A Labette County industrial park is claiming to be the first in North America to go 100 percent carbon neutral.

Located just outside of Parsons, Great Plains Industrial Park has executed a memorandum of understanding with Center for Botanical, Innovation, Research and Development, LLC (CBIRD), an agro-conservancy advisory and management firm based out of Parsons and Austin, Texas.

CBIRD will work with the park to measure, reduce and mitigate greenhouse gas emissions across normal business operations to achieve a "net zero" carbon impact.

Park director Brad Reams said the partnership is not only important from an environmental perspective, but also highlights the park's committment to innovation and the cutting edge.