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Pacific Northwest
Blue Carbon Working Group
Announcing a new report and several new publications by Working Group members....
Tidal Marsh Restoration Brief: Long Term Outcomes of Tidal Marsh Restoration Efforts on the U.S. West Coast
Craig Cornu, Christopher Janousek, Trevor Williams, Jenni Schmitt, Jenna Schroeder, Jennifer Kirkland, Kerstin Wasson, John Rybczyk, Katrina Poppe, Jeff Crooks, Shon Schooler, Matt Ferner, Stuart Siegel,
Laura Brophy, Sabra Comet
This report, developed by collaborators from four West Coast National Estuarine Research Reserve System reserves, the PNW Blue Carbon Working Group, and other partners contributing to the MAREA Project (MAture REstoration Assessment), addresses key questions about plant community development, carbon sequestration, and resilience to sea-level rise in mature restored tidal marshes in Washington, Oregon, and California.
Blue Carbon Stocks Along the Pacific Coast of North
America Are Mainly Driven by Local Rather Than Regional
Factors
Janousek, C. N., Krause, J. R., Drexler, J. Z., Buffington, K. J., Poppe, K. L., Peck, E., et al.
This publication reports results from the first large scale analysis of soil organic carbon stocks from 1,284 sediment cores collected along more than 6,500 km of the Pacific coast of North America including large environmental gradients and multiple ecosystem types. Results reveal patterns which can inform coastal conservation and restoration priorities for users working to preserve stored carbon and enhance sequestration to avert greenhouse gas emissions and maintain other vital ecosystem services.
Methane and nitrous oxide fluxes from reference, restored, and disturbed estuarine wetlands in Pacific Northwest, USA
Trevor Williams, Christopher N. Janousek, Maggie A. McKeon, Heida L. Diefenderfer, Craig E. Cornu, Amy B. Borde, Jude Apple, Laura S. Brophy, Matthew Norwood, Matthew A. Schultz, Scott D. Bridgham
This publication provides new, regionally-relevant information on methane (CH4) and nitrous oxide (N2O) fluxes for estuaries in the Pacific Northwest, USA.
Can Restoring Tidal Wetlands Reduce Estuarine Nuisance
Flooding of Coasts Under Future Sea‐Level Rise?
M. W. Brand, H. L. Diefenderfer, C. E. Cornu, M. A. McKeon, C. N. Janousek, A. B. Borde, T. D. Souza, M. E. Keogh, C. A. Brown, and S. D. Bridgham
This publication presents a novel method for using hydrodynamic modeling and harmonic analysis to quantify wetlands' ability to reduce future nuisance flooding in coastal communities.
Background
The PNW Blue Carbon Working Group is a collaborative group of scientists, restoration practitioners, conservation leaders, land managers, policy experts, carbon finance experts, and funding program leaders committed to developing coastal blue carbon in the Pacific Northwest as a conservation and management tool to help mitigate the effects of climate change.
ABOUT US
The mission of the PNW Coastal Blue Carbon Working Group is to develop coastal blue carbon as a conservation and management tool, so the conservation and restoration of Pacific Northwest tidal wetland ecosystems can be used to help mitigate climate-related changes.
The Membership of the working group includes scientists, restoration practitioners, conservation leaders, land managers, policy and carbon market experts, representatives from carbon registries, and funding program leaders, as well as representatives from key government agencies. The working group reflects broad regional and national interest in coastal blue carbon.
CONTACT US
PNW Blue Carbon Working Group Co-Coordinators:
Christopher Janousek, PhD
Department of Fisheries and Wildlife
Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR
Heida Diefenderfer, PhD
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
University of Washington
(360) 681-3619