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Blue Forest Asset Management
Blue Forest Asset Management (BFAM) connects investors to mission-aligned investment opportunities beyond FRB projects. It invests across the forestry value...
Overview
Blue Forest Asset Management (BFAM) connects investors to mission-aligned investment opportunities beyond FRB projects. It invests across the forestry value chain—from harvesting to hauling, processing, and utilization—to build system capacity for forest restoration and wildfire risk reduction. These investments support regenerative natural resource stewardship and promote workforce development and sustainable employment for rural communities.
General information
Firm type
Asset Manager
Location
Region
North America
Country
United States
City
Sacramento, CA
Corporate office
San Francisco, CA, United States
Additional offices
Sydney, Australia · Santa Monica, CA · Byron Bay, Australia · Jackson, WY · Los Altos, CA · Madison, WI
Principals
Luke Carpenter
Director of Investments
Sector focus
Frequently asked questions
What is a Forest Resilience Bond and how does Blue Forest Asset Management fit into that structure?
A Forest Resilience Bond is a pay-for-success instrument developed by the Blue Forest nonprofit. It raises private capital to fund forest restoration work upfront, with repayment contingent on achieving measurable ecological outcomes — reduced wildfire risk, protected water supply — that benefit cost-share partners such as the US Forest Service, electric utilities, and water districts. Blue Forest Asset Management acts as the investment arm, identifying and capitalizing the sustainable businesses and infrastructure projects that the bonds finance.
Who are the counterparties and beneficiaries that repay the Forest Resilience Bonds?
Repayment flows from public and quasi-public entities that benefit directly from the restoration work. Named counterparties in Blue Forest disclosures include the US Forest Service — which contributed to bonds on the Tahoe and Rogue River-Siskiyou National Forests — as well as municipal water districts and electric utilities that value reduced fire risk and protected watersheds. The structure allows those beneficiaries to pay over time from operational budgets rather than appropriating the full project cost upfront.
What geographies does Blue Forest Asset Management cover?
The firm is active across the Western United States, with confirmed projects in California — Tahoe National Forest, Butte County, Yuba Valley — and Oregon's Rogue River-Siskiyou National Forest. Blue Forest's broader organization also maintains offices in Sydney and Byron Bay, Australia, though the disclosed project portfolio is concentrated in the US Intermountain West.
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