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D10a. Does your project <br />save on electricity (solar <br />projects should say "yes" to <br />this)? <br />No <br />D10b. Does your project <br />save on gasoline? <br />No <br />D10c. Does your project <br />save on natural gas? <br />No <br />D10d. Does your project <br />save on food waste? <br />No <br />D10e. Is your project nature- <br />based? (For example, <br />community gardens, tree <br />plantings, soil health <br />practices, and prairie <br />restoration projects) <br />Yes <br />If you have a nature-based project, these tools can help you calculate greenhouse gas emission reductions: COMET- <br />Planner Website (http://comet-planner.com) Best for: Soil health, forest restoration, grasslands, conservation practices. <br />Select state and land management practice - Get GHG reduction estimates per acre - User-friendly | - USDA-backed | - No <br />login required i-Tree Tools W ebsite (https://www.itreetools.org) Best for: Tree planting, urban forestry, community canopy <br />projects. Note: Requires tree species and location W ant help estimating your project’s emissions reductions? Orange <br />County staff can assist! Email: sustainability@orangecountync.gov for support. <br />How does your nature-based <br />project reduce greenhouse <br />gas emissions and what <br />metrics can you share that <br />help quantify this impact? <br />(Example metrics are the <br />number of acres restored <br />and the number of trees <br />planted) <br />USS plans to install 15-20 acres of tree saplings (1100 per acre) throughout this project, which (based on the Comet- <br />Planner Website and Calculation tool) corresponds to 153 tonnes CO2 equivalent per year. Especially given the <br />maintenance required by our landowner contracts, these trees should live for at least 50 years (see below), such that the <br />*minimal* total amount of CO2 that will be captured/sequestered as a result of this project is 7,650 tonnes. <br />D10f. Does your project <br />reduce emissions in some <br />way other than what was <br />listed above? <br />Yes <br />How does your project <br />reduce greenhouse gas <br />emissions and what metrics <br />can you share to support this <br />number? (An example metric <br />is acres of land) <br />By preventing further erosion of Bolin Creek’s banks, these riparian buffers reduce sedimentation and pollution in the Bolin <br />Creek waterway and ultimately Jordan Lake, which lowers the energy consumption (and related emissions) needed to make <br />this water safe and suitable for drinking. In addition, as they mature, the trees we plant in these riparian buffers stabilize the <br />soil, thereby prevent trees that might otherwise fall and require removal by equipment powered by gasoline and electricity. <br />D11. How many TOTAL <br />metric tons of greenhouse <br />gas emissions will your <br />project reduce or avoid <br />OVER THE LIFETIME of the <br />project? [Please use the <br />number(s) calculated above <br />(row 4 of tables), or provide <br />your own estimate if those <br />figures were insufficient or if <br />you have additional <br />measures to include.] <br />7650 <br />D12. W ere any additional <br />calculations required in <br />coming up with the number <br />entered above (this includes <br />adding two or more numbers <br />together)? <br />Yes <br />Please list any data sources <br />used and show the steps of <br />your calculations. Feel free <br />to submit in a separate <br />document if clearly labeled. <br />(500 word limit) <br />W e used the number we got from the Comet-Planner website, which is per year and multiplied it by the lower-end lifetime of <br />the project (which is 50 years), giving us 7650 total tonnes of CO2 sequestered throughout the lifetime of our riparian buffer <br />installations. <br />Option file upload to show <br />additional calculations. <br />Docusign Envelope ID: FE98AD8C-2A26-4FC1-9B3F-6DEB6E3A41EE