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Colorado embarks on pilot project to turn beetle kill into charcoal

Friday, May 1, 2009

The Colorado State Forest Service has partnered with a Colorado-based company, Biochar Engineering Corp., to deal with the growing need to remove forest brush that spreads wildfires and scrawny and diseased trees infested by spreading beetle epidemics. The pilot experiment has the potential to keep more carbon on the ground, fertilize soils, and earn back money at the same time.

Issue Topic: 
Pests and Disease

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