DU buying carbon credits from landowners
New funds are available for landowners who want to enroll in the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service’s Grassland Easement program and at the same time want to sell carbon credits to Ducks Unlimited.
DU will make a payment for carbon credits on top of the easement payment, and there are no additional obligations beyond those stipulated in the easement.
The one-time carbon payment will be at least $36/acre for native prairie grassland placed under easement.
The one-time payment is for “avoiding the loss” of soil carbon. It is a permanent conveyance of those carbon credits, which are currently marketable only when done in association with a perpetual grassland easement. (conveyance document)
This is a unique circumstance with limited funding available. Now is the time to consider this opportunity!
To learn more, or to enroll in the program, contact one of the following individuals at
Ducks Unlimited’s Great Plains Regional Office:
Randy Renner - Manager of Conservation Programs
Kevin Brown – Realty Specialist
Dave Campbell – Realty Specialist
Tom Doppler – Realty Specialist
701-355-3500
Ducks Unlimited - Great Plains Regional Office
2525 River Road
Bismarck, ND 58503
Find out more about DU's work protecting native prairie through its Grasslands for Tomorrow Initiative.