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PROJECT

Henry Creek

Clackamas County, Oregon
Sequestering

204,000 Tonnes CO2e

About the Project

When the 2020 Beachie Creek Fire swept through the Henry Creek watershed, it burned tens of thousands of acres of mature Douglas-fir forest and hardwood-rich riparian areas. Located in the foothills of the Cascade Mountains near Molalla, Oregon, this watershed serves as a water source for the downstream communities that include the capital city of Salem and provides invaluable ecosystem services of wildlife habitat, carbon sequestration, and recreation opportunities. Currently, the forest is on a path to recovery. Green tree seedlings planted by the project collaborators are now visible against the wildfire-scarred landscape. Over time, this replanted forest will remove over 200,000 tonnes of CO2 from the atmosphere and provide numerous ecosystem benefits, including high-quality wildlife habitat, increased biodiversity, and clean water.

Seedling growing at Henry Creek.
Fall 2023

Third-party confirmation of seedling establishment and growth. This will be followed by the issuance of offsets (Forecasted Mitigation Units) in the spring of 2024.

Tree planters at Henry Creek.
Summer 2023 | Field report from Stephen Calkins, Mast Forester

Today we planted ~19,000 trees on ~58 acres. Total in the last 2 days we planted 32,400. Today's unit had really poor access due to a couple landslides we weren't able to fully clear ahead of time. A little help from the crew and we opened up one slide the have better access. The crew also had an ATV which was able to get past some remnant snow patches to drive trees to the top of the unit. We planted uphill most of the day which is exhausting for the crew.

Seedling growing at Henry Creek.
Fall 2022

Year two fall interplanting of up to 36,000 seedlings.

Tree planters working at Henry Creek.
Spring 2022

Year two spring interplanting of 52,500 seedlings.

A seedling in someone's hands.
Fall 2021 

A secondary planting event to backstop seedlings damaged by the severe summer weather. 

A box of seedlings being unloaded from a truck.
Summer 2021 

An uncharacteristic heat dome occured in June 2021 followed by low precipitation during the remainder of the summer resulting in increased stress on the seedlings causing low survival rates. Mast Reforestation anticipated weather setbacks throughout the planting cycle and grew extra seedlings to ensure the project could continue on schedule.

A wide landscape shot of the devastation at Henry Creek.
Spring 2021 

Initial seeding using heavy-lift drone and seed pucks, followed by hand planting 105,350 seedlings to ensure stocking densities.

Acres Managed for Restoration

1,000+

Seedlings Planted

193,850+

Regional Impacts

Elk in a field.

Protecting Climate + Biodiversity

In addition to carbon removal, the project supports climate resilient forests that improve wildlife habitat and soil quality, further supporting the health of terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems. 

Tree planters.

Healthy Communities

Healthy forests support healthy communities. The project will also create new economic opportunities for the local community through the creation of reforestation opportunities in seed collection, site preparation and seedling planting.

A forester surveying a healthy forest.

Continued Stewardship

The perpetual conservation easement will protect the land from development, logging, or subdivision for 100+ years of funded monitoring by an accredited land trust. 

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