Join our Fourth Annual Reception

Join us for an evening celebrating the people building a better climate future, one forest at a time.

On Thursday, November 12, developers, lawyers, architects, engineers, foresters, local leaders, and other public and private partners will come together at La Luna in High Falls. We'll honor the work that has brought us this far and look ahead to what comes next.

Register Today

When: Thursday, November 12, 2026, 6-8 PM
Where: La Luna, 60 Browns Race, Rochester NY 14614
What to expect: Reception, remarks, honoree presentation, food and cash bar
Parking/Access: Nearby public parking is available at

  • High Falls Garage, 240 State Street, Rochester, NY
  • Genesee Crossroads Garage, 69 Andrews Street, Rochester, NY
  • Sister Cities Garage, 28 N. Fitzhugh Street, Rochester, NY

Questions? info@carbonforestry.org  or joanna@boomtownevents.com

Featured Speakers

This year, we recognize those whose leadership is turning climate action and affordable housing into shared work.

Matt Russell
Arbor Analytics
Principal and Lead Forest Data Scientist

Matt Russell is Principal and Lead Forest Data Scientist with Arbor Analytics. He helps forestry companies and organizations solve forestry problems by leveraging data to make informed decisions. He lives in central Maine with his wife and springer spaniel and is a baseball nerd.

Charlie Oster
Carbon Forestry Trust

Secretary and Board Member

Charlie has served on the board since the organization’s inception in 2021. He is actively engaged in the day-to-day operations, with a special focus on connecting the Trust to organizations interested in partnering. In the past 5 years, the Carbon Forestry Trust has partnered with five large scale affordable housing projects from Albany to Buffalo.

Speeding Carbon Recapture, One Forest at a Time.

Carbon Forestry Trust buys land and plants, restores, and cares for forests that pull carbon dioxide out of the air and store it in trees and soil. We work where climate action meets affordable housing and climate justice, so the benefits reach the communities that need them.

Since purchasing our first site in the Southern Tier, we have:

  • Acquired 171 acres across three sites
  • Planted tens of thousands of trees

Our goal is 1,000,000 trees across 2,000 acres. Your presence on November 12 helps get us there.

Learn more at carbonforestrytrust.org