Assessment of Forest Sector Carbon Stocks and Mitigation Potential for the State Forests of Pennsylvania

Abstract

Forests and their products provide many benefits including clean water, recreation, wildlife habitat,
 wood products, energy, as well as carbon sequestration and climate change mitigation. This project
 assesses past and future carbon sequestration and mitigation potential across the forest sector of
 Pennsylvania with a focus on State Forest lands. This research resulted from a collaboration between
 the U.S. Forest Service and the Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources (PA
 DCNR).