Awardee Name
Jefferson Conservation District
Grant Type
State
Project Title
Using Biochar to Improve Forest Health
Awardee State/Territory
Colorado
Involved States/territories
Colorado
Award Year
2009
End Date
Award Amount
$50,000.00
Project Background
This project provides an innovative way to manage forest wastes in a sustainable way, using forest biomass to create biochar in a mobile pyrolysis unit. This will reduce the volume and weight of the forests waste materials and the biochar produced will be applied to soils to increase forestry and agroforestry productivity on EQIP eligible lands. Biochar increases soil water holding capacity and the ability of the soil to retain nutrients.
Project targeted to Historically Underserved producers?
No