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Left to right: Henry Kernan ('41), Larry Sunderland ('55), Tudor Richards ('40) and Barbara Richards.
Photo taken by Larry Sunderland’s ('55) wife in October 2005 on the forest property of Henry Kernan ('41) in South Worcester, New York.
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Class Notes, Fall 2007
Herster Barres writes: “One of my life’s passions has been getting tropical trees to be productive on tropical farms. Initially, working with the U.S. Forest Service, and later, as a Food and Agriculture Organization forestry expert, I worked 16 years with species trials and associated research and promotion, ending as a U.N. Development programme manager of a farm diversification program. In 1993, the Environmental Protection Agency asked me to develop a program for carbon sequestration on tropical farms. It was approved in 1995 as a U.N. Framework Convention on Climate Change/Activities Implemented Jointly (AIJ) by the United States and Costa Rican governments. We established a nonprofit called Reforest the Tropics (RTT) to fund and manage the program. While the AIJ program is for research and development to create a model, RTT is a voluntary carbon-offset program, accepting donations to establish carbon-offset programs for U.S. emitters. As climate change becomes more evident, we have seen our program continue to expand, and we have raised $560,000 to establish 26 projects for 54 mostly New England sponsors. Our latest 1-hectare project is for the F&ES Class of 2007. Because we expect the forest to be profitable, we expect it to be managed indefinitely for farmer income, meanwhile sequestering CO2 for U.S. sponsors in the growing forest stand. There are few tropical farm forests that are profitable, so this is an ambitious goal. We work with churches, schools, Connecticut College, the Mohegan Indian Casino, a nut roasting company in Massachusetts, Rotary Clubs and individuals. The rest of my life is spent on family matters, playing cello in various groups, riding my 1976 BMW motorcycle (it purrs) and playing tennis.” reforestthetropics.org
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hbarres@aol.com 
Ernie Kurmes '58, receiving a certificate for 50 years of membership in the Society of American Foresters from J.J. Smith, chair of the Northern Arizona Chapter - December 6, 2007
Herster Barres offsetting CO2 in Costa Rica
Here are photos of our trees in a 5-year, 4-month old RTT carbon-offset forest in Costa Rica showing quite good growth. These are in The Mohegan or Dr. Wolf Carbon-Offset Forests planted Aug., 2002. The photos were taken on Dec. 19, 2007 in the Las Delicias Farm. They are being measured in Spring 2008.
First, the Deglupta hybrid. Notice all of the branches on the ground from natural pruning in the closed forest.
Second, Klinkii with Pilon (Hyeronima).
And finally, Klinkii with Almendro (Dipteryx).
This is a photo taken in mid-May 2007 of one of our "designer" forests for a significant U.S. client. By creating large-scale economic and sustainable forests like this one, the field of forestry can make a significant contribution to mitigate climate disruption.
Mohegan Carbon-Offset Project in the Las Delicias farm in Costa Rica
Herster Barres is working through Reforest the Tropics (RTT) to offset U.S. CO2 emissions in tropical farm restoration.
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