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Beltrami County hears details, cautions about 40-year carbon-credit marketing deal
Summary
County staff presented a follow-up on a proposed carbon-credit marketing program for county forestlands. Commissioners asked for contracts, hard numbers, buffer details and options to enroll partial acreage; no binding decision was made but staff was asked to pursue more proposals.
Shane, county staff presenting a follow-up on a proposed carbon-credit marketing opportunity, told commissioners the program would monetize currently unused forest carbon, involve a 40-year commitment and be managed by a consultant for the first 20 years before the county assumes monitoring responsibilities.
The nut graf: commissioners heard potential financial upside but also risks — long contract terms, market volatility, large-scale disasters and limits on future land transactions — and asked staff to return with detailed proposals, contract language and comparative numbers from multiple vendors before taking action.
Shane summarized key points and risks: much county forest carbon is in…
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