McPhee Creek Project
| McPhee Creek Project | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Market | Voluntary OTC | Status | Phase One forward credited tonnes available January 2009 |
| Location | Fraser-Fort George Regional District, British Columbia, Canada | Standard | ISO 14064 |
| Project Type(s) | Afforestation & Reforestation | Registry | Other |
| Biome | Sub-boreal forest | Verifier | University of Northern British Columbia, Natural Resources & Environmental Studies Institute (lead validator: Dr. Art Fredeen, RPF) |
| Hectares | 75 | Crediting Period | 80 years from project start date (2008) |
| Total Reductions | 55000 | ||
The McPhee Creek Project is an afforestation project located about 20 km northwest of the City of Prince George in Northern British Columbia. The project involves a change of land use from marginal agricultural and unused bare land (rough pasture) to a permanent, managed sub-Boreal forest ecosystem.
120,000 trees of mixed, native species have been planted on 75HA, which will result in an increase in permanent carbon stocks of approximately 50,000 tonnes of CO2 equivalent over 80 years.
Seedlings have been grown from seeds taken from local trees and have been selected based on their suitability for localized site ecology, elevation above sea level and latitude & longitude. The risk of natural disturbance, through insect, fire or disease, is minimized by the selection of a low-risk project area, planting mixed, native species and allowing the ingress of native deciduous trees.
Borealis self-insures the new forest against natural disturbance with a reserve fund capable of replanting 50% of the trees and by planting a 400 tree (25%) buffer on each hectare.
Besides protecting McPhee Creek itself, an important fish bearing stream, the project will provide valuable habitat for moose, bear, beaver, and numerous bird species.
The project will also create economic opportunity and diversification in northern communities outside traditional resource extraction industries, as well as provide opportunities for long term academic research on carbon behaviour in the Boreal forest.
Emissions removals from Phase One of the McPhee Creek Project were validated to the ISO14064-2 standard in December, 2008.
