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Whatcom Transportation Authority Board Meeting Agenda Packet August 2024

WTA Partners With Million Trees Project On Offsets

$150,000 in 2024 and $150,000 in 2025 (shared partnership funding with Land Trust; total planned WTA contribution $300,000)Whatcom Transportation AuthorityWHATCOM MILLION TREES PROJECTAugust 15, 2024

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Description

WTA intends to enter a partnership with the Whatcom Million Trees Project to support land conservation and tree planting that will offset agency carbon emissions. The arrangement contemplates WTA contributions of $150,000 in 2024 and $150,000 in 2025 to jointly fund two property acquisitions with the Land Trust.

Contract Details

Contract Amount

$150,000 in 2024 and $150,000 in 2025 (shared partnership funding with Land Trust; total planned WTA contribution $300,000)

Vendor

WHATCOM MILLION TREES PROJECT

Agency

Whatcom Transportation Authority, WA

Contract Type

OTHER

Document Date

August 15, 2024

Contract Term

Contributions in calendar years 2024 and 2025; participation in ongoing conservation efforts

Renewal Date

2025-12-31

Renewal Info

WTA plans funding contributions in 2024 and 2025; continuation beyond 2025 would require additional Board budget authorization.

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Issuing Agency

Whatcom Transportation Authority

Special District

Bellingham, WA

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