Spilyay Tymoo, Warm Springs, Oregon
April 30, 2014
Carbon sequestration moving forward
The first phase of the carbon
sequestration study is complete.
Natural Resources is preparing an
update on the project for Tribal
Council.
Phase 1 was the development of
an inventory and modeling to de-
termine the feasibility of carbon se-
questration on the reservation. The
next phase will be the design of a
management plan for certain for-
est areas, said Bobby Brunoe, Natu-
ral Resources general manager.
The practice of “improved for-
est management” can result in car-
bon sequestration that can be mar-
keted to large companies in Califor-
nia.
Other tribes, the Yurok and
Hoopa, for instance, have recently
entered the carbon sequestration
market. Warm Springs Natural Re-
sources began researching the sub-
ject in 2013, with encouragement
from Tribal Council.
Carbon sequestration has the
potential for new revenue to the
tribes, said Brunoe.
Carbon sequestration is the pro-
cess of capturing and storing atmo-
spheric carbon dioxide, a green-
house gas. In 2013 California imple-
mented regulations limiting the
amount of greenhouse gases that
a company can emit during the
year. There is flexibility in the regu-
lation in that a company can exceed
the cap limit by obtaining an allow-
ance or an offset.
An offset means the company
demonstrates that, through its ini-
tiative, an amount of carbon is be-
ing captured and stored, or seques-
tered, that otherwise would have
gone into the atmosphere.
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Museum to host golf classic
The Museum at Warm Springs will host the Boom Classic golf
tournament, “Golfing for Culture,” on Saturday, May 31. Registra-
tion is at 9 a.m., shotgun start at 9:30. Gourmet lunch at noon;
awards reception at 4:30.
Proceeds benefit the Community Educational Programs of the
Museum at Warm Spring. The tournament is in memory of Jim
“Boomer” Noteboom.
Drawing for History Day trip
Family of Thyreicia Simtustus is
having 50/50 Drawings to help with
expenses for her trip to compete in
the National History Day competi-
tion in Washington, D.C. in June.
Drawings will be done on May 5
and May 30. If you would like to
buy tickets you can contact Joie at
541-460-0021 or Marcia Simtustus
460-3978.