Carbon Farm Plan: Harston Ranch
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Project Overview
Basics
Carbon Farm Plan: Harston Ranch
Implementation
Carbon farm plan for a 334 acre cow-calf, sheep, and bull operation near Sebastopol, California. Land uses include 170 acres of grazing/rangeland, 133 acres forest, woodland, and chaparral, 28 acres riparian forest. 2.8 acres herbaceous wetlands, 5.5 miles of fencing, and 4.3 acres of stream/river/creek/ riparian areas. Recommendations include rangeland compost applications, windbreak/shelterbreak establishment, and silvopasture for an annual carbon sequestration of 20.4 Mg CO2e per year.
2018
2018
2/27/2023
Project Attributes
Census Tract Income
None
Direct Benefits to Disadvantaged Communities (DACs)
None
EnviroScreen
None
Free and Reduced Lunch
None
Indirect Benefits to Disadvantaged Communities (DACs)
None
Tribal Engagement (True/False)
None
Tribal Engagement
None
Location
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Performance Measures
Expected Performance Measures
| Agricultural Conservation Practice (ac.) | Conservation Practice : 484 - Mulching Operation Type: Range/Pastureland | 24 acres |
| Agricultural Conservation Practice (ac.) | Conservation Practice : 380 - Windbreak/Shelterbelt Establishment Operation Type: Range/Pastureland | 1.85 acres |
| Agricultural Conservation Practice (ac.) | Conservation Practice : 381 - Silvopasture Establishment Operation Type: Range/Pastureland | 2.25 acres |
| GHG Reduction (Annual) | Accounting Method: COMET-Planner Land Use: Ranch Property Ownership: Private Type of Mitigation: Sequestered | 20.4 tons |
| GHG Reduction (Cumulative 20 yr) Expected PM only | Land Use: Farm/Ranch Type of Mitigation: Sequestered | 408 tons |
| Water Conserved | Action Performed: Increased Soil Water Holding Capacity Site Type: Agricultural | 4.24 acre-ft |
Reported Performance Measures
| Agricultural Conservation Practice (ac.) | ||||||
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| Conservation Practice | Operation Type | Total | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | Units |
| 380 - Windbreak/Shelterbelt Establishment | Range/Pastureland | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | acres |
| 381 - Silvopasture Establishment | Range/Pastureland | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | acres |
| 484 - Mulching | Range/Pastureland | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | acres |
| Total | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | acres | |
| GHG Reduction (Annual) | ||||||||
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| Accounting Method | Land Use | Property Ownership | Type of Mitigation | Total | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | Units |
| COMET-Planner | Ranch | Private | Sequestered | 32 | 0 | 0 | 32 | tons |
| Total | 32 | 0 | 0 | 32 | tons | |||
| Water Conserved | ||||||
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| Action Performed | Site Type | Total | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | Units |
| Increased Soil Water Holding Capacity | Agricultural | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | acre-ft |
| Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | acre-ft | |
Financials
Budget
| Comment: | None provided |
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Reported Expenditures
| 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Landowner Cost Share (Private) | $1,000.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $1,000.00 |
| Prop 84 IRWM - Implementation Grant (DWR) | $15,000.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $15,000.00 |
| Grand Total | $16,000.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $16,000.00 |
| Note: | None provided |
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Project Themes
Project Themes
The application of compost to rangeland, establishment of windbreaks/shelterbreaks, and establishment of silvopasture combine to capture 28.7 Mg CO2e per year. Simple practices like these play a crucial role in this operations desire to reduce their carbon footprint as well as rehabilitate and protect their land.
This property consists of 161 acres of forest and riparian forest. Not only are these assets sequesterers of carbon, bu they also play a crucial role in the proper functioning of Green Valley Creek.
Healthy riparian forests and reduced erosion will have a positive impact no stream health in this reach of the creek.
This ranch is a family owned and operated business.
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