Mist rises after a recent rain along the Klamath River in Northern California, where the Yurok tribe is managing acres of forest for carbon storage. (Brian van der Brug / Los Angeles Times)
Yurok tribe forestry technician Ray Gregg measures a tree’s diameter. (Brian van der Brug / Los Angeles Times)
Yurok tribe forestry technician Vance Peyron measures the height of a tree. (Brian van der Brug / Los Angeles Times)
Yurok officials say the tribe’s carbon projects make sense because they align with its other goals, including restoring forest near the Klamath River and its tributaries. (Brian van der Brug / Los Angeles Times)
The tribe’s forestry crews are measuring trees and tagging them to create an inventory. (Brian van der Brug / Los Angeles Times)
A tribe technician holds a tree core sample to help measure how much carbon the trees can sequester. (Brian van der Brug / Los Angeles Times)
Mist rises after a recent rain along Blue Creek, a tributary of the Klamath River, near the Yurok tribe’s carbon offset project. (Brian van der Brug / Los Angeles Times)
A ash oak tree bears an inventory tag. Every few years, crews return to tagged trees to measure growth and how many carbon credits can be stored. (Brian van der Brug / Los Angeles Times)
The mouth of the Klamath River in Northern California. (Brian van der Brug / Los Angeles Times)
