Geography Forest Carbon Research Presented to Mecklenburg County Committee

Geography MA student Sam Penry, alongside his advisor, Dr. Gang Chen, and project faculty lead, Dr. Sara Gagné, recently presented ongoing research on Mecklenburg County forest carbon accounting to the Environmental Stewardship Committee of Mecklenburg County.   

This presentation is part of a two-year collaborative project between UNC Charlotte and Mecklenburg County aimed at improving local forest carbon estimates to support data-driven environmental stewardship and informed land management across the region.

Pictured: (left to right): Committee Chair Elaine Powell, Sam Penry, Commissioner Susan Rodriguez-McDowell, and Commissioner Laura Meier at the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Government Center.