Forest Carbon Accounting Project

The Process

The Oregon Climate Action Commission (then the Oregon Global Warming Commission) formed a "Forest Carbon Task Force" subcommittee in 2016 to review U.S. Forest Service Forest Inventory and Analysis data collected from 2001-2010, as well as data generated by Oregon State University's School of Forestry. With assistance and guidance from members of the Task Force and other sources, the commission has developed a preliminary assessment of carbon stores and fluxes.

Reports & Supporting Documents

• Forest Carbon Accounting Project Report (November 2018). Submitted to the Oregon Department of Forestry as part of its public process to continue assessing forest carbon topics.

• Resolution 2018-2, conveying to the Oregon Department of Forestry the Forest Carbon Accounting Project Report of the Oregon Global Warming Commission.

• Public comments on the resolution from the October 16, 2018 Commission meeting:

  • Geos Institute comments

  • Cassie Phillips comments

  • Oregon Forest and Industries Council comments

• June 25, 2018 Presentation on Forest Carbon Accounting Project to the Oregon Global Warming Commission (additional meeting materials available).

• Reports to the Commission from Mark E. Harmon, Professor Emeritus Oregon State University (April 2018)

  • Potential Future Responses: A Sensitivity Analysis

  • Analysis of Forest Ecosystem Carbon Stores, Flows, and Net Balances

  • Addendum: Ecoregion Analysis of Carbon Stores and Fluxes Associated with Oregon's Forests

  • Modeled Carbon Stores in Oregon's Wood Products: 1900-2016