Located at Moffatts Creek, Raphine, VA
Total MTCO2eq Offsets Generated: 102
RIPARIAN BUFFER AT MOFFATTS CREEK
Project: Tree Planting #2: Moffatts Creek Watershed Location: Beard Road, Raphine, VA Status: 1,140 trees planted December 2022 Project Period: 15 years
Total metric tons of anticipated carbon dioxide emissions (MTCO2eq) prevented: 102 tons Value: $120 per metric ton COREworks offsets available for allocation: 91
Note: Once all offsets are allocated, COREworks will remove this project from active inventory. The trees themselves will continue to grow and sequester carbon as planned.
This tree planting project will strengthen and revitalize a six-acre riparian buffer along a stretch of Moffatts Creek, a tributary of Maury River in the Chesapeake Bay watershed. Healthy riparian buffers protect water quality, filter excess nutrients from waterways, prevent bank erosion, provide habitat and food for local wildlife, and create shade for aquatic species. Riparian vegetation also removes carbon from the atmosphere. Because Moffatts Creek is in the Chesapeake Bay watershed, protecting its health has a positive ripple effect that benefits aquatic ecosystems all the way to the Bay and beyond.
This project was a partnership between the Chesapeake Bay Foundation, Boxerwood Education Association, volunteer groups, and the private landowners. In December 2022, 35 volunteers from local community groups and university students planted native trees, including dogwoods, pin oaks, and tulip poplars. This planting reforested just over six acres of land on the banks of Moffatts Creek. These trees are projected to sequester 102 metric tons of carbon dioxide during the 15-year project period.
This project has met COREworks standards of integrity as assessed by both the internal and external (community) review protocol.
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