Biochar forestry could reduce wildfire risk and capture carbon
Mar 23, 2023 08:45AM ● By Content Editor
Photo: Researchers stand by a pile of cut balsam fir on the Superior National Forest. (NRRI photo)
By Greg Seitz - Quetico Superior Wilderness News - March 23, 2023
The University of Minnesota Natural Resources Research Institute and Superior National Forest have received funding to study a new method for removing trees that increase wildfire risk, while also reducing carbon emissions and providing economical disposal. The project is analyzing the potential of using balsam fir to create “biochar,” which prevents the release of carbon into the atmosphere while producing a useful material for agriculture and other purposes.
To read the full story, visit the Quetico Superior Wilderness News site here.
Related: Meet your Boreal Community Media Freelance Journalist: Greg Seitz
By Greg Seitz - Quetico Superior Wilderness News - March 23, 2023
The University of Minnesota Natural Resources Research Institute and Superior National Forest have received funding to study a new method for removing trees that increase wildfire risk, while also reducing carbon emissions and providing economical disposal. The project is analyzing the potential of using balsam fir to create “biochar,” which prevents the release of carbon into the atmosphere while producing a useful material for agriculture and other purposes.
To read the full story, visit the Quetico Superior Wilderness News site here.
Related: Meet your Boreal Community Media Freelance Journalist: Greg Seitz
