Forestry

What: A combination of live, online and in-field presentations and demonstrations on making and using biochar on site in the forest and WUI (Wildland Urban Interface). 

Forty biochar producers, practitioners, scientists, and engineers held a virtual workshop in April 2020 to chart a roadmap for future development of the biochar industry in the Pacific Northwest and beyond.

Scientists with the US Forest Service are evaluating two ways to use biochar to improve growth of native plants: coating seeds with biochar and adding biochar to the substrate used to grow seedlings in nurseries.

U.S. National Forests have over 380,000 miles of roads. Many of these roads are over 25 years old, sub-standard, compacted, and invaded with non-native plant species.

Conservation Corps putting Research into Action 

Thanks to USBI, Biochar Is a US Forest Service Wood Innovation Success Story

USBI Briefing Paper: Biochar and Western Forests – A Win-Win Solution to Benefit Forest Restoration, Climate, and Sustainable Economies The Problem: Forest ecosystems in the Western United States are in trouble.

Biochar may be useful for restoring or revitalizing degraded forest soils and help with carbon sequestration, nutrient leaching losses, and reducing greenhouse gas emissions.