Traceable Reforestation for America’s Carbon and Timber Program (TRACT)

The Climate Trust, a nonprofit carbon organization, pays for and manages tree planting on land hit by wildfires, hurricanes and other natural disturbances, and on land that has been out of forest use for at least 10 years. Where eligible, the replanted forest is enrolled in a carbon offset project, and the landowner and The Climate Trust share the carbon revenue over a 40-year term. The work is supported by a U.S. Department of Agriculture agreement.

• Private, Tribal, or non-federal public land.

• Land deforested by a natural disturbance such as wildfire, or in a non-forest use (such as pasture) for the preceding 10 years.

• Minimum size: The Climate Trust's reforestation page lists a 500-acre total minimum, while its November 2025 landowner guide lists at least 100 total plantable acres. Acreage can combine multi-year plantings, separate parcels or multiple ownerships. Ask The Climate Trust which minimum applies to your land.

• Interest in reforestation and long-term sustainable forest management.

• Willing to forgo regeneration harvests until the 40-year term ends.

• The Climate Trust pays for and manages tree planting, including site preparation and post-establishment treatments, and funds all startup costs.

• The landowner and The Climate Trust enter a 40-year partnership in which The Climate Trust develops, manages and sells the carbon offsets.

• The landowner receives a 50/50 share of carbon sales once third-party costs are repaid.

• The landowner keeps all timber revenue from thinnings and gives The Climate Trust access for planting and monitoring.

There is no deadline. Contact The Climate Trust through the contact form on its website or call (503) 238-1915 to discuss your land. The Climate Trust offers a free evaluation of project feasibility, then visits the site and designs a reforestation project with native, site-appropriate seedlings.