Carbon Farm Plan #8 (Organic Pasture Raised Eggs, Beef Cattle & Rock Quarry)
Project Overview
Basics
Carbon Farm Plan #8 (Organic Pasture Raised Eggs, Beef Cattle & Rock Quarry)
Implementation
This 864-acre ranch is characterized by rolling pastures of mostly open, moderate to steep sloped grasslands and a heavily tree-lined creek corridor. The ranch is a thriving, productive, and diverse working landscape including livestock grazing (approximately 80 cow-calf pairs, year-round) and pastured laying hens (approximately 1700 laying hens). The Carbon Farm Plan seeks to: improve soil health, reduce erosion, and increase water-holding; enhance carbon sequestration above and below ground throughout the ranch; and, re-create access to historic anadromous fish habitat within the sub-watershed to Tomales Bay.
2015
2017
2035
1/15/2024
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
Organizations
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Contacts
Michelle Katuna - Marin Resource Conservation District (Marin RCD) (michelle@marinrcd.org)
Performance Measures
Expected Performance Measures
| Agricultural Conservation Practice (ac.) | Conservation Practice : 391 - Riparian Forest Buffer Operation Type: Range/Pastureland | 0.82 acres |
| Agricultural Conservation Practice (ac.) | Conservation Practice : 390 - Riparian Herbaceous Cover Operation Type: Range/Pastureland | 4.45 acres |
| Agricultural Conservation Practice (ac.) | Conservation Practice : 342 - Critical Area Planting Operation Type: Range/Pastureland | 2.66 acres |
| Agricultural Conservation Practice (ac.) | Conservation Practice : 484 - Mulching Operation Type: Range/Pastureland | 74 acres |
| Agricultural Conservation Practice (ac.) | Conservation Practice : 528 - Prescribed Grazing Operation Type: Range/Pastureland | 638 acres |
| Agricultural Conservation Practice (ac.) | Conservation Practice : 422 - Hedgerow Planting Operation Type: Range/Pastureland | 2.6 acres |
| Agricultural Conservation Practice (ac.) | Conservation Practice : 512 - Forage and biomass Planning Operation Type: Range/Pastureland | 26 acres |
| Agricultural Conservation Practice (ac.) | Conservation Practice : 657 - Wetland Restoration Operation Type: Range/Pastureland | 7.2 acres |
| Agricultural Conservation Practice (ac.) | Conservation Practice : 650 - Windbreak/Shelterbelt Renovation Operation Type: Range/Pastureland | 3.2 acres |
| Agricultural Conservation Practice (ac.) | Conservation Practice : 612 - Tree/Shrub Establishment Operation Type: Range/Pastureland | 1.5 acres |
| Agricultural Conservation Practice (ft.) | Conservation Practice: 416 - Livestock Pipeline Operation Type: Range/Pastureland | Not Provided |
| Agricultural Conservation Practice (ft.) | Conservation Practice: 382 - Fence Operation Type: Range/Pastureland | Not Provided |
| Agricultural Conservation Practice (no.) | Conservation Practice: 313 - Waste Storage Facility Operation Type: Range/Pastureland | Not Provided |
| Agricultural Conservation Practice (no.) | Conservation Practice: 649 - Structures for Wildlife Operation Type: Range/Pastureland | Not Provided |
| Agricultural Conservation Practice (no.) | Conservation Practice: 614 - Watering Facility (Trough) Operation Type: Range/Pastureland | Not Provided |
| Agricultural Conservation Practice (no.) | Conservation Practice: 366 - Anaerobic Digester Operation Type: Range/Pastureland | 1 |
| Agricultural Conservation Practice (no.) | Conservation Practice: 372 - Combustion System Improvement Operation Type: Range/Pastureland | 1 |
| Agricultural Conservation Practice (no.) | Conservation Practice: 317 - Composting Facility Operation Type: Range/Pastureland | 1 |
| GHG Reduction (Annual) | Accounting Method: COMET-Planner Land Use: Ranch Property Ownership: Private Type of Mitigation: Sequestered | 220.6 tons |
| GHG Reduction (Cumulative 20 yr) Expected PM only | Land Use: Farm/Ranch Type of Mitigation: Sequestered | 5,636.8 tons |
Reported Performance Measures
| Agricultural Conservation Practice (ac.) | |||||||
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| Conservation Practice | Operation Type | Total | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | Units |
| 342 - Critical Area Planting | Range/Pastureland | 1.14 | 0.34 | N/A | N/A | 0.8 | acres |
| 391 - Riparian Forest Buffer | Range/Pastureland | 0.5 | 0.5 | N/A | N/A | N/A | acres |
| 528 - Prescribed Grazing | Range/Pastureland | 220 | N/A | N/A | 220 | N/A | acres |
| Total | 221.64 | 0.84 | 0 | 220 | 0.8 | acres | |
| Agricultural Conservation Practice (ft.) | |||||||
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| Conservation Practice | Operation Type | Total | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | Units |
| 382 - Fence | Range/Pastureland | 5,385 | 2,200 | 3,185 | N/A | N/A | lf |
| 416 - Livestock Pipeline | Range/Pastureland | 750 | 750 | N/A | N/A | N/A | lf |
| Total | 6,135 | 2,950 | 3,185 | 0 | 0 | lf | |
| Agricultural Conservation Practice (no.) | |||||||
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| Conservation Practice | Operation Type | Total | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | Units |
| 614 - Watering Facility (Trough) | Range/Pastureland | 1 | 1 | N/A | N/A | N/A | number |
| Total | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | number | |
| GHG Reduction (Annual) | |||||||||
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| Accounting Method | Land Use | Property Ownership | Type of Mitigation | Total | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | Units |
| COMET-Planner | Ranch | Private | Sequestered | 4.62 | 2 | N/A | 1.1 | 1.52 | tons |
| Total | 4.62 | 2 | 0 | 1.1 | 1.52 | tons | |||
| People Participating in Activity | |||||||
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| Constituent Type | Primary Service Type | Total | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | Units |
| Youth | School Program | 102 | 102 | N/A | N/A | N/A | number |
| Total | 102 | 102 | 0 | 0 | 0 | number | |
| Plants Installed | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | Units | |
| 295 | 295 | N/A | N/A | N/A | number | |
| Total | 295 | 295 | 0 | 0 | 0 | number |
| No accomplishments to report for: | |
| Year(s): | 2021-2024 |
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| Explanation: | The Conservation Practices and Benefits listed were initiated in 2019/2020; the benefits will continue to accrue from these dates onward. Accomplishments for 2021 have not been reported yet. |
Financials
Budget
| Comment: | None provided |
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Reported Expenditures
| 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EQIP (NRCS) | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $7,458.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $7,458.00 |
| Landowner Cost Share (Private) | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $29,240.80 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $29,240.80 |
| Marin County Measure A (MARCO) | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $34,342.50 | $2,037.77 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $36,380.27 |
| Point Blue Students and Teachers Restoring a Watershed (PBCS) | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $18,329.40 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $18,329.40 |
| Stewardship Assistance Program (MALT) | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $27,734.23 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $27,734.23 |
| Grand Total | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $34,342.50 | $84,800.20 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $119,142.70 |
| Note: | 2020: Critical Area Planting Project with STRAW - Point Blue's contribution is volunteer time |
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Project Themes
Project Themes
Carbon Farm Plans quantify the difference one farm can make by implementing a suite of carbon-beneficial practices that remove greenhouse gases from the atmosphere and into the farm's soils and plant biomass.
Practice implementation will improve soils, water, air, plants and animals in the Tomales Bay watershed.
Farm is preserved under easement held by the Marin Agricultural Land Trust.
A Carbon Farm Plan provides a farm with a future vision and path to increase farm fertility, productivity and resiliency.
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Notes
| 12/26/2017 5:38 PM | Elise Suronen | Early settlers used the property for a dairy operation. The property was then used as sheep ranch from the mid-1950s into the late 1980’s with up to 800 commercial ewes at one time. During that same timeframe, the local family opened up a large commercial rock quarry that operated and ran until it was closed in 1992. To increase space for the quarry, the landowners re-channeled the main creek into its present day location. A septic pond operation was developed in the mid-1970s atop a ridge just northeast of the old rock quarry area. The area was formally used for the commercial disposal of sewage that was brought in by septic pumping trucks from holding tanks throughout the area. On an annual basis, solids that accumulated in the first pond were removed and spread with trucks on a designated area upslope from the septic ponds. In 2008, a developer purchased the property and the ranch lay idle, with the exception of a beef cattle lease and occasional recreational hunting. |
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