With funding from the Endowment, the Natural Resources Conservation Service, the USDA Forest Service, The Richard King Mellon Foundation, The Susquehanna River Basin Commission and others, Boslands Legacy Appalachia Mineland Reforestation Program leverages ecosystem markets to finance reforestation projects on non-regenerating mine lands. By combining public and private funding with carbon offset revenue, Bosland Growth covers 100% of reforestation costs and compensates landowners for a conservation easement on their land.

The pilot project focuses on 2,800 acres in the coal regions of Kentucky, Ohio, Pennsylvania, and West Virginia, targeting small acreage private landowners whose land is degraded through a history of surface mining. The benefits are manifold: increased property values, improved water filtration, enhanced recreational opportunities, habitat creation, community resilience, and substantial carbon sequestration. Once completed, the project is estimated to sequester the equivalent carbon of removing emissions from 81,000 vehicles annually.

As part of this program Bosland secured a long-term partnership agreement with the Suntory Group focused on sustainable hardwood supply.

This initiative is a prime example of how market-based solutions can drive impactful reforestation efforts, fostering healthier ecosystems and communities.