US Forest Service: Biochar is a Wood Innovation Success Story
Thanks to USBI, Biochar Is a US Forest Service Wood Innovation Success Story
Urban Bioenergy-Biochar: An Opportunity Assessment for Municipalities
The Urban Sustainability Directors Network in collaboration with the cities of Boulder, Helsinki, Minneapolis, and Stockholm engaged the Ithaka…
USBI Briefing Paper: Biochar and Western Forests – A Win-Win Solution to Benefit Forest Restoration, Climate, and Sustainable Economies
USBI Briefing Paper: Biochar and Western Forests – A Win-Win Solution to Benefit Forest Restoration, Climate, and Sustainable Economies The Problem:…
The Use of Biochar in Composting
Both compost and biochar production are methods to utilize and recycle organic wastes.
Opportunities and uses of biochar on forest sites in North America [Chapter 15]
Biochar may be useful for restoring or revitalizing degraded forest soils and help with carbon sequestration, nutrient leaching losses, and reducing…
The Potential for Biochar to Enhance Sustainability in the Dairy Industry
This 24-page white paper on biochar and the dairy industry is authored by the Ithaka Institute and Cornell University.
What is Biochar and How is it Used?
Basic three page Biochar Fact Sheet from Utah State University Extension.
What Is Biochar and How Diferent Biochars Can Improve Your Crops
This basic introductory fact sheet on biochar from the University of Tennessee covers the following topics: Potential Use of Biochar as an Amendment;…
EBI Whitepaper Biochar-based carbon sinks to mitigate climate change
The threat of climate change is increasing constantly. This is seriously bad news.
Smoke Into Biochar: Safe Burn Practices for Recovering Biochar for Use in Soil and Compost
The top-down pile burning technique is a cleaner burning fire that produces biochar. This guideline gives step-by-step instructions for making biochar…