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183 <br /> credits on your property can be computed based on a forest inventory cruise of your <br /> property. Age, stocking levels, species and site index of the soils are factors that can <br /> affect this inventory. Many consulting foresters can complete the base-line inventory for <br /> an associated fee. Should you decide to participate in a carbon sequestration market, you <br /> should take into consideration the commitment period, contracts, associated fees, market <br /> access, inventory methods, aggregators, certification programs, afforestation and <br /> silvicultural treatments. More information on this topic can be found at: <br /> http://www.ces.nesu.edu/forestrv/vrograms/woody biomass/pubs and research. h <br /> Range/Silvopastu re/Agr•o for-estr°y <br /> Silvopasture dates back to when humans first started burning and thinning forests to <br /> promote forage for the animals they relied on for food. The practice is increasingly <br /> popular in the South as a way to supplement timber income on small pine plantations and <br /> some hardwood stands. Trees can provide longer-term returns from sawlogs for lumber, <br /> while livestock in a rotational grazing system provides steady annual income. There can <br /> be,however, problems with combining the two management schemes if it is not done <br /> correctly. Before any new silvopasture system is established, landowners should <br /> thoroughly explore the associated economic and environmental considerations along with <br /> local land use, zoning, cost-share program, and tax regulations. Forest and agricultural <br /> land may have separate zoning and land-use regulations accompanied by different tax <br /> assessments. Environmental requirements (ex. planting trees, stream-side protection, and <br /> wildlife habitat maintenance) also may vary with land use. <br /> More information on silvopasture may be found at these websites: <br /> • http://www.srs.fs.usda.gov/compass/issuel5/03pastures.html <br /> • http://www.srs.fs.usda.gov/compass/l*ssuel5/03top.html <br /> • http://www.silvopasture.org/Ddf content/silvo asture handbook. df <br /> • http://www.srs.fs.usda.gov/cpmpass/issuel 5/03what.html <br /> 26 <br />