** AWARDS ISSUED PRIOR TO JANUARY 20, 2025, WERE FUNDED UNDER PREVIOUS ADMINISTRATIONS AND MAY NOT REFLECT THE PRIORITIES AND POLICIES OF THE CURRENT ADMINISTRATION.** IN RECENT YEARS, THERE HAS BEEN A GROWING INTEREST IN CLIMATE-SMART FORESTRY PRACTICES IN THE UNITED STATES. THE MARGINAL CROPLANDS AND DEGRADED FORESTLANDS HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO MITIGATE THE NEGATIVE EFFECTS OF CLIMATE CHANGE. WE ENVISION TWO CARBON-BASED FOREST MANAGEMENT POSSIBILITIES THAT CAN HELP ACHIEVE CARBON SEQUESTRATION GOALS ON MARGINAL LANDS AND DEGRADED FORESTLANDS. THE FIRST ONE IS AFFORESTATION, WHICH ESTABLISHES FOREST COVER ON LAND THAT WAS NOT CURRENTLY FORESTED. THE SECOND OPTION IS IMPROVED FOREST MANAGEMENT, WHICH INCREASES CARBON STORAGE.USING STOCHASTIC FRONTIER ANALYSIS (SFA), WE AIM TO COMPARE TECHNICAL AND ECONOMIC EFFICIENCIES BETWEEN DIFFERENT CARBON-BASED FOREST MANAGEMENT ALTERNATIVES IN MARGINAL LANDS AND DEGRADED FORESTLANDS IN EASTERN OKLAHOMA. SPECIFICALLY, WE WILL LOOK AT 1) AFFORESTATION/REFORESTATION OF DEGRADED LANDS USING LOBLOLLY PINE PLANTATIONS, AND 2) MODIFICATION OF LOBLOLLY PINE FORESTS OF LOW PRODUCTIVITY TIMBERLANDS TO INCREASE CARBON STORAGE. THE CARBON STORAGE POTENTIAL OF MANAGEMENT ALTERNATIVES WILL BE QUANTIFIED WITH THE HELP OF THE FOREST VEGETATION SIMULATOR (FVS). LIKEWISE, A SUPPLY CHAIN ANALYSIS WILL EXPLORE THE IMPACTS OF CARBON-BASED FOREST MANAGEMENT ON THE FEEDSTOCK NEEDS OF EXISTING TIMBER-BASED ENTERPRISES. FINALLY, A SURVEY INSTRUMENT WILL BE ADMINISTERED TO EXPLORE HOW SOCIAL ACCEPTANCE OF CARBON-BASED FOREST MANAGEMENT IS SHAPED BY ATTITUDES, PERCEIVED NORMS, PERCEIVED NORMS, AND BEHAVIORAL CONTROL OF LANDOWNERS. TAILORING EXTENSION BASED ON THIS INFORMATION CAN ENGAGE A DIVERSE POOL OF TRADITIONAL AND NON-TRADITIONAL STAKEHOLDERS IN PROMOTING CARBON-BASED FOREST MANAGEMENT IN THE UNITED STATES.