PROJECT DEVELOPMENT EXPERTS

Client Type: Corporate
Acres: 10,209
Status: Registered
Offsets issued: 354,305

Norfolk Southern is an innovator and early participant in forest carbon markets. Actively managed under the Sustainable Forestry Initiative (SFI) certification program, Brosnan Forest harbors old growth longleaf pine forests and the endangered red-cockaded woodpecker. Norfolk Southern’s enrollment in a forest carbon project reflects the company’s values and commitment to sustainable forest management.

Client Type: TIMO/REIT
Acres: 167,175
Status: Registered
Offsets issued: 3,877,874

Located in the coldest region of the lower 48, Meriwether has supplied fiber to the integrated pulp and paper mill in International Falls for over a century. Now managed under both Forest Stewardship Council and Sustainable Forestry Initiative certification, the property generates a sustainable flow of wood fiber for the Boise Paper mill and high-quality forest habitat for moose, bear, deer, wolves, and grouse.

Client Type: Land Trust/NGO
Acres: 5,616
Status: Registered
Offsets issued: 416,413

TRGT executive director Rick Huffines and staff know they’re fortunate to work and play among the biodiversity rich Southern Cumberlands and Tennessee River Gorge. Over three decades, TRGT has successfully protected much of the remaining forest surrounding the Gorge. TRGTs forest offset project helps to ensure that this special landscape will be conserved and managed for migratory bird habitat.

Client Type: Corporate
Acres: 23,909
Status: Registered
Offsets issued: 716,917

As the global economy decarbonizes, Appalachian land holders like Alma seek to generate returns from carbon sequestration through forest conservation versus carbon emission via coal-fired energy generation. Located in eastern Kentucky, Tennessee, and West Virginia, forests within the Alma project area are comprised of red maple, red oak, yellow poplar, eastern white pine, and eastern hemlock.

Client Type: TIMO/REIT
Acres: 47,506
Status: Registered
Offsets issued: 3,437,744

In 2017, Lyme purchased the Logan property with an existing forest carbon project. Actively managed under the FSC certification program, the New Markets Tax Credits program financed the establishment of a logging business using winch-assist harvesting technology on the property’s steep slopes. Winch-assist systems make logging jobs safer and higher-paying, reduce soil compaction and erosion, and support quality silviculture.

Client Type: Land Trust/NGO
Acres: 9,715
Status: Registered
Offsets issued: 853,781

One of New England’s oldest conservation organizations, the Massachusetts Audubon Society (MAS) worked with Finite to develop a complex offset project across dozens of tracts in Western Massachusetts. In addition to supporting environmental education, forest carbon revenue enables MAS to continue a legacy of conservative forestry and focus their operations on restoring high quality New England forest habitat.

Client Type: Land Trust/NGO
Acres: 8,814
Status: Registered
Offsets issued: 463,017

One of the nation’s first multi-owner compliance forest carbon projects. Using a working forest conservation easement and carbon operating agreement, LRCT and a private family demonstrated how joining forces can enable smaller forest owners to access carbon markets. The project’s carbon operating agreement was generously underwritten by a Doris Duke Climate Change Initiative funded grant through the Land Trust Alliance.

Client Type: Family
Acres: 5,033
Project Status: Registered; CA ARB compliance
Offsets Issued: 236,911

An ecological oasis in a rapidly urbanizing landscape, Cooks Branch is no fixer-upper! Stewarded by the Mitchell Family since the 1960s, Cooks Branch harbors old-growth loblolly pine stands and one of the highest densities of endangered red-cockaded woodpeckers in Texas. The Mitchell’s enrollment in a forest carbon project helps to ensure the protection of this increasingly rare Texas forest habitat.

Client Type: TIMO/REIT
Acres: 102,907
Status: Registered
Offsets issued: 1,138,123

Purchased in 2014, acquisition of the Champion property made Molpus Woodlands Group the largest private landowner in New York’s iconic Adirondack Park. The forest was previously owned by Champion International. As a result of a conservation deal with Champion in 1998, New York State owns working forest conservation easements on the property that allows forestry but prohibits subdivision and development.

Client Type: Land Trust/NGO
Acres: 3,400
Status: In development

As the largest land conservancy in the world focused solely on cave protection, SCCi is well versed in thinking creatively to meet their mission. By combining holdings from three southeastern states into one forest offset project, SCCi will further ensure that these fragile geological wonders and surrounding lands continue to be conserved and managed for public recreation, scientific research, and historic preservation.

Client Type: Land Trust/NGO
Acres: 19,118
Status: Registered
Offsets issued: 460,756

The threat of subdivision, development, and loss of public access to the Farm Cove Community Forest lands motivated the formation the Downeast Lakes Land Trust (DLLT) in 2001. DLLT partnered with Finite in 2010 to develop the Farm Cove forest offset project which became California’s very first completed and registered compliance offset project in December 2013.

Client Type: Tribe/Native Corporation
Acres: 50,044
Status: Registered
Offsets issued: 1,176,746

Finite’s offset development work often takes us to remote areas accessible only by air and sea. Operating in untamed country, Alaskan projects like Tyonek present unique challenges and risks for offset project development. Finite staff have deep project experience in coastal Alaska and in addition to our offset expertise we are trained in wilderness survival, transportation safety, and wildlife defense.

Client Type: Land Trust
Acres: 26,261
Status: Registered
Offsets Issued: 3,692,291

Purchased by The Nature Conservancy (TNC) in 2019, Ataya is a historic conservation success for TNC’s Central Appalachian Program. Managed as a working forest, the 100,000-acre property links the North Cumberland Wildlife Management Area in Tennessee and the Cumberland Gap National Historic Park in Kentucky. Ataya is part of one of the nation’s most important corridors for animal migration as the region’s climate changes.

Client Type: TIMO/REIT
Acres: 141,062
Status: Registered
Offsets issued: 2,435,492

Connecticut Lakes encompasses the northern tip of New Hampshire and is the state’s largest unbroken tract of privately-owned forestland. Providing forest products and jobs to the economy of New England for over a century, the entire ownership is encumbered by a working forest easement held by the state of New Hampshire granting forest management, public access, and conservation of natural resources.

Client Type: TIMO/REIT
Acres: 129,122
Status: In development

Yalbac Ranch was once part of the Belize Estate Company and its forests were logged for a few select species including mahogany, cedar, and Santa Maria. In 1994, the Yalbac Ranch and Cattle Corporation purchased the property and partnered with The Forestland Group in 2008. The sub-tropical property’s 153 merchantable forest species are now managed to the Forest Stewardship Council standard.

Client Type: Land Trust/NGO
Acres: 29,331
Status: Registered
Offsets issued: 593,720

Located in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula, HSC is a member-owned 35,000-acre forest and Michigan’s oldest certified Tree Farm. The property contains a variety of habitats: Lake Michigan shoreline, inland lakes, spring-fed rivers, marsh, mature conifer and hardwood forest and open fields. Supported by HSC’s sustainable forest management, these diverse habitats attract and sustain a wide variety of birds, mammals and other wildlife.

Client Type: Land Trust/NGO
Acres: 3,919
Status: Registered
Offsets issued: 29,524

A story of stewardship and faith dating back to the 1920’s, Shannondale is the oldest continuously certified American Tree Farm in Missouri. Finite is honored to work alongside the United Church of Christ’s Mid-Missouri Conference to continue the Shannondale legacy by helping the church reaffirm and tangibly demonstrate their commitment to creation care and environmental justice.

Client Type: Tribe/Native Corporation
Acres: 98,4532
Status: Registered
Offsets issued: 4,513,042

Finite is honored to work with the Passamaquoddy Tribe of Maine to connect their 98,000 acres of tribal trust lands to the forest carbon market. Having generated over $30 million for the Tribe, Passamaquoddy’s project revenue is being used for several economic development projects including expansion of their blueberry and maple syrup companies, family housing, and upgrades to forestry equipment and infrastructure.

Client Type: Family
Acres: 13,294
Status: Registered
Offsets issued: 407,552

Managed by a family with inter-generational holding and stewardship objectives, the Park Forestry, LLC forest assemblage is located in Vermont and New York’s Adirondack Park. The land base will continue to sustainably generate timber products as the carbon project diversifies revenue and provides significant recreational, ecological, and environmental benefits, including the maintenance of large blocks of forest and wildlife habitat.

Client Type: Tribe/Native Corporation
Acres: 95,390
Status: Registered
Offsets issued: 1,543,995

Historical land uses within the Spokane Tribe project area include timber production, outdoor recreation, and subsistence hunting, fishing, and gathering. The Spokane project area is currently managed as multiple use forestland and projected land use within the project area will support and promote large, intact blocks of native forests in eastern Washington state.

Client Type: Tribe/Native Corporation
Acres: 453,026
Status: Registered
Offsets issued: 14,357,787

The second largest offset project in US compliance program history, Colville’s carbon project dovetails with the Tribe’s sophisticated forest operations and diversifies their land management revenue. While a wildfire in 2015 impacted a significant portion of the Colville forest, carbon revenue from the unburned forest is compensating for lost timber revenue and underwriting replanting for forest regeneration and recovery.

Client Type: Land Trust/NGO
Acres: 38,376
Status: Registered
Offsets issued: 872,264

Founded in 1876 and rooted in thoughtful conservation, the Appalachian Mountain Club is the oldest outdoor conservation and recreation organization in the United States. AMC will use the funds raised from its second carbon project with Finite Carbon to support and advance its climate resilience and conservation work in Maine’s 100-Mile Wilderness region and beyond.

Client Type: Corporate
Acres: 35,466
Status: Registered
Offsets issued: 2,197,470

Comprised predominantly of contiguous natural forests in southcentral West Virginia, Rowland forestlands have historically been managed for timber, coal, and natural gas. As coal markets ebb, Rowland increasingly focuses on revenue from its sustainably managed forests. Rowland forests are dominated by natural eastern hardwood and conifer species including red and white oak, maple, hickory, yellow poplar, and pine.

Client Type: TIMO/REIT
Acres: 26,794
Status: Registered
Offsets issued: 998,971

Contiguous with the Chequamegon-Nicolet National Forest, the Lyme Wisconsin property is dominated by northern hardwoods and is part of a larger matrix of native habitats including hemlock, spruce, cedar and tamarack forests. The property contains wild river tributaries, natural lakes, extensive wetlands and is subject to a working forest conservation easement held by the Wisconsin DNR, which ensures the property will remain as a sustainably managed forest in perpetuity.

Client Type: TIMOS/REIT
Acres: 4,861
Status: Registered
Offsets issued: 394,749

Once part of the vast forestland holdings of International Paper, Little Brimstone was purchased and protected by Lyme Timber as the core ecological preserve of a larger working forest landscape. A forested gem among Tennessee’s rugged North Cumberland Plateau, Little Brimstone and the surrounding Big Brimstone properties are managed under the Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) certification program.

Client Type: Land Trust/NGO
Acres: 3,632
Status: Registered
Offsets issued: 172,304

A key forest parcel among the headwaters of Maine’s Pleasant River, Silver Lake was protected through the combined resources of the Forest Society of Maine, Open Space Institute, and Appalachian Mountain Club. Part of the effort to conserve Maine’s storied 100-Mile Wilderness, Finite was honored to assist with the acquisition of Silver Lake by leveraging conventional sources of conservation finance with carbon offset revenue.

Client Type: Tribe/Native Corporation
Acres: 10,700
Status: Registered
Offsets issued: 2,559,626

Sealaska’s second carbon offset project supports large, intact blocks of native forests. Project proceeds will be invested back to Sealaska shareholders, businesses, and communities. For multiple generations, the project area will be untouched by commercial harvesting. Shareholders will retain full access to the area for cultural needs such as logs for totem poles, other cultural projects, and non-timber development opportunities.

Client Type: TIMO/REIT
Acres: 68,065
Status: Registered
Offsets issued: 1,206,679

With this purchase in 2014, Molpus became the largest private landowner in New York’s iconic Adirondack Park. Protected from development by NYDEC easements granting public recreation access, the property is managed under the Sustainable Forestry Initiative and Forest Stewardship Council certification programs. The Grasse River runs through the property and is a popular destination for anglers and canoers.

Client Type: Family
Acres: 11,778
Project Status: Registered; CA ARB compliance
Offsets Issued: 300,300

Established in 1868, four generations of the Sieben and Hibbard families have stewarded their 40,000+ acre ranch in the Adel Mountain headwaters of the Missouri River. As many western ranches succumb to fragmentation and development, the Sieben’s forest offset project diversifies their company’s cattle, hunting, and timber revenue and helps the family to protect and manage the property as a working ranch and forest.

Client Type: TIMO/REIT
Acres: 44,871
Status: Registered
Offsets issued: 994,759

Consisting of sugar maple stands, with areas of white pine, northern hemlock and yellow birch forest, the Molpus Woodland Group Ned Lake property is managed under the Sustainable Forestry Initiative (SFI) certification program. Molpus’s management focus for this property is on promoting healthy forest growth and productivity through sustainable management practices, while maximizing financial returns. The forest carbon offset project is a key component to meeting those objectives.

Client Type: Land Trust/NGO
Acres: 19,552
Status: Registered
Offsets issued: 709,536

Developed in partnership with the Lyme Timber Company and now owned and managed by the Downeast Lakes Land Trust (DLLT), West Grand Lake is a key component of the larger Grand Lake Stream ecosystem in Downeast Maine. Working in partnership with DLLT, Lyme Timber used carbon finance to diversify return on investment and ensure that West Grand Lake forever remains a certified working forest.

Client Type: TIMO/REIT
Acres: 18,369
Status: Registered
Offsets issued: 537,831

This diverse, Appalachian hardwood property consists of several large blocks in central Tennessee and is managed under the Sustainable Forestry Initiative (SFI) certification program. Loblolly pine, Virginia pine, chestnut oak, white oak and other mixed hardwoods provide critical habitat for native flora and fauna. The property is managed for a variety of recreational, wildlife, timber and community benefit objectives.

Client Type: TIMO/REIT
Acres: 97,963
Status: Registered
Offsets issued: 5,248,622

In 2017, Lyme purchased the Logan property with an existing forest carbon project. Actively managed under the FSC certification program, the New Markets Tax Credits program financed the establishment of a logging business using winch-assist harvesting technology on the property’s steep slopes. Winch-assist systems make logging jobs safer and higher-paying, reduce soil compaction and erosion, and support quality silviculture.

Client Type: TIMO/REIT
Acres: 62,137
Status: Registered
Offsets issued: 780,167

Chateaugay Woodlands lies in the northern fringe of New York’s Adirondack Mountains. Consisting of 85,450 forested acres in eight primary tracts, all but 1,000 acres is encumbered by a conservation easement held by the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation The property is managed for its timber resource, while the focus of the DEC’s easement is toward the protection of scenic and natural resources, public access, and recreation.

Client Type: Tribe/Native Corporation
Acres: 506,729
Status: Registered
Offsets issued: 15,769,238

To date, Ahtna is the largest project developed for the US compliance offset market. The project is an important socio-economic driver for the community including training and hiring Ahtna shareholder-owners for project management. The program has the potential to grow a new generation of careers in natural resources; jobs that will allow Ahtna shareholder-owners to remain in the region caring for Ahtna land and resources.

Client Type: TIMO/REIT
Acres: 21,609
Status: Registered
Offsets issued: 628,633

This diverse, Appalachian hardwood property consists of several large blocks in northeastern Alabama and is managed under the Sustainable Forestry Initiative (SFI) certification program. Loblolly pine, Virginia pine, chestnut oak, white oak and other mixed hardwoods provide critical habitat for native flora and fauna. The property is managed for a variety of recreational, wildlife, timber and community benefit objectives.

Client Type: Tribe/Native Corporation
Acres: 6,783
Status: Registered
Offsets issued: 1,028,121

Huna Totem’s temperate rainforests are among the most productive in the world. After past harvesting, Huna Totem now focuses on forest protection to provide non-timber values including watershed health, wildlife habitat, subsistence hunting, fishing, and gathering opportunities for native Alaskan communities. In addition, their carbon offset project will create forest-related job and training opportunities for shareholders.

Client Type: Land Trust/NGO
Acres: 2,141
Status: Registered
Offsets issued: 69,051

Owned by one of New England’s most venerable forest conservation organizations, Hersey Mountain was an early project for Finite. NEFF pursued their carbon project to learn firsthand how to integrate carbon offsets into forest management. NEFF’s project demonstrates how New England landowners can capitalize on carbon revenue as a forest management and conservation strategy.

Client Type: Corporate
Acres: 12,658
Status: In development

Keweenaw Land Association is dedicated to the long-term sustainable management of forests in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan and northern Wisconsin. Traditionally, log sales and mineral royalties formed Keweenaw’s primary revenue streams. This initial forest offset project on its sustainably-certified forestlands diversifies income and is a tangible demonstration of the company’s commitment to ESG values.

Client Type: TIMO/REIT
Acres: 103,849
Status: Registered
Offsets issued: 2,952,619

Purchased by The Nature Conservancy in 2019, the Highlands property is managed as commercial timberland under the Forest Stewardship Council certification program. While a portion of the property is leased for hunting, approximately 30,000 acres are open to public hunting access through Virginia’s Public Access Lands for Sportsmen (PALS) Program – the first of its kind in Virginia.

Client Type: Tribe/Native Corporation
Acres: 165,077
Status: Registered
Offsets issued: 12,193,704

The southeast Alaskan coast is the traditional homeland of the Tlingit, Haida, and Tsimshian people. Sealaska is dominated by large contiguous blocks of mature, healthy forests supporting native flora and fauna. Committed to the protection of Alaskan waters, the project includes sensitive watersheds that are important sources of drinking water for Alaskan communities in Hydaburg and Hoonah and critical habitat for salmon.

Client Type: TIMO/REIT
Acres: 15,809
Status: Registered
Offsets issued: 444,035

One of several Finite Carbon projects harboring significant populations of the federally endangered red-cockaded woodpecker (RCW). PotlatchDeltic actively manages their Moro Big Pine Wildlife Management Area with harvesting and prescribed fire to promote the growth of healthy forest conditions and habitat for a variety of rare plants and animals including RCW.

Client Type: Corporate
Acres: 82,896
Status: Registered
Offsets issued: 1,778,206

Owned by Denmark’s public pension fund ATP, Upper Hudson Woodlands (UHW) is certified under the Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) and Sustainable Forestry Initiative (SFI) programs. Located in New York’s iconic Adirondack Park, UHW is managed for timber and public recreation. Enrollment of the property in a forest carbon project diversified investment revenue and demonstrated ATP’s sustainability commitment to its pensioners.

Client Type: Corporate
Acres: 2,113
Status: Registered
Offsets issued: 239,205

In 2014, Finite purchased the Berry Summit property from Green Diamond Resources in Northern California’s iconic Humboldt County. After 18 months we registered the property’s forest carbon project, demonstrating to forest investors how carbon project revenue can be used to finance the acquisition of working forestlands.