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Presentations from Biochar in the Woods Webinar and Field Days- Jan - Feb 2022

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…
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Soil Carbon Sink

Learn how Biochar Garden Genius, David Yarrow, builds rich garden beds on poor, compacted soils using biochar, minerals and microbes.
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Biomass to Biochar: Maximizing the Carbon Value

Forty biochar producers, practitioners, scientists, and engineers held a virtual workshop in April 2020 to chart a roadmap for future development of…
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Kelpie Wilson - Biochar | In Search of Soil #4

In this episode of In Search of Soil, we’ll be getting information about biochar straight from a biochar expert, Kelpie Wilson.
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Biochar Uses in Viticulture

Market Research and Insights for Grape Growers and Biochar Producers - A Report by Dovetail Partners with the International Biochar Initiative and the…
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Growing native plants with biochar

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…
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Using biochar to improve soil quality on decommissioned roads

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…
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Increasing Resilience and Carbon Storage through In-forest Biochar Production

Conservation Corps putting Research into Action  In 2020 the San Juan Islands Conservation District launched the Islands Conservation Corps (ICC) to…
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Teaching Authentic Soil & Plant Science in Middle School Classrooms, a Biochar Case Study

Researchers designed two classroom experiments focused on the use of biochar as a soil amendment to improve soil health.
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Feasibility Assessment of Dairy Biochar as a Value‐Added Potting Mix in Horticulture and Ornamental Gardening

This short paper from Cornell researchers summarizes costs and benefits of converting dairy manure to biochar.