The Forest Climate Action Team, also known as FCAT, has announced two public comment workshops in March on the newly released draft Forest Carbon Plan Concept Paper.  The Paper, released for public review on March 9, 2016, is a first look at how the FCAT is developing the State’s Forest Carbon Plan, a comprehensive plan to address greenhouse gas emissions from forest lands and developing strategies to preserve vital carbon sequestration capacity.  

FCAT is a multi-agency group comprised of federal, state, and local government representatives, including RCRC.  The group was formed in 2014 in response to the second update to the Assembly Bill 32 Scoping Plan, which called for the development of a comprehensive plan by the end of 2016 to address greenhouse gas emissions from natural and working lands.  The official workshop announcement as well as the draft Forest Carbon Plan Concept Paper can be accessed here.  Written public comments on the Concept Paper are due by April 8, 2016.