of reforestation when looking for
places to plant trees to benefit future generations.  The cost per cubic
meter of wood (carbon) sequestered can vary widely (see table below).  You
might want to get a copy of the following report from EPA.

International workshop Large-Scale Reforestation

Editors Jack K. Winjum and Paul E. Schroeder

US Environmental Protection Agency
Office of Research and Development
Washington DC 20460

EPA/600/9-91/014

May 1991.

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David South
School of Forestry
Auburn University, AL  36849-5418
USA

dsouth@forestry.auburn.edu

334-844-1022
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The world population is expected to double by the year 2100.
Therefore the annual demand for wood for energy (etc.)
will increase and might double (to more than 7 billion m3/yr).
To provide plantation wood for people in the future,
support the planting of trees on pastureland.
Set a goal of converting 8 million ha of pastureland/yr for the next 55 years.
This would increase tree plantations to about 5% of the world's landbase.
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